7 Tamiko-raptor!

Chapter Seven TAMIKA-RAPTOR! The Stegosaurus herd thundered away, snorting and bellowing. Everything went very quiet. "I don't like this," said Cheng. He slid quickly down the tree. Tamiko's panicked breath was loud in her ears. The silence was unbearable. Where were the Allosauruses?

第七章塔米卡-猛禽！这群剑龙一边哼哼着，一边咆哮着，轰隆隆地走开了。 一切都很安静。 “我不喜欢这样，”程说。 他迅速地滑下了树。 多美子惊慌的呼吸声在她耳边回响。 沉默是难以忍受的。 异特龙在哪里？

Cheng sniffed his arms sadly. "I wish we hadn't washed off the poo now," he muttered. "The Allosauruses will definitely smell us this time." Tamiko clenched her fists, and forced herself to think calmly. "We've got two problems," she said. "First, the mother Archaeopteryx will never come back if she knows the Allosauruses are nearby. And

程伤心地嗅了嗅他的胳膊。 “我真希望我们现在没有把便便洗掉。”他嘟囔着。 “这次异特龙肯定会闻到我们的味道。” 多美子握紧拳头，强迫自己冷静地思考。 “我们有两个问题，”她说。 “首先，如果始祖鸟妈妈知道异特龙在附近，她就不会回来了。 和

second, if they find us they will definitely eat us!" More roars sounded through the trees. "And we haven't got long to solve them." "What about the cave?" Cheng said. "We could hide there."

第二，如果它们发现我们，它们肯定会吃掉我们！”树林里传来更多的吼声。 “我们解决这些问题的时间不多了。” “那山洞呢？”Cheng说。 “我们可以躲在那里。”

Tamiko glanced over at the dark cave mouth. It did look tempting… But she shook her head. "If we go in there, the Allosauruses will have us trapped with no way out." Cheng's eyes gleamed. "I know! We can use the cave, but not to hide inside–we can use the echo! If we yell really loudly, maybe it'll scare the Allosauruses away." "You mean, roar at the dinosaurs?" Tamiko felt a stir of hope. "Like we're dinosaurs too?" Cheng grinned. "Exactly!" The baby Archaeopteryx squawked. Tamiko tickled the little dinosaur under its jaw. "I think it likes the idea," she said. "Let's try it!" The roars were even closer now. Tamiko stuffed handfuls of moss into a hollow in the

多美子瞥了一眼黑暗的洞口。 看起来确实很诱人……但她摇了摇头。 “如果我们进去，异特龙会把我们困在那里，没有出路。” 程的眼睛闪闪发光。“我知道!我们可以利用洞穴，但不能藏在里面——我们可以利用回声！如果我们大声喊叫，也许能把异特龙吓跑。” “你是说，吼恐龙？”多美子感到了一丝希望。 “就像我们也是恐龙一样？”程咧嘴一笑。 “完全正确!”小始祖鸟嘎嘎地叫着。 多美子挠了挠小恐龙的下颚。 “我觉得它喜欢这个主意，”她说。 “我们试试吧！”吼声现在更近了。 田美子把几把苔藓塞进洞里

trunk of one of the conifers, and placed the little dinosaur inside. If their plan didn't work, at least the Archaeopteryx would be okay. It blinked at her. "Stay safe," said Tamiko. "Don't make any noise, OK?" The Archaeopteryx snuggled into the moss, folding its wings tightly around itself.

一棵针叶树的树干，把小恐龙放在里面。 如果他们的计划没有成功，至少始祖鸟会没事。 它朝她眨了眨眼睛。“注意安全，”多美子说。 “别出声，好吗？”始祖鸟依偎在苔藓里，紧紧地折叠着翅膀。

Tamiko and Cheng dashed into the cave. "Let's head for the back," said Cheng. "The echoes will be loudest there." Just as they crouched down in the shadows, the Allosauruses came crashing through the trees just outside the cave.

多美子和程冲进山洞。 “我们往后面走吧，”程说。 “那里的回声会最大。” 就在他们蹲在阴影里的时候，异特龙从洞外的树林里冲了过来。