Chapter 8

ChAPTER EiGHt "I'm going to be eaten!" cried the usually very quiet and private Mr Billie as he ran past, arms in the air.

第八章 “我要被吃掉啦！” 平时安静又孤僻的比利先生高举着胳膊，一边跑过去一边大喊。

"Look at me- I'm uNQUESTIONABLY DELiCIOUS!" "Just let him try!" shouted Miss Bonbon, sprinting after him as she pushed the sleeves of her dress up to her shoulders. "I've wrestled crocodiles in Argentina wearing nothing but a leaf!"

“瞧瞧我——我这味道绝对鲜美极了！” “有本事他就来试试！”邦邦小姐一边大喊着追在他身后，一边把连衣裙的袖子撸到了肩膀上。 “我在阿根廷的时候，只围着一片叶子都敢和鳄鱼摔跤呢！”

"Why is everyone panicking?" Kate yelled over the frenzy. "DAD?!" She started weaving through legs, but in her hurry bumped straight into Simon. "It's bitten me! It's got me!" he shrieked. "I'll die never knowing who stole my biscuits!" "It's just me!" insisted Kate. "What's going on?" "T-t-tiger!" he stammered. "I saw it just now! In the kitchen! Mouth wide open, ready to eat me!" "My uncle had his arm bitten clean off at the zoo!" yelled someone. "Tigers love eating arms!" "The fingers especially!" shouted another. "They're like picnic sausages to

“大家为什么都慌慌张张的？” 凯特盖过乱糟糟的吵闹声大喊。 “爸爸？！” 她开始在人群的腿缝里钻来钻去，可急急忙忙的一头撞到了西蒙身上。 “它咬到我了！ 它抓住我了！” 他尖声叫道。 “我到死都不知道是谁偷了我的饼干！” “是我啊！”凯特连忙说。 “出什么事了？” “老、老、老虎！” 他结结巴巴地说。 “我刚才看见它了！ 就在厨房里！ 嘴巴张得大大的，正准备吃我呢！” “我叔叔在动物园的时候胳膊直接被老虎咬掉了！”有人大喊道。 “老虎可喜欢吃胳膊了！” “尤其爱吃手指头！”另一个人喊道。 “对它们来说手指就像野餐香肠

tigers! Once they start eating them, it is literally impossible for them to stop!" "A tiger?" scoffed Kate to Rupert, who was looking just as confused as Kate felt. "On this train? That's just ridiculous!" But Simon replied in utter seriousness when the twins, their eyes as wide as ping-pong balls, asked him what happened next. "I ran away, of course! Sped out of there before the beast could get a taste of all this!" He gestured at his lanky limbs with pride. "I think," said Madame Maude, quietly from the end of the corridor, "that safety has to be the top priority. We need to stay

一样！ 只要它们开始吃，根本就停不下来！” “老虎？”凯特对着鲁伯特嗤笑了一声，鲁伯特脸上的困惑和凯特一模一样。 “在这列火车上？ 这也太荒唐了！” 可双胞胎睁着乒乓球似的圆眼睛问西蒙后来发生了什么的时候，西蒙回答得无比认真。 “我当然跑啦！ 在那野兽还没来得及尝我一口的功夫，我就嗖的一下冲出来了！” 他得意地指了指自己瘦长的四肢。 “我觉得，”莫德夫人在走廊的尽头轻声开口，“安全肯定是第一位的。 我们得待在

out of harm's way. I propose a curfew." The crowd fell silent. "Everyone is to stay in their own compartments from half past six in the evening to eight o'clock in the morning. If there really is a tiger on board, that's when it'll be roaming." For a split second Kate thought that Madame Maude looked at her directly when she said this. "Good idea, Maude," Dad said with a nod. He had made his way to the middle of the anxious crowd. "It's probably best to leave your trophy search for later, Miss Bonbon. It doesn't seem sensible to go poking around, not after what Simon's just seen."

不会有危险的地方。 我提议实行宵禁。” 人群一下子安静了下来。 所有人从晚上六点半到早上八点都要待在自己的车厢里。 如果车上真的有老虎，那就是它出来游荡的时间。” 有那么一瞬间，凯特觉得莫德夫人说这话的时候直直地看了她一眼。 “好主意，莫德。”爸爸点了点头说。 他已经走到了焦虑的人群中间。 “你找奖杯的事最好还是先放一放吧，邦邦小姐。 刚发生了西蒙看到老虎这事，再到处乱逛实在不太明智。”

The crowd dispersed, muttering their theories as to how a tiger might have come to be on the train, and how exactly he was planning to eat them. "Everyone on this train is going bananas!" said Kate, once they had all cleared off. "First a thief, and now a tiger!" "Do you think he's telling the truth?" Rupert squeaked. "That there's an actual tiger on the train?" "Of course there

人群散开了，大家都嘀嘀咕咕地猜测着火车上怎么会有老虎，还有它打算怎么把大家吃掉。 “这火车上的人都疯了！”等人都走光了，凯特开口说道。 “先是有小偷，现在又冒出来老虎！” “你觉得他说的是真的吗？” 鲁伯特小声问道。 “火车上真的有老虎？” “当然没有