08-FROZEN WITH FEAR!

FROZEN WITH FEAR! Terrified, I squeezed my special lucky charm. It was a silver four-leaf clover. My nephew Benjamin had given it to me for my birthday. A tear slid down my fur. I wondered if I would ever see my beloved nephew again. The plane was jumping up and down like my sister, Thea, in her step class at Rats La Lanne. I was frozen with fear! Why, oh, why did I get on this rattrap of a plane?! Just as I was about to drown in my own tears, we stopped bouncing. The flight attendant made an announcement. "The turbulence is over!" she squeaked. "Passengers are requested to

吓得僵住了!我吓坏了，捏了捏我的幸运符。 那是一棵银色的四叶三叶草。 这是我侄子本杰明送给我的生日礼物。 一滴眼泪从我的皮毛上滑落。我想知道我是否还能再见到我亲爱的侄子。 飞机上下跳动，就像我妹妹西娅在拉斯拉兰的舞蹈课上一样。 我吓得僵住了!为什么，为什么我要上这破飞机!正当我要被自己的眼泪淹没时，我们停止了蹦蹦跳跳。 空乘人员做了广播。 “乱流结束了!”她尖声说。 “请乘客注意

keep their seat belts fastened. We'll be landing in half an hour." I heaved a sigh of relief. I knew we would make it, I told myself. But, of course, I spoke too soon. Seconds later, disaster struck. The engines DIED. The silence was sickening. "What did I tell you, Simplesnout?" the captain's voice squeaked. "I won the bet. I told you the fuel wouldn't last." I could hear the copilot grumbling. "OK, Boss. I guess you won. Looks like we need to try that emergency landing again." He sighed. My eyes popped open. EMERGENCY?? LANDING?? "Heeelp!" I shrieked. I couldn't take it anymore. My nerves were shot.

系好安全带。 我们半小时后就要着陆了。” 我松了一口气。 我知道我们会成功的，我告诉自己。 当然，我说得太早了。 几秒钟后，灾难降临了。 引擎熄火了。寂静令人作呕。 “我怎么跟你说的，傻瓜?”船长的声音尖声说。 “我赌赢了。我告诉过你燃料不够用的。” 我能听到副驾驶在抱怨。 “好的,老板。我猜你赢了。 看来我们需要再试一次紧急降落。” 他叹了口气。我的眼睛突然睁开了。 紧急吗?着陆? ?“Heeelp !”我尖叫起来。 我再也受不了了。 我的神经崩溃了。

What did I do to deserve this ending? I tried to be a good big brother to Thea. I know I was a doting uncle to Benjamin. And then, of course, there was my cousin Trap. Well, I guess I could try to be a better cousin. But Trap was so annoying. He loved to play mean jokes on me. Like on my birthday, when he put hot CHILI peppers in my cheesecake. I stared out my broken window. Think positive, I told myself.

我到底做了什么，落得这样的下场? 我想做西娅的好哥哥。 我知道我是个溺爱本杰明的叔叔。 当然，还有我的堂兄特拉普。 我想我可以试着做个好点的表兄。 但是陷阱太烦人了。他喜欢跟我开刻薄的玩笑。 就像我生日那天，他在我的芝士蛋糕里放了辣椒。 我凝视着破窗户外面。 乐观一点，我告诉自己。

The plane circled over the ocean, then it headed for the desert. It looked like we were about to dive straight into the sand! I squeezed my eyes shut. Then, suddenly, I heard a NOISE. Could it be? It was! The engines had started up again! With a jolt, we finally reached Cairo airport. Wobbling, I headed for the exit. "Crunchy cheese chunks! What a nightmare!" I squeaked. "I'm surprised I didn't die of fright!" Daniel E. Deadfur scampered after me. "If you think you're about to go, just give me a call," he said. He handed me his card. I shook my head and bolted out the door. Oh, what a day!

飞机在海洋上空盘旋，然后向沙漠飞去。 看起来我们就要直接跳进沙子里了!我紧紧地闭上眼睛。 然后，突然，我听到了一个声音。 是吗?这是!引擎又发动起来了!颠簸着，我们终于到达了开罗机场。 我摇摇晃晃地朝出口走去。 “脆脆的奶酪块!”真是一场噩梦!”我发出“吱吱”的响声。 “我很惊讶我没有被吓死!”丹尼尔·E。 死毛在我后面蹦蹦跳跳。 “如果你觉得你要走了，就给我打个电话，”他说。 他把名片递给我。我摇了摇头，冲出了门。 哦，多糟糕的一天啊!