16 Too-Too the Listener

CHAPTER 16 Too-Too the Listener Doctor Dolittle and his animals headed off once more on their journey home.

第十六章倾听者杜立德医生和他的动物们又踏上了回家的路。

Doctor Dolittle leaned on the rail at the back of the ship. He watched the Canary Islands fade away. He wondered how the monkeys were doing and what was happening in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. Dab-Dab ran up beside him. "Doctor Dolittle," he called. "This ship is beautiful! Have you looked around? It's really quite wonderful. The beds downstairs are made of silk. There are hundreds of pillows and cushions all over the room. There are soft, thick carpets. The dishes are made of silver. There are all sorts of wonderful things to eat, too." "That does sound incredible," Doctor Dolittle said. "There's also a locked room! It has a big heavy door with a large lock. Jip says that's where they must have kept all their treasure. You should come downstairs, Doctor," Dab-Dab said. "Maybe you can open the door." So the doctor went downstairs. Dab-Dab was

杜立德医生靠在船尾的栏杆上。 他看着加那利群岛渐渐消失。 他想知道猴子们过得怎么样，沼泽坑边发生了什么事。 哒哒跑到他身边。 “杜立德医生。”他喊道。 “这艘船真漂亮！”你四处看了吗？ 真是太棒了。 楼下的床是丝绸做的。 房间里到处都是枕头和靠垫。 有柔软厚实的地毯。 这些盘子是银制的。 那里也有各种好吃的东西。” “这听起来确实令人难以置信，”杜立德医生说。 “还有一个锁着的房间！”它有一扇又大又重的门和一把大锁。 吉普说他们一定把所有的财宝都藏在那里。 你应该下楼来，医生。”哒哒说。 “也许你可以打开门。” 于是医生下楼去了。 嘎嘎是

right. It was a beautiful ship. Doctor Dolittle had never been anywhere quite so lovely. He found all the animals gathered around the locked door. They were all talking at once, trying to decide what was inside. The doctor turned the handle but it wouldn't open. They all searched the room for a key. They lifted carpets and looked under chairs and tables. They looked in drawers and closets. They discovered many wonderful things but not the key. So they all went back to stand by the door. Jip looked through the keyhole but could not see anything. Then Too-Too said, "Wait, everyone! Please be still for a moment." They all stood quietly. "I think I hear someone inside the room." They all listened again. "I think you're mistaken," said Doctor Dolittle. "I don't hear anything." "I'm sure of it!" the owl said. "Shhh! There it is again. Don't you hear that?"

正确的。那是一艘漂亮的船。 杜立德医生从来没有到过这么可爱的地方。 他发现所有的动物都聚集在锁着的门周围。 他们同时在说话，想弄清楚里面是什么。 医生转动把手，但打不开。 他们都在房间里找钥匙。 他们掀开地毯，在桌椅底下找。 他们翻遍了抽屉和壁橱。 他们发现了许多奇妙的东西，但没有找到钥匙。 于是他们都回去站在门边。 吉普从钥匙孔往外看，但什么也看不见。 太太说：“大家等一下！请安静一会儿。” 他们都静静地站着。“我想我听到有人在房间里。” 他们又听了一遍。“我想你搞错了。”杜立特医生说。 “我什么也没听到。”“我敢肯定！”猫头鹰说。 “嘘!又来了。你没听见吗？”

The doctor and animals all shook their heads. "I'm positive that I can hear someone putting his hand in his pocket," Too-Too said. "That's so silly," Dab-Dab said. "How could you hear that? That makes almost no sound." "I most certainly can hear that!" Too-Too said. "I could hear the sound a kitten makes when she shuts her eyes. I'm telling you, there's someone on the other side of this door putting his hand in his pocket!" "Well then, what is happening now?" Doctor Dolittle asked. "I'm not sure," Too-Too said. "Hold me up near the keyhole so I can hear more." The doctor held lifted the owl up and held him close to the lock of the door. After a moment or two, Too-Too said, "He's now rubbing his face with his left hand. It's a small hand and a small face. Now he's pushing his hair from his face." "Is there anything else?" the doctor asked.

医生和动物们都摇了摇头。 “我敢肯定我能听到有人把手伸进口袋，”Too-Too说。 “那太愚蠢了，”爸爸爸爸说。 “你是怎么听到的？”那几乎没有声音。” “我当然能听到！”英俊了。 “我能听到小猫闭上眼睛时发出的声音。 我告诉你，这扇门的另一边有人正把手伸进口袋里！”“那么，现在发生了什么事？”杜立德医生问。 “我不确定，”Too-Too说。 “把我抱在锁眼附近，这样我就能听到更多的声音。” 医生把猫头鹰举起来，把它贴近门锁。 过了一会儿，Too-Too说：“他正在用左手揉脸。 它的手很小，脸也很小。 现在他把头发从脸上拨开了。” “还有别的吗？”医生问。

"He is sad. I can hear that he is weeping. He is being careful to not make any noise, but I can hear the tears fall." "If the poor fellow is unhappy," said Doctor Dolittle, "we've got to get in and see what is the matter with him. Someone, quick! Find me an ax. I'll chop the door down!"

他很伤心。我能听到他在哭泣。 他小心翼翼地不发出任何声音，但我能听到眼泪掉下来的声音。” “如果这个可怜的家伙不高兴，”杜立德医生说，“我们就得进去看看他是怎么回事。 某人,快!给我找一把斧头。 我要把门砍下来！”