6 Trapped!

Chapter 6 TRAPPED! Uncle Al rubbed his chin. "It would be very hard to find you in the middle of the rain forest," he said. "But a river runs through it. If you can find a way to travel down the river, it will carry you to a place where I can find you." "Wowzers!" said Andrew. He pushed a hand into one of his pants pockets. "I have some Umbubble," he said. "We can use it to float down the river!" Umbubble was a special bubble gum that Andrew had invented. You could blow it up so big that you could get inside it. Judy frowned. "We're surrounded by trees in this stupid jungle," she said. "We'll never be able to see where the river is."

第六章被困住了！艾尔叔叔揉了揉下巴。 “在雨林中很难找到你，”他说。 “但是有一条河穿过它。 如果你能找到一条顺河而下的路，它会把你带到我能找到你的地方。” “哇！”安德鲁说。他把手伸进裤子口袋里。 “我有一些Umbubble。”他说。 “我们可以用它顺流而下！”Umbubble是安德鲁发明的一种特殊的泡泡糖。 你可以把它炸得很大，这样你就可以进去了。 朱迪皱起了眉头。“在这个愚蠢的丛林里，我们被树木包围着，”她说。 “我们永远也看不见河在哪里。”

"What kind of a tree are you in?" asked Uncle Al. meep… "Strangler fig," said Thudd. "Great!" said Uncle Al. "They're usually very tall. Climb to the top of the tree. You'll probably be able to see the river from there. Note the direction, climb down the tree, and hike to the river." Judy groaned. "Climb up the tree! Climb down the tree! Hike to the river! There's dangerous stuff in these trees. And who knows what awful things are on the ground and in the river." Uncle Al wasn't smiling now. "You guys have done things that no one else has ever done," he said. "You can do this. Keep your eyes open and be very careful." "How will you find us on the river, Uncle Al?" asked Andrew. "I have to talk fast," said Uncle Al. "The batteries on my Hologram Helper are running out. Listen closely.

“你在什么样的树上？”阿尔叔叔问。 “绞杀者的无花果。” “太好了！”阿尔叔叔说。“他们通常都很高。 爬到树顶上。 从那里你可能能看到那条河。 注意方向，爬下树，徒步到河边。” 朱迪呻吟着。“爬到树上去！”从树上爬下来！徒步到河边去！这些树上有危险的东西。 谁知道地上和河里有什么可怕的东西。” 艾尔叔叔现在没有笑了。 “你们做了别人从未做过的事情，”他说。 “你能做到的。睁大眼睛，小心点。” “艾尔叔叔，你怎么在河上找到我们？”安德鲁问。 “我得说快点，”阿尔叔叔说。 “我的全息影像助手的电池快没电了。 请仔细聆听。

"On the edge of the rain forest, there's a village," said Uncle Al. "You'll see the lights. The river is very narrow there. I'll string a fine net across the river and catch you." "But how will you even know you caught us?" asked Judy. "We're so small, and it will be dark by then. You'll never find us." meep… "Got idea, Unkie!" squeaked Thudd. "What is it, Thudd?" asked Uncle Al. meep… "Lotsa rain-forest stuff glow in dark," said Thudd. "Bugs, caterpillars, worms, mushrooms got bioluminescence. Mean 'living light.'" A smile stretched across Uncle Al's face. "Brilliant, Thudd!" he said. His voice was beginning to sound far away. "Ghost mushrooms! They glow so brightly, you can read by their light. They're easy to find on the forest floor." Uncle Al's voice was so soft that Andrew and Judy could barely hear him. His hologram was fading. "Uncle Al, you're disappearing!" said Judy.

“在雨林的边缘，有一个村庄，”阿尔叔叔说。 “你会看到灯光的。那里的河很窄。 我要在河对岸撒一张网，把你捉住。” “但是你怎么知道你抓住我们了呢？”朱迪问。 “我们这么小，到那时天就黑了。 “我知道了，昂基！” “怎么了，泰德？”阿尔叔叔问。 “很多热带雨林的东西在黑暗中发光。” “虫子、毛毛虫、蠕虫、蘑菇都有生物发光。 意思是“活光”。’”艾尔叔叔的脸上掠过一丝笑容。 “太棒了，泰德！” 他的声音开始听起来很远了。 “鬼蘑菇!它们发出如此明亮的光，你可以通过它们的光阅读。 在森林的地面上很容易找到它们。” 艾尔叔叔的声音很轻，安德鲁和朱迪几乎听不见。 他的全息影像正在消失。“艾尔叔叔，你要消失了！”朱迪说。

Uncle Al raised his eyebrows. His lips moved faster, but it sounded as though he were mumbling underwater. "Uncle Al!" shouted Judy. "Come back!" But with a pop and wiggle, he disappeared. Andrew looked at Judy and shrugged. "Guess we'd better get climbing," he said. Judy glanced up and shook her head. "The top of the tree is so high, we can't even see it," she said. "It'll be easy to climb up," said Andrew. "The bark is rough. And we can grab on to the ferns and mosses."

艾尔叔叔扬起眉毛。 他的嘴唇动得更快了，但听起来他好像在水下喃喃自语。 “艾尔叔叔！”朱迪喊道。“回来!”但随着砰的一声，他消失了。 安德鲁看着朱迪，耸了耸肩。 “我想我们最好还是爬起来吧，”他说。 朱迪抬头看了一眼，摇了摇头。 “树顶太高了，我们都看不见，”她说。 “爬上去很容易，”安德鲁说。 “树皮很粗糙。我们可以抓住蕨类植物和苔藓。”

Judy cocked her head. "And what about the weird things that want to eat us?" she said. meep… "Peppermint smell keep some animals away… maybe," said Thudd. Judy rolled her eyes. "Thank you, Thudd." Andrew grabbed the stem of a fern frond, got a foothold in the tree bark, and began climbing. "Come on!" he called down to Judy. "It's getting darker. It must be way past noon by now. We've got to meet Uncle Al tonight." "Humph," Judy grumbled. But she grabbed a long gray strand of moss and started up. Climbing was hard. Soon Andrew and Judy were huffing and puffing. Sweat dripped down their foreheads and into their eyes. Their arms and legs got scraped by the tree bark. They were too out of breath to talk. A stream of green ants trickled down the tree. Andrew would have liked more of that fizzy, limy stuff, but there was no time for that. meep… "Look!" squeaked Thudd, pointing up. "Top of the tree close, close, close!"

朱迪歪着头。“那些想要吃掉我们的奇怪东西怎么办？”她说。 “薄荷的味道可以赶走一些动物……也许吧。” 朱迪翻了个白眼。“谢谢你，哒哒。” 安德鲁抓住一根蕨类植物叶子的茎，在树皮上站稳脚跟，开始往上爬。 “来吧！”他朝下面的朱迪喊道。 “天越来越黑了。现在肯定过了中午了。 我们今晚要去见阿尔叔叔。” “哼，”朱迪嘟囔着。但她抓起一根长长的灰色苔藓，站了起来。 攀登是艰难的。安德鲁和朱迪很快就气喘吁吁了。 汗水顺着他们的额头滴到眼睛里。 他们的胳膊和腿被树皮刮伤了。 他们上气不接下气，说不出话来。 一群绿蚂蚁从树上滴落下来。 安德鲁本想多喝点那种嘶嘶的、黏糊糊的东西，但没时间了。 “看！”泰德尖声说，指着上面。 “树顶，靠近，靠近，靠近！”

"Wowzers schnauzers!" cheered Andrew. "We can get there in half an hour!" Judy stopped and pushed strands of hair away from her sweaty face. "I need a break," she said. She crept from the tree trunk to a branch and flopped down on an orange fungus. "Just for a couple of minutes," said Andrew, sitting down beside her. Suddenly something dropped over them. A net!

“哇兹雪纳瑞！”安德鲁欢呼道。 “我们半小时就能到！”朱迪停下来，把几缕头发从她满是汗水的脸上拨开。 “我需要休息一下，”她说。 她从树干爬到树枝上，扑通一声落在一株橙色真菌上。 “就几分钟。”安德鲁说着，在她身边坐了下来。 突然，有什么东西掉在他们身上。 净!