E03 003 汤姆的工作

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0:10 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。
0:20 See, my hair is still wet." 您看，我头发还是湿的呢。”
0:23 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。
0:28 " He skipped school again," she thought “他又逃学了。”她想。
0:31 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。
0:38 " 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。
0:43 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！
0:48 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。
0:53 " 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。
0:57 It appears that I was wrong," said Aunt Polly 看来是我错了。”波莉姨妈说。
1:01 Tom accepted her apology gracefully 汤姆很有风度地接受了她的道歉。
1:04 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。"
1:13 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。"
1:18 " 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。
1:27 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！"
1:35 Tom turned to Sid and said menacingly 汤姆转向希德，恶狠狠地开口说道。
1:38 " I'll beat you good for that!" he growled "看我怎么收拾你！"他低声怒吼道。
1:41 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。
1:46 " 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。
1:50 " 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。"
1:56 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。
2:04 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。
2:10 " 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。
2:15 " 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。”
2:21 Tom was in a foul mood 汤姆心情糟透了。
2:23 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。
2:28 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。
2:33 He looked at the fence 他望着那道栅栏。
2:35 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。
2:41 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。
2:44 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。
2:52 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。
2:55 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。
3:00 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。
3:05 Don't you wish you could come?" 难道你不想去吗？”
3:08 " I'm not working," replied Tom “我没在干活啊。”汤姆回答说。
3:11 " Yes, you are," said Ben “你明明在干活。”本说。
3:13 " 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。
3:19 " What?" shouted Ben." You like it?" “什么？”本嚷道，“你喜欢刷墙？”
3:23 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。”
3:29 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。
3:35 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。”
3:40 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！
3:47 " Let me try," he begged Tom “让我试试吧。”他央求汤姆。
3:51 " 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。”
3:58 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。”
4:05 Tom paused and pretended to think for a moment 汤姆停了一下，假装想了想。
4:09 " Maybe you can do the back side," he said “也许你可以刷背面。”他说。
4:14 " I'll let you have my apple," Ben offered “我把我的苹果给你。”本主动提出。
4:18 Tom looked at Ben, and then he looked at the apple 汤姆看看本，又看看那个苹果。
4:21 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。
4:27 He ate the apple and smiled. His plan had worked 他吃着苹果，笑了。他的计划成功了。
4:31 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。
4:35 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。
4:41 " May I play now?" Tom called to his aunt “我现在能去玩了吗？”汤姆朝姨妈喊道。
4:45 " 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。
4:51 " All of it. Come and see," said Tom “全都刷完了。您过来看。”汤姆说。
4:54 " Don't you lie to me —," began Aunt Polly “你可别跟我撒谎——”波莉姨妈话没说完。
4:58 Just then she spotted the freshly painted fence 就在这时，她看到了刚刷好的篱笆。
5:01 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。
5:07 Then she sent him off to play 然后就打发他去玩了。