9 Attack of the Cones

Chapter 9 ATTACK OF THE COONS "Eek!" squeaked Thudd. "Not touch! Not touch!" "Cheese Louise!" said Judy. "Don't get your shorts in a knot, Thudd. It's just some silly little snails." meep… "Cone snail!" squeaked Thudd. "Got tongue with tooth on end. Like harpoon! Snail shoot tooth into prey animal. Tooth got lotsa poison! Strong, strong, strong!" "Aaaack!" said Judy. She started turning underwater somersaults to keep the snails off.

“呸！”塞德尖声叫道。 “不能碰!不碰!”“奶酪露易丝！”朱迪说。 “别把你的短裤打结，泰德。 不过是一些愚蠢的小蜗牛罢了。” “锥体蜗牛！” “我的舌头上长着牙齿。 像鱼叉!蜗牛把牙齿射进猎物。 牙齿中毒了！坚强，坚强，坚强！”“啊！”朱迪说。 她开始在水下翻筋斗，不让蜗牛靠近。

"Yaaargh!" said Andrew. He shook himself like a wet dog to get rid of the snails. Suddenly Thudd's big purple button sprang open. The purple beam zoomed out with the hologram of Uncle Al at the end of it. "Hey, guys!" said Uncle Al. He was smiling, but his eyes looked worried. "It's been hard to reach you. Are you okay? At least you're back in the Water Bug." "Um, sorry, Uncle Al," said Andrew, spinning like a top. "Soggy Bob captured the Water Bug. Now we're hiding inside the reef. But we're going to sneak back and get the Water Bug." "Harry Potter on a ham sandwich!" said Uncle Al. "You kids are danger magnets! Could you please try to be a little bit boring? You'd be safer…. You haven't seen any more blue-ringed octopuses, have you? Or sea wasp jellyfish? Or snails with beautiful shells? I didn't get a chance to warn you about the cone snails." "Um," muttered Andrew, squirming like a nervous worm, "we did get attacked by blue

“啊！”安德鲁说。为了摆脱蜗牛，他像一只湿狗一样摇晃着身体。 突然，砰的紫色大扣子弹开了。 紫色的光束缩小了，末端是阿尔叔叔的全息图。 “嘿，伙计们！”阿尔叔叔说。 他面带微笑，但他的眼睛看起来很担心。 “很难联系到你。 你还好吗？至少你回到水虫号了。” “嗯，对不起，艾尔叔叔。”安德鲁说着，像陀螺一样旋转着。 “湿鲍勃抓住了水虫。 现在我们躲在暗礁里。 不过我们要偷偷溜回去，把水虫捉回来。” “火腿三明治上有哈利波特！”艾尔叔叔说。 “你们这些孩子太危险了！”你能不能试着让自己无聊一点？ 你会更安全....你没再看到蓝环章鱼了吧？ 还是海黄蜂水母？还是长着漂亮贝壳的蜗牛？ 我还没有机会警告你锥体蜗牛的事呢。” “嗯，”安德鲁嘟囔着，像一只紧张的虫子一样扭动着身体，“我们确实被蓝色袭击了

ringed octopuses. Soggy Bob trained them to attack us. We haven't seen any sea wasps, but—" "But," interrupted Judy, doing backflips, "we're getting mobbed by cone snails!" Judy saw an umbrella-shaped coral ahead and dragged Andrew under it. "That's stranger than penguins on bicycles!" said Uncle Al. "Cone snails are usually very shy. They sit in the sand and suck in water through their mouth tube." meep… "Called siphon!" said Thudd. "The taste of the water tells them if a little fish or worm is close. Then—" Judy interrupted. "Then the snail shoots out a harpoon tooth filled with poison. We know. Thudd already told us." Uncle Al rubbed his chin. "There is something that can make snails do weird things," said Uncle Al. "It's when creatures called parasites get inside them. For example, snails that live on land stay in dark, damp places. They like to be wet and they need to hide from

环绕章鱼。索吉·鲍勃训练他们攻击我们。 我们没有看到海黄蜂，但是——”“但是，”朱迪一边做后空翻一边打断他，“我们被锥体蜗牛团团围住了！”朱迪看到前面有一个伞状珊瑚，就把安德鲁拖到珊瑚下面。 “这比企鹅骑自行车还奇怪！”阿尔叔叔说。 “锥体蜗牛通常很害羞。 它们坐在沙滩上，用嘴管吸水。” “叫虹吸管！” “水的味道会告诉它们附近是否有小鱼或虫子。 然后——”朱迪打断了他。 然后蜗牛射出一颗充满毒液的鱼叉牙。 我们知道。泰德已经告诉我们了。” 艾尔叔叔揉了揉下巴。“有一种东西可以让蜗牛做出奇怪的事情，”阿尔叔叔说。 “这是一种叫做寄生虫的生物进入它们体内的时候。 例如，生活在陆地上的蜗牛呆在黑暗潮湿的地方。 它们喜欢被弄湿，它们需要躲避

birds that eat snails. But when a certain kind of tiny parasite gets into a snail, it takes over the snail's body and brain." meep… "Brown snail turn lotsa bright colors," said Thudd. "Snail go out into sun! Flash colors!" Uncle Al nodded. "The flashing colors attract a bird, which will eat it. All this happens because the parasite needs to get inside a bird. It has to do that to make more parasites, to complete its life cycle." meep… "Cone snail got weird parasite, maybe," said Thudd. "Yup," said Uncle Al. "The parasite could be taking over their tiny snail brains. It could make

吃蜗牛的鸟。但是当一种微小的寄生虫进入蜗牛体内时，它就会占据蜗牛的身体和大脑。” “棕色的蜗牛会变成很多鲜艳的颜色，”萨德说。 “蜗牛到太阳底下去！”闪光的颜色!”艾尔叔叔点点头。 “闪光的颜色吸引了一只鸟，它会吃掉它。 所有这些都是因为寄生虫需要进入鸟类体内。 它必须这样做才能制造更多的寄生虫，完成它的生命周期。” “可能是锥体蜗牛染上了奇怪的寄生虫。” “是的，”阿尔叔叔说。“寄生虫可能会占据它们小小的蜗牛大脑。 它可以使

them do things they wouldn't usually do, like attack people!" "Euw!" said Judy. "I don't want to be part of anything else's disgusting life cycle." "Hmmm…," murmured Uncle Al. "Two things that keep snails away are marigold flowers and onions." "Oh great!" said Judy. "Like we have a garden down here!" "Super-duper pooper-scooper!" said Andrew, reaching into a pocket of his Bubble Duds. He pulled out a pile of soggy onions. "These onions are from a pizza you left in the refrigerator of the Water Bug," said Andrew. "But I don't like onions. So I put them in my pocket." Judy rolled her eyes. "Andrew, you are the sloppiest person in the universe!" Uncle Al's eyes lit up. "Sometimes a little sloppiness is just what you need," he said. "Rub yourselves with the onions."

它们会做一些平常不会做的事情，比如攻击人！”“呃！”朱迪说。 “我不想成为任何其他令人作呕的生命周期的一部分。” “嗯……”艾尔叔叔喃喃地说。 “有两样东西可以赶走蜗牛，那就是万寿菊和洋葱。” “哦，太好了！”朱迪说。“就像我们这儿有个花园一样！”“超级超级便便铲！”安德鲁说着，把手伸进他的泡泡玩具口袋里。 他拿出一堆湿透的洋葱。 “这些洋葱是你放在水虫冰箱里的披萨上的，”安德鲁说。 “但是我不喜欢洋葱。所以我把它们放在口袋里。” 朱迪翻了个白眼。“安德鲁，你是全宇宙最马虎的人！”艾尔叔叔的眼睛亮了起来。 “有时候你需要的就是一点点马虎，”他说。 “用洋葱擦你们自己。”

Andrew handed Judy half of his onions, and they rubbed them on their Bubble Duds. The cone snails waved their tube mouths through the water. Then they began to creep away. "They're leaving!" said Judy. Uncle Al smiled. "I've told you before. You have everything you need in your heads and in your pockets!" "Are you almost finished with the See Horse?" asked Judy impatiently. The See Horse was a new underwater vehicle Uncle Al was building. He was going to use it to find Andrew and Judy and help them save the giant squids. "I had a problem with the Nose-O-Matic," said Uncle Al. "It's a new, improved Super-Sniffer. But I think I've got the nose licked." "Well, hurry up!" said Judy. "This stupid coral reef is scary and dangerous!" Uncle Al nodded. "I'll be there just as soon as—"

安德鲁把他的一半洋葱递给朱迪，他们在泡泡糖上擦了擦。 锥螺在水中挥动着它们的管状嘴。 然后他们开始悄悄溜走。 “他们要走了！”朱迪说。 艾尔叔叔笑了。“我以前告诉过你。 你们脑子里和口袋里都有你们需要的东西！”“看马快做完了吗？”朱迪不耐烦地问。 “See Horse”是阿尔叔叔正在建造的一种新型水下航行器。 他打算用它来找到安德鲁和朱迪，帮助他们拯救巨型乌贼。 “我对机顶盒有点不满，”艾尔叔叔说。 “这是一个新的、改进的超级嗅探器。 但我觉得我的鼻子被舔了。” “好吧，快点！”朱迪说。 “这个愚蠢的珊瑚礁既可怕又危险！”艾尔叔叔点点头。 “我马上就去——”