9 Dead or Alive

Chapter 9 DEAD OR ALIVE? The whales sped off into the darkness. For a moment, the giant squid was as still as a statue. Then it dropped to the ocean floor. Its tentacles looked like a pile of gigantic pasta. kk… kkk… kkkkk "Heh, heh, heh," chuckled Soggy Bob. "Ah guess mah fireworks were a little bit shocking." "Is it dead?" asked Judy. meep… "Maybe not dead," said Thudd. "Maybe shocked. Hafta wait and see if squid move." The Crab-Mobile crept from behind the rocky hill. The green glow of its glass dome lit up Soggy

第九章死还是活？鲸鱼迅速消失在黑暗中。 有那么一会儿，大乌贼像雕像一样静止不动。 然后它沉入海底。 它的触手看起来像一堆巨大的意大利面。 kk…kkk…kkkk“嘿，嘿，嘿，”湿漉漉的鲍勃咯咯地笑着。 “啊，我猜我的烟火有点令人震惊。” “它死了吗？”朱迪问。“也许没死。” “也许震惊。我得等着看鱿鱼会不会动。” 螃蟹车从岩石山后面爬了出来。 玻璃圆顶的绿光照亮了Soggy

Bob's grinning face. kk… kkk… kkkkk "The giant squid is mine!" said Soggy Bob. The round door at the front of the Crab-Mobile slid open and a big net swirled out. The Crab- Mobile's claws grabbed the net by its edges and dragged it toward the giant squid. "Noooo!" yelled Judy. "We can't let Soggy Bob turn the giant squid into snacks! We've worked so hard to save it!" "But if we get too close," said Andrew, "we'll get caught in the net, too." Suddenly Thudd's purple button started to blink. Uncle Al appeared at the end of a purple beam. "Hey, guys!" he said happily. "Look behind you!" Andrew and Judy turned and saw a vehicle shaped like a huge sea horse. It was covered with round porthole windows and it glowed with a deep blue light.

鲍勃的笑脸。“大乌贼是我的！”湿鲍勃说。 蟹笼前面的圆门打开了，一张大网旋绕而出。 蟹蟹的爪子抓住网的边缘，把它拖向大乌贼。 “不！”朱迪喊道。“我们不能让湿鲍勃把大鱿鱼变成零食！”我们一直在努力拯救它！”“但如果我们靠得太近，”安德鲁说，“我们也会被网缠住的。” 突然，泰德的紫色按钮开始闪烁。 阿尔叔叔出现在紫色光束的末端。 “嘿，伙计们！”他高兴地说。 “看看你身后！”安德鲁和朱迪转过身，看到一辆形状像巨大海马的汽车。 它布满了圆形的舷窗，发出深蓝色的光。

Judy smiled and waved with both hands. "It's the See Horse!" she said. "Uncle Al found us!" The See Horse flashed orange lights from its portholes. "Look at that!" said Judy. "The See Horse is saying 'Hello' in Morse code!" "Uh-oh," said Andrew. "Look!" The Crab- Mobile's claws were tucking the net around the squid. "Wait a minute," said Judy. "Soggy Bob was a good guy before Doctor Kron-Tox hypnotized him with flashing lights. We've got lots of flashing lights here. If we could hypnotize Soggy Bob, maybe he'd go back to his old pussycat-loving self. Then he'd let go of the giant squid!" Awk! "Smart little Dubble!" said Burpp. He poked his beak into Judy's frizzy hair and untangled a knot. "Let's start blinking!" said Andrew. "Uncle Al, you blink, too!" Andrew jiggled the switch that turned the Water Bug's headlights on and off.

朱迪微笑着用双手挥了挥手。 “是‘看马’！”她说。 “艾尔叔叔找到我们了！”“See Horse”号的舷窗闪烁着橙色的灯光。 “看那个！”朱迪说。 “See Horse正在用莫尔斯电码说‘你好’！”“哦哦，”安德鲁说。 “看!”蟹蟹的爪子正把网塞在鱿鱼周围。 “等一下，”朱迪说。 “在克朗托克斯医生用闪光灯催眠他之前，索基鲍勃是个好人。 我们这里有很多闪光灯。 如果我们能催眠湿鲍勃，也许他会变回爱猫的样子。 然后他就会放开那只大乌贼！”Awk !“聪明的小杜布尔！”伯普说。 他把嘴伸进朱迪卷曲的头发里，解开了一个结。 “我们开始眨眼吧！”安德鲁说。 “艾尔叔叔，你也会眨眼！”安德鲁拨动了水虫车灯的开关。

Uncle Al flashed lime-green lights from the windows of the See Horse. Soggy Bob pushed his face close to the glass dome of the Crab-Mobile. His eyes opened wide. He looked surprised. Then he shook his fists. But after a minute, he slouched in his seat. His head slumped toward the windshield. meep… "Soggy Bob in a trance," said Thudd. "Not awake, not asleep. Now is time to give good message to Soggy Bob. Change bad message from Doctor Kron-Tox." Judy grabbed Burpp's speaker headphones. "Can you hear me, Mr. Soggy Bob?" she asked.

阿尔叔叔从See Horse旅馆的窗户里发出石灰绿色的灯光。 湿漉漉的鲍勃把脸凑近蟹车的玻璃圆顶。 他的眼睛睁得大大的。他显得很惊讶。 然后他挥舞着拳头。但过了一会儿，他瘫坐在座位上。 他的头垂向挡风玻璃。 “湿透的鲍勃出神了。”泰德说。 “不是醒着，也不是睡着。现在是时候给湿鲍勃捎个好消息了。 改变克朗托克斯博士的坏消息。” 朱迪抓起伯普的扬声器耳机。 “你能听到我说话吗，潮湿的鲍勃先生？”她问。

"Yeah," said Soggy Bob quietly. "But ah'm feelin' kinda sleepy right now." His head tipped forward. "Ah want mah bunny slippers," he sighed. Andrew grabbed Burpp's headphones. "Mr. Soggy Bob," said Andrew, "you want to go back to the good person you used to be. The person who loves animals and takes care of them." Soggy Bob nodded his sagging head. "Ah sure do," said Soggy Bob. "And ah want mah friend Burpp back. Ah miss the little guy." Burpp pushed himself between the front seats. His beak poked into Andrew's shoulder. Andrew saw something wet dripping from Burpp's eyes. Could those be tears? Andrew wondered. Can robots cry? Urf, urf, urf! came a sound through the speaker. Soggy Bob was crying, too! "Wake up, Mr. Soggy Bob! Everything's okay!" said Andrew.

“是的，”湿漉漉的鲍勃平静地说。 “但是我现在有点困。” 他的头向前倾。“我想要我的兔子拖鞋，”他叹了口气。 安德鲁抓起伯普的耳机。 “湿漉漉的鲍勃先生，”安德鲁说，“你想变回以前那个好人吗？ 爱动物并照顾它们的人。” 湿漉漉的鲍勃点了点头。 “啊，当然，”湿漉漉的鲍勃说。 “我要我的朋友伯普回来。 我想念这个小家伙。”伯普挤到前排座位之间。 他的喙戳进了安德鲁的肩膀。 安德鲁看到伯普的眼睛里有什么东西在滴。 那是眼泪吗？安德鲁很好奇。 机器人会哭吗？嘘，嘘，嘘！扬声器里传出一个声音。 湿透的鲍勃也哭了！“醒醒吧，湿透的鲍勃先生！”一切都好！”安德鲁说。

Soggy Bob lifted his head and looked around. "Where am ah?" he asked. "What am ah doin' here? And what's that?" Soggy Bob was staring at the giant squid wrapped in the net. "Oh mah gosh!" he said. "It's a poor little giant squid! And it's all tangled up! Ah've got to get it out of there. Hey! You over there in those strange- lookin' vehicles! Can ya give me a hand?" "Sure we can!" said Andrew. "Here we come!" said Uncle Al. Andrew zoomed the Water Bug close to the giant squid. Under the net, it looked like a big balloon in a Thanksgiving Day parade—before it was blown up. "I hope it's still alive," said Andrew. Judy shook her head. "It doesn't look good."

湿漉漉的鲍勃抬起头环顾四周。 “阿在哪儿？”他问。“我在这儿干什么？” 那是什么？”湿透的鲍勃盯着网里的大乌贼。 “哦，天哪！”他说。“这是一只可怜的巨型小乌贼！”而且都缠在一起了！我得把它弄出来。 嘿!你坐在那辆奇怪的车里！你能帮我一下吗？”“当然可以！”安德鲁说。 “我们来了！”阿尔叔叔说。 安德鲁让水虫靠近大乌贼。 在网下，它看起来像感恩节游行中的一个大气球——在它被炸毁之前。 “我希望它还活着，”安德鲁说。 朱迪摇了摇头。“看起来不太好。”