Peter Pan — Page 10

我要把我的药倒进娜娜的碗里，她会喝掉它，以为那是牛奶！"

"I shall pour my medicine into Nana's bowl, and she will drink it, thinking it is milk!"

那药的颜色确实像牛奶，但孩子们没有父亲的那种幽默感，当他把药倒进娜娜的碗里时，他们用责备的目光看着他。

It was the colour of milk; but the children did not have their father's sense of humour, and they looked at him reproachfully as he poured the medicine into Nana's bowl.

"多好玩啊！"他有些底气不足地说，当达令太太和娜娜回来时，孩子们也不敢揭穿他。

"What fun!" he said doubtfully, and they did not dare expose him when Mrs. Darling and Nana returned.

"娜娜，乖狗狗，"他一边拍着她，一边说，"我在你的碗里放了一点牛奶，娜娜。"

"Nana, good dog," he said, patting her, "I have put a little milk into your bowl, Nana."

娜娜摇了摇尾巴，跑到那碗药旁，开始舔起来。

Nana wagged her tail, ran to the medicine, and began lapping it.

然后她给了达令先生一个特别的眼神，那不是愤怒的眼神：她让他看见了那滴巨大的红色泪水——那种让我们为高贵的狗儿深感心疼的泪水——然后悄悄爬进了她的狗窝。

Then she gave Mr. Darling such a look, not an angry look: she showed him the great red tear that makes us so sorry for noble dogs, and crept into her kennel.

达令先生为自己的所作所为感到极度羞愧，但他不愿认输。

Mr. Darling was frightfully ashamed of himself, but he would not give in.

在一片令人难受的沉默中，达令太太闻了闻那只碗。

In a horrid silence Mrs. Darling smelt the bowl.

"哦，乔治，"她说，"这是你的药！"

"O George," she said, "it's your medicine!"

"不过是个玩笑罢了，"他大吼道，而她则在安慰儿子们，温迪紧紧地抱着娜娜。

"It was only a joke," he roared, while she comforted her boys, and Wendy hugged Nana.

"真是太好了，"他苦涩地说，"我把自己累得半死，想在这个家里搞点笑，换来的就是这个。"

"Much good," he said bitterly, "my wearing myself to the bone trying to be funny in this house."

温迪仍然紧紧抱着娜娜。

And still Wendy hugged Nana.

"对，就是这样，"他嚷道，"宠着她吧！没有人宠我。哦，当然不会！我不过是个养家糊口的人，凭什么有人来宠我——凭什么，凭什么，凭什么！"

"That's right," he shouted. "Coddle her! Nobody coddles me. Oh dear no! I am only the breadwinner, why should I be coddled—why, why, why!"

"乔治，"达令太太恳求他，"别那么大声；佣人们会听见的。"

"George," Mrs. Darling entreated him, "not so loud; the servants will hear you."