Jack’s Pay

Jack’s Pay

杰克的工资

Long, long ago, a boy named Jack lived with his mother. Jack was not very bright, but he was kind and diligent. One day, Jack worked hard at a mill by a stream. He was paid two silver coins. On his way home, Jack played with the coins. But suddenly, he stubbed his toe on a rock. “ Ouch! Oh no, the coins! ” he cried.

很久很久以前，一个叫杰克的男孩和他的母亲住在一起。杰克不是很聪明，但他善良勤奋。 一天，杰克在溪边的一家磨坊里努力工作。他得到了两枚银币。 在回家的路上，杰克玩硬币。但突然间，他把脚趾撞到了岩石上。“哎哟！哦，不，硬币！”他哭了。

But it was too late. Splash, splash! Each of the silver coins splashed into the stream. When Jack arrived home with nothing, his mother got very angry. “ Next time, be sure to put your pay into your pocket! ” she said. “ I will, Mother, ” said Jack. Later, Jack worked very hard at a bakery. In return, he got paid a loaf of bread. On his way back home, he stuffed the bread into his pocket, just like Mother said.

但为时已晚。扑通，扑通!每一枚银币都溅入小溪。 当杰克一无所有回到家时，他的母亲非常生气。“下次，一定要把工资放进口袋！”她说。 “我会的，妈妈，”杰克说。后来，杰克在一家面包店非常努力地工作。作为回报，他得到了一条面包。 在回家的路上，他把面包塞进口袋里，就像妈妈说的那样。

When he got home, he ran to his mother. “ Mother, look! I put my pay in my pocket! ” Jack pulled the bread out of his pocket. “ Oh, the bread crumbled, ” he said. “ Jack, next time be sure to carry your pay on your head! ” his mother told him. Later, Jack worked on a farm. He worked very hard, and he got paid a large jar of milk.

当他回到家时，他跑向他的母亲。“妈妈，看！我把工资放在口袋里了！” 杰克从口袋里掏出面包。“哦，面包碎了，”他说。 “杰克，下次一定要把工资顶在头上!”他的母亲告诉他。 后来，杰克在农场工作。他工作很努力，得到了一大罐牛奶的报酬。

“ Hmm, I must put this jar on my head, just like my mother told me, ” he thought. Jack carefully balanced the jar of milk on his head. But Jack had to walk under a tree with a lot of branches. The jar of milk on his head hit a branch. “ Oh no! ” he cried. When Jack returned home, he was so sad that he almost cried.

“嗯，我必须把这个罐子放在我的头上，就像我妈妈告诉我的那样，”他想。 杰克小心地平衡了他头上的牛奶罐。但杰克不得不走在一棵有很多树枝的树下。 他头上的那罐牛奶碰到了一根树枝。“哦,不!他叫道。 当杰克回到家时，他伤心得几乎要哭了。

“ Jack, don’t feel so sad. Next time, be sure to carry your pay on your shoulders. ” “ I will, Mother. ” Later, Jack worked very hard at the market. The master liked how diligently he worked. So he gave Jack one of his donkeys. “ This time, I will put the donkey on my shoulders! Then I can take it home safely, ” Jack said.

“杰克，别这么难过。下次一定要把工资扛在肩上。”“我会的，妈妈。” 后来，杰克在市场上非常努力。主人喜欢他工作的勤奋。于是他给了杰克一头驴子。 “这次，我要把驴放在我的肩膀上!”然后我就可以安全地把它带回家了。”杰克说。