2 Baltimore

Chapter 2 Baltimore At Wye House, Frederick ran errands for Miss Lucretia, Captain Anthony's daughter. Sometimes, when Frederick was especially hungry, he would stand beneath Miss Lucretia's window and sing.

在怀伊家，弗雷德里克为安东尼上尉的女儿卢克丽霞小姐跑腿。 有时，当弗雷德里克特别饿的时候，他会站在卢克丽霞小姐的窗下唱歌。

Miss Lucretia often rewarded him with a piece of bread. This small act of kindness was like a sunbeam in the young slave's life. Frederick had been at Wye House about two years when Miss Lucretia and her husband, Thomas Auld, sent Frederick off to Baltimore, Maryland. Frederick would live with Thomas's brother Hugh Auld and his wife, Sophia. It would be Frederick's job to run errands and look after the couple's two-year-old son, Tommy. Frederick was thrilled. He was only eight, but he was bright and curious. He had always wondered about life in the big city. Before leaving, Frederick spent the better part of three days in the creek, scrubbing. Miss Lucretia gave him his first pair of trousers.

卢克丽霞小姐经常奖励他一块面包。 这个小小的善举就像一束阳光照亮了这个年轻奴隶的生活。 当卢克丽霞小姐和她的丈夫托马斯·奥尔德把弗雷德里克送到马里兰州的巴尔的摩时，弗雷德里克在怀伊公馆住了大约两年。 腓特烈将与托马斯的兄弟休·奥德和他的妻子索菲亚住在一起。 弗雷德里克的工作将是跑腿和照顾这对夫妇两岁的儿子汤米。 弗雷德里克非常激动。他只有八岁，但他很聪明，也很好奇。 他一直对大城市的生活感到好奇。 出发前，弗雷德里克花了三天的大部分时间在小溪里擦洗。 卢克丽霞小姐给了他第一条裤子。

On a Saturday morning, Frederick boarded a boat at the Wye House wharf, hoping never to see the plantation again.

一个星期六的早晨，弗雷德里克在怀府码头上了一艘船，希望再也见不到这个种植园了。

For a boy who had always lived in the country, the city of Baltimore was overwhelming. With more than sixty thousand residents, Baltimore was one of the largest cities in the United States. Tall brick buildings shut out the sky. Delivery wagons crowded the busy streets as they headed to and from the harbor. The sun beat down on the hard brick pavements, almost blistering Frederick's bare feet.

对于一个一直住在乡下的男孩来说，巴尔的摩这座城市令人难以抗拒。 巴尔的摩有6万多居民，是美国最大的城市之一。 高大的砖砌建筑挡住了天空。 往返于港口的货车挤满了繁忙的街道。 太阳照在坚硬的砖路面上，弗雷德里克的光脚几乎都要起泡了。

A ship's hand brought Frederick to his new home. The Auld family met Frederick at the door. Frederick loved little Tommy at once, and he was surprised by the kind look on Sophia Auld's face. Mrs. Auld had never owned a slave, and she treated Frederick more like a son. For the first time in his life, Frederick slept in a bed with covers. He had good bread to eat and clean clothes to wear. He also discovered there were such things as books. He asked his mistress to teach him to read. And she did. In no time, Frederick had

一只船把弗雷德里克带到了他的新家。 奥尔德一家在门口迎接了弗雷德里克。 弗雷德里克立刻喜欢上了小汤米，他对索菲娅·奥尔德脸上的慈祥表情感到惊讶。 奥尔德太太从未拥有过奴隶，她对待弗雷德里克更像对待自己的儿子。 弗雷德里克平生第一次睡在有被子的床上。 他有好的面包吃，干净的衣服穿。 他还发现了像书这样的东西。 他请他的女主人教他读书。 她照做了。很快，弗雷德里克就做到了