6 Strong Mussels!

Chapter 6 STRONG MUSCLES! Andrew and Judy gathered loose pieces of rock and piled them up in a narrow space between the coral walls. It wasn't long before Andrew felt something poke his ankle. Andrew turned to see a big pile of shells at his foot. They looked like black clams. meep… "Found 'em!" came a squeak from behind the pile. Thudd was pushing it! "Thudd!" cried Andrew. Andrew picked Thudd up and put him back in his pocket. "What have you got there?" he asked.

第六章强壮的肌肉！安德鲁和朱迪收集了一些松散的岩石，把它们堆在珊瑚墙之间的狭窄空间里。 没过多久，安德鲁就觉得有什么东西戳了他的脚踝。 安德鲁转过身，看到脚下有一大堆贝壳。 它们看起来像黑蛤。 “找到了！”从那堆东西后面传来吱吱的声音。 砰砰在推它！“砰！”安德鲁叫道。 安德鲁把泰德抱起来，放回口袋里。 “你拿的是什么？”他问。

meep… "Mussels!" said Thudd. "Mussel animal make strong, strong glue. If Egg- Mobile touch mussel glue, Egg-Mobile stick!" "Wowzers schnauzers!" said Andrew. "Glue that works underwater. I wish I had thought of that!" meep… "Put mussels on top of piled-up rocks," said Thudd. "Mussels spread glue. If Egg-Mobile bump into rocks, Egg-Mobile get stuck!" Andrew picked up the mussels and placed them on the rock pile. Long, sticky threads oozed from the mussels and onto the stones. But a few of the mussels didn't seem interested in spreading their glue. Andrew gathered them up. "I think these guys are sleeping," he said. He put them into one of his pockets. Andrew and Judy tucked themselves back into the crack in the coral wall and waited. They didn't have to wait long.

“贻贝！” “贻贝动物做的胶水很结实，很结实。 如果鸡蛋移动碰到贻贝胶，鸡蛋移动粘！”“哇兹雪纳瑞！”安德鲁说。 “能在水下工作的胶水。 “把贻贝放在成堆的岩石上。” “贻贝会扩散胶水。如果鸡蛋手机撞到石头上，鸡蛋手机就会被卡住！”安德鲁拿起贻贝，把它们放在岩石堆上。 又长又粘的丝线从贻贝上渗到石头上。 但有些贻贝似乎对涂胶不感兴趣。 安德鲁把它们收集起来。“我觉得这些人在睡觉，”他说。 他把它们放进一个口袋里。 安德鲁和朱迪躲进珊瑚墙的裂缝里等着。 他们没有等太久。

FLOOOM! CRACK! AWK! screamed Burpp. "Mayday! Mayday!" "What is goin' on in there, Burpp?" asked Soggy Bob. Awk! "The Egg-Mobile hit some rocks, Boss," said Burpp. "They weren't here before. It's got to be those Dubble brats." "Stop flappin' yer beak and get movin'!" yelled Soggy Bob.

FLOOOM !裂缝!AWK !Burpp惊叫道。 “五月天!五月天!”“发生了什么事，伯普？”鲍勃问。 Awk !“蛋车撞到岩石了，老板，”伯普说。 “他们以前不在这里。 一定是达布尔那帮小鬼干的。” “别拍你的嘴了，快走！”

Awk! "Can't do it, Boss!" said Burpp. "The Egg-Mobile is stuck!" "Dagnabit!" said Soggy Bob. "Use them Egg- Mobile claws!" Awk! "The claws are stuck, too, Boss!" said Burpp. "Holy moly!" said Andrew. "That mussel glue has really strong muscles!" Judy rolled her eyes. "Grrrrr!" growled Soggy Bob. "Keep on tryin'! Ah can't come in there and getcha. Mah underwater suit is in the wash." Andrew paddled to the edge of the crack, where there was more light. He pulled the old compass out of his pocket and examined it. Its round face looked like a clock. The outside rim was marked with N, E, S, and W for north, east, south, and west. There was an arrow in the middle. No matter how Andrew turned the compass, the arrow always pointed in the same direction.

Awk !“不行，老板！”伯普说。 “蛋车卡住了！”“该死！”湿巴巴的鲍勃说。 “用他们的蛋——移动爪子！”Awk !“爪子也卡住了，老板！”伯普说。 “天哪！”安德鲁说。“那种贻贝胶的肌肉真的很结实！”朱迪翻了个白眼。 “呜——呜！”湿鲍勃咆哮着。 “继续努力！”我不能进去找你。 我的潜水服正在洗呢。” 安德鲁划到裂缝的边缘，那里有更多的光线。 他从口袋里掏出旧指南针仔细检查。 它的圆脸看起来像一个时钟。 外缘用N、E、S和W分别表示北、东、南、西。 中间有一支箭。 不管安德鲁怎么转动罗盘，箭头总是指向同一个方向。

meep… "Arrow of compass always point north," said Thudd. "Arrow of compass is little magnet. Earth is giant magnet cuz it got big, spinning iron lump in middle. Earth magnet pull little compass magnet." "The compass can help us circle back through the reef," said Andrew. Andrew turned the compass so that the arrow pointed to the N. "We came from the west," said Andrew. "And we were going east. We need to go south, then west again. That way we can sneak up behind Soggy Bob and get the Water Bug." "And we'd better hurry," said Judy, "before that dumb parrot gets loose and finds us." meep… "Look!" said Thudd, pointing to a dark hole in the rock wall.

“罗盘上的箭头总是指向北方的。” 指南针的箭头是一块小磁铁。 地球是一块巨大的磁铁，因为它中间有一块旋转的大铁块。 地球磁铁拉小指南针磁铁。” “指南针可以帮助我们绕过暗礁，”安德鲁说。 安德鲁转动罗盘，使箭头指向N。 “我们是从西边来的，”安德鲁说。 “我们往东走。我们得先向南走，然后再向西走。 这样我们就可以溜到湿鲍勃后面去捉水虫了。” “我们最好快点，”朱迪说，“在那只笨鹦鹉挣脱束缚找到我们之前。” “看！”泰德指着岩壁上的一个黑洞说。

Inside was a fish with a purple head and a beak like a bird's. It was stuck inside a gooey bubble. meep… "Parrotfish," said Thudd. "It's stuck in slime!" said Andrew. "Let's get it out," said Judy. "Noop! Noop! Noop!" said Thudd. "Parrotfish make mucus-goo sleeping bag. Mucus goo hide smell of parrotfish. Lotsa fish hunt by smell. Not find parrotfish. Sleeping bag taste bad, too." "We'll let the little guy snooze," said Andrew.

里面是一条鱼，有紫色的头和像鸟一样的喙。 它被困在一个黏糊糊的泡泡里。 “鹦嘴鱼。” “它陷在黏液里了！”安德鲁说。 “我们把它拿出来吧，”朱迪说。 “等待!等待!不！” 鹦嘴鱼做黏液睡袋。 粘稠的粘液隐藏着鹦嘴鱼的味道。 许多鱼靠嗅觉捕食。找不到鹦嘴鱼。 睡袋也很难吃。” “我们让小家伙打个盹吧，”安德鲁说。