Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 Toto and Silver weren't entirely sure what the Tube was, where it was and what it did, so they were a little nervous as they followed Catface away from the safety and comfort of their new home. 'So, my little mites, you said you were from Italy. Where exactly, and how in the world did you find yourselves in Camden Town?' Catface asked.

第二章托托和西尔弗不太清楚地铁是什么，它在哪里，它有什么作用，所以他们跟着猫脸离开安全舒适的新家时，有点紧张。 “那么，我的小宝贝，你说你来自意大利。 你们究竟是在什么地方，又是怎么来到卡姆登镇的？”凹凸问道。

'It's been a pretty strange few weeks to be honest, said Silver. 'We're from Puglia, in the heel of the boot of Italy. We were born in an olive grove and we lived in the roots of a massive, gnarled old olive tree. The grove was beautiful, and huge- the trees went on as far as we could see, which wasn't that far in Toto's case. 'Hmm, the old eyesight a little squiffy, is it?' said Catface. 'Can't say you're on your own there, Toto. I think I'm going to need

“老实说，这几个星期过得很奇怪，”西尔弗说。 我们来自普利亚，在意大利的脚后跟。 我们出生在一个橄榄树林里，住在一棵巨大的、多节的老橄榄树的根部。 树林是美丽的，也是巨大的——树木一直延伸到我们所能看到的地方，在托托的情况下并没有那么远。 “嗯，我以前的视力有点模糊，是吗？”猫脸说。 “不能说你是一个人，托托。 我想我需要

some reading glasses myself soon... Go on. 'Well,' said Toto, 'we never really knew our cat mamma and papa- they moved on when we were little. It's the way of the world for cats where we're from. But they left us with some food and we learnt skills to fend for ourselves! 'It was hard, but we had each other,' Silver continued. 'The weather was great, we had lots of olives to eat, and there were small green lizards everywhere. Though they'd always give you a sob story about a wife and eggs back home, so I let most of them go. There were lots of tasty rats though- we LOVED eating them.'

我很快就会买老花镜…… 继续。“唔，”托托说，“我们从来没有真正认识过我们的猫妈妈和猫爸爸——他们在我们很小的时候就搬走了。 这是我们家乡猫的生活方式。 但他们给我们留下了一些食物，我们学会了自己照顾自己的技能！“这很艰难，但我们拥有彼此，”西尔弗继续说。 “天气很好，我们有很多橄榄吃，到处都是小绿蜥蜴。 不过他们总是给你讲一个家里有老婆有蛋的伤感故事，所以我让他们大部分都走了。 不过有很多美味的老鼠——我们喜欢吃它们。”

Catface shuddered. 'Are you OK?' asked Silver. 'Fine, fine, just a little chilly,' said Catface hastily. 'So, how did you end up here?' Toto picked up the story. 'Well, to be honest, we were a bit lonely. It's not nice being a stray. The grove was next to a house, and one day our new mamma and papa came to visit. They found us in a tree after a big storm, gave us lots of cuddles and food, and let us sleep inside! Next thing we knew we were on this thing called an aeroplane -no idea how it works, but it fires you into the sky- and here we are, in London. 'Oh, and did we mention that Toto is a nin—' Silver broke off as Toto shot him a look.

凹凸战栗。“你还好吗？”西尔弗问。 “还好，还好，就是有点冷。”猫脸急忙说。 “那么，你是怎么到这里来的？”托托听了这个故事。 “嗯，老实说，我们有点孤独。 做一只流浪狗并不好。 树林紧挨着一所房子，一天，我们的新爸爸妈妈来拜访。 一场暴风雨过后，他们在一棵树上找到了我们，给了我们很多拥抱和食物，让我们睡在里面！接下来我们知道我们在一个叫飞机的东西上-不知道它是怎么工作的，但它把你发射到天空-我们在这里，在伦敦。 “哦，我们有没有提到托托是个胆小鬼——”西尔弗看到托托瞪了他一眼，就不说话了。

'A what?' asked Catface. 'A NIGHT OWL!' replied Toto. I just love the night.' 'Well, that is excellent news,' said Catface, 'as we have a wonderful night ahead of us. They rounded a corner on to Camden High Street, which was deserted apart from a couple of guys with red spiky hair who didn't pay any attention to three cats padding by. Bits of rubbish swirled in the cold wind, and the yellow street lights illuminated the famous red, white and blue of the Tube station. Catface noticed the two cats looking uncertain. 'Oh, don't you worry, my friends, it's perfectly safe. It'll be the ride of your lives!'

“什么?猫脸问。“夜猫子！”托托回答。 我只是喜欢夜晚。“哦，这真是个好消息，”猫脸说，“因为我们将要度过一个美妙的夜晚。” 他们拐了个弯，来到了卡姆登大街，大街上空荡荡的，只有几个留着红色尖头发的人，他们根本没有注意到三只猫从旁边走过。 垃圾在寒风中打转，黄色的路灯照亮了著名的红、白、蓝三色的地铁站。 猫脸注意到两只猫看起来很不确定。 “哦，别担心，我的朋友们，这里非常安全。 这将是你们一生的旅程！”

Not entirely convinced, the cats followed him across the empty road. 'Listen,' whispered Silver to Toto, 'why did you stop me from telling Catface that you're a ninja? If I had your skills I'd be meowing from the rooftops about them.' 'Silver, being a ninj— a you-know-what -isn't like supporting a football team. I'm an elite warrior with a unique set of skills, ready to be called upon at any time by one of my kind! I can't just tell everyone we meet and let the cat out of the bag... Excuse the pun.' 'Eggy,' said Silver. 'Righty-ho, sorry. I'm just proud of you and, you know, I want us to make a good impression round here!

猫们并不完全相信，跟着他穿过空荡荡的马路。 “听着，”西尔弗小声对托托说，“你为什么不让我告诉猫脸你是一个忍者？ 如果我有你的技术，我早就在屋顶上叫好了。“西尔弗，做一个傻瓜——一个你知道的——可不像支持一个足球队。” 我是一名拥有独特技能的精英战士，随时准备被我的同类召唤！我不能告诉我们遇到的每一个人，然后泄露秘密。 请原谅我的双关语。“蛋，”西尔弗说。 “Righty-ho,对不起。我只是为你感到骄傲，你知道，我希望我们能给大家留下好印象！