11 A Tough Row to Ho!

CHAPTER 11 A TOUGH ROW TO HO! Z-Z-Z After dinner, I work late into the night. At 9:30 p.m., Mom tells me to go to bed. I still don't have my laugh machine finished, and tomorrow is the science fair. When I fall asleep that night, I have a scream dream. It's the day of the fair. All the kids are in the gym with their projects.

第11章艰难的划船！吃完晚饭，我工作到深夜。 晚上九点半，妈妈叫我去睡觉。 我的笑机还没修好，明天就是科学展了。 那天晚上睡觉的时候，我做了一个尖叫的梦。 今天是集市的日子。所有的孩子都在体育馆做作业。

Eric's monster is ten feet tall and sewn together. It looks like a cross between Coach Kong and Mrs. Beamster. It has a bolt in its neck and an outlet for its belly button. Eric tells it jokes to keep it in stitches. I don't see Derek, but I guess that's a good sign. Doris's project is covered with a blanket and labeled TOP SECRET!

埃里克的怪物有十英尺高，是缝在一起的。 看起来像是孔教练和比姆斯特太太的结合体。 它的脖子上有一个螺栓，肚脐上有一个出口。 埃里克给它讲笑话，让它笑个不停。 我没看到德里克，但我想这是个好兆头。 多丽丝的项目用毯子盖着，并贴上了绝密的标签！

Penny's telescope looks like the one at the planetarium. I bet her father helped her. Randy's climbing aboard his rocket, And Freddy pulls the lever on his time machine. There's a pop, bop, and boom! When the smoke clears, we're all standing in the future. COOL. BLAST OFF.

佩妮的望远镜和天文馆的很像。 我敢打赌她爸爸帮了她。 兰迪爬上了他的火箭，弗雷迪拉动了他的时光机。 砰，砰，砰！当硝烟散去，我们都站在未来。 酷。发射升空。

Freddy has a beard and is old enough to drive, but there are no more cars. In fact, there are no more streets, just sidewalks everywhere. Bummer! There was just too much pollution, so now everyone has to walk. There's a walk-through fast-food place, a walk-by bank, and walk-in movie theaters. Even NASCAR is NASWALK. Freddy is sad. I guess now it's

弗雷迪留了胡子，已经到了可以开车的年龄，但是没有车了。 事实上，已经没有街道了，到处都是人行道。 游手好闲的人!污染太严重了，所以现在每个人都得走路。 这里有免下车快餐店，免下车银行和免下车电影院。 即使是纳斯卡也是纳斯沃克。弗雷迪很伤心。 我想现在是

time for my laugh machine. I wind it up and it says, "Ho, ho, ho!" But no one else is laughing. They all just walk away. I wake up and roll out of bed. It's Saturday-time for the science fair. HO HO HO BOO! BOO! BOO! BOO! NOT FUNNY! HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

是时候让我笑了。 我给它上发条，它说，“嗬，嗬，嗬！”但是没有人笑。 他们都走开了。我醒来，从床上滚了起来。 现在是科学展览的周六时间。 嗬嗬嗬！嘘!嘘!嘘!不搞笑!休斯顿，我们有麻烦了。