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《鐵道兒童》中英版n（P6）AbouttheAuthor關(guān)于作者EdithNesbitisbornon15thAugust1858inLondon.Sheisoneoffivechildren.Herfirstyearsarehappybecausesheandherbrothersandsistershavealotoffreedom.ButwhenEdithisonlythreeandahalfyearsold,MrNesbitdiessuddenly.AfterthatthefamilyoftenmoveshouseandEdithlivesinmanydifferentplaces,bothinEnglandandabroad.Shegoestoseveralboardingschools,butshedoesn'tlikeschoollifeverymuch.Sheisoftenunhappy.Theschoolsarelikeprisons,shesays.伊迪絲·內(nèi)斯比特1858年8月15日出生于倫敦。她是五個(gè)孩子中的一個(gè)。她的頭幾年很快樂(lè)，因?yàn)樗退男值芙忝糜泻芏嘧杂?。但是?dāng)伊迪絲只有三歲半的時(shí)候，內(nèi)斯比特先生突然去世了。之后，這家人經(jīng)常搬家,伊迪絲生活在許多不同的地方，在英國(guó)和國(guó)外。她上過(guò)幾所寄宿學(xué)校，但她不太喜歡學(xué)校生活。她經(jīng)常不開(kāi)心。她說(shuō)，學(xué)校就像監(jiān)獄。WhenEdithis18shemeetsHubertBland,ajournalist,andfallsinlovewithhim.Theygetmarriedin1880andmoveintoasmallhouseinsouth-eastLondon.Duringthenextfiveyearstheyhavethreechildren.Becausetheyhaven'tgotmuchmoney,Edithwritesshortstoriesandarticlesformagazinestohelpthefamily.當(dāng)伊迪絲18歲時(shí)，她遇到了記者休伯特布蘭德，并愛(ài)上了他。他們于1880年結(jié)婚，并搬進(jìn)了倫敦東南部的一所小房子。在接下來(lái)的五年里，他們有了三個(gè)孩子。因?yàn)樗麄儧](méi)有太多的錢(qián)，伊迪絲給雜志寫(xiě)短篇小說(shuō)和文章，以幫助家庭。Herfirstchildren'snovelTheStoryoftheTreasure-Seekersispublishedin1899.ltisaboutafamilyofsixchildrenandtheirfather.Edith'smostfamousbookisprobablyTheRailwayChildren,publishedin1906.她的第一部?jī)和≌f(shuō)《探寶者的故事》于1899年出版。這是關(guān)于一個(gè)六個(gè)孩子的家庭和他們爸爸的故事。伊迪絲最著名的書(shū)可能是1906年出版的《鐵路兒童》。In1914Hubertdies.ThreeyearslaterEdithmarriesagainandsheandhernewhusbandmoveawayfromLondontoavillageonthesouthcoastofEngland.Edithdiestherein1924.1914年休伯特去世。三年后，伊迪絲再婚，她和她的新婚丈夫從倫敦搬到英格蘭南海岸的一個(gè)村莊。伊迪絲1924年死在那里。（P7）AbouttheBook關(guān)于這本書(shū)TheRailwayChildrenisastoryabouttheadventuresofthreechildrencalledRoberta(Bobbie),PeterandPhyllis.《鐵路兒童》是一個(gè)關(guān)于三個(gè)孩子的冒險(xiǎn)故事，他們叫羅伯塔（博比）、彼得和菲利斯。OneeveningtwomenarriveattheirhouseinLondonandtaketheirfatheraway.Welearnlaterthatheisinprisonforspying.Thechildrenmovefromtheircomfortablehouseinthecitytoasmallhouseinthecountrybecausetheirmotherhasn'tgotmuchmoney.一天晚上，兩個(gè)人來(lái)到他們?cè)趥惗氐募?，帶走了他們的爸爸。我們后?lái)得知他因間諜罪入獄。孩子們從城里舒適的房子搬到鄉(xiāng)下的小房子，因?yàn)樗麄兊膵寢寷](méi)有多少錢(qián)。Becausetheirmotherisalwaysbusy,thechildrenhavealotoffreetime.Theybecomeinterestedintherailwaylinenearthehouse.Everydaytheygoandstandnexttothelineandwaveatthetrains.OnedayaniceoldgentlemanonthetraintoLondonwavesback.Laterinthestoryhehelpsthefamilyalot.因?yàn)樗麄兊膵寢尶偸呛苊?，孩子們有很多空閑時(shí)間。他們開(kāi)始對(duì)房子附近的鐵路感興趣。他們每天都去站在鐵路旁，向火車(chē)招手。一天，在去倫敦的火車(chē)上，一位和藹的老紳士揮手致意。在故事的后面，他幫助了這個(gè)家庭很多。Oneofthethemesinthestoryishelpingpeople:thechildrenhelptheirmother,theirmotherhelpsaRussianman,theyallhelpaboywithabrokenlegandtheoldgentlemanhelpsthefamily.Anotherthemeistheimportanceoffamily.Thelovebetweenthechildrenandtheirparentsisverystrong.Theirmotherreadsthechildrenstoriesandplayswiththem.Theymisstheirfatherverymuchwhenhegoesaway.Theyunderstandthatitisadifficultmomentfortheirmother,sotheytryveryhardtobegood.這個(gè)故事的主題之一是幫助人們：孩子們幫助他們的媽媽?zhuān)麄兊膵寢寧椭粋€(gè)俄國(guó)人，他們都幫助了一個(gè)斷了腿的男孩，老先生幫助了這個(gè)家庭。另一個(gè)主題是家庭的重要性。孩子和父母之間的愛(ài)是非常強(qiáng)烈的。他們的媽媽給孩子們讀故事，和他們一起玩。爸爸離開(kāi)后，他們非常想念他。他們明白，對(duì)他們的媽媽來(lái)說(shuō)這是一個(gè)艱難的時(shí)刻，所以他們非常努力去做好人好事。EdithNesbitissometimescalled'thefirstmodernwriterforchildren.Thisisbecauseherstoriesaredifferentfrompreviouschildren'sstorieslikeAliceinWonderland.ThechildreninEdithNesbit'sstoriesaresimilartorealchildrenandtheiradventureshappenintherealworld,notinafantasyworld.伊迪絲·內(nèi)斯比特有時(shí)被稱(chēng)為“第一位現(xiàn)代兒童作家”。這是因?yàn)樗墓适虏煌谝酝膬和适?，比如《?ài)麗絲夢(mèng)游仙境》。伊迪絲·內(nèi)斯比特的故事中的孩子和真實(shí)的孩子很相似，他們的冒險(xiǎn)發(fā)生在真實(shí)世界，而不是幻想世界。（P13-17）1THEBEGINNING起初Roberta,PeterandPhyllisliveinacomfortablehouseinLondon.Roberta,orBobbieaseveryonecallsher,istwelve.Petercomesnext.He'stenandhewantstobeanengineer.Phyllisiseight.Shetriesveryhardtobegood.Theyareluckychildren.Theyhavealotoftoys,abeautifulplayroomandadogcalledJames.Theyalsohaveawonderfulmother.Sheisalmostalwaysathome.Shewritesstories.Sheoftenreadsthemtothechildrenaftertea.Andtheirfatheriswonderful,too.Heworksveryhardinagovernmentofficeallday,butheisalwaysreadytoplayagameintheevenings.Theyareaveryhappyfamily.Thenonedaysomethinghappensandtheirliveschange.羅伯塔、彼得和菲利斯住在倫敦一所舒適的房子里。羅伯塔，或者大家都叫她博比，十二歲。彼得是下一個(gè)。他十歲，他想成為一名工程師。菲利斯八歲。她非常努力做個(gè)好人。他們是幸運(yùn)的孩子。他們有很多玩具，一個(gè)漂亮的游戲室和一只叫詹姆斯的狗。他們還有一個(gè)很棒的媽媽。她幾乎總是在家。她寫(xiě)故事。她經(jīng)常在喝完茶后讀給孩子們聽(tīng)。他們的爸爸也很棒。他整天在政府辦公室里辛苦工作，但晚上他總是準(zhǔn)備玩一個(gè)游戲。他們是一個(gè)非常幸福的家庭。然后有一天發(fā)生了一些事情，他們的生活改變了。It'ssuppertimeandthefamilyareinthediningroom.Peterwantstospeaktohisfather.Hehassomethingveryimportanttoaskhim.Hisfavouritetoy,amodelrailwayengine,isbroken.Peterknowsthathisfatherisverycleverandcanmendallsortsofthings.He'ssurethatFathercanmendhisengine,too.ButFatherisstilleatingandPetermustbepatient.晚餐時(shí)間到了，一家人都在餐廳里。彼得想和他爸爸說(shuō)話(huà)。他有很重要的事要問(wèn)他。他最喜歡的玩具火車(chē)模型壞了。彼得知道他的爸爸很聰明，會(huì)修理各種各樣的東西。他確信爸爸也能修理他的火車(chē)頭。但是爸爸還在吃飯，彼得必須有耐心。FinallyFatherputsdownhisknifeandfork.Peterlooksathismother.'CanInow?'hisfacesays.Motherunderstands.最后，爸爸放下了刀叉。彼得看著他的媽媽。現(xiàn)在可以了嗎？他的臉說(shuō)。媽媽理解。'Peterhassomethingtoaskyou,dear,'shesaystoFather.'What'stheproblem,Peter?'Fatherasks.“彼得有事要問(wèn)你，親愛(ài)的，”她對(duì)爸爸說(shuō)?！坝惺裁磫?wèn)題嗎，彼得？”爸爸問(wèn)。Petertellshimabouttheengine.Heputsthebrokentoyonthetableinfrontofhisfather.彼得把壞掉的玩具放在爸爸面前的桌子上。'Canyoumendit,Father?'“你能修好它嗎，爸爸？”'Mmm,'saysFatherlookingattheengineverycarefully.'Yes,Ican.Butnottonight.It'stoolatenow.lcandoitonSaturday.'“嗯，”爸爸非常仔細(xì)地看著火車(chē)頭說(shuō)?！笆堑?，我可以。但不是今晚?，F(xiàn)在太晚了，我可以在星期六修?！盇tthatmomentsomeoneknocksonthefrontdoor.Ruththemaidgoestoopenit.Twominuteslatershecomesintothediningroom.這時(shí)有人敲前門(mén)。女仆露絲去開(kāi)門(mén)。兩分鐘后，她走進(jìn)了餐廳。'Twomenwanttospeaktoyou,sir,'shesaystoFather.'They'reinthestudy.'“有兩個(gè)人想和您談?wù)劊壬?，”她?duì)爸爸說(shuō)，“他們?cè)跁?shū)房里?！?TrueorFalse：真或假：()Roberta,Peter,andPhylliswerebornneartherailway.羅伯塔、彼得和菲利斯出生在鐵路附近。()Theirfatherhastogoawaywithsomemen.他們的爸爸不得不跟一些人一起走。'Trytosendthemawayquickly,dear,'MothersaysinaquietvoicetoFather.'lt'salmostthechildren'sbedtime.'“親愛(ài)的，趕快把他們打發(fā)走吧，”媽媽輕聲對(duì)爸爸說(shuō)?！昂⒆觽兛焖X(jué)了。”Manyminutespass.Thevoicesinthestudyareloudandangry.Motherisworried.Shegetsupandgoestothestudy,too.Moretimepasses.FinallyMothercomesbacktothediningroom.Herfaceiswhiteandshelooksveryupset.幾分鐘過(guò)去了。書(shū)房里的聲音又大又憤怒。媽媽很擔(dān)心。她也起床去了書(shū)房。更多的時(shí)間過(guò)去了。最后媽媽回到了餐廳。她臉色蒼白，看起來(lái)很沮喪。'Gotobednow,mydarlings,'shesays.“去睡覺(jué)吧，我的寶貝們，”她說(shuō)。'ButwhataboutFather?'Phyllisasks.“可是爸爸怎么辦？”菲利斯問(wèn)。'Fathermustgoawayonbusiness,'repliesMother.'Now,please,gotobedimmediately!'“爸爸必須去出差，”媽媽回答說(shuō)，“現(xiàn)在，請(qǐng)你馬上去睡覺(jué)！”'lsitbadnews,Mother?'whispersBobbie.“是壞消息嗎，媽媽?zhuān)俊辈┍刃÷晢?wèn)。'Ican'ttellyouanythingtonight,mydarling,'saysMotherkissingher.'Go,dear!Now!'“今晚我什么也不能告訴你，我的寶貝，”媽媽吻著她說(shuō)，“走吧，親愛(ài)的！現(xiàn)在！”ThenextmorningMotherleavesthehousebeforethechildrengetup.Theyhavebreakfastaloneinthediningroom.Theyareallsadandworried.第二天早上，媽媽在孩子們起床前就離開(kāi)了家。他們單獨(dú)在餐廳吃早餐。他們都很傷心和擔(dān)心。'Something'sverywrong,'saysPeter.“出大事了，”彼得說(shuō)。Motherisstillnotthereatoneo'clockwhentheycomehomefromschool.Andshe'snotthereatteatime.Shefinallyarrivesatseveno'clock.Shelooksillandtired.當(dāng)他們一點(diǎn)鐘放學(xué)回家時(shí)，媽媽還沒(méi)到。喝茶的時(shí)候她也不在。她終于在七點(diǎn)鐘到家了。她看起來(lái)又病又累。'Mydarlings,'shesays.'Ihavesomebadnews.Fathermustbeawayforalongtime.Pleasedon'taskmeanyquestions.I'mverytirednow.Butlneedyourhelp.Begoodchildrenanddon'targuewitheachother.Andbehappy.Doyoupromise?'“我的寶貝們，”她說(shuō)?！拔矣袀€(gè)壞消息。爸爸一定離開(kāi)很久。請(qǐng)不要問(wèn)我任何問(wèn)題。我現(xiàn)在很累。但我需要你們的幫助。做個(gè)好孩子，不要和對(duì)方爭(zhēng)吵。而且要快樂(lè)。你們保證嗎？”'Yes,Mother,'theyallsaytogether.“是的，媽媽?zhuān)彼麄円黄鹫f(shuō)。'Andpleasedon'tworry!“請(qǐng)別擔(dān)心！”Butthechildrenareworried.Veryworried.Theydon'tunderstand.WhymustFathergoawayforalongtime?Where'shegoing?AndwhyisMothersoupset?但是孩子們很擔(dān)心。非常擔(dān)心。他們不懂。為什么爸爸必須離開(kāi)很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間？他要去哪里？媽媽為什么這么難過(guò)？Thefollowingweeksarehorribles.Motherisalmostneverathome,andRuththemaidgoesaway.Anauntcomestovisit,butshedoesn'tspendmuchtimewiththem.She'stoobusy.接下來(lái)的幾周是可怕的。媽媽幾乎從來(lái)不在家，女仆露絲走了。一位阿姨來(lái)看望他們，但她并沒(méi)有花太多時(shí)間和他們?cè)谝黄?。她太忙了。OnemorningwhentheyarehavingbreakfastMothersays,'Mydarlings,wemustleavethisbighouseandmovetoasmalloneinthecountry.It'swhiteandverynice.lt'salsonearastation,sowecangotherebytrain.Nowhurryupandfinishyourbreakfast.Wemuststartpackingimmediately.'一天早晨，他們正在吃早飯，媽媽說(shuō)：“我的寶貝們，我們必須離開(kāi)這座大房子，搬到鄉(xiāng)下的一所小房子里去。它是白色的，非常漂亮。它也在車(chē)站附近，所以我們可以坐火車(chē)去那里。現(xiàn)在快點(diǎn)吃完早飯。我們必須立即開(kāi)始收拾行李?！盩heyareverybusyduringthefollowingdays.Firsttheypacktheirclothes.Thentheyfillboxafterboxwithusefulthingsfortheirnewhome:plates,cups,candles,blankets,andalsotablesandchairs.Bobbiewantstotakeaprettycupboardfromthesittingroom,butMothersaysno.接下來(lái)的幾天他們都很忙。首先他們收拾好衣服。然后他們把一個(gè)又一個(gè)箱子裝滿(mǎn)了對(duì)他們的新家有用的東西：盤(pán)子，杯子，蠟燭，毯子，還有桌子和椅子。博比想從起居室?guī)ё咭粋€(gè)漂亮的碗櫥，但媽媽拒絕了。'Wemustplayatbeingpoorpeople,'shesays.ButwhensheseesBobbie'ssadface,sheaddsquickly,'OnlyforashorttimeIhope.'“我們必須假裝是窮人。”她說(shuō)，但當(dāng)她看到博比傷心的臉，她很快補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，“我希望只是很短的時(shí)間。”Aweeklaterthey'rereadytoleave.Theytakeataxitothestationintheafternoon.Thetrainjourneytothenewhouseisverylong.Atfirstthechildrenareexcitedandenjoylookingoutofthewindow.Butthenitgetsdarkoutsideandtheybegintofeelsleepy.Whentheyfinallyarrive,Mothersays,'Theboxesmustgoonthecart.Wecanwalktothehouse.ltisn'tfar.'一周后他們準(zhǔn)備離開(kāi)。他們下午乘出租車(chē)去車(chē)站。去新家的火車(chē)路程很長(zhǎng)。一開(kāi)始孩子們很興奮，很喜歡看窗外。但是外面天一黑他們就開(kāi)始犯困了。當(dāng)他們最終到達(dá)時(shí)，媽媽說(shuō)，“這些箱子必須放在馬車(chē)上。我們可以走回家。不遠(yuǎn)了。”Thechildrenarecoldandtiredbuttheydon'tcomplain.Theyknowtheymustbebrave.Therearenolightsalongtheroadandit'sverydark.Theyfollowthecartupahill,throughagate,acrossamuddyfield,andthendownahill.孩子們又冷又累，但他們沒(méi)有抱怨。他們知道自己必須勇敢。沿路沒(méi)有燈光而且很黑。他們跟著馬車(chē)上山，穿過(guò)一道大門(mén)，穿過(guò)一片泥濘的田野，然后下山。'Hereitis!'saysMothersuddenly.Thisisthehouse!“在這兒！”媽媽突然說(shuō)，這就是那所房子！Thedriverofthecarthasthekey.Heopensthedoorandtheyallgoinside.Thehouseisverydarkbutthedriverlightsacandleforthem.Thenhebringsintheboxes.Motheropensoneandtakesoutsomebiscuitsandjamforsupper.Thechildrenarehungryafterthelongday,buttheyarealsoverytired.馬車(chē)的司機(jī)有鑰匙。他打開(kāi)門(mén)，他們都進(jìn)去了。房子里很黑，但司機(jī)為他們點(diǎn)了一支蠟燭。然后他把箱子搬進(jìn)來(lái)。媽媽打開(kāi)一個(gè)，拿出一些餅干和果醬做晚飯。經(jīng)過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)的一天，孩子們餓了，但他們也很累。'Let'sfindtheblanketsandgotobednow,'saysMother.'Tomorrowwecanunpackeverythingandyoucanlookaroundthehouseandthegarden.Goodnight,mydarlings.Sleepwell.'“我們?nèi)フ姨鹤樱缓笊洗菜X(jué)，”媽媽說(shuō)?！懊魈煳覀兛梢源蜷_(kāi)所有的東西，你們可以看看房子和花園。晚安，親愛(ài)的。睡個(gè)好覺(jué)?！?THEYOUNGTHIEF（P18-25）年幼的小偷ThenextmorningBobbiegetsupveryearly.Phyllisisstillsleeping.Bobbiepullsherhair(notveryhard)towakeherup.第二天早上，博比起得很早。菲利斯還在睡覺(jué)。博比拉著她的頭發(fā)（不是很用力）叫醒她。'What'sthematter?'asksPhyllisinaverysleepyvoice.“怎么了？”菲利斯用非常困倦的聲音問(wèn)。'Wakeup!We'reinournewhouse,'saysBobbie.'Don'tyouremember?Comeon!Let'sgoandpreparebreakfastforMother.Peter'sdownstairs.’“醒醒吧！我們?cè)谖覀兊男路孔永?，”博比說(shuō)?！澳悴挥浀昧藛?？快點(diǎn)！我們?nèi)ソo媽媽準(zhǔn)備早飯吧。彼得在樓下。”It'scoldinthekitchen.Thechildrenfindsomeplatesandcupsinaboxandputthemonthetable.Thentheylookforsometeaandbread,buttheycan'tfindany.There'snosoundfromMother'sbedroom,sotheydecidetogooutside.Theearlymorningairisfresh,butthesuniswarm.廚房里很冷。孩子們?cè)谙渥永镎业揭恍┍P(pán)子和杯子，放在桌子上。然后他們尋找一些茶葉和面包，但他們找不到。媽媽的臥室沒(méi)有聲音，所以他們決定出去。清晨的空氣很清新，但是陽(yáng)光很溫暖。Thehouseisinafieldonthetopofahill.Therearemorehillsallaroundit.Inthevalleybelowthehousethechildrencanseetherailwaylineandtheblackmouthofatunnel.房子在山頂?shù)奶镆袄铩Ｖ車(chē)懈嗟纳角?。在房子下面的山谷里，孩子們可以看到鐵路和隧道的黑色洞口。'Let'sgodownandlookattherailway,'saysPeter.“我們下去看看鐵路吧，”彼得說(shuō)。'Wecanseethetrainsfromhere,'repliesBobbie.'Let'ssithereonthegrassforabit.'“我們從這里可以看到火車(chē)，”博比回答，“我們?cè)诓莸厣献粫?huì)兒吧?！盬henMothercomesouttolookforthemateighto'clock,theyareallasleepinthewarmsun.當(dāng)媽媽八點(diǎn)鐘出來(lái)找他們的時(shí)候，他們都在溫暖的陽(yáng)光下睡著了。'Wakeup,children!'shesays.'Breakfastisready.Comeon!Wehavealotofworktodotoday.'“醒醒，孩子們！”她說(shuō)，“早餐準(zhǔn)備好了?？禳c(diǎn)！我們今天有很多工作要做?！盜t'slateintheafternoonwhentheyfinishunpacking.Motheristiredandgoestoherroomtorestbeforesupper.Thechildrenlookateachother.Theyareallthinkingthesamething:'Let'sgototherailway.'他們收拾完行李已經(jīng)是下午晚些時(shí)候了。媽媽累了，晚飯前到她的房間休息了。孩子們面面相覷。他們都在想同一件事：“我們到鐵路去吧?！盩heystartwalkingdownthehill,followingthepath.Attheendofit,thereisawoodenfence.Theysitonthetopofitandlookattherailwayline.Theycanheararumblingsoundontheirright.lt'scomingfromthetunnel.Theyturntheirheadsandlookalongtherailwayline.Suddenlyatrainrushesnoisilyoutoftheblackmouth.Itpassesinfrontoftheminacloudofsteam.他們開(kāi)始沿著小路下山。在它的盡頭，有一個(gè)木柵欄。他們坐在上面，看著鐵路。他們能聽(tīng)到右邊的隆隆聲。是從隧道傳來(lái)的。他們轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)頭，沿著鐵路望去。突然，一列火車(chē)從那黑漆漆的大嘴里呼嘯而出。它噴著一團(tuán)蒸汽從他們面前經(jīng)過(guò)。'Oh!'Bobbiesays,buttheothersdon'thearher.Thenoiseofthetrainistooloud.“噢！”博比說(shuō)，但是其他人聽(tīng)不到她的聲音?；疖?chē)的噪音太大了。'It'slikeabiggreendragon!'saysPhyllisasitrushesdownthelineawayfromthem.'Andthetunnelisitshome!'“它就像一條綠色的巨龍！”菲利斯一邊說(shuō)一邊從他們身邊沖過(guò)?！岸淼谰褪撬募遥　?Doyouthinkit'sgoingtoLondon?'asksBobbie.'Father'sinLondon.'“你們覺(jué)得它會(huì)去倫敦嗎？”博比問(wèn)道?！鞍职衷趥惗亍！?Let'sgotothestationandask,'repliesPeter.“我們?nèi)ボ?chē)站問(wèn)問(wèn)吧，”彼得回答說(shuō)。Theystartwalkingalongtherailwayline.lt'salongwaytothestationbuttheyfinallygetthere.Everythingtheyseeisnewtothemandinteresting:thesignalbox,theplatforms,theticketofficeandthetravelpostersonthewallsofthewaitingroom.他們開(kāi)始沿著鐵路走。到車(chē)站有很長(zhǎng)一段路，但他們終于到了。他們看到的一切對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)都是新鮮有趣的：信號(hào)箱、站臺(tái)、售票處和候車(chē)室墻上的旅游海報(bào)。*Whatdotheenginesusetomakesteam?火車(chē)頭用什么制造蒸汽？*Whodoyouthinkthechildrenmaymeetattherailwaystation？你認(rèn)為孩子們會(huì)在火車(chē)站遇見(jiàn)誰(shuí)？Theywalkalongaplatformtotheyard.Thereareotherinterestingthingstoseehere.Therearesomerailwaytrucksontherailsandabigpileofcoal.他們沿著一個(gè)平臺(tái)走到院子里。這里還有其他有趣的東西可以看。鐵軌上有幾輛鐵路貨車(chē)，還有一大堆煤。Whiletheyarelookingaround,theportercomesoutofhisroom.四下張望時(shí)，搬運(yùn)工從他的房間里走了出來(lái)。'Hum,excuseme,'Petersaysverypolitely.'CanIaskyousomething?Whyisthereawhitelineonthewallabovethatcoal?'當(dāng)他們“嗯，對(duì)不起，”彼得非常有禮貌地說(shuō)?！拔夷軉?wèn)你一件事嗎？為什么煤上面的墻上有一條白線？”'ltshowsmehowmuchcoalthereis,'repliestheporter.Thenheaddswithasmile,'Sodon'tputanyinyourpockets,youngman!'“這讓我知道有多少煤，”搬運(yùn)工回答。然后他微笑著補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，“所以不要把任何東西放在你的口袋里，年輕人！”P(pán)eterimmediatelylikestheporterandsmilesback.彼得立刻喜歡上了那個(gè)搬運(yùn)工，也報(bào)以微笑。ThemonthofJunearrivesandtheweatherchanges.Itrainswithoutstoppingforthreedays,andit'svery,verycold.六月到了，天氣變了。雨不停地下了三天，天氣非常非常冷。'Mother.'saysBobbieonthethirdday,'canllightafire?'“媽媽?zhuān)辈┍仍诘谌煺f(shuō)，“我能點(diǎn)火嗎？”'No,dear.Wecan'thaveafireinJune,'Motherreplies.'Coalisveryexpensive.Now,pleasegoandplay,mydarlings.I'mverybusy.'“不，親愛(ài)的。我們不能在六月著火，”媽媽回答。“煤很貴?，F(xiàn)在，拜托你去玩吧，親愛(ài)的。我很忙?！盡otherisalwaysbusythesedays.Shestaysupstairsinherroomandwritesstories.Sometimesshecomesdownatteatimeandreadsthemtothechildren.這幾天媽媽總是很忙。她呆在樓上的房間里寫(xiě)故事，有時(shí)她會(huì)在茶點(diǎn)時(shí)間下來(lái)給孩子們讀故事。Thatdayafterteathechildrengouptotheattictoplay.那天下午，孩子們上閣樓去玩。'I'vegotanidea,'saysPeter.'Butlcan'ttellyouwhatitis.'“我有個(gè)主意?！北说谜f(shuō)，“但我不能告訴你是什么?！?Whynot?'asksPhyllis.'lsitsomethingbad?'“為什么不能？”菲利斯問(wèn)?！坝惺裁床缓玫牡胤絾幔俊?Perhaps.That'swhyldon'twanttotellyouaboutit.'“也許吧，這就是為什么我不想告訴你這件事的原因?！盩wonightslaterPeterasksthegirlstofollowhim.Hetakesthemtoaplacenotfarfromthestation.兩天后，彼得要求姑娘們跟著他。他把她們帶到離車(chē)站不遠(yuǎn)的地方。'Look!'hesayspointingatsomestonesinthelonggrass.Thegirlsseeasmallpileofcoalthere.“瞧！”他指著長(zhǎng)草里的一些石頭說(shuō)。女孩們看到那里有一小堆煤。'I'macoalminerandthisiscoalfrommymine!'Petersays.'Comeon!Helpmetakeittothehouse.'“我是煤礦工人，這是我煤礦里的煤！”彼得說(shuō)?！皝?lái)吧！幫我把它拿到屋里去?！盩heymakethreetripstothehousewiththecoal.It'sahardjobandtheirhandsandfacesareveryblackattheendofit.他們?nèi)螏е喝ツ撬孔印＿@是一項(xiàng)艱苦的工作，他們的手和臉都很黑。ThenexttimeMothergoestothecellar,sheisverysurprised.下一次媽媽去地下室時(shí)，她非常驚訝。'Howstrange!'shesays.'There'sstillalotofcoalhere.That'sgood.'“真奇怪！”她說(shuō)?！斑@里還有很多煤。那真好?！盩hechildrensmileateachother.NowPeterissurethatbeingacoalminerisnotbad.孩子們相視一笑。現(xiàn)在彼得確信當(dāng)一名煤礦工人并不壞。Onenightthestationmasterhearsanoiseintheyard.Hegoesoutsideandlooksaround.Helooksatthetrucksandthenatthepileofcoal.It'sdarkbuthecanseeasmallboyonit.Theboyhasabagandhe'sputtingcoalintoit.Thestationmastergoesnearerandwaits.Whentheboyjumpsdown,thestationmastercatcheshim.一天晚上，站長(zhǎng)聽(tīng)到院子里有動(dòng)靜。他走到外面，環(huán)顧四周。他看了看卡車(chē)，然后又看那堆煤。光線黑暗，但他能看到一個(gè)小男孩在上面。這個(gè)男孩有一個(gè)袋子，他正在往里面裝煤。站長(zhǎng)走得更近了，等待著。當(dāng)男孩跳下來(lái)時(shí)，站長(zhǎng)接住了他。'Gotyou!'heshouts.“抓到你了！”他喊道。Petercan'trunawaybecausethestationmasterisholdinghisarm.彼得跑不掉，因?yàn)檎鹃L(zhǎng)拉著他的胳膊。'Athief!'saysthestationmasterlookingatthebagofcoalinPeter'shand.“小偷！”站長(zhǎng)看著彼得手里的煤袋說(shuō)?！甀'mnotathief,'repliesPeterquickly.'I'macoalminer.'“我不是小偷，”彼得迅速回答，“我是個(gè)煤礦工人?！?Acoalminer!Comeon!I'mtakingyoutothestation.'“煤礦工人！來(lái)吧！我?guī)闳ボ?chē)站?！?Oh,no!'alittlevoicesaysfrombehindatruck.“噢，不！”一個(gè)小聲音從卡車(chē)后面?zhèn)鱽?lái)。'Notthepolicestation!'saysanother.“不是警察局！”另一個(gè)說(shuō)。'No,therailwaystationfirst,'saysthestationmaster.'Thenthepolicestation.'“不，先到火車(chē)站，”站長(zhǎng)說(shuō)，“然后到警察局?！盉obbieandPhyllisareafraidandcomeout.Thestationmasterissurprisedtoseetwolittlegirls.博比和菲利斯害怕了，走了出來(lái)。站長(zhǎng)驚訝地看到兩個(gè)小女孩。'Howmanychildrenaretherebehindthattruck?'heasks.“那輛卡車(chē)后面有多少個(gè)孩子？”他問(wèn)。'Onlyustwo,'saysBobbie.“只有我們兩個(gè)，”博比說(shuō)。'Bobbie!Phyllis!Whatareyoudoinghere?'saysPeter.“博比！菲利斯！你們?cè)谶@里干什么？”彼得說(shuō)。Thestationmasterlightsacandleandlooksatallthreechildrencarefully.站長(zhǎng)點(diǎn)上蠟燭，仔細(xì)打量著三個(gè)孩子。'Well,well,well!'hesays.'Aren'tyouthethreechildrenfromthewhitehouseonthehilloverthere?'Hisvoiceiskindnow,notangry.'Don'tyouknowthatit'swrongtosteal,youngman?'hesaystoPeter.“好了好了！”他說(shuō)?！澳銈儾皇悄沁吷缴夏亲追孔永锏娜齻€(gè)孩子嗎？”他的聲音現(xiàn)在很親切，不再生氣了。“難道你們不知道偷竊是不對(duì)的嗎，年輕人？”他對(duì)彼得說(shuō)。'Butthere'salotcoalhere.'repliesPeter.'lt'sverycoldinourhouseandMothersayswearetoopoortohaveafire...'“但是這里有很多煤。”彼得回答說(shuō)。“家里很冷，媽媽說(shuō)我們太窮了，不能生火…”'Shhhh,Peter!'saysBobbie.“噓，彼得！”博比說(shuō)。Thestationmasterlooksatthechildrenforaminuteandthensays,'Well,gobackhomenow.lt'slate.Yourmotherisprobablyworriedaboutyou.'站長(zhǎng)看了孩子們一會(huì)兒，然后說(shuō)，“好了，現(xiàn)在回家吧。很晚了。你們的媽媽可能很擔(dān)心你們?！盩hechildrencan'tbelievetheirluck.孩子們不敢相信自己的運(yùn)氣。'You'reverykind,'saysBobbie.'Thankyou.“你真好，”博比說(shuō)。“謝謝你?！盩hankyou,'Phyllissays,too.“謝謝你，”菲利斯也說(shuō)。'That'sallright,'saysthestationmaster.'Butremember!Mycoalismycoal,itisn'tyourcoal!Stealingisstealing!Nowgohome.'“沒(méi)關(guān)系，”站長(zhǎng)說(shuō)?！暗怯涀?！我的煤是我的，不是你們的煤！偷就是偷！現(xiàn)在回家吧?！?Whatdoyouthinkofthestationmaster?你覺(jué)得站長(zhǎng)怎么樣？*Whydoyouthinkso?你為什么這么認(rèn)為？（P26-32）3THEOLDGENTLEMAN第3章老先生Thedayspass.Thechildrenstarttoforgettheiroldlife.Theyforgetthecomfortablehouse.Theyforgetthebeautifulplayroom.TheyforgetJamesthedog.Buttheyneverforgettheirfather.Theystillmisshim.Whydoesn'thewritetothem?Whereishe？日子一天天過(guò)去了，孩子們開(kāi)始忘記以前的生活。他們忘記了舒適的房子。他們忘記了美麗的游戲室。他們忘記了詹姆斯的狗。但他們永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記他們的爸爸。他們還是很想他。他為什么不給他們寫(xiě)信？他在哪？Theweatherisgoodnowandeverydaythechildrengodownthehilltowatchthetrains.Soontheyknowthetimesofallofthem.Theygivethemnames:the9.15istheGreenDragonandthe10.07istheWorm'fromWantley.ThemidnighttrainistheFly-by-night.Itsometimeswakesthemup.現(xiàn)在天氣很好，孩子們每天都下山去看火車(chē)。很快他們就知道了所有車(chē)次的時(shí)間。他們給它們起了名字：9.15是青龍?zhí)枺?0.07是萬(wàn)特利的蟲(chóng)子。午夜的火車(chē)是夜間飛行。它有時(shí)會(huì)把他們吵醒。OnemorningwhiletheyarewaitingfortheGreenDragon,Phyllissays,'lt'sgoingtoLondon,isn'tit?That'swhereFatheris.Let'sallwavewhenitcomes.Adragonismagic?ltcantakeourlovetohim.'一天早上，當(dāng)他們?cè)诘惹帻執(zhí)柕臅r(shí)候，菲利斯說(shuō)，“它要去倫敦，對(duì)嗎？爸爸在那里。它來(lái)的時(shí)候讓我們一起揮手。龍有魔力嗎？它能把我們的愛(ài)帶給他?！盨owhenthetraincomes,thechildrenwaveveryhard.Totheirsurpriseahandholdinganewspaperwavesbackatthem.Thehandbelongstoanoldgentleman.Hehasanice,friendlyface.Afterthattheygoandwavetohimeverymorning,alsoonwetdays.所以當(dāng)火車(chē)來(lái)的時(shí)候，孩子們使勁揮手。令他們吃驚的是，一只拿著報(bào)紙的手向他們揮舞。這只手是一位老先生的。他有一張友好的臉。在那之后，他們每天早上都去向他揮手，即使是在雨天。Motherdoesn'tgetangrywhentheygooutintherainnow.She'stoobusywritingherstories.ShesendsthemtoaneditorinLondon.Whenhelikesastory,Motherisveryhappyandbuyscakesfortea.現(xiàn)在他們出去淋雨，媽媽也不生氣了。她忙著寫(xiě)她的故事。她把它們寄給倫敦的一位編輯。當(dāng)他喜歡一個(gè)故事，媽媽就很高興，買(mǎi)蛋糕喝茶。OnedayPeteriswalkingtothevillagetobuysomecakes(thankyou,editor!)whenhemeetsthestationmaster.Peterrememberstheirlastmeeting.Hisfacestartstogoredandhisearsfeelhot.Helooksathisfeet.He'ssurethestationmasterdoesn'twanttotalktoathief.一天，彼得要去村里買(mǎi)蛋糕（謝謝你，編輯?。┻@時(shí)他遇到了站長(zhǎng)。彼得還記得他們上次的會(huì)面。他的臉開(kāi)始變紅，他的耳朵感覺(jué)很熱。他看著自己的腳。他肯定站長(zhǎng)不想和小偷說(shuō)話(huà)。Sohe'sverysurprisedwhenthestationmastersays'Goodmorning'tohim.所以當(dāng)站長(zhǎng)對(duì)他說(shuō)“早上好”時(shí)，他非常驚訝。'Goodmorning,'repliesPeter.Thenheaddsquickly,'I'mverysorryaboutthecoal.Ireallyam.'“早上好，”彼得回答說(shuō)。然后他很快補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，“我對(duì)煤的事非常抱歉，真的?！?Oh,that'sallinthepast,'saysthestationmasterinaveryfriendlyvoice.'Comeandseeusatthestationonedayifyouwantto.Goodbye!'“噢，那都是過(guò)去的事了。”站長(zhǎng)用非常友好的聲音說(shuō)。“如果你愿意，哪天到車(chē)站來(lái)找我們吧。再見(jiàn)！”P(pán)eterisveryhappy.Hedecidestogothenextday.彼得很高興，他決定第二天就去。Theporteristherewhenthechildrenarriveatthestation.Hetellsthemalotofinterestingstoriesaboutthetrains.Twohourspassveryquickly.孩子們到達(dá)車(chē)站時(shí)，搬運(yùn)工在那兒。他給他們講了許多關(guān)于火車(chē)的有趣故事。兩個(gè)小時(shí)很快過(guò)去了。ThefollowingmorningMotherdoesn'tfeelwell.Shestaysinbedallday.IntheeveningshetellsPetertoruntothevillageandaskthedoctortocome.第二天早上媽媽覺(jué)得不舒服。她整天躺在床上。晚上，她讓彼得跑到村里請(qǐng)醫(yī)生來(lái)。'Yourmotherhasinfluenza,'DoctorForresttellsBobbie.'Shemuststayinbed.Canyoubehernurse?'“你媽媽得了流行性感冒，”福勒斯特醫(yī)生告訴博比?！八仨毰P床休息。你能當(dāng)她的護(hù)士嗎？”'Yes,ofcourse,'saysBobbie.“是的，當(dāng)然，”博比說(shuō)。'Well,makeanicebigfireinherroombecausesheneedstobewarm,'thedoctorsays.'Here'ssomemedicineforher.Andthisisalistoffoodyoumustbuyforher.'HegivesBobbieapieceofpaper.“嗯，在她的房間里生一堆火，因?yàn)樗枰獪嘏?，”醫(yī)生說(shuō)?！斑@是給她的藥。這是你必須為她買(mǎi)的食物清單。”他給了博比一張紙。LaterBobbieshowsthelisttoPeterandPhyllis.之后，博比把清單給彼得和菲利斯看。'Buthowcanwebuyallthesethings?'shesays.'Wedon'thaveanymoney.Oh,poorMother!Whatcanwedo?'“但是我們?cè)趺促I(mǎi)這些東西呢？”她說(shuō)?！拔覀儧](méi)有錢(qián)?？蓱z的媽媽?zhuān)∥覀兡茏鍪裁?？”Foralongtimetheysitandthink.Thentheyhaveanidea.他們坐著想了很久。然后他們有了一個(gè)想法。Thenextdaythere'sonlyonechildwaitingforthe9.15traintocomeoutofthetunnel.It'sPeter.Heisn'tsittingonthefencethatmorning.He'sstandinginfrontofit.Behindhimthere'salargewhitesheet!Therearesomewordsonit.Theysay:Lookoutatthestation.第二天只有一個(gè)孩子在等9點(diǎn)15分的火車(chē)開(kāi)出隧道。是彼得。那天早上他沒(méi)有坐在籬笆上觀望。他站在它前面。在他身后有一面大的白色床單！上面有一些字。它們說(shuō)：在車(chē)站往外看。Asthetrainpasses,theoldgentlemanseesit.Alltheotherpassengersseeit,too.Theylookoutforsomethingatthestation.buttheydon'tseeanything.ThentheoldgentlemanseesPhyllis.She'srunningalongtheplatform.Whenshegetstohiswindow,shepushesaletterintohishand.火車(chē)經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)，老先生看到了。其他乘客也看到了。在車(chē)站他們向外看尋找東西。但他們什么都沒(méi)看到。然后老先生看到了菲利斯。她沿著站臺(tái)跑。當(dāng)她跑到他的窗口時(shí)，她把一封信塞到他手里。'Here!Takeit!'shesaysasthetrainstartstomoveslowlyoutofthestation.“給你！拿著！”當(dāng)火車(chē)開(kāi)始慢慢駛出車(chē)站時(shí)，她說(shuō)。Theoldgentlemansitsdownandopenstheletter.Hereads.老先生坐下來(lái)，打開(kāi)了信。他讀。DearMr,親愛(ài)的先生，Wedonotknowyourname,Motherisill,thedoctorsaysshemusthavesoup,fruitandmilk,butwedon'thaveanymoneytobuythem.Fatherisawayandwedon'thavehisaddress.我們不知道你的名字，媽媽病了，醫(yī)生說(shuō)她必須喝湯、吃水果和牛奶，但我們沒(méi)有錢(qián)買(mǎi)它們。爸爸不在，我們也沒(méi)有他的地址。Youaretheonlypersonweknow.Wepromisetopayyouthemoneybacklater.PleasegivetheboxtotheStationMaster,sayit'sforPeter—theboyfromthewhitehouseonthehill.你是我們唯一認(rèn)識(shí)的人。我們保證以后會(huì)把錢(qián)還給你。請(qǐng)把盒子交給站長(zhǎng)，說(shuō)這是給彼得的，那個(gè)來(lái)自山上白色房子的男孩。Roberta,Phyllis,Peter羅伯塔，菲利斯，彼得Theoldgentlemanreadstheletteragain.Thenhesmiles,putsitinhispocketandstartstoreadhisnewspaper.老先生又讀了一遍信。然后他笑了，把它放在口袋里，開(kāi)始看報(bào)紙。Atsixo'clockthatevening,someoneknocksonthedoor.It'sMrPerks,thefriendlyporter.Thechildrenareverysurprisedtoseehim.那天晚上六點(diǎn)，有人敲門(mén)。這是珀克斯先生——友好的搬運(yùn)工。孩子們看到他很驚訝。'Thisisforyoufromanoldgentleman,'hesaysputtingabigboxonthefloor.“這是一位老先生送給你們的，”他把一個(gè)大盒子放在地上說(shuō)。'I'msorrytohearaboutyourmother,'headds.'lhopeshefeelsbettersoon.'Andhegoesbackdownthehilltothestation.“聽(tīng)到你們媽媽的事我很難過(guò)，”他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)?！跋Ｍ鼙M快好起來(lái)?！比缓笏氐缴较碌能?chē)站去了。Thechildrenopentheboximmediately.lt'sfullofgoodthingstoeatanddrink.Therearealsosomeredrosesandaletter.孩子們立刻打開(kāi)盒子。里面裝滿(mǎn)了好吃和好喝的東西。還有一些紅玫瑰和一封信。DearRebertaandPhyllisandPeter,親愛(ài)的羅伯塔，菲利斯和彼得，Herearethethingsyouwant.Tellyourmothertheyarefromafriend.Andtellher,too,nottoheanarywithyou.Iamveryhappytohelpyou.這是你們想要的東西。跟你們的媽媽說(shuō)這是一個(gè)朋友送的，也告訴她，不要對(duì)你們生氣。我很樂(lè)意幫助你們。GP'Lookattheselovelyroses!'saysBobbie.'Comeon!Let'stakethemuptoher.Butdon'tsayanythingabouttheletterandtheoldgentleman!Wecantellhereverythingwhenshe'sbetter.'“看這些可愛(ài)的玫瑰！”博比說(shuō)?！翱靵?lái)！我們把它們拿上去給她吧。但不要說(shuō)什么信和老先生！等她好些了，我們?cè)侔岩磺卸几嬖V她?！盩woweekslaterthechildrenputanothersheetonthefenceneartherailwayline.ltsays:She'salmostwell.Thankyou.兩個(gè)星期后，孩子們又在鐵路附近的籬笆上放了一張床單。上面寫(xiě)著：她差不多好了。謝謝你。Theoldgentlemanseesitandwaveshisnewspaper.老先生看到了，揮舞著報(bào)紙。AtfirstMotherisveryangrywhentheytellherabouttheirlettertotheoldgentleman.Butthenshesays，'I'msorry,mydarlings.iknowyoudon'tunderstand.lt'struewe'repoor,butdon'ttellpeople.Anddon'taskthemforthings.ltisn'tright.Doyoupromise?'起初，當(dāng)他們把給老先生的信告訴媽媽時(shí)，媽媽非常生氣。但她說(shuō)，“我很抱歉，親愛(ài)的，我知道你們不明白。我們很窮是事實(shí)，但別告訴別人。別向他們要東西，這樣不對(duì)。你們保證嗎？”'Yes,Mother,'theyallsay.'Sorry,Mother.'“是的，媽媽?zhuān)彼麄兌颊f(shuō)?！皩?duì)不起，媽媽?！盨hegiveseachofthemakiss.她給了他們每個(gè)人一個(gè)吻。'Nowlmustwritealettertotheoldgentlemanandthankhimforbeingsokind.Youcantakethelettertothestationmasterlater.Hecangiveittotheoldgentleman.'“現(xiàn)在我得給這位老先生寫(xiě)封信，謝謝他對(duì)我這么好。你們可以稍后把信交給站長(zhǎng)。他可以把它交給那位老先生?！保≒33-38）4ARUSSIANVISITOR第4章一名俄國(guó)客人It'sJulybutthedayiscold.wetandwindy.Thechildrenareatthestation.They'rewaitingforMother.She'scominghomeonthetrainfromMaidbridge.It'stoowettostandontheplatformsotheyareinthewaitingroom.Whenatrainarrives(itisn'tMother'strainbecauseit'stooearly),theygooutside.Theylikelookingatthepassengers.Totheirsurprise,theyseeacrowd'ofpeopleatthedooroftheticketoffice.They'realltalkingatthesametime.Somethingiswrong.現(xiàn)在是七月，但天氣很冷，潮濕多風(fēng)。孩子們?cè)谲?chē)站。他們?cè)诘葖寢?。她從梅德布里奇坐火?chē)回家。站臺(tái)上太濕了不能站，所以他們就在候車(chē)室。當(dāng)一列火車(chē)到達(dá)時(shí)（這不是媽媽的火車(chē)，因?yàn)闀r(shí)間還早），他們就到外面去了。他們喜歡看乘客。令他們吃驚的是，他們?cè)谑燮碧庨T(mén)口看到了一群人。他們都在同時(shí)說(shuō)話(huà)。出事了。'Let'sgoandsee,'saysPeter.“我們?nèi)タ纯窗桑北说谜f(shuō)。Thepeoplearestandingaroundaman.He'ssayingsomethinginaloud