拙译《木偶奇遇记》230407

Just then, the conversation was interrupted by approaching footsteps. It was the owner of the field, who was coming on tiptoes to see if, by chance, he had caught the Weasels which had been eating his chickens. Great was his surprise when, on holding up his lantern, he saw that, instead of a Weasel, he had caught a boy! 就在那时，谈话被不断接近的脚步声打断了。是农场主来了，他蹑手蹑脚地过来查看动静，想着或许能抓住一直在偷吃他的鸡的黄鼠狼。而令他十分意外的是，当他提着灯笼，结果看到自己抓住的是一个男孩！而非一只黄鼠狼。