Chapter 7

7 The Angry Mountain Hare Rosa could have slept for days,but Grandma Nan was always one to keep moving. 'That'll do, or else we'll never make it before dark,' said Nan, gently squeezing Rosa's shoulder.

罗莎本可以睡上好几天，但南奶奶总是不停地走动。 “这样就行了，否则天黑前我们就赶不到了。”南说着，轻轻地捏了捏罗莎的肩膀。

They collected their things and set off into the lush forest, following the river. Tree trunks blocked any view of what lay ahead: some were thin and white, while some were giants that would take thirty people holding hands to wrap fully round their base. But then, as they walked further into

他们收拾好东西，顺着河流，向茂密的森林走去。 树干挡住了前方的视线：有些又细又白，有些则是巨大的，需要三十个人手拉手才能把它们的底座包裹起来。 但是，当他们走得更远的时候

the wilderness, they came upon something very strange. The trees grew thin, until suddenly there were none. Where once there were towering trees, now sat gnawed stumps and a thick carpet of wood chippings. lfllac. And right in the middle of it all, bouncing around like a rabid pogo stick, was a furious mountain hare.

在荒野中，他们发现了一些非常奇怪的东西。 树木长得越来越稀疏，直到突然间一棵也没有了。 曾经是参天大树的地方，现在只剩下被咬烂的树桩和一层厚厚的木屑。 就在这一切的中间，一只狂怒的山兔，像一只疯疯癫癫的弹簧高跷一样跳来跳去。

'Look at this mess!'cried Mr Pernicky.'My great-grandparents hopped through here, arm in arm, and now it's all -' Mr Pernicky's ears wobbled and fizzed, eventually shooting bolt upright. 'GONE!'he screamed. The hare bounded about the forest floor in a rage, his ears rocketing up and down as he rose and fell. 'Take it easy,Mr Pernicky, 'said Grandma Nan.' There is likely to be a perfectly reasonable explanation. 'Reasonable?!' he said. He bounced forward and pushed his little button nose into Nan's face. 'There is nothing reasonable about these creatures!They have slimy,oily fur,and don't get me started on their orange teeth! They are disgusting!!!'

“看看这一团糟！”佩尼基先生叫道。“我的曾祖父母手挽着手从这里跳过去，现在这一切——”佩尼基先生的耳朵抖动着，嘶嘶作响，最后猛地竖了起来。 “走了!””他尖叫道。野兔愤怒地在森林的地面上跳来跳去，它的耳朵随着它的起落而上下摆动。 “别紧张，佩尼基先生，”南奶奶说。可能会有一个完全合理的解释。 “合理吗? !”他说。他跳上前去，把他的小鼻子贴在南的脸上。 “这些家伙一点也不讲道理！”它们有黏糊糊的、油腻的皮毛，不要让我开始说它们橙色的牙齿！真恶心！！”

'MR PERNICKY! ' pleaded Grandma Nan.' Please, calm down. But Mr Pernicky found it impossible to calm down. He was a hare and he was in a mad rage! 'They come over here,drop out of the skies and claim the land for their own!' he said. Rosa watched the hare's face redden and redden until he reached boiling point. 'Enough!'said Grandma Nan. The hare was set to explode.

“PERNICKY先生!南奶奶恳求道。请冷静下来。 但佩尼基发现自己无法平静下来。 他是一只兔子，他在疯狂的愤怒！“他们从天上掉下来，到这里来，把这片土地占为己有！”他说。 罗莎看着兔子的脸越来越红，直到涨到沸点。 “够了!南奶奶说。 那只兔子准备爆炸。