11 Edward Learns About the Life of a Thief

CHAPTER 11 Edward Learns About the Life of a Thief TThe thieves left the barn at dawn. Edward stood at the side of the road while some of the group broke into a farmhouse. No one was home, so they took what they wanted. They walked farther down the road, until they found another empty house, where they did the same thing. Early that afternoon they came to a town. The "Boss" told Hugo to take Edward door to

第十一章爱德华得知小偷的生活小偷们在黎明时分离开了谷仓。 爱德华站在路边，这时有几个人闯进了一所农舍。 没人在家，所以他们想拿什么就拿什么。 他们沿着这条路继续往前走，直到发现另一所空房子，他们又做了同样的事情。 那天下午早些时候，他们来到了一个小镇。 “老大”叫雨果带爱德华去

door while the rest of the group wandered off. Some went in search of food. Others looked for more to steal. "What are you doing?" Edward asked. "We are going begging," Hugo replied. He was walking in front of Edward. He was tired of this boy and his strange talk. "Excuse me?" Edward stopped in his tracks. "You may do as you wish, but I will not beg." Hugo paid no attention to Edward. He had already found their first target. He fell to the ground, moaning and crying. Edward was confused. What on Earth was this boy doing? Edward looked up to see a man walking toward them. The man stopped when he saw Hugo on the ground. "My goodness, young man," he said. "What is wrong?" "Oh, sir," Hugo moaned. "My brother and I were on our way home when I became ill." "Is there anything I can do?" he asked. The

门，而其余的人走了。 一些人去寻找食物。 其他人则在寻找更多的东西来偷。 “你在干什么？”爱德华问。 “我们要去乞讨。”雨果回答。 他走在爱德华的前面。 他厌倦了这个男孩和他奇怪的谈话。 “对不起?”爱德华停住了脚步。 “你想怎么做就怎么做，但我不会乞求。” 雨果没有理睬爱德华。 他已经找到了他们的第一个目标。 他倒在地上，呻吟着，哭着。 爱德华很困惑。这个男孩到底在做什么？ 爱德华抬起头，看见一个人朝他们走来。 那人看见雨果倒在地上，就停了下来。 “我的天哪，年轻人，”他说。 “怎么了？”“哦，先生。”雨果呻吟道。 “我生病的时候，我和哥哥正在回家的路上。” “我能做点什么吗？”他问。 的

man knelt beside Hugo. "Could you spare a penny for some food? Even a small morsel will make me feel better, I'm certain." "One penny?" the man said. "Why, you shall have three!" He took three pennies from his pocket and handed them to Hugo. "Take these and get yourself some bread. Now come here, boy," the man said to Edward. "Help me carry your brother to your house." "He is not my brother," Edward said. He crossed his arms over his chest. "What? Not your brother?" "He is a beggar and a thief," Edward said. "You are both thieves!" the man said. He stood up. "Police!" he called. "Someone call the police. These two boys were trying to trick me! One of them played sick so the other could rob me. Help!" Hugo jumped up and ran away. He disappeared around a corner in only a few

一个人跪在雨果旁边。“你能给我一分钱买些吃的吗？” 即使是一小口也会让我感觉好一点，我敢肯定。” “一分钱？”那人说。 “嘿，给你三个！”他从口袋里掏出三个便士，递给雨果。 “拿着这些，去拿些面包。 “过来，孩子。”那人对爱德华说。 “帮我把你弟弟抱回家去。” “他不是我的兄弟，”爱德华说。 他把双臂交叉在胸前。 “什么?不是你哥哥吗？”“他是个乞丐和小偷，”爱德华说。 “你们两个都是小偷！”那人说。 他站了起来。“警察！”他喊道。 “有人报警了。这两个男孩想骗我！其中一个装病，好让另一个抢劫我。 救命!”雨果跳起来跑开了。 没过多久，他就消失在街角了

seconds. Edward took advantage of this moment of freedom. He turned and ran in the other direction. He knew that the police would not believe him. Edward ran out of the town and back down the road. He ran for as long as he could. Luckily, he came to a farmhouse not far from town. He thought about knocking on the door, but he felt too tired. Edward did not want to risk more laughter or insults. He was tired of telling the truth only to have no one believe him. Only Miles was on his side, and Edward had no idea how to find him. Edward walked toward the barn. He looked around to make sure no one was there. It was perfectly quiet. Edward went inside and found a place to lie down. It felt nice and warm. Just as Edward was about to fall asleep, he sensed something nearby. It was large and had a strange smell. Edward lay perfectly

秒。爱德华利用了这段自由的时光。 他转身向另一个方向跑去。 他知道警察不会相信他。 爱德华跑出小镇，沿着大路往回跑。 他尽可能地跑了很久。 幸运的是，他来到了离城镇不远的一所农舍。 他想敲门，但他觉得太累了。 爱德华不想冒更多的嘲笑和侮辱的风险。 他厌倦了讲真话却没有人相信他。 只有迈尔斯站在他这边，而爱德华不知道如何找到他。 爱德华朝谷仓走去。 他环顾四周，确定没有人在那里。 那里非常安静。爱德华走进屋里，找了个地方躺下。 感觉又好又暖和。正当爱德华准备入睡时，他感觉到附近有什么东西。 它很大，有一种奇怪的气味。 爱德华躺得很好

still. He was terrified that this thing might notice him. He stretched his hand out gently, but he was too frightened and quickly pulled it back. He tried again, then again. Finally, he reached just far enough to touch a rope. He returned to look and realized that it wasn't a rope at all! It was a calf's tail. Edward was relieved to know that this strange creature was only a calf. He was also happy to know that he was not alone. He felt so lonely and friendless. It was nice to have a companion. Edward curled into the calf and fell asleep stroking the animal's neck.

不动。他害怕这东西会注意到他。 他轻轻地伸出手，但他太害怕了，赶紧缩回来。 他又试了一次，又一次。 最后，他终于够到一根绳子。 他回头一看，发现那根本不是绳子！那是一头小牛的尾巴。 爱德华知道这只奇怪的动物只是一头小牛，便松了一口气。 他也很高兴知道他并不孤单。 他感到很孤独，没有朋友。 有个同伴真好。 爱德华蜷缩在小牛身上，抚摸着它的脖子睡着了。