5 Prehistoric Pond Scum 650 Million BC

CHAPTER 5 PREHISTORIC POND SCUM

第五章史前池塘浮渣

We swirl for a long, long time. Just when I think I can't stand it any longer, the swirling stops. 'We're coming in for a landing,' says Terry. WHAM! The bin lands and we all fall out onto the ground.

我们旋转了很长很长时间。 就在我觉得我再也受不了的时候，旋涡停止了。 “我们要着陆了，”特里说。 哇!垃圾桶落地，我们都掉到了地上。

'Have we gone back six and half years?' I say.

“我们回到六年半以前了吗？”我说。

Terry looks into the bin and checks the chronometer. 'Oh no,' he says. 'We've travelled 650 million years back in time!'

特里看了看箱子，查看了一下计时器。 “哦，不，”他说。“我们回到了六亿五千万年前！”

'But I only set it for six and a half years back,' I say. 'The inspector must have knocked it when he fell in,' says Terry.

“可我只把它定在六年半以前，”我说。 “探长掉进去的时候一定是敲的，”特里说。

'It's not my fault!' says the inspector. 'That chronometer should have a safety guard on it. And a time machine blast-off button without an emergency override directly contravenes Regulation 3, Subsection 4.5, paragraph 6, line 22 of the Time Travel Blast-off Button Act.'

“这不是我的错！”巡查员说。 “那个计时器上应该有安全装置。 没有紧急控制的时间机器发射按钮直接违反了《时间旅行发射按钮法》第3条第4.5节第6段第22行