3 A stinky disguise

Chapter Three A STINKY DISGUISE "Hide!" Tamiko hissed. She and Cheng dived behind a large clump of ferns. The ground shuddered as a large, scaly foot crashed down nearby. Deadly claws raked the mossy ground. Tamiko counted eight scary Allosauruses prowling towards the Stegosaurus herd. They were enormous, with sharp, serrated teeth.

第三章恶臭的伪装“藏起来！”Tamiko发出嘘嘘的声音。 她和程躲到一大丛蕨类植物后面。 地面颤抖着，一只巨大的、带鳞片的脚在附近撞了下来。 致命的爪子在长满青苔的地上耙来耙去。 多美子数了数，八只可怕的异特龙正在向剑龙群潜行。 它们体型巨大，长着锋利的锯齿状牙齿。

Long, razor-sharp claws gleamed on their forelimbs. Tamiko's throat felt dry and she and Cheng huddled close together. The Stegosauruses roared at the attackers and thrashed their tails in warning. The Allosauruses roared back. The baby hid behind its mother's legs as the herd prepared to fight.

长长的、锋利的爪子在它们的前肢上闪闪发光。 多美子的喉咙发干，她和成紧紧地挤在一起。 剑龙对着攻击者咆哮，拍打着尾巴以示警告。 异特龙咆哮着回来了。 当象群准备战斗时，小象躲在妈妈的腿后面。

An Allosaurus darted in and nipped at the mother Stegosaurus. With surprising speed, the Stegosaurus's spiky tail thrashed down. One of the spikes caught the Allosaurus on the rump. It yelped with pain and quickly backed away. "We need to leave," Cheng said, as an Allosaurus tail swished dangerously close to their fern clump. "If we get caught up in this fight, we'll never survive! One of the Allosauruses suddenly turned its head and sniffed the air. It had smelled something. Tamiko and Cheng shrank back. "I really hope that isn't us it's sniffing," whispered Cheng.

一头异特龙冲了过来，咬住了母剑龙。 以惊人的速度，剑龙的尖尾猛扑下来。 其中一根尖刺击中了异特龙的臀部。 它痛苦地叫了一声，很快就退了回去。 “我们得离开了，”程说，一只异特龙的尾巴危险地靠近了他们的蕨类植物丛。 “如果我们被卷入这场战斗，我们就活不下去了！”一只异特龙突然转过头来嗅了嗅空气。 它闻到了什么味道。多美子和程退缩了。 “我真希望它在嗅的不是我们。”程小声说。

The Allosaurus flared its nostrils as it swung its head about, searching… And Tamiko's stomach flipped as it looked right in their direction. "It's smelled us!" Tamiko said in a tight voice. Cheng gasped. "What do we do now?" Tamiko looked around desperately. A short distance from their ferns was a pile of dark brown Allosaurus droppings. "Disguise our scent," she said, and pointed at them. Cheng's eyes widened. "You mean, cover ourselves in dinosaur poo?" "It's either that, or get eaten," said Tamiko.

这只异特龙张开鼻孔，摇着头寻找着……田美子朝他们的方向一看，肚子就翻了起来。 “它闻到我们了！”多美子用紧张的声音说。 程气喘吁吁地说。“我们现在怎么办？”多美子绝望地环顾四周。 在离蕨类植物不远的地方有一堆深棕色的异特龙粪便。 “掩盖我们的气味，”她指着他们说。 程的眼睛睁大了。“你是说，用恐龙的粪便把我们自己盖起来？”“要么这样，要么被吃掉，”多美子说。

Cheng groaned. "And I thought the ginkgo fruit smelled bad!" The dinosaurs were properly fighting now. The Allosauruses swung their massive heads, their jaws opened wide, while the Stegosauruses charged. Rumbles and grunts rang out. The Allosaurus that had spotted them twisted around and lunged at a passing Stegosaurus. "Now!" Tamiko said. "While it's distracted!"

程呻吟着。“我还以为银杏的味道很难闻呢！”恐龙们现在正在战斗。 异特龙摆动着它们巨大的头，张着大嘴巴，而剑龙则冲了过来。 隆隆声和咕哝声响起。 发现它们的异特龙转过身扑向经过的剑龙。 “现在!”Tamiko说。“当它分心的时候！”

They wriggled on their bellies across the open plain. Tamiko felt as if every one of her muscles was tense. At any moment, an Allosaurus might close its jaws around her… But they reached the heap of dino droppings without being caught. Tamiko grabbed two large fern leaves and handed one to Cheng. "Use this to smear it on," she said. "Gross," said Cheng. But he scooped up

他们匍匐着穿过开阔的平原。 多美子觉得她的每一块肌肉都很紧张。 任何时候，异特龙都可能会用嘴咬住她，但他们没有被抓住，而是来到了恐龙粪便堆旁。 多美子抓了两片大蕨叶，递给程一片。 “用这个把它涂上去，”她说。 “真恶心，”程说。但他舀了起来