Chapter 12

12 A Helping Hand Rosa returned to her grandma,who hadn't moved, but had made a daisy chain the length of her arm. 'Not a single mud bomb for at least ten minutes!' said Grandma Nan. 'You must have done well, Rosa. 'I think the beavers were better at stopping Mr Pernicky than me'she replied. 'How's your ankle?'

罗莎回到祖母身边，祖母没有动，只是用雏菊做了一条和她手臂一样长的项链。 “至少十分钟内一颗泥弹都没有！”南奶奶说。 “你一定做得很好，罗莎。 “我认为海狸比我更善于阻止佩尼基先生，”她回答。 “你的脚踝怎么样？”

Grandma Nan pulled down her sock. Her foot was as Swollen and wide as an ancient oak tree, and it had turned a gruesome shade of purple. 'Ouch!Ouch!Ouch!' Rosa said. 'It looks bad. Grandma Nan agreed. 'It's a good job you told me to rest,' she said. She patted Rosa on the leg with thanks. It wasn't easy for Grandma Nan to admit that Rosa had been correct, but she always believed in being honest. 'It filled up like a balloon as soon as I sat down. Rosa looked a little bit squeamish at the thought.'Can you walk at all?'she asked. 'Only one way to find out,'said Nan. But Grandma Nan screwed up her face in

奶奶把袜子脱了下来。 她的脚又肿又宽，像一棵古老的橡树，变成了一种可怕的紫色。 “哎哟!哎哟!哎哟!”罗莎说。 “看起来很糟糕。南奶奶同意了。 “幸亏你叫我休息，”她说。 她拍拍罗莎的腿表示感谢。 对南奶奶来说，承认罗莎是对的并不容易，但她一直相信要诚实。 “我一坐下，它就像气球一样装满了。 想到这里，罗莎显得有点神经质。“你还能走路吗？””她问。 “只有一个办法可以知道，”南说。 但南奶奶皱起了脸

pain as she tried to stand, and Rosa knew their problems had only just begun. 'How will we get you back up Dilly-dally Falls?'she asked. 'I'll manage,' said Nan. But not even she believed herself. Nan hobbled slowly to the waterfall, bag on her back, half slumped over Rosa's shoulder. One look up the narrow track along its edge told her she could go no further. 'Pains me to say it,' said Nan, staring up

当她试图站起来时，她感到疼痛，罗莎知道她们的问题才刚刚开始。 “我们怎么把你送回迪利大瀑布？””她问。 “我会想办法的，”南说。但连她自己也不相信。 南一瘸一拐地慢慢走向瀑布，背上背着包，半瘫在罗莎的肩膀上。 她抬头看了一眼边缘狭窄的铁轨，就知道她不能再往前走了。 “说出来让我很难受，”南抬起头说

at the roaring waterfall.'But I think we'll need Tom to tie me to his aeroplane to get me up there. Rosa let Nan down gently and gazed thoughtfully at the track.There was no easy way round it. 'We're stuck,'she said. They both scratched their heads in thought. 'I suppose we could rest here another night,' said Nan. 'See if my ankle gets better. We have a little more food, and your honey. Rosa considered setting up camp again when two shadows emerged from the depths ofthe river. The beavers broke out of the water, and pulled themselves up the riverbank.

在咆哮的瀑布边。“但我想我们需要汤姆把我绑在他的飞机上，才能把我送到那里。 罗莎轻轻地把南放下来，若有所思地凝视着跑道。这是没有捷径可走的。 她说，我们被困住了。他们都挠头沉思。 “我想我们可以再在这里休息一晚，”南说。 “看看我的脚踝会不会好起来。 我们有更多的食物，还有你的蜂蜜。 罗莎考虑重新搭起帐篷，这时河深处出现了两个影子。 海狸从水里跳出来，爬上了河岸。

'Elsie!Iris!' said Rosa. 'We were too busy worrying about ourselves to take in that Nan had been hurt,' said Iris. 'We're sorry.' 'It's nothing,' said Nan. 'Your ankle is not nothing,' said Rosa. 'We can't get home. She can't walk up there. Rosa pointed to the top of the waterfall. 'That is a problem,' said Iris, measuring the distance with her paws and eyes. 'But I think we can help. Yes?' Elsie nodded furiously. 'YES WE CAN!' she cried, proudly slamming her paws into her hips. 'We are builders! We can find a way.' Elsie's enthusiasm vanished instantly.

“埃尔希!虹膜!罗莎说。“我们都忙着担心自己，没有意识到南受伤了，”爱瑞斯说。 我们很抱歉。“没什么，”南说。 “你的脚踝不是没什么，”罗莎说。 “我们回不了家了。她不能走过去。 罗莎指着瀑布的顶端。 “这是个问题。”爱瑞丝说着，用爪子和眼睛测量着距离。 “但我想我们能帮上忙。是的吗?”埃尔西狂怒地点了点头。 “是的，我们可以！”她叫道，骄傲地把爪子撞在屁股上。 “我们是建筑商！”我们会有办法的。”埃尔西的热情立刻消失了。