格林伍德 · 4 Party Animals
CHAPTER FOUR Awooga awooga awooga awooga! Willow had insisted upon strapping a siren to her head, and was now tearing through Grimwood at high speed, shouting, 'NEE-NAW, NEE-NAW! EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY! STAND BACK!' Behind her trotted everyone else, including Wiggy, who was tenderly cradling Sharon in his big hairy paws.
第四章Awooga Awooga Awooga !威洛坚持要把警报器绑在头上,现在她正高速地穿过格里姆伍德,一边喊着:“NEE-NAW, NEE-NAW!”紧急情况,紧急!向后站!”其他人都跟在她后面小跑着,包括威吉,它用毛茸茸的大爪子温柔地抱着沙伦。
'Hang on, just let me, um, tidy this up a little bit,' said Titus, hurriedly clearing his bed of scrunched-up tissues, crisp wrappers and hunks of crumbly cheese. He gave his floral duvet a shake and plumped up the pillows before Wiggy gently lay down the stricken bird. Sharon's eyes were open, but she looked far, far away. She was completely still and silent. It was like she was made of stone. If it wasn't for the fact her feathery tummy was slowly rising and falling, you could be forgiven for thinking she was as dead as a doornail.
“等一下,让我,嗯,把这里整理一下,”提图斯说着,急忙清理了他床上揉成一团的纸巾、酥脆的包装纸和大块的碎奶酪。 他把花羽绒被抖了抖,把枕头拍好,然后威吉轻轻地放下了那只受伤的鸟。 沙伦的眼睛睁着,但她看得很远很远。 她一动也不动,一言不发。 她就像石头做的。 如果不是因为她毛茸茸的肚子在慢慢地上下起伏,你可能会认为她已经死了。
Why do they say, dead as a doornail? I mean, has anyone ever seen a doornail which is alive? It makes no sense. 'I reckon,' said Willow thoughtfully, 'she has been taken over by aliens. I reckon they took her up to their spaceship, opened up her skull, took out her brain and replaced it with a cauliflower.' Titus nodded sagely. 'It's certainly a theory, young bunny,' he said. 'A ridiculous theory, but a theory nonetheless.' 'For goodness' sake, of course it's not ALIENS!' said Frank, holding his head in his wings. Sometimes the weary owl worried that he was the only sensible creature in Grimwood. Who are we kidding? Frank knew he was the only sensible creature in Grimwood. 'I'm going to get help,' he hooted. 'But please try not to do anything stupid while I'm gone.' 'I ain't makin' promises I can't keep,' shrugged Willow. Titus immediately began clattering around in his kitchen. 'What you doin'?' said Nancy. 'Making chocolate chip cookies, of course,' mumbled Titus. 'He's stress-baking,' said Willow.
为什么他们说,死得像钉子一样? 我是说,有人见过活的门钉吗? 这毫无意义。“我想,”威洛若有所思地说,“她被外星人控制了。 我估计他们把她带到他们的飞船上,打开她的头骨,取出她的大脑,换上了一颗花椰菜。”提图斯睿智地点点头。 “这当然是个理论,小家伙,”他说。 这是一个荒谬的理论,但毕竟是一个理论。“看在上帝的份上,那当然不是外星人!”弗兰克说,用翅膀托着他的头。 有时,这只疲惫的猫头鹰担心他是格里姆伍德唯一明智的生物。 我们在骗谁呢?弗兰克知道他是格里姆伍德唯一明智的人。 “我去找人帮忙,”他吼道。 “但我不在的时候,请尽量不要做傻事。“我不会许下无法兑现的承诺,”威洛耸耸肩。 提图斯立刻开始在厨房里打闹起来。 “你在干什么?”南希说。 “当然是做巧克力饼干了。”提图斯嘟囔着。 “他压力太大了,”威罗说。
Ted, meanwhile, was draping a damp tea towel gently over Sharon's forehead. She blinked slowly. 'There you go, Shaz,' he said, softly. 'You're safe now. We're gonna look after you, aren't we?' 'Absolutely,' said Wiggy, arranging pillows and cushions around the tatty black bird so she felt nested. 'Has anyone told Pamela?' said Nancy. 'They're best mates. Maybe she knows what to do.' Even though Pamela was a wild and murderous eagle, she and Sharon were very good friends. They lived at the top of the Magic Tower, hosted a radio show together and enjoyed causing chaos throughout Grimwood. 'Last time we saw Pamela, she was flying off with a squirrel in her beak,' said Willow. Nancy scratched her ears. She didn't really know what to do with herself. It was freaking her out a bit, seeing Sharon being all quiet and still like that. 'I'll go and find her,' she said. 'Hopefully she's stopped eating Benny by now.' 'I'll come with you,' said Wiggy, who suddenly remembered he'd left his Jeep in the middle of the woods, which meant it was at risk of being stolen by joyriding squirrels. While Titus filled his caravan with sweet, comforting baking smells, Ted and Willow did their best to look after Sharon. They lay on either side of her, and Ted curled his thick tail around her. 'Do you think she can hear us?' he whispered.
与此同时,泰德正在用一块潮湿的茶巾轻轻地盖在莎伦的额头上。 她慢慢地眨着眼睛。“给你,沙兹,”他轻声说。 “你现在安全了。我们会照顾你的,对吧?“当然。”威吉说着,把枕头和靠垫放在那只破旧的黑鸟周围,让她觉得自己有了巢。 “有人告诉帕梅拉了吗?”南希说。 “他们是最好的伙伴。也许她知道该怎么做。”尽管帕梅拉是一只凶猛凶残的鹰,但她和沙伦是非常要好的朋友。 他们住在魔法塔的顶端,一起主持广播节目,并喜欢在格里姆伍德制造混乱。 “上次我们看到帕梅拉的时候,她嘴里叼着一只松鼠飞走了,”威罗说。 南希搔了搔耳朵。她真的不知道自己该怎么办。 这让她有点害怕,看到莎伦那么安静。 “我去找她,”她说。 “希望她现在已经不吃本尼了。“我和你一起去。”威基说,他突然想起他把吉普车落在树林里了,这意味着它有被兜风的松鼠偷走的危险。 当提图斯的大篷车里充满了甜美、舒适的烘焙气味时,泰德和威洛尽力照顾莎伦。 他们躺在她的两边,泰德把他的粗尾巴卷在她周围。 “你觉得她能听到我们说话吗?”他低声说。
Willow shrugged, hopped off the bed and popped more wood in the log burner. 'I reckon so,' she said. 'Why don't you try singing to her?' Ted blushed and stood next to Sharon. He felt a bit shy singing to a poorly crow. But as he gazed into Sharon's glassy deep black eyes, he knew he had to try something. He cleared his throat. 'Hey, little blackbird, Why are you so still? You're normally so noisy So I think that you're quite ill. We really love you, Sharon, It's so sad to see you weak. We want to see you flapping And hear some squawking from your beak.'
威洛耸了耸肩,跳下床,又往烧柴炉里添了些木头。 “我想是的,”她说。“你为什么不试试唱歌给她听呢?”泰德脸红了,站在莎伦旁边。 他对着一只可怜的乌鸦唱歌感到有点害羞。 但当他凝视着沙伦深邃深邃的黑眼睛时,他知道自己必须做点什么。 他清了清嗓子。“嘿,小画眉,你怎么这么安静?” 你平时很吵,所以我觉得你病得很重。 我们真的很爱你,莎伦,看到你这么虚弱真让人难过。 我们想看你拍动翅膀,听你的鸟嘴吱吱叫。”
Sharon remained motionless, though Titus, overcome with emotion, was now sobbing hysterically at the foot of the bed. While he wasn't looking, Willow took the opportunity to shove her face into the bowl of cookie dough and lick it clean. 'Oh Willow, not the cookie dough!' said Ted, and he threw a pillow at her head. Unfortunately, it was just at this moment that Frank glided back into the caravan, and the pillow hit him full in the face. 'Mmmph!' said Frank, falling with a thunk to the floor. 'Oh dear,' said a pigeon holding a doctor's bag, who delicately hopped over Frank and the pillow and up onto the bed. 'Oh hello, Dr Khan,' said Ted shyly. 'Sorry, that pillow was meant for Willow.' Dr Khan was a pigeon from Twinklenuts Forest, which was a place just next to Grimwood. He was a serious bird, as well as being a qualified medical professional.
沙伦一动不动,而提图斯却情绪激动,在床脚歇斯底里地抽泣着。 趁他不注意,薇洛趁机把脸塞进一碗饼干面团里,把它舔干净了。 “哦,威洛,不要吃曲奇饼!”泰德说着,把一个枕头往她头上扔去。 不幸的是,就在这时,弗兰克滑回了大篷车,枕头正好打在他的脸上。 “Mmmph !弗兰克说着,扑通一声倒在地板上。 “哦,天哪,”一只拿着医生包的鸽子说,它小心翼翼地跳过弗兰克和枕头,上了床。 “哦,你好,汗医生。”泰德害羞地说。 “对不起,那个枕头是给威罗的。”可汗博士是一只来自Twinklenuts森林的鸽子,就在格里姆伍德旁边。 他是一只严肃的鸟,也是一名合格的医疗专业人员。
