9 Squids Ahoy!

Chapter 9 SQUIDS AHOY! Uncle Al's hologram was more transparent than before. "Hey there, guys!" he said. His voice sounded far away. "Hi, Uncle Al," said Andrew. "Hiya, Unkie!" said Thudd. "It's hard to hear you, Uncle Al," said Judy. "The Hologram Helper has problems underwater," said Uncle Al. "But the good news is that I've figured out a way to fix the destination dial. Judy, do you have a hairpin?" "Yes!" said Judy. "And I fixed it already!"

第九章鱿鱼啊！艾尔叔叔的全息图比以前更透明了。 “大家好！”他说。 他的声音听起来很远。 “嗨，阿尔叔叔，”安德鲁说。 “你好，昂基！” “听不清你说什么，阿尔叔叔，”朱迪说。 “全息助手在水下出了问题。”艾尔叔叔说。 “但好消息是，我已经找到了修复目的地拨号的方法。 朱迪，你有发夹吗？”“是的！”朱迪说。 “我已经把它修好了！”

"And we met Soggy Bob in an underwater cave," said Andrew, "and we escaped!" "King Arthur on a Girl Scout cookie!" said Uncle Al. "You guys are amazing! Now we can get the three of you back!" "But by the time we get back," said Andrew, "it may be too late to save the squids!" "Yes!" agreed Judy. "We can't let Soggy Bob turn them into squidwiches!" Uncle Al shook his head. "You guys are very brave," he said. "But I can't let you take on Soggy Bob by yourselves. You're much more important than squids!" "We got away from Soggy Bob once," said Andrew. "We can do it again." Uncle Al looked very serious. "I'm worried about more than just Soggy Bob," he said. "The deep ocean is the most dangerous place on earth!" His voice was getting softer. meep… "At deepest ocean, seven miles of water above!" said Thudd. "Water heavy as herd of elephants!"

“我们在一个水下洞穴里遇到了湿鲍勃，”安德鲁说，“我们逃了出来！”“亚瑟王在女童子军饼干上！”艾尔叔叔说。 “你们太棒了！”现在我们可以把你们三个救回来了！”“但是等我们回来的时候，”安德鲁说，“可能已经来不及救鱿鱼了！”“是的！”朱迪同意道。 “我们不能让湿鲍勃把它们变成三明治！”艾尔叔叔摇了摇头。 “你们很勇敢，”他说。 “但我不能让你们自己去对付‘湿鲍勃’。 你比鱿鱼重要多了！”安德鲁说：“我们曾经摆脱过‘湿鲍勃’。” “我们可以再来一次。”艾尔叔叔看起来很严肃。 “我担心的不仅仅是‘湿鲍勃’，”他说。 “深海是地球上最危险的地方！”他的声音越来越柔和了。 “在最深的海洋，海面上七英里深的地方！” “水沉得像一群大象！”

"But, Uncle Al," said Andrew, "I thought the Water Bug's coating of Protectum would keep it from getting squashed." "But there are other things, too," said Uncle Al. "There are sea creatures that are hard to imagine." Andrew's eyes got wide. "I like to imagine things that are hard to imagine," he said. "Well," said Uncle Al. His voice was fading, and so was his hologram. "It's not only the animals that are alive down there. The earth is alive, too! You may get to see how alive it really is. I don't want you to…" "We can't hear you, Uncle Al!" said Judy. All that was left of Uncle Al were his bushy eyebrows floating above the dashboard. Then they disappeared, too. "Super-bummer!" said Judy. "So what's this big deal about the earth being alive?" meep… "Earth changing all the time," said Thudd. "Like living thing. This what earth look like two hundred million years ago."

“可是，阿尔叔叔，”安德鲁说，“我以为水虫身上的保护剂可以防止它被压扁。” “但也有其他的东西，”阿尔叔叔说。 “那里有难以想象的海洋生物。” 安德鲁睁大了眼睛。“我喜欢想象难以想象的事情，”他说。 “嗯，”艾尔叔叔说，他的声音在逐渐消失，他的全息影像也在逐渐消失。 “不只是动物在那里活着。 地球也是有生命的！你可能会看到它到底有多活跃。 我不想让你……”“我们听不见你说什么，阿尔叔叔！”朱迪说。 艾尔叔叔只剩下他那浮在仪表板上的浓密的眉毛。 然后他们也消失了。 “超级倒霉！”朱迪说。 “那么地球活着有什么大不了的？”“地球一直在变化，”泰德说。 “就像活生生的东西。这是地球两亿年前的样子。”

Thudd's face screen showed one giant continent surrounded by water. "Wowzers schnauzers!" said Andrew. "What happened?" meep… "Earth kinda like big pie," said Thudd. "Outside of earth called crust. Earth crust broken. Lotsa pieces. Underneath crust, earth got layer of melted rock. Hot, hot, hot! Earth crust float on melted rock, like crust on top of pie." Judy shook her head. "I thought the earth was like a giant rock," she said, "with a blanket of dirt on top for plants."

泰德的面部屏幕显示了一个被水包围的巨大大陆。 “哇兹雪纳瑞！”安德鲁说。 “地球有点像个大馅饼。” “在地球外面叫做地壳。 地壳破裂。许多的碎片。 地壳下面是一层融化的岩石。 烫，烫，烫！地壳漂浮在融化的岩石上，就像馅饼上面的地壳一样。” 朱迪摇了摇头。“我认为地球就像一块巨大的岩石，”她说，“上面盖着一层泥土，供植物生长。”

"Noop!" said Thudd. "Earth crust break up. Pieces move. Millions, millions years ago, South America stuck to Africa!" "You mean the continents moved thousands of miles?" asked Judy. "Yoop!" said Thudd. "Pieces of earth crust always moving. Move as fast as fingernail grow. North America moving away from Europe. Getting closer to Japan!" "Sounds goofy," said Judy. She leaned over to Thudd. "Did your brain chips get soggy again, little guy?" she asked. "Noop! Noop! Noop!" said Thudd. Judy looked at her fingers. "Who cares if continents are moving around as fast as fingernails grow," she said. "That's not going to bother us." She looked at Andrew. "I say we go find some giant squids!" "Neato mosquito!" said Andrew. "I'll turn on the Super-Sniffer." Andrew pressed a silver button on the dashboard.

“不！”“地壳破裂。 块移动。几百万年前，南美洲和非洲连在一起！”“你是说大陆移动了几千英里？”朱迪问。 “哇！”“地壳总是在移动。 像指甲长得一样快。 北美正在远离欧洲。 离日本越来越近了！”“听起来很傻，”朱迪说。 她俯下身去望着泰德。“你的大脑芯片又湿了吗，小家伙？”她问。 “等待!等待!不！” 朱迪看着她的手指。 “谁在乎大陆移动的速度是否像指甲长得一样快，”她说。 “这不会困扰我们。” 她看着安德鲁。“我说我们去找一些大鱿鱼吧！”“蚊子！”安德鲁说。 “我要打开超级嗅探器。” 安德鲁按下仪表盘上的一个银色按钮。

"Search for giant squids!" said Andrew into the microphone. glurp… "I was hoping you would say that!" said the Water Bug. A compass lit up in the middle of the steering wheel. The words "giant squid" lit up in green letters at the top. glurp… "When the arrow points to 'giant squid,' you are going in the right—" Booooooooooom! came a huge sound from below. It sounded like someone banging on an enormous drum! Booooooom! Booooooom! Andrew and Judy looked at each other. "What's that?" asked Judy. "Could it be Soggy Bob?" asked Andrew. "Noop! Noop! Noop!" squeaked Thudd. "Earthquake! Earth crust cracking! Earth crust moving!" Suddenly the water lit up with a glow as red as a monster barbecue grill!

“寻找巨型乌贼！”安德鲁对着麦克风说。 “我正希望你这么说呢！”水虫说。 方向盘中间的指南针亮了起来。 “巨型乌贼”的绿色字母在顶部亮了起来。 当箭头指向“巨型乌贼”时，你就向右走——“噗——噗——噗！”下面传来一个巨大的声音。 听起来就像有人在敲大鼓！Booooooom !Booooooom !安德鲁和朱迪面面相觑。 “那是什么？”朱迪问。 “会是湿鲍勃吗？”安德鲁问。 “等待!等待!不！”泰德尖声说。 “地震!地壳开裂！地壳在动！”突然，水面亮了起来，像一个怪物烧烤架一样红！