21 Mr and Mrs Twit Go Off to Buy Guns

Mr and Mrs Twit Go Off to Buy Guns The next morning when Mr Twit came out with his huge basket, not a single bird was sitting on either the monkey cage or The Big Dead Tree. They were all perched happily on the roof of Mr Twit's house. The Roly-Poly Bird was up there as well, and the monkeys were in the cage and the whole lot of them were hooting with laughter at Mr Twit. 'I'll wipe that silly laugh off your beaks!' Mr Twit screamed at the birds. 'I'll get you next time, you filthy feathery frumps! I'll wring your necks, the whole lot of you, and have you bubbling in the pot for Bird Pie before this day is out!'

特威特先生和特威特太太去买枪第二天早上，特威特先生提着他的大篮子出来时，猴子笼子和大死树上都没有一只鸟。 它们都愉快地栖息在特威特先生家的屋顶上。 罗利-波利鸟也在上面，猴子们在笼子里，它们都在嘲笑特威特先生。 “我要把你那愚蠢的笑声从你嘴里抹去!”特维特先生对着鸟儿尖叫。 “下次我揍你们，你们这些肮脏的、长着羽毛的邋遢鬼!”我要拧断你们的脖子，把你们全都拧断，在今天之内把你们泡在锅里做鸟派!”

'How are you going to do that?' asked Mrs Twit, who had come outside to see what all the noise was about. 'I won't have you smearing sticky glue all over the roof of our house!' Mr Twit got very excited. 'I've got a great idea!' he cried. He didn't bother to keep his voice down because he didn't think the monkeys could understand. 'We'll both go into town right away and we'll buy a gun each!' he shouted. 'How's that?' 'Brilliant!' cried Mrs Twit, grinning and showing her long yellow teeth. 'We'll buy those big shotguns that spray out fifty bullets or more with each bang!' 'Exactly,' said Mr Twit. 'Lock up the house while I go and make sure the monkeys are safely shut away.' Mr Twit went over to the monkey cage. 'Attention!' he barked in his fearsome monkeytrainer's voice. 'Upside down all of you and jump to it! One on top of the other! Quick! Get on with it or you'll feel Mrs Twit's stick across your backsides!'

“你打算怎么做呢?”特威特太太问，她是来看看外面吵吵闹闹的。 “我不允许你在我们家的屋顶上涂满粘稠的胶水!”推特先生非常兴奋。 “我有个好主意!”他叫道。 他没有压低声音，因为他认为猴子们听不懂。 “我们俩马上进城去，每人买把枪!”他喊道。 “这是怎么回事?“辉煌!特威特太太叫道，咧嘴一笑，露出她那又长又黄的牙齿。 “我们要买那种每次能射出50发子弹甚至更多的大猎枪!”“没错，”推特先生说。 “我走的时候把房子锁上，确保猴子们都关好了。”推特先生走向猴子笼子。 “注意!”他用可怕的驯猴师的声音吼道。 “你们都倒过来，跳过去!”一个叠在另一个上面!快!快点，不然你会觉得特威特太太的棍子打在你的屁股上了!”

Obediently, the poor monkeys stood on their hands and clambered one on top of the other, with Muggle-Wump at the bottom and the smallest child at the very top. 'Now stay there till we come back!' Mr Twit ordered. 'Don't you dare to move! And don't overbalance! When we return in two or three hours' time, I shall expect to find you all in exactly the same position as you are now! You understand?' With that, Mr Twit marched away. Mrs Twit went with him. And the monkeys were left alone with the birds.

可怜的猴子们乖乖地倒立着，一只手顶着另一只手往上爬，麻瓜瓦普在最下面，最小的孩子在最上面。 “待在那儿，等我们回来!”推特命令道。 “你敢动!”不要过度平衡!当我们两三个小时后回来的时候，我希望你们的处境和现在完全一样!你明白了吗?”说完，推特就大步走开了。 特威特太太和他一起去了。猴子们和鸟儿们单独呆在一起。