6 Campfire Fun

CHAPTER 6 CAMPFIRE FUN We all swim to the edge of the lake and make it back onto land—even the old boot. 'Lucky I packed my waterproof camera,' says Jimmy, pointing it at the boot. CLICK! 'And I'm glad I brought my waterproof notebook,' says Wanda.

第六章营火的乐趣我们都游到湖边，回到陆地上——即使是旧靴子。 “幸好我带了防水相机，”吉米指着后备箱说。 点击!旺达说：“我很高兴我带了防水笔记本。”

She crouches beside the boot and starts asking it questions. 'How long have you been a boot? Who was your owner? Do you like being a boot? Do you like swimming? How long have you been in the lake?' 'Hey, Andy,' says Terry. 'Look, Wanda is trying to interview the boot!' 'Wanda is such a great interviewer that she can get information out of anything,' says Jimmy. 'Animal, mineral, vegetable or, in this case, footwear!'

她蹲在靴子旁边，开始问它问题。 “你当靴子多久了？” 你的主人是谁？你喜欢当一只靴子吗？ 你喜欢游泳吗？你在湖里多久了？“嘿，安迪，”特里说。 “看，旺达想采访那只靴子！”“旺达是个很棒的采访者，她能从任何事情中获得信息，”吉米说。 “动物、矿物、植物，这次是鞋类！”

'Please be quiet,' says Wanda. 'I'm trying to conduct an interview.' 'Sorry,' I whisper. 'Come on, everybody, let's leave Wanda and the boot in peace and go make a fire to dry ourselves and warm up.' I use the pax to chop some wood and build a fire (without splitting myself—or anybody else—in half).

“请安静，”旺达说。 “我在试着进行采访。“对不起，”我低声说。 “来吧，大家，让旺达和靴子安静地呆着吧，我们去生个火，把自己弄干，暖和暖和。”我用帐篷劈柴生火（不用把自己或别人劈成两半）。

Soon we are all sitting around a blazing campfire. We're warmer than we were, but still hungry. 'Can you eat soggy old boots?' says the kind scarecrow. 'Well, I guess you could,' I say. 'But I don't see why you'd want to.' 'Can you eat fire?' says Terry. 'Fire-eaters can,' I say. 'But it's dangerous. Remember the time we tried it?' 'Oh yeah,' says Terry. 'My tongue was on fire for weeks!'

很快我们就围坐在熊熊燃烧的营火旁。 我们比以前暖和了，但还是很饿。 “你能吃湿旧靴子吗？”善良的稻草人说。 “嗯，我想你可以，”我说。 “但我不明白你为什么要这样做。“你能吃火吗？”特里说。 “吃火的可以，”我说。“但这很危险。 还记得我们试过的那次吗？“哦，是的，”特里说。 “我的舌头着火了好几个星期！”

'The main thing campfires are good for,' I say, 'apart from warmth, is toasting marshmallows.' 'Did you bring the marshmallow machine?' says Pinchy. 'That's another thing Terry forgot to pack,' I say. 'You didn't ask me to pack it,' says Terry. 'Yes I did,' I say. 'No you didn't!'

“除了取暖，”我说，“营火最主要的好处就是烤棉花糖。“你把棉花糖机器带来了吗？”Pinchy说。 “这是特里忘带的另一件东西，”我说。 “你没让我把它打包，”特里说。 “是的，”我说。“不，你没有！”

'Yes—' I can't finish my sentence because a marshmallow has landed in my mouth. The marshmallow machine is hovering right in front of me! 'Looks like the marshmallow machine came anyway,' says Terry. 'Guess it needed a holiday, too.'

“是的——”我说不完这句话，因为一块棉花糖掉在我嘴里了。 棉花糖机就在我面前盘旋！“看来棉花糖机器还是来了，”特里说。 “我想它也需要一个假期。”