5 Measles, Measles Everywhere!

CHAPTER 5 Measles, Measles Everywhere! Mrs. Pepper stepped brightly into the Little Brown House, sure that her worries were soon to end. "Polly? Joel?" she called as she walked into the bedroom. She saw Polly holding her eyes as if they might fly out of her head, while Joel stood helplessly beside her.

第五章麻疹，到处都是麻疹！佩珀太太轻快地走进棕色小屋，确信她的烦恼很快就会结束。 “波利?乔尔？”她走进卧室时喊道。 她看见波莉抱着她的眼睛，仿佛它们会从她的脑袋里飞出来，而乔尔无助地站在她身边。

"My goodness! What in the world happened here?" she asked. "That big, old, mean woman made our Polly cry her eyes out," Joel explained. "And now her eyes feel worse—" "Crying? Polly's been crying?" Mrs. Pepper repeated. "Oh, Mamsie. I couldn't help it. Miss Jerusha said—" Polly stopped. A rain of tears began again. "Hush now, my girl," Mrs. Pepper said. She gathered up Polly into her arms as though she were little Phronsie. "I know I shouldn't have minded what she said, but—" Polly started to say— "What did she say?" Mrs. Pepper asked. Between them, Polly and Joel explained the whole thing. Although she didn't say it aloud, Mrs. Pepper vowed to herself that Miss Jerusha Henderson would never visit the Little Brown House again.

“我的天哪!这里到底发生了什么事？”她问道。 “那个又大又老又刻薄的女人把我们的波莉哭得泪流满面，”乔尔解释说。 “现在她的眼睛更难受了——”“哭？ 波莉哭了？”佩珀太太重复了一遍。 “哦,Mamsie。我没办法。 乔若莎小姐说——”波莉停住了。 一场眼泪的雨又开始了。 “安静，我的孩子，”佩珀太太说。 她把波莉抱在怀里，好像她是小弗朗西。 “我知道我不应该介意她说的话，但是——”波莉开始说——“她说了什么？”佩珀太太问。 波莉和乔尔一起解释了整件事。 虽然佩珀太太没有大声说出来，但她对自己发誓，乔若莎·亨德森小姐再也不会来小布朗家了。

"There, there, Polly dear. You are truly the best daughter a mother could have. Don't think about a word that Miss Henderson said," Mrs. Pepper said soothingly. "You must stop crying and save your eyes." But the damage was already done. Over the next few days, Polly's eyes hurt more than ever. There was nothing to be done to soothe them. When Doctor Fisher came to examine Polly and heard what had happened, his expression grew very serious. Polly had been almost well the last time he'd been to visit. But now— Just then, Phronsie ran in, crying "Polly! Mamsie says Joel's sick. Come quick!" Without a second thought, Polly jumped right up and tore off the eye bandages. "I will help Mother. I will!" Polly declared, heading for Joel's bedroom. Doctor Fisher gently and firmly sat Polly back in her chair. "Polly Pepper, you must not take off those

“好了，好了，亲爱的波莉。 你真是一位母亲最好的女儿。 “别去想亨德森小姐说的话，”佩珀太太安慰她说。 “你别哭了，救救你的眼睛。” 但损害已经造成。 在接下来的几天里，波莉的眼睛比以前更疼了。 没有什么办法可以安抚他们。 费希尔医生来给波莉检查，听到发生的事情后，他的表情变得非常严肃。 他上次来看波莉的时候，她的身体几乎完全好了。 可是现在——就在这时，弗朗西跑了进来，喊道：“波莉！玛姆西说乔尔病了。 快!”波莉毫不犹豫地跳起来，扯掉了眼罩。 “我会帮助妈妈的。我将!”波莉说着，朝乔尔的卧室走去。 费希尔医生轻轻地、稳稳地让波莉坐回椅子上。 “波莉·佩珀，你不能脱掉这些

bandages again," Doctor Fisher explained. "If you do, you will surely go blind and your mother will have to care for you all her life! Now, I'll see to Joel, and you do your part by staying still." Joel was very sick. For days, his life was at risk. No one in the Little Brown House spoke above a whisper. No one ever said aloud how worried he or she was about him. Things were so bad at the Little Brown House that their neighbor Mrs. Beebe came to stay and help. One afternoon, when Polly couldn't stand it a minute longer, she flung herself down on the bed and buried her face in the bed cover. "Dear God. I'll give up my eyes. Make me blind if only you'll make Joel well," Polly whispered over and over. Polly fell asleep for the first time since Joel had become sick. Mrs. Beebe came in and found her. "Polly, dear," Mrs. Beebe said, gently shaking

费雪医生解释说。 “如果你这样做，你肯定会失明，你的母亲将不得不照顾你的一生！”现在，我去照顾约珥，你待着别动，尽你的职责。” 乔尔病得很重。几天来，他的生命处于危险之中。 在小布朗房子里，没有人说话的声音超过耳语。 从来没有人大声说过他或她有多担心他。 小布朗家的情况非常糟糕，他们的邻居毕比太太来帮忙。 一天下午，波莉再也受不了了，她扑倒在床上，把脸埋在床罩里。 “亲爱的上帝。我愿意放弃我的眼睛。 只要你能治好约珥，就把我弄瞎吧。”波莉一遍又一遍地低声说。 自从乔尔生病以来，波莉第一次睡着了。 毕比太太进来发现了她。 “波莉，亲爱的。”毕比太太轻轻地颤抖着说

Polly awake. "I've got something to tell you about Joel—" Polly sat up, fearing the worst. "He's going to get well. The danger is gone," Mrs. Beebe said. "Really?" Polly cried. She jumped up and hugged Mrs. Beebe with all her strength. "He'll be running and tumbling around in no time. Good as new," Mrs. Beebe said with a smile. Sure enough, in a very few days, Mrs. Beebe's words came true.

波莉清醒。“关于约尔，我有件事要告诉你——”波莉坐了起来，生怕发生最坏的情况。 “他会好的。危险消失了，”毕比太太说。 “真的吗?”波莉哭了。她跳起来，用全身的力气抱住了毕比太太。 “他很快就会跑来跑去的。 像新的一样，”毕比太太笑着说。 果然，没过几天，毕比太太的话就实现了。