7 Eat Dirt!

Chapter 7 EAT DIRT! As Hugo dropped a handful of garbage into the bin, Andrew tumbled out of the eggshell and got smacked in the head by a green pea and slammed by a pickle. "Ooofers!" yelled Andrew as he landed on a shred of newspaper. A damp-cellar smell filled his nose—the smell of dirt. A shadow fell over the bin. Hugo's big hands were heading down. They began to stir the garbage—and Andrew— into the dirt. Andrew flicked on his flashlight. What could protect him from getting crushed by those giant fingers? There's a peanut shell! thought Andrew. He scrambled under the igloo shape and scraped the

第七章吃土！当雨果往垃圾桶里扔了一把垃圾时，安德鲁从蛋壳里滚了出来，被一颗绿豌豆砸到了头，又被一根泡菜砸了一下。 “哎哟！”安德鲁喊道，他落在了一片报纸碎片上。 他的鼻子里充满了一股潮湿地窖的味道——泥土的味道。 一个影子落在垃圾桶上。 雨果的大手垂了下来。 他们开始把垃圾——还有安德鲁——搅进泥土里。 安德鲁打开手电筒。 有什么能保护他不被那些巨大的手指碾碎呢？ 有一个花生壳！认为安德鲁。 他爬到冰屋形状的下面，刮了刮

dirt away. The fingers were pushing his peanut shell down and down! Then the shell stopped moving. But other things were moving. It felt like rough hairbrushes were scratching Andrew's arms and legs. Reddish brown worms that looked like bulgy garden hoses were tunneling through the garbage and dirt—and over Andrew!

污垢。他的手指把花生壳往下推！然后贝壳停止了移动。 但其他东西在动。 感觉就像粗糙的发刷在刮安德鲁的胳膊和腿。 红棕色的蠕虫看起来就像花园里的软管，正在垃圾和泥土中钻洞——就在安德鲁身上！

"Yowzers!" yelled Andrew. "These guys are scratchy!" meep… "Worms got bristles," said Thudd. "Use bristles to dig through dirt. Help worm to stick in wormhole, not get pulled out by bird." One of the worms stopped in front of Andrew. All Andrew could see was a brown flap. meep… "Head of worm," said Thudd. "Worm not got eyes. Not got nose. Not got ears. But flap in front of mouth tell worm about light. Tell worm about smells. Worm feel stuff move." The worm lifted its flap. Beneath was a mouth that looked like an inner tube. Dirt and bits of paper and lettuce were getting dragged into the mouth. It was like a vacuum cleaner! meep… "Worm suck in dirt," said Thudd. "Eat bits of food and lotsa bacteria. Poop out castings." Another worm wriggled up to Andrew's face and lifted its flap. Andrew tried to squirm out of the way, but the worm pressed its slimy, rubbery mouth against Andrew's nose.

“尤尔斯！”安德鲁喊道。“虫子是有鬃毛的，”萨德说。 “用猪鬃挖泥土。 帮助虫子粘在虫洞里，不要被鸟拉出来。” 其中一只虫子停在安德鲁面前。 安德鲁只能看到一个棕色的翅膀。 “虫头。” “虫子没有眼睛。没有鼻子。 没有耳朵。但是嘴前的扇动告诉虫子光的存在。 告诉虫子气味。虫子能感觉到东西移动。” 虫子掀起了它的翅膀。下面是一个口，看起来像一个内胎。 泥土、纸片和生菜都被拖进嘴里。 它就像一个真空吸尘器！“虫子在吸泥土。” “吃一点食物和很多细菌。 把铸件拉出来。”另一条虫子蠕动着爬到安德鲁的脸上，掀开了翅膀。 安德鲁试图蠕动着躲开，但这条蠕虫把它黏糊糊的、橡胶般的嘴巴贴在了安德鲁的鼻子上。

"Yuck!" shouted Andrew. He tried to shove the worm's gooey flap away. "This worm is awfully strong!" meep… "Worm is all muscle," said Thudd. "Worm lot stronger than same-sized human." Thwap… thwap… thwap… Something was pounding on the other side of the peanut shell. "I hear you!" said a voice Andrew knew well. "Judy!" said Andrew. "I need a little help here." Judy crept around to the inside of the shell. "Eeeuw!" she said when she saw the worm sucking Andrew's nose. "It loves you!" "Matilda, NO!" Andrew heard Hugo yell. Suddenly something latched on to the peanut shell and shook it. The worm came loose from Andrew's nose. Andrew and Judy pulled the shell over themselves. A fishy stink mixed with the smell of garbage and dirt. The peanut shell was going up like a fast elevator. The beam of Andrew's flashlight showed

“恶心！”安德鲁叫道。他试图把虫子黏糊糊的翅膀推开。 “这虫子全身都是肌肉，”萨德说。 “蠕虫比同样大小的人类强壮得多。” 砰……砰……砰……有东西在花生壳的另一边砰砰作响。 “我听见了！”一个安德鲁很熟悉的声音说。 “朱迪！”安德鲁说。“我这里需要一点帮助。” 朱迪蹑手蹑脚地爬到蛋壳里面。 “呸！”当她看到虫子在吮吸安德鲁的鼻子时，她说。 “它爱你！”“玛蒂尔达,不!”安德鲁听到雨果喊道。 突然，有什么东西抓住了花生壳，把它摇了起来。 虫子从安德鲁的鼻子里出来了。 安德鲁和朱迪把蛋壳盖在身上。 一股鱼腥味混合着垃圾和泥土的味道。 花生壳像快速的电梯一样上升。 安德鲁手电筒的光线照了出来

they were in a small space with curving yellow walls. "Matilda!" shouted Hugo. "Hope you're not eatin' my hardworkin' worms! That's why I feed ya peanuts!" But the seagull paid no attention to Hugo's shouts. It was flying off—with Andrew and Judy in its beak!

他们在一个小空间里，四周是弯曲的黄墙。 “玛蒂尔达！”雨果喊道。“希望你没有吃我辛辛苦苦养的虫子！”所以我才喂你花生！”但是海鸥根本不理会雨果的喊叫。 它叼着安德鲁和朱迪飞走了！