1 Secret Seven meeting

THE SECRET SEVEN Good Work, Secret Seven

七号秘密干得好，七号秘密

CHAPTER ONE Secret Seven meeting 'WHEN ARE the Secret Seven going to have their next meeting?' said Susie to her brother Jack. 'That's nothing to do with you!' said Jack. 'You don't belong to it, and what's more, you never will!' 'Goodness! I don't want to belong to it!' said Susie, putting on a very surprised voice. 'If I want to belong to a secret society I can always get one of my own. I did once before, and it was a better one than yours.' 'Don't be silly,' said Jack. 'Our Secret Seven is the best in the world. Why, just think of the things we've done and the adventures we've had! I bet we'll have another one soon.'

第一章七人秘密会议七人秘密什么时候举行下一次会议？苏茜对她的哥哥杰克说。 “那与你无关！”杰克说。 “你不属于它，而且永远也不属于它！”“天哪!我不想成为它的一员！苏茜说，装出一副非常惊讶的样子。 “如果我想加入一个秘密社团，我随时可以自己找一个。 我以前做过一次，而且比你的好。“别傻了，”杰克说。 “我们的秘密七人组是世界上最好的。 哎呀，想想我们做过的那些事，我们经历过的那些冒险吧！我敢打赌我们很快就会有另一个。”

'I bet you won't,' said Susie, annoyingly. 'You've been meeting in that shed at the bottom of Peter and Janet's garden for weeks now, and there isn't even the smell of a mystery!' 'Well, mysteries don't grow on trees, nor do adventures,' said Jack. 'They just happen all in a minute. Anyway, I'm not going to talk about the Secret Seven any more, and you needn't think you'll get anything out of me, because

“我打赌你不会的。”苏茜恼火地说。 “你们几个星期来一直在彼得和珍妮特花园尽头的那个小屋里见面，连神秘的味道都没有！”“嗯，神秘不会从树上长出来，冒险也不会。”杰克说。 “这一切都发生在一分钟之内。 不管怎样，我不会再提七人秘密了，你也别以为能从我嘴里套出什么来，因为

you won't, Susie. And please go out of my room and let me get on with this book.' 'I know your latest password,' said Susie, halfway through the door. 'You do not!' said Jack, quite fiercely. 'I haven't mentioned it, and I haven't even written it down so that I won't forget it. You're a story-teller, Susie.' 'I'm not! I'm just telling you so as to warn you to choose a new password!' said Susie, and slid out of the door. Jack stared after her. What an annoying sister she was! Did she know the password? No, she couldn't know it, possibly! It was true what Susie had said. The Secret Seven had been meeting for weeks, and absolutely nothing had turned up. Certainly the Seven had plenty of fun together, but after having so many exciting adventures it was a bit dull just to go on playing games and talking. Jack looked in his notebook. When was the

你不会的，苏西。请离开我的房间，让我继续写这本书。“我知道你最新的密码。”苏西在进门的时候说。 “你不知道！”杰克恶狠狠地说。 “我没有提过，我甚至没有把它写下来，以免忘记。 你是个讲故事的人，苏西。“我没有！”我只是告诉你，提醒你选择一个新的密码！苏茜说着溜出了门。 杰克盯着她的背影。她真是个讨厌的姐姐！她知道密码吗？ 不，她可能不知道！苏茜说的是真的。 秘密七人组已经开了几个星期的会，但绝对没有任何进展。 当然，七个人在一起玩得很开心，但经历了这么多令人兴奋的冒险之后，再继续玩游戏和聊天就有点无聊了。 杰克看了看他的笔记本。 什么时候？

next meeting? Tomorrow night, in Peter's shed. Well, that would be quite exciting, because all the members had been told to bring any old clothes they could find. They were going to make the Guy for their bonfire at the next meeting. It would be fun seeing what everyone had brought. Bonfire Night was next week. Jack got up and rummaged in one of his drawers. Ah, there was his money which he kept in an old tin. Jack counted it carefully. There was just enough to buy a firework called a Humdinger. Jack was sure none of the other members of the Secret Seven would have one of those. 'Fizzzzz — whoooosh—' 'Jack! What in the world are you doing? Are you ill?' called an anxious voice, and his mother's head came round the door. 'No, Mother, I'm all right,' said Jack. 'I was thinking of a Humdinger on Bonfire Night and the noise it will make.'

下次会议?明晚，在彼得的小屋里。 嗯，那将是非常令人兴奋的，因为所有的成员都被告知把他们能找到的旧衣服带来。 他们打算在下次会议上把那家伙放在篝火上。 看看大家都带来了什么，一定很有趣。 下周是篝火之夜。 杰克站起来，在他的一个抽屉里翻找着。 啊，这就是他的钱，他把钱放在一个旧罐子里。 杰克仔细地数着。 这些钱只够买一个叫Humdinger的烟花。 杰克确信秘密七人组的其他成员都不会有这样的东西。 “嘶嘶——呜呜——”“杰克！你到底在干什么？ 你病了吗？一个焦急的声音喊道，他母亲的头从门口探了进来。 “不，妈妈，我没事，”杰克说。 “我在想篝火之夜的Humdinger，以及它发出的声音。”

'Humdinger? Whatever's that?' asked his mother. 'It's a big firework that makes lots of bangs and whooshes. I've saved up enough money to get one. Please will you ask Daddy to buy me one when he goes to do the shopping for Bonfire Night?' 'Give your father the money and he'll get you one,' said his mother. 'Oh, Jack, how untidy your bedroom is. Do tidy it up!' 'I was just tidying it, Mother,' said Jack. 'Hey, could you let me have some of those chocolate biscuits out of the tin, Mother? We're having a Secret Seven meeting tomorrow night.' 'Very well. Take seven,' said his mother. 'Eight, you mean,' called Jack, as she went out of the room. 'Mother! Eight, I want. You've forgotten Scamper.' 'Goodness! Well, if you must waste good chocolate biscuits on a dog, take eight,' called

“极出色的人吗?无论说什么?他母亲问。 “这是一种巨大的烟花，会发出很多砰砰声和嗖嗖声。 我已经攒够钱买一个了。 当爸爸去为篝火之夜采购东西时，你能让他给我买一个吗？“把钱给你爸爸，他会给你买一辆的，”他妈妈说。 “哦，杰克，你的卧室真乱。 一定要收拾干净！“我只是在整理，妈妈，”杰克说。 “嘿，妈妈，你能让我从罐头里拿点巧克力饼干吗？” 明晚我们要开七人秘密会议。”“很好。 “吃七颗吧，”他母亲说。 “你是说八岁吧。”她走出房间时，杰克叫道。 “母亲!”八，我要。你忘了斯坎普。“天哪!“好吧，如果你一定要在狗身上浪费这么好的巧克力饼干，那就吃八块吧。