6 A Very Un-“Happy Meal”

Chapter 6 A VERY UN-"HAPPY MEAL" As the truck rumbled along the road, Andrew tried to saw through the plastic bag with a sliver of eggshell. "If we can get out of the bag," he said, "we can find a place to stay on the truck till it goes back to school." Andrew lurched as the garbage truck turned onto a narrow road. Through the clear plastic bag he could see a sign. It said CITY DUMP. An arrow pointed straight ahead. Soon the truck pulled up alongside a strange building. Its walls were made of tires stacked on top of each other. A sign in front read:

第六章极不愉快的一餐卡车隆隆地行驶在路上，安德鲁试图用一小片蛋壳把塑料袋锯开。 “如果我们能摆脱这个包袱，”他说，“我们就能找到一个地方待在卡车上，直到它回到学校。” 垃圾车拐进一条狭窄的道路时，安德鲁踉跄了一下。 透过透明的塑料袋，他可以看到一个标志。 上面写着城市垃圾场。一支箭头直指前方。 很快，卡车停在了一座奇怪的建筑物旁。 它的墙壁是由轮胎堆叠而成的。 前面的牌子上写着：

STOP HERE BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE DUMP. THANK YOU! HUGO WILSON, MANAGER The yard in front of the tire building was covered with furniture and toys—rocking chairs, rocking horses, tables, mirror frames, and swings. And they were all made from tires! "What a weird place!" said Judy. meep… "Hugo Wilson famous," said Thudd. "Come up with lotsa ways to use old stuff." "Mr. Wilson is friends with Uncle Al," said Andrew. "Uncle Al told me they've been figuring out how many ways they could recycle old tires. "They chop up tires and use them to cover playgrounds with soft stuff so kids don't get hurt. They make floor tiles out of tires. They shred tires and mix them with cement to pave roads so that they aren't slippery in the rain and snow. Mr. Wilson is a neat guy."

在去垃圾场之前先停在这里。 谢谢你！轮胎工厂前的院子里堆满了家具和玩具——摇椅、摇马、桌子、镜框和秋千。 而且它们都是用轮胎做的！“好奇怪的地方！”朱迪说。 “雨果·威尔逊出名了。”萨德说。 “想出很多方法来利用旧东西。” “威尔逊先生是阿尔叔叔的朋友，”安德鲁说。 “艾尔叔叔告诉我，他们一直在研究有多少种方法可以回收旧轮胎。 “他们把轮胎切碎，用柔软的东西盖在操场上，这样孩子们就不会受伤。 他们用轮胎做地砖。 他们把轮胎撕碎，和水泥混在一起铺路，这样在雨雪天气里就不会滑了。 威尔逊先生是个整洁的人。”

Near the door of the tire building were piles and piles of tires. There were regular-sized tires from cars, big tires from trucks and buses, and huge tires from tractors. A tall man wearing a leather apron was cutting up a tire with an electric saw. A one-legged seagull was perched on his shoulder. "G'day, mates!" the man called out. He turned off his saw. "Hey, Hugo," said Jeff. "Want you to meet my new partner, Frank." Hugo stretched out a big, strong hand to Frank. "What are you up to here, Hugo?" asked Frank, waving his hand at the yard. "Comin' up with ways to use old tires, mate," said Hugo. "Every year, we toss out a billion tires.

轮胎车间的门附近堆满了成堆的轮胎。 有普通大小的汽车轮胎，有卡车和公共汽车的大轮胎，还有拖拉机的大轮胎。 一个穿着皮围裙的高个子男人正在用电锯锯一个轮胎。 一只独腿海鸥停在他的肩膀上。 “你们好，伙计们！”那人喊道。 他关掉了锯子。“嘿，雨果，”杰夫说。 “想让你见见我的新搭档，弗兰克” 雨果向弗兰克伸出一只又大又壮的手。 “你在这儿干什么，雨果？”弗兰克问，朝院子里挥了挥手。 “我正在想办法利用旧轮胎，伙计。”雨果说。 “每年，我们都会扔掉10亿个轮胎。

If we lined 'em up, they'd circle the earth four times. They'd reach halfway to the moon. Can't have that!" Hugo checked his watch. "It's feedin' time at the zoo. Have you got somethin' for my guys?" "Something real juicy," said Jeff. Judy peered through the garbage bag. "He's coming this way," she said. "Hurry up with that cutting!" But it was too late. Andrew and Judy were tossed like a garbage salad as Jeff yanked their bag off the top of the pile. "Yuck! Yuck! Yuck!" Judy griped as the bag bounced with Jeff's hurried steps. Jeff caught up with Hugo on the shady side of the tire building and handed him the bag. "Thanks, mate," said Hugo. "First, I'd better feed Matilda so she won't be feasting on the zoo." Hugo reached into his pocket and pulled out a peanut. "Heads up, Matilda!" he said.

如果我们把它们排成一排，它们可以绕地球四圈。 他们可以到达月球的一半。 不能这样！”雨果看了看表。 “动物园的喂食时间到了。 你有什么东西要给我的人吗？”“真正多汁的东西，”杰夫说。 朱迪透过垃圾袋往外看。 “他往这边来了，”她说。 “快点剪！”但为时已晚。 安德鲁和朱迪像垃圾沙拉一样被扔了起来，杰夫把他们的包从堆顶上拽了下来。 “啐!讨厌的东西!恶心!”当袋子随着杰夫匆忙的脚步弹起时，朱迪紧紧地抓着。 杰夫在轮胎大楼的阴凉处追上了雨果，把包递给了他。 “谢谢你，伙计。”雨果说。 “首先，我最好喂玛蒂尔达，这样她就不会在动物园里大吃大喝了。” 雨果把手伸进口袋，掏出一颗花生。 “小心，玛蒂尔达！”他说。

He tossed the peanut high into the air. The seagull caught it in her beak. "Funny thing," said Hugo. "She doesn't eat the peanuts straightaway. Keeps 'em in her beak and flies off to the dump across the road. Bet she's got a nest there." Jeff glanced at his watch. "Don't have time to visit the zoo today, Hugo," said Jeff. "We'd better unload and take off." Hugo nodded. "Yours is a special load, fellas," he said. "It's the very last one for this place." Jeff and Frank walked off toward the truck. Lined up against the tire building were large plastic bins with lids. The lids were marked GIANT GIPPSLAND, TIGERS, OREGON GIANT, and RED WRIGGLERS. Hugo laid the garbage bag on top of a bin and lifted the lid labeled RED WRIGGLERS. Andrew saw that the open bin was filled almost to the top with dirt, shredded newspapers, and leaves. Hugo reached into the bin and pulled up a handful of squirming worms.

他把花生高高抛向空中。 海鸥用嘴叼住了它。 “真有趣。”雨果说。“她不会马上吃花生。 把它们叼在嘴里，然后飞到马路对面的垃圾堆。 我敢打赌它在那儿有个窝。” 杰夫瞥了一眼手表。 “我今天没时间去动物园了，雨果，”杰夫说。 “我们最好把东西卸下，然后起飞。” 雨果点点头。“伙计们，你们的担子特别重，”他说。 “这是这个地方的最后一个了。” 杰夫和弗兰克朝卡车走去。 轮胎厂房旁排列着带盖的大塑料箱。 盖子上标着巨人吉普斯兰、老虎、俄勒冈巨人和红色扭扭鱼。 雨果把垃圾袋放在一个垃圾桶上，打开标有“红色箭牌”的盖子。 安德鲁看到打开的箱子几乎装满了泥土、碎报纸和树叶。 雨果把手伸进垃圾桶，拉出一把蠕动的虫子。

"You're lookin' good!" he said. "It's chow time!" "Chow time!" said Judy. "The chow must be us!" meep… "Oody and Drewd still too big for red wriggler worms to eat," said Thudd. "Hugo use worms to turn stinky garbage into super plant food. Worms eat garbage and paper. In one day, worm eat as much as worm weigh! Worm poop out stuff called 'castings.' Super food for plants." Hugo scooped a hole in the dirt mixture and laid the worms gently into the bin. The garbage bag jiggled. The tips of Hugo's big fingers were heading for Andrew! "Yikes!" yelled Andrew. He hid under the eggshell. A slice of gooey brown banana slid over him. Kraaaack! Andrew's eggshell snapped between Hugo's fingers! Hugo was dragging him up with a handful of gross, disgusting garbage!

“你气色不错！”他说。 “吃饭时间到了！”“吃东西的时间到了！”朱迪说。 “伍迪和德鲁还是太大了，红扭虫吃不下。” 雨果用蠕虫把臭气熏天的垃圾变成超级植物食物。 蠕虫吃垃圾和纸张。 一天之内，虫子吃的东西和体重一样多！蠕虫会排出一种叫做“粪便”的东西。植物的超级食物。” 雨果在泥土混合物中挖了一个洞，轻轻地把虫子放进箱子里。 垃圾袋在抖动。雨果的大手指指向了安德鲁！“哎呀！”安德鲁叫道。 他躲在蛋壳下面。 一片粘稠的棕色香蕉从他身上滑过。 Kraaaack !安德鲁的蛋壳在雨果的指间啪地一声碎了！雨果用一把恶心的垃圾把他拖上来！