2 Space Aliens

Chapter 2 SPACE ALIENS? "We'll end up as owl pellets!" Judy moaned. "Huh?" said Andrew. "Little balls of hair and bones that owls throw up after dinner!" said Judy. "It's pretty dark," said Andrew. "Maybe the owl won't see us." meep… "Owl got great eyes to see at night," said Thudd. "Can see mouse two football fields away. And full moon help owl eyes." "We don't have a chance!" said Judy. meep… "Bat got one chance, maybe," said Thudd. "Bat move wings more ways than owl. Bat zigzag fast, fast, fast! Hard for owl to follow."

第二章外星人？“我们最后会变成猫头鹰的子弹！”朱迪呻吟。 “嗯？”安德鲁说。“猫头鹰晚饭后吐出来的头发和骨头的小球！”朱迪说。 “天太黑了，”安德鲁说。 “也许猫头鹰看不见我们。” “猫头鹰的眼睛在夜里很好看。” “能看到两个足球场外的老鼠。 满月帮助猫头鹰的眼睛。” “我们没有机会了！”朱迪说。 “也许只有一次机会。” “蝙蝠比猫头鹰更多地移动翅膀。 蝙蝠，快，快，快！猫头鹰很难跟上。”

"But I don't think the bat sees the owl!" said Andrew. Andrew glanced over his shoulder. The owl swooped closer. Its two coal-red eyes glowed in its horned head. "Thudd," said Judy. "What's this bat's favorite food?" meep… "Moth!" squeaked Thudd. "Andrew!" said Judy. "Grab the sleeve of my jacket and pull!" Andrew helped Judy wriggle out of her jacket. Then she tossed it high into the air. "Maybe the bat will think my jacket's a moth," said Judy. "If I threw it right, maybe the bat will see the owl. It's our only chance." The bat zoomed up toward the jacket. Suddenly it swerved. It dove through the night in a dizzying twist. "I think the bat saw the owl!" said Judy. Andrew could barely hang on. They were headed straight toward something big and dark.

“但我认为蝙蝠没有看到猫头鹰！”安德鲁说。 安德鲁回头瞥了一眼。 猫头鹰飞得更近了。它的两只煤红色的眼睛在它的角头上闪闪发光。 “砰，”朱迪说。“这只蝙蝠最喜欢的食物是什么？” “安德鲁！”朱迪说。“抓住我外套的袖子拉！”安德鲁帮朱迪脱下夹克衫。 然后她把它高高抛向空中。 “也许蝙蝠会认为我的夹克是一只飞蛾，”朱迪说。 “如果我扔对了，也许蝙蝠会看到猫头鹰。 这是我们唯一的机会。”那只蝙蝠嗖地飞向夹克。 突然，它转向了。它在黑夜中盘旋着，令人眼花缭乱。 “我想蝙蝠看到了猫头鹰！”朱迪说。 安德鲁几乎撑不住了。 他们直奔一个又大又黑的东西而去。

This bat's about to crash! he thought. The next second, Andrew almost flew off the bat as it jerked to a stop. They had landed on the scaly bark of a tree trunk. The bat folded itself like a paper origami bird. Then it squeezed into a crack in the bark as small as a dime. Graaaaaak… graaaaaak…

这只蝙蝠要坠毁了！他想。 下一秒，球棒猛地停了下来，安德鲁差点飞离球棒。 他们落在了一棵树干的鳞状树皮上。 这只蝙蝠把自己折叠成一只折纸鸟。 然后，它钻进树皮上一个一角硬币大小的裂缝里。 Graaaaaak Graaaaaak…

The owl had landed on the tree. It was tearing at the bark with its beak. The bat folded itself even more tightly and squeezed deeper into the crack. "Ugh!" groaned Judy. "Now I'm getting smooshed!" "Better than getting turned into an owl pellet," said Andrew. The beak pulled away and Andrew heard a soft flapping of wings. meep… "Owl give up!" said Thudd. "Hunt other prey." The bat crept out of the crack. Using a claw in the middle of each wing, it pulled itself up the tree trunk. meep… "Bat wing like hand with long, long fingers," said Thudd. "Fingers covered with skin. Claw on bat wing is bat thumb."

猫头鹰落在了树上。 它正在用喙撕咬树皮。 蝙蝠把自己折叠得更紧，往裂缝里挤得更深。 “啊！”朱迪呻吟道。“现在我要被吻了！”“总比变成猫头鹰的颗粒好。”安德鲁说。 鸟嘴抽离了，安德鲁听到翅膀轻轻拍打的声音。 “猫头鹰投降！” “猎取其他猎物。”蝙蝠从裂缝里爬了出来。 它用两只翅膀中间的爪子把自己拉上了树干。 “像蝙蝠翅膀一样的手，长着长长的手指。” “沾满皮肤的手指。 蝙蝠翅膀上的爪子是蝙蝠的大拇指。”

The bat crept out to a tree branch and hung upside down by its feet. Then it spread its wings and let go. It dipped and swirled through the tangled branches of a forest. "How long is this bat gonna stay out?" asked Judy. meep… "Bat stay out till dawn," said Thudd. "Unless bat is mother bat. Mother bat go back to feed baby bat many times in night." Judy buried her face in the bat's fur and shook her head. "I can't hang on to this stupid bat for eight hours!" she moaned. "I sure hope this bat's got a kid."

蝙蝠爬到一根树枝上，用脚倒挂着。 然后它展开翅膀，松手了。 它在森林里缠绕的树枝上盘旋着。 “这只蝙蝠要在外面呆多久？”朱迪问。 “那就在外面待到天亮吧。” “除非蝙蝠是母蝙蝠。 蝙蝠妈妈晚上回去喂蝙蝠宝宝很多次。” 朱迪把脸埋在蝙蝠的皮毛里，摇了摇头。 “我不能抱着这只愚蠢的蝙蝠八个小时！”她抱怨道。 “我真希望这只蝙蝠有个孩子。”

meep… "Baby bat called pup," said Thudd. "I sure do feel yucky," said Andrew. He gave another loud, garlic-flavored burp. Below them, Andrew saw the reflection of the moon. We're flying over water, he thought. "Yaaaaaah!" hollered Judy, looking down. "What's that?" Floating a few feet above the water was a glowing ball of yellow-green light. As they watched, another ball of light appeared. The glowing balls grew brighter and dimmer, brighter and dimmer. They throbbed like a heartbeat. Suddenly they rose like hot-air balloons! Andrew could feel his heart beating faster. Could it be? he wondered. Could it really be… space aliens?

“蝙蝠宝宝叫小狗。” “我确实觉得恶心，”安德鲁说。 他又打了一个大蒜味的响亮嗝。 在他们下面，安德鲁看到了月亮的倒影。 我们正在水上飞行，他想。 “啊——啊！”朱迪低头喊道。 “那是什么?”离水面几英尺的地方漂浮着一个黄绿色的发光球。 就在他们注视的时候，另一个光球出现了。 发光的球越来越亮越来越暗，越来越亮越来越暗。 它们像心跳一样跳动。 突然，他们像热气球一样升了起来！安德鲁感到自己的心跳加快了。 是吗？他想知道。真的是外星人吗？