2 Hello, Water Bug!

Chapter 2 HELLO, WATER BUG! "It's the Water Bug!" said Andrew. Judy's eyes got wide. "Cheese Louise!" she said. A Volkswagen Beetle was parked on a ramp above the water. But this car wasn't like one you would see on the street. This Beetle was a strange color that shifted from silver to red to blue. It had a sharky fin on its roof. It had fishy gills on its doors. And instead of rubber tires, the Water Bug had paddle wheels. "The first day we got to Hawai'i," said Andrew, "Uncle Al let me help him with the Water Bug."

第二章你好，水虫！“是水虫！”安德鲁说。 朱迪睁大了眼睛。“奶酪路易斯！”她说。 一辆大众甲壳虫停在水面上的斜坡上。 但这辆车和你在街上看到的不一样。 这只甲虫的颜色很奇怪，从银色到红色再到蓝色。 它的屋顶上有一个鲨鱼鳍。 它的门上有鱼鳃。 水虫用桨轮代替了橡胶轮胎。 “我们到夏威夷的第一天，”安德鲁说，“艾尔叔叔让我帮他捉水虫。”

"How come it's such a weird color?" asked Judy. "It's got this coating called Protectum," said Andrew. "It can change color to disguise itself. It can even light up in the dark."

“为什么它的颜色这么奇怪？”朱迪问。 “它有一层叫做保护膜的涂层，”安德鲁说。 “它可以改变颜色来伪装自己。 它甚至可以在黑暗中发光。”

Andrew pointed to a silver nose on the front of the Water Bug. It looked like a hood ornament. "This is the Super-Sniffer," said Andrew. "It tracks things like dogs do, by smell. Uncle Al made it, and I put it on." "Bizarr-o!" said Judy. Andrew opened the door on the passenger side. "Hop in," he said. Judy folded her arms. "Are you kidding?" she said. "I'm not getting into anything you fooled around with." "Jeepers creepers," said Andrew. "I just want to show you the inside." Judy rolled her eyes. "Oh, all right," she said, plopping down in the passenger's seat. Andrew shut Judy's door, then walked around and got into the driver's seat. The front seats of the Water Bug looked like the ones in a regular car. But the dashboard was crammed with dials and buttons. Next to the steering wheel was a microphone. There was a gas

安德鲁指着水蝽前面的一个银色鼻子。 它看起来像一个引擎盖上的装饰品。 “这是超级嗅探。”安德鲁说。 “它像狗一样，通过气味来追踪东西。 艾尔叔叔做的，我穿上了。” “真奇怪！”朱迪说。安德鲁打开了副驾驶座的门。 “上车吧，”他说。朱迪双臂交叉。 “开什么玩笑？”她说。 “我才不要跟你乱搞什么呢。” “该死的爬虫。”安德鲁说。 “我只是想让你看看里面。” 朱迪翻了个白眼。“哦，好吧，”她说着，扑通一声坐在乘客座位上。 安德鲁关上了朱迪的车门，然后绕过去坐到了驾驶座上。 水虫的前排座椅看起来和普通汽车的一样。 但仪表盘上塞满了刻度盘和按钮。 方向盘旁边有一个麦克风。 有一种气体

pedal and a brake on the floor—but the floor was made of glass! The back of the Water Bug had been divided into two spaces. On one side was a tiny kitchen with a little refrigerator, a microwave oven, and a sink with a cabinet underneath. On the other side was the smallest bathroom ever. Judy shook her head. "You could live in this thing," she said. Andrew smiled. "And it even talks to you," he said. Andrew reached for the biggest black dial on the dashboard and turned it till it clicked. glurp… "Welcome to the Water Bug!" said a mechanical voice. "Would you like to take a tour of the beach? Visit a coral reef? Explore the deepest ocean? Search for giant squids?" "Um, nothing right now, thanks," said Andrew. He tried to turn the dial farther. KRACK! The dial fell onto the floor!

踏板和刹车踩在地板上——但地板是玻璃做的！水虫的后背被分成了两个空间。 房子的一边是一个小厨房，里面有一台小冰箱、一台微波炉和一个水槽，水槽下面有一个橱柜。 另一边是有史以来最小的浴室。 朱迪摇了摇头。“你可以住在这个东西里，”她说。 安德鲁笑了。“它甚至会跟你说话，”他说。 安德鲁伸手去拿仪表盘上最大的黑色刻度盘，转动它，直到它发出咔哒一声。 “欢迎来到水虫！”一个机械的声音说。 “你想去海滩转转吗？” 参观珊瑚礁？探索最深的海洋？ 寻找巨型鱿鱼？”“嗯，现在没有，谢谢，”安德鲁说。 他试图把刻度盘转得更远一些。 布莱恩!表盘掉到地板上了！

glurp… "Something is wrong with my destination dial," said the Water Bug. "Please repeat your choice." "No ocean!" said Andrew. "No squids!" glurp… "Thank you!" said the Water Bug. "You have chosen to explore the deepest ocean. To search for giant squids, please turn on the Super- Sniffer." VROOOM! The Water Bug's engine came to life! Chugga chugga chugga…

“我的目的地表盘出了问题。”水虫说。 “请重复您的选择。” “没有海洋！”安德鲁说。“谢谢你！”水虫说。 “你选择了探索最深的海洋。 要寻找巨型乌贼，请打开超级嗅探器。” VROOOM !水虫的引擎启动了！吱嘎吱嘎吱嘎……

The ramp tilted down, the door that led to the ocean rolled up, and the Water Bug slid into the water! The paddle wheels started spinning, splashing water onto the windows. The Water Bug zoomed out of the garage and into the lagoon! "Wowzers schnauzers!" said Andrew. "Andrew!" yelled Judy. "We've got to go back!"

斜坡向下倾斜，通向大海的门卷起，水虫滑进了水里！桨轮开始旋转，水溅到窗户上。 水虫冲出车库，冲进了泻湖！“哇兹雪纳瑞！”安德鲁说。 “安德鲁！”朱迪喊道。“我们必须回去！”