5 GREAT FUN

CHAPTER FIVE GREAT FUN ALL THE Seven really enjoyed themselves making the tree-house. It took them the whole of the morning. Placing the boards and roping them firmly in place wasn't quite so easy as they had thought it would be. The boards kept slipping about, and had a most annoying habit of falling down the tree and having to be fetched up again. Every time one fell, Scamper barked to tell them. 'He probably thinks we don't notice when a board falls down,' said Janet, with a giggle. 'Oh dear– whose turn is it to climb down after that one?'

七个人做树屋玩得很开心。 他们花了整整一个上午。 把木板放好，用绳子牢牢地绑好，并不像他们想象的那么容易。 木板不停地滑来滑去，而且有一种最讨厌的习惯，就是从树上掉下来，还得重新捡起来。 每次有一个掉下来，斯坎普就叫着告诉他们。 “他可能以为我们不会注意到木板掉下来了，”珍妮特咯咯笑着说。 “哦，天哪——这之后轮到谁爬下去了？”

'It seems to me that it's a question of too many cooks spoiling the broth,' said Jack. 'With all of us sitting about on the branches that we want to put the boards on it's really difficult. You girls get down to lower branches. Go on. Four of us up here are enough to rope down the boards.' The girls climbed down a little, putting themselves the other side of the tree for safety. 'Bother! There goes one of the cushions!' said Pam. 'Well, it can wait. There'll be another board falling down in a minute, and whoever gets that can get the cushion too.' The boys had a fine old time putting the boards in place, and roping them firmly to make a kind of platform. At last they had done the job really well. 'Quite safe now,' said Jack, testing the platform by walking over it slowly. 'Nobody is going to slip down between two boards, and no board is going to get out of place. We've

杰克说：“在我看来，这是一个厨子太多反而把汤搅乱了的问题。” “我们所有人都坐在树枝上，我们想把木板放在上面，这真的很困难。” 姑娘们，到低一点的树枝上去。 继续。我们四个人就够把木板用绳子绑下来了。”女孩们往下爬了一点，为了安全起见，她们爬到了树的另一边。 “麻烦!”有一个靠垫掉了！潘说。 “好吧，这事可以等等再说。马上又会有一块板子掉下来，谁能得到那块板子，谁就能得到垫子。”孩子们花了很长时间把木板放到位，用绳子把它们牢牢地绑起来，做成一个平台。 最后，他们把工作做得很好。 “现在很安全了。”杰克说，慢慢地走过去测试一下平台。 没有人会从两块板之间滑下来，也没有一块板会偏离位置。 我们已经

done a really good job.' The girls came up and admired the platform. The cushion was rescued from the ground below, and soon the wooden platform looked quite cosy, set out with seven rather dirty, flat cushions. The mugs, plates, drinks, biscuit-tin and packets of chocolate were put into the convenient cubbyhole. The rubber sheet was neatly tied to a branch ready to be spread over the cushions and platform when the Seven left. 'There!' said Peter, pleased. 'Our new headquarters, Meeting-Place of the Secret Seven Society. Sentinel on guard down below. Everything ready to tackle our next adventure, if only it comes!' 'I don't mind if it doesn't,' said Pam. 'This is enough adventure for me. Fancy having a tree- house like this! Ah– here comes the wind!' A gust blew strongly, and the branches of

干得很好。”姑娘们走上前来，欣赏着讲台。 靠垫被从下面的地面上救了出来，很快这个木制平台就显得相当舒适了，上面摆着七个相当脏的平靠垫。 杯子、盘子、饮料、饼干罐和一袋袋巧克力都放在方便的小隔间里。 橡皮板被整整齐齐地系在一根树枝上，准备在七神离开时铺在坐垫和平台上。 “有!彼得高兴地说。 “我们的新总部，秘密七人会的聚集地。 下面有哨兵在站岗。 一切准备就绪，迎接下一次冒险，只要它到来！“如果没有，我也不介意，”潘说。 “这对我来说已经够冒险的了。 真想不到有这样一个树屋！啊——风来了！”一阵风吹得很猛，树枝都被吹乱了

the big tree rocked and shook. The platform rocked too. 'Lovely!' said Janet, as she felt the platform moving. 'I feel as if I'm on a ship now– that swaying feeling is just like being in a boat.' 'It's half-past twelve,' said Peter. 'Let's have a biscuit and a drink, and go home. We can come back this afternoon. We'll bring books and a game and enjoy ourselves.' 'It's funny how grown-ups don't like us to eat just before we have a meal, in case we can't eat our dinner or tea afterwards,' said Janet, nibbling a biscuit. 'I could eat six of these super biscuits and still feel hungry for my lunch.' 'Well, one is all you're going to have,' said Peter, putting the lid on hastily. 'If we eat six at a time there soon won't be any left. A big tin like this ought to last us for ages!' In the afternoon they all went back to the tree-house. Scamper took his place down

那棵大树摇晃着。 站台也摇晃起来。“可爱的!珍妮特感到月台在移动，问道。 “我觉得我现在好像在一艘船上——摇摆的感觉就像在船上一样。”“现在是十二点半，”彼得说。 “我们吃点饼干，喝点饮料，然后回家吧。 我们可以今天下午再来。 我们会带书和游戏，玩得很开心。“有趣的是，大人们不喜欢我们在吃饭前吃东西，以免饭后吃不下饭或喝茶，”珍妮特边说边啃着一块饼干。 “我可以吃六块这种超级饼干，但午餐还是很饿。”“好吧，你只能喝一杯了。”彼得说着，急忙盖上盖子。 “如果我们一次吃六个，很快就没有剩下的了。 这么大的一罐应该够我们用很久了！”下午，他们都回到了树屋。 斯坎普坐下来

below as sentinel again. He seemed quite to understand, and wagged his tail cheerily as one by one the Secret Seven went up the tree. The wind was stronger in the afternoon, and it was very pleasant to feel the platform rocking. 'I almost expect to hear a splash of water,' said Janet. 'It's so like a boat. I love it!' They sat or lay about on the platform on their cushions, reading or talking, nibbling at some of George's chocolate. It was nice to hear the wind rustling the leaves round them, and to feel the breeze in their hair. And then suddenly Scamper began barking down below. 'Wuff-wuff, woof, woof, WOOF! Wuff-wuff-woof-woof-WOOF!' 'What's up with Scamper?' said Peter, and he peered cautiously down the tree. He heard a voice. 'Now then– what's up with you! Don't you come near me or my kitten!' 'It's a boy,' whispered Peter to the others. 'A

下面又当哨兵了。他似乎很明白，当七个人一个接一个地爬上树时，他高兴地摇着尾巴。 下午的风更大了，感觉月台的摇晃是非常愉快的。 “我几乎期待听到泼水的声音，”珍妮特说。 “它很像一条船。我喜欢它！”他们在站台的靠垫上坐着或躺着，读书或聊天，啃着乔治的巧克力。 听到风在树叶周围沙沙作响，感觉微风吹拂着他们的头发，真是太好了。 突然，斯坎普开始在下面吠叫起来。 “呜——呜，呜，呜，呜！”Wuff-wuff-woof-woof-WOOF !“斯坎普怎么了？”彼得说着，小心翼翼地往树下看。 他听到一个声音。“喂——你怎么啦！”别靠近我和我的小猫！“是个男孩。”彼得小声对其他人说。 ”

scruffy-looking boy. He's got a kitten cuddled into his neck. Scamper's leaping round him like anything.' 'He won't hurt him,' whispered back George. 'I expect he's stopping him climbing this tree! He may have thought the boy wanted to. Where's the kitten? Move over and let me see.'

身边穿着邋遢的男孩。他的脖子上抱着一只小猫。 斯坎普在他周围跳来跳去。“他不会伤害他的。”乔治小声回答。 “我想他是在阻止他爬上这棵树！”他可能以为那孩子想这么做。 小猫在哪里？挪过去，让我看看。”