003 不寻常的夜晚

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The next night started as an ordinary Friday evening, even though it was the last time Mr. and Mrs. Darling saw their three children for a very long time

第二天晚上开始得就像一个普通的周五晚上，尽管这是达林夫妇在很长一段时间里最后一次见到他们的三个孩子。

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They were dressing for a dinner party, and Mrs. Darling was helping her husband tie his bow tie

他们正在为一场晚宴更衣，达林太太帮丈夫系领结。

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She looked splendid in her white evening gown and a necklace George had given her

她穿着白色晚礼服，戴着乔治送给她的项链，看上去光彩照人。

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She told her husband about seeing Peter in the nursery the night before

她告诉丈夫，前一天晚上她在儿童室看到了彼得。

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When she described how Nana had caught his shadow, Mr. Darling laughed at the story

当她描述娜娜如何抓住了他的影子时，达林先生听了大笑起来。

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But when she took him to the nursery and showed him the shadow, which she had carefully folded and put in a drawer, he almost believed her

但当她带他去儿童室，给他看那个被她小心叠好放进抽屉里的影子时，他差点儿就相信了。

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Meanwhile, Nana was getting the children ready for bed

与此同时，娜娜正在让孩子们准备睡觉。

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As the baby of the family, Michael sometimes made a fuss

作为家里最小的孩子，迈克尔有时会闹脾气。

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" I won't take a bath! I won't! And I won't go to bed!" he would shout

“我不洗澡！我不洗！我也不睡觉！”他会这样大喊。

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Tonight, when it came time for his medicine, Michael refused to take it

今晚，到了该吃药的时候，迈克尔不肯吃。

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Michael ran from the bathroom into the nursery, and Nana followed with his spoonful of medicine held carefully between her teeth

迈克尔从浴室跑进儿童室，娜娜嘴里小心地叼着一勺药，紧跟在后。

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John and Wendy were right behind

约翰和温迪紧随其后。

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When Mr. and Mrs. Darling saw the problem, Mrs. Darling went straight to the kitchen for a chocolate to sweeten the taste of the medicine

达林夫妇见状，达林太太立刻去厨房拿了块巧克力，好让药不那么苦。

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Mr. Darling was much more strict." Be brave!" he commanded Michael

达林先生可严厉多了。“勇敢点！”他命令迈克尔。

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" When I was your age, I took medicine without a word

“我像你这么大的时候，吃药一声不吭。

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I even thanked my parents for giving me medicine to make me well."

我甚至还感谢父母，因为给我吃药是为了让我好起来。”

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Trying to be helpful, Wendy interrupted," You still take medicine too, don't you, Father?"

温迪想帮忙，插嘴道：“您不也还在吃药吗，爸爸？”

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It was true. And even though Mr. Darling wanted Michael to be brave, it was also true that he didn't like his medicine

确实如此。尽管达林先生想让迈克尔勇敢，但他自己其实也不爱吃药。

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He often found reasons not to take it

他常常找各种理由不吃。

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" It's much nastier than Michael's!" he said

“我的药可比迈克尔的难喝多了！”他说。

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" And, if I hadn't lost the bottle, I would take it now to show you how I do it, Michael."

“而且，如果我没有弄丢那个药瓶，我现在就喝给你看，迈克尔，演示一下我是怎么喝的。”

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In fact, Mr. Darling hadn't actually lost the medicine

事实上，达林先生并没有真的弄丢那瓶药。

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He had hidden the bottle at the back of the medicine cabinet

他只是把药瓶藏在了药柜的最里面。

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" I know where it is, Father," said Wendy

“我知道它在哪里，爸爸。”温迪说。

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She was always a helpful daughter." I'll bring it to you."

她一直是个乐于助人的女儿。“我去给您拿来。”

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She ran off before he could stop her

他还没来得及阻止她，她就跑开了。

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Wendy returned with the medicine in a glass

温迪回来了，手里的杯子里盛着药。

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It was a white liquid that looked like milk

那是看起来像牛奶一样的白色液体。

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Mr. Darling shuddered when he saw it." Michael first," he said

达林先生看到药，打了个哆嗦。“迈克尔先喝。”他说。

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" Father first," responded Michael

“爸爸先喝。”迈克尔回应道。

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" It isn't fair," Mr. Darling complained

“这不公平，”达林先生抱怨道。

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" There is more medicine in my glass than in Michael's spoon."

“我杯子里的药比迈克尔勺子里的多。”

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" Father, I am waiting for you," said Michael suspiciously

“爸爸，我在等你呢，”迈克尔怀疑地说。

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Wendy made a suggestion." Why not take your medicines at the same time?"

温迪提了个建议：“你们为什么不一起把药喝了呢？”

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She counted to three: " One, two, three, go!"

她数到三：“一、二、三，喝！”

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Michael took his medicine, but Mr. Darling hid his glass behind his back

迈克尔喝了他的药，可达林先生却把杯子藏到了背后。

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Michael let out a yell." Not fair!"

迈克尔大叫一声：“不公平！”

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Wendy cried," Oh Father, I can't believe you did that!"

温迪喊道：“哦，爸爸，真不敢相信你会这么做！”

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" Well, I meant to take mine, but I... I missed it," Father said

“这个，我本来想喝的，可是……我没来得及，”爸爸说。

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John looked at his father sadly, and Nana left the room in disgust

约翰难过地看着父亲，娜娜则厌恶地离开了房间。

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Mr. Darling knew he had disappointed his children

达林先生知道他让孩子们失望了。

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He didn't like the way they were looking at him

他不喜欢孩子们看他的那种眼神。

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" Let's play a joke on Nana," he suggested

“咱们跟娜娜开个玩笑吧，”他提议道。

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" I will pour my medicine into Nana's bowl. She will think it is milk

“我把我的药倒进娜娜的碗里。她会以为是牛奶。

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What fun!" he said, trying to be playful as he poured the medicine

多好玩啊！”他一边倒药，一边故作轻松地说。

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When Nana returned, he patted her on the head

娜娜回来时，他拍了拍她的头。

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" Good dog," he said." Have a little milk from your bowl, Nana."

“好狗狗，”他说。“喝点你碗里的牛奶吧，娜娜。”

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Nana wagged her tail and began to lap up the liquid

娜娜摇了摇尾巴，开始舔舐碗里的液体。

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The children were shocked at their father's sense of humor

孩子们对父亲的这种幽默感感到震惊。

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They didn't think his joke was funny at all

他们觉得他的玩笑一点也不好笑。

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When the medicine was all gone, Nana shook her big head and crept into her doghouse to lie down

药都被喝光后，娜娜摇了摇她的大脑袋，爬进她的狗窝里躺下了。

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She did not look well

她看起来不太舒服。

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Mrs. Darling came back to a silent room

达林太太回到了一间寂静的房间。

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She looked at the unhappy group and the sick dog

她看了看这群不开心的人和生病的狗狗。

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Then she picked up Nana's bowl and sniffed it

然后她拿起娜娜的碗闻了闻。

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" George, it's your medicine! How could you!" she cried

“乔治，这是你的药！你怎么能这样！”她喊道。