6 Heads and Tails

Chapter 6 HEADS AND TAILS Andrew, Judy, Thudd, and the booby blasted out of the rear of the whale! "We're whale poop!" shouted Andrew. Above them was the whale's huge gray tail. It was as wide as a street! Judy tucked the flashlight into a pocket of her Bubble Duds. "Catch that tail!" she said. "If we let the whale get away, we'll never get back to the Water Bug!" As Andrew reached for the monster tail, he could see the rays of the sun slanting through the water.

第六章正面和反面安德鲁、朱迪、达德和那只鲣鸟被轰出了大鲸的尾部！“我们是鲸屎！”安德鲁喊道。 在他们的上方是那条鲸巨大的灰色尾巴。 它和一条街一样宽！朱迪把手电筒塞进她的泡泡裤口袋里。 “抓住那条尾巴！”她说。 “如果我们让鲸鱼跑了，我们就再也回不到水虫那儿了！”当安德鲁伸手去抓怪物的尾巴时，他可以看到太阳的光线斜穿过水面。

meep… "Whale coming up to breathe," said Thudd. "Blue whale can stay underwater forty minutes. Some whales can stay underwater two hours!" The whale's tail was just inches from Andrew and Judy. As it flapped down, it twirled the water into whirlpools that pushed the kids away. meep… "Tails of whales and dolphins move up and down," said Thudd. "Tails of fish move side to side." "Zip it, Thudd!" yelled Judy. "Andrew! Grab that tail!" Andrew reached for it, but the tail was smooth and rubbery. It slipped away from his fingers. meep… "Grab tip of tail!" said Thudd. "Got barnacles growing on it. Little animals in shells. Help to get grip on tail." Judy managed to latch on to one of the pointy tips. The roughness of the barnacle shells helped her hang on. Andrew grabbed Judy's foot with one hand and hung on to the booby with the other.

“鲸鱼浮上来呼吸，”萨德说。 “蓝鲸可以在水下呆四十分钟。 有些鲸鱼可以在水下呆上两个小时！”鲸鱼的尾巴离安德鲁和朱迪只有几英寸远。 当它拍打下来时，它把水搅成漩涡，把孩子们推开。 “鲸鱼和海豚的尾巴上下移动，”泰德说。 “鱼的尾巴左右摆动。” “闭嘴，泰德！”朱迪喊道。 “安德鲁!抓住那条尾巴！”安德鲁伸手去抓它，但它的尾巴光滑而柔软。 它从他的指间溜走了。 “抓住尾巴尖！” “上面长着藤壶。 戴着贝壳的小动物。帮助抓住尾巴。” 朱迪设法抓住了其中一个尖头。 粗糙的藤壶壳帮助她悬在上面。 安德鲁一只手抓住朱迪的脚，另一只手抓住那只鲣鸟。

Andrew and Judy clung to the tail with all their might. In two flaps, the whale's tail crashed through the surface of the water! "Wowzers schnauzers!" said Andrew. "Yay!" said Judy. "It's so great to see the sun again." PROOOOOOOOSH! Far ahead, at the front of the whale, a huge fountain of mist rose into the air. It was as high as a three-story building!

安德鲁和朱迪用尽全力抓住尾巴。 两下，鲸鱼的尾巴撞出水面！“哇兹雪纳瑞！”安德鲁说。 “耶！”朱迪说。“又看到太阳了，真是太好了。” PROOOOOOOOSH !在大鲸前面的远处，一股巨大的雾霭直冲云霄。 它有三层楼那么高！

meep… "Whale breathe out old air," said Thudd. "Whale breathe with spout on top of head. Like nose!" "We can get to the whale's mouth by going over its back," said Andrew. Andrew and Judy dragged themselves onto the top of the whale's tail. They slithered along on their bellies. It was like creeping across a huge, slippery beach ball. They scrambled onto the whale's back. Andrew paused for a moment. He pulled the Bubble Duds helmet off the booby and untied the ribbon that kept the balloon wrapped around the booby's body. "Goodbye, booby!" said Andrew. "Gack!" screeched the booby. It hopped onto the whale's back and stretched its wings. Then it hopped on Andrew's shoulder. Andrew pulled down the helmet of his Bubble Duds. The sun felt warm on his face. A cool breeze ruffled his hair. Judy pulled her helmet down, too.

“鲸鱼呼出的是老空气，”萨德说。 “鲸鱼用头顶的喷水呼吸。 喜欢的鼻子!”“我们可以从鲸鱼的背上摸到它的嘴，”安德鲁说。 安德鲁和朱迪拖着身子爬上了鲸鱼的尾巴。 他们匍匐前进。 就像爬过一个又大又滑的沙滩球。 他们爬上了鲸鱼的背。 安德鲁停了一会儿。 他把泡泡娃娃的头盔从鲣鸟身上扯下来，解开了把气球缠在鲣鸟身上的丝带。 “再见，宝贝！”安德鲁说。 “嘎！”鲣鸟尖声叫道。 它跳上鲸鱼的背，展开翅膀。 然后它跳上了安德鲁的肩膀。 安德鲁拉下了他的泡泡玩具头盔。 太阳照在他脸上感到温暖。 一阵凉风吹乱了他的头发。 朱迪也把她的头盔拉了下来。

"Gack! Gack!" said the booby. It lightly pecked Andrew's nose. meep… "Booby say Thunkoo!'" said Thudd. The booby flapped its wings and flew off. Judy waved. "We'll miss you!" she yelled after it. PROOOOOOOOSH! The whale spouted again. "Yeeuuuw!" said Judy. "A really bad case of fish breath!" They crept toward the front of the whale. The whale's smooth blue-gray skin was marked with dark spots, like huge gray freckles. Judy reached the whale's spout first.

“Gack !“嘎！”鲣鸟说。 它轻轻地啄了一下安德鲁的鼻子。 “嘘……”鲣鸟说咕咕！’”泰德说。 那只鲣鸟扇动翅膀飞走了。 朱迪挥手。“我们会想你的！”她冲着它喊道。 PROOOOOOOOSH !鲸鱼又喷水了。 “是啊！”朱迪说。“真是严重的鱼臭病！”他们蹑手蹑脚地朝鲸鱼的身前走去。 鲸鱼光滑的蓝灰色皮肤上布满了黑点，就像巨大的灰色雀斑。 朱迪先到了鲸鱼的喷水口。

There were two openings that looked like gray nostrils. They were as high as Judy's knees. "It's a gigantic nose!" she said. Judy looked in. "These nostrils are so big, babies could crawl into them!" "Look!" said Andrew, pointing to a big lump inside the right side of the whale's mouth. "It must be the Water Bug!" "But the whale's mouth is closed," said Judy. "We can't get in." meep… "Maybe whale eat again," said Thudd. "Let's get closer to the front," said Judy. She tugged her helmet down over her face. Andrew pulled his helmet down, too. They crept beyond the whale's spout. The whale's head tipped to the side. Andrew and Judy began to slide down the side of the head!

有两个开口，看起来像灰色的鼻孔。 它们和朱迪的膝盖一样高。 “好大的鼻子！”她说。 朱迪往里看了看。“这些鼻孔太大了，婴儿都能爬进去！”“看！”安德鲁指着鲸嘴右侧的一个大肿块说。 “一定是水虫！”“但是鲸鱼的嘴是闭着的，”朱迪说。 “也许鲸鱼又吃东西了，”萨德说。 “让我们靠近前面，”朱迪说。 她把头盔拉下来遮住脸。 安德鲁也把他的头盔拉了下来。 他们爬过鲸鱼的喷水口。 鲸鱼的头歪向一边。 安德鲁和朱迪开始从脑袋的侧面滑下来！