020 萨莉姨妈和赛拉斯姨父

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After a while, I came up with a plan to find Jim. But I had a few things to do first

过了一会儿，我想出了一个找到吉姆的计划。但我得先办几件事。

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I took the raft about a kilometer down the river and hid it in bushes on the shore

我把木筏往下游划了大约一公里，藏在岸边的灌木丛里。

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I spent the night there, safe from the duke and the king

我在那儿过了一夜，安全地躲开了公爵和国王。

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The next morning, I changed into my good clothes — the ones that the two scoundrels had bought me

第二天早上，我换上了我的好衣服——就是那两个坏蛋给我买的那些。

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I wrapped my other belongings into a bundle and hid it on the riverbank too. Then I set out for Pikesville

我把其他东西包成一捆，也藏在了河边。然后我就出发去皮克斯维尔。

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The first person I saw was the duke

我碰到的第一个人就是公爵。

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He was hammering up a sign for the Royal Nonesuch

他正在钉招牌，为“皇家奇观”演出做宣传。

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" I'm very glad to see you," said the duke

“见到你真高兴，”公爵说。

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" We couldn't find you and the raft last night."

“我们昨晚找不到你和木筏了。”

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" Oh," I lied," I was helping a man move some sheep downriver, and the raft sank. It's gone."

“哦，”我撒谎说，“我帮一个人把一些羊送到下游去了，木筏沉了，没了。”

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The duke looked unhappy about that, but there was nothing he could do

公爵对此显得不高兴，但他也无可奈何。

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" I'm looking for Jim," I continued." I can't find him anywhere."

“我在找吉姆，”我继续说道，“哪儿都找不到他。”

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" The king, the old fool, sold him for forty dollars," the duke said

“国王，那个老傻瓜，把他卖了四十美元。”公爵说。

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" And by the time you and I reached the tavern yesterday, he had already lost the money by gambling

“而且昨天你和我到酒馆的时候，他已经赌博把那笔钱输光了。

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That's why we have to put on the Royal Nonesuch again — we have no money."

所以我们才得再演一次‘皇家非此莫属’——我们没钱了。”

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" But Jim was my property!" I protested." You must tell me who bought him."

“可吉姆是我的财产！”我抗议道，“你必须告诉我谁买了他。”

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The duke lied. He gave me the wrong name for the owner and gave me the wrong directions to find his house

公爵撒了谎。他给了我一个错的买主名字，还指了错的路去找那人的家。

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He said it would take me three days to reach the home of the man who had bought Jim

他说我得花三天时间才能到那个买了吉姆的人的家。

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I realized that the duke didn't want me around anymore

我意识到公爵不想再让我留在身边了。

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It was time for me to get away for good

是时候让我永远离开了。

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When the duke walked away to put up more signs, I asked someone how to get to Mr. Phelps' house

等公爵走开去贴更多告示时，我问了个人怎么去费尔普斯先生家。

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It was very near Pikesville, and I arrived quickly

那地方离皮克斯维尔很近，我很快就到了。

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The house was tidy, with a large fenced yard and a row of little slave cabins behind it

房子很整洁，有个带围栏的大院子，后面是一排小黑奴住的木屋。

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No one was in sight. It was mid-morning, so the slaves were likely working in the cotton fields already

一个人影也没有。已经半晌午了，所以黑奴们大概都在棉花地里干活了。

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As I walked into the yard, a pack of dogs surrounded me, barking loudly

我走进院子时，一群狗围住了我，大声吠叫。

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A black servant ran out of the kitchen, waving a rolling pin, and made the dogs go away

一个黑奴仆人从厨房跑出来，挥舞着擀面杖，把狗赶跑了。

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A moment later, a white lady hurried out of the house, followed by several small children

不一会儿，一位白人太太急忙从屋里出来，身后跟着几个小孩。

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She smiled at me and exclaimed," It's you, at last! We're so happy to finally meet you."

她对我笑着说：“总算，是你呀！我们真高兴总算见到你了。”

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I was surprised, but I decided to play along

我很吃惊，但决定将错就错。

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" Me too," I said, as she gave me a big hug

“我也是，”说着，她给了我一个大大的拥抱。

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" Look, children. This is your cousin Tom," she said, and they hugged me too

"看哪，孩子们。这是你们的汤姆表弟，"她说道，孩子们也过来拥抱了我。

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" I'm sorry I was delayed, ma'am," I said, thinking quickly

"抱歉我来迟了，夫人，"我飞快地转着脑筋说。

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" The boat I was traveling on got caught on a sandbar

"我坐的那艘船搁浅在沙洲上了。

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I had to get off and walk the rest of the way."

我只好下船走完剩下的路。"

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" Please, call me Aunt Sally," she said and brought me into the house

"请叫我萨莉姨妈吧，"她说着把我领进了屋。

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She asked where my baggage was, and I said that I'd left it on the riverbank, where I could get it later

她问我的行李在哪儿，我说我把行李留在河岸上了，回头可以再去取。

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Aunt Sally explained that her husband, Mr. Silas Phelps, had gone to the boat dock to meet me

萨莉姨妈解释说，她的丈夫赛拉斯·费尔普斯先生到船码头接我去了。

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Then she said," But I've been talking too much

接着她又说："不过我的话太多了。

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Please tell me all the news about my sister and the rest of the family."

快给我讲讲我姐姐和家里其他人的近况吧。"

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Now I was in trouble! But before I could say anything, Aunt Sally jumped up from her chair

这下我可陷入两难了！但我还没来得及开口，萨莉姨妈就从椅子上跳了起来。

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" There's Uncle Silas now," she said." I hear his wagon coming into the yard."

“西拉斯姨父回来了，”她说，“我听见他的马车进院子了。”

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She hurried outside, and I heard her call," Silas, who do you think has arrived while you were gone? It's our nephew — Tom Sawyer!"

她匆忙出去，我听见她喊：“西拉斯，猜猜你不在时谁来了？是咱们的外甥——汤姆·索亚！”

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Uncle Silas came inside and shook my hand eagerly

西拉斯姨父走进来，热情地握了握我的手。

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Then the whole family asked me questions about my Aunt Polly and my brother, Sid

接着，全家人问我关于波莉姨妈和弟弟希德的事情。

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Now that I knew they thought I was Tom Sawyer, it was easy to answer their questions

既然知道他们以为我是汤姆·索亚，回答他们的问题就很容易了。

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It was very pleasant to be treated so kindly

受到这样友好的对待，感觉非常愉快。

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But I knew the good times couldn't last. The real Tom would soon arrive

但我知道好景不长，真正的汤姆很快就要到了。

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How could I stop him from giving away my true identity?

我怎样才能阻止他泄露我的真实身份呢？

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I decided I'd have to meet Tom on the road before he reached the house

我决定必须在汤姆到家之前，在路上先见到他。

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I would explain that I wanted to free Jim, and he would help me make a plan

我会向他解释我想救出吉姆，然后他会帮我制定计划。

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I asked Uncle Silas if I could take his wagon and go down the road to get my baggage, and he agreed. Off I went

我问西拉斯姨父能不能借他的马车去路上取我的行李，他同意了。我立刻就出发了。

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As I had hoped, I saw Tom coming toward me on the road

正如我希望的，我在路上看见汤姆朝我走来。

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As he got close to the wagon, I called out to him

当他走近马车时，我喊了他一声。

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Tom dropped his bag and stared at me in horror

汤姆扔下包，惊恐地盯着我。

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" I never did you any harm," he cried." Please don't come back and haunt me!"

“我可从没害过你呀，”他喊道，“求你别回来缠着我！”

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" It's me — Huck," I said," and I'm not dead."

“是我——哈克，”我说，“我没死。”

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I let Tom pinch my arm to see that I was really alive and not a ghost

我让汤姆掐了掐我的胳膊，好让他知道我真的活着，不是鬼魂。

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He was very surprised to see me, and very happy too

见到我他非常惊讶，也非常高兴。

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On the way back to the Phelps' place, I told him all the things that had happened to me since I had run away from Pap

回费尔普斯家的路上，我把从爸爸那里逃走后发生的事全告诉了他。

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Then I explained how I had fooled his aunt and uncle, and why I had to keep fooling them until I found a way to rescue Jim

然后我解释了我怎么骗了他的姨妈和姨父，以及为什么必须继续骗他们，直到找到救吉姆的办法。

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" I know the law says it's stealing," I said," but I have to do it. Will you help me?"

“我知道法律上这算偷窃，”我说，“但我必须这么做。你愿意帮我吗？”