3 Up and Away

Chapter 3 Up and Away Billy rushed over to the magician. He had to get Fang-Face back. But Jack's mum was making everyone go outside. Time for the treasure hunt in the garden. There was nothing Billy could do. But then, outside, he saw...

比利向魔术师冲过去。 他必须把尖牙脸找回来。 但是杰克的妈妈让所有人都出去。 该在花园里寻宝了。 比利什么也做不了。 但是，在外面，他看到了……

...Captain Snott and Trumpet! HELP! Oh no! They're floating away.

．.．斯诺特船长和喇叭！的帮助!噢,不!它们漂走了。

He had to rescue them. What if they were... ...eaten by a bird... ...or swept out to sea... ...or carried into OUTER SPACE? Billy tried catching the balloon, but he couldn't jump high enough.

他必须去救他们。如果他们是…… ．.．被鸟吃了... ...或者被冲到海里…… ．.．或者被带到外太空？ 比利试着抓住气球，但他跳得不够高。

He tried spearing the balloon with a stick... He missed. "This isn't good," thought Billy. Then the wind started to blow harder. He ran this way... ...and that way, chasing the balloon across the garden. But the balloon kept slipping from his grasp.

他试着用棍子刺穿气球。 他错过了。“这可不妙，”比利想。 然后风刮得更大了。 他往这边跑... ...在那边，追着气球穿过花园。 但是气球不断地从他的手中滑落。

The balloon was heading over the garden wall... but, at the last moment, its string caught in a tree. "Phew!" said Billy. A very tall tree. "Oh no!" said Billy as he looked up. There was only one thing for it. He took a deep breath and began to climb.

气球正飞过花园的墙。 但是，在最后一刻，绳子被一棵树缠住了。 “呸！”比利说。一棵很高的树。 “哦，不！”比利抬起头说。 只有一个办法。 他深吸了一口气，开始往上爬。

By now, a small crowd had gathered beneath him. "Go on, Billy!" cried Jack. No one's ever made it to the top of that tree before. Careful, Billy! Billy kept on climbing. Even though the branches were getting very thin...

这时，他下面已经聚集了一小群人。 “继续，比利！”杰克叫道。 从来没有人能爬到那棵树的顶端。 小心,比利!比利继续往上爬。 尽管树枝变得很细……