《风语河岸柳》第2章 宽敞的公路(5)

Then they heard a noise behind them, and looking back, they saw a small cloud of dust. It made a 'Poop-poop! 'sound, and it was coming towards them very fast indeed.

这时他们听见身后有什么声音，便回过头，他们看见一小团尘雾，发着扑扑-扑扑的声音，正朝他们疾速地席卷而来。

Seconds later, the peace of the afternoon was destroyed in a storm of noise and wind and dust.

几秒钟之后，下午的宁静就在一阵嘈杂中、风中、尘雾中被打破了。

The' poop-poop' rang with a shout in their ears, and an enormous, long, shining motorcar roared past them and disappeared over the hill.

伴随着震耳欲聋的扑扑-扑扑声，一辆巨大的、长长的、锃亮的汽车从他们身边呼啸而过，消失在山那边。

The old grey horse, wild with fear, tried to get off the road.

老灰马极度恐惧试图离开公路。

The caravan¹'s wheels began to go down into the ditch along the edge.

大篷车的轮子便开始顺着路沿向沟里滑去，

Then there was a terrible crash-and the beautiful yellow and green caravan lay helplessly on its side.

然后只听一阵可怕的稀里哗啦声—美丽的黄绿大篷车无助地歪倒在地。

The Rat jumped up and down in the road, shouting angrily.

水鼠在公路上又蹦又跳，愤怒地喊道：

Stupid, dangerous people! The police should lock you up in prison!

愚蠢、危险的人！警察应该把你们关在监狱里！

He and the Mole² managed to calm the horse, and then they went to look at the caravan.

他和鼹鼠设法使老马安静，然后开始检查大篷车。

Two wheels had come off, the windows were broken, and bits of wood lay everywhere.

车的两只轮子掉了，窗子也摔烂了，木头片到处都是。

They tried to pull it out of the ditch, but they couldn't move it.

他们试着把它从沟里拉出来，但却弄不动它。

Hi! Toad³! 'they cried. Come and help us, can't you!

嗨，癞蛤蟆！他们叫道，过来帮帮我们，行不行，你！

1 caravan   

n.大蓬车；活动房屋

参考例句：

• The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。
• Geoff connected the caravan to the car.杰弗把旅行用的住屋拖车挂在汽车上。

2 mole   

n.胎块；痣；克分子

参考例句：

• She had a tiny mole on her cheek.她的面颊上有一颗小黑痣。
• The young girl felt very self- conscious about the large mole on her chin.那位年轻姑娘对自己下巴上的一颗大痣感到很不自在。

3 toad   

n.蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆

参考例句：

• Both the toad and frog are amphibian.蟾蜍和青蛙都是两栖动物。
• Many kinds of toad hibernate in winter.许多种蟾蜍在冬天都会冬眠。