The hatchling grows more desperate, eventually shouting, " Are you my mother" ? at a car, a boat, a plane, and even a steam shovel, which can only respond with a loud " Snort" !

小鸟越来越绝望，最后竟朝着汽车、轮船、飞机，甚至是挖掘机大叫：" 你是我的妈妈吗？" 挖掘机的回应只是响亮的喷气声。

Removing it is not a question of blasting with dynamite; it is merely a matter of lifting it from the surface of the earth with a huge steam shovel.

移除它不是用炸药爆破的问题； 只需用巨大的蒸汽铲将其从地球表面提起即可。

A huge steam shovel opens its jaws, descends into an open amphitheater, licks up five tons at each mouthful, and, swinging sideways over the open cars, neatly deposits its booty.

一个巨大的蒸汽铲张开它的颚，下降到一个开放的圆形剧场，每口舔掉五吨，然后在敞开的车厢上侧身摆动，整齐地存放它的战利品。