8 Lighting the Way

8 LIGHTING THE WAY "Oh, my, you've saved them all?" said Rose. "They saved themselves," said Mother Mary Joseph. "They all worked hard to make their way here. And they're still being brave and strong. Even some with injuries are trying to help others." "Of course," said Rose, smiling. "Texans are at their best when things look the worst." "That's true. Come with me," said Mother Mary Joseph. "I'll take you to the supplies in the front. We can find dry clothes for the baby there." "Oh, thank you," Rose said. "And dry clothes for Jack and Annie, too, please."

“哦，天哪，你把他们都救了？”罗斯说。 “他们救了自己，”玛丽·约瑟夫嬷嬷说。 “他们都很努力才来到这里。 他们依然勇敢坚强。 甚至一些受伤的人也在努力帮助别人。” “当然，”罗斯微笑着说。 “当事情看起来最糟糕的时候，德州人正处于最佳状态。” “这是真的。跟我来，”玛丽·约瑟夫妈妈说。 “我带你去前线拿补给品。 我们可以在那里给孩子找到干衣服。” “哦，谢谢你，”罗斯说。 “还有杰克和安妮的干衣服，谢谢。”

"Oh, no, we're fine," said Jack. "We want to help, too," Annie said to Mother Mary Joseph. "What can we do?" The nun smiled. "Perhaps you could try cheering up some of the smaller children," she said. "They are all very frightened by the storm." "Okay, we're pretty good at cheering people up," said Annie. "Wonderful," said Mother Mary Joseph. Then she turned to Rose. "Come, dear. Let's find something dry for your beautiful child." "Thank you," said Rose. Carrying Lily, she followed Mother Mary Joseph to the front of the auditorium. "Where to?" Jack said to Annie. "I guess we should just wander around and see who needs us," said Annie. She led the way down a crowded aisle to a far corner of the auditorium. There, some nuns were taking care of the injured. A woman with her arm in a sling was

“哦，不，我们很好，”杰克说。 “我们也想帮忙，”安妮对玛丽·约瑟夫妈妈说。 “我们能做什么？”修女笑了。 “也许你可以试着让一些较小的孩子高兴起来，”她说。 “他们都被暴风雨吓坏了。” “好吧，我们很擅长让人们高兴起来，”安妮说。 “太好了，”玛丽·约瑟夫妈妈说。 然后她转向罗斯。“来,亲爱的。 我们给你漂亮的孩子找点干的吧。” “谢谢你，”罗斯说。她抱着莉莉，跟着玛丽·约瑟夫嬷嬷走到礼堂前面。 “去哪儿?”杰克对安妮说。 “我想我们应该四处走走，看看谁需要我们。”安妮说。 她领着大家走过拥挤的过道，来到礼堂远处的一个角落。 在那里，一些修女正在照顾伤者。 一个手臂上挂着吊带的女人

trying to calm her fussy baby. Annie knelt beside her. "Can I sing to your baby?" she asked the injured mother. "Maybe that will calm him down." "Oh, yes, please," the woman said. Annie picked up the baby and rocked him. She sang: Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's going to buy you a mockingbird. The baby smiled at her. Annie kept singing. If that mockingbird don't sing, Papa's going to buy you a diamond ring. Jack heard a faint cry from nearby. "Rose?" As Annie kept singing, Jack looked around at all the injured people. Who said "Rose"? he wondered.

试着安抚她爱闹的孩子。 安妮跪在她身边。“我能给你的孩子唱歌吗？”她问受伤的母亲。 “也许这会让他冷静下来。” “哦，是的，谢谢，”女人说。 安妮抱起婴儿摇了摇。 她唱道：嘘，小宝贝，不要说话。 爸爸会给你买一只反舌鸟。 婴儿朝她微笑。安妮一直在唱。 如果那只反舌鸟不唱歌，爸爸就去给你买钻戒。 杰克听到附近传来一声微弱的喊叫。 “玫瑰?”安妮继续唱歌时，杰克看了看周围受伤的人。 谁说的“玫瑰”？他想知道。

The cry came again, louder than the first one. "Rose!" Jack saw a young man lying on a blanket. His arms were bandaged. His leg was in a splint. Jack's heart pounded. He hurried over to the man and knelt down. "Are you looking for Rose?" he asked. "Rose—she's singing—Lily," the man said. "Are you Lucas?" said Jack. "Yes…," the man said weakly. "Oh, wow—hold on!" said Jack. "I'll be right back!" Jack hurried to Annie. She had rocked the baby to sleep but was still singing softly. "I found Rose's husband!" Jack said. "See the man over there with a hurt leg? He heard you singing that song. I heard him call 'Rose'!" "Oh! Oh!" said Annie. "Get Rose! Bring her here!"

喊声又来了，比第一次更响。 “玫瑰!”杰克看见一个年轻人躺在毯子上。 他的胳膊包扎着。他的腿用夹板固定着。 杰克的心怦怦直跳。他匆匆走向那个人，跪了下来。 “你在找露丝吗？”他问。 “罗斯——她在唱歌——莉莉，”男人说。 “你是卢卡斯吗？” “是的……”那人虚弱地说。 “哦，哇——等等！”杰克说。 “我马上回来！”杰克匆匆走向安妮。 她摇着婴儿睡着了，但仍在轻轻地唱歌。 “我找到罗丝的丈夫了！”杰克说。 “看到那边那个腿受伤的人了吗？” 他听到你在唱那首歌。 我听见他叫‘玫瑰’！”“哦!哦！”安妮说。 “玫瑰!把她带到这儿来！”

Jack hurried to the front of the auditorium. He found Rose with Lily and Mother Mary Joseph. "Rose! We found Lucas!" Jack said. "Ohh!" Rose cried out. She and Mother Mary Joseph followed Jack through the auditorium to the corner with all the wounded people. Annie was sitting beside Lucas now. His eyes were closed. "Lucas!" Clutching Lily, Rose fell to her knees. She touched the man's bruised face. Lily started to cry. Lucas opened his eyes. He smiled, and in a whispery voice, he sang: Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's going to buy you a mockingbird.

杰克急忙走到礼堂前面。 他发现露丝和莉莉以及玛丽·约瑟夫嬷嬷在一起。 “玫瑰!我们找到卢卡斯了！”杰克说。 “哦!”罗斯叫道。她和玛丽·约瑟夫嬷嬷跟着杰克穿过礼堂，和所有受伤的人一起走到角落里。 安妮现在坐在卢卡斯旁边。 他的眼睛闭着。“卢卡斯!”罗斯紧紧抓住莉莉，跪倒在地。 她摸了摸那人淤青的脸。 莉莉哭了起来。卢卡斯睁开眼睛。 他微笑着，用耳语的声音唱道：嘘，小宝贝，什么也别说。 爸爸会给你买一只反舌鸟。

Lily stopped crying. She reached out to Lucas. He took her tiny hand and kissed it. "Pa-pa!" the baby said, and she laughed. "Oh, Lucas!" said Rose. She was laughing and crying at the same time. Lucas reached out to her. Rose took his hand and pressed it against her wet cheek. "I was so worried about you," she said. "I'll be fine…," said Lucas. "Darling, our house is gone. We've lost

莉莉不哭了。她联系了卢卡斯。 他握住她的小手，吻了一下。 “爸爸——爸爸！”婴儿说，她笑了。 “噢，卢卡斯！”罗斯说。她一边哭一边笑。 卢卡斯联系了她。罗丝握住他的手，把它贴在自己湿漉漉的脸颊上。 “我很担心你，”她说。 “我会没事的……”卢卡斯说。 “亲爱的，我们的房子没了。 我们已经失去了