18 Jip to the Rescue

CHAPTER 18 Jip to the Rescue Dab-Dab and Too-Too knew they could not look everywhere. It would be hard even with the

第十八章吉普去营救嗒嗒和太太知道他们不可能到处找。 即使有

swallows' help. So Too-Too went to talk to the eagles. He found a black eagle, a bald eagle, and a golden eagle. They all agreed to fly over the jungles, forests, and mountains to look for the uncle. The eagles returned to the boat the next day. "I'm sorry," the bald eagle said. "We didn't see the man you described. We'll keep our eye out, but I don't think he's anywhere on land." Doctor Dolittle thanked the eagles for their help. He shook his head. "I think I'm running out of ideas," he said. "I have no idea where to look now." "Why don't you let me try," Jip said. "You?" Dab-Dab said. "What can you do?" "I might be able to find him by smell," Jip said. "Oh, don't be ridiculous," Dab-Dab said. "We're in the middle of the ocean. You won't be able to smell anything out here!"

燕子的帮助。于是Too-Too去找老鹰说话。 他发现了一只黑鹰、一只秃鹰和一只金鹰。 他们都同意飞越丛林、森林和高山去寻找叔叔。 第二天，老鹰们又回到了船上。 “对不起，”秃鹰说。 “我们没有看到你描述的那个人。 我们会留意的，但我想他不在陆地上。” 杜立特医生感谢老鹰的帮助。 他摇了摇头。“我想我快没主意了，”他说。 “我不知道现在该去哪里找。” “为什么不让我试试呢？”吉普说。 “你呢?”嘎嘎说。“你能做什么？”“我也许能通过气味找到他，”吉普说。 “哦，别傻了，”哒哒说。 “我们在海洋中央。 你在这儿什么也闻不到！”

"You would be surprised," Jip said. He held his head high. He was not going to let a duck insult him. "Doctor Dolittle," the dog continued, "you could ask the boy if he has anything that belongs to his uncle." Doctor Dolittle did as Jip asked. The boy gave him a gold ring on a string. "My uncle handed it to me as soon as we saw the pirate ship," he said. "No," Jip said to the doctor. "That won't do. Could you ask him if he has anything made of cloth?" Once again Doctor Dolittle did as Jip asked. The boy handed the doctor a bright red bandanna. "Perfect!" Jip said. "Now, if you just let me smell it..." Jip stuck his nose to the bandanna. He took many deep breaths. "Don't worry, Doctor Dolittle," the dog said at last. "Please tell the boy that I will find his uncle. I'll definitely find his trail."

“你会大吃一惊的，”吉普说。 他昂着头。他不会让一只鸭子侮辱他。 “杜立特医生，”狗接着说，“你可以问问这孩子有没有他叔叔的东西。” 杜立德医生照吉普的话做了。 男孩给了他一个系在绳子上的金戒指。 “我们一看到海盗船，我叔叔就把它交给了我，”他说。 “不，”吉普对医生说。 “那不行。你能问问他有没有布做的东西吗？”杜立特医生又一次按吉普的要求做了。 男孩递给医生一条鲜红色的大手帕。 “完美!”Jip说。“现在，如果你让我闻一下……” 吉普把鼻子贴在大手帕上。 他深吸了几口气。 “别担心，杜立德医生，”狗终于说。 “请告诉这个男孩，我会找到他的叔叔。 我一定会找到他的踪迹。”

But it took several days. The problem was the wind. Jip could only smell scents that were blowing toward them. For the first few days, the wind was blowing from the east. Therefore, Jip could only smell things from that direction. Someone was making a lamb stew. Someone else was burning some leaves. However, there was no smell of the uncle. Then one morning they woke up to winds from the west. Jip walked quickly to the railing on that side of the boat. He sniffed the air a few times, then called the doctor. "I've got it!" he said. "I know where we should go." "Really?" Doctor Dolittle said. "That's so exciting!" "I'll stand at the front of the boat," Jip said. "Follow my nose as I sniff the air. We'll go straight to the uncle." They did exactly as Jip asked. But instead of finding the uncle, they found a large rock. They

但这花了好几天。问题是风。 吉普只能闻到朝他们吹来的气味。 在最初的几天里，风是从东方吹来的。 因此，吉普只能从那个方向闻到气味。 有人在做炖羊肉。 有人在烧树叶。 然而，没有闻到大叔的气味。 一天早晨，他们在西风中醒来。 吉普快步走到船那边的栏杆旁。 他嗅了几下空气，然后叫来了医生。 “我找到了！”他说。“我知道我们该去哪儿了。” “真的吗?”杜立德医生说。 “这太令人兴奋了！”“我站在船头，”吉普说。 “跟着我的鼻子闻空气。 我们直接去找叔叔。” 他们完全按照吉普的要求做了。 但他们没有找到叔叔，而是找到了一块大石头。 他们

sailed around and around it, but no one was there. "I can smell him, though," Jip insisted. "He is definitely on that rock!" One of the swallows flew over the rock. She went back and forth a few times. Then she hurried back to the boat. She told Doctor Dolittle that there was a large hole at the center of the rock.

绕着它转了一圈又一圈，但没有人在那里。 “不过我能闻到他的味道。”吉普坚持说。 “他肯定在那块岩石上！”一只燕子飞过岩石。 她来回走了几次。 然后她赶紧回到船上。 她告诉杜立德医生，岩石中央有一个大洞。