Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO So that afternoon, the Five set off to walk to Beckton. The wind was in their faces, and it was very cold indeed; but they were soon warm with walking, and even Anne began to enjoy striding out against the wind.

第二章就这样，那天下午，五个人动身步行去贝克顿。 风吹在他们的脸上，天气确实很冷。不过她们走了一会儿就暖和了，就连安妮也开始喜欢顶着风大步走出去。

Timmy loved it, of course. He was full of high spirits, and pranced and capered and bounded about joyfully. He wagged his long tail nineteen to the dozen, chased dead leaves as if they were rats, and made everyone laugh at him. 'Dear Tim,' said Anne. 'It must be lovely to be a dog, and have four legs to leap about on, instead of just two!' Halfway to Beckton they came to a big, rather lonely-looking house called Tarleys Mount. The gates opened on to a short drive that ran to the front steps of the house. On the top of one of the stone gateposts sat a BIG black cat. It looked disdainfully down at Timmy.

当然，蒂米很喜欢。 他兴致勃勃，高兴地蹦蹦跳跳。 他不停地摇着长尾巴，像老鼠一样追逐枯叶，逗得大家都嘲笑他。 “亲爱的蒂姆，”安妮说。“当狗一定很可爱，有四条腿可以跳，而不是两条腿！”在去贝克顿的半路上，他们来到了一座看起来相当孤独的大房子，名叫塔利斯山。 大门开着，通向一条通向屋前台阶的小路。 在一根石门柱的顶上坐着一只大黑猫。 它轻蔑地俯视着蒂米。

At first Timmy didn't see it, and then he suddenly caught sight of it and stopped. A cat! And a big one, too. But sadly, just out of reach! Timmy pranced in front of the gatepost and barked loudly. The cat yawned widely, and then began to wash one of her paws, as if to say- 'A dog! Nasty smelly creature! Not worth taking notice of!'

起初蒂米没看见，后来他突然看见了，就停了下来。 一只猫!而且还是个大的。 但遗憾的是，只是遥不可及！蒂米在门柱前蹦蹦跳跳，大声地叫着。 猫打了个大大的哈欠，然后开始洗自己的一只爪子，好像在说：“一只狗！讨厌的臭家伙！不值得注意！”

But Timmy could leap very high, and the cat was suddenly startled to see his head appearing near the top of the gatepost as he jumped. She hissed and spat. 'Stop it, Timmy,' said George. 'You know you're not allowed to chase cats. Come here!'

但是蒂米可以跳得很高，猫突然吃惊地看到他的头在他跳的时候出现在门柱的顶端。 她发出嘶嘶声，吐了一口唾沫。“别说了，蒂米，”乔治说。 “你知道你是不允许追猫的。 来这里!”

The cat spat again. That was too much for Timmy, and he jumped so high that the cat was really alarmed. She leapt right off the gatepost, and shot into the bushes at the side of the drive. Timmy was after her in a flash, yelping madly. George yelled, but he took no notice at all.

猫又啐了一口。这对蒂米来说太过分了，他跳得太高了，猫真的吓坏了。 她从门柱上一跃而下，冲进了车道边的灌木丛中。 蒂米立刻追上了她，疯狂地尖叫着。 乔治喊道，但他根本没注意到。