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CHAPTER THREE In which a VUP- a Very Unpleasant Person- arrives "Oh, get him out!" Florizella shouted, springing to her feet. "He's been very rude," the Good Manner Eagle pointed out. "Him and a very insulting parrot. Unless it was you?" "That's a royal messenger parrot. One of Bennett's own birds. I don't think it will have been rude to him."

第三章 一个超讨厌的家伙——也就是“极不讨喜人士”登场了“哦，把他弄走！” 弗洛里泽拉猛地跳起来，大喊道。 “他刚才特别没礼貌。”礼仪鹰指出。 “是他和一只特别嚣张的鹦鹉干的。 难道是你做的？” “那是王室信差鹦鹉。 是班尼特自己养的鸟儿之一。 我觉得它不可能对班尼特没礼貌。”

"Then it must have been you. Did you call him a thick nitwit?" The Good Manner Eagle turned its stern yellow gaze on her. "Is that the way to address a prince?" "No, but…" "Is that the message you sent?" "No! Of course not!" "Stating the obvious," the Sea Serpent repeated from the moat. "I am supporting him. I am his sssole sssupport. Is it sssink or ssswim?" It had wrapped its shiny green coils underneath the coracle so that Bennett looked like a baby bird in a round nest on a bough. "Bring him out!" Florizella begged. "And the picnic?" "What picnic?" The Sea Serpent's beautiful blue eyes, now gleaming with hunger, glanced towards the little red parrot who was sitting on the paddle blade, preening his wing feathers. "That is a parrot, not a picnic," Courier explained. "Sssame thing?" the Sea Serpent said hopefully.

“那肯定就是你了。 你是不是骂他是个大笨蛋了？” 礼仪鹰用严厉的黄色眼眸盯着她。 “这是对王子说话该有的态度吗？” “不是，可是……”“那是你发的消息吗？” “不是！当然不是！” “这不是明摆着的嘛。”海蛇在护城河里重复道。 “我支持他呢。 我可是他唯一的支~持~者。 是要沉~下去还是游~起来呀？” 它亮闪闪的绿色身子盘在小圆船底下，衬得班尼特就像一只待在大树枝上圆鸟巢里的幼鸟。 “让他出来嘛！” 弗洛里泽拉央求道。 “那野餐呢？” “什么野餐？” 海蛇漂亮的蓝眼睛里闪着饥饿的光，看向正停在船桨上梳理翅膀羽毛的小红鹦鹉。 “那是鹦鹉，不是野餐。”库里尔解释道。 “不都一样嘛~？” 海蛇满怀期待地问。

"Not at all. I say, Bennett, you're very wet." "Sssstating the obvious," the Sea Serpent said again, and brought Bennett, the coracle, the paddle and the parrot to land. Florizella heaved her friend out of the

“才不一样呢。 哎，班尼特，你浑身都湿透啦。” “这~不是明摆着的嘛。”海蛇又说了一遍，把班尼特、小圆船、船桨和鹦鹉都送上了岸。 弗洛里泽拉把朋友使劲从

coracle, and the bedraggled prince dragged his unreliable craft on to the bank of the moat. "If you want a boat, I think I can invent a better one than that," Courier started. "What about a hovercraft? "No," the other two said at once. "Bennett, what's going on?" Florizella asked him. "I just sent a completely simple message asking you to come over. We need your help. We've got trouble with the Mammoth." The Mammoth rolled his dark eyes towards Bennett. "Sowwy," it said. "It's not your fault," Florizella said kindly. "What message did you send me?" Bennett asked. "Because the eagle thinks you were rude. George– tell them what you said." George puffed out his little scarlet chest, enjoying the attention, and put up his crest. "Father lost in massive bubble. Speedy boiling clams. Bring a piglet. Lump! Thick! Nitwit!" The Good Manner Eagle gave George a long, hard look. "To whom are you speaking?" it asked. George's red crest wavered and sagged a bit. "Just repeating the message."

小圆船里拉出来，这位狼狈的王子把他那不结实的小船拖到了护城河的岸边。 “要是你想要船的话，我觉得我能发明出比这好得多的，”库里尔开口说。 “气垫船怎么样？” “不要。”另外两个人立刻同声说。 “班尼特，出什么事了？” 弗洛里泽拉问他。 “我刚发了一条特别简单的消息，请你过来一趟。 我们需要你的帮忙。 猛犸象给我们惹麻烦了。” 猛犸象翻了翻黑眼睛，看向班尼特。 “对不几。”它说。 “不是你的错。”弗洛里泽拉温柔地说。 “你给我发的是什么消息？” 班尼特问。 “因为鹰觉得你没礼貌。乔治——告诉大家你刚才说的是什么。” 乔治挺起自己小小的绯红胸脯，享受着大家的注视，还竖起了羽冠。 “爸爸困在大泡泡里。快煮蛤蜊。带只小猪崽。 爸爸困在大泡泡里。 快煮蛤蜊。 带只小猪崽。 呆瓜！ 笨蛋！蠢货！” 礼仪鹰久久地狠狠瞪了乔治一眼。 “你在跟谁说话呢？”它问。 乔治的红羽冠晃了晃，有点蔫了下去。 “我只是复述消息而已。”

"He is not!" Florizella said crossly. "I never said anything like that! Of course I didn't! It's complete gobbledegook." "Wobbwedewook," said the Mammoth quietly to the Sea Serpent. "Compwete wobbwedewook." "But what did you actually say?" Bennett asked. "Since I'm here anyway." "Father lost in massive bubble…" the Good Manner Eagle prompted her. "Father cross. Mammoth trouble…" Florizella translated. "Speedy boiling clams?" "Need a brilliant plan." "Oh," said Bennett. "Obvious when you know what it is." "Bring a piglet?" "Bring a picnic!" Courier exclaimed. "Or you could have just brought a piglet," the Sea Serpent suggested. "A little fat juicy one?" "No!" Florizella said. "And "Lump! Thick!" was "Come quick!"" "But nitwit?" challenged the Good Manner Eagle. "That was the worst of it."

“他才不是！” 弗洛里泽拉气呼呼地说。 “我从来没说过这种话！ 我当然没说过！ 这全是胡言乱语。” “胡言乱雨。”猛犸象小声对海蛇说，“全不胡言乱雨。” “全不胡言乱雨。” “可你实际说的是什么呀？” 班尼特问。 “反正我都已经到这儿了。” “反正我都已经到这儿了。” “‘爸爸困在大泡泡里……’”礼仪鹰提醒她。 “爸爸生气了。猛犸象惹麻烦了……”弗洛里泽拉翻译道。 “猛犸象惹麻烦了……”弗洛里泽拉翻译道。 “‘快煮蛤蜊’？” “需要一个绝妙的主意。” “哦，”班尼特说，“知道意思的话一听就懂了。” “知道意思的话一听就懂了。” “‘带只小猪崽’？” “带份野餐来！”库里尔喊道。 “要不然你带只小猪崽来也行呀。”海蛇提议道，“一只肥嘟嘟多汁的小家伙？” “一只肥嘟嘟多汁的小家伙？” “不行！”弗洛里泽拉说。 弗洛里泽拉说。 “还有‘呆瓜！笨蛋！’ 笨蛋！’ 其实是‘快来！’” “那‘蠢货’是怎么回事？”礼仪鹰追问道，“那是最过分的词。” “那是最过分的词。”

She thought for a moment. "It wasn't part of the message at all. I said, "That's it."" George put his crest up again and nodded triumphantly. Clearly, he thought he had done a great job. "Better to send a letter," the Good Manner Eagle advised Florizella. "Address at the top right-hand side, date and then "Dear Bennett", and what you want to say– something polite about how you hope he is well, and end "Yours sincerely". That's the polite way to send a message. Much better than using a parrot. Especially one with no memory and a ridiculous tendency for muddle." "I am so sorry," Florizella said gravely. "I didn't mean to inconvenience you." "Not at all," the Good Manner Eagle said grandly, leaping up and soaring into the sky where it circled far above them, as if still keeping an eye out for any instances of impoliteness. "Wittle bit fwightening," the Mammoth confided, peeping upwards and huddling a little closer to Florizella. "Wather stwict." "So, what is the trouble?" Bennett asked. "Now I've come all this way and been dropped and got wet and

她想了一会儿。 “那根本就不是消息的内容。我当时说的是‘就是这样。’”乔治又竖起了羽冠，得意洋洋地点着头。 显然，它觉得自己活儿干得特别棒。 “最好还是寄信。”礼仪鹰建议弗洛里泽拉，“地址写在右上角，写上日期，然后开头写‘亲爱的班尼特’，再写你想说的话——礼貌地问问他近来可好，最后落款‘你真诚的’。 地址写在右上角，写上日期，然后开头写‘亲爱的班尼特’，再写你想说的话——礼貌地问问他近来可好，最后落款‘你真诚的’。 这才是发消息的礼貌方式。比用鹦鹉靠谱多了。 比用鹦鹉靠谱多了。 尤其是那种记性差，还总爱把事搞混的傻鹦鹉。” “真的非常抱歉。”弗洛里泽拉严肃地说，“我不是故意要给你添麻烦的。” “我不是故意要给你添麻烦的。” “没关系。”礼仪鹰气派地说，它纵身一跃冲上天空，在他们头顶很高的地方盘旋，仿佛还在留意着有没有不礼貌的行为发生。 它纵身一跃冲上天空，在他们头顶很高的地方盘旋，仿佛还在留意着有没有不礼貌的行为发生。 “有一点吓银。”猛犸象偷偷往上瞟了一眼，往弗洛里泽拉身边凑了凑，小声说，“特别严哦。” “特别严哦。” “那，到底出什么麻烦了？”班尼特问。 班尼特问。 “我大老远赶过来，又是掉水里又是被淋湿，还