009 波比的生日

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Two weeks later the old gentleman saw something different from the train window

两周后，老先生从火车窗口看到了不一样的东西。

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It was another white sheet with black letters

那是另一张白布单，上面写着黑色的字母。

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It said: Mother Is Much Better. Thank You

上面写着：母亲好多了。谢谢您。

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The children decided to tell Mother what they had done

孩子们决定告诉母亲他们做过的事。

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Mother was extremely angry and then suddenly she began to cry

母亲极其生气，然后突然哭了起来。

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Crying is contagious, like measles, and soon everyone was crying

哭泣像麻疹一样，富有传染性，很快大家都哭了。

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Mother stopped first

母亲最先停止了哭泣。

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She dried her eyes and said," I'm sorry I was angry, I know you tried to help

她擦干眼睛说：“对不起我发火了，我知道你们是想帮忙。

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It's true that we're poor, but you must not tell everyone

我们很穷是事实，但你们不能告诉所有人。

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And you must never ask strangers to give you things."

而且你们永远不能向陌生人索要东西。”

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" We didn't mean to be naughty," cried Bobbie

“我们不是故意淘气的，” 博比哭着说。

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" We're sorry," said Phyllis and Peter, still crying too

“我们很抱歉，” 菲莉丝和彼得说，他们也还在哭。

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" I'll write a letter to the old gentleman and thank him for his kindness," Mother said, hugging them

“我要给那位老先生写封信，感谢他的好意，” 妈妈说着，拥抱了他们。

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" You can give it to the stationmaster to give him

“你们可以把信交给站长，请他转交。

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And we won't talk about it anymore."

我们以后不要再提这件事了。”

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Afterward, when the children were alone, Bobbie said

后来，孩子们单独在一起时，博比说，

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" Isn't Mother good?

“妈妈真好，是不是？

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Other grown-ups aren't sorry after they're angry."

别的成年人生完气后是不会感到抱歉的。”

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" Yes," agreed Peter," but it's awful when she's angry."

“是啊，” 彼得表示同意，“但妈妈生气的时候太可怕了。”

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The day after they took the letter to the station was Bobbie's birthday

他们把信送到车站后的第二天是博比的生日。

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In the afternoon she was politely told to stay outside until teatime

下午，她被礼貌地告知要在外面待到茶点时间。

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" You mustn't see what we're doing

“你不能看我们正在做什么。

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It's a surprise," said Phyllis

这是个惊喜，”菲利斯说。

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Bobbie went into the garden

博比走进花园。

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When she came back, Phyllis and Peter met her at the back door and led her to the front room

当她回来时，菲利斯和彼得在后门迎接她，并带她来到前厅。

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They were unusually clean, and Phyllis had a red bow in her hair

他们格外干净整洁，菲利斯头发上还别了一个红色蝴蝶结。

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They stood with Mother near the table

他们和母亲一起站在桌子旁。

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There were 12 lit candles on the table because Bobbie was turning 12

桌上点着12支蜡烛，因为博比就要满12岁了。

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The table held buns and jam and a big cake

桌上摆着小圆面包、果酱和一个大蛋糕。

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There were also flowers from the garden, and interesting little packages

桌上还放着花园里采的鲜花，以及一些有趣的小包裹。

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" Happy Birthday, Bobbie!" they shouted happily

“生日快乐，博比！”他们高兴地喊道。

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" Open your presents!"

“快打开礼物吧！”

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They were very nice presents

这些礼物都很精美。

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There was a dainty handkerchief from Phyllis

菲利斯送了一块精致的手帕。

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There was also a silver brooch of Mother's, shaped like a rose

还有妈妈的一枚银胸针，形状像一朵玫瑰。

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Bobbie had admired it for a long time

博比心仪它很久了。

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Mrs. Viney gave Bobbie a vase

维尼太太送了一个花瓶给博比。

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" This is my present,"

“这是我的礼物，”

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said Peter, placing his toy steam engine on the table

彼得说着，把他的玩具蒸汽火车放在桌上。

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It was full of sweets

里面装满了糖果。

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Bobbie was surprised

博比很惊讶。

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Peter was giving her his treasured engine?

彼得要把他的宝贝火车头送给她？

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" Not the engine," he said quickly." Only the sweets."

“不是火车头，”他急忙说，“只是糖果。”

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But Peter had seen the look on Bobbie's face

但彼得看到了博比脸上的表情。

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" I mean, not all the engine

“我是说，不是整个火车头。

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You... you can have half, if you like," he said bravely

你……你要愿意的话，可以拿一半。”他勇敢地说。

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" Thanks, Peter," said Bobbie." It's a wonderful present."

“谢谢，彼得，”博比说，“这礼物太棒了。”

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And Bobbie thought," It was very kind of Peter to give me half his engine

博比心想：“彼得真大方，把他一半的火车头送给我。

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Well, I'll have the broken half, and I'll get it fixed."

好吧，我拿坏了的那一半，再想办法修好。”

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" And now look at the cake," said Mother

“现在看看蛋糕吧。”妈妈说。

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Bobbie looked more closely at the cake

博比凑近些看那个蛋糕。

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On top was something that looked like a pattern, made with flowers

蛋糕上面有个图案似的东西，是用花摆成的。

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" What is it?" asked Bobbie

“这是什么？”博比问。

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" It's a map — a map of the railway!" said Peter

“是地图——铁路地图！”彼得说。

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After tea Mother played games with them

茶点后，妈妈和他们一起玩游戏。

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It was a lovely birthday

这是个美好的生日。

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Later that night Bobbie crept downstairs to get her presents

那天晚上晚些时候，博比悄悄下楼去拿礼物。

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Bobbie saw Mother sitting at the table, with a pen and some writing paper

博比看见妈妈坐在桌旁，面前放着笔和信纸。

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" She's writing to Father," thought Bobbie

“她在给爸爸写信。”博比心想。

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But she saw Mother wasn't writing

但她发现妈妈并没有在写。

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Mother's head rested on her arms on the table

妈妈把头枕在胳膊上，伏在桌上。

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" It's my birthday, and she doesn't want me to know she's unhappy," thought Bobbie

“今天是我的生日，她不想让我知道她不开心。”博比心想。

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She went quietly back to her room

她悄悄回到自己房间。

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But it was a sad end to her birthday

但生日却以伤心收场。