08 The Dud Ranch

The Dud Ranch Yippee-ki-yay! At last, they were out of the hot car. At last, they were at the Majestik— a forreal-and-absolute-positive dude ranch. "Hey, Judy," said Stink. "Let's pretend it's the O.K. Corral." "Okay," said Judy. "I'll be Doc Holliday and you can be Wyatt Twerp." "Hardee-har-har," said Stink. "Never mind. I'll be Wild Bill Hiccup and you can be Calamity Judy." Judy and Stink took one look around. All they saw was dust. Dust, dust, and more dust. And dirt. And mud. The smell of hay tickled Judy's

垃圾农场耶，耶！最后，他们走出了闷热的汽车。 最后，他们来到了Majestik——一个真正的、绝对积极的度假牧场。 “嘿，朱迪，”臭臭说。“让我们假装没事 畜栏。”“好吧，”朱迪说。 “我演霍利迪医生，你演怀亚特·特卫普。” “哈——哈——哈，”臭臭说。 “没关系。我扮演狂野的比尔·希卡普，你扮演灾难朱迪。” 朱迪和臭臭四处看了看。 他们看到的都是灰尘。灰尘，灰尘，更多的灰尘。 和污垢。和泥。干草的气味使朱迪的手发痒

nose. Stink pointed to an old Conestoga wagon with a ripped-up canvas and busted wheels. Rusted trucks and tractors collected behind a falling- down silo. "Are you sure this is it?" He held up the brochure to compare. It showed a herd of horses running wild against a blue sky. "It sure doesn't look like the picture." "This is it!" said Grandma Lou, pointing to the sign over the entrance. But instead of the Majestik, all it said was MAJEST. "Ick," said Judy. "They forgot the I-K." "Not so majestic, is it?" said Grandma Lou. "I think maybe this place has seen better days." Hundreds of noisy black starlings and grackles lined fences, tree branches, and telephone wires, cawing and cackling up a storm. Stink covered his ears. "What is this, a

鼻子。臭臭指着一辆破旧的康内斯托加马车，车上的帆布和轮子都被撕破了。 生锈的卡车和拖拉机聚集在一个倒塌的筒仓后面。 “你确定就是这里吗？”他把小册子拿起来比较。 它展示了一群马在蓝天下狂奔。 “和照片上的不一样。” “就是这里！”卢奶奶指着门口的牌子说。 但上面写的不是Majestik，而是MAJEST。 “恶心，”朱迪说。“他们忘了I-K。” “没有那么雄伟，是吗？”卢奶奶说。 “我想也许这个地方曾经有过好日子。” 数百只吵闹的黑椋鸟和白头鸦站在栅栏、树枝和电话线旁，在暴风雨中呱呱叫着。 臭味淹没了他的耳朵。“这是什么？

bird farm? It's so loud." "Who cares," said Judy, playing keepaway with a bad mood. "All that matters is that I get to ride a horse, right, Grandma Lou? Let's head to the stables." They walked under a giant M at the entrance to the ranch and down a dirt path, past a swimming pool that was green with leaves and gunk. "P.U. Hold your nose," said Stink. It was hot, and there were piles of horse poop everywhere. And where there was poop, there were flies. Tons of flies. Big fat horseflies buzzed Stink's head. Judy swatted one that landed in her hair. "You could make a million dollars as a

鸟农场吗?太吵了。”“谁在乎呢，”朱迪说，心情很不好。 “重要的是我能骑马，对吗，卢奶奶？” 我们去马厩吧。” 他们从牧场入口处的一个巨大的“M”字下走过，沿着一条土路走下去，经过一个被树叶和黏液弄得绿油油的游泳池。 “P.U.捏住你的鼻子，”臭臭说。 天气很热，到处都是成堆的马粪。 哪里有便便，哪里就有苍蝇。 一大堆苍蝇。又大又肥的马蝇在臭臭的头上嗡嗡作响。 朱迪拍了一记落在她头发上的耳光。 “你可以赚一百万美元

Pooper Scooper here," said Stink. "Here's the horse poop, but where are the horses?" Judy asked. "I don't see any horses." "And where are all the dudes?" Stink asked. "This is a dude ranch, right?" "They should call it a dud ranch," said Judy.

我是屎铲。”臭臭说。 “这是马粪，但马在哪里？”朱迪问。 “我没看见马。”“那些男人都到哪儿去了？”臭问道。 “这是一个度假牧场，对吧？”“他们应该称它为‘废牧场’，”朱迪说。

Grandma Lou couldn't help chuckling. "Look, kids, we don't have to stay—" "But we came to ride a horse," said Judy. "I can't leave until I ride a horse!" When they got to the stables, two cowhands in jeans, plaid shirts, and cowboy boots told Grandma Lou they'd take care of her young riders. "Okay, kiddos. Sounds like you're in good hands. I have to go pay at the office, but I'll be back to check on you." Grandma Lou headed for the office in the barn. "I'm Whip," said one of the cowhands. "Whip Watson. And my buddy here is Lash LaRue." "Whip and Lash?" said Judy. "Oh, whiplash! Get it, Stink? Together they are/they're WhipLash." "Smart kid," said Whip, pointing to his brain.

卢奶奶忍不住笑了起来。 “听着，孩子们，我们不必呆在这儿——”“但是我们是来骑马的，”朱迪说。 “我不骑马就不能走！”当他们到达马厩时，两个穿着牛仔裤、格子衬衫和牛仔靴的牛仔告诉卢奶奶，他们会照顾她的小骑手。 “好的,出头的。听起来你有个好帮手。 我得去办公室付钱了，但我会回来看你的。” 卢奶奶朝谷仓里的办公室走去。 “我是鞭子。”一个牛郎说。 ”华生鞭子。我的朋友是拉什·拉鲁。” “皮鞭和鞭子？”朱迪说。 “哦,鞭子!明白了吗，臭小子？ 他们在一起就是鞭子乐队。” “聪明的孩子。”维普指着自己的脑袋说。

"Yeah, we, um, never heard that one before," said Lash. He and Whip exchanged a look. "So you want to ride, eh?" asked Whip. "We'll have you two in apple-pie order in no time." "You buckaroos got here just in time," said Lash. "We have two animals left that aren't out on the trail." He checked his clipboard. "Looks like Tumbleweed and Tamale are still

“是的，我们，嗯，以前从未听说过这个，”拉什说。 他和维普交换了一下眼色。 “这么说你想骑马了，嗯？” “我们很快就会把你们俩安排得井井有条。” “你们这些牛仔来得正是时候，”拉什说。 “我们还剩下两只动物，它们没有走在路上。” 他检查了他的剪贴板。“看起来风滚草和玉米粉饼还在