5 DO NOT OPEN THIS COFFIN

5. DO NOT OPEN a coffin that says 'DO NOT OPEN' on the front As soon as they got to the Hooligan Village, Hiccup and Fishlegs changed into dry(ish) clothes. (Berk was one of those damp places where clothes never really dried. They just became warm and wet rather than cold and wet.) They hurried as quickly as they could towards the Great Hall. By the time they got there, Stoick had called a Big Meeting of Everybody and the Great Hall was already packed to bursting with great Hairy Hooligans jostling each other for a good view of the coffin, which had been placed on a table in front of the fire. Bit by bit Hiccup and Fishlegs managed to wriggle their way through the crowd to the front.

5. 一到流氓村，嗝嗝和鱼腿就换上了干衣服。 伯克是那种潮湿的地方，衣服从来没有真正干过。 它们只是变得温暖潮湿，而不是寒冷潮湿。)他们以最快的速度向礼堂奔去。 当他们到达那里时，斯托伊克已经召集了一次全体大会，礼堂里已经挤满了长毛的大流氓，他们互相挤在一起，想看一看放在壁炉前桌子上的棺材。 小嗝嗝和鱼腿一点一点地从人群中挤到了前面。

'Ah, Hiccup, there you are,' said Hiccup's father Stoick the Vast absent-mindedly, as he consulted with the other Elders in front of the coffin. Stoick was a terrifying red-headed bull of a man whose belly turned a corner a good foot or two before the rest of him. 'Interesting find you've made here, my boy,' said Stoick, ruffling his son's hair proudly. 'The Lost Treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly, eh?' 'Yes, Father, but…' said Hiccup. 'We're just about to open it,' said Stoick. 'But what I'm trying to say is,' interrupted Old Wrinkly (the cleverest and most ancient Elder of the Hooligan Tribe), 'it is written quite clearly on the top, "DO NOT OPEN THIS COFFIN, Cursed be he who disturbs the remains of Grimbeard the Ghastly, the greatest pirate who ever struck Terror into the Inner Isles"… In my considerable experience it is always a good idea NOT TO OPEN a coffin that says "DO NOT OPEN" on the front...' 'I agree,' said Hiccup nervously. 'Grimbeard the Ghastly was a nasty piece of work. Anybody who opens that coffin could be in for a horrible shock.' 'Rubbish,' scoffed Stoick the Vast. 'A warning

“啊，小嗝嗝，你来了，”小嗝嗝的父亲巨人斯托伊克心不在焉地说，他在棺材前和其他长老商量着。 斯托伊克是一头可怕的红发公牛，他的肚子在拐弯时比其他身体先转了一两英尺。 “你在这里的发现真有趣，我的孩子，”斯托伊克说着，骄傲地拨弄着他儿子的头发。 “可怕的Grimbeard丢失的宝藏，嗯？”“是的，爸爸，但是……” “我们正要打开它，”斯托伊克说。 “但我想说的是，”老皱纹（流氓部落中最聪明、最古老的长老）打断了他的话，“上面写得很清楚，‘不要打开这口棺材，扰乱幽灵Grimbeard遗骸的人将受到诅咒，他是有史以来在内岛制造恐怖的最伟大的海盗’……以我丰富的经验来看，不打开前面写着‘不要打开’的棺材总是个好主意……”“我同意，”小嗝嗝紧张地说。 “可怕的Grimbeard是个讨厌的家伙。 任何打开棺材的人都会被吓到的。“胡说八道，”巨人斯托伊克嘲笑道。 “一个警告

like that to put off grave-robbers should not stay the hand of Fearsome Vikings like ourselves. Shall we, who laugh in the face of Death and spit in the eye of the Great Typhoon, quail at a simple curse to scare infants and old men?' Cries of 'No!' and 'Not likely, guv'nor!' 'All those in favour of opening up the box and seeing whether the Lost Treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly is inside say AYE!' 'AYE!!!' bellowed out every member of the Hooligan Tribe, except for Fishlegs, Old Wrinkly and Hiccup. 'R-r-run for your lives!' yelped Toothless, and hid in Hiccup's shirt. Fishlegs edged backwards into the crowd. 'NOT a good idea, NOT a good idea, NOT a good idea,' muttered Hiccup. He started backing away from the coffin as Stoick fiddled clumsily with the iron clasps. 'NOT a good idea, NOT a good idea, NOT A GOOD IDEA,' repeated Hiccup as Stoick slowly c-r-e-a-k-e-d up the coffin lid…

像我们这样可怕的维京人，不应该阻止盗墓贼。 我们这些嘲笑死亡、唾弃大台风的人，难道要对吓唬婴儿和老人的一句简单的诅咒感到害怕吗？”“不！”和“不可能，先生！”“凡是赞成打开箱子，看看里面有没有鬼胡子的宝藏的人都说‘是’！”“啊! !流氓部落的每个成员都吼道，除了鱼腿、老皱纹和嗝嗝。 “逃命吧，逃命吧！”无牙大叫一声，躲进了嗝嗝的衬衫里。 鱼腿向后挤进了人群。 “不是个好主意，不是个好主意，不是个好主意，”小嗝嗝嘟囔着。 当斯托伊克笨拙地摆弄着棺材上的铁扣时，他开始往后退。 “不是个好主意，不是个好主意，不是个好主意，”小嗝嗝重复道，这时斯托伊克慢慢地打开棺材盖……

The coffin lid dropped open with a bang. Stoick jumped away to avoid being splashed by the seawater gushing out of it from all sides. Everybody else tried very hard not to look nervous. Stoick peered into the coffin. There was a bit of a pause. 'Not pretty, was he?' sniffed Stoick the Vast, trying to show off how much he laughed in the face of Death. 'Oh, I don't know, sir,' said Gobber the Belch, leaning in to look as well. 'I think I can see a bit of a family resemblance.' 'I know what you mean,'said Baggybum the Beerbelly, turning his head thoughtfully. 'There's a look of Great Aunt Heftythighs.' Hiccup forced himself to open his eyes. If he was ever going to be a pirate he would have to get used to this sort of thing. He made himself peer over the edge and into the coffin. There, in a state of green and yellow decay, lay the corpse of Grimbeard the Ghastly. It wasn't so bad really. The face was all slimy and drippy, but it wasn't crawling with maggots or anything disgusting. Rather

棺材盖砰的一声打开了。 斯托伊克跳开了，以免被从四面八方涌出的海水溅到。 其他人都尽力不让自己显得紧张。 斯托伊克凝视着棺材。 有一小段停顿。 “不漂亮，是吗？”巨人斯托伊克嗅了嗅，试图炫耀他面对死亡时笑得有多开心。 “哦，我不知道，先生。”打嗝的戈伯说，也凑过去看了看。 “我想我能看出一点家族相似之处。“我明白你的意思，”啤酒肚Baggybum说，若有所思地转过头来。 “看起来像胖大腿姑婆。”嗝嗝强迫自己睁开眼睛。 如果他将来要当海盗，他就得习惯这种事情。 他强迫自己从棺材边缘往里看。 在那里，在一种绿色和黄色的腐烂状态下，躺着可怕的Grimbeard的尸体。 其实也没那么糟。那张脸黏糊糊的，湿漉漉的，但没有爬满蛆虫或任何恶心的东西。 而