Chapter 4

4 Jet's Worst Plan The next day, I knew I had to be positive. Dave was up against the meanest parrot I'd ever met and there was no way to back out. And it looked like Jet and Gary thought the same thing. We were woken up by the Vet Man, who arrived early in the morning to top up our food bowls. All apart from Dave, who was dozing in his sawdust bed, hugging his new wing close. The Human left soon after and Jet hurried over to Dave, waking him up with

飞机最糟糕的计划第二天，我知道我必须要乐观。 戴夫面对的是我见过的最刻薄的鹦鹉，而且没有退路。 看起来杰特和加里的想法是一样的。 我们被兽医叫醒，他一大早就来给我们的碗加满食物。 除了戴夫，他在他的木屑床上打瞌睡，紧紧地抱着他的新翅膀。 人类很快就离开了，杰特急忙走到戴夫身边，用

her wet nose. 'Morning, Dave,' she barked. 'I have a plan.' 'And I have breakfast,' Gary said, pushing a plate towards us. It was piled high with bread and biscuits, including my favourite jammy ones. 'Where did you get all these goodies?' I said, pecking at a gooey centre.

她的湿鼻子。“早上好，戴夫。” “我有个计划。“我吃早餐，”加里说着，把一个盘子推到我们面前。 里面堆满了面包和饼干，包括我最喜欢的果酱饼干。 “你从哪儿弄来这些好东西的？”我说着，啄着一个黏糊糊的中间。

'We ransacked the Human's kitchen,' Gary said. 'Delicious,' Dave said, as jam dripped from his feathers on to his good wing. 'What's the plan, Jet?' 'We are going to spy on Opprobrious Vastanavius the Parrot and his crew at Dazzle and see what they are up to. That way we'll know what we are up against.' 'That's a brilliant idea,' Gary said, gnawing at a carrot. 'If I know that dastardly parrot, he will definitely be training for the race already.' This was a bad idea. If the pirate crew caught us spying on them, we would all be feather-deep in trouble. But Jet was about to spring an even

“我们洗劫了人类的厨房，”加里说。 “真好吃，”戴夫说，果酱从他的羽毛上滴落到他完好的翅膀上。 “有什么计划，杰？”“我们要去刺探那只可恶的鹦鹉瓦斯塔纳维乌斯和他的同伙，看看他们在干什么。” 这样我们就知道我们面对的是什么了。“这是个好主意，”加里说着，啃着一根胡萝卜。 “如果我了解那只卑鄙的鹦鹉，它肯定已经在为比赛训练了。”这是个坏主意。 如果海盗抓到我们在监视他们，我们就麻烦大了。 但杰特马上就要开刀了

worse idea on us. My guts were churning like a ball of ice cream in a glass of fizzy pop but I managed to eat half a biscuit before Jet suggested it was time we started off to Dazzle. 'What about the Vet Man?' I asked Jet, remembering Humans liked to turn up to work so they could play computer games and drink tea. 'Won't he notice we're gone?' 'Don't be a worrying whippet, Skipper,' she replied. 'I checked his calendar and it's his weekend off. He won't be back until Monday.' She led us to a large cupboard by the side of the main waiting area. 'We'll need

这主意对我们来说更糟。我的胃里翻腾着，就像一个冰淇淋球泡在一杯汽水里，但我还是吃了半块饼干，然后杰特建议我们该出发了。 “那兽医呢？”我问杰特，想起人类喜欢上班，这样他们就可以玩电脑游戏和喝茶。 “他不会注意到我们走了吗？”“别犯傻了，船长，”她回答。 “我查了他的日程表，他周末休息。 他要到星期一才回来。”她把我们带到主等候区旁边的一个大橱柜前。 “我们需要

camouflage so we don't stand out amongst the Humans,' she said. 'We can find the perfect disguise in the lost property room.' The room was stashed full of coats and scarves and unpaired gloves and abandoned dog leads. Dave headed for a discarded handbag and poked around the pockets for old biscuits and bread crusts.

伪装，这样我们就不会在人类中显得太显眼了。” “我们可以在失物招领处找到完美的伪装。”房间里堆满了外套、围巾、没有配对的手套和废弃的狗绳。 戴夫走向一个废弃的手提包，在口袋里翻出旧饼干和面包屑。

After all, everyone knows that's what handbags are for. 'Follow me.' Jet grinned. She grabbed hold of an old blanket that lay over a mystery object the size and shape of a bike, only wider. 'Help me,' she said, as she pulled at the cloth with her mouth. Me and Dave hopped over and tugged and grabbed at the blanket. Something was pinning it down. I flew up over the top and pulled it with my feet as I flapped up hard. The blanket gave way and flowed down to the floor, covering Dave. 'What is that?' Dave asked, as he came up through the folds of the blanket. 'That, my feathered friends, is my plan.' Jet beamed a toothy smile.

毕竟，每个人都知道这就是手袋的用途。 “跟我来。”飞机咧嘴一笑。她抓起一条旧毯子，上面盖着一个神秘的物体，大小和形状都像一辆自行车，只是更宽一些。 “帮帮我，”她边说边用嘴扯着布。 我和戴夫跳过去，又拉又抓毯子。 有什么东西把它固定住了。 我飞到上面，使劲拍打着翅膀，用脚拉着它。 毯子松了下来，流到了地板上，盖住了戴夫。 “那是什么？”戴夫从毯子的褶子里钻出来，问道。 “这就是我的计划，我的羽毛朋友们。”杰特露出露齿的微笑。