2 SECRET SEVEN MEETING

CHAPTER TWO SECRET SEVEN MEETING THE SECRET Seven meeting was called for the very next day, immediately after school. Peter's mother was told, and she suggested that all the members should come to tea first, and have the meeting afterwards. 'I'll wash up every single thing after the meeting,' said Janet. 'Hurrah! Another Secret Seven meeting. How pleased everyone will be!' The notes were sent out, and the Secret Seven were thrilled. Jack went scrabbling in his drawer to find the bit of paper on which he

第二章七人秘密会议七人秘密会议就在第二天放学后召开。 彼得的母亲被告知，她建议所有的成员先来喝茶，然后再开会。 “会后我会把所有东西都洗干净，”珍妮特说。 “好哇!又一次秘密七人会议。 大家会多么高兴啊！”纸条发出去了，秘密七人组兴奋不已。 杰克在抽屉里翻来翻去，想找到他写的那张纸

had written the password. He found it, but he was most surprised when he read it. This is what he read: 'Remember the password Jack Sprat. No, Jack Horner. No, Jack the Giant-Killer. No– it's Jack and Jill!' Jack stared at the bit of scribbled paper, frowning. Whatever had made him write all that? He must have been mad. And which was the password? He was sure it was Jack Sprat. He looked closely at the paper. 'Bother Susie! She's written half of it! She's been snooping in my drawer and found the paper, and read the password! Just wait till I see her!' But fortunately for Susie she was out to tea. Jack hunted for his badge, and at last found it. He had been afraid that Susie might have discovered that too. Really, she was the most annoying sister in the world!

已经写好了密码。他找到了它，但当他读到它时，他感到非常惊讶。 他读到：“记住密码，杰克·斯普拉特。 不，是杰克·霍纳。不，是巨人杀手杰克。 不——是杰克和吉尔！”杰克盯着那张潦草的纸，皱起了眉头。 是什么让他写了那么多？ 他一定是疯了。密码是什么？ 他确信那是杰克·斯普拉特。 他仔细地看了看报纸。 “麻烦苏茜!她已经写了一半了！她偷看了我的抽屉，找到了那张纸，还读到了密码！等着我见到她吧！”但幸运的是，苏西出去喝茶了。 杰克到处寻找他的徽章，终于找到了。 他一直担心苏西也会发现这一点。 真的，她是世界上最烦人的姐姐！

The tea-party was fixed for half-past four, after school. Janet and Peter had carried everything down, and the shed looked very warm and cosy. They had a small oil-stove in one corner for warmth, six candles stuck here and there, and a box for a table. Janet had put a cloth on it. Two enormous jugs of hot cocoa stood there, with seven mugs round it. Ranged on a shelf behind were seven plates of food. 'Honey sandwiches, sardine sandwiches– and I hope you won't go for those too much, Peter, you're a pig over sardines,' said Janet. 'Buns buttered and jammed, all in halves. New doughnuts. A chocolate cake baked today. A yummy jam-sponge sandwich, already cut into seven by Mummy. Doesn't it look lovely? Oh– and a plate of mixed biscuits.' 'Woof!' said Scamper at once, and his tail thumped hard on the ground. 'Your dish of goodies is on the floor, but

茶话会定于放学后四点半举行。 珍妮特和彼得把所有的东西都搬了下来，小屋看起来非常温暖舒适。 他们在一个角落里放了一个小油炉取暖，到处插了六根蜡烛，还有一个盒子当桌子。 珍妮特在上面盖了一块布。 那里放着两大壶热可可，周围还有七个马克杯。 后面的架子上放着七盘食物。 “蜂蜜三明治，沙丁鱼三明治——我希望你不要吃太多，彼得，你对沙丁鱼太着迷了，”珍妮特说。 面包涂上黄油，塞得满满的，全对半切开。 新的甜甜圈。今天烤了一个巧克力蛋糕。 美味的海绵果酱三明治，妈咪已经切成七块了。 看起来是不是很可爱？哦——还有一盘混合饼干。“汪!斯坎普立刻说，他的尾巴重重地拍打着地面。 你那盘好吃的在地上，但是

you're not to begin your tea till we do,' said Janet. Scamper looked at his own plate and sniffed longingly. He saw two sardine sandwiches, made of the tails and little bones; one bun cut in half, with just a scraping of butter, but no jam, because Scamper liked his without; and a very large dog-biscuit smeared with meat paste. What a tea for a hungry dog! 'Here they come,' said Janet, as they heard footsteps coming down the path to the shed. She peered out of the window. 'It's Pam and Barbara.' Rap-rap! 'Password!' called out Peter. 'Jack Sprat,' came the answer, and Peter opened the door at once. No sooner was it shut than more footsteps were heard, and another knock. 'Password?' 'Er– I'm most awfully sorry, Peter, but it's

“在我们开始之前你不要开始喝茶，”珍妮特说。 斯坎普看了看自己的盘子，渴望地嗅了嗅。 他看见两个沙丁鱼三明治，是用鱼尾和小骨头做成的；一个面包切成两半，只抹了一点黄油，但不涂果酱，因为斯坎珀喜欢不涂果酱；还有一块涂着肉酱的大狗饼干。 对一只饥饿的狗来说，这是多么好的茶啊！“他们来了，”珍妮特说，这时她们听见有人沿着小路往棚屋走去。 她向窗外窥视。 “是潘和芭芭拉。”Rap-rap !“密码!彼得喊道。 “杰克·斯普拉特。”回答传来，彼得立刻打开了门。 门刚关上，就听到了更多的脚步声和敲门声。 的密码?“嗯——我非常抱歉，彼得，但是……

such ages since we had a meeting that I've forgotten it,' said a voice, sounding rather upset. Janet glanced at Peter. Was he going to be cross, and perhaps refuse to let in poor Colin? No. Peter didn't look at all cross. He opened the door, and Colin came in, looking most relieved. 'Hallo!' he said, staring in delight at the tea. 'I'm sorry about the password, but, honestly, it's ages since we used it.' 'It's all right,' said Peter. 'It was my fault for not calling a meeting before. Anyway, that awful sister of Jack's knows it, so we've got to choose a new one.' Rap-rap-rap-RAP! 'Password!' called Peter. 'Jack Sprat!' said two voices, and in came George and Jack, complete with Secret Seven badges. The door shut. The candles gave a wavering light in the rather dark shed, and

“我们好久没有见面了，我都忘了。”一个声音说，听起来有些不安。 珍妮特瞥了彼得一眼。他会生气吗，也许会拒绝让可怜的科林进来吗？ 否。彼得一点也不生气。 他打开门，科林走了进来，看上去松了一口气。 “喂!他说，高兴地盯着茶。 “关于密码的事我很抱歉，但说实话，我们已经很久没用过了。“没关系，”彼得说。 “之前没有召开会议是我的错。 不管怎样，杰克那个讨厌的妹妹知道了，所以我们得再选一个。”Rap-rap-rap-RAP !“密码!彼得叫道。 “矮子!两个声音说，乔治和杰克走了进来，手里还拿着七个秘密徽章。 门关上了。蜡烛在相当黑暗的棚子里摇曳着光芒

everything looked cosy, and rather mysterious. Just the kind of thing the Secret Seven liked! 'What's the meeting about?' said Jack, sitting on an upturned flowerpot. 'Anything special?' 'No,' said Peter. 'Nothing's turned up, worse luck– but we can't let our Society fizzle out because we wait and wait for something to happen. We'll talk about that later. Pour out the cocoa, Janet, and remember that we all like heaps of sugar.' 'Woof! woof!' said Scamper, approvingly, and got a lump of sugar from Janet at once. She poured out the cocoa, and Peter handed round the sandwiches. Soon everyone was tucking in, and Scamper gulped down his sandwiches and his bun in no time, and then settled down happily to crunch his biscuit. In ten minutes' time every plate was empty. Not even a biscuit was left. Jack sat back with a sigh. 'That was a scrumptious tea,' he said.

一切看起来都很舒适，而且相当神秘。 正是秘密七人喜欢的东西！“会议是关于什么的？”杰克坐在一个倒置的花盆上说。 “什么特别的东西吗?“不，”彼得说。 “什么都没发生，运气更糟了——但我们不能让我们的社会因为等了又等而失败。” 我们稍后再谈。 把可可倒出来，珍妮特，记住我们都喜欢一大堆糖。“汪!汪!斯坎普赞许地说，立刻从珍妮特那里拿了一块糖。 她把可可倒出来，彼得把三明治分发给大家。 很快，大家都开始大吃特吃了，斯坎普很快就把三明治和面包吞了下去，然后高高兴兴地坐下来啃起了饼干。 十分钟后，所有的盘子都空了。 连一块饼干也没剩下。 杰克叹了口气，往后一坐。 他说：“这茶真好喝。”