3 Fire!

CHAPTER 3 FIRE! 'Hi, Andy,' said Terry. 'What's the matter?' 'That fly!' I said. 'That's what! I'm trying to get ideas for the next book but I can't because it keeps buzzing around my head and distracting me.'

第三章火！“嗨，安迪。”特里说。 “怎么啦？”“那只苍蝇！”我说。 这是什么!我试着为下一本书寻找灵感，但我做不到，因为它一直萦绕在我的脑海里，让我分心。”

'Have you tried swatting it?' said Terry. 'Yes,' I said. 'Of course I've tried swatting it!' 'Have you tried super-swatting it?' 'Yes!' 'What about spraying it?' 'YES!' I said. 'I've tried everything, even blasting it with the fly cannon—but it didn't work. Nothing worked!'

“你试过打它吗？”特里说。 “是的，”我说。“我当然试过打它！”“你试过超级拍打它吗？”“是的!“喷一下怎么样？”“是的!”我说。 “我什么都试过了，甚至用飞蝇炮炸了它——但都没有用。 没有工作!”

'Maybe I can help,' said Terry. 'I could use my laser eyes!' 'Since when do you have laser eyes?' I said. 'Since this morning—when I invented them,' he said. 'Look, I'll show you.' Terry took a deep breath, focused on the fly and shot laser beams at it—right out of his eyes!

“也许我能帮上忙，”特里说。 “我可以用我的激光眼睛！”“你什么时候有激光眼睛了？”我说。 “从今天早上——我发明它们的时候，”他说。 “瞧，我指给你看。”特里深吸了一口气，把注意力集中在苍蝇上，然后用激光射向它——就从他的眼睛里射出！

The fly darted out of the way. Terry took another deep breath and fired again… and again… and again…

苍蝇飞开了。 特里又深吸了一口气，又开了一枪……一枪……一枪……

and again.

一次又一次。

Terry's laser beams were hitting everything—except for the fly, that is—and everything they hit burst into flames. 'Terry!' I yelled. 'Stop! You're setting the treehouse on fire!' 'Oops,' said Terry.

特里的激光束击中了一切——除了苍蝇——所有被击中的东西都燃起了火焰。 “特里!”我喊道。“停!你把树屋点着了！“哎呀，”特里说。