7 THE MONSTER MERMAID

CHAPTER 7 THE MONSTER MERMAID See what I mean? TV shows don't get much dumber than that. "Okay, Terry," I said when it was finally over. "Let's get back to work." "But it's time for my second favorite show," said Terry, "Buzzy the Buzzing Fly!" BUZZY THE BUZZING FLY BUZZ

第七章怪物美人鱼明白我的意思了吗？ 没有比这更蠢的电视节目了。 “好了，特里，”终于结束后我说。 “我们回去工作吧。”“但现在是我第二喜欢的节目时间了，”特里说，“嗡嗡的苍蝇！”嗡嗡嗡，苍蝇嗡嗡嗡

"Oh no it's not," I said, grabbing the remote and turning off the TV. "Oh yes it is," said Terry, snatching the remote out of my hand and turning it back on. "Actually, I think you'll find that it's not," I said, picking up the TV and throwing it out of the treehouse. It landed with a crash on the ground below. Terry shrugged. "I guess you're right," he said. "Hey!" yelled a voice. "That almost landed on my head!" Oops. I peeped over the edge. It was Bill the postman.

“哦，不，不是的，”我说着，抓起遥控器关掉了电视。 “哦，是的，”特里说着，从我手中夺过遥控器，重新打开。 “事实上，我想你会发现它不是，”我说着，拿起电视，把它扔出了树屋。 它砰的一声落在下面的地面上。 特里耸耸肩。“我想你是对的，”他说。 “嘿！”一个声音喊道。“它差点砸到我的头！”哦。 我从悬崖边往外偷看。是邮递员比尔打来的。

"Sorry, Bill!" I said. "It was an accident." "That's all right," said Bill, chuckling. "Delivering mail to the 13-story treehouse is always an adventure! Is young Terry there? I've got a parcel for him— special delivery." "YAY!" said Terry, sprinting for the ladder. "I'll be right down!" He returned a few minutes later with a package.

“对不起,比尔!”我说。“这是个意外。” “没关系。”比尔笑着说。 “把邮件送到13层的树屋总是一种冒险！小特里在吗？ 我有他的包裹——特快专递。” “耶！”特里说着，向梯子跑去。 “我马上下来！”几分钟后，他拿着一个包裹回来了。

"My sea-monkeys!" he yelled as he opened it. "They've arrived at last!" "Sea-monkeys?" I said. "What do you want them for? We've already got a perfectly good tank full of man- eating sharks!" "But sea-monkeys are much better than man- eating sharks," said Terry. "Sea-monkeys have three eyes, they breathe through their feet, and they build

“我的海猴子们！”他一边打开箱子一边叫道。 “他们终于来了！”“虾?”我说。 “你要它们干什么？” 我们已经有满满一箱吃人的鲨鱼了！”“但是海猴比吃人的鲨鱼好多了，”特里说。 “海猴有三只眼睛，它们用脚呼吸，它们还会建造

vast underwater kingdoms! Sharks can't do any of that...sharks don't even have feet! I'm going to make my sea-monkeys come alive right now!" "Not so fast," I said. "We've got a book to write, remember?" "I know!" said Terry. "And I promise I'll get to work right after I've hatched the sea-monkeys. They come to life instantly. All I have to do is add water. Please. Please? PLEASE?!" "Okay," I said, "but hurry!" "Sure thing!" said Terry, rushing to the elevator. "I'll be right back."

广阔的海底王国！鲨鱼做不到这些……鲨鱼甚至没有脚！我现在就要让我的海猴活过来！”“别那么快，”我说。 “我们要写一本书，记得吗？”“我知道！”特里说。 “我保证，海猴一孵出来，我就去工作。 他们会立刻活过来。 我所要做的就是加水。 请。好吗?好吗? !”“好吧，”我说，“但要快点！”“当然！”特里一边说一边冲向电梯。 “我马上就回来。”