1 This Is BIG!

Chapter 1 THIS IS BIG! "Wowzers schnauzers!" shouted ten-year-old Andrew Dubble. Huge eyes were staring at him through the dome of the Time-A-Tron time-travel vehicle. "I think it's a brontosaur!" The Time-A-Tron had landed in a forest 65 million years ago. It had also landed on the long, thick, scaly tail of a humongous dinosaur! The dark reptile eyes staring in at Andrew did not look pleased. Judy, Andrew's thirteen-year-old cousin, leaned forward in her seat. "Cheese Louise!" she said. "Its neck is as long as a bus!"

第1章这是件大事！“哇泽雪纳瑞！”十岁的安德鲁·杜布尔喊道。 一双巨大的眼睛透过时空创时间旅行工具的圆顶盯着他。 “我觉得是雷龙！”六千五百万年前，时空创降落在森林里。 它还落在了一只巨大的恐龙又长又厚又多鳞的尾巴上！那双像爬行动物一样的黑眼睛盯着安德鲁，看上去很不高兴。 安德鲁十三岁的表妹朱迪在座位上向前倾着身子。 “奶酪路易斯！”她说。 “它的脖子和公共汽车一样长！”

"That's no brontosaur," said Beeper Jones. Beeper was a nine-year-old boy they had rescued 300 million years ago. Beeper pointed a gadget that looked like a remote control at the long-necked creature. ping… ping… ping… "The DNA Detector says it's an Alamosaurus," said Beeper. meep… "Alamosaurus look like brontosaur," squeaked a voice from Andrew's pocket. It was Thudd, Andrew's little silver robot and best friend. "Long as two school buses. Weigh as much as forty cars."

“那不是雷龙，”Beeper Jones说。 Beeper是一个9岁的男孩，他们在3亿年前救了他。 Beeper用一个看起来像遥控器的小玩意指着这个长脖子的生物。 “DNA探测器说这是一只阿拉莫龙，”哔哔说。 “阿拉莫龙长得像雷龙。”一个声音从安德鲁的口袋里尖声叫道。 那是泰德，安德鲁的银色小机器人，也是他最好的朋友。 “有两辆校车那么长。 有40辆汽车那么重。”

Thudd pointed to a picture of an Alamosaurus on his face screen. bong… "Brontosaurs are not alive now," said the echoey voice of the Time-A-Tron. "They have been extinct for eighty million years." The Alamosaurus opened its mouth. Inside were short, stumpy teeth. "It looks angry enough to eat us," said Judy. meep… "Alamosaurus is plant-eater," said Thudd. "Use teeth to grab leaves, not chew. Got stones inside stomach to grind up food." Suddenly the Alamosaurus smacked its tail on the ground. The Time-A-Tron flipped into the air like a pancake! The Time-A-Tron came down on its side, whammed into a tree, and rolled downhill. "Yerggghhh!" yelled Andrew. "Burf!" said Judy. "Whoopee!" yelled Beeper from the backseat. "This is more fun than a roller coaster. It's our own dino coaster!"

泰德指着屏幕上的一张阿拉莫龙的照片。 “雷龙现在已经不活着了。”时间战神的回声说道。 “它们已经灭绝八千万年了。” 阿拉莫龙张开了嘴。 里面是又短又粗的牙齿。 “它看起来气得要把我们吃了，”朱迪说。 “阿拉莫龙是食草动物，”泰德说。 “用牙齿抓叶子，而不是咀嚼。 胃里有石头，用来磨碎食物。” 突然，阿拉莫龙的尾巴在地上撞了一下。 时间战神像煎饼一样飞向空中！“时间战神”侧身倒下，撞在一棵树上，滚下山坡。 “耶！”安德鲁叫道。 “呸！”朱迪说。“哇！”后座上的哔哔叫道。 “这比坐过山车更有趣。 这是我们自己的恐龙过山车！”

Andrew smiled. The Time-A-Tron slammed into a small hill. Andrew, Judy, and Beeper stayed in their seats until they stopped feeling dizzy. Then Andrew unbuckled his seat belt. "We'd better get out and start looking for Professor Wilde," he said. Earlier, the DNA Detector had detected a human. There weren't supposed to be any humans on Earth now. But Professor Winka Wilde had been kidnapped by Beeper's uncle, the evil Doctor Kron-Tox, and hidden in time. If there was a human here, it had to be her. bong… "Wait, children!" said the Time-A- Tron. "I cannot allow you to leave. It is dangerous out there. You could be trampled by an Alamosaurus." "Naaaah," said Beeper. "Those big old plant- eaters are pretty slow." "Yeah," said Andrew. "We can see it coming and get out of the way."

安德鲁笑了。时间战神撞到了一座小山上。 安德鲁、朱迪和贝珀一直呆在座位上，直到他们不再感到头晕。 然后安德鲁解开了安全带。 “我们最好出去找王尔德教授，”他说。 早些时候，DNA探测器发现了一个人。 现在地球上不应该有人类了。 但温卡·王尔德教授被Beeper的叔叔，邪恶的克朗托克斯博士绑架，并隐藏在时间里。 如果这里真有人类，那一定是她。 “等等，孩子们！”时间战神说。 “我不能让你离开。 外面很危险。 你可能会被阿拉莫龙踩死。” “不，”Beeper说。“那些又大又老的食草动物动作很慢。” “是的，”安德鲁说。“我们可以预见到它的到来，并让路。”

bong… "I do not want to frighten you," said the Time-A-Tron, "but we have arrived at the time of the most fearsome creature that has ever lived —the Tyrannosaurus rex." meep… "Name mean 'tyrant lizard king,'" said Thudd. "Long as railroad car! High as two-story house! Teeth long as bananas! Eat five hundred pounds of meat in one bite!" "Eeeuw!" Judy shivered. "It could eat six Andrews in one chomp." "I'll check for Tyrannosauruses," said Beeper. He typed "Tyrannosaurus" into the DNA Detector and pressed a button.

“我不想吓唬你，”时间战神说，“但我们来到了有史以来最可怕的生物——雷克斯暴龙的时代。” “名字的意思是‘暴君蜥蜴王’。” “像火车车厢一样长！”像两层楼那么高！牙齿长得像香蕉！一口就能吃掉五百磅肉！”“Eeeuw !”朱迪颤抖。 “它一口能吃掉六个安德鲁。” “我去看看有没有暴龙，”哔哔说。 他在DNA检测器中输入“暴龙”，然后按下按钮。

ping… ping… ping… "Hot doggies!" said Beeper. "The DNA Detector says there is a Tyrannosaurus out there— and it's real close!" "How close?" asked Judy. "Only six feet away!" said Beeper. Judy rolled her eyes. "If a Tyrannosaurus was six feet away I think we'd notice," she said. "Let me see the DNA Detector," said Andrew. Beeper handed the gadget to Andrew. Andrew pushed a black button labeled "Find It." A little display blinked "6 Feet." Andrew looked around. "Maybe this thing doesn't work on Tyrannosauruses," he said. "Maybe there really aren't any Tyrannosauruses out there. So let's go." bong… "No," said the Time-A-Tron. "I do not want to explain to Professor Dubble that his favorite children were eaten by dinosaurs." Professor Dubble was Andrew and Judy's uncle. They called him Uncle Al. Doctor Kron

“热狗！”哔哔说。 “DNA探测器说那里有一头暴龙——它离我们很近！”“有多近？”朱迪问。 “只有六英尺远！” 朱迪翻了个白眼。“如果一头暴龙离我们六英尺远，我想我们会注意到的，”她说。 “让我看看DNA检测仪，”安德鲁说。 Beeper把小玩意递给了Andrew。 安德鲁按下了一个标有“找到它”的黑色按钮。 一个小显示器闪烁着“6英尺”。 安德鲁环顾四周。“也许这个东西对暴龙不起作用，”他说。 “也许地球上真的没有霸王龙。 “不，”时间战神说。 “我不想向杜布尔教授解释，他最喜欢的孩子被恐龙吃掉了。” 杜布尔教授是安德鲁和朱迪的叔叔。 他们叫他艾尔叔叔，克朗医生