005 汤姆与贝琪的约定

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When the minister saw Tom walking forward to receive the Bible, he was shocked

当牧师看到汤姆走上前去领圣经时，他非常震惊。

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The minister could not imagine how Tom had mastered two thousand lines of verse

牧师无法想象汤姆是怎么背下两千行诗的。

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But the boys and girls sitting there knew

但坐在那里的男孩女孩们知道是怎么回事。

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They had sold their tickets for the sake of Tom's glory

他们为了汤姆的风光，把自己的票都卖给了他。

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After Tom received his Bible, he was introduced to the judge, the new girl's father

汤姆领完圣经后，被介绍给了法官，也就是那个新来的女孩的父亲。

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" What's your name?" asked the judge

“你叫什么名字？”法官问道。

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" T-T-Tom-T-Thomas," stuttered a very nervous Tom

“汤-汤-汤姆-托-托马斯，”非常紧张的汤姆结结巴巴地说。

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" You're a fine boy, Thomas, and two thousand verses is a lot of verses

“你是个好孩子，托马斯，两千行诗可是很多很多诗呢。

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You won't be sorry you learned them," said the judge

你学会了它们，是不会后悔的。”法官说道。

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Tom thought he was free to go, but then the judge continued," Knowledge is precious

汤姆以为他可以走了，但法官接着又说：“知识是很宝贵的。

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It's what makes good men great, and I can see you'll be a great man

正是这一点让好人变得伟大，我看得出来，你将来会成为一个伟人。

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I'm sure you know the names of all of Jesus' disciples, but who were his first two disciples?"

我相信你知道耶稣所有门徒的名字，但谁是他的头两位门徒呢？

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Tom was uncertain if he was supposed to answer, so he remained quiet

汤姆不确定自己是不是该回答，于是他保持沉默。

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" Thomas, answer the question," the minister prodded him

"托马斯，回答问题。"牧师催促道。

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At that, Tom shouted out the only two names from the Bible he could remember," David and Goliath!"

听到这儿，汤姆大声喊出他唯一记得的两个圣经里的名字："大卫和歌利亚！"

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The church erupted into laughter. Tom slunk back to his seat

教堂里爆发出哄堂大笑。汤姆灰溜溜地回到了座位上。

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His aunt poked him angrily

他的姨妈生气地戳了他一下。

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The next morning Tom woke up knowing it was Monday, and Monday meant school

第二天早上，汤姆醒来就知道是星期一，而星期一意味着上学。

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Tom hated school more than he hated work, and this Monday was no different

汤姆讨厌上学胜过讨厌干活，这个星期一也不例外。

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He was feeling especially sheepish after his fall from grace at the church

在教堂里当众出丑之后，他这会儿觉得格外难为情。

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But at school he would see the new girl. School would be bearable

但在学校他能见到新来的女孩。学校或许就没那么难熬了。

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On the way to school, Tom met his friend Huck

在上学路上，汤姆遇见了他的朋友哈克。

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Huck's father was a drunk, so Huck was the only boy in town who didn't have to go to church or school

哈克的爸爸是个酒鬼，所以哈克是镇上唯一不用去教堂或学校的男孩。

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" Hey, Huck," said Tom. He noticed that his friend was holding something

“嘿，哈克，”汤姆说。他发现朋友手里拿着什么东西。

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" What have you got?"

“你拿着什么？”

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" Something that will cure warts," said Huck

“能治瘊子的东西。”哈克说。

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" I have lots of warts," said Tom

“我长了好多瘊子。”汤姆说。

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" Come with me to the graveyard tonight, and I can get rid of them for you," said Huck

“今晚跟我去墓地，我能帮你把瘊子弄掉。”哈克说。

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Tom thought that was a good idea

汤姆觉得这主意不错。

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Tom and Huck said good-bye, and Tom continued walking to school

汤姆和哈克道了别，继续朝学校走去。

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By the time Tom finally got to school, he was late

汤姆终于到学校时已经迟到了。

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" Where have you been?" the teacher asked

“你去哪儿了？”老师问。

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Tom usually made up a story when he was late. But today was different

汤姆迟到时通常会编个故事。但今天不一样。

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If he told the teacher the truth, he would be punished by being made to sit with the girls

如果他说实话，会受罚和女生们坐在一起。

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He saw that the only empty seat was beside the new girl

他看见唯一的空位就在新来的女生旁边。

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His punishment would be to sit next to her!

他的惩罚就是坐在她旁边！

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" I was talking with Huckleberry Finn," answered Tom

“我刚才在和哈克贝利·芬说话，”汤姆回答。

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The teacher was shocked

老师大吃一惊。

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" Thomas Sawyer! That boy is bad, and you should not talk with bad boys."

“托马斯·索亚！那个男孩很坏，你不该和坏孩子说话。”

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Tom apologized, and the teacher made him sit next to the new girl

汤姆道了歉，老师罚他坐到新来的女生旁边。

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Tom saw the winks and heard the whispers of the other boys and girls, but he didn't care

汤姆看到了其他男孩和女孩们的眼色，也听到了他们的窃窃私语，但他并不在乎。

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He was happy that his plan had worked, and he pretended to read

他很高兴自己的计划奏效了，便假装看起书来。

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Tom put a peach on the new girl's desk

汤姆将一个桃子放在了新来女孩的课桌上。

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Tom then wrote on his slate," Please take it. I have more."

然后汤姆在他的石板上写道：“请收下吧。我还有呢。”

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The girl read the slate and quickly looked away

女孩读了石板上的字，又很快把目光移开了。

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Soon Tom began to draw, and with his left hand, he hid what he was drawing

不一会儿，汤姆开始画画，他用左手遮住了他画的东西。

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" Let me see," the girl whispered

“让我看看。”女孩轻声说。

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" I wish I could draw," she said when Tom finally showed her

“我真希望我也会画画。”当汤姆终于给她看时，她说道。

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" It's easy," said Tom

“很容易的，”汤姆说。

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" Stay for lunch and I'll teach you. What's your name?"

“留下来吃午饭吧，我来教你。你叫什么名字？”

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" I'm Becky Thatcher. What's your... Oh, I know

“我是贝基·撒切尔。你叫……哦，我知道了。

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I remember you from church. You're Thomas Sawyer."

我在教堂记得你。你是托马斯·索亚。”

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" They only call me that when I'm bad," said Tom." You can call me Tom."

“只有在我表现不好的时候他们才那么叫我，”汤姆说，“你可以叫我汤姆。”

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Tom wrote some words on his slate, and again he hid them from Becky

汤姆在他的石板上写了几个字，他又把它们藏起来，不让贝基看到。

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She begged to see them. Tom whispered: " Promise you won't tell."

她央求着想看。汤姆小声说：“答应我你不会说出去。”

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" I promise," said Becky. Tom moved his hand, and Becky read the words: "'I love you.' Oh, you're bad!"

“我保证。”贝基说。汤姆移开手，贝基读到了那几个字：“‘我爱你。’哦，你真坏！”

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She blushed and turned away, but Tom saw her smiling, and he knew she was pleased

她脸红了，转过身去，但汤姆看到她笑了，他知道她很高兴。

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At lunch Tom and Becky met behind the schoolhouse, and Tom asked Becky a question

午饭时，汤姆和贝基在校舍后面见面，汤姆问了贝基一个问题。

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" Have you ever been engaged?"

“你订过婚吗？”

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" No," replied Becky

“没有。”贝基回答。

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" Would you like to be?" asked Tom

“你想订婚吗？”汤姆问道。

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" Maybe. What's special about it?"

“也许吧。这有什么特别的吗？”

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" Well," said Tom," first we kiss, and then you only like me, and I only like you

“嗯，”汤姆说，“首先我们接吻，然后你就只喜欢我，我也只喜欢你。

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And we walk to and from school together."

而且我们还一起走路上学放学。”

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Becky thought it sounded nice, so she said," I love you," in Tom's ear

贝基觉得这听起来不错，于是她在汤姆耳边说了句“我爱你”。

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" I never thought I'd be engaged," said Becky smiling

“我从没想过我会订婚。”贝基笑着说。

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" It's fun," said Tom." Amy and I — "

“这很有趣的，”汤姆说，“艾米和我——”

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" Oh, Tom, you've been engaged before!" shouted Becky, and she began to cry

“哦，汤姆，你以前订过婚了！”贝基喊道，然后哭了起来。

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Tom tried to comfort her, but she wouldn't listen. She was hurt and angry

汤姆试图安慰她，可她就是不听。她既伤心又生气。

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" I only care for you!" said Tom, and he left

“我只在乎你！”汤姆说完便离开了。