10 Uncle Laurie’sVisit

CHAPTER 10 Uncle Laurie's Visit Dan spent an entire week recovering. He moved from sofa to bed and rested even though he longed to be outside in the warm summer weather. The doctor came by late the next Sunday afternoon and said, "The foot is doing much better than I expected. Give the lad a crutch and

第十章劳里舅舅的来访丹花了整整一个星期的时间恢复健康。 他从沙发上挪到床上休息，尽管他很想在温暖的夏日里呆在外面。 下个星期天的下午，医生来了，说：“我的脚比我想象的好多了。 给这孩子一根拐杖

let him move around a little." Everyone was very glad, and after dinner the entire house stood together to watch Dan walk with the crutch up and down the hallway. He tired after a few steps, so he settled on the porch with the boys at his feet. He was pleased by the attention and smiled as the girls fussed over his pillows. Little Teddy even dragged out a stool for him to rest his foot on. A large group of people was already gathered outside the house when a carriage drove up and an arm waved from the gate. Rob cried out, "Uncle Laurie!" and ran down the drive as fast as his small legs would take him. The rest of the boys (except Dan, of course) followed close behind. They raced to see who could open the gate first. Uncle Laurie just laughed and bounced his daughter, Bess, on his knee. He shouted in good fun, "Hey, ho! Let a man get down!"

让他动一动。” 每个人都很高兴。晚饭后，全家人都站在一起，看着丹拄着拐杖在走廊里走来走去。 他走了几步就累了，于是他坐在门廊上，孩子们坐在他的脚边。 姑娘们在他的枕头上忙乱时，他笑了。 小特迪甚至拖出了一张凳子让他的脚休息。 房子外面已经聚集了一大群人，这时一辆马车驶来，门口有一只手在挥手。 罗布喊道：“劳里叔叔！”然后以他那双小腿最快的速度跑下车道。 其他男孩（当然，丹除外）紧跟在后面。 他们赛跑看谁能先把门打开。 劳里叔叔只是笑了笑，把女儿贝丝抱在膝盖上。 他兴致勃勃地喊道：“嘿，嗬！让一个人下来！”

Jo stood with her hands on her hips and a big smile on her face. "How goes it, Laurie?" "All right, Jo." They shook hands and Laurie handed Bess over to Jo. He said, "Bessy wanted to see her aunt so much that we raced right over. We've decided to play with the boys for an hour or so... if they don't have any other plans." "I'm so glad," Jo said. "Do play away, but don't get into mischief." The warning was, of course, for the boys, who crowded around sweet Bess with her long, golden hair, dainty dress, and lofty ways. They called her "princess" and did her bidding at all times. Bess wished to see Daisy's little kitchen, so off they went upstairs. The older boys went out into the garden to make sure everything was tiptop, as Laurie always had a good look around. Standing on the steps, Laurie said to Dan, "Jo told me all about your accident. How is the foot?"

琼双手叉腰站着，脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。 “怎么样，罗瑞？”“好吧，乔。” 他们握了握手，罗瑞把贝斯交给琼。 他说：“贝茜非常想见她的姨妈，所以我们就跑了过去。 我们决定和孩子们一起玩一个小时左右。 如果他们没有其他计划的话。” “我太高兴了，”琼说。“你可以尽情玩耍，但不要调皮捣蛋。” 这个警告当然是给男孩子们听的，他们围在可爱的贝丝身边，她有着金色的长发，穿着精致的衣服，举止高傲。 他们称她为“公主”，并随时听从她的命令。 贝丝想看看黛西的小厨房，于是她们上楼去了。 大一点的男孩们到花园里去看看是不是一切都好，因为劳里总是仔细地环顾四周。 站在台阶上，劳里对丹说：“琼把你的事故都告诉我了。 脚怎么样了？”

"It's much better, sir." "Getting tired of the house?" Laurie asked.

“好多了，先生。”“厌倦了这房子？”劳里问。

Dan let his eyes wander over to the green hills and answered, "I guess I am!" "Why don't we take a quick ride in the carriage? The fresh air will do you good." Laurie asked Demi to get another cushion and a jacket for Dan. "Are you sure Mother Jo won't mind?" the boy asked. "Oh, I'm sure it'll be fine," Laurie said. "Trust me." In a few minutes Dan was settled in the carriage, his foot tucked in so it wouldn't get hurt. Demi, Nat, and Laurie all climbed aboard, and they were well on their way before the older gentleman took a funny little stone from his pocket to show the boys. "Look here," he said, "it's a beetle that's thousands of years old." "How did it get like this?" Nat marveled as he turned the gray stone over in his hand.

丹让他的目光在绿色的山丘上徘徊，回答说：“我想我是！”“我们为什么不坐马车去兜一圈呢？” 新鲜空气对你有好处。” 劳里让黛米再给丹拿一个靠垫和一件夹克。 “你确定乔妈妈不会介意吗？”男孩问。 “哦，我相信天气会很好，”罗瑞说。 “相信我。”几分钟后，丹被安顿在马车里，他把脚塞进马车里以免受伤。 德米、纳特和劳里都爬上了船，在他们顺利地上路之前，老先生从口袋里掏出一块有趣的小石头给孩子们看。 “看这里，”他说，“这是一只有几千年历史的甲虫。” “怎么会变成这样？”纳特一边把手里的灰色石头翻过来，一边感到惊奇。

"Why, it's a mummy," Laurie answered. He went on to tell the boys stories of the Egyptians and their tombs with all the great treasures to be found within. Laurie had just returned from a trip to Egypt. He was full of the adventure, and the boys hung on his every word. Soon, Nat, Dan, and Demi were pulling objects out of their pockets, showing them to one another and telling stories. "You know," Laurie said, "I think it's a good idea for you boys to have a museum of your own —a place to keep all your treasures so you can always show them to one another." "But there's no room at Plumfield," Demi said. "Where would we set it up?" "Ah, I've already thought about that," Laurie answered. "Father Bhaer and I are going to fix up the old carriage house for you. Won't that be grand?" The three boys all agreed that it absolutely would. They had arrived back at Plumfield by

“咦，这是一具木乃伊，”罗瑞回答。 他继续给孩子们讲埃及人和他们的坟墓的故事，里面有大量的宝藏。 劳里刚从埃及旅行回来。 他充满了冒险的经历，孩子们听着他说的每一句话。 不久，纳特、丹和黛米就开始从口袋里掏出东西，给彼此看，并讲故事。 “你知道，”劳里说，“我认为你们男孩子有一个自己的博物馆是个好主意——一个存放你们所有珍宝的地方，这样你们就可以随时向彼此展示它们了。” “但普拉姆菲尔德没有地方了，”德米说。 “我们把它设置在哪里？”“啊，我已经想过了，”罗瑞回答。 “巴尔神父和我要给你把那间旧马车房修好。 那不是很好吗？”三个男孩都认为这是绝对可行的。 他们是在