7 Crash!

CHAPTER 7 CRASH! We throw ourselves to the floor and pretend to be asleep. Just in time! I can hear reindeer snorting, sleigh bells ringing and Santa HO-HO-HO-ing.

第七章坠机！我们扑倒在地，假装睡着了。 来得正是时候！我能听到驯鹿的呼噜声，雪橇的铃声和圣诞老人的哼哼声。

'Whoa, Rudolph!' calls Santa. 'Slow down, Donner, Blitzen, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher and Prancer. Prepare for a landing in the treehouse down there—in that room where Andy and Terry are sleeping.' 'Santa Claus is going to land right here!' whispers Terry. 'I know,' I say. 'But I'm not sure it's the best place for a landing given there's an enormous puddle in the middle of the floor! I think we should warn him.' 'No!' says Terry. 'If we warn him, he'll know we're not asleep and he might not land at all. And if he doesn't land, we won't get any presents.' 'But if we don't warn him, he might crash,' I say. 'Are you trying to tell me that Santa doesn't know how

“哇,鲁道夫!圣诞老人喊道。 减速，唐纳，闪电战，雌狐，彗星，丘比特，舞者，冲刺者和跳跃者。 准备在下面的树屋着陆——在安迪和特里睡觉的那个房间里。“圣诞老人就要降落在这里了！”特里小声说。 “我知道，”我说。“但我不确定这是不是着陆的最佳地点，因为地板中间有一个巨大的水坑！”我想我们应该警告他。“不!特里说。 “如果我们警告他，他就会知道我们没有睡着，他可能根本不会降落。 如果他不着陆，我们就收不到礼物了。“但如果我们不警告他，他可能会坠毁，”我说。 “你是想告诉我圣诞老人不知道怎么做吗？

to land his sleigh safely?' says Terry. 'Because I think he does—he's had a lot of practice.' 'Sure,' I say, 'but—' 'What just happened?' whispers Terry. 'I'm not sure,' I say. 'But judging by that CRASH, CRACK, TINKLE, BINGLE, TIMPLE, BASH, PLONK, KABOOM, FLOOP, BOING, KALUMP, SMASH, TWANG, FLONK, SNAP, PLOP, FLAP, DING, KLUNK, BARK, SPROING and BANG, I'd say Santa just crashed his sleigh.' 'Do you think we can open our eyes now?' says Terry.

让他的雪橇安全着陆？特里说。 “因为我想他会的——他练习得很多。“当然，”我说，“可是——”“刚才发生了什么事？”特里小声说。 “我不确定，”我说。“但从崩盘,裂纹,叮当声,短发,TIMPLE, BASH,拨弦,大爆炸,软区,啵嘤,KALUMP,粉碎,鼻音,FLONK,突然,啪,皮瓣,叮,KLUNK,树皮,SPROING和爆炸,我认为圣诞老人只是撞他的雪橇。“你认为我们现在可以睁开眼睛了吗？”特里说。

'Yes,' I say. We open our eyes and look around. 'Santa's not here,' says Terry. 'And neither are our presents,' I say. 'Our stockings are empty!' 'No, you're wrong, Andy,' says Terry, peering over the edge of the level. 'Look, there's a pony down there! Santa Claus brought me an electric pony!'

“是的，”我说。我们睁开眼睛，环顾四周。 “圣诞老人不在这里，”特里说。 “我们的礼物也不是，”我说。 “我们的袜子空了！”“不，你错了，安迪，”特里说，从水平面的边缘往外看。 “看，下面有一匹小马！”圣诞老人给我带来了一匹电动小马！”

'That's not an electric pony!' I say. 'That's one of Santa's reindeer! Santa must have hit the puddle when he was landing and skidded over the edge.' 'I think you might be right,' says Terry. 'And it's not the only reindeer down there in the branches. There's lots of them!'

“那不是电动小马！”我说。 “那是圣诞老人的驯鹿之一！”圣诞老人一定是在着陆的时候撞到了水坑，然后滑出了水坑的边缘。“我想你可能是对的，”特里说。 “而且它并不是树下唯一的驯鹿。 他们有很多人！”

'But where's Santa?' I say. 'Look,' says Terry, pointing. 'He's landed on a branch just above the cloning machine level.' 'Oh no,' I say. 'That's quite a thin branch.' 'Yes,' says Terry. 'And Santa's quite a large man.' 'Yes,' I say. 'And quite heavy.' 'Do you think the branch will break?' says Terry. 'I hope not,' I say. 'But I'm pretty sure it will.'

“可是圣诞老人在哪儿呢？”我说。 “看，”特里指着说。 他落在了克隆机上方的树枝上。“哦，不，”我说。 “那是一根很细的树枝。“是的，”特里说。 “圣诞老人可是个大块头。“是的，”我说。 “而且很重。“你觉得这根树枝会断吗？”特里说。 “我希望不会，”我说。“但我很肯定会的。”