17-DAY 2：TUESDAY

DAY 2: TUESDAY The next morning, Penelope woke me up with another bucketful of icy water. "LINE UP!" she yelled. Hadn't she ever heard of an alarm clock? After a breakfast of grilled beetles, we continued our marching. We marched nonstop until noon. I was hoping Penelope had decided to give us a break. But instead, she gave us a crash course in first aid. I must admit, she taught us some prettyneatthings. We even learned mouse-to-mouse resuscitation.

第二天早上，佩内洛普又用一桶冰水把我叫醒。 “排队!”她喊道。难道她没听说过闹钟吗? 吃过烤甲虫早餐后，我们继续前进。 我们一直行军到中午。 我还希望佩内洛普决定放过我们。 但相反，她给我们上了一堂急救速成课。 我必须承认，她教会了我们一些很好的东西。 我们甚至学会了老鼠对老鼠的复苏术。

I guess we were all doing okay until lunch. That's when Tubby lost it. After eating his snailburger, he decided TO DIG INTO his secret supply of cheese sandwiches. But before he could take a single bite, Penelope caught him. She threw all of the sandwiches into the river. Poor Tubby was beside himself. "I WANT TO GO HOME!" he sobbed. But Penelope just waved the contract under his snout. "Too late, Tubster!" she shrieked. "You signed it!" In a sudden fit, Tubby snatched the paper from her paw. Then he shoved it in his mouth and chewed it up. He looked so pleased with himself. But Tubby's excitement didn't last long. In a flash, Penelope had pulled out another

我想午饭前我们都挺好的。 那就是塔比失控的时候。 吃完蜗牛汉堡后，他决定去挖掘他秘密储备的奶酪三明治。 但他还没来得及咬一口，佩内洛普就抓住了他。 她把所有的三明治都扔进了河里。 可怜的塔比简直气疯了。 “我想回家!”他抽泣着说。 但佩内洛普只是在他面前挥舞着合同。 “太晚了，塔布斯特!” “你签了名!”塔比突然发作了，从她的爪子里夺过了那张纸。 然后他把它塞进嘴里，嚼碎了。 他看起来对自己很满意。 但塔比的兴奋并没有持续多久。 一瞬间，佩内洛普又抽出了一个

contract from her backpack. "That was just a copy, Tubby Tails," she chuckled. "I have the original in my office!" Tubby's whiskers drooped. He hung his head. His tail dragged on the ground. I had never seen a mouse look so beaten. "Here, have my snailburger!" I insisted. "I'll skip lunch." Tubby thanked me with tears in his eyes. "Geronimo, you are a true friend. I will never forget you," he cried. After lunch, it was back to marching. At last, we reached the Rio Mosquito.

从她的背包里。 “那只是个复制品，胖尾巴。”她轻声笑着说。 “我办公室里有原件!”塔比的胡子耷拉着。 他垂下了头。他的尾巴在地上拖着。 我从来没有见过一只老鼠如此憔悴。 “来，吃我的蜗牛汉堡!”我坚持。 “我不吃午饭。”塔比感谢我，眼里含着泪水。 “杰罗尼莫，你是一个真正的朋友。 我永远不会忘记你，”他喊道。 午饭后，又开始游行了。 最后，我们到达了里约蚊子河。

A rope hung over the water, stretched between two trees. The river roared downstream, picking up anything in its path. I saw twigs. I saw tree trunks. I saw a houseboat filled with monkeys. Everything was swept away in the raging current. "I'm scared!" I squeaked. I'M AFRAID OF DROWING! Penelope rolled her eyes. "Get moving or you'll be sorry!" she demanded. We did as we were told. What choice did we have? I grabbed the rope and began to cross the river. One paw at a time, I told myself. Slowly we made our way to the other side. I was doing it! But suddenly, disaster struck. Someone was crying. "I'm so hungry! I'm going to faint!" Tubby wailed. Seconds later, the rope slipped from his paws. He hit the

一根绳子在两棵树之间悬在水面上。 河水怒吼着顺流而下，卷起所到之处的一切。 我看到了小树枝。我看到了树干。 我看到一艘满是猴子的船屋。 一切都被汹涌的水流冲走了。 “我怕!”我发出“吱吱”的响声。我害怕溺水!佩内洛普翻了个白眼。 “快走，不然你会后悔的!”她要求道。 我们照吩咐做了。我们有什么选择? 我抓住绳子，开始过河。 一次一只爪子，我告诉自己。 我们慢慢地向对岸走去。 我就是这么做的!但突然间，灾难降临了。 有人在哭。“我好饿!”我要晕了!”肥胖的恸哭。 几秒钟后，绳子从他的爪子上滑落。 他撞到了

water with a loud splash. What could I do? I dove in after him. Tubby's snout was already underwater. I quickly grabbed hold of his tail. Groaning, I dragged him onto the bank. Then I gave him mouse-to-mouse resuscitation. It worked! "Thank you! You saved my life!" squeaked a grateful Tubby.

水发出巨大的水花。我该怎么办呢? 我跟着他跳了进去。塔比的鼻子已经在水里了。 我赶紧抓住它的尾巴。 我呻吟着把他拖到岸上。 然后我给他做了老鼠对老鼠的心肺复苏。 它工作!“谢谢你!你救了我的命!”塔比感激地尖声说。

I grinned. I felt like Supermouse when he does a good deed. Too bad I wasn't really Supermouse. If I were, I could have flown right home! Still, I was proud of myself for facing another fear. I guess Penelope was proud of me, too. "You're learning, Stilton!" she sniggered. "You're learning!"

我咧嘴笑了笑。当他做了一件好事时，我觉得自己像超级老鼠。 可惜我不是真正的超级老鼠。 如果我是，我就可以直接飞回家了!尽管如此，我还是为自己面对了另一种恐惧而感到自豪。 我猜佩内洛普也为我感到骄傲。 “你在学习，斯蒂尔顿!”她窃笑着说。 “你正在学习!”