Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE It was a magnificent view from the top of the hill. The four children munched their sandwiches and gazed down into the valley below. A town lay there, comfortably sprawled in the shelter of the hills. Smoke rose lazily from the chimneys.

从山顶上看，景色非常壮观。 四个孩子大嚼三明治，凝视着下面的山谷。 那里有一座城镇，舒舒服服地伸展在群山的庇护下。 烟从烟囱里袅袅升起。

'Look- there's a train running along the railway-line down there, said George, waving her sandwich in its direction. 'It looks just like a toy one.' 'It's going to Beckton, said Julian. 'See- there's the station- it's stopping there. It really does look like a toy train!'

“看——那边的铁路线上有一列火车在行驶。”乔治说着，朝火车的方向挥动着她的三明治。 “它看起来就像一个玩具。“这是要到贝克顿去的，”朱利安说。 “瞧——车站就在那儿——它就停在那儿。 它看起来真的像一辆玩具火车！”

'Now it's off again- on its way to Kirrin, I suppose, said Dick. 'Any more sandwiches? What, none? Shame! I'll have a slice of cake, then- hand over, Anne. They talked lazily, enjoying being together again. Timmy wandered from one to the other, getting a titbit here and a scrap of ham there.

“现在它又出发了——我想是在去麒麟的路上吧，”迪克说。 “还有三明治吗？”什么,没有? 耻辱!我要一块蛋糕，然后——把它递过来，安妮。 他们懒洋洋地聊着天，很高兴又在一起了。 蒂米从一个地方逛到另一个地方，这里得到一点珍馐，那里得到一点火腿。

'I think I can see another nut copse over yonder- the other side of the hill, said George. I vote we go and see what nuts we can find- and then I suppose we ought to be thinking of going back home. The sun is getting awfully low, Ju.' 'Yes, it is, considering it's only about two o'clock, said Julian, looking at the red November sun hardly showing above the horizon. 'Come on, then- let's get a few more nuts, and then go back home. I love that long path winding over the cliffs beside the sea.' They all went off to the little copse, and to their delight, found a fine crop of hazelnuts there. Timmy nosed about in the grass and brought mouthfuls of the nuts to George. 'Thanks, Timmy,' said George. 'Very clever of you- but I wish you could tell the bad ones from the good ones!'

“我想我能看到那边还有一片坚果林——在山的另一边，”乔治说。 我建议我们去看看能找到什么坚果——然后我想我们应该考虑回家了。 太阳越来越低了，朱。“是的，是的，考虑到现在才两点左右，”朱利安说，望着11月的红日，几乎没有露出地平线。 “走吧，那么——我们再拿些坚果，然后回家去。 我喜欢海边悬崖上那条蜿蜒的小路。”他们都向那片小树林走去，令他们高兴的是，他们在那里发现了一大片好的榛子。 蒂米在草丛里嗅来嗅去，叼了几口坚果给乔治吃。 “谢谢你，蒂米，”乔治说。 “你真聪明——不过我希望你能分辨出好人和坏人！”