021 汤姆的计划

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Tom Sawyer smiled at me." Yes, Huck," he said." Of course I'll help you."

汤姆·索亚对我笑了笑。“是的，哈克，”他说，“我当然会帮助你。”

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He was quiet for a few minutes thinking

他安静了几分钟，思考着。

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Then he grinned and told me how I could keep pretending to be Tom Sawyer

然后他咧嘴一笑，告诉我如何继续假装成汤姆·索亚。

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I thought his plan just might work. I never knew anyone better at thinking up plans than Tom

我觉得他的计划可能行得通。我从没见过比汤姆更会出谋划策的人。

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Soon we were back at the Phelps' house." Well, who's this?" Aunt Sally asked when we came in the door

很快，我们回到了菲尔普斯家。“嗯，这是谁？”萨莉阿姨在我们进门时问道。

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All the little cousins gathered around, looking at us curiously

所有的小表兄妹都围了过来，好奇地看着我们。

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" This is my brother, Sid," I said." I wanted his visit to be a surprise

“这是我的弟弟，西德，”我说，“我想让他的到来成为一个惊喜。

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That's why I had to go back to the dock — to get him and bring him here."

那就是为什么我得回码头——去接他，带他来这里。”

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Aunt Sally looked really surprised." We're certainly happy to see you," she said," but my sister's letter said only Tom would be visiting."

萨莉阿姨看起来真的很惊讶。“我们当然很高兴见到你，”她说，“但我姐姐的信里写只有汤姆会来探望。”

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" That's right," said the real Tom." But I begged and begged Aunt Polly to let me come, and at the last minute she finally agreed. So here I am!"

“没错，”真正的汤姆说，“但我一再恳求波莉姨妈让我来，最后一刻她终于同意了。所以，我来了！”

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Aunt Sally gave him a big hug. Then she called Uncle Silas to come and meet Sid

萨莉姨妈给了他一个大大的拥抱。然后她叫赛拉斯姨夫过来见见锡德。

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They were nice people, and it never occurred to them that they were being tricked

他们都是好人，压根没想到自己被骗了。

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The Phelpses fed us a delicious dinner with enough food for seven families

费尔普斯一家给我们做了一顿美味的晚餐，食物多得够七家人吃。

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Tom and I had agreed that we must not ask about Jim because we weren't supposed to know about him

汤姆和我商量好，绝不能问起吉姆，因为按理说我们不该知道他的事。

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But we hoped that someone would mention him. Finally, during dinner, someone did

但我们希望能有人提起他。最后，吃晚饭时，真有人提了。

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One of my little cousins asked," Pa, may Tom and Sid and I go to the show in town?"

我的一个小表弟问道：“爸，我能和汤姆、锡德一起去看镇上的演出吗？”

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" No," said Uncle Silas." I heard from the runaway slave that it is a stupid show

“不行，”赛拉斯姨夫说，“我听那个逃跑的奴隶说，那是个愚蠢的演出。

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He said those two actors have been cheating people all along the river

他说那两个演员一直在沿河一带骗人。

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I warned a man in town, and he said the townspeople would capture the rascals this evening and throw them out of town."

我提醒了镇上的一个人，他说镇上的人今晚会抓住那两个无赖，把他们赶出镇子。”

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Now Tom and I knew that Jim really was nearby

这下汤姆和我明白了，吉姆真的就在附近。

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I said that my brother and I were tired, and we went up to our bedroom right after dinner

我说我和弟弟累了，吃完晚饭我们马上就上楼回卧室了。

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" I've got to warn the king and the duke," I told Tom." They don't know that they're in danger."

“我得去警告国王和公爵，”我对汤姆说，“他们还不知道自己有危险。”

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We climbed out of our bedroom window and slid down the lightning rod that ran up the side of the house

我们爬出卧室窗户，顺着房子侧面的避雷针滑了下去。

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We ran down the road, but when we reached the town, we met a noisy, angry crowd

我们沿着路往前跑，可一到镇上，就碰上一群吵闹愤怒的人。

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Some of them were carrying a long pole, with two fellows tied up and hanging underneath it

有些人扛着一根长杆，杆子下面吊着两个被捆住的人。

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They were covered from head to toe with tar and feathers

他们从头到脚涂满了柏油和羽毛。

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It was hard to recognize them, but I knew they must be the king and the duke

虽然很难认出他们，可我知道那一定就是国王和公爵。

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Even though they were scoundrels, I felt sad to see them being treated so roughly

尽管他们是恶棍，看见他们被这么粗暴地对待，我还是感到难过。

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Tom and I saw that we couldn't do anything to help, so we turned back

汤姆和我发现帮不上什么忙，就转身回去了。

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At first we were quiet, thinking about the two men as we walked

起初我俩一声不吭，一边走一边想着那两个人。

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Then Tom said," I think I know where Jim is!"

然后汤姆说：“我想我知道吉姆在哪儿了！”

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" Where?" I asked

“在哪儿？”我问。

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" In that shed behind the kitchen. Didn't you see the servant go out the back door while we were eating?

“在厨房后面的那个小木屋里。我们吃饭的时候，你没看到那个仆人从后门出去吗？

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He was carrying some food. Who do you think it was for?"

他拿着一些食物。你觉得那是给谁的？”

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" I don't know," I said." Maybe for the dogs?"

“我不知道，”我说。“也许是给狗吃的？”

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" No, he must be locked in the shed," Tom continued

“不，他肯定被锁在小木屋里了，”汤姆继续说。

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" When we were getting up from the table, the servant brought Uncle Silas a big key, and he put it in his pocket."

“我们从桌边站起来的时候，仆人递给赛拉斯姨夫一把大钥匙，他把钥匙放进了口袋里。”

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I couldn't believe how smart Tom was. He had figured out everything

我简直不敢相信汤姆有多聪明。他把一切都推断出来了。

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" So how should we rescue Jim?" Tom asked

“那我们该怎么救吉姆呢？”汤姆问。

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" Let's find out from the servant whether Jim is really in the shed," I said

“我们先跟仆人确认一下吉姆是不是真的在小木屋里，”我说。

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" Then, tomorrow night, when Uncle Silas is asleep, we'll take the key from his pocket

“然后，明天晚上，等赛拉斯姨夫睡着了，我们就从他口袋里拿出钥匙。

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He leaves his trousers hanging on the chair in his bedroom

他总是把裤子挂在他卧室的椅子上。

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We'll free Jim and run down to the riverbank where the raft is hidden

我们放了吉姆，然后跑到下游木筏藏着的河岸边。

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We'll all get aboard and escape down the river. Wouldn't that work?"

我们全都上船，顺着河逃走。那样不行吗？”

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" It might work," said Tom, looking very disappointed." But it's too simple."

“也许行得通，”汤姆说，看上去很失望。“但这太简单了。”

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Then Tom told me his plan, which had lots of things to do and would take quite a while

然后汤姆告诉了我他的计划，这个计划有很多事要做，而且得花上好一阵子。

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I thought his plan would probably free Jim, but it might also get us killed

我觉得他的计划也许能救出吉姆，但也可能害我们丧命。

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However, I was so grateful to him for helping me that I didn't object

不过，我太感激他帮我了，所以就没有反对。

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When we got back, the house was dark and still, so we tiptoed around to the shed

等我们回去时，屋子里一片漆黑，悄无声息，我们就踮着脚尖绕到小木屋那里。

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On the back wall of the shed, we saw a high square window with a board nailed across it

在小木屋的后墙上，我们看到一扇高高的方形窗户，上面横钉着一块木板。

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" We can pull off that board," I said," and then Jim can squeeze out the window."

“我们可以把那块木板撬掉，”我说，“然后吉姆就能从窗户挤出来了。”

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" I hope we can think of an escape that's more interesting than that!" said Tom scornfully

“我希望我们能想出一个比那更有趣的逃跑方法！”汤姆不屑地说。

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Next to the shed was a small unlocked hut

小木屋旁边有一个没上锁的小棚屋。

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We opened the door, struck a match, and looked inside

我们打开门，划着了一根火柴，往里看了看。

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We saw rusty old tools, including spades and picks

我们看到一些生锈的旧工具，有铲子还有镐。

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" Now I know what we can do," said Tom happily

“现在我知道该怎么办了，”汤姆高兴地说。

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" We can dig Jim out. It will only take about a week."

“我们可以挖地道把吉姆救出来。这大概只需要一个星期。”

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The back door of the house wasn't locked, so I entered quietly and went up to the bedroom

房子的后门没锁，我就悄悄地进去，上楼去了卧室。

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But Tom, who always wanted adventures, was determined to climb up the lightning rod and through the window

但汤姆总是想冒险，他执意要顺着避雷针爬上去，从窗户进去。

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After he slipped and fell three times, I finally persuaded him to use the stairs like me

在他滑下来摔了三次之后，我终于说服了他，像我一样走楼梯。