09 The Generator

CHAPTER NINE THE GENERATOP Just then, a few drops of sweat dripped from Ricky's face. They fell down into the generator. Suddenly, a giant spark flashed out of the generator, followed by a puff of black smoke. The generator stopped for a split second, then continued running.

就在这时，里基脸上滴下了几滴汗珠。 他们掉进了发电机里。 突然，一个巨大的火花从发电机里闪了出来，接着是一股黑烟。 发电机停了一会儿，然后继续运转。

"A-HA!" cried Ricky. "If I can get that generator wet, it will shut down!" Ricky tried to sweat more, but he couldn't. He tried to spit into the generator, but his mouth was too dry.

“啊哈!”里基叫道。“如果我能把发电机弄湿，它就会关闭!”里奇想多出点汗，但他做不到。 他想往发电机里吐口水，但他的嘴太干了。

"Lucy," said Ricky, "you've got to spit down onto that generator!" "No way!" said Lucy. "Princesses do NOT spit!" "Pleeeeease?" Ricky begged. "It's a matter of life and death!" But Lucy still refused. Then, Ricky got a sneaky idea.

“露西，”里基说，“你得往发电机上吐口水!”“不可能!”露茜说。 “公主是不能吐痰的!”“Pleeeeease ?”瑞奇乞求道。 “这是生死攸关的事!”但露茜还是拒绝了。 然后，里奇有了个鬼点子。

"Just think," said Ricky. "If those Unicorns destroy the planet, there will be no more ice cream and no more chocolate chip cookies..." "N-n-no more ice cream?" Lucy whimpered. Her eyes welled up with tears. "N-n-no more chocolate chip cookies?"

“想想看，”里基说。“如果这些独角兽摧毁了地球，就再也没有冰淇淋和巧克力饼干了……” “不，不，不吃冰淇淋了?”露西呜呜咽咽哭了起来。 她热泪盈眶。 “不，不，不吃巧克力饼干了?”

Giant teardrops began dripping down Lucy's face.

巨大的泪珠开始从露茜的脸上滴下来。

"And no more cotton candy and coconut cream pie," said Ricky. "And no more vanilla wafers and grape lollipops." "N-n-no m-m-more g-g-grape lollipops?" cried Lucy. Suddenly, Lucy burst into tears. Giant tears sprayed from her face and fell down into the generator below. Bright sparks and horrible black smoke began shooting out of the generator. It shook back and forth. Then, finally, it broke down. "Hooray!" shouted Ricky.

“不要再吃棉花糖和椰子奶油派了，”里奇说。 “再也没有香草华夫饼和葡萄棒棒糖了。” “没有——没有——没有葡萄棒棒糖了?”露茜叫道。 突然，露茜哭了起来。 巨大的泪水从她的脸上喷涌而出，落到下面的发电机里。 明亮的火花和可怕的黑烟开始从发电机里喷出来。 它前后摇晃着。最后，它崩溃了。 “万岁!”里基喊道。