5 SETTLING IN

CHAPTER FIVE SETTLING IN NEXT DAY Peter and Janet felt very excited. They went down the garden to collect the old cushions they had in the shed. The gardener had put them into another shed, together with the boxes, sacks, and other things. He was very busy repairing the old shed. The two children peeped inside. It would certainly be nice and clean when it was all finished. 'I'd rather have the cave for the holidays though,' said Peter, and Janet nodded. They were very laden indeed as they made their way down to the quarry. Scamper carried

第五章安顿下来第二天彼得和珍妮特感到非常兴奋。 他们沿着花园走到棚子里去捡旧垫子。 园丁把它们和箱子、麻袋和其他东西一起放进了另一个棚子里。 他正忙着修理那间旧棚屋。 两个孩子往里面偷看。 当这一切都完成时，它肯定会又好又干净。 “不过我宁愿在这个山洞里度假。”彼得说，珍妮特点了点头。 当他们向采石场走去的时候，他们确实驮着很多东西。 奔跑进行

a bone in his mouth. He knew quite well they were going to the cave, and he wanted to take something too! Peter and Janet were there before the others. They drew aside the curtain of greenery and went in. The curtain fell behind them. 'Don't draw it back yet, till the others come,' said Peter. 'They'll have to give the password outside the curtain before we pull it back. Otherwise we'd never know who was coming in! But the password will tell us it's the Secret Seven.' Janet set down the cushions. Peter put down the box he had brought. It was heavy, because he had filled it with all kinds of things. He began to unpack. 'Hand me the things,' said Janet. 'I'll arrange them nicely on these rocky shelves. There's no hole we can use for a cupboard, but that won't matter. Gosh, isn't this going to be fun?'

嘴里有根骨头。他很清楚他们要去山洞，他也想带点东西！彼得和珍妮特比其他人先到那里。 他们拉开绿植的帷幕，走了进去。 窗帘落在他们身后。 “先别缩回去，等别人来了再说。”彼得说。 “他们得在帘子外面把密码给我们，我们才能把帘子拉开。 否则我们永远不知道谁来了！但密码会告诉我们这是七个人的秘密。”珍妮特放下坐垫。 彼得放下他带来的盒子。 箱子很沉，因为他装了各种各样的东西。 他开始打开行李。“把东西递给我，”珍妮特说。 “我会把它们整齐地摆放在这些岩石架子上。 没有洞可以做碗柜，但没关系。 天哪，这不是很有趣吗？”

Peter looked at his watch. 'It's almost ten,' he said. 'You go on arranging things, and I'll wait just at the entrance, behind the curtain, and ask for the passwords. The sand outside is so soft that we shan't hear anyone coming. I must watch for them.' Almost immediately there came a soft shuffle outside. 'Password,' said Peter, in a low voice. 'Easter-egg!' said Colin's voice. Peter pulled aside the curtain of greenery, and Colin came staggering in, carrying a big cardboard box. He collapsed on the soft, sandy floor. 'Gosh! I never knew books were so heavy! I've brought my whole set of "Famous Five" books to put on the shelves for anyone to borrow, and they've nearly dragged my arms out!' 'Oh, fine, there's one I want to read again,' said Peter, pleased. 'Find a nice even shelf of rock somewhere along the wall there, Colin,

彼得看了看手表。 “快十点了，”他说。 “你继续安排吧，我就在门口等着，躲在帘子后面，向你要密码。 外面的沙子很软，我们听不到有人来。 我必须提防他们。”几乎同时，外面响起了一阵轻轻的脚步声。 “口令。”彼得低声说。 “大量备选!科林的声音说。 彼得拉开绿植窗帘，科林摇摇晃晃地走了进来，手里拿着一个大纸板箱。 他瘫倒在松软的沙质地板上。 “天哪!我从来不知道书这么重！我把我那套“五大名作”的书都拿来了，准备放在书架上给任何人借阅，结果他们差点把我的胳膊拽出来！“哦，好吧，有一本我想再读一遍。”彼得高兴地说。 “科林，在那边墙边找个整齐的岩石架子，

and put the books up neatly.' A small cough came from outside the cave. Someone was waiting to be allowed in. 'Password!' said Peter, at once. 'Easter-egg!' said two voices together, and Peter lifted the green curtain. In came Pam and Barbara carrying parcels. 'Janet will see to those,' said Peter, taking up his post by the curtain again. Soon he heard the soft sound of feet coming quietly over the sand outside, and heard, too, the noise of people squeezing through the thick bushes of yellow broom. 'Password!' he said, and two voices answered together. 'Easter-egg!' 'Not so loud, idiots!' said Peter, and pulled aside the green curtain, grinning widely at Jack and George. He peered cautiously behind them. 'It's all right. I slipped off while Susie was at the bottom of our garden,' said Jack, staggering

把书放整齐。”一声轻微的咳嗽从洞外传来。 有人在等着被允许进去。 “密码!彼得立刻说。 “大量备选!两个声音齐声说，彼得拉开了绿色的窗帘。 帕姆和芭芭拉拿着包裹走了进来。 “珍妮特会照看那些的，”彼得说着，又在窗帘旁坐了起来。 很快，他听到了外面沙地上传来的轻轻的脚步声，还听到了人们挤过黄色扫帚丛的声音。 “密码!他说，两个声音同时回答。 “大量备选!“别这么大声，白痴！”彼得说着拉开了绿色的窗帘，对杰克和乔治咧开嘴笑。 他小心翼翼地向他们身后张望。 “没关系。“我是在苏茜躺在花园尽头的时候滑下来的。”杰克摇摇晃晃地说

in. 'I've brought two bottles of juice and two bottles of water. Mother said I could, as her share towards the Secret Seven goings-on!' 'Goodo!' said Peter, pleased. He drew back the curtain and tied it with a bit of string, so that the sunshine flooded into the cave. He looked all round outside to make sure that no one was about. 'I think we're absolutely safe and secret here,' he said. 'This quarry has been deserted for years, and I don't expect that anyone remembers there was ever a cave here.' 'Scamper would bark if anyone wandered near,' said Janet. 'Then we could quickly pull the curtain over the entrance and lie as quiet as anything!' 'Yes. Scamper would certainly warn us,' said Peter. 'Now, how are you all getting on?' The cave was beginning to look quite cosy and furnished. The box-table was in the middle. Cushions were here and there on the

在。“我带了两瓶果汁和两瓶水。 妈妈说我可以，因为她的那份秘密七人正在进行中！“Goodo !彼得高兴地说。 他拉开窗帘，用一根绳子把它系好，这样阳光就照进了山洞。 他向四周看了看，以确定周围没有人。 他说，我认为我们在这里是绝对安全和保密的。 “这个采石场已经被遗弃多年了，我想没有人记得这里曾经有一个洞穴。“如果有人走近，斯坎普就会叫，”珍妮特说。 “这样我们就可以迅速把门帘拉上，安静地躺着了！”“是的。 “斯坎普肯定会警告我们的。”彼得说。 “现在，你们都过得怎么样？”山洞里开始显得相当舒适，家具也很齐全。 盒式桌子在中间。 沙发上到处都是垫子

sandy floor, ready for anyone to sit on. Arranged on the uneven ledges of the rocky wall were Colin's books and some of Jack's. Plastic cups had been neatly put in a row by Janet, and on a wider ledge she had put Jack's bottles. A tin stood in one corner. It had in it some of the food that the Seven had brought, and on another ledge stood a tin of boiled sweets, a packet of oatmeal biscuits, and two bars of chocolate brought by Pam. A small jar of potted crab paste stood next to a jar of home-made strawberry jam. 'It all looks very good,' said Peter approvingly. 'Very good indeed.' 'Yes. We've found places for everything,' said Janet, pleased. 'That corner over there belongs to Scamper, by the way, that's where he's buried the big bone he brought with him. Please don't disturb it, anyone. You can stop sitting on it, Scamper. I've told everyone it's

沙质地板，任何人都可以坐。 柯林的书和杰克的一些书摆放在凹凸不平的岩壁上。 珍妮特把塑料杯子整齐地排成一排，把杰克的瓶子放在一个更宽的窗台上。 一个罐子立在一个角落里。 箱子里放着七个人带来的一些食物，另一个窗台上放着一罐煮糖，一包燕麦饼干，还有帕姆带来的两块巧克力。 一罐自制的草莓酱旁边放着一小罐罐装蟹酱。 “一切看起来都很好。”彼得赞许地说。 “确实很好。“是的。“我们给每样东西都找到了放的地方。”珍妮特高兴地说。 “顺便说一下，那边那个角落是斯坎普的，他把带来的那根大骨头埋在那里。 任何人，请不要打扰它。 你可以别坐在上面了，斯坎普。 我已经告诉大家了