4 The Big Crunch

Ick and Crud The Big Crunch by Wiley Blevins illustrated by Jim Paillot

《伊克和克拉德：巨大的咔嚓声》 作者：威利·布莱文斯 绘者：吉姆·帕约

Follow the Crunch "Why are we running?" asked Ick. "You'll see," said Crud. They raced through their yard, jumped over the fence, and landed in Mrs. Martin's flower bed, which was still all mud. "Oh not again," said Crud. "Rats!" "Rats?" asked Ick. "Where?"

跟着咔嚓声走 “我们为什么要跑呀？”伊克问。 “你等着瞧吧。”克拉德说。 他们飞快地冲过自家院子，跳过围栏，落到了马丁太太的花床上，那里还满是泥巴。 “哦，别又这样啊。”克拉德说。 “倒霉！”“倒霉？”伊克问道。 “在哪儿呢？”

"No, not rats," said Crud, wiping off the mud. "Oh, crud, crud, crud!" "Why are you yelling your name?" asked Ick. "Did you forget it?" Crud rolled his eyes. "I mean oh nuts," he said. "Now you're making me hungry," said Ick. The two stood up and starting dripping across the yard. Just then a crunching noise drifted in from the woods. "Did you hear that?" asked Crud. "Hear what?" asked Ick. "That crunching sound," said Crud. He pointed to the woods and then took off.

“不，不是倒霉（注：原文rat与Crud口误的谐音，此处意译适配语境），”克拉德一边擦泥巴一边说。 “哦，克拉德，克拉德，克拉德！” “你为什么喊自己的名字呀？”伊克问。 “你是忘了自己叫啥了吗？” 克拉德翻了个白眼。 “我是说哎呀，糟了。”他说。 “你说得我都饿了。”伊克说。 两个小家伙站了起来，身上的泥水滴得满院子都是。 就在这时，一阵咔嚓咔嚓的声音从树林里飘了过来。 “你听到了吗？”克拉德问。 “听到什么呀？”伊克问。 “那个咔嚓咔嚓的声音呀。”克拉德说。 他指了指树林，然后就冲了出去。

Ick ran double time to keep up with him. "Why are we running?" asked Ick. "That crunching sound is our food. Someone is stealing it." "Hold the doggie door," said Ick. He skidded to a stop. "I thought you were eating all our food." "And why would you think that?" asked Crud. Ick pointed to Crud's big belly. "I'm storing up for winter," said Crud. "But it's only June," said Ick.

伊克加快脚步跑着，才能跟上他。 “我们为什么要跑呀？”伊克问。 “那咔嚓声是我们的食物发出来的。 有人正在偷我们的吃的。” “帮我扶着狗狗门。”伊克说。 他哧溜一下停住了脚步。 “我还以为咱们的食物都被你吃光了呢。” “你为什么会这么想呀？”克拉德问。 伊克指了指克拉德圆滚滚的大肚子。 “我这是在为冬天囤粮呢。”克拉德说。 “可现在才六月呀。”伊克说。

He stood on his hind legs and waddled like Crud. "If you keep walking like that," said Crud, "your legs will freeze that way." "Nuh-uh," said Ick. Then he dropped down on all four paws. Just in case. "Let's keep going," said Crud. "And follow that crunch!"

他踮起后腿，像克拉德那样摇摇摆摆地走。 “你要是一直这么走路，”克拉德说，“你的腿会僵住，永远都这样啦。” “才不会呢。”伊克说。 说完他就趴下来，四爪着地了。 以防万一嘛。 “咱们继续走吧。”克拉德说。 “跟着那咔嚓声走！”

Ghost in the Trees The two raced to the edge of Mrs. Martin's yard, over another fence, through another yard, around a shed, then down a hill, and across a small garden. But when they got to the edge of the woods, Ick skidded to a stop.

树林里的幽灵 两个小家伙冲到马丁太太家院子的边缘，跳过另一道围栏，穿过另一个院子，绕过一个棚屋，然后跑下小山，穿过了一片小菜园。 可等他们跑到树林边上的时候，伊克猛地停住了脚步。