Ch9-Working Man Blues

CHAPTER NINE Working Man Blues. Dipper stopped playing. The three boys stopped singing. Jack and Annie stopped drumming. There was silence. They all crept to the open doorway and stepped outside. The rain had stopped, and the wind had died down. The air felt clean and cool. Stars shone overhead. The pirate ghosts were gone.

第九章工人的忧郁。 迪珀停止了演奏。三个男孩停止了唱歌。 杰克和安妮停止了打鼓。 一阵沉默。他们都蹑手蹑脚地走到敞开的门口，走了出去。 雨停了，风也停了。 空气清新凉爽。 星星在头顶闪烁。海盗幽灵消失了。

"Whoa, that was something!" said Little Mack. "What just happened?" "Was it a dream?" asked Big Nose Sidney. "Were those ghosts real?" "I don't know," said Dipper. "But I'll tell you this: you'll never, ever get me back in that shop again." Everyone laughed. Even Happy looked happy. "Hey, Dipper, how'd you get so good on that horn?" he asked, grinning. "I practiced for two years at the Waif's Home," said Dipper. "That's how." "You got to blow that horn while we sing!" said Big Nose Sidney. "Come with us now! We really do have an important gig tonight on a riverboat!"

“哇，真了不起！”小麦克说。 “刚才发生了什么事？”“是梦吗？”大鼻子西德尼问。 “那些鬼是真的吗？”“我不知道，”迪珀说。 “但我要告诉你：你永远、永远也别想让我再回到那家商店了。” 每个人都笑了。就连乐乐看起来也很开心。 “嘿，迪珀，你的喇叭怎么弹得这么好？”他咧嘴笑着问。 “我在流浪者之家练习了两年，”迪珀说。 “就是这样。”大鼻子西德尼说：“我们唱歌的时候，你要吹那个喇叭。” “跟我们走吧！”今晚我们真的有一场重要的内河船演出！”

"A riverboat?" Jack and Annie said together. They looked at each other. Their research book said that Louis Armstrong developed his musical talents performing on riverboats! "That's right," said Little Mack. "Oh, wow, Dipper, you have to go with them!" said Annie. "Yeah, man!" said Jack. But Dipper just shook his head. "Sorry, folks, but I can't play tonight. I have to get up early in the morning to haul coal." "Aww, Dipper," said Little Mack. "Aww, Dipper," said Jack.

“上船?”杰克和安妮一起说。 他们面面相觑。 他们的研究书说，路易斯·阿姆斯特朗的音乐天赋是在河船上表演的！“没错，”小麦克说。 “哦，哇，迪珀，你必须和他们一起去！”安妮说。 “是的，伙计！”杰克说。但迪珀只是摇了摇头。 “对不起，伙计们，我今晚不能玩了。 我早上得早起去拉煤。” “啊，迪珀，”小麦克说。 “啊，迪珀，”杰克说。

"Don't y'all worry about me," said Dipper. "Have a good time on the boat, fellas. Hang on to that smile, Happy." "I'll try," said Happy. "See you later," said Big Nose Sidney. "So long to y'all, too," Little Mack said to Jack and Annie. "Bye," said Jack. "Good luck on your gig," said Annie. The three boys waved and took off. Dipper looked after them for a long moment. Then he turned to Jack and Annie. "Here's your horn back," he said. "Thanks for letting me play it." He handed the trumpet to

“你们都不用担心我，”迪珀说。 “祝你们在船上玩得愉快，伙计们。 保持微笑，乐乐。” “我试试，”快乐说。“待会儿见。”大鼻子西德尼说。 “你们也再见了，”小麦克对杰克和安妮说。 “再见，”杰克说。“祝你好运，”安妮说。 三个男孩挥了挥手就走了。 迪珀照看了他们很久。 然后他转向杰克和安妮。 “这是你的号角，”他说。 “谢谢你让我玩。” 他把小号递给

Annie. "Do you want to keep it?" she said. "No, thanks. I have my own horn back at my house, a cornet they gave me at the Waif's Home," said Dipper. "Someday when I'm grown, maybe I'll bring it out again." "I think you should have gone with the fellas, Dipper," said Jack, "to share your musical gifts—" "I know, I know," said Dipper, "to share my musical gifts with the world." He shook his head as if he were shaking off the thought. Then he beamed a big smile at Jack and Annie. "Hey! Weren't we talking about dessert a little while back? That's a gig I can get behind and still get some sleep. Come on!"

安妮。“你想留着吗？”她说。 “不,谢谢。我家里有我自己的号角，那是他们在流浪者之家给我的小号。” “有一天，等我长大了，也许我会再把它拿出来。” “我认为你应该和伙伴们一起去，迪珀，”杰克说，“分享你的音乐天赋——”“我知道，我知道，”迪珀说，“和全世界分享我的音乐天赋。” 他摇了摇头，好像要摆脱这个念头似的。 然后他对杰克和安妮灿烂地笑了笑。 “嘿!我们之前不是说过甜点吗？ 那是一份我还能睡得着的工作。 来吧!”

As Dipper led Jack and Annie down the rain-slicked street, the wet sidewalks glistened like silver. Life had returned to the French Quarter. Horses and mules splashed through puddles. Streetlamps burned brightly outside dance halls and restaurants. Waiters carried tables and chairs back outside. When Dipper, Jack, and Annie came to Jackson Square, they found kids playing music again. A band was playing a song Jack knew: "When the Saints Go Marching In." A few people in costumes were wandering about. Dipper led Jack and Annie to the back door of the River Café. "The cook here is a friend of mine. So don't worry about the waiters," he said with a

迪珀领着杰克和安妮走在雨后光滑的街道上，潮湿的人行道像银光闪闪。 法国区又恢复了生机。 马和骡子淌过水坑。 舞厅和餐馆外的街灯亮着。 服务员把桌椅搬到外面。 当迪珀、杰克和安妮来到杰克逊广场时，他们发现孩子们又在玩音乐了。 乐队正在演奏杰克知道的一首歌曲：“当圣徒进行曲”。 几个穿着戏服的人在闲逛。 迪珀领着杰克和安妮来到卡夫瑞河的后门。 “这里的厨师是我的一个朋友。 所以不用担心服务员。