003 汤姆的工作

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Tom knew his aunt wanted to catch him in a lie so he said," Ma'am, I was so hot today that I dumped water from the well on my head

汤姆知道姨妈想抓到他撒谎，于是他说：“姨妈，我今天太热了，就从井里打水浇在头上了。

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See, my hair is still wet."

您看，我头发还是湿的呢。”

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Aunt Polly was annoyed that she had overlooked Tom's wet hair

波莉姨妈很懊恼，自己竟忽略了汤姆的湿头发。

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" He skipped school again," she thought

“他又逃学了。”她想。

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She decided to use her secret weapon; before school each morning she sewed Tom's collar shut with thread

她决定用上她的秘密武器；每天早上上学前，她都用线把汤姆的领口缝死。

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" Tom, show me your shirt collar," said Aunt Polly sternly

“汤姆，让我看看你的衬衫领子。”波莉姨妈严厉地说。

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If he had taken off his shirt to go swimming, she would see the broken thread and know!

如果他脱掉衬衫去游泳，她就会看到断开的线，那就真相大白了！

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Aunt Polly was really surprised because the collar was still sewn shut

波莉姨妈真的很惊讶，因为领口还是缝死的。

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" Tom, I'm sorry I suspected you of skipping school today

“汤姆，很抱歉，我怀疑你今天逃学了。

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It appears that I was wrong," said Aunt Polly

看来是我错了。”波莉姨妈说。

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Tom accepted her apology gracefully

汤姆很有风度地接受了她的道歉。

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He was just about to leave when Sid said," Didn't you sew Tom's collar with white thread this morning? Look here."

他正要离开，这时希德说："您今天早上不是用白线给汤姆缝的领子吗？您看看这儿。"

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He pointed at Tom's shirt." Tom's collar is sewn with black thread."

他指着汤姆的衬衫。"汤姆的领子是用黑线缝的。"

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" Why, yes, I did sew it with white thread today," said Aunt Polly thoughtfully, and then her face changed

"哎呀，是啊，我今天确实是用白线缝的，"波莉姨妈若有所思地说道，然后她的脸色一变。

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It turned red, her glasses slipped to the tip of her nose, and she screamed," Boy, that's it!"

她的脸涨得通红，眼镜滑到了鼻尖上，她尖叫道："小子，原来如此！"

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Tom turned to Sid and said menacingly

汤姆转向希德，恶狠狠地开口说道。

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" I'll beat you good for that!" he growled

"看我怎么收拾你！"他低声怒吼道。

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Not wanting to hear what his punishment would be, he ran out the door

他不想听到自己会受到什么惩罚，于是跑出了门。

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" I'll have to punish him tomorrow," said Aunt Polly to herself

"我明天非得惩罚他不可，"波莉姨妈自言自语道。

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" I'll make him work. He hates work, but I've got to teach him a lesson."

"我要让他干活。他最讨厌干活了，但我得让他记住教训。"

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Tom sat down under a tree. In the fading light, he examined the two needles he kept under the front collar of his shirt

汤姆坐在一棵树下。暮色中，他查看着藏在衬衫前领下的两根针。

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One needle had white thread and the other had black

一根针上带着白线，另一根带着黑线。

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" Aunt Polly never would have noticed the thread, if it hadn't been for Sid," moaned Tom

“要不是希德，波莉姨妈绝不会注意到线的。”汤姆嘀咕着。

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" Darn it. I bet she'll make me work tomorrow, and tomorrow is Saturday."

“见鬼。我敢说她明天准会让我干活，明天可是星期六啊。”

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Tom was in a foul mood

汤姆心情糟透了。

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He spent the rest of the evening planning his revenge on Sid

那天晚上剩下的时间，他都在盘算着怎么报复希德。

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The next day Tom stood on the sidewalk with a paint bucket and a brush

第二天，汤姆站在人行道上，手里拎着油漆桶和刷子。

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He looked at the fence

他望着那道栅栏。

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It was ninety feet long and nine feet high, and he had to spend his whole Saturday painting it

栅栏九十英尺长，九英尺高，他得搭上一整个星期六来刷它。

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He dipped his brush into the bucket and painted the first plank

他把刷子浸进桶里，刷了第一块木板。

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Then he stopped." This will take forever." He sighed

然后他停了下来。“这要干到什么时候啊。”他叹了口气。

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Suddenly Tom saw his friend Ben coming down the street

突然，汤姆看见他的朋友本正沿着街道走来。

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Tom picked up the brush and began painting again because he had a plan

汤姆拿起刷子，又开始刷了起来，因为他有了一个主意。

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Ben walked up to Tom." Working, huh? I'm going swimming

本走到汤姆跟前。“在干活呢？我可要去游泳了。

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Don't you wish you could come?"

难道你不想去吗？”

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" I'm not working," replied Tom

“我没在干活啊。”汤姆回答说。

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" Yes, you are," said Ben

“你明明在干活。”本说。

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" Well, maybe it is working, but I like it," said Tom

“嗯，也许这算是干活，但我喜欢。”汤姆说。

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" What?" shouted Ben." You like it?"

“什么？”本嚷道，“你喜欢刷墙？”

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Tom kept painting, and said," Boys don't get to paint a fence every day."

汤姆继续刷着，说道：“男孩子可不是每天都有机会刷篱笆的。”

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Ben watched Tom paint for a while. The fence looked clean and white

本看汤姆刷了一会儿。篱笆看起来又干净又白。

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Ben watched some more, and soon he started to think," Painting looks easy

本又看了一会儿，很快他心里开始琢磨：“刷墙看起来很容易。”

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Painting looks fun." Before long Ben really wanted to paint too!

“刷墙看起来很好玩。”没过多久，本自己也非常想刷了！

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" Let me try," he begged Tom

“让我试试吧。”他央求汤姆。

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" No," said Tom." Aunt Polly told me to do it. She said it was important

“不行，”汤姆说，“波莉姨妈让我刷的。她说这很重要。”

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This is the street side of the fence. Only one boy in a thousand has the talent to paint the street side."

“这是篱笆临街的一面。一千个男孩里，只有一个有本事刷临街的这一面。”

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Tom paused and pretended to think for a moment

汤姆停了一下，假装想了想。

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" Maybe you can do the back side," he said

“也许你可以刷背面。”他说。

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" I'll let you have my apple," Ben offered

“我把我的苹果给你。”本主动提出。

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Tom looked at Ben, and then he looked at the apple

汤姆看看本，又看看那个苹果。

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He handed Ben the brush. While Ben painted, Tom rested in the shade

他把刷子递给了本。本刷墙的时候，汤姆在阴凉处休息。

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He ate the apple and smiled. His plan had worked

他吃着苹果，笑了。他的计划成功了。

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Soon other boys came and asked to paint too

很快，其他男孩也过来，都问能不能也刷一刷。

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By early afternoon both sides of the fence were finished, and Tom's pockets were full of presents

到下午两三点的时候，篱笆的两面都刷完了，汤姆的口袋里装满了礼物。

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" May I play now?" Tom called to his aunt

“我现在能去玩了吗？”汤姆朝姨妈喊道。

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" You can't be finished already! How much of the fence have you painted?" she asked

“你不可能这么快就刷完了！你刷了多少篱笆？”她问道。

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" All of it. Come and see," said Tom

“全都刷完了。您过来看。”汤姆说。

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" Don't you lie to me —," began Aunt Polly

“你可别跟我撒谎——”波莉姨妈话没说完。

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Just then she spotted the freshly painted fence

就在这时，她看到了刚刷好的篱笆。

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She was so pleased with its clean appearance, she gave Tom a shiny red apple

她对那干干净净的样子满意极了，给了汤姆一个红彤彤亮闪闪的苹果。

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Then she sent him off to play

然后就打发他去玩了。