008 陌生人的善意

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The next day Mother stayed in bed because her head ached so badly

第二天，妈妈因为头疼得厉害，就躺在床上休息。

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She had a fever and would not eat anything

她发烧了，什么东西都不肯吃。

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Dr. Forest came and said it was the flu

福雷斯特医生来了，说是得了流感。

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" Nurse Bobbie," the doctor said, smiling at Bobbie

“小护士博比，”医生微笑着对博比说。

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" I'll send some medicine later

“我晚些时候会送些药来。

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Please give your mother this list — she needs beef soup, fresh fruit, and brandy."

把这个单子给你妈妈——她需要牛肉汤、新鲜水果和白兰地。”

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When the doctor had gone, Bobbie showed Mother the piece of paper

医生走后，博比把那张纸拿给妈妈看。

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" Impossible!" Mother said with a laugh

“不可能！”妈妈笑着说。

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" We can't buy all these things!

“这些东西我们可买不起！

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We're poor, remember?"

我们很穷，记得吗？”

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" Yes, Mother," Bobbie answered and tried to smile

“好的，妈妈，”鲍比回答，并努力挤出笑容。

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The children talked later

随后，孩子们商量起来。

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" Mother needs those things," said Bobbie

“妈妈需要那些东西，”鲍比说。

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" How can we get them for her?

“我们怎样才能为她弄到呢？

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Think, everybody, as hard as you can."

大家都使劲想想办法。”

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A plan was formed

一个计划形成了。

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Phyllis and Peter found a white sheet, some black paint, and a paintbrush

菲莉丝和彼得找到了一条白床单、一些黑颜料和一把刷子。

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Bobbie stayed with Mother all night long

鲍比整夜都陪着妈妈。

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The next morning the doctor came again

第二天早上，医生又来了。

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" Everything going all right, little nurse?" Dr. Forest said in the hall

“一切都还好吧，小护士？”福里斯特医生在门厅里说。

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" Did you get the brandy and fruit for your mother?"

"你给你妈妈买到白兰地和水果了吗？"

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" No, I couldn't. But I'll get them tomorrow," Bobbie said

"没有，我没能买到。不过我明天会买到的，"鲍比说。

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" Very well, then," the doctor replied

"那好吧，"医生回答。

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When the 9:15 train came out of the tunnel that same morning, the old gentleman was ready to wave

当天早上9点15分的火车驶出隧道时，那位老绅士正准备挥手致意。

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But instead of three children on the fence, there was just one: Peter

但栅栏上没有三个孩子了，只有一个人：彼得。

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But he was not waving

但他不是在挥手。

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Instead Peter was pointing at the large white sheet attached to the fence

彼得正指着系在栅栏上的一大块白床单。

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On the sheet were thick black letters that read:

床单上写着粗黑的字：

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Look Out at the Station

注意车站。

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Many passengers looked out their windows at the station, but they saw nothing peculiar

许多乘客从窗口望向车站，但没发现有什么异常。

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But as the train was departing, the old gentleman saw Phyllis running toward him

但就在火车开动时，老绅士看见菲莉丝正朝他跑来。

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" I thought I was going to miss you!" she shouted

“我还以为要错过您了！”她喊道。

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She quickly thrust a letter into his hand through the window as the train moved away

火车驶离时，她迅速从窗户把一封信塞到他手里。

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The old gentleman relaxed in his seat and opened the letter:

老绅士放松地坐回座位，打开了信：

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Dear Mr. ( we do not know your name )

亲爱的先生（我们不知道您的名字），

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Mother is ill

妈妈病了。

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The doctor says we must give her good food

医生说我们必须给她吃些好东西。

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But we don't have any money because Father is away

但我们没有钱，因为爸爸不在家。

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Can you help us?

您能帮帮我们吗？

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We can repay you

我们会报答您的。

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From Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis

罗伯塔、彼得和菲莉丝敬上

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Below their names they had written down their requests

在名字下面，他们写下了需要的东西。

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That evening Perks came to their house with a big parcel

那天晚上，珀克斯带着一个大包裹来到他们家。

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Inside were all the things they had asked for

里面全是他们要的那些东西。

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There were also some things they had not asked for — wine, two chickens, and flowers

还有一些他们没要的东西——葡萄酒、两只鸡和鲜花。

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There was a letter too

也有一封信。

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Children

孩子们，

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Here is the food for your mother

这是给你们妈妈的食物。

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If she says you were wrong to ask for the things, tell her that I say you were right

如果她说你们不该要这些东西，就告诉她，我说你们做得对。

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I was pleased to help

我很乐意帮忙。

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The old man's name was underneath, but it was illegible

信末有那位老人的名字，但字迹看不清楚。

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" I think we were right," said Phyllis

“我觉得我们做得对。”菲莉丝说。

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" Of course, we were right," said Bobbie

“当然，我们做得对。”鲍比说。

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" I hope Mother thinks we were right too," said Peter

“我希望妈妈也觉得我们做得对。”彼得说。

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But he didn't sound very sure

但他的语气听起来不太确定。