05 Pretty Fish

Chapter 5. Pretty Fish Squeak! Annie patted the little mouse in her pocket. It's okay, Peanut. The ants can't get us in the river. We're safe, she said. Maybe safe from the ants, said Jack. But where is this canoe going? Jack and Annie stared at the river. Branches spread over the water. Vines and mosses hung down from them. We'd better look this up, said Jack. He pulled the rainforest book out of his back pocket.

第五章 漂亮的鱼 吱吱！ 安妮拍了拍口袋里的小老鼠。 “没事的，花生。我们在河里，蚂蚁碰不到我们。我们安全啦。”她说。 “蚂蚁是碰不到我们啦，”杰克说，“可这艘独木舟要往哪儿开呀？” 杰克和安妮盯着河面。树枝在水面上方伸展开，藤蔓和苔藓从树枝上垂下来。 “我们最好查一下这个地方。”杰克说。他从后口袋掏出了那本雨林书。

pack and flipped through it. Soon he found a picture of a river. He read, the Amazon River stretches over 4 ,000 miles from the mountains of Peru across Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. The river basin contains over half of the rain forests in the world. Jack looked at Annie. We're on the Amazon River, he said. It's more than 4 ,000 miles long. Wow! Annie whispered. She looked at the river. She trailed her hand through the water. I have to make some notes, Jack said. He pulled his notebook out of his pack. He wrote,

从包里取出书翻了起来。很快他找到了一张河流的图片，他读道： 亚马孙河全长4000多英里，发源于秘鲁的山脉，横跨巴西 最终汇入大西洋。这片流域拥有全世界一半以上的热带雨林。 杰克看向安妮。“我们现在在亚马孙河上，”他说，“这条河有4000多英里长呢。” “哇！”安妮小声惊叹。她看着河面，把手放进水里划着。 “我得做点笔记。”杰克说。他从包里掏出笔记本，写道：

The Amazon rainforest is... Jack, look at those pretty fish with the teeth! said Annie. What? Jack glanced up from his riding. Annie was pointing at some blue fish swimming near the boat. The fish had red bellies and razor sharp teeth. Watch it! cried Jack. Those aren't pretty fish! They're piranhas! They'll eat anything, even people! Yikes! whispered Annie. We better get back on shore! said Jack, putting the books in his backpack. How? said Annie. We can't go in the water now and we don't have any paddles! Jack tried to stay calm. We need a plan! he said.

亚马孙雨林是…… “杰克，你看那些长着牙齿的漂亮小鱼！”安妮说。 啥？ 杰克正写着字，抬头瞥了一眼。 安妮正指着船边游着的几条蓝色的鱼。 这些鱼的肚子是红色的，牙齿像刀片一样锋利。 “小心！”杰克大叫道。 “那可不是什么漂亮的鱼！它们是食人鱼！什么都吃，连人都吃！” “妈呀！”安妮小声叫道。 “我们最好赶紧回到岸上去！”杰克一边说，一边把书塞进背包里。 “怎么回去呀？”安妮说，“我们现在不能下水，而且我们也没有船桨啊！” 杰克努力保持冷静。“我们得想个办法！”他说。

Jack stared at the river. The canoe would soon float under some vines. I'll grab a vine, said Jack, and pull us to shore. Good idea, said Annie. As they glided under the branches, Jack stood up. The canoe rocked. He nearly fell out.

杰克盯着河面。独木舟很快就要漂到一片藤蔓下面了。 “我去抓住一根藤蔓，”杰克说，“然后把我们拉到岸边去。” “好主意。”安妮说。 当他们滑到树枝下方时，杰克站了起来。独木舟晃了晃，他差点掉下去。

Balance the canoe, said Jack. Hanny leaned to one side. Jack reached. He missed. The canoe floated under more branches. Jack reached for another thick vine. He grabbed it. It was cold and scaly. It wriggled and jerked.

“稳住独木舟。”杰克说。 安妮往一边歪了歪身子。 杰克伸出手。 他没够着。 独木舟漂到了更多树枝的下面。 杰克伸手去够另一根粗藤蔓。 他抓住了！ 那东西冰冰凉的，还长着鳞片。 它扭来扭去，还猛地动了一下。

Ahhhhhhh! Jack screamed and fell back into the canoe. The vine was alive. It was a long green snake. The snake fell from the tree. It splashed into the water and swam away. Oh man! said Jack. He and Annie stared in horror at each other. What now? said Annie making a face. Well, Jack looked at the river. There were no vines up ahead, but there was a big branch floating in the water. Grab that branch near you, said Jack. Maybe we can use it for a paddle. The canoe floated closer to the branch. Annie reached for it. Suddenly the branch rose into the air. It was a crocodile.

“啊啊啊啊啊！”杰克尖叫着跌回独木舟里。那根藤蔓是活的，是一条长长的绿蛇！ 蛇从树上掉了下来，扑通一声掉进水里游走了。 “天呐！”杰克说。他和安妮惊恐地望着对方。 “现在怎么办？”安妮皱着脸问。 唔，杰克看着河面。前面没有藤蔓了，不过水里漂着一根粗树枝。 “抓住你旁边那根树枝，”杰克说，“说不定我们可以用它当船桨。” 独木舟漂得离那根树枝越来越近。安妮伸手去够，突然那根树枝升到了半空中——原来是一条鳄鱼！