015 运河

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Bobbie ran to the kitchen

博比跑向厨房。

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" Mother... Daddy isn't... isn't dead, is he?"

“妈妈……爸爸不是……不是死了，对吧？”

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" My darling, no! What makes you think of something so horrible?"

“我的宝贝，不会的！你怎么会想到这么可怕的事？”

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" I... I don't know."

“我……我不知道。”

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Bobbie didn't mention the clothes she'd seen in her mother's suitcase

博比没有提她在妈妈手提箱里看到的衣服。

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Mother gave her a quick hug

妈妈快速地拥抱了她一下。

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" Daddy was quite well when I heard from him last," she said

“上次我收到他的消息时，爸爸身体很好，”她说。

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" And he will come back to us one day

“而且他总有一天会回到我们身边的。”

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Don't think such horrible things!"

别想这么可怕的事！”

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Later Mother came into the girls' room

后来，妈妈走进了女孩们的房间。

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She was going to sleep there, in Phyllis' bed

她打算睡在那里，在菲莉丝的床上。

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Peter was also there

彼得也在那里。

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" Now, Mother," said Peter," tell us about the Russian gentleman

“好了，妈妈，”彼得说，“给我们讲讲那位俄国先生吧。

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We have been patient

我们一直都很有耐心。

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Make a nice long story of it."

把它讲成一个又长又好的故事吧。”

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" I can't make a long story of it tonight," said Mother

“今晚我没法讲成一个很长的故事，”妈妈说。

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" I'm very tired."

“我很累了。”

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Bobbie could tell from Mother's voice that Mother had been crying

博比能从妈妈的声音里听出妈妈刚刚哭过。

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But the others didn't know

但其他孩子不知道。

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" Well, make it as long as you can," said Phyllis, and Bobbie snuggled up to Mother

“那，就尽量讲长一点吧，”菲莉丝说，博比则依偎到妈妈身边。

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" Well," began Mother

“嗯，”妈妈开口说。

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" This man, Mr. Schepansky, wrote a book about how to help poor people

“这个人，谢潘斯基先生，写了一本关于如何帮助穷人的书。

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In Russia, criticizing wealthy people is against the rules of the czar

在俄国，批评富人是违反沙皇规定的。

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So Mr. Schepansky was sent to prison for three years in Siberia."

所以谢潘斯基先生被送到西伯利亚的监狱，关了三年。”

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" But Mother, that can't be true," cried Peter

“可是妈妈，那不可能是真的，”彼得喊道。

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" It is true, my dears," Mother said

“是真的，亲爱的孩子们，”妈妈说。

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" He was sent to prison because of his ideas

“他被关进监狱，就是因为他的想法。

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He had not done any crime

他没有犯任何罪。

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The prisoners work in the mines in the cold winters

囚犯们在寒冷的冬天，在矿井里干活。

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If someone is sick, they are left to die."

要是有人病了，就被丢下等死。”

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" How did he get away?" asked Phyllis

“他是怎么逃出来的？”菲莉丝问道。

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" He escaped," Mother said

“他逃了出来。”妈妈说道。

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" His wife and children left Russia and came to England

他的妻子和孩子离开了俄国，来到了英国。

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But he doesn't know where they are

但他不知道他们在哪里。

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When he finds his family, maybe they can live together here."

等他找到家人后，也许他们可以在这里团聚。”

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Then Mother looked sad and said," Let's say a prayer for all prisoners."

然后妈妈看起来很悲伤，说道：“让我们一起为所有囚犯祈祷吧。”

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They did that and went to bed

他们照做了，然后上床睡觉。

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But Bobbie stayed up for awhile

但博比没睡，又待了一会儿。

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She had decided to write a letter to the old gentleman

她已经决定要给那位老先生写一封信。

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She asked him to meet her the next morning:

她在信里请求他第二天早上和她见个面：

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My dearest Old Gentleman

我最亲爱的老先生，

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I really want to ask you something

我真的很想问你一件事。

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I do not want you to give me anything

我不想要你给我任何东西。

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Mother says that is wrong

妈妈说那样是不对的。

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I only want to talk with you about a prisoner

我只是想和你谈谈一个囚犯的事。

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Please get off the train tomorrow so we can talk

明天请你下火车，这样我们就可以谈谈了。

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Your little friend, Bobbie

你的小朋友，博比

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The next morning Bobbie was waiting when the old gentleman got off the train

第二天早上，当老先生下火车时，博比正在等着他。

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" Well," said the old gentleman, tapping Bobbie's shoulder," what is it?"

“好了，”老先生轻轻拍了拍博比的肩膀说，“有什么事吗？”

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" Oh! You came!" replied Bobbie, turning round

“哦！您来了！”博比转过身来回答道。

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" Well..." And she told him the story of the Russian

“嗯……”于是她把那个俄国人的故事讲给他听。

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" Oh!" the old gentleman exclaimed

“哦！”老先生惊叹道。

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" I've read his book

“我读过他的书。

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It's translated into every European language

它被翻译成了每一种欧洲语言。

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It's a noble book

那是一本高尚的书。

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I'll do my best to help him."

我会尽力帮助他。”

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" I was sure you could help!" said Bobbie excitedly." Thank you."

“我就知道您能帮忙！”博比兴奋地说。“谢谢您。”

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Ten days later the three children sat on the hill watching the 5:15 steam past

十天后，三个孩子坐在山坡上，看着5点15分的蒸汽火车驶过。

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When they saw the old gentleman get off the train, they ran to meet him

当他们看到老先生下火车时，就跑过去迎接他。

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" Good news!" he said

“好消息！”他说。

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" I've found the Russian writer's family!

“我找到那位俄国作家的家人了！

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You run and tell him."

你们快去告诉他。”

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Bobbie ran home ahead and told the news to Mother and the Russian

博比先跑回家，把消息告诉了妈妈和那位俄国先生。

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The Russian man cried with happiness

那位俄国先生高兴得哭了。

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That day he left for London and was reunited with his wife and children

那天他动身去了伦敦，与他的妻子和孩子们团聚了。