Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 Jonny's hired goon was insistent that Toto come alone, so she left Catface and Silver to watch some experimental earwig dancers and arranged to meet them later at the Toadstool Stage. Toto followed the security guard towards the backstage area. She could feel the festival coming to life around her. She heard a family of ferrets unzipping their tents and

乔尼雇来的打手坚持要托托一个人来，所以她离开猫脸和西尔弗去看一些实验性的土蜈蚣舞者，并安排晚些时候在毒菌舞台和他们见面。 托托跟着保安走向后台。 她能感觉到节日在她身边活跃起来。 她听到一群雪貂拉开帐篷的拉链，然后

noisily making breakfast, she smelled the glorious food being prepared at the stalls (Silver will probably be first in the queue, she thought), and she felt the dull thud of vibration as the first bands of the day started to soundcheck on the stages. It was a SENSORY OVERLOAD- it excited and thrilled her. Maybe I've just been taking the whole ninja thing too seriously lately, she thought as the late-morning sun warmed her back. Catface and Silver are right, I need to lighten up a bit, enjoy myself, and stop being so paranoid. Why not sit down with Jonny? He might be a nitwit, but he's the BIGGEST ROCK STAR IN THE WORLD! Finally, they reached the backstage

她一边忙忙地做早餐，一边闻到了摊位上准备的美味食物的香味（她想西尔弗可能会排在第一个），她还听到了当天第一批乐队在舞台上试音时发出的沉闷的震动声。 这是一种感官上的超负荷——它使她兴奋和激动。 也许我最近把忍者的事看得太认真了，她想，傍晚的阳光温暖了她的后背。 猫脸和小银是对的，我需要放松一点，享受自己，不要那么偏执。 为什么不和乔尼坐下来谈谈呢？ 他也许是个笨蛋，但他是世界上最大的摇滚明星！最后，他们来到后台

VVVVVIP area where Jonny and the band were staying. There was a big crowd at the entrance, made up mostly of local squirrels and pampered London chihuahuas, trying to steal a glimpse into the backstage area to see the rock star. Toto's escort nodded to an exasperated sheepdog, who was working the door but desperately failing to keep order, and Toto was ushered through. The enclosure had a milk bar to the right (serving Jersey, almond, soya and coconut milk), snack stands dotted around, a huge fire pit in the middle and several pagodas held up by scratch poles draped with catnip and filled with comfy cushions. At the back were about a dozen or so trailers. Toto's escort knocked on the door

乔尼和乐队待在VVVVVIP区。 入口处有一大群人，主要是当地的松鼠和娇生不养的伦敦吉娃娃，他们想偷偷地看一眼后台，看看这位摇滚明星。 托托的护卫向一只愤怒的牧羊犬点了点头，这只牧羊犬正在开门，但却拼命地不能维持秩序，托托被领了进去。 场地右边有一个牛奶吧（供应泽西牛奶、杏仁奶、豆奶和椰奶），周围有小吃摊，中间有一个巨大的火坑，还有几座塔，用刮杆支撑着，上面挂着猫薄荷，里面摆满了舒适的垫子。 后面大约有十几辆拖车。 托托的随从敲了敲门

of one, which was opened by another security guard, and a couple of nods were exchanged (Awful lot of nods, thought Toto) before the ninja was invited in. Toto could make out the shape of Jonny at the end of the trailer, strumming a guitar and singing a song to himself. The rest of the band were nowhere to be seen, but his security detail lined the sides of the trailer, not entirely without menace. TOTO'S NINJA INSTINCTS WERE IMMEDIATELY ON FULL ALERT, but she brushed aside her fears and made her way down to the seating area where Jonny welcomed her like a long-lost friend. 'Here she is! The ninja arrives,' he shouted, like he was trying too hard to

另一名保安打开了其中一扇门，在忍者被邀请进来之前，他们交换了几次点头（Toto觉得点头次数太多了）。 托托能辨认出预告片末尾约翰尼的身影，他在弹着吉他，对着自己唱着歌。 乐队的其他成员都不见了，但他的安保人员在拖车的两侧排列着，并非完全没有威胁。 托托的忍者本能立刻处于高度戒备状态，但她克服了恐惧，朝座位区走去，乔尼像一个久别重逢的朋友一样欢迎她。 “她来了！”“忍者来了。”他喊道，好像他太努力了

make amends. 'Listen, Toto, I wanted to apologise about my behaviour on the train. I know I was a little rude, and even though I know I have, like, loads of cool kick-boxing moves and could probably become a ninja myself, I shouldn't have called you out like that... So, can we bury the hatchet and, you know, start over?' Even though he was clearly an idiot who loved himself beyond belief, Toto felt she had to at least make an effort. 'Of course, Jonny, and I really appreciate you saying that.' 'I have to say, man,' he carried on, having barely listened to her reply, 'I think you're one of the only animals who can understand what I'm going through. It's hard being

赔罪。“听着，托托，我想为我在火车上的行为道歉。 我知道我有点粗鲁，尽管我知道我有很多很酷的跆拳道动作，我自己可能也能成为忍者，但我不应该那样叫你…… 所以，我们能不能言归于好，重新开始？”尽管他显然是一个爱自己到难以置信的白痴，托托觉得她至少必须做出努力。 “当然，乔尼，我真的很感谢你这么说。“我不得不说，伙计，”他几乎没听她回答就继续说下去，“我认为你是唯一能理解我正在经历的事情的动物之一。” 很难做到

SO GIFTED AND LOVED, you know, I think IT'S A CURSE! No one gets it, and the life of a famous and handsome cat can be so lonely. As he was explaining this, Jonny's bottom lip quivered, and he started to blub.

如此有天赋和被爱，你知道，我认为这是一个诅咒！没人懂，一只又有名又帅的猫的生活是如此孤独。 当他解释这些的时候，乔尼的下嘴唇颤抖着，他开始哭起来。