026 无言之言

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It was not a pleasant sight

那场面可真不愉快。

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Everywhere people were arguing and fighting

到处都有人在争吵打斗。

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Some were even crying

有些人甚至在哭泣。

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Aunt Martha and Mrs. Jenkins would not look at each other

玛莎阿姨和詹金斯太太看都不看对方一眼。

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" Don't you have anything nice to say to each other?" Panther asked

“难道你们彼此之间就没有什么好话可以说吗？”潘瑟问道。

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Both women stubbornly shook their heads

两位女士都固执地摇了摇头。

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Bobby and Cy got into another argument

鲍比和塞又起了争执。

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" You act like a baby," Cy said

“你表现得像个婴儿一样，”塞说。

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" You're too bossy," Bobby said in return

“你太霸道了，”鲍比回嘴道。

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Meanwhile Jane was speaking with Mr. Keefer

与此同时，简正在和基弗先生交谈。

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" My favorite candy is red cherry," she said

“我最喜欢红樱桃味的糖，”她说。

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" I think you eat too many sweets," the shop owner said

“我觉得你吃太多甜食了，”店主说。

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" I don't eat as much as Bobby," she loudly replied

“我没博比吃得多，”她大声回答。

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" That's why he's so fat."

“所以他才那么胖。”

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Panther could not take it anymore!

潘瑟再也忍不住了！

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" Doesn't anyone have a nice word to say?" she shouted

“难道没人能说句好话吗？”她喊道。

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For a second, people stopped talking

人们一时间都不说话了。

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They all stared at Panther

他们都盯着潘瑟看。

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" My, your voice certainly is loud," Mrs. Jenkins said nastily

“天哪，你的嗓门可真大，”詹金斯太太刻薄地说。

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" You're very rude," said a man, frowning

“你真是没礼貌，”一个男人皱着眉头说。

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Panther wanted to crawl under a rock

潘瑟真想躲到石头底下。

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Everything was her fault

一切都是她的错。

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" Pan-ter," Lamb cooed

"潘—瑟，" 兰姆咕咕叫道。

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He reached out his chubby arms

他伸出胖乎乎的手臂。

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Panther took him from Aunt Martha

潘瑟从玛莎姨妈那儿接过他。

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Lamb giggled and smiled

兰姆咯咯笑着，露出笑容。

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Panther looked into his eyes for a long time

潘瑟久久地注视着他的眼睛。

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" There's nothing bad about you, Lamb," she said softly

"你身上没有一丝坏处，兰姆，" 她柔声说道。

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Looking around, she added," I wish we could all be like you."

她环顾四周，接着说，"真希望我们都能像你一样。"

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Panther thought about what she had just said

潘瑟回味着自己刚才说的话。

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" You only think good things about people," she said to Lamb

“你只想着别人的好，”她对小羊羔说。

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That gave her an idea

这让她有了个主意。

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" Aunt Martha," she said suddenly

“玛莎婶婶，”她突然说道。

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" What is it, child?" Aunt Martha asked sharply

“什么事，孩子？”玛莎婶婶尖声问道。

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" Thank you for being so kind to us," Panther said

“谢谢您对我们这么好，”潘瑟说。

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She thought about how she really felt

她想了想自己真正的感受。

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" We know it's not easy to look after us," she continued

“我们知道照顾我们不容易，”她继续说道。

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" So we really appreciate it."

“所以我们真的很感激。”

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" Well, you children can be annoying," Aunt Martha said truthfully

“嗯，你们这些孩子有时是挺烦人的，”玛莎婶婶实话实说。

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" But at least you have good manners."

“但至少你们很有礼貌。”

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Panther went over to Cy and Bobby

潘瑟走到赛和博比身边。

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" Don't you have anything nice to say?" she asked her brothers

“你们就没有什么好听的话要说吗？”她问弟弟们。

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Bobby crossed his arms stubbornly and shook his head

博比固执地抱起双臂，摇了摇头。

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Cy turned his head and ignored him

赛转过头，不理会她。

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" Look into your hearts," she said to her siblings

“看看你们自己的内心吧，”她对弟妹们说。

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" I'm sure you'll find good things, not just bad."

“我相信你们会发现好的地方，不只是坏的。”

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The children looked at each other

孩子们面面相觑。

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Bobby stuck his tongue out at Cy

博比朝赛吐了吐舌头。

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Panther sighed loudly and said:

潘瑟重重地叹了口气，说道：

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" People should say what they think

“人应该说出自己的想法。

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But what if we thought only nice things?"

但如果我们只想着好的方面呢？”

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Some of the townspeople stopped to listen to Panther

一些镇民停下脚步，听潘瑟说话。

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" Being honest doesn't mean being nasty," she continued

“诚实并不意味着刻薄，”她继续说道。

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Bobby glanced at Cy

博比瞥了赛一眼。

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Cy gave him a quick smile

赛对他迅速地笑了笑。

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" And sometimes, words may not even be necessary," Panther said

“有时候，甚至不需要言语，”潘瑟说。

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" But if you have to say something, then try to say something kind."

“但如果你必须说些什么，那就试着说些善意的话。”

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" Well, Cy is a big bully," said Bobby

“嗯，赛是个大坏蛋，”博比说。

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" But sometimes he's cool."

“但有时候他也很酷。”

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" Even though Bobby is fat," giggled Jane," he's funny."

“虽然博比很胖，”简咯咯笑着说，“但他很有趣。”

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Bobby's face turned red

博比的脸一下子涨得通红。

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" I'm not fat!" he yelled

“我才不胖！” 他大吼道。

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Cy quickly interrupted his siblings

赛赶紧插嘴，打断弟妹们。

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" Panther is right," he said

“潘瑟说得对，” 他说。

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" We can be truthful in a nice way. Right, Jane?"

“我们可以用温和的方式说真话。对吧，简？”

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Jane was still giggling but she nodded

简还在咯咯地笑，但她点了点头。

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Lamb gave Panther a big hug

小兰姆给了潘瑟一个大大的拥抱。

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She held him tightly

她紧紧地抱着他。

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Then Aunt Martha took Lamb from Panther

这时，玛莎婶婶从潘瑟怀里接过了小兰姆。

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" All right, children," she said," let's get home."

“好了，孩子们，” 她说，“我们回家啦。”

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As she passed Mrs. Jenkins, she paused and smiled

当她经过詹金斯太太时，她停顿了一下，微微一笑。

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Mrs. Jenkins smiled back

詹金斯太太也回以微笑。

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Other people also stopped arguing

其他人也不再争吵了。

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Some even started to laugh again

有些人甚至又开始笑了起来。

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When they got home, the children sat outside on the porch

到家后，孩子们坐在外面的门廊上。

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The sun was still shining brightly

太阳依旧灿烂地照耀着。

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" How do you think this wish will end?" asked Bobby

“你觉得这个愿望会怎么结束？” 博比问。

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" Just as Panther wished," said Cy

“正如潘瑟所许的愿那样，” 赛说。

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" We'll speak what's on our mind."

“我们会说出心里的想法。”

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" But we'll be thinking only nice thoughts," said Jane

“但我们只会想好的事情，” 简说。

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" At least we'll try to," said Bobby

“至少我们会试着去做，” 博比说。

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He was still upset that Jane had called him fat

他还在为简说他胖而闷闷不乐。

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The Barth children sat close together

巴斯家的孩子们紧紧地坐在一起。

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" I'm so lucky to have you," Panther said to her siblings

“有你们在，我真是太幸运了，” 潘瑟对她的弟妹们说。

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" And that's truly from my heart."

“这真是发自内心的真话。”