007 灵丹妙药

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Soon Tom stopped worrying about the murder because he had something else to worry about — Becky

很快，汤姆就不再惦记那起谋杀案了，因为他有了别的烦心事——贝琪。

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She was sick, and Tom thought she might die

她病了，汤姆以为她可能会死。

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Tom was so worried about Becky that he stopped playing with his friends

汤姆太担心贝琪了，连跟朋友们一起玩都停下了。

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One day Tom waited outside Becky's house, hoping to see her

一天，汤姆在贝琪家外面等着，希望见她一面。

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When he didn't spot her at all, he was sad

当他完全没看到她时，他很伤心。

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Aunt Polly worried about Tom too

波莉姨妈也很担心汤姆。

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To make Tom feel better, she tried lots of new remedies that she read about in a women's magazine

为了让汤姆好受些，她试了很多从一本女性杂志上读来的新疗法。

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One remedy was giving Tom a cold bath every evening

其中一个疗法是每天晚上让汤姆洗个冷水澡。

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Afterward Aunt Polly would wrap him in many layers of blankets until he began to sweat

之后，波莉姨妈会给他裹上好多层毯子，直到他开始出汗。

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The treatment didn't help. It only made Tom quieter and sadder

治疗没起作用。这反而让汤姆变得更安静、更伤心了。

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Next Aunt Polly talked to her friends, and they recommended a medicine made from chili peppers

接下来，波莉姨妈和朋友们聊了聊，她们推荐了一种用辣椒做的药。

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Aunt Polly decided to try it on Tom

波莉姨妈决定在汤姆身上试试。

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She gave Tom a teaspoon of the medicine and watched his face

她给了汤姆一茶匙药，然后观察他的表情。

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Tom's mouth, throat, and stomach felt as if they were on fire

汤姆的嘴巴、喉咙和胃感觉像着了火一样。

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He screamed and ran around the room

他尖叫着在房间里跑来跑去。

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Aunt Polly was pleased because Tom was finally acting like himself again

波莉姨妈很高兴，因为汤姆终于又像平时那样了。

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She told Tom that if he didn't feel better tomorrow, she'd give him more medicine

她告诉汤姆，如果明天还不见好，她就给他吃更多的药。

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Tom quickly decided to be less sad!

汤姆立刻决定不再难过了！

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Tom wondered what else the medicine could cure

汤姆琢磨这药还能治什么别的毛病。

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The cat, for example, was suffering from laziness

比如说，那只猫正饱受懒惰之苦。

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The medicine had made Tom more active, so maybe it would make the cat more active too!

这药让汤姆变得更有活力了，所以说不定也能让猫更有活力呢！

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Tom gave some hot chili pepper medicine to the cat

汤姆给猫喂了些辣椒药。

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The cat leaped into the air, screamed, and ran around and around the room

猫一下子跳了起来，尖叫着，在房间里一圈又一圈地狂奔。

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He knocked over chairs, plants, and book shelves

它撞倒了椅子、花盆，还有书架。

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Tom thought it was the funniest thing he had ever seen

汤姆觉得这是他见过的最好笑的事了。

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Aunt Polly came into the room just as the cat jumped out the window

就在猫跳出窗户的时候，波莉姨妈走进了房间。

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" What's wrong with the cat?" asked Aunt Polly

“猫这是怎么了？”波莉姨妈问道。

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Tom was laughing too hard to answer

汤姆笑得太厉害了，根本没法回答。

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Aunt Polly saw the teaspoon and the medicine bottle on the floor

波莉姨妈看到了地板上的茶匙和药瓶。

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" How could you treat the cat like that?" she asked sternly

“你怎么能那样对待猫呢？”她严厉地问道。

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Tom said," The cat's been lazy, and you don't love him enough, so I felt sorry for him

汤姆说：“这只猫一直懒洋洋的，而且您不够爱它，所以我挺心疼它的。

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I decided to love the cat like you love me. I gave him some medicine."

我决定像您爱我那样去爱这只猫，就给它喂了点药。”

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Tom's words made Aunt Polly feel bad

汤姆的话让波莉姨妈心里很不好受。

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She hadn't meant to be unloving, so she apologized

她并不是有意要显得那么不疼爱，于是她道了歉。

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She explained she only wanted Tom to feel better

她解释说，她只是想让汤姆好起来。

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Tom smiled and said," I know you meant well, and it worked

汤姆笑着说：“我知道您是好意，而且那药确实管用。

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I think the medicine helped the cat too

我觉得那药对猫也有帮助。

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I've never seen him move so fast."

我从没见过它动作那么快。”

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Tom was still smiling about the cat when he got to school, but his amusement soon turned to delight

汤姆到学校时，还在为猫的事发笑，不过他这份开心很快就变成了欣喜。

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Becky was back! Tom tried everything to get Becky's attention

贝琪回来了！汤姆想尽一切办法想引起贝琪的注意。

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He jumped over the fence; he walked on his hands; he even did cartwheels off the school steps

他翻过栅栏；他用手倒立走路；他甚至从学校台阶上手翻着下去。

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But Becky was still mad about Tom being engaged to Amy first

可贝琪还在为汤姆先和艾米订过婚而生气。

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Ignoring Tom, she turned to a friend and said loudly," Some people think they're so smart, always showing off!"

她不理汤姆，转向一个朋友大声说：“有些人自以为了不起，老爱显摆！”

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Tom was so angry that he ran into the woods

汤姆气坏了，跑进了树林里。

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There he met his friend Joe Harper. Joe was angry too

在那儿他遇到了朋友乔·哈珀。乔也在生气。

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His mother had punished him for something he didn't do

他母亲为了一件他没做过的事惩罚了他。

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Tom had an idea." Let's run away. That will make them sorry."

汤姆有了个主意。“咱们离家出走吧。那样会让他们后悔的。”

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Joe agreed and said he would like to live on an island

乔同意了，还说他想到一个岛上去生活。

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Tom and Joe were planning their new lives when they met Huck

汤姆和乔正计划着新生活的时候，遇到了哈克。

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Huck was also dissatisfied with his life

哈克也对自己的生活不满意。

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People didn't like him because his father was a drunk

人们不喜欢他，因为他爸爸是个酒鬼。

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Huck thought running away sounded fun

哈克觉得离家出走听起来很有趣。

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Huck helped Tom and Joe steal some food and find a log raft

哈克帮汤姆和乔偷了些食物，还找到了一只木筏。

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Together they pushed the raft into the Mississippi River and headed for Jackson Island

他们一起把木筏推进密西西比河，向着杰克逊岛出发了。

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Once on the island the boys became pirates

一到岛上，男孩们就变成了海盗。

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They took turns being their favorite pirate, and they had great battles on both land and sea

他们轮流扮演自己最喜欢的海盗，在陆上和海上展开了大战。

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" Life as a pirate is great," said Huck

“海盗的生活棒极了，”哈克说。

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" I haven't had this much fun in ages." The other two boys agreed

“我好多年没这么开心过了。”另外两个男孩都表示赞同。

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" We should explore the island," said Joe

“我们该去岛上探险，”乔说。

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" We should look for buried treasure," shouted Tom

“我们该去找埋藏的宝藏，”汤姆喊道。

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They spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the island and looking for buried treasure

下午剩下的时间里，他们都在岛上探险、寻找宝藏。

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Being a pirate was hard work, and by early evening they were tired and hungry

当海盗可是个辛苦活儿，到傍晚时分，他们又累又饿。

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" It's time to build our camp," said Tom

“该搭我们的营地了，”汤姆说。

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" I think I saw some sailcloth snagged on a log," said Joe

“我好像看到一些帆布挂在一根木头上，”乔说。

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" That will make an excellent tent," said Huck

“那可以做一顶很棒的帐篷，”哈克说。

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They made a tent, cooked their food, talked around the fire, and went to sleep

他们搭好帐篷，煮了食物，围着篝火聊天，然后就去睡觉了。