2 Bad Time for a Booby

Chapter 2 BAD TIME FOR A BOOBY Andrew looked up. Around the edge of the whale's mouth, in the place where teeth would be, were rows of black fringes. They were as long as a person's leg and hung down like a curtain all around the whale's mouth. Judy was clinging to a piece of the fringes. "It's like I landed in some disgusting car wash," she said. meep… "Oody hanging on baleen," said Thudd. "Made from same stuff as fingernails. Whale scoop up millions, millions of krill. Squash water out of mouth with tongue. Krill get stuck in baleen. Tongue scoop krill from baleen."

第二章鲣鸟的倒霉日子安德鲁抬起头来。 在鲸嘴的边缘，在应该长牙齿的地方，长着一排排黑色的穗子。 它们和人的腿一样长，像窗帘一样垂在鲸嘴周围。 朱迪紧紧抓着一块流苏。 “就像我落在了一个恶心的洗车场，”她说。 “乌迪挂在鲸须上。” “和指甲一样的东西。 鲸鱼会捕到成千上万的磷虾。 用舌头把嘴里的水挤出来。 磷虾卡在鲸须里。 用舌头从鲸须上捞磷虾。”

"Then I'd better get off this stupid stuff before I get squashed and swallowed, too!" Judy said. She let go of the baleen and swam down to the tongue next to Andrew. "Hey!" she said, pointing below the tongue. "There's something shiny down there. It's got to be the Water Bug!" "Super-duper pooper-scooper!" said Andrew. "Let's get it and get out of here!" Just then a clump of seaweed smacked into Andrew. As he tugged it off, he accidentally pulled open the pocket with Thudd in it! The little Bubble Bag that kept Thudd dry flipped out. "Thudd!" cried Andrew. "What's the matter?" asked Judy. "Thudd fell out of my pocket!" Andrew said. Andrew squinted through the rushing water. All he could see was little pink krill. But then something large and shaggy and white swirled past.

“那在我也被压扁吞下去之前，我最好把这该死的东西弄掉！”朱迪说。 她放开鲸须，向安德鲁旁边的舌头游去。 “嘿！”她指着舌头下面说。 “下面有个闪闪发光的东西。 一定是水虫！”“超级狗屎铲！”安德鲁说。 “我们拿着它离开这里吧！”就在这时，一团海藻撞到了安德鲁身上。 当他把它拽下来的时候，他不小心拉开了装着砰的口袋！让泰德保持干燥的小泡泡袋疯了。 “砰！”安德鲁叫道。“怎么了？”朱迪问。 “砰的一声从我口袋里掉出来了！”安德鲁说。 安德鲁眯着眼睛透过湍急的河水。 他能看到的只有粉红色的小磷虾。 这时，有个又大又毛茸茸的白色东西盘旋而过。

It couldn't be a bird, thought Andrew. Could it? But it was! It looked like a seagull with big red webbed feet and a long blue beak. And caught in its beak was Thudd. Andrew reached out for the bird and snagged a big red foot! "Thudd!" yelled Andrew. Andrew wedged himself between the whale's tongue and lip. Then he tugged the Bubble Bag, with Thudd inside, from the bird's beak. Andrew

它不可能是一只鸟，安德鲁想。 可以吗?但它是！它看起来像一只海鸥，有红色的大蹼脚和蓝色的长喙。 叼在它嘴里的是砰砰。 安德鲁伸手去抓那只鸟，抓住了一只大红脚！“砰！”安德鲁叫道。 安德鲁把自己夹在鲸鱼的舌头和嘴唇之间。 然后，他从鸟嘴里拽出了泡泡袋，里面装着砰。 安德鲁

tucked Thudd back into the pocket of his Bubble Duds. meep… "Booby bird grab Bubble Bag," said Thudd. "It really is a silly-looking bird," said Judy. "But it's not nice to make fun of it," said Andrew, still holding on to the bird. "It saved Thudd." meep… "Not make fun!" said Thudd. "Bird name is red-footed booby. Fishing bird. Booby hold breath and dive to catch fish. Whale catch booby! Booby catch Thudd!" The rush of water slowed. It was getting darker. The gigantic mouth was closing! Judy quickly snapped on Andrew's mini- flashlight. Andrew felt a sharp tapping on his arm. The booby was pecking him. The bird cocked its head and looked up at him, then blinked its beady black eyes. meep… "Drewd and Oody breathe cuz of Bubble Duds," said Thudd. "Booby not hold

把泰德塞回他的泡泡裤口袋里。 “鲣鸟抓住了泡泡袋。” “它真的是一只看起来很傻的鸟，”朱迪说。 “但是拿它开玩笑是不好的。”安德鲁说，仍然抓着那只鸟。 “不是开玩笑！” “鸟的名字是红脚鲣鸟。 钓鱼鸟。鲣鸟屏住呼吸，潜水去抓鱼。 捕鲸鲣鸟！捉鲣鸟！”汹涌的水流慢了下来。 天越来越黑了。巨大的嘴巴正在闭上！朱迪迅速打开安德鲁的迷你手电筒。 安德鲁感到有人在他的手臂上敲了一下。 那只鲣鸟在啄他。 那只鸟歪着头，抬头看着他，然后眨了眨它那乌黑发亮的眼睛。 “drew和Oody因为泡泡糖而呼吸。” “咪咪不抱。

breath much longer!" "Uh-oh," said Andrew. "We have to do something fast. Judy, hang on to him. I need to check my pockets." Judy slipped the flashlight into a pocket of her Bubble Duds and grabbed the booby. Tat! Tat! Tat! The booby was pecking at Judy's face mask. "Knock it off, booby!" she said. Andrew reached into a front pocket. Nothing there. He tried another pocket and found something squishy. It was a patch for the Bubble Duds, in case the underwater suit got torn. "Perfect!" Andrew said. He stretched the patch over the booby's head and wrapped it firmly around the bird's neck. There was just enough to make a helmet for the booby. Just its beak was sticking out. The bumpy green Bubble Duds material had bubbles of oxygen in it and pulled oxygen out of the water, too. Now the booby could breathe. "Gack!" squawked the booby.

深呼吸！”“哦哦，”安德鲁说。 “我们必须尽快采取行动。 朱迪，抓住他。我要检查一下我的口袋。” 朱迪把手电筒塞进她的泡泡裤口袋里，抓住了那只鲣鸟。 答!答!答!那只鲣鸟在啄朱迪的面罩。 “别闹了，笨蛋！”她说。 安德鲁把手伸进前面的口袋。 什么都没有。他又试了试另一个口袋，发现了一些黏糊糊的东西。 这是泡泡衣的补丁，以防水下宇航服被撕破。 “完美!”安德鲁说。他把布片伸到鲣鸟的头上，然后紧紧地缠在它的脖子上。 只够给鲣鸟做个头盔。 只有它的喙露在外面。 凹凸不平的绿色Bubble Duds材料中含有氧气气泡，并将氧气从水中抽出。 现在鲣鸟可以呼吸了。 “嘎！”鲣鸟尖声叫道。

Judy handed the booby back to Andrew. As the whale's mouth closed, the baleen from the top of the mouth slipped below the whale's bottom lip. It was dark as night, except for the beam of light shining up from the flashlight in Judy's pocket. Suddenly the giant tongue pushed up! The roof of the giant mouth was only inches above them! meep… "Hide under tongue!" said Thudd. Andrew and Judy slid below the tongue. Andrew felt the baleen brushing the top of his head. It was stiff and plasticky.

朱迪把咪咪递给安德鲁。 当鲸的嘴合上时，鲸须从嘴的上部滑到鲸的下唇下面。 除了朱迪口袋里的手电筒发出的一束光外，外面漆黑如夜。 突然，那巨大的舌头伸了起来！巨嘴的顶部离他们只有几英寸了！“躲在舌头下面！” 安德鲁和朱迪滑到舌头下面。 安德鲁感到鲸须拂过他的头顶。 它又硬又像塑料。