Arthur in a Pickle

The schoolbellrang.

“Time tohand inyour homework,” said Mister Ratburn.

Everyone did—but Arthur.

上课铃响了。

“该交作业了。”舒老师说。

大家都交了作业，只有亚瑟没交。

“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. ”

“你的作业呢?”舒老师问亚瑟。

“被我的小狗吃掉了。”亚瑟回答。

“怎么可能?”舒老师说，“明天一早先到校长办公室去。你可麻烦了，亚瑟。”

Key points

bell铃声，钟声 hand in上交 pickle腌菜 in a pickle处于困境

That night, Arthur just played with his food.

晚上，亚瑟没心思吃饭。

Hetossed and turnedin bed.

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

他在床上翻来覆去。

“我麻烦了。”亚瑟自言自语地说了一遍又一遍，才迷迷糊糊地睡着。

Arthur dreamed that the pickle police werechasinghim!

亚瑟梦见酸黄瓜警察在后面追他！

He jumped into his pickle car.

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

The pickle police said, “Take him away!”

他跳上一辆酸黄瓜汽车，猛踩油门，可惜也没开出多远。

酸黄瓜警察说：“把他带走！”

Key points

toss and turn辗转反侧 fall asleep睡着 chase追捕 step on踩；踏

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

这时候，天上下起酸黄瓜雨，一架酸黄瓜飞机开了过来。

Thepilot threw downaropeandpulledArthur up.

担任飞行员的朵拉扔下一根绳子，把亚瑟拉了上去。

The plane went down in Pickletown.

飞机在酸黄瓜镇降落。

To be continued

未完待续

Key points

pilot飞行员 throw down扔下 rope绳索 pull拉