025 真相大白

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When I came down to breakfast, Uncle Silas and Aunt Sally were sitting at the table, looking sad

当我下楼吃早餐时，西拉斯姨父和莎莉姨妈坐在桌旁，神情悲伤。

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Then, we all heard noises in the yard and ran outside

然后，我们都听到院子里有喧闹声，跑了出去。

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It was Tom! The doctor and some other men were carrying him on a mattress

是汤姆！医生和几个男子用床垫抬着他。

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Jim was there, too, with his hands tied behind his back

吉姆也在那里，双手被绑在身后。

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He was surrounded by the men who had chased us two nights ago

他被两天前追赶我们的那些人围住。

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Aunt Sally became very busy, giving orders to servants and getting a bed ready for Tom

莎莉姨妈立刻忙碌起来，吩咐仆人，为汤姆准备床铺。

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Meanwhile, the men were treating Jim roughly

与此同时，那些人正粗暴地对待吉姆。

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One of them even said he should be hanged because of the trouble he had caused

其中一个人甚至说因为他惹了这么多麻烦，应该把他绞死。

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But another man said, no, the slave didn't belong to them, and his owner would be very angry if he didn't get his property back

但另一个人说，不，这个奴隶不属于他们，如果主人要不回自己的财产，一定会非常生气。

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Jim pretended that he didn't know me. I felt terribly sad that I couldn't help him

吉姆假装不认识我。我为自己帮不了他感到非常难过。

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I was very relieved when the doctor told the men to treat him kindly

听到医生叫那些人善待他时，我大大地松了一口气。

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" He's a good man," the doctor said." He could have run away, but he stayed with me the whole time

"他是个好人，"医生说，"他本来可以逃跑的，但他一直和我待在一起。"

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He was a good nurse to that boy and helped me save his life."

他像个好护士一样照顾那个男孩，帮我救了他的命。

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After that the men were kinder to Jim, but they still put chains on him and locked him in the shed again

之后，那些人对吉姆友善了些，但还是给他戴上锁链，又把他锁回了小屋里。

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The doctor told me that Tom was going to be fine

医生告诉我，汤姆会好起来的。

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But I knew I still had a lot to worry about

但我知道，我还有很多事要担心。

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How would I explain why I didn't tell the Phelpses that Sid was shot? How could I help to free Jim?

我该怎么解释，我为什么没告诉菲尔普斯一家西德中枪的事？我又怎么才能帮吉姆获得自由？

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The next day, Tom was so much better that I was allowed to go see him in his room

第二天，汤姆好多了，我被允许去他房间看他。

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He was sitting up in bed, and he began to talk to me and Aunt Sally

他正坐在床上，开始跟我和萨莉姨妈说话。

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He was not very alert after his gunshot wound and his fever

经历了枪伤和发烧，他还不是太清醒。

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I quickly realized he had forgotten that we were keeping many things secret

我很快意识到，他忘了我们有很多事都要保密。

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" How's Jim?" he said to me

“吉姆怎么样了？”他对我说。

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" He's fine," I said quietly, frowning at him to show that he should be quiet. But he kept on talking

“他很好，”我小声说，冲他皱眉，示意他别出声。但他还是继续往下说。

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" Have you told Aunt Sally how we did everything?" continued Tom

“你告诉萨莉姨妈，我们是怎么做的了吗？”汤姆接着说。

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" Did what?" asked Aunt Sally, looking suspicious

“做了什么？”萨莉姨妈问道，一脸怀疑。

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Then, Tom told the whole story: the escape plan, the things we borrowed, the tunnel we had dug

接着，汤姆把整件事都说了：逃跑计划、我们“借”来的东西、我们挖的地道。

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Aunt Sally was astonished. When she realized how much trouble we had caused, she started to look angry

萨莉姨妈大吃一惊。当她意识到我们惹了多大麻烦时，开始面露怒色。

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But Tom kept smiling."... and so we helped the runaway slave get away," he finished

但汤姆一直笑着。“……就这样，我们帮那个逃跑的奴隶脱身了。”他最后说道。

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" But he didn't get away," said Aunt Sally

“可他没跑掉呀，”萨莉姨妈说。

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" He's locked in the shed right now."

“他这会儿正锁在小棚屋里呢。”

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Tom's face grew red." No, that's not right! You have to let him go

汤姆的脸涨得通红。"不，那样不对！你们得放了他。

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Old Mrs. Watson died two months ago, and in her will, she set Jim free

华森老小姐两个月前去世了，她在遗嘱里释放了吉姆。

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He's a free man, as free as you and me!"

他是个自由人了，跟你我一样自由！"

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Aunt Sally opened her mouth to speak, when someone else hurried into the room

萨莉姨妈刚张口要说话，这时另一个人匆匆走进了房间。

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" Why, sister!" she exclaimed. I turned to look, and there was Tom's Aunt Polly!

"哎呀，姐姐！"她喊道。我转过头一看，竟然是汤姆的波莉姨妈！

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While the two sisters were hugging, I hid under the bed

趁两姐妹拥抱的时候，我躲到了床底下。

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" Come out from there, Huck Finn!" commanded Aunt Polly

"给我出来，哈克·费恩！"波莉姨妈命令道。

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" What mischief have you and Tom been making now?"

"你和汤姆这回又捣什么鬼了？"

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Aunt Sally was very confused." But that's Tom under the bed, and Sid in the bed!"

萨莉姨妈很是困惑。"可床底下那个才是汤姆，床上的是西德啊！"

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" I certainly know my own nephew Tom — I've looked after him since he was a baby," said Aunt Polly

"我肯定认得我自己的外甥汤姆——他从小就是我带大的，"波莉姨妈说。

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" And I know Huckleberry, too! When I got that letter from you saying Sid was visiting, I had to come and see what was wrong

“我也认识哈克贝利！我收到你的信，说希德来这里做客，我就知道一定出事了，必须亲自来看看。

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Sid is safe at home, where he should be."

希德好好地待在家里，他本该在那儿。”

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The first chance I got to talk to Tom by himself, I asked him why he never told us that Jim was a free man

我一找到和汤姆单独说话的机会，就问他，为什么不早告诉我们吉姆已经是个自由人了。

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" I wanted to have adventures," Tom said." I wanted to free him from prison

“我想冒险，”汤姆说，“我想把他从监牢里救出来。

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Then, I wanted to go down the Mississippi on the raft with you and him

然后，我想和你、他一起乘着木筏，顺密西西比河漂流而下。

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I planned to wait until we got to New Orleans and then tell Jim the truth."

我本打算等我们到了新奥尔良，再把真相告诉吉姆。”

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Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas freed Jim from the shed as soon as they heard Tom's story

萨莉姨妈和赛拉斯姨父听了汤姆的讲述后，立刻把吉姆从棚屋里放了出来。

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They fed him a good meal and gave him some clean clothes

他们让他饱餐了一顿，又给了他几件干净衣服。

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Then Tom gave Jim forty dollars to start his new life

然后，汤姆给了吉姆四十块钱，让他开始新生活。

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" Remember what I told you, Huck?" Jim said to me

“还记得我跟你说过的话吗，哈克？”吉姆对我说。

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" If a man has hair on his chest like me, it means he is going to be rich some day. And now I am!"

“要是一个人胸口长着胸毛，像我这样，他总有一天会发财的。瞧，我现在不就是了！”

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Once Tom was feeling better, he wanted Jim to stay for a few days

汤姆身体好转后，想让吉姆再待几天。

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" We could dress up and pretend to be pirates," Tom suggested

“我们可以装扮起来，假装是海盗。”汤姆提议说。

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" I don't have any money for pirate clothes

“我没钱买海盗服呀。

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I guess by now Pap got all our money from Judge Thatcher," I said

我想那笔钱，现在大概已经让爸爸从撒切尔法官那儿全给取走了。”我说。

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" No, he hasn't," said Tom." We still have our six thousand dollars

“不，他没有，”汤姆说，“我们的六千块钱还在。

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Pap hasn't come back — at least, he hadn't when I left home."

你爸一直没回来——至少，我离开家时，他还没回去。”

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Then, Jim said in a serious voice," Your Pap isn't ever coming back, Huck. You don't have to worry about that."

这时，吉姆用严肃的语气说：“你爸爸永远不会再回来了，哈克。你不用再担心这个了。”

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At first, he didn't want to explain how he knew this, but I wouldn't stop asking questions

起初，他不愿解释他是怎么知道的，可我不停追问，非要弄个明白。

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Finally Jim said," Do you remember that house that we found, floating down the river?"

最后，吉姆说：“你还记得咱们发现的那栋顺水漂流的房子吗？”

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I nodded

我点了点头。

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" Do you remember that there was a body inside, and I told you not to look?

“你还记得里面有一具尸体，我当时叫你别看吗？

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Well, I recognized his face — it was your Pap."

嗯，我认出了那张脸——那是你爸爸。”

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Well, now I've finished everything I wanted to write

好了，现在，我想写的东西都写完了。

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Tom's leg has healed. And he kept the bullet for a souvenir

汤姆的腿伤已经痊愈。那颗子弹，他留着当了纪念品。

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Aunt Sally wants to adopt me and civilize me. But I might run away

萨莉姨妈想收养我，把我管教得有教养。可我八成还是会跑掉。

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I've already been civilized once, and I don't think I like it

我已经受过一次“教化”了，我想我并不喜欢那种日子。