The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 4

他们钻进了花盆、花架和木桶之间。彼得听到的声音比以前更可怕；他的眼睛瞪得像糖球一样大！

They got amongst flower-pots, and frames, and tubs. Peter heard noises worse than ever; his eyes were as big as lolly-pops!

他走在表弟前面一两步，突然停了下来。

He was a step or two in front of his cousin when he suddenly stopped.

这就是那两只小兔子转过那个拐角所看到的东西！

This is what those little rabbits saw round that corner!

小本杰明看了一眼，然后，在不到半分钟的时间里，他把自己、彼得和洋葱一起藏在了一个大篮子下面……

Little Benjamin took one look, and then, in half a minute less than no time, he hid himself and Peter and the onions underneath a large basket....

那只猫站起来伸了个懒腰，走过来嗅了嗅篮子。

The cat got up and stretched herself, and came and sniffed at the basket.

也许她喜欢洋葱的气味！

Perhaps she liked the smell of onions!

不管怎样，她坐在了篮子上面。

Anyway, she sat down upon the top of the basket.

她在那里足足坐了五个小时。

She sat there for five hours.

我没法给你画一幅彼得和本杰明在篮子下面的图，因为里面漆黑一片，而且洋葱的气味实在太难闻了；那气味熏得彼得兔和小本杰明直流眼泪。

I cannot draw you a picture of Peter and Benjamin underneath the basket, because it was quite dark, and because the smell of onions was fearful; it made Peter Rabbit and little Benjamin cry.

太阳转到了树林后面，下午已经很晚了；但那只猫仍然坐在篮子上。

The sun got round behind the wood, and it was quite late in the afternoon; but still the cat sat upon the basket.

终于，传来了一阵嗒嗒嗒嗒的声音，上方墙壁上掉落了几块灰泥。

At length there was a pitter-patter, pitter-patter, and some bits of mortar fell from the wall above.

那只猫抬起头，看见老本杰明·邦尼先生正在上层台地的墙顶上昂首阔步地走着。

The cat looked up and saw old Mr. Benjamin Bunny prancing along the top of the wall of the upper terrace.

他嘴里叼着一斗兔草烟斗，手里拿着一根小细枝。

He was smoking a pipe of rabbit-tobacco, and had a little switch in his hand.

他正在找他的儿子。

He was looking for his son.

老邦尼先生对猫根本没有任何好感。

Old Mr. Bunny had no opinion whatever of cats.