Fox
Chapter 10
Part 3
‘It’s exactly
what I was aiming at
(正是我原本想挖到的地方) !
I hit it
slap in the middle
(正好挖到正中央) !
First time (第一次就成功了)!
Isn’t that fantastic!
And,
if I may say so (如果我可以這麼說的話),
rather clever (相當聰明)!’
The Small Foxes
went wild
with excitement
(興奮得不得了) .
They started
running around
in all directions (四面八方),
chasing (追趕)
the stupid (笨頭笨腦的)
chickens.
‘Wait!’
ordered Mr Fox.
‘Don’t lose your heads
(別興奮過頭了)!
Stand back (退後)!
Calm down (冷靜下來)!
Let’s do this
properly
(好好地把這件事做好)!
First of all (首先),
everyone
have a drink
of water!’
They all
ran over to
the chickens’
drinking-trough (雞的飲水槽)
and lapped up (用舌頭舔著喝)
the lovely cool water.
Then Mr Fox
chose three of
the plumpest hens (挑了三隻最肥的母雞),
and with a clever flick
of his jaws (靈巧地用嘴迅速一咬)
he killed them
instantly (立刻).
‘Back to the tunnel!’
he ordered.
‘Come on!
No fooling around
(不准胡鬧)!
The quicker
you move,
the quicker
you shall have
something to eat
(你們動作越快,就能越快吃到東西)!’
One after another (一個接一個地),
they climbed down
through the hole (從洞口爬了下去)
in the floor
and soon
they were all standing
once again
in the dark tunnel.
Mr Fox
reached up
and pulled
the floorboards
back into place
(把那些地板木板拉回原位).
He did this
with great care
(非常小心地).
He did it
so that
no one
could tell (沒有人看得出來)
they had ever
been moved
(它們曾經被移動過).
‘My son,’
he said,
giving the three plump hens
to the biggest
of his four
small children
(四個小狐狸中最大的一個),
‘run back
with these
to your mother
(帶著這些跑回你媽媽那裡).
Tell her
to prepare
a feast (準備一頓大餐).
Tell her
the rest of us
will be along
in a jiffy
(我們其他人馬上就會跟著回去),
as soon as (等……一完成就)
we have made
a few other
little arrangements
(我們再處理好另外幾件小事).’
The End




