05 Beetle Emergency

Beetle Emergency The very next morning, Judy started her own search for a real live northeast beach tiger beetle. Before school, she grabbed a peanut butter jar from the recycling bin and ran out into the backyard. She tapped on tree bark. She crawled through itchy grass. She peered down into the dirt. "Here, beetle, beetle," called Judy. "Don't be endangered."

就在第二天早上，朱迪开始自己寻找一只真正的东北海滩虎甲虫。 上学前，她从回收箱里抓起一个花生酱罐，跑到后院。 她敲了敲树皮。她爬过发痒的草地。 她向下凝视着泥土。 “来，甲虫，甲虫，”朱迪叫道。 “不要受到威胁。”

She did not find one single beetle. All she found was an acorn hat, a slug, and a notrecycled candy wrapper. "Judy!" called her Dad. "What are you doing out there in your pajamas?" "Looking for a northeast beach tiger beetle," said Judy. "They're endangered. Mr. Todd says saving endangered species begins in your own backyard," said Judy. "Not before breakfast in your pajamas," said Dad. "All the beetles are still sleeping." At school that day, Judy searched for a picture of her beetle. And a few facts. She looked in the dictionary. She looked in the encyclopedia. She looked in bug books. She even looked on the computer. No luck. Most of the beetles in the computer were the John Lennon and Paul

她连一只甲虫也没找到。 她只找到了一顶橡子帽、一只鼻涕虫和一个不可回收的糖果包装纸。 “朱迪!”爸爸叫道。“你穿着睡衣在外面干什么?”“找东北海滩的虎甲虫，”朱迪说。 “他们濒临灭绝。托德先生说，拯救濒危物种从你自己的后院开始。” “在你穿着睡衣吃早饭之前不行，”爸爸说。 “所有的甲虫都还在睡觉。” 那天在学校，朱迪寻找她的甲虫的照片。 还有一些事实。她查了字典。 她查阅了百科全书。 她查阅了昆虫书。她甚至看了看电脑。 没有运气。电脑里的大多数甲壳虫都是约翰·列侬和保罗

McCartney kind of Beatles. The next day was Saturday. Frank Pearl called Judy. "Can I come over?" "Not unless you bring a northeast beach tiger beetle with you." "Okay," said Frank. "You found one?" Judy asked. "For real?" "Not a live one. But I found a picture of one. Do you have any stamps at your house?" asked Frank. "What's stamps got to do with anything?" "Just go see if you have any stamps. Stamps with bugs." Judy put down the phone and ran to find some stamps in her parents' desk.

麦卡特尼式的披头士。 第二天是星期六。 弗兰克·珀尔打电话给朱迪。“我能过去吗?”“除非你带上一只东北海滩虎甲虫。” “好吧，”弗兰克说。“你找到了?”朱迪问。 “真的吗?”“没有活的。 但我找到了一张照片。 你家里有邮票吗?”弗兰克问。 “邮票有什么关系?”“去看看你有没有邮票。 有虫子的邮票。”朱迪放下电话，跑去在她父母的书桌里找一些邮票。

"Just boring old flags," she told Frank. "Well, I have gazillions of stamps and —" "How come you have so many stamps?" "I collect them. I was pasting some in my album when I saw your beetle on one of the stamps." "Bring it over right away," said Judy. "Tell your mom it's an emergency." Half an hour later, Frank rang the doorbell. "Finally!" said Judy, pulling him into the living room. Frank put his stamp album on the coffee table and opened it up. He turned to the Insects and Spiders page. "Look at all the beetles," said Frank. "That's a lady beetle — those are good luck. And there's a dung beetle, a Hercules beetle, and a spotted water beetle. Even an

“就是些无聊的旧旗子，”她告诉弗兰克。 “嗯，我有无数的邮票，而且——”“你怎么会有这么多邮票呢?”“我收集它们。 我正在往我的相册里贴一些，突然在其中一张邮票上看到了你的甲虫。” “马上拿过来，”朱迪说。 “告诉你妈妈有急事。” 半小时后，弗兰克按响了门铃。 “终于!”朱迪说着，把他拉进了客厅。 弗兰克把他的邮票册放在咖啡桌上，打开它。 他翻到《昆虫和蜘蛛》那一页。 “看看这些甲虫，”弗兰克说。 “那是一只瓢虫——那是好运。 还有屎壳郎、大力神甲虫和斑点水甲虫。 甚至是一个

elderberry longhorn beetle." "Which one is it?" Judy shrieked. Frank pointed to a beetle with a shiny green head and eyes like an alien. Printed below the beetle it said Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis. "That's not a northeast beach tiger beetle," said Judy. "It's some kind of a Cinderella beetle."

接骨木长角甲虫。” “是哪一个?”朱迪就尖叫起来。 弗兰克指着一只甲虫，它的头是闪亮的绿色，眼睛像外星人一样。 在甲虫的下面写着:Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis。 “那不是东北海滩的虎甲虫，”朱迪说。 “这是一种灰姑娘甲虫。”