Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO 'Oh, for goodness' sake, don't wish for an adventure today!' said Anne. 'I like a bit of peace. I don't want to choke with excitement when I'm eating these delicious sandwiches! What has Aunt Fanny put into them?'

第二章啊，看在上帝的份上，今天可别指望什么冒险！安妮说。 “我喜欢安静一点。当我吃这些美味的三明治时，我可不想兴奋得窒息！范妮姨妈在里面放了什么？”

'A bit of everything in the larder, I should think, said George.

“我想储藏室里的东西都吃一点吧。”乔治说。

'Get away, Tim- don't breathe all over me like that!'

“走开，蒂姆——别那样对着我呼气！”

'What's that moving right away over there- along the side of that hill?' asked Dick, suddenly. 'Is it cows?' Everyone looked. 'Too far away to see,' said George. 'Can't be cows, though- they don't move like cows- cows walk so slowly.' Well, they must be horses then,' said Julian. 'But who'd have so many horses out for exercise round here?' said George. 'All the horses are farm horses- they'd be working in the fields, not trotting in a row across a hillside. 'It must be a riding school, idiot,' said Dick. 'If we had our binoculars, we'd see a lot of nicely behaved little girls from some nearby school cantering along on their nicely behaved horses!'

“就在那边——沿着山的一边——那是什么东西？”迪克突然问道。 “是奶牛吗？”每个人都看起来。 “太远了，看不见。”乔治说。 “不过不可能是奶牛——它们的动作不像奶牛——奶牛走得很慢。”“那么，它们一定是马了。”朱利安说。 “可是谁会在这附近有这么多马出去玩呢？”乔治说。 “所有的马都是农场里的马——它们应该在地里干活，而不是在山坡上排成一排小跑。 “这一定是个骑马学校，白痴，”迪克说。 “如果我们有望远镜的话，就会看到附近学校里好多乖女孩骑着乖马慢步走来！”

'I did bring my binoculars- didn't you notice?' said George, rummaging about behind her.

“我带了双筒望远镜——你没注意到吗？”乔治在她身后翻找着说。