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'There- is- an -underground- tunnel, ' said the Badger slowly, 'which goes from the river bank near here, right up into the middle of Toad Hall. '
有-個-地-下-通-道，獾緩緩地說，從附近的河岸剛好通到蛤蟆宅第的中部。
' Don't be silly, Badger! cried Toad. ' Of course there isn't! I know Toad Hall, inside and outside, and—'
別荒唐了，獾！癩蛤蟆叫了起來。當然沒有！我熟悉蛤蟆宅第的里里外外，而且—
' My young friend, ' said the Badger calmly, ' your father—who was a great friend of mine— told me many things that he didn't tell you.
我的年輕朋友，獾平靜地說，你父親—我最好的朋友—告訴過我許多沒對你提過的事情。
Don't tell my son about this tunnel, he said to me. He's a good boy, but he talks far too much. '
‘不要把這個通道告訴我兒子，’他對我說，‘他是好孩子，但他話太多。’
Toad opened his mouth to argue, and then decided not to .
癩蛤蟆張大嘴巴準備爭辯，馬上又決定放棄了。
'I asked Otter, ' continued the Badger, ' to do some spy work for us. He pretended to be a gardener and went to the back door of the Hall, asking for work.
我讓水獺，獾繼續道。為我們作了些偵察。他扮成園丁去宅子后門找活干。
During the conversation he learnt that tomorrow night there will be a big birthday par-ty— the Chief Weasel's, I think— in the dining-hall.
在交談中，他了解到明天晚上那兒將舉行大型的生日晚會—我想是黃鼠狼頭頭的—在餐廳里。
All the weasels will be there, eating and drinking and laughing, and making a lot of noise. '
所有的黃鼠狼將在那兒吃喝玩樂，并制造出許多噪聲。
' But the stoats will still be on guard on the walls, ' said the Rat.
但是大白鼬肯定還會在墻頭上巡邏，水鼠說道。
'True, 'agreed the Badger. 'But the weasels, you see, know that, so they won't have any guns or sticks with them at the party.
是的，獾贊同道，但是你要明白，正是因為黃鼠狼知道有人放哨，他們在舞會上就不會隨身帶槍棍之類的。
And the tunnel comes up into that little room right next to the dining-hall. We only have to—'
而地道剛好通到餐廳隔壁的那所小房間，我們只要—
'—run into the dining-hall—' cried the Mole.
—沖進廳—鼴鼠叫道。
'—with our guns and sticks and knives—'shouted the Rat.
帶著我們的槍、棍和刀—水鼠喊道。
'and chase them and beat them and hit them! 'cried the Toad, greatly excited. He ran round and round the room, jumping over the chairs.
然后趕他們，揍他們，砍他們！蛤蟆也叫了起來，他異常激動，跨過椅子，在房間里跑圈兒。
關于《風雨河岸柳》
或許肯尼思·格雷厄姆發現，唯有在這些林間動物的身上，生命里蟄伏的希望與愛才能萌芽。柳林間的風聲，其實在每顆心上吹拂。
