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Chapter 7 Return to Toad Hall
第7章 重返蛤蟆宅第
The Rat got hold of Toad's neck, pulled him out of the water, and took him into his hall.
水鼠抓住癞蛤蟆的脖子将他拉出水面，然后把他带回客厅。
'Oh Ratty! ' cried Toad. 'I've done so many wonderful things since I last saw you! The dangers that I've been in!
噢，阿鼠！癞蛤蟆叫道，最后那次见你之后，我做了好多了不起的事！险情层出不穷！
I was put in prison-escaped, of course! Pushed into a canal-swam safely away!
我被投入监狱—逃出来了，当然！被推进了运河—安全游上了岸！
Stole a horse- sold it for a lot of money! Oh, I am a clever Toad, and—'
偷了一匹马—卖了好多钱！噢，我真是聪明的癞蛤蟆，而且—
'Toad, ' said the Water Rat, very seriously, 'stop boasting!
癞蛤蟆，水鼠很严肃地打断道，不要再吹牛了！
Go, upstairs at once, wash yourself, and put on some of my clothes. I've never seen anything as wet and dirty as you are. '
快上楼，洗洗干净换上我的衣服。我从来没见过谁像你这样又湿又脏的。
Toad went upstairs a little crossly, but he was pleased to get out of the washerwoman's dress.
癞蛤蟆有点温怒地上楼了，但是他还是很乐意脱掉这身洗衣婆的装扮。
He came down very clean and tidy, and ready to tell the Rat all about his adventures-how clever, how brave, how successful he had been.
他一身整洁干净地下楼了，准备告诉水鼠他的冒险经历—他是多么聪明，多么勇敢，多么成功。
The Rat gave him lunch, and listened, unsmiling, while Toad talked and talked and talked.
水鼠给他取来午餐，不苟言笑地听癞蛤蟆在那儿滔滔不绝。
When at last he finished, the Rat looked up.
最后癞蛤蟆结束了，水鼠抬头看着他。
'I have to tell you, Toad, ' he said slowly, 'that I feel ashamed— yes, ashamed, to have a criminal, an escaped prisoner, for my friend.
我得告诉你，癞蛤蟆，他慢慢地说着，我感到羞耻—是的，羞耻有一位朋友是犯人，一位逃出来的犯人。
Can't you see that none of this is exciting or amusing? '
难道你看不出这一切一点也不有趣，一点也不令人兴奋吗？
关于《风雨河岸柳》
肯尼思·格雷厄姆(Kenneth Grahame)（1859-1932）是英国的银行家。他出生于爱丁堡一个传统的苏格兰家庭，父亲是律师，却有严重的酗酒恶习。
