11 Jobs for every member

CHAPTER ELEVEN Jobs for every member THE NEXT day another Secret Seven meeting was held, but this time it was at Colin's, in his little summerhouse. It wasn't such a good place as Peter's shed, because it had an open doorway with no door, and they were not allowed to have an oil-stove in it. However, Colin's mother had asked all the Secret Seven to tea, so it was clear they would have to have their next meeting at his house, and the little summerhouse was the only place where they could talk in secret. 'We'll bring our old clothes for the Guy and decide what he should wear,' said Peter. 'We haven't even thought about him in the last two meetings and it's Bonfire Night in a few days.

第十一章每个成员的任务第二天，七人秘密小组又召开了一次会议，不过这次是在科林家的凉亭里。 它不像彼得的小屋那样是个好地方，因为它只有一扇敞开的门，没有门，而且他们不允许在里面放油炉。 然而，科林的母亲已经邀请了所有的秘密七人来喝茶，所以很明显，他们下次会面必须在他家举行，而小凉亭是他们唯一可以秘密交谈的地方。 “我们把我们的旧衣服拿来给这家伙，决定他穿什么。”彼得说。 “前两次见面我们都没想过他，再过几天就是篝火之夜了。”

We'll need paper and straw for stuffing him too.' So all the Secret Seven went to Colin's house that evening. They had a fine tea, the kind they all enjoyed most. 'Sardine sandwiches, honey sandwiches, a smashing cherry cake with cherries inside and on top, and an iced sponge cake. I say, Colin, your mother's a wonder,' said Peter, approvingly. 'Isn't she going to have it with us? I'd like to thank her.' 'No, she's had to go out to a committee meeting or something,' said Colin. 'All she said was that we've to behave ourselves, and if we go down to the summerhouse this cold dark evening, we've GOT to put on our coats.' 'Right,' said Peter. 'Coats it will be. Mothers are always very keen on coats, aren't they? Personally, I think it's quite hot today.' They finished up absolutely everything on the tea-table. There wasn't even a piece of the

我们还需要纸和稻草给他填塞。”所以那天晚上所有的秘密七人都去了科林家。 他们喝了一杯好茶，是他们都最喜欢的那种。 沙丁鱼三明治，蜂蜜三明治，里面和上面都有樱桃的樱桃蛋糕，还有一个冰海绵蛋糕。 “我说，科林，你妈妈真是个奇迹。”彼得赞许地说。 “她不打算和我们一起去吗？” 我要感谢她。“不，她得出去开一个委员会之类的会议，”柯林说。 “她只说我们得规矩点，如果我们在这个又冷又黑的晚上到凉亭去，就得穿上外衣。“好的，”彼得说。 “是大衣。妈妈们总是对外套很感兴趣，不是吗？ 我个人认为今天相当热。”他们把茶桌上的东西都吃光了。 甚至连一片

big cherry cake left! Scamper, who had also been asked to tea, had his own dish of dog-biscuits with shrimp paste on each. He was simply delighted, and crunched them up non-stop. 'Now we'll go to the summerhouse. We'd better take a candle it's so dark already,' said Colin. 'And don't forget your coats everyone.' 'And the things for the Guy,' said Peter. So down they all went to the little wooden summerhouse, carrying paper, straw, string and safety pins as well as an odd assortment of old clothes. The house had a wooden bench running all round it and felt a bit cold. Nobody minded that. It was such a nice secret place to talk in, down at the bottom of the dark garden. The candle was stuck in a bottle and lit. There was no shelf to put it on, so Colin stood it in the middle of the floor. 'Have to be careful of Scamper knocking it over!' said Peter. 'Where is he?'

剩下一个大樱桃蛋糕！斯坎普也被请去喝茶，他自己吃了一盘带虾酱的狗饼干。 他高兴极了，不停地嚼着。 “现在我们去凉亭。 “我们最好带根蜡烛——已经这么黑了。”科林说。 “大家别忘了你们的外套。“还有给那家伙的东西。”彼得说。 于是，他们带着纸、稻草、绳子和别针，以及一些奇形怪状的旧衣服，一起来到了小木屋。 房子四周有一条木凳，感觉有点冷。 没人介意。那是一个秘密的好地方，在黑暗的花园的尽头。 蜡烛插在瓶子里点燃了。 没有架子可以放它，所以科林把它放在地板中央。 “一定要小心斯坎普把它撞翻了！”彼得说。 “他在哪儿？”

'He's gone into the kitchen to see Daddy,' said Colin. 'He's cooking a stew or something, and Scamper smelt it. He'll be along soon. Now, stack your things under the wooden bench for the time being. That's right. We'll look at the clothes when we've finished the meeting.' 'We'll begin it now,' said Peter. 'Owing to our silly mistake about the spectacles case, we're not as far on with this adventure as we ought to be. We must do a little more work on it. First, has anyone any idea where "Sid's Place" is?' There was a silence. 'Never heard of it,' said Jack. 'Well, it must be some place that is used by men like those two in my father's car,' said Peter. 'Perhaps Larry at the garage would know?' said Colin, who had great faith in Larry. 'He knows a lot of lorry-drivers, and they're the

“他到厨房去看爸爸了。”柯林说。 “他在煮炖菜什么的，斯坎珀闻到了。 他马上就来。现在，把你的东西暂时堆在木凳下面。 这是正确的。我们开完会再看衣服。“我们现在就开始。”彼得说。 “由于我们在眼镜案上犯了愚蠢的错误，我们在这次冒险中没有取得应有的进展。 我们必须在这方面多做一点工作。 首先，有人知道“希德之家”在哪吗？ "一阵沉默。 “从来没听说过，”杰克说。 “嗯，那一定是像我父亲车里那两个人那样的人住过的地方。”彼得说。 “也许车库的拉里会知道？”科林说，他对拉里很有信心。 “他认识很多卡车司机，他们是

kind who might go to some place called "Sid's" or "Jim's" or "Nick's".' 'Yes. That's a good idea,' said Peter. 'Colin, you and George go and find out from Larry tomorrow. Now, what else can we do? What about the number that one of the men had to get in touch with – what was it now?' 'Q8061,' said Pam, promptly. 'I think of it as the letter Q, but it might be spelt K-E-W, you know.' 'Yes, you're right. It might,' said Peter. 'That's really quite an idea, Pam. It might be a telephone number at Kew telephone exchange, Kew 8061. You and Barbara can make it your job to find out.' 'How do we set about it?' said Barbara. 'I really can't explain such easy things to you,' said Peter, impatiently. 'You and Pam can quite well work out what to do yourselves. Now, is there anything else we can work on?' 'Only the button we found in the car,' said

那种会去叫“希德家” “吉姆家” “尼克家”的地方的人。“是的。 “好主意。”彼得说。 “科林，你和乔治明天去找拉里问问。 现在，我们还能做什么？那其中一个人要联系的电话号码呢——现在是多少了？“Q8061，”帕姆立刻回答。 “我认为它是字母Q，但你知道，它可能被拼写为K-E-W。”“是的，你说得对。 “有可能。”彼得说。“这真是个好主意，帕姆。 可能是Kew电话局的电话号码，Kew 8061。 你和芭芭拉可以自己去查清楚。“我们怎么着手呢？”芭芭拉说。 “我实在没法给你解释这么简单的事情。”彼得不耐烦地说。 “你和帕姆完全可以自己想出该怎么办。 现在，我们还有什么可以改进的吗？“只有一个钮扣，我们在车里找到的。

Jack. 'I told you, it's sure to belong to my father's mac,' said Peter. 'It's just like the buttons on it.' 'But we ought to make sure,' argued Jack. 'You know you always say we never ought to leave anything to chance, Peter. There are hundreds of different coat buttons.' 'Well, perhaps you're right,' said Peter. 'Yes, I think you are. Janet, will you see to that point, please, and look at Dad's mac. I know he's got a button missing, so I expect it belongs to his mac, but we will make sure.' 'You haven't given me anything to do,' said Jack. 'Well, if the button doesn't match the ones on Dad's mac, you can take charge of that point,' said Peter, with a sudden giggle, 'and you can march about looking for people wearing a mac with a missing button.' 'Don't be an idiot,' said Jack. 'Still, if it isn't

杰克。“我告诉过你，这肯定是我父亲的mac。”彼得说。 “就像上面的纽扣一样。“但是我们应该弄清楚，”杰克争辩道。 “你知道，彼得，你总是说我们决不能听凭运气。 有数百种不同的纽扣。“嗯，也许你是对的，”彼得说。 “是的，我想你是。珍妮特，请你注意这一点，看看爸爸的mac。 我知道他少了一个纽扣，所以我想应该是他的电脑上的，但我们会查明的。“你没有让我做任何事，”杰克说。 “好吧，如果这颗扣子和爸爸的mac电脑上的不匹配，你可以负责这一点，”彼得突然咯咯地笑了起来，“你可以到处找那些穿mac电脑的人。“别犯傻了，”杰克说。 “不过，如果不是的话