05 The Pit

CHAPTER FIVE THE PIT The Naughty Nightcrawlers from Neptune dug and dug and dug. Quickly, they made their way to the area underneath Ricky's fort.

来自海王星的顽皮的夜行者挖啊挖啊挖。 很快，他们来到了里基堡垒下面的区域。

Up, up, up they tunneled, until the earth below the fort was hollow and unstable. Ricky's fort began to creak and groan. "What's wrong with my castle, Ricky?" asked Lucy while the family was eating dinner. "Why is it making that noise?" "I don't know," said Ricky.

他们向上、向上、向上挖隧道，直到堡垒下面的土地变得空洞而不稳定。 里基的堡垒开始吱吱作响，发出呻吟。 “我的城堡怎么了，里基?”一家人吃晚饭时露西问。 “它为什么发出那种声音?”“我不知道，”里基说。

Ricky's Mighty Robot walked over to the fort. He checked the steel columns as the fort swayed from side to side. Then he kicked the ground gently with his giant foot.

里基的强大机器人向堡垒走去。 当堡垒左右摇晃时，他检查了一下钢柱。 然后他用他的巨脚轻轻地踢着地面。

Suddenly, the earth below the Mighty Robot's feet crumbled, and he fell into a deep, dark pit. "Robot!" cried Ricky. "Are you OK?"

突然，强大的机器人脚下的土地崩塌了，他掉进了一个又深又黑的坑里。 “机器人!”里基叫道。“你还好吗?”

Finally, Ricky's fort began to rumble and bend. "It's going to fall!" cried Ricky's dad. "RUN!"

最后，里基的堡垒开始轰隆作响，开始弯曲。 “它要掉下来了!”里基的爸爸叫道。 “快跑!”

All at once, the heavy steel fort collapsed and came crashing down into the deep, dark pit. Ricky's Mighty Robot was buried alive beneath the thick metal beams. He tried and tried, but he could not even move one inch. The Mighty Robot was trapped.

突然间，沉重的钢铁堡垒倒塌了，掉进了又深又黑的坑里。 里基的强力机器人被活埋在厚厚的金属梁下。 他试了又试，可是一动也动不了。 强大的机器人被困住了。