Chapter 11

11 The Splatter Matter Rosa and Nan huddled beside a tree as mud bombs splattered left, right and centre. 'We've got to stop him!' said Rosa. 'He might hurt someone.' I'm not sure I know how to stop a hare in a rage, said Nan. 'It's normally best to let him calm down.' 'But he'll destroy everything!' said Rosa.

泥浆弹从左、右、中四处飞溅，罗莎和南挤在一棵树旁。 “我们必须阻止他！”罗莎说。 “他可能会伤害什么人。”“我不确定我知道如何阻止一只愤怒的兔子，”南说。 “通常最好是让他冷静下来。“可是他会毁掉一切的！”罗莎说。

There was a twang,and more mud bombs hurtled into the air. Rosa and Nan looked to the skies. The heavy mud balls seemed to hang in the air, then exploded into the tree trunk that protected Rosa and Nan. It shocked them both, and Nan tumbled backwards on to the muddy ground. Despite her determined frown, Rosa thought she looked suddenly fragile. 'Grandma Nan!Are you hurt?' asked Rosa. 'No, I'm absolutely fine,' said Nan defiantly, righting the glasses on her nose.

砰的一声，更多的泥弹飞向空中。 罗莎和南望着天空。 沉重的泥球似乎悬在空中，然后爆炸到保护罗莎和南的树干上。 这把他们俩都吓了一跳，南向后倒在泥泞的地上。 尽管她坚定地皱着眉头，罗莎觉得她突然看起来很脆弱。 “奶奶奶奶!你受伤了吗？罗莎问。 “不，我很好，”南不以为然地说，把鼻子上的眼镜扶正。

'It's just that some crazy hare is firing weapons at us!' Rosa knew Nan was shaken, and trying not to show it. 'You must be more careful,' said Rosa, helping Nan to her feet. 'I'm not some doddery old stick, you know,' said Nan. 'I am always careful!' 'Then be more careful'urged Rosa. Grandma Nan huffed and tested out her legs. 'No!My ankle's twisted,' she said, wincing as she lowered her foot to the ground. 'Can you walk?' asked Rosa. 'Yes,I can walk,'said Nan. lfllac. Another flurry of mud bombs splashed into the river.

“只是有只疯狂的野兔在向我们开火！”罗莎知道南被吓坏了，但她尽量不表现出来。 “你必须更加小心，”罗莎说着，扶着南站了起来。 “你知道，我又不是什么老朽，”南说。 “我总是很小心！”“那就小心点，”罗莎催促道。 南奶奶喘着气，试了试她的腿。 “不!“我的脚踝扭伤了，”她说，缩了缩身子，把脚放到地上。 “你能走吗？”罗莎问。 “是的，我能走，”南说。 又一阵泥弹溅落到河里。

And it's time to put an end to this nonsense,'said Nan. 'Come on. But Grandma Nan wasn't fooling anyone. She struggled with every step, and Rosa knew she had to do something. Would Grandma Nan listen to her? she wondered. 'Stop!Stop now!' said Rosa.'Do not tell me what to do,' said Nan, struggling on. Rosa had to be bolder. If Grandma Nan hurt herself further, they could be in real trouble getting home. Rosa ran ahead and blocked Nan's path. 'Please, Grandma Nan!' pleaded Rosa. Grandma Nan looked like thunder about to erupt, and Rosa's confidence evaporated. In the silence of Grandma Nan's stare the

是时候结束这种胡闹了。” “来吧。但是奶奶并没有欺骗任何人。 她每走一步都很挣扎，罗莎知道她必须做点什么。 南奶奶会听她的话吗？ 她想知道。“停!现在停止!罗莎说。“不要告诉我该怎么做，”南挣扎着说。 罗莎必须更大胆一些。如果南奶奶再伤自己的话，他们回家的路上可能会有大麻烦。 罗莎跑在前面挡住了南的去路。 “求你了，南奶奶！”罗莎恳求道。 南奶奶看起来像要爆发的雷声，罗莎的信心蒸发了。 在南奶奶沉默的凝视中

seconds felt like hours. Finally Rosa dug in her heels and plucked up the courage to speak again. 'If you get any worse, how will we walk back to the canoe? How will we get home?' Grandma Nan was stubborn, but she wasn't stupid. She lifted her glasses and rubbed her eyes. 'Well, that told me,' she said. Her stormy mood had moved on, and she eased herself to the ground with something of a smile.' Do you think you can stop Mr Pernicky alone?' 'I can try,' said Rosa, and she marched off to speak with the hare. He laughed manically as one of his mud bombs struck the beavers' lodge. His arms were filled with three more large balls of mud, ready to fire.

几秒钟就像几个小时。最后，罗莎咬紧牙关，鼓起勇气再次开口说话。 “如果你病情加重，我们怎么走回独木舟那儿呢？” 我们怎么回家呢？”奶奶很固执，但她并不笨。 她举起眼镜揉了揉眼睛。 “嗯，这告诉了我，”她说。 她的暴风雨般的心情已经过去了，她带着一丝微笑轻松地躺在地上。你觉得你一个人能阻止佩尼基先生吗？“我可以试试，”罗莎说，然后大步走过去和兔子说话。 当他的一枚泥弹击中海狸的小屋时，他狂笑起来。 他的手臂里又装满了三个大泥球，准备开火。