Mr. Popper’s Penguins（Ⅻ）波普先生的企鹅 （十二）

最终的结果皆大欢喜，电影公司老板决定在企鹅们去北极之前拍一段短片，当然，波普先生也得到了一笔报酬。时间也来到了企鹅们离开的日子。

But at last everything was ready， and the day came whenthe Poppers were to go down and say good-by. Bill and Janieran all over the ship， and did not want to leave when it was timeto draw up the 1）gangplank. The Admiral shook hands with themand Mrs. Popper， and thanked them for having helped to train the2）extraordinary penguins that were to be a real contribution toscience.

Mr. Popper had gone down below to say a private farewell tohis birds. All that kept him from breaking down completely was theknowledge that what he was doing was best for them， too. First hesaid good-by to all the younger penguins. Then to Greta， who hadsaved Captain Cook. Then， last of all， he 3）leaned over and said aspecial good-by to Captain Cook， who had come and made life sodifferent for Mr. Popper.

Then he wiped his eyes， straightened his back， and went up on deck to say good-by to Admiral Drake.

“Good-by， Admiral Drake，” he said.

“Good-by？” repeated the Admiral. “Why， what do you mean？ Aren’t you coming with us？”

“Me — go with you to the North Pole？”

“Why， of course， Mr. Popper.”

1） gangplank n. 跳板；踏板

2） extraordinary adj. 非凡的；卓越的

3） lean v. （身体）倾斜；倚靠

但最后，当所有的事情都准备就绪的时候，波普一家要去跟企鹅们说再见的那天也来了。（剩余292字）