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Dangerous trainers
Thud thud thud
（脚步声）噔
My big
brother
?
s got some new
trainers. He wears them all the time.
一
天到晚
Thud, thud, thud! When he runs upstairs
in them
（穿着它们）
the
whole
house
shakes
震动
.
Mum
shouts,
“
stop
that
noise!
”
别在那制造噪音
.
My
brother
?
s
new
trainers
are
big
and
puffy
圆鼓鼓的
and
purple.
They
?
ve got soles
as thick as
鞋底厚的像
tractor tyres.
拖拉机外带
Clump,
clump.
嗑啷
He
?
s clumping to
his bedroom.
嗑啷嗑啷地走向卧
室
?
gangway!
让开
?
he shouts. I have to squash myself
against the
wall
把
自己紧贴着墙上
,
so
my
feet
don
?
t
get
crushed
以免脚被踩扁
.
“
i
hate
your
horrible
可怕的，恐怖的
trainers!
”
i tell
him.
“
they
?
re dangerous.
?
But
he
just
clumps
downstairs
again.
Thud,
thud,
thud.
The
front
door
slams
碰地关上了
.
Thank
goodness
谢天谢地
-
he
?
s
gone
out.
It
?
s
nice
and peaceful now. I can
lie here on the floor and read my book.
Stomp, stomp,
stomp
咚咚
. The floor begins to
tremble
颤抖
. Is a herd of
elephants
一群大象
heading
this
way
正朝这边走来
?
No,
it
?
s
the
new
trainers.
Here they come again-like great, purple, crushing
machines
碾压
机
.
“
mind my
book
小心我的书
.
You
?
re trampling on
it!
踩上了
”
My big brother throws
hisself into a chair.
屁股坐在椅子上
He props his
big purple feet
up
翘起了他的大紫脚
on one
another.
两脚交叉
“
i
can
?
t see the
telly
电视机
now!
It
?
s my favourite
programme.
最喜欢
的节目
Your
trainers
are
in
the
way!
挡道了
”
.
Mum
says:
“
those
new
trainers are a
menace
祸害
! Take them
off
脱掉
in the
house.
”
But my
brother says,
“
i love my new
trainers. They are great, i am never
going to take them off ! Not
ever!
永远不
”
“
then do up those dangly lac
es
把耷拉的鞋带系好
!
”
sighs
mum.
“
you
?
ll
break
your neck
摔死
!
”
.
But
my brother just clumps
outside. His long laces dangle
耷拉
behind him.
And
his
monster
trainers
squash
碾碎
all
the
little
daisies
雏菊
on
the
grass.
I hate those
new trainers. They should be
banned
受到禁止
. My brother
even wants to go to bed in his new
trainers. But mum says:
“
i
?
ve
never
heard of anything so silly. Take
them off.
”
. So he climbs
up to his top
bunk
bed
上铺
. He throws down
扔下
his new trainers. Whump,
whump
哐
, so they land near my
bottom bunk bed
下铺
.
Mum
switches
off
关掉了
our
light.
I
lie
in
the
dark
and
watch
the
dangerous
trainers.
They
seem
to
be
even
bigger
at
night.
They
?
ve
got
two
big
purple
tongues
that
stick
out
at
冲
...
伸出
来
me
and
go
,
“
ya
boo.
”
. They
?
ve got little eyes, like a
spider. The eyes are watching me
back!
反过来望着我
The trainers are
alive
是活的
.
“
don
?
t
be silly,
”
i tell
myself. Trainers
can
?
t be
alive.
不可能是活的。
I close my eyes so i
can
?
t see the trainers any
more. Then i fall
asleep
睡
着了
. But
next morning, when i wake up, the trainers have
moved
挪了位
置
.
There
?
s
no
doubt
about
it
毫无疑问
.
They
are
under
my
brother
?
s
computer desk now. And they are neatly
side by side
整齐的并排放着
.
My
big
brother
didn
?
t
move
them
because
he
is
still
in
the
top
bunk,
snoring
打呼噜
. You
have been out,
你们出去了一趟
haven
?
t you? I
wag
my finger at
向
...
摇手指
the trainers.
“
when we were all asleep you
went
out on your
own
独自
,
didn
?
t
you?
”
But the trainers
don
?
t say a word.
“
wait until
tonight,
”
i
warn
警告
them.
“
i
didn
?
t see you go out last
night because i fell asleep. But tonight
i
?
ll
stay
awake
醒着
.
I
?
ll catch you, just wait
and see.
”
The top
bunk
?
s
creaking
嘎吱作响
. My big
brother
?
s waking up.
A life of their own
“
your trainers are
alive,
”
i tell him.
“
they go out at night on
their own,
without
you.
You
know
those
little
metal
holes
金属眼
where
you
put
your
laces?
Well,
they
aren
?
t
lace
holes
鞋带眼
.
They
?
re
eyes.
Your
trainers
have
got
lots
of
eyes,
like
spiders.
Did
you
know
that?
And
they
?
ve got big
slurpy
说话声咕噜咕噜的
purple tongues.
”
But my brother just
groans
嘟囔抱怨
,
“
you do talk a load of rubbi
sh!
你真
是胡说八道
”
Then
he
turns
over
翻过身去
and
goes
back
to
sleep.
Those
trainers are getting me really
mad
气的我发疯
.
They
?
re
wrecking
毁坏
my
things. Today i found my crayons
蜡笔
mashed into the
carpet
被踩碎在地毯里。
.
“
you
shouldn
?
t
have
left
them
on
the
floor,
你本不应该把他放在地上
”
said my brother.
But i bet
敢说
those trainers did it.
Clump, clump, clump. You
can
?
t get
away
from them
摆脱
. You can hear
them all over the house
整个屋子
.
“
who
squashed
踩压
this
chewing gum
口香糖
into the carpet?
”
shouts
mum.
“
it
?
s
these trainers,
”
says my big
brother.
“
i
haven
?
t got used to
穿惯了
them
yet.
”
they
?
re
so
big
and
heavy
i
can
?
t
control
them.
They
keep
treading on
things
总是踩到东西
!
“
don
?
t
be silly,
”
says mum.
“
it
?
s
your
fault,
not
your
trainers.
You
?
re
talking
as
if
your
trainers
have
a
life of
their own
自己有生命
.
”
Mum
doesn
?
t know it. But
she
?
s exactly right. Those
trainers do have a
life of their own.
They have a secret
life
过着一种秘密生活
. They go out
at night, on their
own
自行其是
,
when
we
?
re
all
asleep.
They
must do,
mustn
?
t
they?
How
else
否则
could
they
be
in
a
different
place
by
morning?
Tonight i
?
m going
to prove it. I
?
m going to
prove it. I
?
m going to
follow
those trainers and see where
they go. I
?
m going to spy
on
监视
them.
It
?
s
night time. It must be very late because the house
is quiet. Mum and
dad are in bed. But
i
?
m not asleep.
I
?
m watching those trainers,
like i said
i
would
就像我说的那样
.
It
?
s hard work.
My eyes keep closing
眼皮直打架
.
“
don
?
t
fall asleep!
”
i
whisper
悄悄说
to myself.
“
stay
awake!
”
打起精神