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So Toad, fighting and shouting, was pulled upstairs by his two friends.
癩蛤蟆又打又叫，但還是被他倆朋友拉上了樓。
'It's for your own good, Toady, you know, 'said the Rat kindly.
這是為你好，蛤蟆兄，你知道，水鼠和善地說。當(dāng)這種—這種瘋狂過去時(shí)，
'We'll all have good times together again soon, when this—this madness has passed.'
我們又可以一起享受美好時(shí)光了。
'We'll take good care of you, Toad, 'added the Mole.'No more trouble with the police.
我們會(huì)好好照顧你的，蛤蟆，鼴鼠接著說。你不再會(huì)給警察找麻煩，不會(huì)再撞車，
No more crashes, and weeks in hospital, '
不再會(huì)幾星期呆在醫(yī)院了。
Then began a very tiring few weeks for the three friends. Day and night they guarded Toad, and one of them was always with him.
接下來三個(gè)朋友開始了幾星期的辛苦行動(dòng)。
They talked to him and tried to amuse him, hoping that he would forget his motor-car madness.
他們?nèi)找箍垂苤]蛤蟆，并且總有一個(gè)人和他在一起。他們和他聊天，想方設(shè)法逗他開心，希望他會(huì)忘記他那駕車狂熱。
But Toad did not seem to get better.
但是癩蛤蟆似乎并沒有變好。
He often put the bed-room chairs together to look like a motor-car.
他時(shí)常把臥室里的椅子擺成汽車狀，
Then he sat in the front one and pretended to drive, making terrible engine noises all the time.
然后他坐在前面的椅子上假裝開車，還不停地發(fā)出刺耳的引擎聲。
His friends tried to interest him in other things, but Toad just became sad and silent.
當(dāng)他的朋友試著用別的事情以引起他的興趣時(shí)，他卻只是在那兒一言不發(fā)，顯得很傷感。
One day the Rat was the guard for the morning. He went upstairs and found Toad still in bed, 'How are you today, old fellow?'he asked brightly.
一天早上，輪到水鼠看管癩蛤蟆。他走上樓看見癩蛤蟆仍躺在床上，便輕快地問：今天怎么樣，老伙計(jì)？
A sad whisper came from me bed, 'Thank you so much, dear Ratty! But how are you, and the excellent Mole, and dear old Badger?'
從床上傳來傷感的低低的回答聲：非常感謝你，親愛的阿鼠！不過你怎么樣，還有極好的鼴鼠和親愛的老獾？
'Fine, fine, 'replied the Rat. 'Badger and Mole, 'he added, perhaps not very sensibly, 'have gone out for a run round.
好，都好，水鼠答道。獾和鼴鼠，他也許不很明智地又補(bǔ)充說，已出去跑步了，
They'll be out until lunch-time, so you and I will spend a pleasant morning together. '
他們要到中飯時(shí)間才回來，所以就你和我將一起度過這個(gè)愉快的早上。
關(guān)于《風(fēng)雨河岸柳》
或許肯尼思·格雷厄姆發(fā)現(xiàn)，唯有在這些林間動(dòng)物的身上，生命里蟄伏的希望與愛才能萌芽。柳林間的風(fēng)聲，其實(shí)在每顆心上吹拂。
