6 Back to the Stone Age

Chapter 6 BACK TO THE STONE AGE "I see it, too!" said Judy. "Maybe it's a way out of here. Move it, Bug-Brain!" Thudd's jellybean-shaped feet were kicking in Andrew's pocket. meep… "Drewd! Take exoskeleton!" said Thudd. "Might need later. Cave is dangerous place." Andrew and Judy picked up the bug skeleton and carried it between them. As they hurried toward the glow, they came to a place where the rock floor was smooth and flat. A curved wall blocked the way ahead of them.

第六章回到石器时代“我也看到了！”朱迪说。 “也许这是一条出去的路。 快走，笨蛋！”泰德软豆状的脚在安德鲁的口袋里踢来踢去。 meep…”Drewd !带上外骨骼吧！” “以后再用吧。洞穴是个危险的地方。” 安德鲁和朱迪捡起虫子的骨架，在他们之间搬运着。 当他们朝火光奔去时，他们来到了一个岩石地面光滑平坦的地方。 一道弧形的墙挡住了他们的去路。

The wall was yellowish white and smooth. It was several inches high and towered over them. Andrew touched it. "This reminds me of something," he said. meep… "Mammoth tusk!" said Thudd. "Jeepers creepers!" Andrew whispered. He thought of Max the mammoth from their adventure in the Ice Age 14,000 years ago. Andrew shined his light on the ground near the base of the tusk. There was a small crack of space. "Let's go through here," Andrew said. Andrew and Judy shoved the bug skeleton ahead of them, then slipped through themselves. On the other side of the tusk, their feet stirred up little clouds of dark dust. Andrew beamed his light around. They were in a circle made of mammoth tusks! "Wowzers schnauzers!" said Andrew. "Someone made this circle!" As they trekked across the circle, they passed lumpy chunks that towered over them like black

墙是黄白色的，很光滑。 它有几英寸高，比他们高得多。 安德鲁摸了摸它。“这让我想起了一件事，”他说。 “猛犸的獠牙！” “惊心食人族!”安德鲁低声说。 他想起了1.4万年前冰河时代的猛犸象马克斯。 安德鲁用灯照着象牙底部附近的地面。 有一个小裂缝。 “我们从这里过去吧。”安德鲁说。 安德鲁和朱迪把虫子的骨架推到他们前面，然后自己溜了出去。 在长牙的另一边，他们的脚激起了一小团黑色的灰尘。 安德鲁把他的灯照向四周。 他们围成一个由猛犸象牙组成的圆圈！“哇兹雪纳瑞！”安德鲁说。 “有人做了这个圈！”当他们艰难地穿过圆圈时，他们经过了像黑色一样耸立在他们上方的块状石块

hills. "Wait a minute," said Andrew. He put down the bug skeleton and rubbed one of the chunks. It made his hand black. "This feels like charcoal," he said. "The black dust we're kicking up is soot. Someone made a fire here!" meep… "Thousands, thousands of years ago, people use cave as home," said Thudd. "Cook food. Sleep. Hide from bear. Hide from saber- tooth tiger. But sometime tiger and bear live in cave, too." Andrew walked around a flat stone. It had sharp chipped edges and a point at one end. "It's an arrowhead!" said Andrew. "Yoop! Yoop! Yoop!" said Thudd. "This time called Stone Age cuz people make tools from stone.

山。“等一下。”安德鲁说。 他放下虫子骨架，揉了揉其中的一块。 这使他的手变黑了。“这感觉像木炭，”他说。 “我们踢起的黑灰尘是煤烟。 “几千、几千年前，人们就把洞穴当作家了。” “做饭。睡眠。躲熊。 躲避剑齿虎。 但有时老虎和熊也住在山洞里。” 安德鲁绕着一块平坦的石头走着。 它有锋利的边缘，一端有一个尖。 “这是一个箭头！”安德鲁说。 “Yoop !Yoop !呜！” “这个时代被称为石器时代，因为人们用石头制造工具。

"See two stones next to arrowhead? Called firestones, or flint. Stone Age people rub firestones together. Make spark. Make fire." Andrew picked up tiny chips of the firestones and put them in his pocket. "These could come in handy," he said. Whoosh… whoosh… came a soft sound in the silent place. Andrew turned his light up. "Oh, it's just a bat," he said. meep… "Vampire bat!" squeaked Thudd.

“看到箭头旁边的两块石头了吗？” 叫做火石或燧石。 石器时代的人们互相摩擦火石。 使火花。让火。”安德鲁捡起一小块火石碎片，放进口袋里。 “这些可能会派上用场，”他说。 呼……呼……一个柔和的声音从寂静的地方传来。 安德鲁把灯调亮。 “哦，这只是一只蝙蝠，”他说。 “吸血蝙蝠！”