Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 'Rise and shine, you 'orrible lot!' Sergeant Major Gordon yelled at the top of his voice, the sound echoing around the glen. Bleary-eyed and bedraggled, the camp's occupants all mustered on the parade ground. There were hundreds of animals: some who had been there weeks were looking cocky and blasé, others who had arrived the same time as Toto and the gang were looking fearful and apprehensive.

第五章起床吧，你们这些可怕的家伙！戈登军士长扯着嗓子喊道，声音在山谷里回荡。 营地里的人睡眼惺忪，浑身湿透，都聚集在阅兵场上。 这里有成百上千的动物，有些已经在这里呆了好几个星期的，显得神气十足，神气十足；另一些和托托一伙人同时来到这里的，显得恐惧不安。

'Welcome to what for many of you is your first day at Glenview. And what a marvellous day it is here in the Highlands. They all looked up at the darkening clouds above. 'We have a nice easy challenge ahead of you today. Many of you have done it before, but by now you know the rules of the camp: if you can't pass the test...' 'YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A PEST!' the majority of the camp replied wearily. 'Exactly! You don't pass the challenges, you don't get to go home. So what shall we start with this week? We wouldn't want to overburden our new additions, so how about a nice gentle stroll up the hill?' 'That doesn't sound too bad, said Silver as the rest of the camp let out a collective groan. 'You have twelve hours to get to the summit of Ben Canis and back, he announced, pointing to a snow- capped mountain behind them.

欢迎来到对你们很多人来说是在格伦维尤的第一天。 这是高地上多么美妙的一天啊。 他们都抬头望着乌云密布的天空。 今天我们有一个很简单的挑战等着你们。 你们中的许多人以前都做过，但现在你知道营地的规则了：如果你不能通过测试……“你不应该这么讨厌！”营地里大多数人疲惫地回答。 “完全正确!你通过不了挑战，就回不了家。 那我们这周从什么开始呢？ 我们不想让我们的新增加的负担过重，所以去山上散步怎么样？“听起来还不算太糟，”西尔弗说，这时营地里的其他人都发出了一声呻吟。 “你们有十二个小时的时间到达本·卡尼斯山顶并返回，”他指着他们身后一座白雪皑皑的山宣布。

Silver gulped. 'Scrub that, I can barely see the top!' 'Any animal who doesn't make it stays at camp an extra day. Any animal who tries to escape will be severely punished and stays at camp an extra day. Any animal who feigns injury stays at camp an extra day. The Sergeant Major smiled. 'A fine breakfast of porridge awaits you in the mess tent. You leave in thirty minutes. Oh, and one last thing: WE ENCOURAGE TEAMWORK here at Glenview. Terriers, if you would be so kind...?' The Border terriers made their way through the parade ground with some heavy-looking rope and proceeded to tie the animals together by the legs, four to a team. 'Teamwork makes the dream work,' Sergeant Major Gordon chuckled to himself. 'We'll be dropping in on you throughout the day to see how you are progressing. Anyone found to be tampering with their rope will be

银一饮而尽。“擦洗一下，我几乎看不到顶部了！”“任何没能挺过来的动物都要在营地多呆一天。” 任何试图逃跑的动物都将受到严厉的惩罚，并在营地多呆一天。 任何假装受伤的动物都要在营地多呆一天。 军士长笑了。 “一顿美味的粥在帐篷里等着你。 你30分钟后出发。 哦，还有最后一件事：我们在格伦维尤鼓励团队合作。 小猎犬，如果你愿意的话……”边境犬用一根看起来很重的绳子穿过阅兵场，然后把动物们的腿绑在一起，四个人一组。 “团队合作让梦想成真，”戈登军士长暗自笑着说。 “我们一整天都会去拜访你，看看你的进展如何。” 任何被发现摆弄绳子的人

-you guessed it- severely punished and...' 'Stays at camp an extra day,' the more seasoned members of the camp echoed back to him with resignation. 'CORRECT!' The Sergeant Major grinned. 'Enjoy your stroll. We shall see you back here at 5 p.m. Fall out!' The camp's occupants all started to move to the mess tent for breakfast. It looked almost comical, like a huge three-legged race with the animals staggering around, some tied to creatures they'd never met before. The bearded dragons were tied to a beagle and a parrot (who was making her displeasure VERY apparent), and were having a truly difficult time of it. Fortunately for Toto and the gang they were a very convenient four to be tied together, although that didn't stop Silver sprinting towards the mess tent and dragging the other three behind him.

你猜对了——严厉的惩罚……“在营地多呆一天，”营地里经验更丰富的成员无奈地回应道。 “正确!”军士长咧嘴一笑。 “享受你的散步。我们下午5点在这里见。 掉出来!”营地里的人都开始搬到帐篷里吃早餐。 它看起来几乎很滑稽，就像一场巨大的三足赛跑，动物们摇摇晃晃地走来走去，有些动物被绑在他们以前从未见过的动物身上。 长胡子的龙被绑在一只小猎犬和一只鹦鹉身上（这只鹦鹉很明显地表达了她的不满），他们的日子过得很艰难。 幸运的是，托托和他们这伙人是非常方便地绑在一起的，虽然这并没有阻止西尔弗向餐食帐篷跑去，把另外三个人拖在后面。

'Did you hear him, sis?' Socks said as they munched on their salty porridge in the mess tent. 'We have to pass this test to even begin to think about getting home. And did you see how many animals have been here for weeks? It's NOT GOING TO BE A PIECE OF CAKE, this.' 'Please don't mention cake, dear boy,' said Catface, staring mournfully into his sloppy porridge. 'You're right,' answered Toto. 'The only way we get

“你听到他说的话了吗，姐姐？”袜子说，他们在帐篷里大嚼咸粥。 “我们必须通过这个测试，才能开始考虑回家的事。 你看到有多少动物在这里待了几个星期了吗？ 这事不会是小菜一碟的。“请不要提蛋糕，亲爱的孩子，”猫脸说，悲伤地盯着他那稀烂的粥。 “你说得对，”托托回答。 “这是我们唯一的办法。

out of this is to work together and make sure we get up to that summit and back, while also keeping an eye out for Felis. So eat up and let's get moving! The little gang felt as if they'd been walking for ages before they even reached the foot of the mountain, but the weather had held off and so far they had made good progress. The mountain path narrowed and grew increasingly steep, and pretty soon their fellow teams started to drop out. The group passed others who were complaining bitterly. 'It's too much. Even the porridge is better than having to get to the top of this blooming mountain; lamented one small pug, who was tied to a sausage dog and a pair of exhausted chihuahuas. Toto could tell that her brothers and Catface were tiring too, but they never moaned. They stopped only to drink some water and dunk their heads underneath a small waterfall.

我们要共同努力，确保我们能到达山顶，然后回来，同时也要留意费利斯。 所以吃完，我们开始行动吧！这一小群人觉得他们好像走了很长时间才走到山脚下，但天气迟迟没有好转，到目前为止他们已经取得了很大的进展。 山路越来越窄，越来越陡，很快他们的同伴们就开始退出了。 这群人从那些痛苦地抱怨的人身边走过。 “太过分了。即使是粥也比登上这座盛开的山顶要好；一只小巴哥感叹道，它被绑在一条香肠狗和一对疲惫不堪的吉娃娃身上。 托托看得出来，她的哥哥们和猫脸也很累，但是他们从不呻吟。 他们停下来只是为了喝点水，然后把头浸在一个小瀑布下面。