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.
鞭子高高举起——眼看大祸将临—— “哎呀，快往后瞧，姨妈！” 老太太猛地转过身，紧紧捏住裙子，唯恐遭遇不测。那孩子忙不迭地撒腿跑开，爬上高高的木板院墙，翻过去就不见影子了。
欣赏：汤姆用计谋逃脱了姨妈的鞭子，一开场就显示出机智过人的特点！另外，英文一连串动词用得很妙！