E02 002 意外的生日访客

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0:13 Peter had a birthday — his tenth 彼得过生日了——他的十岁生日。
0:16 Father was at work 爸爸在上班。
0:18 But his sisters, Bobbie and Phyllis, and his mother all gave him presents in the morning 但他的姐妹，博比和菲利斯，还有妈妈，早上都送了他礼物。
0:23 One of these presents was a model engine, and Peter was overjoyed 其中一件礼物是个模型引擎，彼得开心极了。
0:29 Peter's joy lasted for three days until the engine suddenly went bang! 彼得的快乐持续了三天，直到引擎突然砰的一声响！
0:33 The engine was broken 引擎坏了。
0:35 Peter was very unhappy 彼得非常不开心。
0:37 His sisters said he had cried, but Peter insisted his eyes were red from a cold 他的姐妹们说他哭过，但彼得坚称眼睛红是因为感冒。
0:44 When Father came home that evening, Peter told him the story of the broken engine 那天晚上爸爸回家时，彼得把引擎坏了的事告诉了他。
0:49 Father looked at the toy engine carefully 爸爸仔细查看了玩具引擎。
0:52 " Hmm," said Father. The children waited impatiently “嗯，”父亲说。孩子们不耐烦地等着。
0:57 " Is there any hope?" asked Peter “还有希望吗？”彼得问。
1:00 " Yes, it can be fixed with some tools — but not tonight," said Father cheerfully “有的，用些工具就能修好——但今晚不行。”父亲高兴地说。
1:06 " Let's wait till Saturday and you can all help me fix it." “我们等到星期六，你们都可以帮我一起修。”
1:11 " Can girls help to fix engines?" Peter asked doubtfully “女孩子能帮忙修引擎吗？”彼得怀疑地问。
1:15 " Of course! Girls are just as clever as boys, and don't you forget it!" Father said “当然！女孩和男孩一样聪明，你可别忘了！”父亲说。
1:22 " How would you like to be an engine driver, Phyllis?" “你想当火车司机吗，菲莉丝？”
1:25 " No, my face would always be dirty," said Phyllis “不想，我的脸总会脏兮兮的。”菲莉丝说。
1:32 " I would just love it," said Bobbie “我非常想当。”博比说。
1:36 " Can I be an engine driver when I grow up, Father?" “我长大后能当火车司机吗，父亲？”
1:39 " Yes, we'll help you!" Father replied “当然，我们会帮你的！”父亲回答道。
1:42 Suddenly there was a knock at the door 突然传来了一阵敲门声。
1:45 " Who's that?" said Father “是谁啊？”父亲说道。
1:48 Mother came in and said that two gentlemen wanted to see Father 母亲走进来，说有二位先生想见父亲。
1:52 " They're in the next room," she added “他们在隔壁房间，”她补充道。
1:55 " I hope they leave soon because it's nearly the children's bedtime." “我希望他们很快离开，因为快到孩子们的就寝时间了。”
2:00 But the visitors stayed until late 但访客们待到了很晚。
2:03 Mother told the children a story about a princess with green eyes 母亲给孩子们讲了一个关于绿眼睛公主的故事。
2:07 It was difficult for the children to listen because voices came from the next room 孩子们很难专心听，因为隔壁房间传来了说话声。
2:12 Father's voice sounded louder than usual 父亲的声音听起来比平时要高。
2:15 He even sounded angry 他的语气甚至听起来很生气。
2:20 Ruth, the maid, came in 女仆露丝走了进来。
2:22 " He wants you to go in, ma'am," she said to Mother “先生请您进去，夫人，”她对妈妈说道。
2:26 " I think he's had bad news “我看他是听到了坏消息。
2:28 Be ready for the worst." 要做好最坏的打算。”
2:31 So Mother went into the next room, and there was more talking 于是，妈妈走进了隔壁房间，那里传来了更多的谈话声。
2:35 Later Mother came back, and her face was pale 过了一会儿，妈妈回来了，脸色苍白。
2:39 " It's bedtime," she said." Ruth will put you to bed." “该睡觉了，”她说，“露丝会带你们上床。”
2:44 " But you promised we could stay up with Father!" said Phyllis “可您答应过我们可以和爸爸一起待着的！”菲莉丝说。
2:49 " Father had to leave — on business," said Mother “爸爸有事，不得不离开了，”妈妈说。
2:53 The children kissed her and went to bed. Bobbie lingered 孩子们亲吻了她，然后去睡觉了。博比留了下来。
2:57 She hugged Mother and whispered," It wasn't bad news, was it, Mommy? 她拥抱了妈妈，轻声问道：“不是什么坏消息，对吗，妈咪？
3:02 Did someone... die?" 是不是……有人去世了？”
3:05 " Nobody died, no," said Mother, and she almost seemed to push Bobbie away “没有人去世，没有，”妈妈说道，同时她几乎像是把博比推开了。
3:14 When the children woke up the next morning, Mother was gone 第二天早上孩子们醒来时，妈妈已经走了。
3:19 " I think something awful has happened," said Peter during breakfast “我觉得发生了一些可怕的事情，”吃早饭时彼得说。
3:24 " I asked Ruth, and she said we'll find out soon." “我问过露丝，她说我们很快就知道了。”
3:28 " You should have waited to ask Mother!" Bobbie said angrily “你应该等一等，直接去问妈妈的！”博比生气地说。
3:33 It was seven o'clock in the evening when Mother came home 晚上七点钟，妈妈才回到家。
3:36 She looked worn-out 她看起来筋疲力尽。
3:38 After she rested and had a cup of tea, she said 她休息了一会儿，喝了一杯茶之后，说道：
3:41 " My darlings, I want to tell you something “我亲爱的孩子们，我要告诉你们一件事。
3:45 Those men did bring very bad news last night 昨晚那几个人确实带来了非常糟糕的消息。
3:50 Father won't be here for some time 爸爸要有段时间不在这里了。
3:52 I am very worried, and I want you to help me 我非常担心，我想让你们帮帮我。
3:56 You can help me by being good and not quarreling." 你们可以帮助我的方式是乖乖的，不吵架。”
4:01 The children wondered why Father had to leave 孩子们很纳闷，为什么爸爸必须离开。
4:04 What could have happened? 到底可能发生了什么事呢？