04-WE LEAVE AT DAWN

WE LEAVE AT DAWN Next morning at dawn, I met everyone on the beach. Trap was bent over a pump trying to blow up a huge balloon. It was purple with yellow dots. "What on earth is this? Where did you find it?" I shrieked. "It's a hot-air balloon. I got it real cheap at the flea market," my cousin replied cheerfully. I rolled my eyes. "I don't see why we have

第二天黎明时分，我在海滩上见到了大家。 特拉普俯身在一个泵上，试图吹起一个巨大的气球。 它是紫色的，上面有黄点。 “这到底是什么?”你在哪儿找到的?”我尖叫起来。 “这是一个热气球。我在跳蚤市场上买的很便宜，”我表弟高兴地回答。 我翻了个白眼。“我不明白我们为什么要这么做

to travel in a hot-air balloon. And why did you pick such a horrible color? It looks like a giant prune with freckles!" To be honest, I was a little worried. It didn't seem like the safest way to travel. But Thea was already busy fixing a hole in the basket. Benjamin posed in front of the balloon. "Uncle, would you take my picture?" he asked, grinning from ear to ear. Half an hour later, we took off in the balloon. I sat at the bottom of the basket and began writing in my diary. 6:25 A.M., we have just left the beach at

乘热气球旅行乘热气球旅行 你为什么选这么难看的颜色? 它看起来像一个长满雀斑的巨型李子!”说实话，我有点担心。 这似乎不是最安全的旅行方式。 但西娅已经在忙着修补篮子上的一个洞了。 本杰明在气球前摆姿势。 “叔叔，你能帮我照张相吗?”他问，笑得合不拢嘴。 半小时后，我们乘气球起飞了。 我坐在篮子底部，开始写日记。 早上6点25分，我们刚刚离开海滩

New Mouse City. We are headed west for the Claw Islands. Day after day, I wrote down everything that happened in my journal. I figured writing would take my mind off traveling. Did I mention how much I hate to travel? Finally, at noon on the eleventh day, we caught sight of the Claw Islands. Trap jumped up and down as if he had just won the Mouse Lotto. "The silver island should be somewhere around here! Keep your eyes peeled!" he shouted. "You, too, Gerry Berry. Although with your eyes you'd probably have trouble seeing Santa Mouse on his sleigh!" "I have excellent eyesight with my glasses on!" I CRIED, glaring at my cousin. Minutes later, I was the first to spot the

新老鼠城。我们向西前往克劳群岛。 日复一日，我把发生的一切都写在日记里。 我想写作可以让我忘记旅行。 我说过我有多讨厌旅行吗? 最后，在第十一天的中午，我们看见了克劳群岛。 特拉普跳上跳下，好像他刚刚赢得了老鼠乐透。 “银岛应该就在这附近!”睁大眼睛!”他喊道。 “你也是，格里·贝里。虽然用你的眼睛可能很难看到圣诞老人坐在雪橇上!”“我戴上眼镜视力很好!”我叫道，怒视着我的表妹。 几分钟后，我第一个发现了

island. So much for my bad eyes! I cleaned my glasses to get a clearer view. A dot of silver swaped back and forth with the waves. It was the island, all right! "Look over there!" I shouted with excitement. But then something totally strange happened. zing! A cannonball flew by just above my ears! zinnnng! zinnng! Two more cannonballs brushed by our balloon. Somehow I had a sinking feeling things were about to get worse. I really do HATE traveling.

岛。我的眼睛坏了!为了看得更清楚，我把眼镜擦干净了。 一个银点随着波浪来回摆动。 是那座岛，没错!“看那边!”我兴奋地喊道。 但随后发生了一件完全奇怪的事情。 活力!一颗炮弹从我耳边飞过!zinnnng !zinnng !我们的气球又发射了两颗炮弹。 不知怎么的，我有种不祥的预感，事情会变得更糟。 我真的很讨厌旅行。