Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE They went in at the gate and down the little drive. Yes- Timmy was by the front door, barking under a tree there. 'I bet the cat's sitting on a branch making faces at him,' said Julian. 'Call him, George.' 'Timmy, Timmy! Come here at once!' shouted George. But he wouldn't.

第三章他们进了大门，沿着那条小车道走了进去。 是的——蒂米在前门，在树下吠。 “我敢打赌那只猫正坐在树枝上对他做鬼脸。”朱利安说。 “给他打电话，乔治。“蒂米，蒂米！”马上到这儿来！乔治喊道。 但他不会。

Then just as they got up to him and George was bending down to take hold of his collar, the cat leapt down the tree and raced round the house to the back. Timmy was after her at once, yelping madly. 'Oh no!' said George, vexed. We'll have the people of the house out after us- they must wonder what's going on!'

就在他们走到它跟前，乔治弯腰抓住它的项圈时，猫从树上跳下来，绕着房子跑到后面。 蒂米立刻追上了她，疯狂地尖叫着。 “哦,不!乔治恼火地说。 我们会让房子里的人跟着我们——他们一定很纳闷发生了什么事！”

They ran round the house after Timmy, and came to the back entrance. There was a little yard there, with a clothes line and two or three dustbins and a coal bunker. The cat was now sitting on top of the bunker, daring Timmy to leap up and get her.

他们跟着蒂米绕着房子跑，来到了后门。 那里有一个小院子，有一条晾衣绳，两三个垃圾箱和一个煤仓。 那只猫现在正坐在地堡顶上，看蒂米敢不敢跳上去抓她。

Now then, you dog- you leave that cat alone!' said an angry voice as the four children turned into the yard. They saw a neat little woman standing there, in a thick coat with a scarf round her head. She held a small basket in her hand, with a little bottle of milk in it and a jar. 'I'm so sorry about our dog,' said George, and pounced on Timmy. She got hold of his collar this time and spoke to him sharply. 'I'm ashamed of you! Bad dog! Very bad dog.' Timmy's tail drooped, and he gave George's hand a very small lick. The little woman watched him, frowning. 'He gave me a real fright, that dog of yours,' she said. 'Tearing into the yard like a mad thing- first old Sooty the cat- then the dog!'

好了，你这条狗——别去惹那只猫！四个孩子转身走进院子时，一个愤怒的声音说。 他们看见一个整洁的小女人站在那里，穿着一件厚外套，头上围着一条围巾。 她手里拿着一个小篮子，里面有一小瓶牛奶和一个罐子。 “我为我们的狗感到难过，”乔治说着扑向蒂米。 这次她抓住他的衣领，严厉地对他说。 “我为你感到羞耻！”坏狗!非常坏的狗。”蒂米的尾巴耷拉着，轻轻地舔了舔乔治的手。 小妇人看着他，皱着眉头。 “你那条狗真把我吓了一跳，”她说。 “像个疯子一样冲进院子——先是老苏蒂那只猫——然后是那条狗！”