Arthur in a Pickle

The schoolbellrang.

“Time tohand inyour homework,” said Mister Ratburn.

Everyone did—but Arthur.

上課鈴響了。

“該交作業了。”舒老師說。

大家都交了作業，只有亞瑟沒交。

“Where is your homework?”

Mister Ratburn asked Arthur.

“My dog ate it,” said Arthur.

“I don't think so,” said Mister Ratburn.

“Go to the principal's office fi rst thing in the morning.

You'rein a picklenow, Arthur. ”

“你的作業呢?”舒老師問亞瑟。

“被我的小狗吃掉了。”亞瑟回答。

“怎么可能?”舒老師說，“明天一早先到校長辦公室去。你可麻煩了，亞瑟。”

Key points

bell鈴聲，鐘聲 hand in上交 pickle腌菜 in a pickle處于困境

That night, Arthur just played with his food.

晚上，亞瑟沒心思吃飯。

Hetossed and turnedin bed.

“I'm in a pickle,” he said again and again until hefell asleep.

他在床上翻來覆去。

“我麻煩了。”亞瑟自言自語地說了一遍又一遍，才迷迷糊糊地睡著。

Arthur dreamed that the pickle police werechasinghim!

亞瑟夢見酸黃瓜警察在后面追他！

He jumped into his pickle car.

Hestepped onthe gas—but he didn't get far.

The pickle police said, “Take him away!”

他跳上一輛酸黃瓜汽車，猛踩油門，可惜也沒開出多遠。

酸黃瓜警察說：“把他帶走！”

Key points

toss and turn輾轉反側 fall asleep睡著 chase追捕 step on踩；踏

Up in the sky, a pickle plane fl ew through pickle rain.

這時候，天上下起酸黃瓜雨，一架酸黃瓜飛機開了過來。

Thepilot threw downaropeandpulledArthur up.

擔任飛行員的朵拉扔下一根繩子，把亞瑟拉了上去。

The plane went down in Pickletown.

飛機在酸黃瓜鎮降落。

To be continued

未完待續

Key points

pilot飛行員 throw down扔下 rope繩索 pull拉