Chapter 3

CHAPTER 3 Luckily, Homey catches Rock this time. "Gotcha, dude!" Beardy Vulture was under the lid of the barbecue. "Sorry to scare you again- I was having a nap." says Beardy. "You are a tad JUMPY, though. Haha!"

第三章 幸好这一次霍米接住了洛克。 “抓到你啦，伙计！” 大胡子秃鹫刚才待在烧烤架的盖子下面。 “抱歉又吓到你啦—— 我刚才正在打盹呢。”大胡子说。 “不过你确实有点太容易受惊啦。 哈哈！”

Rock frowns at Beardy Vulture. "I can't believe you tried to CURSE me again!" he says. Homey bravely leaps onto the vulture. "I'm putting you under Homey Arrest!" he says. "For CURSING my buddy Rock!" "Looks like you're hugging me more than arresting me!" Rock is mad.

洛克对着大胡子秃鹫皱起了眉头。 “我真不敢相信，你居然又想诅咒我！” 他说。 霍米勇敢地跳到了秃鹫身上。 “我现在要以霍米的名义逮捕你！” 他说。 “罪名是诅咒我的好兄弟洛克！” “你这不像是逮捕我，倒像是在抱我呀！” 洛克气坏了。

But it turns out, so is Beardy Vulture. He stamps his talons. "I have NEVER CURSED anyone in my life," he shouts. "VULTURES DON'T DO THAT!" "But... you eat bones!" says Rock. "So do dogs," Beardy Vulture points out. "And they don't do curses." "That's true," admits Homey.

可没想到，大胡子秃鹫也生气了。 他跺了跺自己的脚爪。 “我这辈子从来没诅咒过任何人，”他大喊道。 “秃鹫根本不会做这种事！” “可是……你们吃骨头啊！”洛克说。 “狗狗也吃骨头呀，”大胡子秃鹫指出。 “它们也不会诅咒人呀。” “这话没错。”霍米承认道。

"Everyone says that we're OMENS OF DOOM because we look scary!" explains Beardy. I'm sick of it. I'm just a vulture with a heart of gold and a good OUT SIDE VOICE! "Hullo neighbour!" "Howdy!" Beardy picks a sunflower from the garden and gives it to Rock. I'm sorry about your WING DING. But I didn't CURSE you. I accidentally scared you, that's all." Rock thinks the flower is beautiful. "Thank you, Beardy Vulture."

“大家都说我们是厄运的征兆，就因为我们长得吓人！”大胡子解释道。 我早就受够这种说法了。 我只是一只心肠很好、嗓门也很大的秃鹫而已！ “邻居你好呀！” “你好呀！” 大胡子从花园里摘了一朵向日葵，递给了洛克。 我很抱歉你的翅膀受伤出事了。 但我真的没诅咒你。 我就是不小心吓到你了，仅此而已。” 洛克觉得这朵花特别好看。 “谢谢你，大胡子秃鹫。”

Rock realises he has misunderstood Beardy. This vulture might be loud and scary-looking on the outside. But he's SWEET on the inside. "Does this mean we're friends with Beardy now?" asks Homey. "Yeah!" says Rock. "Then it's a good thing I'm already hugging him," says Homey.

洛克意识到自己误会大胡子了。 这只秃鹫外表看起来可能嗓门大、样子凶。 可他的内心其实特别温柔。 “那这是不是说明我们现在和大胡子是朋友啦？”霍米问。 “对呀！”洛克说。 “那太好了，我本来就正抱着他呢。”霍米说。

Beardy smiles. "Now listen, I've found a clue. I know where Lady Twitcher lives." "We ALL know that, dude!" says Homey. Beardy Vulture shakes his head. "No, she doesn't live in the mansion. She lives in that SHED! Can you BELIEVE it?" They walk over to the shed. The door is slightly ajar. They step inside.

大胡子笑了。 “听着，我找到一条线索了。 我知道特维奇女士住在哪里了。” “我们都知道啊，伙计！”霍米说。 大胡子秃鹫摇了摇头。 “不，她不住在那栋大宅子里。 她住在那个小棚屋里！ 你们敢信吗？” 他们朝着小棚屋走了过去。 门微微开着一条缝。 他们走了进去。