Chapter 4

CHAPTER FOUR Mr Oom-Boom-Boom Nobody talked after that except Silky and the toy rabbit. The car went on and on, and at last Joe wanted to get out and go head-over-heels again. "Can you stop?" he called "Goodness, I've gone right past Mr Oom-Boom-Boom!" said the rabbit, putting on the brake so suddenly that the saucepan flew off Saucepan's head and rolled away down the road. "Yes, get out and somersault for a bit while I turn the car round."

第四章 轰隆隆先生 那之后没人说话了，只有希尔基和玩具兔子在交谈。 车子开啊开啊，最后乔想下车，再翻几个跟头玩。 “你能停下车吗？” 他喊道。“天哪，我已经开过轰隆隆先生的家啦！”兔子说着猛地踩下刹车，炖锅人头上的炖锅一下子飞了出去，沿着路滚远了。 “好的，你下车翻会儿跟头吧，我正好把车子掉个头。”

So Joe turned about ten somersaults, while the toy rabbit turned the car round. Then back they went to find Mr Oom- Boom-Boom.

于是乔翻了十来个跟头，玩具兔子也把车子掉好了头。 接着他们往回开，去找轰隆隆先生。

"Don't start talking to Silky or you'll go right past again," begged Frannie. But this time the rabbit kept an eye open for Mr Oom-Boom-Boom's house and suddenly put on the brakes again. They stared at a funny little door set in a grassy hill. On it was printed in bold black letters: OOM-BOOM-BOOM. KNOCK SEVEN TIMES.

“别跟希尔基说话啦，不然你又要开过啦。”弗兰妮恳求道。 不过这次兔子一直留意着轰隆隆先生的房子，突然又踩了刹车。 他们盯着一扇嵌在长满草的小山里的、怪有意思的小门。 门上用粗粗的黑字印着：轰隆隆。 请敲七下门。

"Silky, you go," said Frannie. "Perhaps Oom-Boom-Boom will be nice to you. You really do look very sweet." "All right. I'll knock," said Silky bravely, though she felt very scared. She got out of the car, and went up to the little door. She took hold of the knocker and knocked seven times- blam-blam-blam- blam-blam-blam-blam! A loud voice came from inside. "Stop knocking. Once is quite enough!" "Oh dear- he's in a bad mood!" called the rabbit. "Come back quickly, Silky, and we'll drive off." "I can't come," wailed Silky. "The knocker has got hold of my hand. It won't let go!"

“希尔基，你去吧，”弗兰妮说。 “说不定轰隆隆先生会对你很和蔼的。 你看起来真的特别可爱呀。” “好吧。 我去敲门。”希尔基勇敢地说，可她心里害怕极了。 她下了车，走到那扇小门跟前。 她抓住门环，敲了七下——咚咚咚——咚咚咚咚！ 一个洪亮的声音从里面传了出来。 “别敲了。 敲一下就够了！” “哎呀——他心情不好！” 兔子喊道。 “快回来，希尔基，我们开车走。” “我走不了啦，”希尔基哭着说。 “门环咬住我的手了。 它不肯松开！”