8 Double Dubble Trouble

Chapter 8 DOUBLE DOUBLE TROUBLE Uh-oh, thought Andrew. His heart was pounding in his ears. Will we ever get out of here alive? "Move it, Judy!" he hollered. "The spider's right behind us!" "EEEEEYAAAAA!" hollered Judy. She lost her hold on the strand of spider silk and fell on top of Andrew. Eek! "Go, Oody! Go!" squeaked Thudd. "Spider gonna bite with fangs. Spider juice turn Drewd and Oody insides into goo. Then spider suck out Drewd and Oody goo like milk shake."

第八章双重双重的麻烦啊哦，安德鲁想。 他的心砰砰直跳。 我们能活着出去吗？ “让开，朱迪！”他喊道。 “蜘蛛就在我们后面！”“吱——吱——吱！”朱迪大叫。 她没抓住那股蜘蛛丝，摔在安德鲁身上。 唷!“去,Oody !快走！”泰德尖声说。 “蜘蛛会用尖牙咬人。 蜘蛛汁把德鲁德和伍迪的内脏变成了粘液。 然后蜘蛛会把德鲁和粘稠的东西像奶昔一样吸出来。”

Judy got a grip again and scrambled furiously up to the top of the hole. Spider silk covered the edge of the entrance. Andrew and Judy grabbed on to it and pulled themselves out into the cool desert night. Sssss… sssssss… ssssss… The shadow of a giant claw passed over Andrew's head. He looked up. In front of them was a lobster-like creature as long as a person's hand. Its fat front claws jabbed the air. Its spiked tail curled over its back. "AAAAAAAAACK!" screamed Judy. "Scorpion!" She tried to run. She fell. Her feet were tangled in the silk that surrounded the edge of the spider burrow. "HELP!"

朱迪又抓住了洞口，疯狂地爬上了洞口。 蜘蛛丝覆盖了入口的边缘。 安德鲁和朱迪抓住它，把自己拉到凉爽的沙漠夜晚。 嘶嘶……嘶嘶……嘶嘶……一只巨爪的影子掠过安德鲁的头顶。 他抬起头来。在他们面前是一个像龙虾一样的生物，有人的手那么长。 它肥硕的前爪戳向空中。 它那带刺的尾巴卷在背上。 “啊——啊——啊！”朱迪尖叫起来。 “蝎子!”她试图逃跑。 她倒。她的脚被蜘蛛洞边缘的丝缠住了。 “救命!”

Eek! squeaked Thudd. "Scorpion eat anything that move. Eat other spiders. Even eat baby scorpions." Andrew's knees wobbled. Judy was screaming and kicking. "Play dead, Judy" said Andrew. "Scorpions eat what moves." Hssssssssssssssss… came a sound from behind them—from the spider hole. meep… "Whistling spider whistling," said Thudd. "Whistle when it scared." Andrew shuddered and looked around. Leg by furry leg, the whistling spider was creeping from its burrow. It reared over them like King Kong. The scorpion's tail twitched above its head. meep… "Scorpion getting ready to sting," said Thudd. "Got poison claw at end of tail!" The scorpion's claws jabbed at the spider. "HELLLLLP!" hollered Judy, still caught in the silk. The clawed feet of the spider and the

唷!Thudd吱吱地。“蝎子吃任何会动的东西。 吃其他蜘蛛。甚至吃蝎子宝宝。” 安德鲁的膝盖颤抖着。朱迪又叫又踢。 “装死，朱迪，”安德鲁说。 “蝎子吃一切会动的东西。” 从他们身后——从蜘蛛洞里——传来一个声音。 “呜，呜，蜘蛛呜。” “它害怕的时候就吹口哨。”安德鲁打了个寒颤，环顾四周。 这只会吹口哨的蜘蛛正一条一条地从洞里爬出来。 它像金刚一样俯视着他们。 蝎子的尾巴在头顶上方抽动。 “蝎子准备要蜇人了。” “尾巴末端有毒爪！”蝎子的爪子猛刺蜘蛛。 “哈——哈——哈！”朱迪喊道，她仍然被丝绸缠住。 蜘蛛的爪足和

scorpion scraped against her as their battle raged on. Andrew crept in among the furry legs and the armored legs. He grabbed Judy's hand and tried to pull her up, but a furry leg knocked him away. The spider was pacing quickly back and forth, trying to avoid the scorpion's claws. Andrew crept behind a pebble and waited for another chance to get Judy. Hssssssssssssssss… Ssssss… ssssss… sssss… With its front legs, the whistling spider furiously scraped hairs from its abdomen and tossed them at the scorpion. meep… "Spider got poison hairs on abdomen," said Thudd. "If poison hairs land in eyes of scorpion, on soft parts of scorpion, scorpion leave, maybe." "What if the poison hairs land on Judy?" asked Andrew. "She's right under the spider!" meep… "Hurt a lot," said Thudd.

当他们的战斗进行得如火如荼时，蝎子刮到了她身上。 安德鲁蹑手蹑脚地走到那些毛茸茸的腿和穿盔甲的腿中间。 他抓住朱迪的手，想把她拉起来，但一条毛茸茸的腿把他撞倒了。 蜘蛛快速地来回踱步，试图避开蝎子的爪子。 安德鲁蹑手蹑脚地躲在一块鹅卵石后面，等待着另一个机会去抓朱迪。 嘶嘶……嘶嘶……嘶嘶……嘶嘶……嘶嘶……那只吹口哨的蜘蛛用它的前腿愤怒地从腹部刮出毛发，扔向蝎子。 “蜘蛛肚子上长了毒毛。” “如果毒毛落在蝎子的眼睛里，落在蝎子的柔软部位，蝎子可能会离开。” “如果毒毛落在朱迪身上怎么办？”安德鲁问。 “她就在蜘蛛下面！”

The scorpion clamped a claw on to one of the spider's legs. The spider backed away. The end of the spider's leg snapped off! meep… "Spiders got skeleton outside of body," said Thudd. "Called exoskeleton. "To grow, spider gotta shed old skeleton. Called molting. When spider grow new skeleton, spider grow new leg." "Wouldn't it be great if people could do that!" said Andrew. Andrew caught sight of something racing toward the spider-scorpion battle. It was moving so fast that it was hard to see. But Andrew could

蝎子把一只爪子夹在蜘蛛的一条腿上。 蜘蛛后退了。蜘蛛的腿断了！“蜘蛛的身体外面都是骨架。” “叫外骨骼。“蜘蛛要成长，就得脱下老骨架。 叫蜕皮。当蜘蛛长出新的骨架，蜘蛛就长出新的腿。” “如果人们能做到那该多好啊！”安德鲁说。 安德鲁看见有什么东西在向蜘蛛蝎的战斗冲去。 它移动得如此之快，以至于很难看清。 但是安德鲁可以

tell that it was about the size of a mouse. It leapt onto the scorpion! The scorpion let go of the whistling spider. The whistling spider turned and scrambled back into its hole. Judy finally yanked herself free of the spider silk. She raced over to Andrew behind the pebble. "A mouse attacked the scorpion!" said Andrew. meep… "Not mouse," said Thudd. "Animal called fat-tailed dunnart. When dunnart find lotsa food, extra fat get stored in tail. "Fat-tailed dunnart is marsupial like kangaroo. Tiny babies born small as grain of rice. Crawl into pouch to grow." "It's cute!" said Judy. "And it saved my life. If it hadn't come along, the spider or the scorpion would have stepped on me or eaten me!" meep… "Dunnart look cute," said Thudd. "But dunnart is scary fighter. Attack big prey." The dunnart had turned the scorpion on its back and pinned it down with its paws. The scorpion was frantically waving its claws. In the shadowy

告诉我它和老鼠差不多大。 它跳到蝎子身上了！蝎子放开了吹口哨的蜘蛛。 吹着口哨的蜘蛛转过身，爬回洞里。 朱迪终于挣脱了蜘蛛丝。 她跑到鹅卵石后面的安德鲁身边。 “一只老鼠袭击了蝎子！”安德鲁说。 “不是老鼠。” “一种叫肥尾鸭的动物。 当熊找到很多食物时，多余的脂肪就会储存在尾巴里。 “肥尾鸭是一种像袋鼠一样的有袋类动物。 小婴儿生下来就像米粒一样小。 爬进眼袋里生长。” “它很可爱！”朱迪说。“它救了我的命。 如果它没有出现，蜘蛛或者蝎子就会踩到我或者吃掉我了！” “但是唐纳是一个可怕的战士。 攻击大型猎物。”那只乌鸦把蝎子翻过来，用爪子把它按在地上。 蝎子疯狂地挥舞着爪子。 在阴影中