8 We’re Not Scared!

CHAPTER 8 WE'RE NOT SCARED! We all freeze. There's someone—or something—in the woods!

第八章我们不害怕！我们都僵住了。 树林里有人——或者有什么东西！

'I hope it's not Fred the ghostly ghost,' says Mary. 'I hope it is,' says Jimmy. 'I'd love to get a shot of a ghost of a ghost of a ghost!' 'It's getting louder!' says Pinchy.

“我希望不是那个鬼弗雷德，”玛丽说。 “我希望是这样，”吉米说。 “我想拍一张鬼的鬼的鬼的鬼的鬼的鬼！”“声音越来越大了！”Pinchy说。

'It's getting closer!' says Fancy Fish. 'Somebody needs to go and investigate,' I say. 'I nominate Terry.'

“它越来越近了！”花式鱼说。 “需要有人去调查一下，”我说。 “我提名特里。”

'And I nominate you,' says Terry. 'Too late,' I say. 'I nominated you first.'

“我提名你，”特里说。 “太晚了，”我说。“我先提名你的。”

'I know,' says Terry. 'But I think you should go. You're a narrator. You'll be able to describe whatever it is much better than I could.' 'True, but you're an illustrator. You'll be able to draw a picture of whatever it is, and you know what they say—a picture is worth a thousand words.' 'You're just saying that because you're scared,' says Terry. 'And you're just saying that because you're scared,' I say.

“我知道，”特里说。“但我认为你应该去。 你是一个叙述者。你能比我更好地描述它是什么。”“不错，但你是个插图画家。 你可以把它画出来，不管它是什么，你知道他们说什么——一幅画胜过千言万语。“你这么说是因为你害怕，”特里说。 “你这么说是因为你害怕，”我说。

'It sounds to me like you're both scared,' says Wanda. 'I'm not scared,' I say. 'Not a bit.' 'Me neither,' says Terry. 'I'm not scared of anything!' 'I find that hard to believe,' says Wanda. 'For instance, what if a really hungry lion was running towards you? Surely you'd be scared then.'

“听起来你们俩都很害怕，”旺达说。 “我不害怕，”我说。“一点儿也不。“我也是，”特里说。 “我什么都不怕！”“我觉得很难相信，”旺达说。 “例如，如果一只非常饥饿的狮子向你跑来怎么办？” 那你肯定会害怕的。”