E03 003 突然的离别

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0:13 The children were gathered around Mother 孩子们围在母亲身边。
0:15 They had found out Father had to leave suddenly on business 他们得知父亲必须突然出差。
0:19 But why was Mother so upset? 但母亲为什么如此心烦意乱？
0:21 And when would Father be back? 父亲什么时候会回来呢？
0:24 " Please don't ask me any questions about this," Mother said "请不要再问我关于这件事的任何问题了，"母亲说。
0:28 " I'm sorry, but I can't answer them "对不起，我没法回答。
0:31 And please don't ask anyone else either." 也请你们不要问其他任何人。"
0:35 Peter looked down, his cheeks flushed 彼得低下头，脸颊涨得通红。
0:38 " You'll promise, won't you?" said Mother "你们会保证的，对吧？"母亲说。
0:42 " I asked Ruth," said Peter." I'm very sorry." "我问了露丝，"彼得说，"非常对不起。"
0:46 " What did she say?" Mother asked “她说了什么？”母亲问道。
0:49 " She said we would find out soon." “她说我们很快就会知道。”
0:52 " You don't need to know anything," said Mother," because it's about business “你们不需要知道任何事情，”母亲说，“因为那是公事。
0:58 Do you understand business?" 你们懂公事吗？”
1:00 " No," answered Bobbie “不懂，”博比回答。
1:03 " Is it something to do with the government?" “是和政府有关的事吗？”
1:05 Father worked for the government 父亲为政府工作。
1:08 " Yes," said Mother “是的，”母亲说。
1:10 " And don't you worry, everything will be fine." “别担心，一切都会好起来的。”
1:14 " Don't you worry either, Mother!" said Phyllis “母亲，你也别担心！”菲利斯说。
1:18 " We'll be as good as gold!" “我们会很乖的！”
1:21 Mother sighed and kissed them, and they went to bed 母亲叹了口气，亲了亲他们，然后他们上床睡觉了。
1:26 Over the next few weeks, Mother was often out 接下来的几周里，母亲经常外出。
1:30 Aunt Emma came to visit 艾玛姑妈来家里做客了。
1:32 Aunt Emma was much older than Mother 艾玛姑妈比母亲年长许多。
1:34 She was always busy sewing clothes and wasn't much fun 她总是在忙着缝衣服，没什么意思。
1:39 The children preferred the company of the servants, who were more amusing 孩子们更喜欢和仆人待在一起，他们更有趣。
1:43 If the cook was in a good mood, she would sing silly songs 如果厨娘心情好，她会唱些傻乎乎的歌。
1:47 One day Peter made a booby trap 有一天，彼得做了一个恶作剧陷阱。
1:50 He balanced a pail of flour over the bathroom door 他把一桶面粉稳稳地放在了浴室门上方。
1:54 When Ruth moved the door, flour fell on her head 露丝一推门，面粉就洒到了她头上。
1:58 " You'll be in trouble!" Ruth said furiously “你会有麻烦的！”露丝愤怒地说。
2:02 " If you don't behave yourself, you'll end up where your precious father's gone!" “如果你不守规矩，就会落得和你那宝贝父亲一样的下场！”
2:06 Peter wondered what Ruth was talking about 彼得纳闷露丝在说些什么。
2:10 One morning Mother came down to breakfast. She smiled 一天早上，母亲下楼来吃早餐。她面带微笑。
2:15 " Now, my darlings," she said “好了，我的宝贝们，”她说。
2:17 " We're going to leave this house, and go and live in the country “我们要离开这座房子，搬到乡下去住。
2:22 We'll move into a little white house 我们会搬进一栋白色的小房子。
2:25 I know you'll love it." 我知道你们会喜欢的。”
2:27 A busy week followed, with everyone packing up things in boxes 接下来是忙碌的一周，大家都忙着把东西打包进箱子里。
2:32 They packed crockery and carpets, saucepans and candlesticks 他们打包了陶器和地毯，炖锅和烛台。
2:38 " Are you going to take this, Mother?" Bobbie asked “妈妈，这个要带走吗？”芭比问。
2:41 She pointed to a beautiful cabinet of wood and brass 她指着一个漂亮的木制镶铜柜子。
2:45 " We can't take everything!" Mother exclaimed “我们不可能什么都带走！”妈妈大声说。
2:49 " But we seem to be taking all the ugly things," said Bobbie “但我们好像带的全是难看的东西，”芭比说。
2:53 " We're taking all the useful things," said Mother “我们带的是所有有用的东西，”妈妈说。
2:58 " We don't have as much money now, Bobbie." “我们现在没那么多钱了，芭比。”
3:02 The next day the children said good-bye to their house 第二天，孩子们告别了他们的房子。
3:05 They went with Mother to the train station 他们和妈妈一起去了火车站。
3:08 Aunt Emma waved good-bye from the platform 艾玛姑妈在站台上挥手告别。
3:11 The children were glad they wouldn't see her again! 孩子们很高兴再也不用见到她了！
3:16 They were taking the train to their new home 他们要坐火车去新家了。
3:19 At first the children enjoyed looking out the train window 一开始，孩子们很喜欢看火车窗外。
3:23 But as dusk came, they grew sleepier and sleepier 但随着暮色降临，他们越来越困。
3:27 Later Mother gently woke them and said," We're here!" 后来妈妈轻轻地叫醒他们说：“我们到了！”
3:32 Soon Bobbie, Phyllis, and Peter stood shivering with their mother on the windy platform 很快，芭比、菲莉丝和彼得和妈妈站在刮着风的站台上，冻得发抖。
3:37 The train, puffing steam, left the station 火车喷着蒸汽，驶离了车站。
3:41 The children watched it go 孩子们目送它远去。
3:43 It was the first train they watched on the railway 这是他们在这条铁路上看的第一列火车。
3:46 They didn't know it yet, but the railway would soon become very special to them 他们还不知道，但这条铁路很快就会对他们变得非常特别。
3:51 " Come on," said Mother." We have to walk “来吧，”妈妈说。“我们得走路了。”
3:55 There aren't any taxis here." 这儿没有出租车。”
3:58 A cart carried their luggage 一辆马车拉着他们的行李。
4:00 The children and Mother walked behind the cart 孩子们和妈妈跟在马车后面走。
4:03 The evening was dark and cold and the road was muddy 夜晚又黑又冷，道路泥泞不堪。
4:06 Finally Mother spoke again 终于，妈妈又开口了。
4:09 " There's the house," she said “房子就在那儿，”她说。