"TOM!"

第一章

No answer.

“汤姆！”

"TOM!"

没有回答。

No answer.

“汤姆！”

"What's gone with that boy, I wonder?

没有回答。

You TOM!"

“这有什么男孩走了，我不知道？

No answer.

你是汤姆！“

The old lady pulled her spectacles down

没有回答。

and looked over them about the room; then

老太太把她​​拉下来眼镜

she put them up and looked out under them.

并期待在他们的房间，然后

She seldom or never looked THROUGH them

她把他们和他们出去看了下。

for so small a thing as a boy; they were

她很少或从不看遍了他们

her state pair, the pride of her heart,

这样小的像一个小男孩的事情，他们被

and were built for "style," not service--

国家对她的，她的骄傲，

she could have seen through a pair of

并建立了“风格”，而不是服务 -

stove-lids just as well.

她能看到通过对

She looked perplexed for a moment, and

黄铭盖子一样好。

then said, not fiercely, but still loud

她茫然不知所措地愣了一会儿，

enough for the furniture to hear:

然后说，不激烈，但嗓门

"Well, I lay if I get hold of you I'll--"

足够的角落都能听到：

She did not finish, for by this time she

“嗯，我发誓如果我抓住你I'll - ”

was bending down and punching under the

她话没有说完，因为这时她

bed with the broom, and so she needed

正弯腰冲下

breath to punctuate the punches with.

床扫帚，所以她需要

She resurrected nothing but the cat.

一口气来换口与。

"I never did see the beat of that boy!"

她复活出来一只猫。

She went to the open door and stood in it

“我从没有见过这么令人吃惊的孩子！”

and looked out among the tomato vines and

她走到敞开的大门，站在

"jimpson" weeds that constituted the

并期待出来的西红柿藤和

garden.

“jimpson”杂草，构成了

No Tom.

花园。

So she lifted up her voice at an angle

没有汤姆。

calculated for distance and shouted:

于是，她举起她的声音在一个角

"Y-o-u-u TOM!"

计算距离，喊道：

There was a slight noise behind her and

“Youu汤姆！”

she turned just in time to seize a small

有一个轻微的响声她的背后

boy by the slack of his roundabout and

她转身就是为了抓住一个小

arrest his flight.

那孩子，他想跑涣散

"There!

逮捕他的飞行。

I might 'a' thought of that closet.

“有！

What you been doing in there?"

我可能会'的'想到这一点吧。

"Nothing."

你那里干什么？“

"Nothing!

“没有。”

Look at your hands.

“没什么！

And look at your mouth.

瞧你那双手。

What IS that truck?"

再看看你的嘴。

"I don't know, aunt."

那是什么车？“

"Well, I know.

“我不知道，姨妈。”

It's jam--that's what it is.

“嗯，我知道。

Forty times I've said if you didn't let

它的果酱 - 这是什么东西。

that jam alone I'd skin you.

第四次我说，如果你没有让

Hand me that switch."

的蜜饯，我想你的皮。

The switch hovered in the air--the peril

把鞭子递给我。“

was desperate--

鞭子在空中晃悠 - 情况

"My!

绝望了 -

Look behind you, aunt!"

“我的！

The old lady whirled round, and snatched

瞧你身后是什么，姨妈！“

her skirts out of danger.

老太太转过身轮，并抢走

The lad fled on the instant, scrambled up

她的裙子脱离生命危险。

the high board-fence, and disappeared over

汤姆拨腿就逃，顷刻他爬过

it.

高板栅栏，消失了

His aunt Polly stood surprised a moment,

它。

and then broke into a gentle laugh.

他的波莉姨妈站在那儿先是一愣，

"Hang the boy, can't I never learn

然后闯入一个温柔的笑。

anything?

“这个该死的，我不能永远学不会

Ain't he played me tricks enough like that

什么？

for me to be looking out for him by this

他不是我喜欢的技巧发挥足够

time?

我要出去找他本

But old fools is the biggest fools there

时间？

is.

但老了，糊涂才是最大的糊涂蛋

Can't learn an old dog new tricks, as the

是。

saying is.

可以老狗学不会新把戏，因为

But my goodness, he never plays them

说的是。

alike, two days, and how is a body to know

但谢天谢地，他从来不玩它们

what's coming?

同样，两天，又是怎样一个机构，以了解

He 'pears to know just how long he can

什么是未来？

torment me before I get my dander up, and

他似乎知道他能有多长

he knows if he can make out to put me off

折磨我，然后我得到我的皮屑起来，

for a minute or make me laugh, it's all

他知道如果他能辨认出把我关

down again and I can't hit him a lick.

一分钟，或是让我笑，这一切都

I ain't doing my duty by that boy, and

下一次，我不能打他一舔。

that's the Lord's truth, goodness knows.

我是不是该男孩做我的职责，

Spare the rod and spile the child, as the

这是上帝的真理，天知道。

Good Book says.

省了棍子，插管子，因为

I'm a laying up sin and suffering for us

好书说。

both, I know.

我是6:19的罪，为我们的痛苦

He's full of the Old Scratch, but laws-a-

同时，我知道。

me!

他的旧划痕充分，但法律，一，

he's my own dead sister's boy, poor thing,

我！

and I ain't got the heart to lash him,

他是我那死去的妹妹的孩子，可怜的东西，

somehow.

我是没有得到忍心揍他，

Every time I let him off, my conscience

不知何故。

does hurt me so, and every time I hit him

每次我让他离开，我的良心

my old heart most breaks.

这样做伤害了我，每次我打了他

Well-a-well, man that is born of woman is

我的老心痛不忍。

of few days and full of trouble, as the

井一井，男人是女人生的，就是

Scripture says, and I reckon it's so.

数天的麻烦全视之

He'll play hookey this evening, * and [*

圣经说，我估计它是如此。

Southwestern for "afternoon"] I'll just be

他今天晚上要玩旷课，*和[*

obleeged to make him work, to-morrow, to

为“下午”]我只是西南

punish him.

obleeged让他干，明天到

It's mighty hard to make him work

惩罚他。

Saturdays, when all the boys is having

它的强大的硬让他干

holiday, but he hates work more than he

周六，当所有的孩子都放了

hates anything else, and I've GOT to do

假期，但他不喜欢的工作比他更

some of my duty by him, or I'll be the

恨什么都厉害，我得做

ruination of the child."

我被他的责任，否则我会成为

Tom did play hookey, and he had a very

孩子给毁了。“

good time.

汤姆确实发挥旷课，他有一个非常

He got back home barely in season to help

美好的时光。

Jim, the small colored boy, saw next-day's

在他回到主场勉强帮助

wood and split the kindlings before

吉姆，彩色的小男孩，看到第二天的

supper--at least he was there in time to

木头，劈引火用的柴前

tell his adventures to Jim while Jim did

晚餐 - 至少他是在那里的时间

three-fourths of the work.

吉姆告诉他的冒险，而吉姆干了

Tom's younger brother (or rather half-

四分之三的工作。

brother) Sid was already through with his

汤姆的弟弟（确切地说是半

part of the work (picking up chips), for

弟弟）希德已干完了他

he was a quiet boy, and had no

部分工作（捡碎木块），为

adventurous, troublesome ways.

他是个沉默寡言的孩子，没有

While Tom was eating his supper, and

冒险，惹什么麻烦。

stealing sugar as opportunity offered,

虽然汤姆是他吃晚饭，

Aunt Polly asked him questions that were

机会偷糖，

full of guile, and very deep--for she

波莉姨妈问他，话里

wanted to trap him into damaging

充满了诡计，而且非常巧妙 - 因为她

revealments.

他希望把破坏陷阱

Like many other simple-hearted souls, it

revealments。

was her pet vanity to believe she was

如同许多其他简单的善良的灵魂，它

endowed with a talent for dark and

虚荣是她的宠物相信她是

mysterious diplomacy, and she loved to

赋予了对黑暗和人才

contemplate her most transparent devices

神秘的外交，因为她喜欢在

as marvels of low cunning.

考虑她最透明设备

Said she:

作为低狡猾的奇迹。

"Tom, it was middling warm in school,

她说：

warn't it?"

“汤姆，在学校里挺暖和，

"Yes'm."

对不对？“

"Powerful warm, warn't it?"

“是的，姨妈。”

"Yes'm."

“热的厉害，对不对？”

"Didn't you want to go in a-swimming,

“是的，姨妈。”

Tom?"

“你是不是想去一个游泳，

A bit of a scare shot through Tom--a touch

汤姆？“

of uncomfortable suspicion.

一个在汤姆忽然感到有点慌张 - 一触

He searched Aunt Polly's face, but it told

不安和疑惑。

him nothing.

他偷眼察看波莉姨妈的脸，但它告诉

So he said:

他的事情。

"No'm--well, not very much."

于是他说：

The old lady reached out her hand and felt

“No'm - 嗯，没多大差距。”

Tom's shirt, and said:

老太太伸出手摸摸

"But you ain't too warm now, though."

汤姆的衬衣，说道：

And it flattered her to reflect that she

“但你是不是太热情了，虽然。”

had discovered that the shirt was dry

她很得意，她反映

without anybody knowing that that was what

已发现衬衣是干的

she had in her mind.

没有人知道那是什么

But in spite of her, Tom knew where the

她曾在她的脑海。

wind lay, now.

但在她尽管如此，汤姆知道那里

So he forestalled what might be the next

风打下，现在。

move:

于是，他抢先什么可能成为下一个

"Some of us pumped on our heads--mine's

移动：

damp yet.

“我们有些人在我们头上泵浦 - 我的

See?"

潮湿呢。

Aunt Polly was vexed to think she had

看到了吗？“

overlooked that bit of circumstantial

波莉姨妈很懊恼，她居然没

evidence, and missed a trick.

忽略了的情况而定的位

Then she had a new inspiration:

证据，漏一招。

"Tom, you didn't have to undo your shirt

后来她有了一个新的启示：

collar where I sewed it, to pump on your

“汤姆，你没有撤消你的衬衫

head, did you?

我缝的领子吧，你的泵

Unbutton your jacket!"

头，是吗？

The trouble vanished out of Tom's face.

解开你的外套！“

He opened his jacket.

但问题就消失了汤姆的脸。

His shirt collar was securely sewed.

他打开他的外套。

"Bother!

他的衬衣的领子还是缝。

Well, go 'long with you.

“真是怪事！

I'd made sure you'd played hookey and been

嗯，去'跟你长。

a-swimming.

我确信你旷课去和被

But I forgive ye, Tom.

一游泳。

I reckon you're a kind of a singed cat, as

但我原谅你们，汤姆。

the saying is--better'n you look.

我认为你是一个烧焦的猫类，如

THIS time."

这句话是 - 比你看看。

She was half sorry her sagacity had

这个时候。“

miscarried, and half glad that Tom had

她有一半对不起她的远见卓识

stumbled into obedient conduct for once.

流产，另一半高兴汤姆

But Sidney said:

踉踉跄跄地听话的一次行为。

"Well, now, if I didn't think you sewed

可是希德却说：

his collar with white thread, but it's

“好了，现在，如果我没想到你缝

black."

他的衣领与白线，但它的

"Why, I did sew it with white!

黑色的。“

Tom!"

“为什么，我没有用白线缝吧！

But Tom did not wait for the rest.

汤姆！“

As he went out at the door he said:

但是汤姆没有等待休息。

"Siddy, I'll lick you for that."

当他走出门口的时候说：

In a safe place Tom examined two large

“Siddy，我会为你舔。”

needles which were thrust into the lapels

在一个安全的地方，汤姆仔细检查两个大

of his jacket, and had thread bound about

其中针推入翻领

them--one needle carried white thread and

他的外套，并结合有关线程

the other black.

他们 - 一针白线，

He said:

其他黑色。

"She'd never noticed if it hadn't been for

他说：

Sid.

“她是永远不会注意到，如果它没有被

Confound it!

希德。

sometimes she sews it with white, and

真讨厌！

sometimes she sews it with black.

有时她用白线缝，并

I wish to geeminy she'd stick to one or

有时她用黑线。

t'other--I can't keep the run of 'em.

我想geeminy她坚持一个或

But I bet you I'll lam Sid for that.

t'other - 我不能保持'时间运行。

I'll learn him!"

但我敢打赌你，我会揍希德。

He was not the Model Boy of the village.

我要好好教训教训他！“

He knew the model boy very well though--

他不是村里的模范男孩。

and loathed him.

他对那位模范男孩非常熟悉，虽然 -

Within two minutes, or even less, he had

并且很讨厌他。

forgotten all his troubles.

不到两分钟，甚至更少，他曾

Not because his troubles were one whit

忘记所有的烦恼。

less heavy and bitter to him than a man's

不是因为他有丝毫的麻烦

are to a man, but because a new and

那么沉重和痛苦的他比人的

powerful interest bore them down and drove

是一个男人，而是因为一种新的，

them out of his mind for the time--just as

强大的利益承担下来，开车

men's misfortunes are forgotten in the

他们去的时候他的心灵 - 正如

excitement of new enterprises.

男子不幸被遗忘在

This new interest was a valued novelty in

兴奋的新型企业。

whistling, which he had just acquired from

这是一个有价值的新的兴趣的新奇

a negro, and he was suffering to practise

吹口哨，这是他刚刚收购

it undisturbed.

一个黑人，他痛苦的做法

It consisted in a peculiar bird-like turn,

它不受打扰。

a sort of liquid warble, produced by

它包括在一个特殊的似鸟转，

touching the tongue to the roof of the

一种液体啭排序，产生

mouth at short intervals in the midst of

接触舌头的屋顶

the music--the reader probably remembers

在很短的间隔口的中间

how to do it, if he has ever been a boy.

音乐 - 读者可能还记得

Diligence and attention soon gave him the

如何做到这一点，如果他有过一个男孩。

knack of it, and he strode down the street

勤奋和注意力很快给了他

with his mouth full of harmony and his

它的诀窍，他在街上大步

soul full of gratitude.

在嘴里，他充满祥和

He felt much as an astronomer feels who

灵魂充​​满感激。

has discovered a new planet--no doubt, as

他觉得自己就像一个天文学家认为谁

far as strong, deep, unalloyed pleasure is

发现一个新的行星 - 毫无疑问，作为

concerned, the advantage was with the boy,

据强，深，纯粹的快乐是

not the astronomer.

而言，优势是与男孩，

The summer evenings were long.

不是天文学家。

It was not dark, yet.

夏天的晚上，长。

Presently Tom checked his whistle.

这不是黑暗的，但。

A stranger was before him--a boy a shade

目前汤姆检查了他的哨子。

larger than himself.

一个陌生人在他面前 - 一个男孩一片绿荫

A new-comer of any age or either sex was

比他大。

an impressive curiosity in the poor little

一个新型的任何年龄或任何性别是后起之秀

shabby village of St. Petersburg.

在这个可怜的小引起人们的好奇心

This boy was well dressed, too--well

破旧的村圣彼得堡。

dressed on a week-day.

这个男孩穿得好，太 - 好

This was simply astounding.

穿戴上一个星期的一天。

His cap was a dainty thing, his close-

这只是令人惊叹。

buttoned blue cloth roundabout was new and

他的帽子很精致的东西，他的特写镜头

natty, and so were his pantaloons.

搞定蓝布回旋处，又新又

He had shoes on--and it was only Friday.

整洁，所以是他的裤子。

He even wore a necktie, a bright bit of

他还穿着鞋 - 要知道，只有星期五。

ribbon.

他甚至还打了领带，光明位

He had a citified air about him that ate

色带。

into Tom's vitals.

他有一个关于他的空气，吃citified

The more Tom stared at the splendid

在汤姆的命脉。

marvel, the higher he turned up his nose

汤姆盯着越辉煌

at his finery and the shabbier and

奇迹，他转身就越高他的鼻子

shabbier his own outfit seemed to him to

在他的服饰和翘得高高的

grow.

他自己的衣服很寒酸给他

Neither boy spoke.

成长。

If one moved, the other moved--but only

两个人都一声不吭。