3 Tom Meets Becky

CHAPTER 3 Tom Meets Becky Monday morning always made Tom miserable. With it began another week's slow suffering in school. Up early, Tom sat in bed thinking about the evils of school and how he could be free of them. He felt his head, hoping it was warm. Sadly, it wasn't. He inspected his body, hoping to find symptoms of some terrible illness. There were none. Just knowing that he was healthy made him feel even worse than before. Soon Tom was on the way to class feeling, as usual, in very low spirits when he came upon Huckleberry Finn.

第三章汤姆遇见贝基星期一的早晨总是使汤姆感到痛苦。 随之而来的是又一个星期在学校里的煎熬。 汤姆起得很早，坐在床上想着学校的种种弊端，想着怎样才能摆脱它们。 他摸了摸自己的头，希望是暖和的。 遗憾的是，事实并非如此。他检查了自己的身体，希望能发现某种可怕疾病的症状。 没有。知道自己很健康让他感觉比以前更糟了。 很快，汤姆就上路去上课了，像往常一样，他的情绪很低落，这时他遇到了哈克贝利·费恩。

Huck Finn, the son of a local troublemaker, was hated and dreaded by all the mothers in town but loved and envied by their children. He came and went at his own free will and never had to go to church or school. Huck could go fishing or swimming whenever he chose and even stay up nights as late at he pleased. He was really great at swearing and Tom Sawyer, like every other boy, was strictly forbidden to play with him. So, not surprisingly, Tom played with Huck Finn whenever he got the chance. "Hello there, Huckleberry!" "Hello yourself, Tom." "What's that you got inside that pouch?" "A medicine potion." "My, it smells awful. What's in it?" "Catfish whiskers, four-leaf clovers, owl eggs, and other stuff."

哈克·费恩是当地一个闹事者的儿子，镇上所有的母亲都对他又恨又怕，但孩子们却对他又爱又嫉妒。 他来去自由，从不去教堂或学校。 哈克可以随时去钓鱼或游泳，甚至可以想睡多晚就睡多晚。 他真的很会骂人，汤姆·索亚和其他孩子一样，被严格禁止和他玩。 所以，汤姆一有机会就和哈克·芬恩玩，这并不奇怪。 “哈喽，哈克贝利！”“你好，汤姆。” “你袋子里装的是什么？”“一种药水。” “天哪，闻起来真难闻。里面有什么？”“鲶鱼须、四叶草、猫头鹰蛋和其他东西。”

"What other stuff?" "That's none of your business." "What it's good for, Huck?" "Good for? It cures warts if you use it right!" "How do you cure warts with it?" "Well, that's easy. You take the potion to the graveyard at midnight. That's when a devil will come, maybe two or three; they come to get someone wicked who's died. And when they're taking that feller away, you throw the pouch with the potion in it after 'em. Then you say, 'Devil follow corpse, potion follow devil, warts follow potion! No more warts.'" "Did you ever try it, Huck?" "Nope." "When do you think you're going to?" "Tonight. I reckon those devils ought to be

“还有什么别的东西吗？”“这不关你的事。” “这有什么用，哈克？”“好? 如果使用得当，它能治好疣子！”“怎么用它治疣子？”“嗯，这很容易。 你在午夜时分把药水带到墓地。 那时候魔鬼就会来，也许是两三个；他们来找一个死了的坏人。 当他们把那家伙带走的时候，你把装药水的袋子扔在他们身后。 然后你说：‘魔鬼跟着尸体，药水跟着魔鬼，疣跟着药水！不再有疣。“哈克，你试过吗？”“不。” “你打算什么时候去？”“今晚。 我想那些恶魔应该是

there to get old Hoss Williams." "But they buried him Saturday. Didn't they get him that night?" "Why, how you talk! How could they come till midnight?—and then it's Sunday. Devils don't slosh around much on Sunday, I don't reckon." "I never thought of that. Let me go with you," Tom pleaded. "Of course," Huck replied. "That is," Huck stared at him, "assuming you ain't too afraid." "Not likely!" Tom shot back. Then, real quiet-like, he whispered to Huck, "Will you also tell me the other ingredients in the potion?" "I will—if you show me that you ain't afraid." "I'm not afraid of anything, Huck Finn." "We'll see about that."

去找老霍斯·威廉姆斯。” “但是他们星期六埋葬了他。 那天晚上他们没有抓住他吗？”“怎么，你说得这么好！”他们怎么能半夜才回来？然后就是星期天了。 我想，星期天魔鬼是不会到处游荡的。” “我从没想过这个。让我和你一起去吧。”汤姆恳求道。 “当然。”哈克回答。 “这么说，”哈克瞪着他，“前提是你不太害怕。” “不可能!”汤姆反驳道。 然后，他非常安静地小声对哈克说：“你能告诉我药水的其他成分吗？”“我会的——只要你向我表明你并不害怕。” “我什么都不怕，哈克·费恩。” “我们走着瞧吧。”

"I reckon we will." The two boys went on talking like this for some time before Tom remembered he had to go to school. Before leaving, he reminded Huckleberry Finn one more time not to forget to come fetch him that very night. When Tom finally entered the classroom, his schoolmaster, Mr.Dobbins, was quietly dozing in the front of the room, so Tom threw himself into his seat hoping no one would notice. No such luck. "Thomas Sawyer!" Whenever he heard his full name pronounced, Tom knew it meant trouble. "Come up here, Thomas. Now sir, suppose you tell us why you were late once again." Tom had been thinking up a lie—a good lie, a doozy of a lie—as he walked slowly to

“我想我们会的。”两个男孩就这样谈了一会儿，汤姆才想起他得去上学了。 临走前，他又一次提醒哈克贝利·费恩，当天晚上别忘了来接他。 当汤姆终于走进教室时，他的校长杜宾斯先生正在教室前面安静地打瞌睡，于是汤姆扑倒在座位上，希望没有人注意到。 没有这样的运气。“托马斯·索耶!”每当听到他的全名被念出来，汤姆就知道这意味着有麻烦了。 “到这儿来，托马斯。现在，先生，请你告诉我们你为什么又迟到了。” 汤姆一直在构思一个谎言——一个很好的谎言，一个绝妙的谎言——他慢慢地走向

the front of the room. Then he saw that long yellow hair hanging down and recognized the Thatcher girl sitting all the way on the girls' side of the schoolroom right next to an empty seat. Quick as a wink, he knew what he had to say next. "I stopped to talk to Huckleberry Finn!" Tom said loudly. All eyes were on Tom Sawyer now, and his classmates wondered if he'd lost his mind. "What did you say?" Mr.Dobbins asked, not believing his own ears. "I stopped to talk to Huckleberry Finn." Tom spoke slowly, so there was no mistaking the words. "Thomas Sawyer, that is the most amazing confession I have ever heard. Take off your jacket, sir!" Dobbins got out his switch, and Tom stuck his arm out bravely to accept his

房间的前面。接着，他看到了垂下来的黄色长发，认出了那个撒切尔夫人的女孩，她一直坐在女生区，紧挨着一个空座位。 眨眼间，他就知道接下来该说什么了。 “我停下来和哈克贝利·费恩说话了！”汤姆大声说。 现在，所有的目光都集中在汤姆·索亚身上，同学们都怀疑他是不是疯了。 “你说什么？”杜宾斯先生不相信自己的耳朵，问道。 “我停下来和哈克贝利·费恩说话了。” 汤姆说得很慢，所以不会弄错。 “托马斯·索亚，这是我听过的最令人吃惊的自白。 脱下你的外套，先生！”杜宾斯拿出他的鞭子，汤姆勇敢地伸出手臂接住他的鞭子