《风语河岸柳》第2章 宽敞的公路(6)（在线收听）

The Toad never answered a word, so they went to see what was the matter with him.

癞蛤蟆不答一句话，因此他们走过去看看他是怎么了。

They found him sitting in the middle of the road, with a dreamy smile on his face and happily whispering, 'Poop-poop! '

只见他坐在公路中间，脸上挂着梦幻似的微笑，嘴里愉快地嘟哝着，扑扑-扑扑！

The Rat shook him, not very gently. 'Are you coming to help us, Toad?' he asked crossly.

水鼠用力地摇着他，你能不能过来帮帮我们，癞蛤蟆？他生气地问。

'Oh, what happiness! 'whispered Toad to himself. 'The real way to travel! The only way to travel! Here one minute-miles away in seconds! Wonderful! Poop-poop! '

噢，多么幸福！癞蛤蟆自言自语道，旅行的真正方式！旅行的唯一方式！刚才在这儿，几秒钟后就在数里之外！太棒了！扑扑-扑扑！

'Oh, do stop being so silly, Toad! 'cried the Mole.

噢，不要犯傻了，癞蛤蟆！鼹鼠叫道。

'And I never knew! 'the Toad went on dreamily.

而我竟不知道！癞蛤蟆仍然魂牵梦萦似地继续着，

I never dreamt! What clouds of dust will fly up behind me as I drive like the wind! I've finished with silly old caravans for ever. Poop-poop! '

我从未梦想过！当我风驰电掣似地驾车时，多少尘雾将在我身后扬起！那辆可笑的愚蠢的大篷车将永远消失。扑扑-扑扑！

'What are we going to do with him?' the Mole asked the Water Rat.

我们将拿他怎么办？鼹鼠问水鼠。

'Nothing, 'replied the Rat. 'There's nothing that we can do.

没办法，水鼠回答道，我们什么也帮不了。

I know Toad. When he gets a new idea into his head, he al ways goes crazy at first.

我了解癞蛤蟆，当他有了新的想法时，刚开始他总是有些疯狂。

He'll be like this for some days now. Come on, we'll have to do everything by ourselves. '

他像这样还得过一些日子。过来，我们得自己干完这一切。

They had to leave the caravan in the ditch and walk to the nearest town, five or six miles away.

他们不得不将大篷车先留在沟里，步行到五、六英里以外最近的城镇。

There they asked some body to take care of the horse, and found somebody who agreed to fetch the broken caravan.

在那儿，他们叫人照看灰马，又找了个愿意取回破车的人。

Then they caught a train to a station near Toad Hall, took Toad home, went down to the boat, and then at last they sat down to a late supper in Rat's comfortable little home by the river.

然后他们坐火车到蛤蟆宅第附近的车站，把癞蛤蟆送回家后，他们坐上船，最后终于坐在了水鼠舒服的河边小屋吃迟到的晚餐。

The next day was a lazy one.

第二天是慵懒的一天。

In the evening the Mole was sitting on the river bank fishing, when the Rat, who had been to visit friends, came to find him.

傍晚时分鼹鼠坐在河岸钓鱼，水鼠拜访朋友回来后找到了他。

'Heard the news?' the Rat said. 'Everybody's talking about it, all along the river bank. Toad went up to town by an early train this morning.

水鼠对他说：听到消息了吗？河岸边的每个人都在谈论这件事。

And he has ordered a large and very expensive motor-car. '

癞蛤蟆今早搭头班火车去了城镇，订购了一辆非常昂贵的大汽车。