The Footprint

The Footprint, written by Lynn Fulton. Illustrated by Marilee Harold -Pills.

《脚印》，琳恩·富尔顿 著 玛丽莉·哈罗德-皮尔斯 绘

A Dole Day It was Saturday morning and Angie and Jared were already bored. Their mother had gone to work. Their father was busy cleaning the house and their older sister, Sarah, was getting ready for a diving trip to Mexico.

无聊的一天 周六一大早，安吉和贾里德就已经闲得发慌了 他们的妈妈出门上班去了 爸爸忙着打扫屋子，姐姐萨拉正准备去墨西哥潜水

Where's my snorkel? Sarah shouted. Where's my mask? Jared shrugged, and Angie sighed. Sarah gets all the fun, Jared said. We never get to go anywhere.

我的呼吸管在哪？ 萨拉大喊道 我的潜水镜在哪？ 贾里德耸耸肩，安吉叹了口气 “萨拉总能遇上好玩的事”，贾里德说 “我们从来都没机会出去玩”

Then, their little brother, Benjamin, came stomping in from the kitchen, trailing his blanket behind him. Yarrr! He yelled. I'm a monster! Act scared! But Angie and Jared were tired of acting scared for Benjamin. He was always playing monster. Come on, Jared, said Angie. Let's get out of here before Dad makes us babysit.

接着，小弟弟本杰明咚咚咚从厨房跑出来，身后还拖着他的小毯子 “呀吼！ 他大喊道 “我是怪兽！ 快装害怕呀！ 可安吉和贾里德早就玩腻了陪本杰明装害怕的游戏 他总玩怪兽的把戏 “走吧，贾里德”，安吉说 咱们趁爸爸没让我们看孩子，赶紧溜出去”

The Footprint They decided to go exploring by the creek that ran behind their apartment building. As they walked along the bank, Jared saw a strange imprint in the mud. Hey, Angie, look at this! They both stared at the print, shaped somewhat like a narrow fan.

脚印 安吉和贾里德决定去公寓楼后方的小溪边探险 沿着岸边走的时候，贾里德在泥地上看到一个奇怪的印记 “嘿，安吉，快来看这个！ 他俩盯着脚印看，它的形状有点像一把窄扇子

Something with webbed toes made this, Angie said. That must mean it lives in the water. It's way too big to be a duck, said Jared. And look, here's a mark that looks like its tail is dragging in the mud. Maybe it's a completely new kind of animal, Angie said. Or maybe it's a fossil, a dinosaur print, Jared exclaimed.

“这肯定是长蹼趾的动物留下的”，安吉说 那说明它生活在水里 “这可比鸭子的脚印大太多了”，贾里德说 “你看，这儿还有一道印子，像是尾巴拖过泥地留下的” “说不定这是一种全新的动物呢”，安吉说 “也可能是化石，是恐龙脚印呀！”贾里德兴奋地大叫