Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO George stomped down the path that led to Kirrin Common. Alf was her friend and now she couldn't even get him a birthday present! Hopefully a walk would cheer her up. 'Come on, Tim,' she called.

第二章乔治踏上了通往麒麟公地的小路。 阿尔夫是她的朋友，现在她甚至不能给他买生日礼物！希望散散步能让她高兴起来。 “来吧，蒂姆，”她喊道。

The sun was warm, and after they had been walking for a while George began to get quite hot. She turned and headed back towards the beach where there would be a cool breeze.

太阳很暖和，他们走了一会儿后，乔治开始觉得很热。 她转过身去，朝会有凉风吹过的海滩走去。

The beach was normally quiet at this time of morning, but George could already see a little motorboat pulling up to shore. She frowned. The boat belonged to a local fisherman but she didn't recognise the two men in it. They were dressed all in black and looked around carefully before climbing out.

早晨的这个时候，海滩通常是安静的，但乔治已经看到一艘小摩托艇靠岸了。 她皱起了眉头。这艘船属于当地一位渔民，但她不认识船上的两个人。 他们一身黑衣，在爬出去之前仔细地环顾四周。

I wonder what they're up to, Timmy, said George. All of a sudden, Timmy bounded forward. 'Stop, Tim, stop!' George called after him. But it was too late.

“我不知道他们在干什么，蒂米，”乔治说。 突然，蒂米向前跳了起来。 “停下，蒂姆，停下！”乔治在他身后喊道。 但为时已晚。

Timmy was already racing across the sand. Before George could catch her dog, he had reached the men. Now he was tugging at a duffle bag that they were unloading, and barking loudly.

蒂米已经在沙滩上奔跑了。 乔治还没来得及抓住她的狗，就已经走到那些人身边了。 现在他在拽着他们正在卸载的行李袋，大声地叫着。

He jumped around them, getting in their way.

他在他们周围跳来跳去，挡了他们的路。