The switch hovered in the air—the peril was desperate. “My! Look behind you, aunt!” The old lady whirled round, and snatched her skirts out of danger. The lad fled on the instant, scrambled up the high board-fence, and disappeared over it.
鞭子高高舉起——眼看大禍將臨—— “哎呀，快往後瞧，姨媽！” 老太太猛地轉過身，緊緊捏住裙子，唯恐遭遇不測。那孩子忙不迭地撒腿跑開，爬上高高的木板院牆，翻過去就不見影子了。
欣賞：湯姆用計謀逃脫了姨媽的鞭子，一開場就顯示出機智過人的特點！另外，英文一連串動詞用得很妙！