5 Still Apart

Chapter 5 Still Apart John didn't want to leave Abigail, but she couldn't go with him to Europe. She needed to stay home to run the farm and raise the children. John also worried about the dangers of the trip across the ocean. Taking his son was risky enough. As it turned out, their ship was fired on by a British ship, outran pirates, and survived a terrifying three-day storm. Lightning killed one of the crew! Meanwhile, Abigail worried. No one set sail, as John had, in winter. It wasn't safe. And it was wartime! She heard nothing from her husband and son for months. The rumor was that the ship had been captured by the British. Finally, a few letters came to say they were all right, but letters took so long to arrive!

约翰不想离开阿比盖尔，但她不能和他一起去欧洲。 她需要留在家里经营农场和抚养孩子。 约翰也担心横渡大洋的危险。 带走他儿子已经够冒险的了。 事实证明，他们的船被一艘英国船只开火，逃离了海盗，并在可怕的三天风暴中幸存下来。 闪电杀死了一名船员！与此同时，阿比盖尔很担心。 没有人像约翰那样在冬天启航。 那里不安全。而且还是战时！她好几个月都没有丈夫和儿子的消息。 谣传那艘船被英国人俘虏了。 最后，有几封信来了，说他们一切都好，但信花了很长时间才到！

It was a difficult winter for Abigail. There were bad snowstorms in Braintree. War made everything scarce or expensive. The farm was losing money, and she had to let go some of her help. Abigail came up with a clever idea. She asked John to send her things she could sell to make money. He did—cloth, tea, dishes, and ribbons,

对阿比盖尔来说，这是一个艰难的冬天。 布伦特里有严重的暴风雪。 战争使一切都变得稀缺或昂贵。 农场在赔钱，她不得不裁掉一些帮手。 阿比盖尔想出了一个聪明的主意。 她让约翰给她寄一些可以卖的东西来赚钱。 他做了布、茶、盘子和缎带，

among other things. Abigail had a good head for business. Soon she was ordering items directly from the trading houses in Europe and making a profit. Abigail invested her profits in land and bonds. Many years later, she and her family still lived on this money. After one and a half years away, John and John Quincy sailed home. They were dropped off from their ship and rowed ashore to Braintree. It came as a complete surprise for Abigail when they appeared at her door!

除此之外。阿比盖尔很有商业头脑。 很快，她开始直接从欧洲的贸易公司订购商品，并从中获利。 阿比盖尔把她的利润投资于土地和债券。 许多年后，她和她的家人仍然靠这笔钱生活。 离开一年半后，约翰和约翰·昆西坐船回家了。 他们从船上下来，划船上岸到布伦特里。 当他们出现在阿比盖尔的门口时，她完全吃了一惊！

Unfortunately, the reunion didn't last long. John had to return to Paris in November 1779. This time he took not only John Quincy but also their son Charles. Abigail felt the brothers needed their father. Still, she described being separated from her boys as "cruel torture." She was afraid they'd be gone a very long time. And

不幸的是，聚会并没有持续太久。 约翰不得不在1779年11月回到巴黎。 这一次他不仅带走了约翰·昆西，还带走了他们的儿子查尔斯。 阿比盖尔觉得兄弟俩需要他们的父亲。 尽管如此，她仍将与儿子们分离形容为“残酷的折磨”。 她担心他们会离开很长时间。 和

she was right. It was almost five years before Abigail saw her husband and sons again! John's voyage to Paris was not any easier than his first trip. The boat was leaky and was forced to land in Spain. John and his sons had to go eight hundred miles over land and over mountains to Paris. They walked or rode mules much of the way. It took a while. Abigail cried with relief when she finally got a letter from

她是对的。阿比盖尔几乎过了五年才再次见到她的丈夫和儿子们！约翰的巴黎之旅并不比他的第一次旅行容易。 这艘船漏水，被迫在西班牙靠岸。 约翰和他的儿子们不得不翻山越岭，跋涉800英里到达巴黎。 他们大部分时间都是步行或骑骡子。 花了一段时间。阿比盖尔终于收到了他的信，她如释重负地哭了