084 杰克的工资

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Long, long ago, a boy named Jack lived with his mother

很久很久以前，一个名叫杰克的男孩和他的母亲一起生活。

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Jack was not very bright, but he was kind and diligent

杰克不算很聪明，但他善良又勤劳。

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One day, Jack worked hard at a mill by a stream

一天，杰克在小溪边的磨坊里辛勤工作。

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He was paid two silver coins

他得到了两枚银币作为报酬。

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On his way home, Jack played with the coins

在回家的路上，杰克玩着银币。

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But suddenly, he stubbed his toe on a rock

但突然，他的脚趾踢到了一块石头上。

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" Ouch! Oh no, the coins!" he cried

“哎哟！哦不，银币！”他喊道。

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But it was too late. Splash, splash!

但已经太晚了。扑通，扑通！

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Each of the silver coins splashed into the stream

两枚银币都掉进小溪里，溅起水花。

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When Jack arrived home with nothing, his mother got very angry

杰克空手回到家时，他的母亲非常生气。

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" Next time, be sure to put your pay into your pocket!" she said

“下次，一定要把报酬放进口袋里！”她说。

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" I will, Mother," said Jack

“我会的，妈妈。”杰克说。

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Later, Jack worked very hard at a bakery

后来，杰克在一家面包店非常努力地工作。

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In return, he got paid a loaf of bread

作为回报，他得到了一条面包作为报酬。

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On his way back home, he stuffed the bread into his pocket, just like Mother said

在回家的路上，他照着妈妈说的，把面包塞进了口袋。

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When he got home, he ran to his mother

到家后，他跑向妈妈。

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" Mother, look! I put my pay in my pocket!"

“妈妈，看！我把报酬放进口袋里了！”

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Jack pulled the bread out of his pocket

杰克从口袋里掏出面包。

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" Oh, the bread crumbled," he said

“哦，面包碎了。”他说。

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" Jack, next time be sure to carry your pay on your head!" his mother told him

“杰克，下次一定要把报酬顶在头上！”妈妈对他说。

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Later, Jack worked on a farm

后来，杰克在一个农场工作。

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He worked very hard, and he got paid a large jar of milk

他工作非常努力，得到的报酬是一大罐牛奶。

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" Hmm, I must put this jar on my head, just like my mother told me," he thought

“嗯，我必须把这罐子顶在头上，就像妈妈告诉我的那样，”他想。

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Jack carefully balanced the jar of milk on his head

杰克小心翼翼地把牛奶罐平衡在头顶。

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But Jack had to walk under a tree with a lot of branches

但是杰克必须从一棵有很多树枝的树下走过。

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The jar of milk on his head hit a branch

他头上的牛奶罐碰到了一根树枝。

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" Oh no!" he cried

“哦，不！”他喊道。

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When Jack returned home, he was so sad that he almost cried

当杰克回到家时，他难过得几乎要哭了。

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" Jack, don't feel so sad

“杰克，别这么难过。

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Next time, be sure to carry your pay on your shoulders."

下次一定要把你的报酬扛在肩上。”

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" I will, Mother."

“我会的，妈妈。”

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Later, Jack worked very hard at the market

后来，杰克在市场辛苦地干活。

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The master liked how diligently he worked

主人很喜欢他勤奋的样子。

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So he gave Jack one of his donkeys

于是，他给了杰克一头驴。

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" This time, I will put the donkey on my shoulders!

“这次，我要把驴扛在肩上！

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Then I can take it home safely," Jack said

这样就能安全地把它带回家了。”杰克说。

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But the donkey was so heavy that Jack could not walk in a straight line

但是驴太沉了，杰克连直线都走不直。

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" Oh, what a heavy donkey!"

“哦，这驴可真重啊！”

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Jack sang a silly song to forget the donkey's weight

杰克唱了一首傻乎乎的歌，想忘记驴的重量。

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" Doodle-dee-doo! Doodle-dee-doo!"

“嘟嘀嘟！嘟嘀嘟！”

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The donkey cried because it felt so uncomfortable too

驴也感到很不舒服，叫了起来。

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" Hee-haw! Hee-haw!"

“咿——啊！咿——啊！”

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Jack tried very hard not to drop the donkey

杰克拼命不让自己把驴摔下来。

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So he did not see the king and the princess having a picnic by the road

所以，他没有看见国王和公主正在路边野餐。

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The princess saw Jack zigzagging across the road and heard him and the donkey singing a funny song

公主看到杰克在路上摇摇晃晃地走，还听到他和驴一起唱着可笑的歌。

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" Ha-ha-ha! That is the funniest thing I have ever seen!" She laughed

“哈哈哈！这是我见过的最滑稽的事！”她大笑起来。

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" Oh, my daughter is laughing," said the king

“哦，我的女儿笑了。”国王说。

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" She is laughing at last!"

“她终于笑了！”

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The princess had not laughed since her mother had died

自从母亲去世后，公主就再也没有笑过。

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No one had made her laugh since then

从那时起，没有人能让她笑。

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The king was so pleased to see the princess laugh that he called out to Jack

国王看到公主笑了，高兴极了，便朝杰克喊道。

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" You, my son! You have made my daughter laugh!

“你，我的孩子！你让我女儿笑了！

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Please, be my daughter's husband!"

请做我女儿的丈夫吧！”

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Jack kneeled." Oh, Your Majesty."

杰克跪下来。“哦，陛下。”

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So Jack and his mother went to the castle

于是，杰克和他的妈妈去了城堡。

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Jack married the princess

杰克娶了公主。

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Jack and the princess laughed all the time and lived happily ever after

杰克和公主总是笑个不停，从此过上了幸福的生活。

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" Ha-ha-ha! Doodle-dee-doo! Doodle-dee-doo!"

“哈哈哈！嘟嘀嘟！嘟嘀嘟！”