6 Tug of War

CHAPTER 6 TUG OF WAR 'Terry Dentist at your service!' says Terry. 'Hold still and I'll just knock your tooth out with this hammer.' 'No way!' I say. 'It's hurting enough already! No hammer!' 'No hammer? No problem!' says Terry. 'I'll use this tooth dynamite instead. It says here: Just put one stick in your mouth near the aching tooth and light the fuse.'

第六章拔河特里牙医为您服务！特里说。 “别动，我要用这把锤子把你的牙敲出来。”“不可能！”我说。 “已经够痛的了！”没有锤!“没有锤子？” 没问题!特里说。“我要用这个牙齿炸药代替。 上面写着：把一根棍子放在疼痛的牙齿附近，点燃导火索。”

'DEFINITELY NOT!' I say. 'No hammer and no tooth dynamite! The tooth fairy won't want my tooth if it's exploded to bits. You are a terrible dentist!' 'Well, I'm all out of ideas then,' says Terry. 'Maybe we should go and ask the three wise owls how to get your tooth out.' 'I don't know about that,' I say. 'I'm not so sure those owls are as wise as you think they are.'

“绝对不是!”我说。“没有锤子，没有带牙的炸药！”如果我的牙被炸成碎片，牙仙子就不想要了。 你是个糟糕的牙医！“好吧，那我就没主意了，”特里说。 “也许我们应该去问问三只聪明的猫头鹰怎么把你的牙拔出来。我说：“这我可不知道。” “我不敢肯定那些猫头鹰是不是像你想的那么聪明。”

'Do you have any other ideas?' says Terry. 'No,' I say with a groan. 'Let's go and see the wise owls.' We jet-chair up to the owl house. 'Greetings, O wise owls!' says Terry.

“你还有别的主意吗？”特里说。 “不，”我呻吟着说。“我们去看看聪明的猫头鹰吧。”我们坐喷气式飞机到猫头鹰的房子。 “你好，聪明的猫头鹰！”特里说。

CHICKEN KNEES! NAIL CRIPPLES FIDGET SPINNERS! BELLY MUSCLES! OCTOPUS STRAP! SUPERNOVA! 'Just as I suspected,' I say. 'This is a waste of time. Let's go.' 'No, give them a chance, Andy,' says Terry. 'We

鸡的膝盖!指甲残废，指尖陀螺！腹部肌肉!章鱼皮带!超新星!“正如我所怀疑的，”我说。 “这是浪费时间。我们走吧。“不，给他们一个机会，安迪，”特里说。 “我们

haven't even asked our question yet.' Terry turns to address the owls. 'O wise owls! We do beseech thee to tell us the answer to our question: what is the best way to remove Andy's aching tooth?' 'String! Doorknob! Slam!' say the wise owls. 'See?' I say. 'I knew this wasn't a good idea. They're just hooting random words!' 'No, they're not!' says Terry. 'They're making perfect sense. They're telling us that all we have to do is tie a bit of string to your tooth, tie the other end to a doorknob and then slam the door. The force of the door slamming will pull out your tooth and all our problems will be solved!'

还没问我们的问题呢。”特里转身对猫头鹰说话。 “啊，聪明的猫头鹰！”我们恳求你告诉我们这个问题的答案：什么是最好的方法来去除安迪疼痛的牙齿？“字符串!门把手!大满贯!聪明的猫头鹰说。 “看到了吗?”我说。“我知道这不是一个好主意。 他们只是随便喊几个词！“不，他们不是！”特里说。 他们说得很有道理。 他们告诉我们，我们所要做的就是在你的牙齿上绑一根绳子，把绳子的另一端绑在门把手上，然后砰地一声关上门。 关上门的力量会把你的牙齿拔出来，我们所有的问题就都解决了！”

'Well,' I say, 'it does sound a little less painful than hammers or dynamite.' 'Definitely,' says Terry. 'And we can get some string from the tangled-up level. Come on!' He turns to the wise owls. 'Farewell, O wise ones, and thanks for the wise advice!'

“嗯，”我说，“这听起来确实比锤子或炸药少一点痛苦。“当然，”特里说。 “我们可以从缠结的层面上得到一些绳子。 来吧!”他转向聪明的猫头鹰。 “再见了，聪明的人们，谢谢你的忠告！”