Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE After supper they finished their parcels, and brought them all down to the sitting room. The tree was there, looking very cheerful, although the candles on it were not yet lit. It was hung with tinsel and little sparkling ornaments, and had at the top the fairy doll that had been on every Christmas tree since George was little.

第三章晚饭后，他们吃完了包裹，把它们都拿到楼下的起居室里。 那棵树就在那里，虽然上面的蜡烛还没有点燃，但它看起来很欢快。 上面挂着金属丝和闪闪发光的小装饰品，顶上有一个小精灵娃娃，从乔治小时候起，每个圣诞树上都挂着这个娃娃。

The parcels were put into a big sack, and this was set at the foot of the tree, ready for the morning. Timmy immediately went to sniff at it, from top to bottom. 'He can smell his Christmas bone,' said Anne. 'Timmy, come away. I won't have you guessing my present!'

包裹被装进一个大袋子，放在树脚下，准备明天早上用。 蒂米立刻去嗅了嗅，从上到下。 “他能闻到他的圣诞骨头，”安妮说。 “蒂米，走开。我可不想让你猜我的礼物！”

Later they played games, and Timmy joined in. He was so excited that he began to bark, and Uncle Quentin stormed out of his study at once, and appeared in the sitting room.

后来他们玩游戏，蒂米也加入了。 他太兴奋了，开始吠叫，昆汀叔叔立刻冲出书房，出现在客厅里。

'George! I've told you before I won't have Timmy barking in the house. Yes, I know it's Christmas Eve, but I can't STAND that barking. Why must he have such a loud one? It's enough to deafen me. I'll turn him out. He can go to his kennel!'

“乔治!我告诉过你，我不会让蒂米在家里叫。 是的，我知道今天是平安夜，但我受不了那狗叫。 为什么他一定要有这么大的声音？ 这足以把我震聋。我要把他赶出去。 他可以回狗窝了！”

'Oh no, Dad- not on Christmas Eve!' said George, horrified. 'Timmy, go and lie down- and BE QUIET!' 'He's to go out to his kennel, said her father. 'That's my last word Out, Timmy, OUT!'

“哦，不，爸爸——平安夜不行！”乔治惊恐地说。 “蒂米，去躺下——安静点！”“他要到狗窝里去，”她父亲说。 “这是我的最后一句话，出去，蒂米，出去！”

So out poor Timmy had to go, his tail well down. He felt puzzled. The children had been shouting, hadn't they? It was their way of barking. Well, why couldn't he shout in his own way, which was barking?

所以可怜的蒂米只好拖着尾巴走了。 他感到迷惑不解。孩子们一直在喊叫，是吗？ 这是它们叫的方式。 那他为什么不能用他自己的方式叫呢？