6 NEXT MORNING

CHAPTER SIX NEXT MORNING THE NEXT morning they all met at Peter's house again and went off to Windy Woods. Some of them had things to eat, and Peter had the drinks again. Janet had a big book with her. She had promised to lend it to Colin for the day. 'Here's Daddy's book that I told you about,' she said. 'It's all about ships– every single ship there is. I told you I'd bring it to show you. But Daddy says I've GOT to give it back to him in two or three days' time. So don't keep it too long.' 'Thanks awfully,' said Colin, and took it,

第六章第二天早上第二天早上，他们又在彼得家里集合，一起去了风林。 有些人有东西吃，彼得又喝了。 珍妮特带着一本大书。 她答应把它借给科林用一天。 “这是我跟你说过的爸爸的书，”她说。 “这一切都是关于船只的——每一艘船。 我说过我会带过来给你看的。 可是爸爸说我得在两三天内还给他。 所以不要留太久。“非常感谢，”柯林说着，接过了它，

very pleased. He loved ships, and this was really a wonderful book. He knew he must be very careful with it indeed. Scamper trotted with them, as usual. They came to Windy Woods and made their way to their tree. Scamper at once put himself into his 'sentry-box' and sat there, serious and important. 'Woof,' he said, and Janet patted him. 'Yes, we know you'll be on guard,' she said. 'Good dog!' They all climbed up. Peter undid the rubber sheet from the cushions and spread them out over the platform. Just as he had finished the girls gave a startled cry. 'Look! The lid of the biscuit-tin is off, and most of the biscuits are gone! We left quite a lot, but only a few are here. And some of the chocolate we left is gone too, and the lemonade bottle is empty. It was half-full.' They all looked into the cubby-hole. Yes–

很高兴的。他喜欢船，这本书真的很棒。 他知道他确实必须非常小心。 斯坎普像往常一样和他们一起小跑。 他们来到了风森林，向他们的树走去。 斯坎普立刻钻进了他的“岗亭”，坐在那里，严肃而重要。 “汪。”他说，珍妮特拍了拍他。 “是的，我们知道你会保持警惕，”她说。 “好狗!”他们都爬了上去。 彼得解开坐垫上的橡皮布，把它们铺在站台上。 他刚说完，姑娘们就惊叫了一声。 “看!饼干罐的盖子开了，大部分饼干都不见了！我们离开了很多人，但只有少数人在这里。 我们剩下的一些巧克力也没了，柠檬水的瓶子也空了。 它是半满的。”他们都往小隔间里看。 是的,

the biscuits were certainly gone. The Secret Seven looked at one another. Then Janet spoke suddenly. 'Do you know what I think? I think it's that cheeky little squirrel! I bet he came here after we had gone, looked into our cubby-hole, and took our things. Squirrels are very clever!' 'But what about the lemonade?' asked Peter, doubtfully. 'Squirrels use their paws like monkeys,' said Janet. 'We've seen them holding nuts in their paws and chewing them. I'm sure that squirrel would be clever enough to take the cork out of the bottle. I expect it emptied some of the lemonade out. It wouldn't like the taste.' 'I can believe in a squirrel that takes a cork out of a bottle and even empties some of the lemonade out,' said Peter. 'But I can't somehow believe in a squirrel that puts the cork back again. I believe it's that boy!' 'So do I,' said George. But the others didn't.

饼干肯定没了。 秘密七人面面相觑。 然后珍妮特突然说话了。 “你知道我在想什么吗？” 我觉得是那只厚脸皮的小松鼠！我敢说他是在我们走后才来的，往我们的小隔间里看了看，拿走了我们的东西。 松鼠非常聪明！“那柠檬水呢？”彼得疑惑地问。 “松鼠像猴子一样用爪子，”珍妮特说。 “我们看到过它们用爪子抓着坚果咀嚼。 我相信那只松鼠会聪明到把软木塞从瓶子里拿出来。 我想它把柠檬水倒出来了。 它不喜欢那种味道。“我相信有一只松鼠会把瓶塞从瓶子里拿出来，甚至把柠檬水倒出来。”彼得说。 “但我不相信松鼠会把软木塞放回去。 我相信是那个男孩！“我也是，”乔治说。 但其他人没有。

They were sure it was the squirrel. 'Anyway, don't let's worry,' said Jack. 'We've got plenty of food today. If the squirrel likes a few biscuits and a bit of chocolate, he can have them.' They had been sensible that morning and had brought dominoes to play with. However, they could just as well have brought cards, because there was no wind. The sun was not to be seen, and the clouds were low. 'I hope it's not going to rain,' said Colin, looking up. 'I believe it is.' 'Well, we shan't feel it much, hidden away in the middle of a thick old tree,' said Pam. 'I don't expect we'll get a single drop on our platform.' When it did begin to rain, and the drops pattered on the leaves, only one or two got through to their platform. But Colin was worried. 'I'd better put this ship book into the cubby

他们确信那是松鼠。 “不管怎样，别担心，”杰克说。 “我们今天有足够的食物。 如果松鼠喜欢几块饼干和一点巧克力，他就可以吃。”那天早上他们很聪明，还带了多米诺骨牌来玩。 不过，他们也可能带了纸牌，因为没有风。 太阳不见了，云层很低。 “我希望不会下雨。”柯林抬起头说。 “我想是的。“嗯，我们躲在一棵茂密的老树中间，不会有太大的感觉，”潘说。 “我不希望我们的平台上有一滴水。”当开始下雨的时候，雨点打在树叶上，只有一两颗落到了平台上。 但是科林很担心。“我最好把这本航海书放进小橱里。

hole,' he said. 'Hadn't I, Janet? Your father might be cross if it got wet.' 'Well he would,' said Janet. 'He's very careful about books. Put it at the back of the cubby-hole, then it won't even get a drop.' So the game was stopped while Colin tucked the big book away very carefully behind the little pile of food in the hole. The rain came down harder. It was rather fun to sit and listen to it pelting down on the leaves, and yet get hardly a drop on the platform. By dinner-time the rain had stopped. 'We'd better make a dash for it now,' said Peter, trying to peer through the branches to see if there was any blue sky. 'Now what about our things? Do you suppose it's safe to leave them, after some of the biscuits and chocolates have been taken?' 'Quite safe,' said Pam, horrified at the thought of dragging everything down the tree to take home. 'If the squirrel– or whoever the

“洞，”他说。“是吗，珍妮特？” 如果弄湿了，你父亲可能会生气的。“他会的，”珍妮特说。 “他对书很小心。 把它放在储物柜的后面，这样它一滴也不会沾到。”于是游戏停止了，科林小心翼翼地把那本大书藏在洞里那堆食物的后面。 雨下得更大了。 坐在那里听着雨滴落在树叶上，却几乎没有落到平台上，这是相当有趣的。 晚饭时雨停了。 “我们最好现在就冲过去。”彼得说，试图透过树枝向外张望，看是否有蓝天。 “我们的东西怎么办？” 你认为在饼干和巧克力被拿走之后，离开它们安全吗？“很安全，”帕姆说，一想到要把所有东西都拖下树带回家，她就害怕起来。 “如果松鼠——或者别的什么人。

thief was– didn't take the cushions or the mugs and things yesterday it's not likely he will today. And we've only left a few biscuits.' 'Right,' said Peter. 'We'll just tie up the cushions in the rubber sheet and go. Scamper! We're coming!' 'Woof!' said Scamper, and they heard him leaping up at the tree-trunk. He had been very bored in his sentry-box all by himself. They went down the tree carefully, because the rain had made parts of it rather slippery. Scamper gave them a most hilarious welcome. They all went off to their homes, and alas, nobody noticed that Colin wasn't carrying the book of ships. He had forgotten all about it, and it was still tucked away in the cubby-hole half-way up the great big tree.

小偷昨天没有拿走坐垫，杯子之类的东西今天也不可能了。 我们只剩下几块饼干了。“好的，”彼得说。 “我们只要把坐垫绑在橡皮板上就行了。 蹦蹦跳跳!我们来了!“汪!斯坎普说，他们听见他跳到树干上。 他一个人在岗亭里呆得很无聊。 他们小心翼翼地顺着树走下去，因为雨水把树的一些地方弄得相当滑。 斯坎普给了他们一个非常热闹的欢迎。 他们都回家去了，唉，没有人注意到柯林没有带着那本关于船只的书。 他把它忘得一干二净，它还藏在那棵大树上的小洞里。