Chapter 2

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Ava and Squish were both good in the car. (Well, the big supermarket was not very far.) And Mum, as she drove there, happily chattered. About 'best behaviour' and how much it mattered.

艾娃和软乎乎在车里都很乖。 （好吧，毕竟大超市离得也不远啦。） 妈妈一边开车，一边开心地念叨。 说要「守规矩」，这事儿可重要啦。

But oh, what a drag! What a terrible bore, When Ava and Squish would MUCH rather explore Outside in a forest, among all the trees, Getting mud on his paws, and mud on her knees! They'd be digging for treasures! And searching for ELVES! Not looking for pickles and pastries on shelves...

哎呀，太没劲啦！ 真是无聊透顶， 艾娃和软乎乎可更想去探险呀 去外面的森林里， 在树丛里钻来钻去， 他的爪子沾得满是泥， 她的膝盖也沾得脏兮兮！ 他们要挖宝藏呀！ 还要找小精灵！ 才不要在货架上找腌菜和点心呢…

By the time they arrived, McFluff had a plot (He could always make fun where others might not). The answer was staring them right in the face... They grabbed a big trolley and started a race!

等他们到地方的时候， 麦克弗拉夫有了个好点子 （别人觉得没意思的地方，他总能找到乐子。） 办法明晃晃摆在他们眼前呀… 他们拽了辆大购物车，开始比赛啦！

They hurried past veggies and hurtled past fruit, With Mum (and a man with a hat) in pursuit. Feet like a blur, round a corner they dashed, But they took it too quickly and, naturally...

他们冲过蔬菜区，又飞过水果区， 妈妈（还有个戴帽子的叔叔）在后面追。 脚快得像阵风， 嗖地一下拐过转角， 可是拐得太急啦，自然而然就…

CRASHED! Oh bother...! OH HELP! All the parsnips and spuds Tumbled around them with crashes and thuds. And the nimblest shoppers leapt out of the way, To avoid being splattered by gooey fruit spray!

哐当撞啦！ 哎呀糟了…！ 救命啊！ 欧洲萝卜和土豆 噼里啪啦、咚咚咚掉得他们满身都是。 手脚麻利的顾客都赶紧跳开， 免得被黏糊糊的水果汁溅一身！