Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO 'Poor George,' said Anne, as the car went off down the road. 'She does get so worked up about things.' 'Well, anyone gets upset with toothache,' said Julian.

第二章“可怜的乔治，”安妮说，这时车子沿着路开去了。 “她对事情确实很激动。“嗯，谁都会牙痛的，”朱利安说。

He stared out over Kirrin Bay, which was as blue as cornflowers that morning. 'I wonder if George did see a light on the island last night? You didn't see one, did you, Anne?' 'No. It was all dark there,' said Anne. 'Honestly, I think George must have dreamt it! Anyway she can take out her boat this afternoon, and we'll go with her, and have a good look round!' 'I tell you what,' said Dick, 'we three will get the boat and go over to the island this morning- then, when we find nothing and nobody there- except the rabbits and the jackdaws- we can tell George, and she won't worry any more!' 'Right!' said Julian. 'Let's go now, straight away! Uncle Quentin will be glad to be rid of us- he's working hard this morning on one of his newest problems.'

他凝视着窗外的麒麟湾，那天早上它像矢车菊一样蓝。 “我不知道乔治昨晚有没有看到岛上有灯光？” 你没看到吧，安妮？“没有。 “那里一片漆黑。”安妮说。 “老实说，我想一定是乔治做的梦！”不管怎样，今天下午她可以把船开出去，我们跟她一起去，到处看看！“我跟你说，”迪克说，“我们三个今天早上就上船到岛上去——然后，当我们在那儿除了兔子和寒鸦什么也找不到，什么人也找不到的时候——我们就可以告诉乔治，她就不会再担心了！”“对!朱利安说。 “我们现在就走，马上走！”昆汀叔叔会很高兴摆脱我们的——他今天早上正在努力解决他的一个新问题。”

They went to the beach, to get George's boat. There it was, ready waiting! Julian looked across to where Kirrin Island lay peacefully in the sun. He was quite certain there was nobody there!

他们去海滩找乔治的船。 它就在那儿，等待着！朱利安望向对面的麒麟岛，那里平静地躺在阳光下。 他很确定那里没有人！

'We'll row right round the island and see if there's a boat tied up anywhere, or beached, said Dick, taking the oars. 'If there isn't, we'll know there's no one there. It's too far for anyone to swim to. Well- here we go!'

“我们绕着这个岛划一圈，看看有没有船拴在什么地方，或者搁浅了。”迪克拿起桨说。 “如果没有，我们就知道那里没人了。 太远了，任何人都游不过去。 好了——我们走吧！”