Chapter 2

CHAPTER TWO A Surprise for Curious Connie Connie went into the big hall. There was no one there. She went into another room, that looked like a living room. Connie peered round it in curiosity. Then, through a door opposite came a tall, old woman, with large spectacles on her long nose and a big white bonnet on her head. "Oh!" said Connie, beaming. Happy birthday! Where's Saucepan? We've all come to meet you!"

第二章 给好奇康妮的惊喜 康妮走进了宽敞的大厅。 大厅里一个人都没有。 她走进了另一个房间，看起来像是客厅。 康妮好奇地四下张望。 这时，对面的门里走进来一位高个子的老婆婆，长长的鼻子上架着一副大眼镜，头上戴着一顶白色的大软帽。 “哇！”康妮笑着喊道。 生日快乐呀！ 萨奇潘在哪里呀？ 我们大家都来看你啦！”

The old woman stopped in surprise. "Indeed!" she said. "You have, have you? And who are the rest of you?" "Oh- didn't Saucepan tell you?" asked Connie. "There's Joe and Beth and Frannie and Moon-Face and Silky. We did hope that Saucepan would meet us by the ladder,

老婆婆惊讶地停住了脚步。 “哟呵！” 她说道。 “你们都来啦，是吗？ 那其他人都是谁呀？” “啊——萨奇潘没告诉您吗？”康妮问道。 “还有乔、贝丝、弗兰妮、月亮脸和丝丝。 我们本来还盼着萨奇潘会在梯子旁边接我们呢，

because we were so afraid of meeting that awful Dame Snap." "Oh, really?" said the old woman, and her eyes gleamed behind her big spectacles. "You think she's awful, do you?"

因为我们特别害怕碰到那个可怕的施纳普大妈。” “哦，是吗？”老婆婆说道，大眼镜后面的眼睛闪了闪。 “你们觉得她很可怕，对吗？”

"Well, Joe and the others told me all about her," said Connie. "They were all here once, you know, and they escaped. They were very afraid of meeting her again." "Where are they?" said the old woman.

“对呀，乔和其他人都跟我说过她的事啦。”康妮说。 “您知道吗，他们之前来过这里一次，还逃出去了。 他们都特别怕再碰到她。” “他们现在在哪里？”老婆婆问道。

In the kitchen, said Connie. "I'll go and tell them I've found you." She ran ahead of the old woman, who followed her at once. Connie flung open the kitchen door.

在厨房呢，康妮说。 “我去告诉他们我找到您啦。” 她跑在老婆婆前面，老婆婆立刻跟在她身后。 康妮猛地推开了厨房的门。