8 Good-bye to the Stone Age

Chapter 8 GOOD-BYE TO THE STONE AGE "Eeeeeuuuw!" said Judy, looking down from the top. Andrew crept to the edge of the stream. Judy shoved the bug skeleton down to him, then slid down herself. They looked up at the skull. "I wonder what happened to this person," said Judy. meep… "This could be burial place," said Thudd. "In Stone Age, humans bring dead to cave. Sometimes bring just bones.

第八章告别石器时代朱迪从山顶往下看，叫了一声。 安德鲁蹑手蹑脚地走到小溪边。 朱迪把虫子的骨架推给他，然后自己也滑了下来。 他们抬头看了看头骨。 “我想知道这个人发生了什么事，”朱迪说。 “这可能是埋葬的地方。” “在石器时代，人类把尸体带到洞穴里。 有时只带骨头。

"Look!" Thudd pointed to a round shape next to the skull. "Little jar," he said. "Maybe food inside. Gift for dead person." "I wonder what this person's life was like," said Andrew. Judy looked farther down the stream. "Cheese Louise!" she exclaimed. "There's another skull!" "Thudd is right," said Andrew. "This must have been a burial place." "Or a very bad Stone Age camping trip," said Judy. "Let's get out of here." Andrew looked at the stream and the cockroach skeleton and scratched his ear. "Woofers!" he shouted. "The stream is pretty wide here. We could use the bug skeleton as a boat!" "We don't have paddles," said Judy. "We won't be able to steer." meep… "Not need paddles," said Thudd. "Stream go fast. Carry Drewd and Oody to end of cave." "Humph," said Judy. "Anything to get past these spooky bones fast."

“看!”泰德指着头骨旁边的一个圆形物体。 “小罐子，”他说。“也许里面有食物。 给死人的礼物。”“我想知道这个人的生活是什么样的，”安德鲁说。 朱迪往下游看了看。 “奶酪露易丝！”她叫道。 “还有一个头骨！”“泰德说得对。”安德鲁说。 “这里一定是个埋葬的地方。” “或者是一次非常糟糕的石器时代野营旅行，”朱迪说。 “我们离开这里吧。”安德鲁看了看小溪和蟑螂的骨架，搔了搔耳朵。 “低音炮！”“这里的河水很宽。 我们可以用虫子骨架当船！”“我们没有桨，”朱迪说。 “我们将无法驾驶。” “不需要桨。”泰德说。 “流得快。把德鲁和乌迪带到山洞的尽头。” “哼，”朱迪说。“只要能尽快穿过这些诡异的骨头就行。”

Andrew flipped the bug skeleton over. The crack was on top and the legs dangled down. Andrew dragged the skeleton into the icy stream and held it steady while Judy scrambled into the back. Then Andrew climbed into the front, almost tipping their strange boat. The bug boat wobbled as it took off down the stream.

安德鲁把虫子骨架翻过来。 裂缝在上面，腿垂下来。 安德鲁把骷髅拖进冰冷的小溪里，稳稳地扶着它，而朱迪则爬到后面。 然后安德鲁爬上船头，差点把他们那艘奇怪的船打翻。 那艘小汽艇在顺流而下时摇晃着。

"I'm closing my eyes," said Judy. "Tell me when we're past the skulls." "Okey-dokey!" said Thudd. But Andrew couldn't take his eyes off the skulls as their boat passed by. These people went to sleep knowing that a saber-toothed tiger could come into their cave, thought Andrew. I wonder if they were happy. Imagine living without flushing toilets and pizza! The stream got wider and wilder as other streams rushed into it. Ahead was the entrance to a tunnel. It looked like a huge, dark, yawning mouth with pointy stalactites for teeth. They passed under the scary-looking stalactite teeth and into the darkness.

“我要闭上眼睛，”朱迪说。 “过了骷髅头就告诉我。” “好吧，好吧！”但当他们的船经过时，安德鲁的眼睛一直盯着那些头骨。 安得烈想，这些人都知道剑齿虎会进到他们的山洞里来。 我想知道他们是否幸福。 想象一下没有冲水厕所和披萨的生活！随着其他的溪流涌进来，这条小溪变得越来越宽，越来越湍急。 前面是隧道的入口。 它看起来像一张巨大的、黑色的、打着哈欠的嘴，牙齿是尖尖的钟乳石。 他们从可怕的钟乳石牙齿下走过，走进黑暗中。