4 On Shaky Ground

Chapter 4 ON SHAKY GROUND meep… "Tyrannosaurus footprints!" said Thudd. Andrew leaned down to take a closer look. "Wowzers schnauzers!" he hollered. "There are sneaker prints inside this gigunda footprint! This has to be the way that Beeper went." Judy shook her head. "I can't believe we've gone back to the beginning of the universe in our pajamas, we almost got bitten by a six-foot centipede, and now we're disguised as poopy ferns following the footsteps of a Tyrannosaurus. This is so your fault, Bug-Brain."

第四章摇摇欲坠的地面上……“暴龙的脚印！” 安德鲁俯下身仔细看了看。 “哇，雪纳瑞！”他喊道。 “这个巨大的脚印里有运动鞋的脚印！”这就是哔哔的发展方向。” 朱迪摇了摇头。“我不敢相信我们穿着睡衣回到了宇宙之初，我们差点被一条六英尺高的蜈蚣咬伤，现在我们伪装成粪便蕨类植物，跟随暴龙的脚步。 这完全是你的错，虫脑。”

Andrew shrugged. "We have to rescue Professor Wilde and Uncle Al," he said. "Cheese Louise!" said Judy, looking down. "We can both fit inside the Tyrannosaurus footprint!" "Yeah," said Andrew. "Beeper would fit, too."

安德鲁耸耸肩。“我们得去救王尔德教授和艾尔叔叔，”他说。 “奶酪露易丝！”朱迪低头说。 “我们俩都能塞进暴龙的脚印里！”“是的，”安德鲁说。 “传呼机也可以。”

Suddenly the big purple button in the middle of Thudd's chest popped open and a purple beam zoomed out. A smiling Uncle Al was at the end of it. "Hey there!" he said. The last time Andrew and Judy had seen him, Uncle Al had been completely wrapped in a furry skin to keep warm. Icicles had been hanging off his nose. Now there were no icicles and the furry skin was tossed over his shoulders. "Hi, Uncle Al!" said Andrew. "Hiya, Unkie!" said Thudd. "Wait till you hear where we're stuck now!" said Judy. Uncle Al's eyebrows came together in one fuzzy line. "Where are you?" he asked. Uncle Al was using his Hologram Helper to communicate with Andrew and Judy. He could hear them, but he couldn't see them. "We're walking in the footsteps of a Tyrannosaurus rex!" said Judy.

突然，砰的一声，砰的一声，砰的一声，砰的一声，砰的一声，砰的一声，砰的一声，砰的一声。 最后，艾尔叔叔露出了微笑。 “嘿！”他说。安德鲁和朱迪最后一次见到阿尔叔叔时，为了保暖，他全身裹着一层毛皮。 他的鼻子上挂着冰柱。 现在没有冰柱了，毛茸茸的皮被扔在他的肩膀上。 “嗨，阿尔叔叔！”安德鲁说。 “你好，昂基！” “等着听我们被困在哪里吧！”朱迪说。 艾尔叔叔的眉毛拢成一条模糊的线。 “你在哪里？”他问。 艾尔叔叔正在用他的全息助手与安德鲁和朱迪交流。 他能听到他们的声音，但看不见他们。 “我们正沿着雷克斯暴龙的足迹前进！”朱迪说。

"We stopped at sixty-five million years ago," said Andrew. "Three hundred million years ago, we picked up Doctor Kron-Tox's nephew, Beeper Jones. He's got a DNA Detector. It gave us a signal that Professor Winka Wilde might be here." Uncle Al's eyebrows went up. "Professor Wilde!" he exclaimed. "I was going to tell you where she was last time, but my batteries went out." "And now we have to get Beeper back, too," Judy said. "The little bozo took off into the forest." "I know Beeper," said Uncle Al. "He visited my lab when he was knee-high. An… um… interesting boy. He was nutty about dinosaurs. He found a fossil dinosaur egg when he was only three years old." "Wowzers!" said Andrew. "He's still an annoying little creep," said Judy. "But I guess we can't let him get eaten by a Tyrannosaurus."

“我们停留在六千五百万年前，”安德鲁说。 “三亿年前，我们找到了克朗托克斯博士的侄子，比珀·琼斯。 他有个DNA探测器。它给了我们一个信号，温卡·王尔德教授可能在这里。” 艾尔叔叔扬起了眉毛。 “王尔德教授！” “上次我本来想告诉你她在哪儿的，但是我的电池没电了。” “现在我们还得把哔哔找回来，”朱迪说。 “小笨蛋跑进了森林。” “我懂哔哔，”艾尔叔叔说。 “他只有膝盖那么高的时候来过我的实验室。 一个……嗯……有趣的男孩。 他对恐龙很着迷。 他三岁的时候就发现了一个恐龙蛋化石。” “哇！”安德鲁说。“他还是个讨厌的小讨厌鬼，”朱迪说。 “但我想我们不能让他被暴龙吃掉。”

Uncle Al shook his head. "You kids are amazing," said Uncle Al. "But I'm very worried." "Oh, we've got protection," said Judy, rolling her eyes. "We're wearing fern fronds dipped in Alamosaurus poop. The ferns were my idea. The Time-A-Tron came up with the poop idea." Uncle Al smiled. "Judy, you're a brilliant young woman," he said. "And the Time-A-Tron is very intelligent. But the most important thing is that it cares. "By the way Doctor Kron-Tox stole a DNA Detector from my laboratory. He must have given it to Beeper. "But that's good. The DNA Detector has the records of our family DNA and Winka Wilde's, too. I'm sure Doctor Kron-Tox added Beeper's DNA and maybe his own. So you'll be able to find…" The Uncle Al hologram was getting fuzzy. Uncle Al's voice sounded far away. "Uncle Al!" shouted Judy. "Don't go!"

艾尔叔叔摇了摇头。“你们这些孩子太棒了，”阿尔叔叔说。 “但我很担心。”“哦，我们有保护措施，”朱迪翻着白眼说。 “我们穿着蘸着阿拉莫龙粪便的蕨类植物叶子。 蕨类植物是我的主意。‘时间战神’想出了便便的主意。” 艾尔叔叔笑了。“朱迪，你是个才华横溢的年轻女子，”他说。 “时间战神非常聪明。 但最重要的是它关心。 “顺便说一下，克朗托克斯博士从我的实验室偷了一个DNA探测器。 他一定是把它给了哔哔。 “但这很好。DNA检测仪有我们家的DNA记录还有温卡·王尔德的。 我肯定克朗托克斯医生加了贝珀的DNA也许还有他自己的。 这样你就能找到……”阿尔叔叔的全息图变得模糊起来。 阿尔叔叔的声音听起来很远。 “艾尔叔叔！”朱迪喊道。“别走!”

The last words they heard were "…batteries not…" The Uncle Al hologram disappeared into a purple fog. Swsssshhhh… The sound was coming from the bushes. Akkkkk! Akkkkk! Akkkkk! Screeee! Screeee! A possum-like creature ran by them. Something was chasing after it! It looked like a bird and was about the size of a big chicken. But this animal had few feathers and arms with claws at the end! meep… "Bambiraptor dinosaur chase mammal called Alphadon," said Thudd. "Mammals very small in dinosaur time."

他们听到的最后一句话是“……没有电池……”艾尔叔叔的全息图消失在紫色的雾中。 声音是从灌木丛里传来的。 Akkkkk !Akkkkk !Akkkkk !Screeee !Screeee !一个像负鼠一样的生物从他们身边跑过。 有东西在追它！它看起来像一只鸟，大约有一只大鸡那么大。 但是这种动物几乎没有羽毛和末端有爪子的手臂！“Bambiraptor恐龙追逐一种叫Alphadon的哺乳动物，”Thudd说。 “哺乳动物在恐龙时代非常小。”