Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE Rick Gets into Trouble Into shop after shop went the children and the others, tasting everything they could see. They had tomato soup, poached eggs, ginger buns, chocolate fingers, ice-creams, and goodness knows what else.

第三章 里克闯祸了 孩子们和其他人一家店接着一家店地逛，尝遍了所有能看到的好吃的。 他们喝了番茄汤，吃了水煮蛋、姜味小面包、巧克力手指饼干、冰淇淋，天知道还有别的什么好吃的。

"Well, I just CAN'T eat anything more," said Silky at last. "I've been really greedy. I am sure I'll be ill if I eat anything else." "Oh, Silky!" said Rick. "Don't stop. I can go on for quite a long time yet." "Rick, you're greedy, really greedy," said Joe. "You ought to stop."

“哎呀，我可一点都吃不下啦。”丝尔克终于开口说。 我刚才实在太贪心了。 要是再吃一点，我肯定会不舒服的。” “哎呀，丝尔克！”里克说。 别停下呀。 我还能接着吃好长时间呢。” “里克，你太贪心了，真的太贪吃了。”乔说。 你该停下来了。”

"Well, I'm not going to," said Rick. The others looked at him. "You're going to be ill," said Joe suddenly. "You be careful, Rick. You're not to go into any more shops." "All right," said Rick, looking sulky.

“哼，我才不要停呢。”里克说。 其他人都看着他。 “你会吃坏肚子的。”乔突然开口说。 你小心点，里克。 不许你再进任何一家店了。” “知道了。”里克绷着脸，看起来不太高兴。

But although he did not go into the shops, can you guess what he did? He broke off some of a gingerbread windowsill- and then he took a knocker from a door. It was made of peppermint, and Rick sucked it in delight. The others had not seen him do these things -but the man whose knocker Rick had pulled off did see him! He opened his door and came running out.

可是他虽然没再进店里，你猜他做了什么呀？ 他掰了一块姜饼做的窗台——然后又扯下了一扇门上的门环。 那门环是薄荷糖做的，里克开开心心地唆着，吃得可高兴了。 其他人都没看见他做的这些事——可是门环被里克扯掉的那个男人看得清清楚楚！ 他打开门，冲了出来。

"Hey, hey!" he cried angrily. "Bring back my knocker at once! You bad, naughty boy!" When Joe and the others heard the angry voice behind them, they turned in surprise. Nobody but Rick knew what the angry little man was talking about.

“喂，喂！” 他气呼呼地大喊。 马上把我的门环还回来！ 你这个调皮的坏孩子！” 乔和其他人听见身后传来怒气冲冲的喊声，都惊讶地转过了身。 除了里克，没人知道这个生气的小个子男人在说什么。