4 SUSIE TELLS A TALE

CHAPTER FOUR SUSIE TELLS A TALE SUSIE LED the talking. She was a good talker, and was determined to puzzle Jack as much as she could. 'I've found out where those crooks are meeting,' she said. 'It's an important piece of news, so please listen. I've tracked them down at last!' Jack could hardly believe his ears. He listened hard. 'Tell us, Susie,' said Harry, playing up well. 'It's at Tigger's Barn,' said Susie, enjoying herself. 'That old, deserted house up on the hill. A tumble-down old place, just right for

第四章苏茜讲故事苏茜带头说话。 她很会说话，并决心尽可能地迷惑杰克。 她说：“我已经查到那些骗子在哪里碰头了。” “这是一条重要的新闻，所以请听。 我终于找到他们了！”杰克简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。 他认真地听着。“告诉我们，苏西。”哈利说，表现得很好。 “在跳跳虎的谷仓，”苏茜说，乐在其中。 “山上那座废弃的老房子。 一个摇摇欲坠的老地方，正适合

crooks to meet in. Far away from anywhere.' 'Oh yes. I know it,' said Jeff. 'Well, Stumpy Dick and Twisty Tom will both be there,' said Susie. There were 'oooohs' and 'ahs' from her listeners, and Jack very nearly said 'Ooooh' too. Stumpy Dick and Twisty Tom– good gracious! What had the Famous Five got on to? 'They're planning something we must find out about,' said Susie, raising her voice a little, to make sure that Jack could hear. 'And we've simply got to do something. So one or two of us must go to Tigger's Barn at the right time and hide ourselves.' 'I'll go with you, Susie,' said Jeff at once. Jack felt surprised when he heard that. Jeff was a very timid boy, and not at all likely to go and hide in a deserted place like Tigger's Barn. He listened hard. 'All right. You and I will go together,' said Susie. 'It will be dangerous, but what do we

在骗子里见面。远离任何地方。“哦，是的。” “我知道，”杰夫说。“嗯，矮胖的迪克和扭扭的汤姆都会去，”苏西说。 她的听众们发出“哦”和“啊”的声音，杰克也差点发出“哦”的声音。 矮胖的迪克和扭曲的汤姆——天哪！这五位名人都干了些什么？ “他们在策划什么事，我们一定要弄清楚。”苏茜说，她把声音提高了一点，以确保杰克能听见。 我们必须做点什么。 所以我们中的一两个人必须在适当的时候去跳跳虎的谷仓，把自己藏起来。“我和你一起去，苏西，”杰夫马上说。 杰克听到那件事感到很惊讶。 杰夫是一个非常胆小的孩子，他根本不可能去躲在像跳跳虎的谷仓这样一个荒芜的地方。 他认真地听着。“好吧。 “你和我一起去。”苏西说。 “这很危险，但我们怎么办呢？

care about that? We are the Famous Five!' 'Hurrah!' said Kate and Sam. 'When do we go?' said Jeff. 'Well,' said Susie, 'I think they will meet there on Tuesday night. Can you come with me then, Jeff?' 'Certainly,' said Jeff, who would never have dreamed of going to Tigger's Barn at night if Susie's tale had been true. Jack, out in the bush, felt more and more surprised. He also felt a great respect for the Famous Five. My word! They were as good as the Secret Seven! Fancy their getting on to an adventure like this! What a good thing he had managed to hide and hear about it! He longed to go to Peter and tell him all he had heard. He wondered how his sister Susie knew anything about this affair. Bother Susie! It was just like her to make a Secret Society and then find an adventure for it. 'Suppose Stumpy Dick discovers you?' said

关心这个吗？我们是著名的五人组！“好哇!凯特和萨姆说。 “我们什么时候走？”杰夫说。 “嗯，”苏茜说，“我想他们星期二晚上会在那儿见面。 那你能和我一起去吗，杰夫？“当然，”杰夫说，如果苏茜的故事是真的，他做梦也不会想到晚上去跳跳虎的谷仓。 杰克，在外面的灌木丛中，感到越来越惊讶。 他也很尊敬五位名家。 我的单词!他们和秘密七人组一样厉害！真想不到他们会进行这样的冒险！他能藏起来听到这件事，真是太好了！他真想去找彼得，把他所听到的一切都告诉他。 他想知道他的妹妹苏茜怎么会知道这件事。 打扰苏茜!这就是她的风格，创建一个秘密社团，然后为它寻找冒险。 “要是胖墩儿迪克发现你怎么办？”说

Kate. 'I shall knock him to the ground,' said Jeff in a very valiant voice. This was going a bit too far. Not even the Famous Five could imagine Jeff facing up to anyone. Kate gave a sudden giggle. That set Sam off, and he gave one of his extraordinary snorts. Susie frowned. If the meeting began to giggle and snort like this, Jack would certainly know it wasn't serious. That would never do. She frowned heavily at the others. 'Shut up!' she whispered. 'If we begin to giggle Jack won't believe a word.' 'I c-c-can't help it,' said Kate, who never could stop giggling once she began. 'Oh, Sam, please don't snort again!' 'Sh!' said Susie, angrily. 'Don't spoil it all.' Then she raised her voice again so that Jack could hear. 'Well, Famous Five, that's all for today. Meet again when you get your orders,

凯特。“我要把他打倒在地，”杰夫用一种非常勇敢的声音说。 这有点太过分了。 即使是著名的五人组也无法想象杰夫面对任何人。 凯特突然咯咯地笑了。 这句话把山姆吓了一跳，他异乎寻常地哼了一声。 苏茜皱起了眉头。如果会议开始像这样咯咯笑、哼哼，杰克肯定知道这不是认真的。 那绝对不行。她对其他人皱起了眉头。 “闭嘴!她低声说。如果我们开始咯咯笑，杰克一个字也不会相信。“我——我——忍不住，”凯特说，她一开始就咯咯地笑个不停。 “哦，萨姆，请不要再哼鼻子了！”“Sh !苏茜生气地说。 “别把一切都毁了。”然后她又提高了声音，好让杰克听见。 “好了，五位名人，今天就到这里。 接到命令后再见面，

and remember, don't say a word to anyone about Tigger's Barn. This is our adventure!' 'I bet the Secret Seven wish they could hear about this,' said Jeff, in a loud voice. 'It makes me laugh to think they don't know anything.' He laughed, and that was the signal for everyone to let themselves go. Kate giggled again, Sam snorted, Susie roared, and so did Harry. They all thought of Jack out in the laurel bush, drinking in every word of their ridiculous story, and then they laughed all the more. Jack listened crossly. How dare they laugh at the Secret Seven like that? 'Come on,' said Susie, at last. 'This meeting is over. Let's go and get a ball and have a game. I wonder where Jack is? He might like to play too.' As they all knew quite well where Jack was, this made them laugh again, and they went up the garden path in a very good temper. What a joke to play on a member of the Secret Seven!

记住，不要跟任何人说跳跳虎谷仓的事。 这是我们的冒险！“我敢打赌，秘密七人组一定希望他们能听到这件事。”杰夫大声说。 “一想到他们什么都不知道，我就觉得好笑。”他笑了，这是让大家放开自己的信号。 凯特又咯咯地笑了起来，山姆哼了一声，苏茜吼了起来，哈利也笑了起来。 他们都想起了杰克在月桂树丛里，沉醉于他们的荒唐故事的每一个字，然后他们笑得更厉害了。 杰克生气地听着。他们怎么敢这样嘲笑七人秘密？ “来吧，”苏茜终于说。 “会议结束了。我们去找个球来玩一场吧。 我想知道杰克在哪里？他可能也想玩。”他们都很清楚杰克在哪里，这使他们又笑了起来，他们兴致勃勃地沿着花园的小路走去。 对七人秘密中的一员开了多大的玩笑啊！

Would he rush off at once and call a meeting? Would the Secret Seven go to Tigger's Barn on Tuesday night in the dark? 'Susie, you don't really mean to go up to Tigger's Barn on Tuesday night, do you?' said Jeff, as they went up the path. 'Well, I did think of it at first,' said Susie. 'But it would be silly to. It's a long way, and it's dark at night now, and anyway, the Secret Seven might not go, and it would be awfully silly for any of us to go and hide there for nothing!' 'Yes, it would,' said Jeff, much relieved. 'But you'll be able to see if Jack does, won't you, Susie? If he slips off somewhere on Tuesday night, won't we have a laugh!' 'We certainly will!' said Susie. 'Oh, I do hope he does! I'll tell him it was all a trick, when he comes back, and won't he be furious!'

他会马上跑去开会吗？ 秘密七人会在周二晚上摸黑去跳跳虎的谷仓吗？ “苏茜，你不会真的打算星期二晚上去跳跳虎的谷仓吧？”他们走上小路时，杰夫说。 “嗯，我一开始确实想到了，”苏西说。 “但是这样做是愚蠢的。 路很远，现在晚上又黑，再说，秘密七人可能不会去，我们谁要是白白地去躲在那里，那就太愚蠢了！“是的，会的，”杰夫说，松了一口气。 “但如果杰克知道，你会看到的，是不是，苏西？” 如果他在星期二晚上不知从什么地方溜了出来，我们是不是要笑一笑！“我们一定会的！”苏西说。 “哦，我真希望他会！”等他回来，我要告诉他这都是骗人的，他会生气的！”