4 Miss Pinky

4. MISS PINKY "Hello! Would you like some help with that box?" Matilda asked as she skipped up Miss Pinky's driveway. "Oh, thank you, dear," said Miss Pinky as Matilda supported one edge of the box. "I don't want those pesky pirates to take any of Stanley's war medals." "Is there anything else you'd like some help with?" asked Matilda's mom.

4. PINKY小姐“你好！需要我帮你搬那个箱子吗？”玛蒂尔达跳上平奇小姐的车道问道。 “哦，谢谢你，亲爱的，”当玛蒂尔达扶着盒子的一边时，平基小姐说。 “我可不想让那些讨厌的海盗拿走斯坦利的任何战争奖章。” “还有什么需要帮忙的吗？”玛蒂尔达的妈妈问。

"Oooh, yes!" said Miss Pinky. "I'm going to put everything valuable in the cellar, where Snuggles can guard it. I'll put his dog bed on top of the hatch. That should keep the pirates out. Snuggles isn't scared of pirates, are you, Snuggles?" Snuggles, Miss Pinky's dog, trembled in the driveway.

“哦，是的！”Pinky小姐说。 “我要把所有值钱的东西都放在地窖里，让斯库尔斯看守。 我会把他的狗床放在舱口上。 那应该能把海盗挡在外面。 斯库尔斯不怕海盗，是不是，斯库尔斯？”平奇小姐的狗狗“依偎”在车道上颤抖着。

Matilda and her mom spent the next hour carrying things down into Miss Pinky's cellar. Miss Pinky's house was the only house on the street that actually had a cellar. Miss Pinky and her brother, Stanley, had refused to sell their home when the land was being developed, so the builders had just built all the new houses around them. Miss Pinky's house was full to the brim with old things, tucked in every nook and cranny. Under the bed was a suitcase crammed with more money than Matilda had ever seen. On the dresser was a jewelry box overflowing with gold chains, rings,

玛蒂尔达和她妈妈花了一个小时把东西搬到平奇小姐的地下室。 Pinky小姐的房子是这条街上唯一有地窖的房子。 当土地被开发时，Pinky小姐和她的哥哥Stanley拒绝卖掉他们的房子，所以建筑商就在他们周围盖了所有的新房子。 Pinky小姐的房子里堆满了旧东西，塞在每个角落和缝隙里。 床底下有一只手提箱，里面塞满了玛蒂尔达从未见过的钱。 梳妆台上放着一个首饰盒，里面装满了金链子、金戒指、

and bracelets that were encrusted with sapphires and rubies. In a tray on the kitchen window ledge was a beautiful silver watch on a chain, strung with small medallions. Paintings in ornate frames hung on the walls. A pineapple- shaped cookie jar on the sideboard held a diamond-encrusted tiara that Miss Pinky said had been a gift from a nice gentleman just before the Second World War. She said she still liked to wear it sometimes when she listened to her gramophone.

还有镶着蓝宝石和红宝石的手镯。 厨房窗台上的一个托盘里放着一只漂亮的银表，表链上挂着几枚小奖章。 墙上挂着装在华丽画框里的油画。 餐具柜上一个菠萝形状的饼干罐里放着一顶镶有钻石的头饰，平基小姐说那是二战前一位好心的绅士送给她的礼物。 她说她有时听留声机的时候还是喜欢戴着它。

Once everything was packed away in the cellar, Miss Pinky slammed the hatch shut and secured it with a huge padlock. Matilda then helped her pull the carpet over the trapdoor, and they placed Snuggles's bed and bowl on top of the carpet. But Snuggles was nowhere to be seen. "I'm sure he'll appear soon," said Miss Pinky. "Now, who'd like a nice cup of tea? Perhaps a bottle of soda for young Matilda!" "That would be lovely," said Matilda's mom.

把所有东西都打包进地窖后，平奇小姐砰地关上了舱门，用一把巨大的挂锁锁住了。 玛蒂尔达帮她把地毯拉到活板门上，他们把斯库尔斯的床和碗放在地毯上。 但是，“依偎”不见了。 “我相信他很快就会出现的，”平基小姐说。 “现在，谁想喝杯好茶？” 或许可以给年轻的玛蒂尔达一瓶苏打水！”“那太好了，”玛蒂尔达的妈妈说。

"And a piece of cake?" asked Miss Pinky. "Oh, no, thank you. We haven't had our dinner yet, and cake will ruin Tilda's appetite." As Matilda gazed around the now- empty room, wishing she could have a piece of cake, Miss Pinky clattered around the kitchen. Then she emerged again, shuffling quickly across the dining room toward a large built-in cupboard. "The kettle's on— it won't be a minute," she muttered. "Now, where's the key for that padlock? We don't want any pesky pirates finding it, not after all that trouble we've been to."

“还有一块蛋糕吗？”Pinky小姐问。 “哦，不，谢谢你。我们还没吃晚饭呢，蛋糕会毁了蒂尔达的胃口的。” 玛蒂尔达环顾着空荡荡的房间，希望能吃到一块蛋糕，这时平奇小姐在厨房里跑来跑去。 然后她又出现了，拖着脚步迅速穿过餐厅，走向一个内置的大橱柜。 “壶开了——一会儿就好。”她喃喃地说。 “现在，那把挂锁的钥匙在哪儿？” 我们可不想让讨厌的海盗发现它，毕竟我们惹了那么多麻烦。”