4 Fur-ther and Fur-ther

Chapter 4 FUR-THER AND FUR- THER "What?" asked Andrew. Uncle Al handed Andrew a big chunk of fur. "Doctor Kron-Tox has been capturing animals from different times," he said. "He's hidden them in the glacier. "I've found some of them, but there are more. We have to find them all and get them back to their own times. And we have to do it very fast." "What's the rush?" asked Beeper. "There's an enormous flood coming very soon," said Uncle Al.

“什么？”安德鲁问。 艾尔叔叔递给安德鲁一大块皮毛。 “克朗-托克斯博士一直在捕捉不同时期的动物，”他说。 “他把它们藏在冰川里了。 “我找到了一些，但还有更多。 我们得把他们都找出来，让他们回到自己的时代。 我们必须尽快行动。” “急什么？”Beeper问。 “一场大洪水很快就要来了，”阿尔叔叔说。

"Not another stupid disaster!" said Judy. Uncle Al held a hunk of fur up to Beeper to check the size. "The Ice Age has been getting warmer for a while now," he said. "Not far from here, there's a huge ice dam that's two hundred stories high. It's started to melt. It could break anytime. When it does, more water than all the rivers in the world will rush out." "Wowzers schnauzers!" said Andrew. "We've got to get Max to a safe place, too!" "We'd better hurry," said Winka. Winka and Uncle Al fitted everyone with capes and scarves. There were big pieces of fur to wrap around their waists like skirts. Then Uncle Al handed out small pieces of fur and leather strips. "Here," he said. "Wrap the fur around your feet and tie it on with the leather strips. Not fashionable, but warm. Andrew, here's an extra strip. You can make a little holder for Thudd and hang him from your neck." "Where did all this fur come from?" asked Andrew.

“不要再发生愚蠢的灾难了！”朱迪说。 艾尔叔叔拿着一大块皮毛到哔哔跟前检查它的大小。 “冰河时代变暖已经有一段时间了，”他说。 “离这里不远，有一座200层楼高的巨大冰坝。 它开始融化了。它随时都可能断裂。 到那时，将会涌出比世界上所有河流还多的水。” “哇兹雪纳瑞！”安德鲁说。 “我们也得把麦克斯送到安全的地方！”“我们最好快点，”温卡说。 温卡和阿尔叔叔给每个人都戴上斗篷和围巾。 有大块的毛皮像裙子一样裹在腰上。 然后阿尔叔叔分发了小块的皮毛和皮革条。 “给你，”他说。“把毛皮缠在脚上，用皮条系上。 不时髦，但很暖和。 安德鲁，这是额外的一条。 你可以给泰德做个小支架，把他挂在脖子上。” “这些皮毛是从哪里来的？”安德鲁问。

"I found piles of it inside the cave where I've been staying," said Uncle Al. "They're beaver skins, from giant beavers. The skins were collected by human hunters, but I haven't seen them." Beeper wrapped his egg in a piece of fur. Then they all hopped out of the Time-A-Tron. "Bye, Time-A-Tron!" said Andrew. "See you soon," said Judy. bong… "Keep warm!" said the Time-A-Tron. Everyone, including Max, followed Uncle Al toward the glacier. Andrew's breath made little clouds in the cool air. He could feel the hard, cold ground through his furry foot wraps. "Hoo boy!" yelled Beeper, who was straggling behind. "I almost slipped on some ice. I almost dropped the egg. Can I get a ride on Max? Please?" Uncle Al turned to Beeper and rolled his eyes. "Well, I guess we could arrange that," he said.

“我在我住的山洞里发现了一堆，”阿尔叔叔说。 “它们是海狸皮，来自巨大的海狸。 这些皮是人类猎人收集的，但我还没有见过。” Beeper把他的蛋包在一块毛皮里。 然后他们都跳出了时间战神。 “再见，时间战神！”安德鲁说。 “再见，”朱迪说。 “注意保暖！”时间战神说。 包括麦克斯在内的所有人都跟着阿尔叔叔朝冰川走去。 安德鲁的呼吸在凉爽的空气中形成了小云。 透过毛茸茸的脚套，他能感觉到坚硬冰冷的地面。 “好小子！”在后面踉踉跄跄地走着的Beeper喊道。 “我差点在冰上滑倒。 我差点把鸡蛋掉在地上。我能搭麦克斯一程吗？ 请?”艾尔叔叔转向传呼机，翻了个白眼。 “好吧，我想我们可以安排一下，”他说。

"Max!" said Uncle Al. He held his hand up. Max stopped. "Beeper, go stand in front of Max." Uncle Al raised his hand from his waist to the top of his head. Max curled his trunk gently around Beeper and slowly raised him to the top of his head. "Hot doggies!" said Beeper, settling himself on top of Max's head. Suddenly eerie sounds came from a distance. Harooooo! Wahoooooo! They gave Andrew the shivers.

“麦克斯！”艾尔叔叔举起手说。 马克斯停了下来。“传呼机，去站在麦克斯面前” 艾尔叔叔把手从腰间举到头顶。 马克斯轻轻地用鼻子绕着哔哔，慢慢地把它举到头顶。 “热狗！”Beeper说着，坐在了Max的头上。 突然从远处传来诡异的声音。 Harooooo !Wahoooooo !他们吓得安德鲁浑身发抖。

"Wolves!" said Winka. "Yes," said Uncle Al, looking toward a line of trees. "Two kinds of wolves live here. Dire wolves are big with small brains. They'll go extinct in a few thousand years. "Gray wolves are smaller and smarter. The gray wolves will be alive in our time, too. Those are the ones you hear now." Judy walked closer to Uncle Al. "That sound gives me the creeps," she said. "They're howling to get ready to hunt," said Uncle Al. "There's no reason to fear wolves. They're not interested in hunting us. "But if a wolf ever did attack you, you must never run. The creatures that stand and face the wolves survive." "Even squirrels?" Beeper yelled from Max's head. Uncle Al smiled. "It probably doesn't work for squirrels," he said. They arrived at a jagged crack in the glacier. It was as wide as a door.

“狼！”温卡说。“是的，”艾尔叔叔说，看着一排树。 “这里住着两种狼。 恐狼体型庞大，大脑却很小。 它们将在几千年后灭绝。 “灰狼更小更聪明。 灰狼在我们的时代也会活着。 你现在听到的就是这些。” 朱迪走近了阿尔叔叔。 “那声音让我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩，”她说。 “它们在嚎叫，准备捕猎，”阿尔叔叔说。 “没有理由害怕狼。 他们对追捕我们不感兴趣。 “但是如果狼真的袭击了你，你千万不要跑。 只有勇敢面对狼群的生物才能生存。” “即使是松鼠吗?”马克斯的脑袋里传来了呼机的声音。 艾尔叔叔笑了。“这可能对松鼠不起作用，”他说。 他们来到冰川上一个参差不齐的裂缝处。 它像门一样宽。

Uncle Al held up his hand to Max. He raised his other hand above his head and lowered it to his waist. Max reached his trunk up to Beeper and lowered him slowly to the ground. Suddenly an enormous zigzag of white light slashed through the sky! They hurried into the blue shadows of the glacier entrance, then peered out to see what it was.

艾尔叔叔向麦克斯伸出手。 他把另一只手举过头顶，伸到腰间。 马克斯把他的箱子伸到寻呼机旁边，慢慢地把它放下来。 突然，一道巨大之字形的白光划破天空！他们匆忙进入冰川入口的蓝色阴影中，然后向外张望，看看那是什么。