06-FIRST DAWN AT SEA

FIRST DAWN AT SEA Ahh, the cool breeze blowing in off the sea... Ahh, that salty smell of seaweed... I was starting to get into this sailing thing. It was so relaxing. Sort of like sitting in Great Grandma Tanglefur's rocking chair. Holding the tiller of the Lucky Lady in my paws, I stared out over the ocean waves. It was dawn, and the sun was just coming up, pale as a slice of Swiss cheese. We had just left the harbor, but I felt as if I'd been sailing all my life! I was wearing a bright yellow windbreaker jacket with matching yellow pants and my new yellow hat.

啊，凉风从海上吹来…… 啊，海藻的咸味…… 我开始喜欢上航海了。 太放松了。有点像坐在坦格弗曾祖母的摇椅上。 我双手捧着“幸运女士”号的舵柄，凝视着外面的海浪。 黎明时分，太阳刚刚升起，苍白得像一片瑞士奶酪。 我们刚刚离开港口，但我觉得我好像一辈子都在航行!我穿着一件亮黄色的风衣夹克，搭配黄色的裤子，戴着我的新黄色帽子。

Can you guess what my favorite color is? Yep, there's nothing like a little yellow to cheer up a mouse. It is the most popular color on our island. We have yellow cars, yellow schools, and yellow airplanes. In fact, one year, even Santa Mouse wore a YELLOW SUIT instead of a red one! My nephew Ben wasn't too crazy about that, though. I smiled. I missed Ben so much. Funny how such a small mouse could give you such a big heartache! My daydreams were interrupted by Trap. He appeared on deck munching on a bag of nacho cheese chips.

你能猜到我最喜欢的颜色是什么吗? 没错，没有什么比一点点黄色更能让老鼠高兴的了。 它是我们岛上最流行的颜色。 我们有黄色的汽车、黄色的学校和黄色的飞机。 事实上，有一年，就连圣诞老鼠也穿了一件黄色的衣服而不是红色的!不过我侄子本对此不太喜欢。 我笑了笑。我太想念本了。 有趣的是，这么小的一只老鼠怎么能给你这么大的心痛!我的白日梦被特拉普打断了。 他出现在甲板上，大嚼着一袋玉米片。

"Hey there, Cousin," he squeaked with his mouth full. "Want some?" "Be careful!" I warned. "Don't get any grease on the deck!" "You're such a WORRYWART," he muttered, laying his greasy paw right on the deck. I closed my eyes and counted to ten. "Just bring me my chart." I sighed. "I need to see if we are on course for Treasure Island." "Hey, no problemo, my little cousin!" squeaked Trap, waving a life buoy at me. He did a little dance. "Look out!" I shrieked. "You almost stepped on my glasses!" I broke out in a COLD SWEAT. Without my glasses, I couldn't tell the difference

“嘿，表哥，”他嘴里塞满了东西，尖声叫道。 “想要一些吗?”“小心!”我警告。 “别把油弄到甲板上!”“你真是个杞人忧天的人。”他嘟囔着，把油腻腻的爪子放在甲板上。 我闭上眼睛数到十。 “把我的病历给我。”我叹了口气。 “我得看看我们是不是在去金银岛的航线上。” “嘿，没问题，我的小表弟!”特拉普尖叫着，向我挥舞着救生圈。 他跳了一小段舞。“当心!”我尖叫起来。 “你差点踩到我的眼镜!”我突然出了一身冷汗。 不戴眼镜，我看不出有什么不同

between a slice of mozzarella and a hunk of cheddar! Why, oh, why had we brought him along?

在一片马苏里拉奶酪和一大块切达干酪之间!为什么，哦，我们为什么把他带来?