Chapter 1

Chapter 1 I got a bad feeling about that new box over there," said Sugar. She pointed to a strange wooden structure on the other side of the yard. It stood on tall legs a few feet off the ground. "Why?" asked Dirt. "Why would Barbara sneak a weird box into our yard under the cover of night? What doesn't she want us to know? What is she hiding?" "Actually," said Dirt, "Barbara's been out there hammering and sawing and building every single afternoon for the last two weeks." "I think I would have noticed that, Dirt," said Sugar. She hopped up onto the picnic bench. "I'm very observant."

第一章我对那边那个新盒子有一种不好的感觉，”休格说。 她指着院子另一边一个奇怪的木结构。 它站在离地面几英尺的高腿上。 “为什么？”泥土问。“为什么芭芭拉在夜幕的掩护下偷偷把一个奇怪的盒子带进我们的院子？” 她有什么不想让我们知道的？ 她在隐瞒什么？”“事实上，”泥土说，“芭芭拉在过去的两个星期里每天下午都在外面锤、锯、盖房子。” “我想我会注意到的，土。”糖说。 她跳上野餐长凳。 “我观察力很强。”

"She also dismantled our chicken coop yesterday and moved it to the other side of the yard." "I think I would have noticed that, Dirt," said Sugar. "You may have been napping," suggested Dirt. "What I hear you saying," said Sugar, "is that Barbara built a top-secret box and then top secretly moved our chicken coop far, far away from it. That's what I hear you saying...." "I didn't say that...," said Dirt. "Fine," answered Sugar, "but that's what I heard."

“她昨天还把我们家的鸡笼拆了，搬到了院子的另一边。” “我想我会注意到的，土。”糖说。 “你可能是在打盹。” “我听到你说的是，”休格说，“芭芭拉造了一个绝密的盒子，然后偷偷地把我们的鸡笼移到离盒子很远很远的地方。 这就是我听到你说的....” “我可没那么说……泥土说。 “好吧，”休格回答说，“但我听说的就是这样。”

"Okay, well, why don't we just go take a closer look? There's a ramp that leads right up to the front of the box," suggested Dirt. "Maybe we can get some more information." "We have no idea what kind of wild creature is in there!" said Sugar. "All we know for sure is that whatever it is, it is very, very dangerous." "How do we know that?" asked Dirt. "If it wasn't wild and dangerous, why would Barb keep it in a box? Only wild, dangerous animals are KEPT IN BOXES!" "But we live in a box," said Dirt, "and we're not dangerous." "Speak for yourself," replied Sugar. "Anyway," said Dirt, "I think what we need to do here is observe and investigate." "What I hear you saying," said Sugar, "is that this is an extremely dangerous situation, lives are at stake, and we should proceed with caution. That's what I hear you saying...."

“好吧，那我们为什么不去仔细看看呢？” 有一个斜坡直通到包厢的前面。” “也许我们能得到更多的信息。” “我们不知道里面是什么野生动物！”糖说。 “我们可以肯定的是，不管它是什么，它都非常非常危险。” “我们怎么知道？”泥土问。 “如果它不是野生的、危险的，巴布为什么要把它关在盒子里呢？” 只有野生的、危险的动物才被关在箱子里！”“可我们住在箱子里，”泥土说，“我们并不危险。” “你自己说吧，”休格回答。 “不管怎样，”泥土说，“我认为我们在这里需要做的是观察和调查。” “我听到你说的是，”休格说，“这是一个极其危险的情况，生命危在旦夕，我们应该谨慎行事。 这就是我听到你说的....”

"I didn't say that," said Dirt. "I didn't say that at all." "Fine," said Sugar. "But that's what I heard."

“我可没那么说。”泥土说。 “我根本没这么说。” “很好，”糖说。“但我就是这么听说的。”

FACTS: Number 1 Barbara attacked by wild animal Number 2 She captured the beast(somehow) Number 3 Beast secured in maximum-security box Number 4 We are in imminent danger

事实：第一，芭芭拉被野兽袭击了第二，她抓住了野兽（不知怎么的）第三，野兽被关在最高安全级别的箱子里第四，我们面临迫在眉睫的危险