Chapter 4

CHAPTER FOUR If only I'd had Timmy with me, thought George fiercely, as she pushed hard against the door. 'Why did I say he could go and have an ice-cream with the others?'

第四章要是蒂米和我在一起就好了，乔治凶狠地想，这时蒂米使劲推着门。 “我为什么说他可以和其他人一起去吃冰淇淋呢？ ”

Mr Pails was almost fainting with shock and fright, and was no help at all. George gave up struggling with the door after a while, and began to wish there weren't so many pans and brushes stored in the cupboard, leaving so little room for her and the old ironmonger!

保尔斯先生又惊又怕，几乎昏过去了，一点儿也帮不上忙。 过了一会儿，乔治不再挣扎着开门了，他开始希望碗橱里不要堆满那么多锅和刷子，给她和老铁器商留下的空间那么小！

She wondered what the others were doing. Would they come back and look for her? If they did, she could yell again.

她想知道其他人在做什么。 他们会回来找她吗？ 如果他们这么做了，她又可以大喊大叫了。

But the others had now finished their ice-creams and were on the way to Windy Cove. George had said she didn't want an ice-cream, but would catch them up. Very well, they would walk on and she could overtake them. So off they went along the road that led to Windy Cove, Timmy lagging behind a little on the lookout for his beloved George. Why didn't she come? He suddenly decided to go back and look for her. He felt anxious, although he didn't know why. He turned tail and trotted off back to the village. 'There goes Tim,' said Anne with a laugh. 'He can't bear to be without George for more than half an hour! Goodbye, Tim! Tell George to hurry up!' They went on their way without Timmy, walking in a line across a narrow lane.

但其他人已经吃完冰淇淋，在去风湾的路上了。 乔治说过她不想要冰淇淋，但会赶上他们的。 很好，他们继续往前走，她可以追上他们。 于是，他们沿着通往风湾的路往前走，蒂米落在后面，寻找他心爱的乔治。 她为什么没来？他突然决定回去找她。 他感到焦虑，虽然他不知道为什么。 他掉转尾巴，小跑着回村子去了。 “蒂姆走了，”安妮笑着说。 “他连离开乔治半个多小时都受不了！”再见,蒂姆!叫乔治快点！”他们继续赶路，没有提米，他们排成一行，穿过一条狭窄的小巷。

Suddenly a van turned a corner behind them and came racing up at top speed. Dick only just dragged Anne out of its way in time. The van swerved and went on, hooting wildly at the next corner.

突然，一辆货车在他们身后拐了个弯，以最快的速度开了过来。 迪克好不容易才及时把安妮拖开。 货车突然转向，继续前进，在下一个拐角发出疯狂的叫声。