2 Bear-ly There

Chapter 2 BEAR-LY THERE Andrew landed next to Judy. He landed on something squishy! It was a transparent blob. And it was squirming! As far as Andrew could see, blobs and globs were wriggling over chunks of damp brown dirt! There were blobs that looked like hairy party balloons with mouths! There were globs shaped like rubbery pancakes that folded and flopped along. Wormy things wiggled over the others. meep… "Lotsa little guys live in dirt," said Thudd. "Billions! Eat germs and dead stuff. Recycle stuff. Make food for plants!"

第二章熊在那里安德鲁落在朱迪旁边。 他落在黏糊糊的东西上了！那是一团透明的东西。 它还在蠕动！在安德鲁的视线范围内，一圈圈又一圈圈的东西在潮湿的棕色泥土上蠕动着！有些斑点看起来像毛茸茸的派对气球，还有嘴！有一些形状像橡胶煎饼的球，它们折叠起来，扑通扑通地走着。 有虫子的东西在其他的上面蠕动。 “很多小家伙住在土里。” “数十亿!吃细菌和死的东西。 回收的东西。给植物做食物！”

"Look at this one!" said Andrew. He pointed to something shaped like a hairy basketball with a mouth. It was as clear as a plastic sandwich bag. In the middle, there was a much smaller, pillow- shaped creature tumbling around. Judy's eyes got wide. "I think this guy's lunch is still alive!" As Andrew bent over to get a better look, something whacked him from behind. "Oofers!" Andrew yelled. "Eeeek!" screamed Thudd. A black tentacle, long and fat and gummy, whipped around Andrew's chest. Parts of the tentacle puffed up like beach balls! The tentacle got tighter and tighter. Andrew could hardly breathe! THWUNK! Suddenly the tentacle started to go squishy! Thick yellow goo oozed out all over Andrew! The tentacle let go.

“看这只！”安德鲁说。 他指着一个形状像毛茸茸的带嘴篮球的东西。 就像三明治塑料袋一样清晰。 在中间，有一个小得多的枕头形状的生物在翻滚。 朱迪睁大了眼睛。“我觉得这家伙的午餐还活着！”正当安德鲁弯下腰想看得更清楚时，有什么东西从背后猛击了他一下。 “Oofers !”安德鲁喊道。“呸！” 一条又长又肥又粘的黑色触手，在安德鲁的胸膛上一掠而过。 触角的一部分像沙滩球一样膨胀起来！触手越来越紧。 安德鲁几乎不能呼吸了！THWUNK !突然，触手开始变得黏糊糊的！粘稠的黄色粘稠物在安德鲁身上渗出来！触手松开了。

"Woofers!" said Andrew, catching his breath. He turned around. Judy wagged her ballpoint pen in front of Andrew's face. It was dripping with tentacle goo. "You owe me big-time, Bug-Brain," she said. "I just saved your annoying life!"

“低音炮！”安德鲁喘着气说。 他转过身来。朱迪在安德鲁面前挥舞着她的圆珠笔。 它滴着触手的黏液。 “你欠我一个大人情，虫脑，”她说。 “我刚救了你那烦人的命！”

"Thudd, are you okay?" asked Andrew, reaching into his pocket. meep… "Okey-dokey!" said Thudd as Andrew wiped goo off of him. "Drewd caught by noose fungus! Noose fungus catch tiny worms. Squash 'em! Eat 'em!" Judy shook her head as she cleaned off her pen. "Fungus, shmungus. The only good fungus is a mushroom on a pizza." Just then, Thudd's antennas started to wag. Thudd pointed to a bushy clump of moss under the giant leaf. meep… "Want to go there, please!" he squeaked. "Okay, Thudd," said Andrew, surprised. He had never seen Thudd so excited. Andrew started toward the moss. "Hey, wait a minute!" said Judy. "Before we do anything else, we need a plan. We've got to get to the helicopter." Judy's parents kept a helicopter for their adventure-travel business. The helicopter got

“砰，你没事吧？”安德鲁把手伸进口袋问。 “好吧，好吧！”泰德说，安德鲁给他擦了擦身上的黏液。 “德鲁被套索上的真菌缠住了！”套索真菌捕捉小蠕虫。 南瓜他们!吃他们!”朱迪一边洗笔一边摇了摇头。 ”shmungus真菌。唯一好的菌类是披萨上的蘑菇。” 就在这时，泰德的天线开始摆动。 砰砰指了指那片大叶子下面的一丛浓密的苔藓。 “想去那里吗？”他尖声说。 “好吧，泰德。”安德鲁惊讶地说。 他从没见过泰德这么兴奋。 安德鲁朝苔藓走去。 “嘿，等一下！”朱迪说。 “在我们做任何事情之前，我们需要一个计划。 我们得去找直升机。” 朱迪的父母为他们的探险旅行事业保留了一架直升机。 直升机起飞了。

shrunk when Andrew and Judy did. Judy was sure she could fly it back to the Atom Sucker—if they could find it. Judy tugged at a grain of pollen tangled in her hair. "I'm pretty sure it's stuck inside Harley's ear," she said. "The problem is, how do we get there?" Thudd's antennas waggled toward the moss. meep… "Think better over there," Thudd said. Judy groaned. "Oh, all right!" They hiked toward the moss. Every speck of dirt was as big as a boulder and covered with squirmy things. When they got closer to the moss, they could see drops of water caught between the dark green leaves. meep… "There!" said Thudd, pointing to a water drop. Thudd pinched his way up Andrew's shirt and crept onto his shoulder.

和安德鲁和朱迪一样变小了。 朱迪确信她可以把它飞回原子吸盘——如果他们能找到的话。 朱迪拽了拽头发上缠在一起的花粉粒。 “我很确定它卡在哈利的耳朵里了，”她说。 “问题是，我们怎样才能到达那里？”泰德的天线朝着苔藓摆动。 “在那边好好想想。” 朱迪呻吟着。“哦，好吧！”他们向苔藓走去。 每一粒泥土都像巨石一样大，上面覆盖着蠕动的东西。 当他们走近苔藓时，他们可以看到深绿色的叶子之间夹着水滴。 “在那儿！”泰德指着一滴水说。 砰砰从安德鲁的衬衫上钻了出来，爬到他的肩膀上。

Andrew looked into the drop. It was like looking into a huge fishbowl. There was something moving inside! It looked like a chubby bear with eight legs and no hair. It was bigger than Andrew. It paddled toward the front of the water drop. meep… "Want pet, please!" said Thudd. "What is it?" asked Judy. meep… "Water bear!" said Thudd. "Water bear special! If moss get dry, water bear dry up, too. Not eat. Not drink. Can live for hundred years! Come back to life when moss get wet again. Good pet. Not need litter box! Want to take Spot home, please!"

安德鲁看着水滴。 就像在看一个巨大的鱼缸。 里面有东西在动！它看起来像一只胖乎乎的熊，有八条腿，没有毛。 它比安德鲁还大。 它朝水滴的前方划去。 “要宠物吗？” “这是什么？”朱迪问。“水熊！” “水熊特别！”如果苔藓干了，水也会干。 不吃。不喝。能活百岁！当苔藓再次变湿时，你就会复活。 好宠物。不需要猫砂盆！想带小不点回家吗？”