Lost in the Snow
雪中历险记
原著：林达•詹林生（Linda Jennings）
绘画：艾莉森•埃德生（Alison Edgson）
翻译：漪然
【赠言页】
For Aidan and Fay - L J
For Roo, and not forgetting Murphy - A E
送给艾丹和菲儿——林达•詹林生
送给茹，别忘了墨菲——艾莉森•埃德生
【扉页】
雪中历险记
原著：林达•詹林生
绘画：艾莉森•埃德生
2
Ollie peeped out of the barn door.
Something cold and wet plopped on his nose."What's all this white stuff,Mum?" he squeaked. "Can you eat it?"
"It's snow, Ollie," his mum laughed. "It falls like rain in winter. And no, you shouldn't eat it."
"Can we play in it, then?" he asked.
"please, Mum," cried Sheba and Sam.
"Of course you can," said Mum, "but don't go too far."
欧儿在谷仓的门边，望着天空。
他的鼻子触到了什么东西，冷冰冰的，湿漉漉的。
“那些白色的片片是什么，妈妈？”他问道，“可以吃吗？”
“那是雪，欧儿，”妈妈笑了，“雪，就像是冬天的雨。别吃，那不是好吃的东西。”
“那，我们可以玩雪吗？”欧儿问。
“让我们玩吧，妈妈！”赛儿和希儿一起嚷起来。
“当然可以，”妈妈说，“不过，别跑得太远了。”
（译注：将原文中的Ollie（音译为奥尼尔，男子名）译为欧儿，是因为欧儿读起来感觉更为温柔，也更加简短好记，并且，显得更接近一个小宝宝的名字，比较可爱，后文中赛儿和希儿也同样是简化了音译名，并且用这些名字，暗示出了三只小狗之间的家庭关系）
3
Sam and Sheba skidded and slid across the icy farmyard.
"Wait for me!" yelped Ollie, racing after them.
赛儿和希儿立刻一步一滑地冲了出去，穿过了白雪覆盖的农庄小院。
“等等我！”欧儿叫着，赶紧追了上去。
4
When the puppies reached the field, they stopped and stared.
There was snow everywhere.
"Let's play!" cried Ollie.
The puppies chased and dug and rolled under the flying snowflakes, until suddenly...
小狗们来到田野上，他们停下脚步，瞪大了眼睛——雪，处处是雪！
“来玩吧！”欧儿欢叫了一声。
小狗们追打欢闹着，在雪地上挖洞，在飘舞的雪花下打转儿，忽然……
5
...a strange face loomed up in front of them - a face with a huge mouth, huge eyes and HUGE teeth!
一个陌生的面孔，冷不丁在他们眼前冒了出来——他有一张大嘴巴，一对大眼睛，还有满嘴的大牙！
6
For a moment the puppies froze with fear.
"RUN!" Sheba cried.
一刹那间，小狗们都被吓呆了。
“快跑！”希儿叫起来。
7
The puppies rushed off through the flurrying snowflakes. Ollie's paws scrabbled and skidded as he ran and ran, until at last the dog's barks faded and everything was quiet and still. But where were Sheba and Sam? Where were the farmyard and the barn?
小狗们四散奔逃，溅起慌乱的雪沫。欧儿的脚掌不住地打滑，可他还是使劲儿地跑，跑啊跑……终于，那大狗的叫声渐渐远了，四周变得一片寂静。可是，塞儿和希儿去哪里了？农庄和谷仓在哪里？
8
"Oh no," whimpered Ollie.
"I'm lost!"
“哦，不，”欧儿发出一声轻轻的呜咽，“我迷路了！”
9
"Too whit, too whoo, who are you?"
hooted a voice high above him.
Ollie looked up. Two big, round eyes stared down.
“小可怜，
小调皮，
你是谁？”
从很高很高的地方，传来一个咕咕的叫声。欧儿抬起头，只见两个圆溜溜的大眼睛正盯着他看呢。
（译注：猫头鹰说的whoo 是一个感叹词，意为稀奇的、令人惊讶的，相当于汉语中的“哇--”，这里为上下文和原文一样保持对称，意译为小调皮）
10
"I'm ollie and I've lost my family and I don't know my way home," Ollie squeaked.
"Perhaps you shoulld follow your footprints," suggested the owl.
"They'll lead you home again - but hurry, or they'll be covered in snow."
"Thank you so much!" said Ollie.
“我叫欧儿，我和哥哥姐姐走散了，找不到回家的路了。”欧儿抽泣着说。
“跟着你自己的小脚印走走看吧，”老猫头鹰建议，“脚印会带你找到回家的方向，不过，你得抓紧时间，不然，过一会儿，大雪就会把脚印全盖住了。”
“谢谢，太谢谢了！”欧儿说。
（译注：原文中的lost family（失去家庭），在这里意译为和哥哥姐姐走散，因为从画面上看，欧儿和另外两只小狗稍有不同，它的毛色比较浅，从全文看，欧儿也应该是家里最小的一个孩子，在第3页的“赶紧追上去”中就暗示出，他没有另外两只小狗跑得利索）
11
Tail wagging, he set off. But by the time he had reached the middle of the field, the footprints were disappearing under fresh snow. Soon Ollie couldn't see them at all.
He trudged on and on as the snow grew deeper."I must keep going," he panted."I must get back to my nice, warm basket and supper."
欧儿摇着尾巴，出发了。可是，等他走到田野上的时候，那些脚印已经消失在了飘落的雪花下面。不一会儿，欧儿就完全看不见自己来时的路了。
积雪越来越厚，欧儿也越走越累。“我要继续走，”他喘着气对自己说，“我要回家，家里的小窝多暖呀，家里的晚饭多香呀……”
13
At last Ollie reached a large wood. Was this the wood by his farm? If it was, then he was nearly home!
终于，欧儿走到了一个很大的树林里。这，不就是农庄旁边的那个树林吗？这么说，他已经离家很近很近了！
14
The snow had stopped, and evening sunlight shone through the trees.
Crunch, crunch, Ollie crept through the icy leaves. But then, all at once...
风雪渐渐停了，夕阳的余辉透过树丛，发出柔和的光亮，
格吱吱，格吱吱，欧儿踩着结冰的落叶，小心翼翼地往前走。可就在这时，忽然……
（译注：shone是发光、照亮的意思，这里为强化此处的诗意美，将句子按照画面感觉译为“柔和的光亮”）
15
Swoosh!
Ollie slipped down an icy slope, tumbling over and over...
刺溜！
欧儿在一个雪坡上滑倒了，
一个跟头，
又一个跟头……
16
THUMP!
From the shadow of the bushes three fox cubs stared out him.
"Look what the snow's blown in," said one.
"What a scruff!" said another.
"This is our home," said third."Clear off!"
"But I don't know which way to go!" cried Ollie. Sadly he walked away. He would have to find his own way home.
嘭！
灌木丛的阴影中，有三双亮闪闪的眼睛，一起瞪着摔下来的欧儿。
“瞧呀，有什么从天上掉下来啦。”一只小狐狸说。
“是个脏兮兮的家伙！”另一只小狐狸说。
“这是我们的家，”第三只小狐狸说，“快走开！”
“可我不知道该走哪条路了！”欧儿哭着，伤心地继续往前走。不管怎样，他都得去找到属于自己的那个家。
（译注：前文中，大狗、猫头鹰的出现都是对其动作声音样貌的描述先行，然后出现角色的名字，因此这里对小狐狸的出场也沿用了此种方式，这样行文的好处是更能够强调欧儿忽然和狐狸们相遇的惊愕感觉）
17
Ollie reached the edge of the wood, but still he couldn't see the farm. He tried to cheer himself up. He'd have so much to tell Sam and Sheba when he reached home!
But the snow was falling once more, thicker and faster. As he struggled on, Ollie began to think he would never see his family again.
欧儿走到了树林的边上，可他还是没能看到农庄。为了让自己高兴一点儿，他开始想象，等自己回家以后，可以讲多少冒险的故事给大家听！
可是，这时，又下起雪来，而且是纷纷扬扬的鹅毛大雪。欧儿挣扎着继续前进，可他开始怀疑，自己是不是永远也看不到那个家了。
（译注：to tell Sam and Sheba，直译是讲给赛儿和希儿听，这里缩略为讲给大家听，简化这一句的复杂度）
20
Cold, Hungry, and very, very tired, Ollie crawled under a bush.
A mouse scurried across his feet and disappeared into a small hole. "I wish I could find somewhere safe and warm to sleep,too." Ollie sighed. But as he closed his eyes, he heard something...
欧儿好冷，好饿，而且非常非常地累。他终于在一丛灌木下面，缩成了一团。
一只小耗子从他的脚边匆匆跑过，钻进了一个小洞里。“但愿我也有这么一个睡觉的地方，又安全，又暖和……”欧儿叹了口气，绝望地闭上了眼睛。可就在这时，他听到了一个声音……
21
"Ollie! Ollie! Where are you?"
Ollie peeped out from the bush - it was Mum!
"Mum! Sam! Sheba! I'm over here!"
And across the frozen field Ollie raced to meet them.
“欧儿！欧儿！你在哪里？”
欧儿从灌木丛后面探头张望——那是妈妈呀！
“妈妈！赛儿！希儿！我在这里！”
欧儿穿过雪地，飞奔向妈妈的身边。
22
"We've been looking for hours," cried Mum, "Where have you been?"
"I've had an adventure," said Ollie. "But I'm so glad it's over now."
"So am I," said Mum, gently licking his frozen ears.
“我们找了半天了，”妈妈叫着，“你跑到哪儿去了？”
“我去做了一次大冒险，”欧儿说，“不过冒险总算结束了，我太高兴了。”
“嗯，我也是。”妈妈说着，温柔地舔了舔他冻僵的耳朵。
23
Home at last, Ollie curled up with his brother and sister in their cosy bed. The puppies wanted to know all about Ollie's Big Adventure.
"Tell us more about the owl!" cried Sheba.
"And the nasty fox cubs!" squeaked Sam.
But, warm and snug, his tummy full of dinner, Ollie had fallen fast asleep.
终于到家了，欧儿和哥哥姐姐一起，趴在他们软软的小窝里，小狗们都想再听欧儿说一说他的冒险故事。
“再讲讲那个猫头鹰吧！”希儿嚷着。
“还有那些凶巴巴的小狐狸！”赛儿也叫着。
可是，没有回答声，在又暖和又舒服的小窝里，欧儿已经挺着饱饱的肚子，进入了梦乡……
（译注：“没有回答声”是增译法，用来补充完整原句隐含的意思，原文中最后的结尾是句号，这里改为省略号，是希望引导读者对欧儿的梦境做更多的想象）
【封底】
When Ollie sees snow for the first time, he's amazed. It's wonderful! He rushes outside to play with his brother and sister, but then a huge, scary dog appears and the puppies scatter. Ollie runs and runs, and when at last he stops, he finds himself lost and alone.
Will he ever find his way back to the warmth and safety of his family and home?
欧儿有生以来第一次看到下雪，他非常惊奇。雪，真是太美妙了！他和哥哥姐姐一起冲出家门，去玩雪。可是，就在这时，来了一只又大又凶的狗，把小狗们都给吓坏了。欧儿只顾逃呀逃，等他停下步子，他发现自己迷路了，孤零零一个被丢在雪野里。
他还能找到回去的路吗？他还能找到那个暖又舒服的家吗？