4 All Aboard

Four all aboard. THE BUS WAS FILLED with a large group of laughing, screaming kids. Harris could feel the excitement.

四个人都上船了。车上坐满了一大群又笑又叫的孩子。 哈里斯能感觉到这种兴奋。

For Zeke, the noisy bus reminded him of the sad feeling he had when he stepped onto the school bus just a few weeks earlier as the new kid at Jefferson Elementary School. But the feeling passed. This time, he had a friend at his side.

对齐克来说，嘈杂的公交车让他想起了几周前，他作为杰斐逊小学的新生登上校车时的悲伤感觉。 但这种感觉过去了。这一次，他身边有一个朋友。

As the bus pulled out of the parking lot, Patrick, the head counselor, stood up and got everyone's attention to be quiet. "Welcome, Beaver Scouts!" he said with a big smile. "You are in for a great weekend! We'll be playing games and sports, going on an overnight camping trip in the woods, all kinds of totally cool stuff. Just sit back and relax, and we'll be there in a few hours."

当巴士驶出停车场时，总辅导员帕特里克站了起来，让每个人都保持安静。 “欢迎你们，海狸侦察兵们！”他笑着说。 “你将度过一个愉快的周末！”我们会玩游戏和运动，在树林里露营过夜，所有这些都是很酷的事情。 坐好休息，我们几个小时后就到。”

Zeke looked out the window and watched the scenery change from large, family houses and shopping malls to scattered trees and farm fields. Soon, mountains came into view. BANG! A loud boom sounded and jolted the bus. It pulled over to the side of the road, then rumbled to a stop.

齐克望向窗外，看着景色从宽敞的家庭住宅和购物中心变成了零星的树木和农田。 不久，群山映入眼帘。 砰!一声巨响把公共汽车震得摇晃起来。 它停在路边，然后轰隆一声停了下来。

The driver and Patrick ran outside to investigate. A few seconds later, Patrick stuck his head back in as the driver grabbed a toolbox. "Sit tight, everybody," he said. "We have a flat tire. I'll check it out." "Oh, great!" moaned one boy. "Stuck here in the middle of nowhere!"

司机和帕特里克跑到外面去调查。 几秒钟后，帕特里克把头伸了进去，司机抓起了一个工具箱。 “大家坐好，”他说。 “我们的轮胎漏气了。我去看看。” “哦，太好了！”一个男孩呻吟道。 “被困在这荒无人烟的地方！”

"What about this air pump?" Patrick asked the driver, pointing at it among the tools. The driver shook his head. "It's no good," said the driver. "There's a hole in the tire. I'll have to put on the spare tire, which will take a while. We're going to be late, I'm afraid." The two men got back on the bus to call the camp to let them know.

“这个气泵怎么样？”帕特里克指着一堆工具问司机。 司机摇了摇头。 “不行，”车夫说。 “轮胎上有个洞。 我得把备胎装上，这得花点时间。 恐怕我们要迟到了。” 两个人回到车上给营地打电话，让他们知道。