Ch10-Readin’ and Writin’

CHAPTER TEN Readin' and Writin' "We don't mind," said Annie. "Annie," said Jack. But Sam opened the speller and handed it to Annie. "Parts of speech," he said. "Okay," Annie said. "What is a conjunction?" Sam bit his lip. "Let's see… a conjunction is a part of speech that joins words and sentences

第十章阅读和写作“我们不介意，”安妮说。 “安妮，”杰克说。但是萨姆打开了拼字机，把它递给了安妮。 “词性，”他说。 “好吧，”安妮说。“什么是连词？”萨姆咬着嘴唇。 连词是连接单词和句子的词性

together," he said. "Some conjunctions are and, but, and because." "Perfect!" said Annie. "Yes, perfect," said Jack. "Here's an example: Jack wants to leave, but Annie is ignoring him." "Good example," said Annie. "What is an interjection?" she asked Sam. "That's a part of speech that expresses a sudden passion of the mind," said Sam, "such as 'Alack!' or 'Alas!' or 'Fie!'" "Good," said Annie, laughing, "except Jack and I don't use interjections like those. We express a passion of the mind by saying things like 'Oh, man!' or 'Oh, wow!' or 'Whoa!'" "Yes, that's right," said Jack, glaring at Annie. "Like 'Oh, man, time is running out!' Or 'Oh, wow, the sun is going down!' Or 'Whoa, we have a mission to complete!'" Annie laughed again. "Right, that's how we use our interjections," she said to Sam. "What else is in your book?" "Spelling and grammar rules," said Sam. "And quotes from the Bible and fables." "Cool," said Annie.

一起，”他说。“有些连词是and， but和because。” “好极了！”安妮说。“是的，完美。”杰克说。 “举个例子：杰克想离开，但安妮不理他。” “好榜样，”安妮说。 “什么是感叹词？”她问萨姆。 “这是一种表达思想突然激情的语言，”萨姆说，“比如‘哎呀！或“唉！”或“呸！”’”“很好，”安妮笑着说，“只是杰克和我不用那样的感叹词。 我们通过说“哦，天哪！或“哇！”或“哇！”“是的，没错，”杰克瞪着安妮说。 “就像‘天哪，时间不多了！’或者“哦，哇，太阳要下山了！”或者“哇，我们有任务要完成！”’”安妮又笑了。 “对，我们就是这么用感叹词的，”她对萨姆说。 “你的书里还有什么？”“拼写和语法规则，”萨姆说。 “还有圣经和寓言中的名言。” “酷，”安妮说。

Sam closed his speller. "I only wish I had more books," he said. "Anyone who'll give me a book is my best friend. I'll walk miles to borrow it." "Jack would, too," said Annie. "And Jack and I both love to write, too. Don't we?" She looked at Jack. "Yes, we do," said Jack, sighing. "Oh, I do, too!" said Sam. "Neither my pa nor my ma ever learned to write. But I love it. I write words in the dust or the sand, even in the snow. I write them in the dirt floor with a stick." Sam laughed. Jack couldn't help smiling. "Why, I write on wooden shovels with charcoal!" Sam leaned forward and said in a hushed voice, "But the best thing in the world to write with is my quill pen and my blackberry ink!" Sam's face glowed in the firelight. "Oh, wow, you do love to write," said Jack. "So do I." Jack forgot about Abraham Lincoln for the moment. "I love to make up my own stories." Sam smiled. "Me too," he said. "And now I want to tell you-all a good one. I meant to tell you this before, but I got kicked in the head before I

萨姆合上了拼字机。“我只希望我有更多的书，”他说。 “任何给我书的人都是我最好的朋友。 我愿意走很远的路去借它。” “杰克也会的，”安妮说。 “杰克和我都喜欢写作。 我们不?”她看着杰克。 “是的，我们有。”杰克叹了口气说。 “哦，我也是！”萨姆说。 “我爸爸妈妈都没学过写字。 但是我喜欢它。我在尘土或沙子上写字，甚至在雪地里。 我用棍子把它们写在泥地上。” 山姆笑着说。杰克忍不住笑了。 “为什么，我用木炭在木铲上写字！”山姆向前倾着身子，小声说：“但是世界上最好的写字工具就是我的羽毛笔和黑莓墨水！”萨姆的脸在火光下闪闪发光。 “哦，哇，你真的很喜欢写作，”杰克说。 “我也是。”杰克暂时忘记了亚伯拉罕·林肯。 “我喜欢自己编故事。” 山姆笑了。“我也是，”他说。 “现在我要给你们大家讲一个好故事。 我本来想告诉你的，但我头被踢了一脚

could. I'm kind of famous for playing pranks on folks. But the two of you don't deserve—" Suddenly noises came from outside: rumbling and neighing. "What's that?" said Annie. Sam froze. Then he turned to Jack and Annie, his eyes wide. "A wagon!" he said. He jumped up and rushed to the entrance of the cabin and pushed aside the bearskin. "Pa!" Sam shouted, and he disappeared outside. "His dad's back?" said Annie. She and Jack hurried to the doorway and peeked out. Four horses were pulling a wagon through the cold dusk. The rickety wagon was filled with kids and furniture. They watched as Sam ran toward the wagon and the driver pulled the horses to a halt. Sam's pa jumped down from his bench and threw his arms around Sam. They hugged for a long time. Then a woman stepped down from the driver's bench. Three children scrambled down from the back. They stood smiling and giggling beside her. "Son, I want you to meet my wife and your new ma from Kentucky," Sam's pa said. "And these

可以。我是出了名的喜欢捉弄别人。 但是你们两个不配——”突然，外面传来了轰隆声和嘶鸣声。 “那是什么？”安妮说。 山姆冻结。然后他转向杰克和安妮，眼睛睁得大大的。 “马车！”他说。他跳起来，冲到小屋门口，把熊皮推开。 “啪!”山姆喊道，然后消失在外面。 “他爸爸回来了？”安妮说。 她和杰克急忙跑到门口向外偷看。 四匹马拉着一辆马车在寒冷的黄昏中穿行。 那辆摇摇晃晃的马车上装满了孩子和家具。 他们看着萨姆跑向马车，车夫把马拉住。 萨姆的爸爸从长凳上跳下来，双臂抱住了萨姆。 他们拥抱了很长时间。 然后一个女人从驾驶座上走下来。 三个孩子从后面爬了下来。 他们站在她身边笑着，咯咯地笑着。 “儿子，我想让你见见我的妻子和你从肯塔基来的新妈妈，”萨姆的爸爸说。 “和这些

are her children and your new sisters and brother, Elizabeth, Matilda, and John." Each kid said "howdy" in turn. "Howdy, son," Sam's new ma said. "I've so looked forward to meeting you. Thomas is awful proud of you and your sister. He says you're a good reader and a good writer." "We hear you're a good woodchopper, too!" said the boy named John. "And you like to tell stories!" said the girl named Elizabeth. "And play pranks!" said the girl named Matilda. "We brought you some books!" John piped up. "And a feather mattress!" said Elizabeth.

是她的孩子们，还有你的新兄妹，伊丽莎白、玛蒂尔达和约翰。” 每个孩子依次说“你好”。 “你好，儿子，”萨姆的新妈妈说。 “我一直很期待见到你。 托马斯非常为你和你妹妹感到骄傲。 他说你是个好读者，好作家。” “我们听说你也是个砍柴能手！”一个叫约翰的男孩说。 “你还喜欢讲故事！”那个叫伊丽莎白的女孩说。 “搞恶作剧！”一个叫玛蒂尔达的女孩说。 “我们给你带来了一些书！”约翰尖声说。 “还有一个羽毛床垫！”伊丽莎白说。

"And a washstand and some soap!" said Matilda. "Come look!" The children grabbed Sam. He laughed as they pulled him toward the wagon and started showing him all the things they'd hauled from Kentucky. Jack smiled. Sam wouldn't be sad or lonely anymore, he thought. It made him feel happy to see such a good thing happen to Sam. "Let's slip outside and hide in the shed," Jack said to Annie. "So we don't have to explain where we came from." Jack and Annie pushed past the bearskin into the shadows of twilight. They crept into the cowshed and peeked out. "Pa?" someone shouted. "Paaaa!!!" Across the clearing, a girl came running. She wore a black cape with a hood. "Sarah! My girl!" Sam and Sarah's father rushed forward and threw his arms around his daughter. Sarah started sobbing. Her father hugged her. "Don't cry, girl," he said. "I brought you a whole new family. We'll all take good care of each other now. Come on, let's go in,

“还要一个洗手台和一些肥皂！”玛蒂尔达说。 “看!”孩子们抓住了萨姆。 当他们把他拉向马车，开始给他看他们从肯塔基拖来的所有东西时，他笑了。 杰克笑了笑。他想，山姆不会再感到悲伤和孤独了。 看到这样的好事发生在萨姆身上，他感到很高兴。 “我们溜到外面的小屋里躲起来吧。”杰克对安妮说。 “所以我们不需要解释我们从哪里来。” 杰克和安妮挤过熊皮，走进暮色的阴影里。 他们爬进牛棚向外偷看。 “爸？”有人喊道。“Paaaa ! !”穿过空地，一个女孩跑了过来。 她穿着一件带兜帽的黑色斗篷。 “莎拉!我的女孩!”萨姆和萨拉的父亲冲上前，抱住了他的女儿。 莎拉开始抽泣。父亲拥抱了她。 “别哭，姑娘，”他说。 “我给你带来了一个全新的家庭。 我们现在会好好照顾彼此的。 来吧，我们进去吧