6 Journey to the Castle

CHAPTER 6 JOURNEY TO THE CASTLE 'Well that's just great,' I say, looking at the remains of our flying fried-egg car. 'How are we supposed to get to the castle now?' 'Don't worry,' says Terry. 'I've got just the thing!' He reaches into his bag and pulls out a horse costume. 'How is that going to help us get to the castle?' I say.

“那太好了，”我看着我们那辆会飞的煎蛋车的残骸说。 “我们现在怎么去城堡呢？”“别担心，”特里说。 “我正好找到了！”他把手伸进包里，拿出一套马装。 “这对我们去城堡有什么帮助呢？”我说。

'Simple,' says Terry. 'You put it on and I'll ride you there.' Terry hands me the costume. 'Nuh-uh,' I say, handing it back. 'How about you put it on and I ride you there!' 'I've got a better idea,' says Terry, passing the costume

“很简单，”特里说。“你穿上它，我骑你去那儿。”特里把戏服递给我。 “不——不，”我说着，把它递了回去。 “要不你穿上它，我骑着你去吧！”“我有个更好的主意，”特里递过戏服说

back to me. 'How about we take turns?' 'GREAT idea,' I say. 'And since you thought of it, you can go first.' 'Thanks, Andy!' says Terry, taking the costume. 'You're a real pal.' He puts it on and we set off.

回到我身边。“我们轮流来怎么样？”“好主意，”我说。 “既然是你想到的，你可以先走。“谢谢，安迪！”特里接过戏服说。 “你真是个好朋友。”他戴上帽子，我们就出发了。

'What a lovely day for horse-riding,' I say. 'Is it your turn to be the horse yet?' says Terry. 'No, not yet,' I say. 'How's the caterpillar?' says Terry. 'Good,' I say. 'I think it's really enjoying the ride.'

“多么适合骑马的好天气啊，”我说。 “轮到你当马了吗？”特里说。 “不，还没有，”我说。“毛毛虫怎么样了？”特里说。 “好，”我说。“我觉得它真的很享受这个过程。”

'I sure hope we don't come across anything that would be hazardous to caterpillars on our journey,' says Terry. 'Me too,' I say, as an enormous black bird swoops down towards us. 'Are birds hazardous to caterpillars?' says Terry. 'Yes!' I say. I reach out to put my hand over the caterpillar but before I can cover it the caterpillar rears up…

“我真的希望我们在旅途中不会遇到任何对毛毛虫有害的东西，”特里说。 “我也是，”我说，这时一只巨大的黑鸟向我们俯冲而来。 “鸟对毛毛虫有害吗？”特里说。 “是的!”我说。我伸手捂住毛毛虫，但还没来得及盖住，毛毛虫就爬起来了……

opens its mouth… and swallows the bird in one gulp!

张开嘴，一口把鸟吞下去！