Chapter 7

CHAPTER SEVEN So she and Timmy hurried down the dusty lane that led from the village to Windy Cove. How far had the others got? Perhaps they were at the cove now!

于是，她和蒂米匆匆沿着从村子通向风湾的那条尘土飞扬的小路走去。 其他人走了多远？ 也许他们现在是在小海湾！

But they weren't. They were still sitting at the side of the lane, watching two perspiring, harassed, fumbling men trying to put on a second wheel after having spent ages getting the first one off!

但事实并非如此。他们仍然坐在小巷的一边，看着两个汗流浃背、心烦意乱、笨手笨脚的人，在花了很长时间才把第一个轮子卸下来之后，正试图装上第二个轮子！

There weren't enough tools to do the job properly, as Julian could very well see. He wished George would come. Timmy would be such a help!

没有足够的工具来完成这项工作，朱利安很清楚这一点。 他希望乔治能来。 蒂米会帮上大忙的！

And then, round the corner came George at last, with Timmy at her heels. Rather a pale George, evidently bursting with news. She raced up to them. 'Guess what happened to me? Mr Pails and I were locked in a cupboard in his shop by two thieves who...'

然后，乔治终于转过拐角来了，蒂米跟在她后面。 相当苍白的乔治，显然是消息爆满。 她跑向他们。“猜猜我出了什么事？” 我和桶先生被两个小偷锁在他店里的一个橱柜里，他们……”

She suddenly caught sight of the two men tinkering with the van, and stopped, astounded.

她突然看见那两个人在摆弄货车，吓了一跳，停了下来。