Chapter 16

ChAPTER SiXtEEN The passengers woke that morning to a muddle of delicious smells. What was that? Pastries? Hot coffee? Pear and mascarpone tarts with a warm raspberry compote?!

第十六章 那天早上，乘客们一醒过来，就闻到了各种美味的香气缠在一起飘过来。 那是什么味道呀？ 是酥皮点心吗？ 是热咖啡吗？ 是搭配了温热覆盆子果酱的梨味马斯卡彭挞？！

Doors opened into corridors, where, clad in dressing gowns and nightcaps, befuddled passengers rubbed sleep from their eyes and began to make their way up the train. When they reached the dining car, they found it transformed. "Kate?" Dad was blinking in confusion. "What's going on?" "Just sit down, Dad," said Kate with a smile. "We'll explain everything after breakfast." "Who's we?" "Me," said Madame Maude, still in her pinstriped pyjamas, sidling up beside Kate with an enormous plate of crispy bacon balanced on her palm. Dad's eyes widened and he flopped down into a seat next to the Russian priest, speechless.

大家纷纷打开房门走到过道里，都还穿着睡袍、戴着睡帽，晕乎乎的乘客们揉掉眼睛里的睡意，开始往列车的前部走。 等他们走到餐车的时候，发现这里已经大变样了。 “凯特？” 爸爸困惑地眨着眼睛。 “这是怎么回事呀？” “你先坐下嘛，爸爸。”凯特笑着说。 “吃完早饭我们就把一切都告诉你。” “我们是谁呀？” “是我呀。”莫德夫人说道，她还穿着细条纹睡衣，手掌上端着满满一大盘脆培根，悄悄走到了凯特身边。 爸爸眼睛瞪得圆圆的，一下子坐到了俄罗斯神父旁边的座位上，话都说不出来了。

"Have you tried this, Kate's dad?" The priest waggled a croissant the size of a small pillow under Dad's nose. "Second only to my holy wafers!"

“凯特的爸爸，你尝过这个了吗？” 神父举着个跟小枕头差不多大的可颂面包，在爸爸鼻子底下晃来晃去。 “这味道仅次于我吃的圣饼！”

What a feast it was. "This is genius!" said the twins together, as they marvelled at pastry swans floating in a pond of raspberry juice. "I have never tasted anything like this in my short, sweet life," mumbled Simon through mouthfuls of cinnamon toast. "And I raise my juice to whoever whipped this cream!" declared Miss Bonbon. "I cannot imagine the finesse it must have taken!" From his little picnic spread on

这真是一顿超级丰盛的大餐呀。 “太厉害了！”双胞胎看着浮在覆盆子果汁“小池塘”里的酥皮天鹅，异口同声地说道。 “我这短短甜甜的人生里，从来没吃过这么好吃的东西。”西蒙塞了满嘴肉桂吐司，含含糊糊地说。 “我要举起我的果汁，敬把奶油打发得这么棒的人！”邦邦小姐大声说道。 “我都想象不出这得有多巧的手艺才能做到！” 他面前摆着小小的野餐餐点，放在

Kate's table. Rupert beamed. "If only she knew!" It was nearly time, thought Kate. She realised she would have been a lot more nervous without Madame Maude by her side. Kate climbed up onto a table and cleared her throat. With clinks and murmurs, quiet settled. "Everyone," she began,

凯特的桌子上。 鲁珀特笑得满脸开心。 “要是她知道这是我做的就好了！” 时间差不多了，凯特心里想。 她意识到，要是莫德夫人没在身边陪着，她肯定会紧张得多。 凯特爬到一张桌子上，清了清嗓子。 随着餐具的叮当声和小声的嘀咕渐渐停下，周围安静了下来。 “各位，”她开口说道，

"I think we can all agree on something: this breakfast has been one of the best we've ever had." "Hear, hear!" said the twins in funny voices. "And I'd very much like to introduce you to the genius behind it all. Come out, Tiger!" Tiger stepped out from the kitchen and into full view. His chef's hat was on his head and his apron was tied around his waist. He looked magnificent. Silence fell like snow. And then there was a single clap. And then another. Dad stood up, the twins started wolf-whistling, the priest whooped. Madame Maude cheered and the whole dining car erupted into applause.

“我想有件事咱们大家肯定都同意：这顿早饭是我们吃过的最棒的早饭之一。” “说得对，说得太对了！”双胞胎用怪腔怪调的声音喊着。 “我非常想给大家介绍一下，做出这一切的天才大厨。 出来吧，泰格！” 泰格从厨房里走出来，站到了大家都能看见的地方。 他头上戴着厨师帽，腰上系着围裙。 他看起来神气极了。 周围瞬间安静了下来，就像雪花静静落下一样。 然后传来了一声掌声。 接着又有一声。 爸爸站了起来，双胞胎开始吹口哨，神父高声欢呼起来。 莫德夫人也大声喝彩，整个餐车都爆发出了热烈的掌声。