Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO FLYING WITH SANTA CLAUS! 'Whatever is the boy talking about?' said Santa Claus, puzzled. 'Wishing-chair! There aren't such things nowadays.' 'Well, we've got one,' said Mollie, overjoyed at Peter's idea. 'Come on, Santa. We'll take you to where we keep it, and then you'll see for yourself. You could fly in it to every chimney quite easily.'

第二章与圣诞老人一起飞翔！“那男孩在说什么？”圣诞老人不解地说。 “Wishing-chair !现在没有这样的东西了。“好吧，我们有一个，”莫丽说，彼得的主意让她喜出望外。 “来吧，圣诞老人。我们会带你去我们放它的地方，然后你会亲眼看到的。 你可以很容易地飞到每一个烟囱上。”

They dragged the big jolly man across the field and through the hedge into their garden. Binky was just as excited as everyone else. They all went into the playroom and Binky lit the lamp. 'There you are,' he said proudly, holding the lamp over the old wishing-chair. 'There's the wonderful chair. And look! It's grown its wings all ready to take you, Santa. It might have known you were coming.' Santa stared at the rose-red wings that were slowly flapping to and fro on the legs of the chair. His eyes shone in the lamplight. 'Yes,' he said. 'Yes. The very thing. I didn't know there was a wishing-chair in the world nowadays. May I really borrow it, children?' 'Yes,' said Mollie. 'On one condition,' said Peter, suddenly.

他们拖着这个快活的大个子穿过田野，穿过树篱，进入他们的花园。 Binky和其他人一样兴奋。 他们都进了游戏室，Binky点亮了灯。 “给你，”他骄傲地说，把灯举到那把旧许愿椅上。 “那把漂亮的椅子在那儿。 和看!它已经长出翅膀，准备带你去，圣诞老人。 它可能知道你要来。”圣诞老人盯着那对玫瑰红色的翅膀，它们在椅子腿上慢慢地前后拍打着。 他的眼睛在灯光下闪闪发光。 “是的，”他说。‘是的。正是这样。 我不知道现在世界上还有许愿椅。 孩子们，我真的可以借用一下吗？“是的，”莫丽说。 “有一个条件。”彼得突然说。

'What's that?' asked Santa Claus, putting his great bag over his shoulder. 'Take us with you in the chair for just a little while so that we can see how you slip down the chimneys and into the bedrooms,' begged Peter. 'Oh do!' 'But will the chair hold all of us?' said Santa doubtfully. 'I'm rather heavy, you know.' 'Oh, the chair is as strong as ten horses,' said Binky eagerly. 'You don't know the adventures it has had, Santa. Get in, and we'll go.' Santa sat down in the chair. He filled it right up. He took Mollie on his knee. Binky climbed to the back of the chair, where he always sat -and Peter sat on the sack of toys. The chair gave a creak, flapped its wings fast, and rose into the air.

“那是什么?圣诞老人问，把他的大袋子挎在肩上。 “带我们一起坐一会儿椅子，让我们看看你是怎么从烟囱里溜进卧室的。”彼得恳求道。 “哦!“但这把椅子坐得下我们所有人吗？”圣诞老人怀疑地说。 “你知道，我挺重的。“哦，这椅子和十匹马一样结实，”宾基急切地说。 “你不知道它经历了多少冒险，圣诞老人。 上车，我们就走。”圣诞老人坐在椅子上。 他把它加满了。他把莫丽抱在膝盖上。 Binky爬到椅子的后面，他总是坐在那里——Peter坐在玩具袋上。 椅子嘎吱一声，迅速地拍打着翅膀，升到了空中。

'We're off!' cried Mollie, in excitement. 'Oh, who would have thought that we'd be flying to the housetops with Santa Claus tonight. What a fine adventure we'll have!' The wishing-chair rose high into the air once it got out of doors. Mollie shivered, for the air was frosty. Santa Claus covered her up with part of his wide coat. They passed

“我们了!莫丽激动地叫道。 “哦，谁能想到今晚我们会和圣诞老人一起飞到屋顶上。 我们将有一次多么美妙的冒险啊！”许愿椅一出了门，就高高升到了空中。 莫丽打了个寒颤，因为天气很冷。 圣诞老人用他宽大外套的一部分盖住了她。 他们通过了

the elm tree where the sleigh and the reindeer had got caught. 'Look,' said Peter. 'There are your men freeing the reindeer from the branches, Santa Claus.' 'Good!' said Santa. 'They will be quite all right now. Hallo, the chair is flying down to this roof. Who lives here, children?'

那棵被雪橇和驯鹿困住的榆树。 “看，”彼得说。“你的人正在把驯鹿从树枝上解救出来，圣诞老人。“好!圣诞老人说。 “他们现在会好起来的。 喂，椅子飞到屋顶上了。 孩子们，谁住在这儿？”