6 Beeper

Chapter 6 BEEPER "What is that?" asked Judy. bong… "It is amazing," said the Time-A-Tron. "Humans will not appear on Earth for more than three hundred million years!" A face pushed its way through the ferns. The face had a big smile and lots of freckles and was surrounded by curly red hair. "How did he get here?" asked Andrew, waving at the boy. The boy motioned for them to come out. "Let's go!" said Andrew.

第六章寻呼机“那是什么？”朱迪问。 “太神奇了，”时间战神说。 “人类在三亿多年后才会出现在地球上！”一张脸从蕨类植物丛中挤出来。 那张脸上挂着灿烂的笑容，布满了雀斑，周围是一头卷曲的红头发。 “他是怎么到这儿来的？”安德鲁朝男孩挥手问道。 男孩打手势叫他们出来。 “我们走吧！”安德鲁说。

bong… "It may not be safe out there," said the Time-A-Tron. "Tell the boy to come inside." "Look!" said Judy. "He's sticking his tongue out at us!" Andrew and Judy unbuckled their seat belts. Judy looked around for the shrew. She saw a skinny little tail poking out of the compartment under the control panel. The shrew had found a place to hide. "Okay, little guy," said Judy. "Stay put till we get back."

“外面可能不安全，”时间战神说。 “叫那孩子进来。” “看！”朱迪说。“他在向我们吐舌头！”安德鲁和朱迪解开了安全带。 朱迪四处寻找那只鼩鼱。 她看见一条细长的小尾巴从控制面板下面的隔间里伸出来。 鼩鼱找到了一个藏身之处。 “好的，小家伙，”朱迪说。 “待在原地，等我们回来。”

Andrew pulled open the door in the floor. Since the Time-A-Tron was on its side, Andrew and Judy slid into the lower compartment. Andrew switched on the light. He looked for the owl, but it was nowhere to be seen. bong… The outer door opened. Andrew poked his head outside. The air was hot and wet. Andrew breathed in the salty, fishy smell of the sea. He hopped out and waved to the boy. "Hey there!" he said. "My name's Andrew." "I'm Judy Dubble," said Judy, stepping through the door. meep… "Thudd here!" squeaked Thudd from Andrew's pocket. The boy came over to the door. He was wearing dirty green shorts and an orange T-shirt with a picture of a lizard on the front. "Hi!" he said. "My name's Beeper. Beeper Jones. You're on my island!"

安德鲁拉开了地板上的门。 由于时间战神是侧着的，安德鲁和朱迪溜进了下层的隔间。 安德鲁打开了灯。 他找那只猫头鹰，但哪儿也找不到。 外面的门开了。 安德鲁探出头来。 空气又热又湿。安德鲁呼吸着海水的咸味和鱼腥味。 他跳下车，向男孩挥手。 “嘿！”他说。“我叫安德鲁。” “我是朱迪·杜布尔，”朱迪说着跨进了门。 “咚咚在这儿！”咚咚从安德鲁的口袋里尖声叫道。 男孩走到门口。 他穿着脏兮兮的绿色短裤和一件橙色的t恤，上面有一只蜥蜴的图片。 “嗨！”他说。“我叫Beeper。 蜂鸣器琼斯。你在我的岛上！”

"How did you get here?" asked Andrew. Beeper chuckled. "Doctor Kron-Tox dumped me here," he said. "Why would Doctor Kron-Tox kidnap a bratty little kid?" asked Judy. "He didn't kidnap me," said Beeper. "He's my uncle, but he makes me call him Doctor Kron- Tox. He said he dropped me off here to do stuff for him. But the real reason he dumped me is because I'm a pain. "My uncle told me about you Dubble kids. He doesn't like you very much. Why are you in your pajamas?" Judy put her hands on her hips and looked down at Beeper. "Because your stupid uncle kidnapped our uncle when we were getting ready for bed," she said crossly. Beeper cocked his head and smiled. "Want to see some cool stuff?" he asked. "Sure!" said Andrew. "Andrew!" said Judy sharply. "We're not wandering off on some bizarre-o island. We could

“你怎么到这儿来的？”安德鲁问。 蜂鸣器咯咯地笑了。“克朗托克斯医生把我扔在这里，”他说。 “为什么克朗托克斯博士要绑架一个淘气的小孩？”朱迪问。 “他没有绑架我，”Beeper说。 “他是我的叔叔，但是他让我叫他克朗托克斯医生。 他说他把我放在这里是让我帮他做事。 但他甩我的真正原因是我让他讨厌。 “我叔叔跟我说过你们这些达布尔的孩子。 他不太喜欢你。 你为什么穿着睡衣？”朱迪双手叉腰，低头看着哔哔。 “因为你那愚蠢的叔叔在我们准备睡觉的时候绑架了我们的叔叔，”她生气地说。 Beeper歪着头笑了。 “想看一些很酷的东西吗？”他问。 “当然！”安德鲁说。“安德鲁！”朱迪厉声说。 “我们不是在某个奇怪的岛屿上游荡。 我们可以

be eaten by a Tyrannosaurus or something." Beeper laughed. "I wish there were dinosaurs here!" he said. meep… "No dinosaurs for hundred million more years," said Thudd. "Come on, Beeper," said Judy. "Get into the Time-A-Tron. We've got to rescue our uncle, then we'll get back to our own time." "I can't leave without my stuff," said Beeper. "What stuff?" asked Andrew. "Stuff that I left in the forest," said Beeper. "I even have something that can help you find your uncle. But first, you need to help me carry my things." Judy rolled her eyes. "I guess we have to," she said. bong… "Do be extremely careful," said the Time-A-Tron. "Hurry back. And this is most important—do not go into the water." "Why not?" asked Andrew.

会被暴龙什么的吃掉。” 蜂鸣器笑了。“我希望这里有恐龙！”他说。 “再过几亿年就没有恐龙了，”泰德说。 “来吧，Beeper，”朱迪说。 “进入时空战神。 我们得去救我们的叔叔，然后再回到我们自己的时代。” “不带东西我不能走，”哔哔说。 “什么东西？”安德鲁问。 “我留在森林里的东西。”哔哔说。 “我甚至有东西可以帮你找到你叔叔。 但首先，你得帮我搬东西。” 朱迪翻了个白眼。“我想我们必须这么做，”她说。 “一定要格外小心。”时间战神说。 “快点回来。最重要的是——不要下水。” “为什么不呢？”安德鲁问。

bong… "Because I said so," said the Time-A- Tron, with a bit of impatience. "Okay," said Andrew. "We won't go swimming." The beach was covered with large, cake-shaped rocks. Andrew stepped onto one of them… and slid off. "Oofers!" he said. "These rocks are slippery!" meep… "Rocks called stromatolites," said Thudd. "Made by special bacteria. Bacteria make mud stick together. Burp up lotsa oxygen, too. Baby Earth not got much oxygen till bacteria start burping three billion years ago!"

“因为我是这么说的。”时间战神有点不耐烦地说。 “好吧，”安德鲁说。“我们不去游泳。” 海滩上覆盖着大块的饼状岩石。 安德鲁踩到了其中一个……然后滑了下来。 “哎呀！”他说。“一种叫做叠层石的岩石。” “由特殊细菌制成。 细菌使泥浆粘在一起。 打嗝也会产生大量的氧气。 直到30亿年前细菌开始打嗝，婴儿地球才有了足够的氧气！”