" Hold your tongue, John, " his father rapped out.

" 闭嘴，约翰。" 爸爸厉声地说。

" No, I won't, " Michael rapped out. He was already in his basket.

" 是的，我不让。" 迈克尔毫不客气地说。 他已经在篮子里了。

" Tink, " he rapped out, " if you don't get up and dress at once I will open the curtains, and then we shall all see you in your negligee [nightgown]" .

" 叮叮，" 他大声说，" 如果你不马上起床，穿好衣服，我就拉开帘子，让大家都看见你衣衫不整的样子。"

The master repeated his explanation, and again Boris caught the sound of his voice, noticing that sometimes he spoke shortly, staccato — sometimes drawled as if he were singing, and then rapped out his words smartly like nuts.

大师重复了一遍他的解释，鲍里斯再次听到了他的声音，注意到他有时说话很短，断断续续——有时拖着长音，好像在唱歌，然后像坚果一样巧妙地敲出他的话。