Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE They soon came to the island. George circled it deftly in the boat, being anxious herself to see that no one had hidden another boat anywhere. She pointed to where a great mass of brown SEAWEED had piled up on the west shore. 'See what the wind did when we had that terrific gale on Tuesday- brought in masses of SEAWEED again!

第五章他们很快来到了小岛。 乔治在船上巧妙地绕着它转了一圈，她自己也在焦急地确保没有人把另一只船藏在什么地方。 她指了指西海岸上堆积着一大堆棕色海藻的地方。 “看看星期二那场可怕的大风是怎么刮的吧——又刮来了一大堆海草！”

Hey- what's wrong with the jackdaws, all of a sudden? Why are they flying up in such a hurry? There is someone on the island!' George swung the boat round and ran it deftly into the little cove. Out they all leapt, and pulled in the boat. Timmy tore up the beach at full speed, barking.

嘿，寒鸦怎么了，突然之间？ 他们为什么这么匆忙地飞上来？ 岛上有人！”乔治调转船头，灵巧地驶入小海湾。 他们都跳了出来，把船拉了进去。 蒂米狂吠着全速冲向海滩。

'That'll scare the life out of anyone hiding!' said George, pleased. 'Go on, Tim- bark. Hunt around! Sniff everywhere!' They came to a group of bushes and Timmy began to sniff about at once. 'He can smell something there!' said George, excited. 'What is it, Tim?'

“这会把躲起来的人吓得要命的！”乔治高兴地说。 “接着说，蒂姆——叫。亨特在!到处嗅!”他们来到一丛灌木前，蒂米立刻开始嗅来嗅去。 “他能闻到什么！”乔治兴奋地说。 “怎么了，蒂姆？”

But apparently he found nothing of interest, and soon joined them again. Then Anne's sharp eyes caught sight of something bright under a bush. 'Look- orange peel! Someone must have been here then! We'd never leave orange peel about! And look, what's this!' They all clustered round and looked where Anne was pointing. George bent down and picked up something very small. 'See- a pip- a pip from a grape. Does that ring a bell, anyone?' 'Yes!' said Dick. 'Joanna said we'd been at the oranges and grapes- do you think that...' 'No! Who's going to steal a bit of fruit and take it over to the island to eat!' said Julian. 'That's too far-fetched, honestly! Let's be sensible!'

但显然他没有发现什么有趣的，很快又加入了他们。 这时，安妮敏锐的眼睛看到灌木丛下有什么亮晶晶的东西。 “看——橙皮！”那时一定有人来过这里！我们绝不会把橘子皮到处乱扔！瞧，这是什么！”他们都围了过来，看着安妮指的地方。 乔治弯下腰，捡起一件很小的东西。 “看——一个果核——一个葡萄的果核。 有人想起来了吗？“是的!迪克说。 “乔安娜说我们去了桔子和葡萄店——你觉得……”“不!谁会偷点水果带到岛上吃呢！朱利安说。 “老实说，这太牵强了！”我们还是理智点吧！”

'What's Timmy doing?' said Anne, suddenly. Timmy was feverishly scraping at the sand nearby with his front paws. He gave an excited little bark, that sounded pleased. What on earth had he found? The others ran to him at once.

“蒂米在干什么？”安妮突然说。 蒂米正狂热地用前爪在附近的沙子上刮着。 他兴奋地轻轻叫了一声，听起来很高兴。 他究竟发现了什么？ 其他人立刻跑向他。