Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE The Little Lost Island "Wouldn't you like to wish?" said Moon-Face, turning to the Old Saucepan Man, who was just about to bite into his cake. "Fish?" said the Saucepan Man, in delight. "Yes, I'd love to fish! I wish we were all fishing for fine fat fishes in the middle of the sea." Well! What a wish to make, just as he was eating a wishing-cake, for he hadn't heard Moon-Face properly. Anyway, the wish immediately came true. A wind blew down, and lifted up the whole crowd of guests at the table.

第三章 失落的小岛“你难道不想许愿吗？”月亮脸转过头，对着正要咬一口蛋糕的老平底锅先生说道。 “鱼？”平底锅先生开心地说。 “好啊，我超想去钓鱼的！ 我真希望我们都在大海中央，钓又肥又大的好鱼。” 哎呀呀！ 他刚才没听清月亮脸的话，正吃着许愿蛋糕呢，居然许下了这样的愿望。 不管怎么说，这个愿望立刻就实现了。 一阵风吹了过来，把桌子旁所有的客人都吹了起来。

Sitting on their chairs, clinging tightly, they flew through the air for miles! Whatever was happening? Down flew the chairs in the big wind. A shower of salt spray drenched everyone. Joe gasped and looked down. Bump. He and everyone else landed on soft sand, rolled off their chairs, and sat up, blinking in surprise.

大家坐在椅子上，紧紧抓着椅子，在空中飞了好几英里！ 到底发生什么事了？ 椅子在大风里直直往下落。 一阵咸咸的浪花泼过来，把所有人都浇湿了。 乔倒抽一口冷气，低头往下看。 砰的一声。 他和大家一起落在了软软的沙子上，从椅子上滚下来，坐起身，惊讶得直眨眼睛。

The long-bearded elves looked frightened. Moon-Face kept opening and shutting his mouth like a fish, he was so astonished. Joe was cross, and so was the Angry Pixie. "Now what's happened?" said Dame Washalot, in a most annoyed voice. "Why have we come here?" "Look at all those fishing-rods!" said Silky.

长胡子小精灵们看起来吓坏了。 月亮脸惊讶极了，嘴巴像鱼一样一张一合的。 乔很生气，愤怒小精灵也气鼓鼓的。 “现在又出什么事了？”洗衣婆 Dame Washalot 语气特别不耐烦地说。 “我们为什么会到这儿来？” “快看那些钓鱼竿！”西尔基说。

She pointed to a whole row of rods standing in the sand, with their fishing lines in the water. "Waiting for us!" groaned Moon-Face. "Silly Old Saucepan Man didn't hear what I said about wishing- he thought I said fishing- and he wished us all here, fishing in the sea!" "Goodness!" said Beth, alarmed. "Where are we, then?" "I think we're on the Little Lost island," said Silky, looking round. "It's a funny little place, always floating about and getting lost. But there's always good fishing to be had from it." "Fishing!" said Joe, in disgust. "Who wants to go fishing in the middle of a birthday party? Let's get back at once. "Ding-dong-ding-dong!" said Silky's clock, walking about at the edge of the sea and getting its feet wet in the waves.

她指着立在沙子里的一整排钓鱼竿，钓线都浸在水里。 “正等着我们呢！” 月亮脸唉声叹气地说。 “傻乎乎的老平底锅先生没听清我说的许愿的事——他以为我说的是钓鱼——然后他就许愿让我们都到这儿来，在海里钓鱼！” “天哪！”贝丝吓了一跳，说道。 “那我们现在是在哪儿呀？” “我觉得我们在失落小岛上。”西尔基环顾了一圈说道。 “这是个很有意思的小地方，总是飘来飘去的，动不动就找不到自己的位置。 不过在这里钓鱼总能钓到好多鱼。” “钓鱼！”乔嫌弃地说道。 生日派对开到一半，谁想来大海中央钓鱼啊？ 我们马上就回去。 “叮咚——叮咚——”西尔基的时钟响了起来，它正在海边走来走去，脚都被浪打湿了。

"Come back, clock!" called Silky. "You know you can't swim."

“快回来，时钟！”西尔基喊道。 “你知道你不会游泳的呀。”

The clock came back and wiped its feet on the grass that grew around. Beth thought it was a remarkably sensible clock, and she wished she had one like it. "You know, we really must do something about getting back to the Land of Birthdays," said Joe, getting up and looking around the little island. "What can we do? Is there a boat here?"

时钟走了回来，在周围长的青草上擦了擦脚。 贝丝觉得这个时钟特别懂事，她也想要一个这样的时钟。 “你们知道吗，我们真得想办法回生日乐园去。”乔站起身，在小岛上四处张望，说道。 “我们能怎么办呀？ 这儿有船吗？”