8 NOT MORE!

NOT MORE! CHAPTER 8 I woke up early and shivered. I pulled a warm Sassafras onto my chest and he purred. Then I remembered the caterflies and leaped out of bed. Sassafras jumped sideways and landed with his tail poofed up. "Sorry, Sass!" I ruffled his fur. "The caterflies! We need to check on them!" "Meow!" exclaimed Sassafras, and he ran for

没有更多!我醒得很早，打了个寒颤。 我把一根温热的黄樟放在胸口，他咕噜了一声。 然后我想起了毛毛虫，从床上跳了起来。 萨萨弗拉斯侧身跳了起来，尾巴翘了起来。 “对不起,Sass !”我把他的毛弄皱了。 “caterflies !我们得去看看他们！”“喵！”萨萨法斯叫了一声，跑了出去

the kitchen. Mom was sitting at the table with a sad look on her face. She shook her head. I gulped. "What's wrong, Mom?" Mom slowly turned to the window. Wild gusts of wind were flinging giant flakes of snow this way and that. I could barely make out the forest through the blinding whiteness of the falling snow. My heart sank. We couldn't go out in the woods in this weather. It would be too dangerous because snow and wind can work together to make tree branches snap.

厨房。妈妈坐在桌旁，脸上带着悲伤的表情。 她摇了摇头。我一饮而尽。 “怎么了，妈妈？”妈妈慢慢地转向窗户。 狂风把巨大的雪花吹向这边，吹向那边。 在白茫茫的雪花中，我几乎看不清森林。 我的心一沉。这种天气我们不能到树林里去。 这太危险了，因为雪和风一起作用会使树枝折断。

"I'm sure they'll be fine, Zoey," Mom said. "There's just a bit more of this spring snowstorm that needs to work its way through. The forecast says it should be over by tomorrow. But today we need to sit tight and wait it out." I walked to the kitchen counter and peered out the window. The snow was really coming down. I could barely see the forest through all the snowflakes. "I know what will cheer you up!" Mom plopped four little shoes onto the counter in front of me. "I put the finishing touches on these after you fell asleep. Are you ready to test them out on our brave kitty?" I still felt sad about the caterflies but I couldn't help smiling at the tiny Sassafras snowshoes! I sat down on the ground and Sassafras came over and sniffed at them suspiciously. "These will be great, Sass. Just you wait and see." I plunked him in my lap, slipped a shoe on each paw, and attached each one with Velcro so they wouldn't fall off. Time to see if they worked!

“我相信他们会没事的，佐伊，”妈妈说。 “今年春天的暴风雪还需要继续下去。 天气预报说明天就会过去。 但今天我们需要静观其变。” 我走到厨房柜台前，向窗外望去。 雪真的下得很大。 透过雪花，我几乎看不见森林。 “我知道什么能让你高兴起来！”妈妈扑通一声把四只小鞋子放在我面前的柜台上。 “你睡着后，我给这些东西做了最后的润色。 你准备好在我们勇敢的小猫身上测试一下了吗？”我仍然为毛毛虫感到难过，但我忍不住笑了笑，看到了小小的黄樟雪鞋！我在地上坐了下来，黄樟走过来，怀疑地嗅了嗅他们。 “这些会很棒的，萨斯。 你等着瞧吧。”我把它放在腿上，给它的两只爪子套上一只鞋，然后用魔术贴粘上，这样它们就不会掉下来了。 是时候看看它们是否有效了！

Sassafras took a step and stopped. He wrinkled his nose. Then he took another step. He lifted a paw and sniffed at the shoe. Then he started prancing. He held his head high and fluffed up his tail and took fancy steps around the kitchen. Mom and I bent over laughing. Dad peeked his head in and took one look at Sassafras and laughed so hard, a tear rolled down his cheek! After our laughter died down, Dad looked out the window and let out a big breath. His shoulders slumped. "I guess it's time to start shoveling the walkway and driveway." A huge grin spread across my face. I knew how to make this easier for my dad! "But Dad, just use some salt! Salt will melt the snow and ice. Then you don't have to work so hard shoveling!"

萨萨弗拉斯走了一步，停了下来。 他皱起鼻子。然后他又走了一步。 他抬起一只爪子，嗅了嗅那只鞋。 然后他开始跳起来。它昂着头，翘起尾巴，在厨房里踱来踱去。 妈妈和我笑弯了腰。 爸爸探过头来，看了一眼黄樟，笑得很厉害，眼泪顺着脸颊滚了下来！我们的笑声平息后，爸爸望着窗外，深深地吸了一口气。 他的肩膀耷拉下来。“我想是时候开始铲人行道和车道了。” 我的脸上绽开灿烂的笑容。 我知道怎么让我爸好受点！“但是，爸爸，就用一些盐吧！”盐会融化冰雪。 那你就不用这么辛苦地铲了！”

Mom patted my head. "That's a great idea, Zoey, and while salt would change the freezing point of the water and melt the ice, it's best if Dad does it the good old-fashioned way. Salt can damage plants, and it's not great for the environment. Maybe we can make some hot cocoa for him once he's done." Then she looked at my face. "Oh, honey, what's wrong?" I cleared my throat. I didn't want to ask, but I needed to know. "The salt. You said it can damage plants?"

妈妈拍了拍我的头。“这是个好主意，佐伊。虽然盐会改变水的冰点，融化冰，但最好还是爸爸用传统的方法。” 盐会损害植物，对环境也不好。 也许他吃完后我们可以给他做点热可可。” 然后她看着我的脸。 “哦，亲爱的，怎么了？”我清了清嗓子。 我不想问，但我需要知道。 “盐。你说它会损害植物？”