11 The Huckleberry Adventure

CHAPTER 11 The Huckleberry Adventure One day late in the summer, the boys decided to go huckleberry picking. A great clashing of pails could be heard all over Plumfield as they prepared for their adventure. Jo laughed to herself. They were making so much fuss, they may as well have been setting out to find the Northwest Passage.

第十一章哈克贝利历险记夏末的一天，孩子们决定去摘哈克贝利。 在他们准备冒险的时候，普伦菲尔德到处都能听到桶的碰撞声。 琼暗自发笑。他们这么小题大做，简直就像出发去寻找西北航道一样。

"Now," she said to them, "Rob's safely out of the way, so get off as quickly as you can." But the boys weren't quiet enough, and little Rob heard the noise and came scampering toward them, pail in hand. Oh dear, Jo thought. Now we'll have a scene. She stepped forward and called out, "Come now, Rob. It's too far to go. You stay back with me." Rob pouted. "You said I could go when I was bigger. Now I am bigger." "It's very far," Tommy said, "and you might get tired. Better that you stay back." "I won't get tired!" Rob insisted. "I'll run, and I'll keep up, and I'll fill my pail, and I'll bring all the berries to you." The little boy's smile had all but disappeared. "Oh, please," he said. "I really want to go, and I won't get tired. I won't." Giant tears fell out of his eyes. Jo couldn't stand the sight of any one of her boys being

“现在，”她对他们说，“罗布已经安全离开了，所以你们赶快下车吧。” 但是孩子们不够安静，小罗布听到了吵闹声，手里拿着桶，向他们跑来。 哦，天哪，琼想。现在我们有一个场景。 她走上前喊道：“过来，罗布。 太远了，去不了。你留在我身边。” 罗伯撅着嘴。“你说过我长大一点就可以去的。 现在我长大了。”“太远了，”汤米说，“你可能会累的。 你还是退后为好。” “我不会累的！”Rob坚持道。 “我要跑，我要跟上，我要把桶装满，我要把所有的浆果带给你。” 小男孩的笑容几乎消失了。 “哦，拜托，”他说。“我真的很想去，我不会累的。 我不愿意。”巨大的泪水从他的眼睛里流出来。 乔无法忍受看到她的任何一个儿子

unhappy, and so an idea came to her. "Wait here, boys! I think I have a solution. One that will mean even Dan can go!" The boys stood holding their pans while Jo raced back into the house. When she came back a few minutes later, she had a huge smile on her face. "Franz will take you up the hill in the wagon and then pick you up at the end of the day. Dan, you may go as well. And be sure to let the girls take good care of you. Nan, you're to keep an eye on Rob." Rob threw himself on his mother in a fit of gratitude and promised to bring her back every berry he picked. Soon they were all packed into the wagon, with Rob, pleased as punch, snuggled in between Nan and Daisy. What a happy day they had—even if the picking didn't necessarily go as planned! Tommy fell into a hornet's nest and was stung, but being used to such woes, he bore it

不高兴，于是她想到了一个主意。 “等在这儿，孩子们！”我想我有办法了。 这意味着连丹都能去！”孩子们拿着锅站在那儿，琼跑回屋里。 几分钟后她回来时，脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。 “弗兰兹会用马车带你上山，然后在一天结束的时候来接你。 丹，你也可以走了。一定要让姑娘们好好照顾你。 南，你要看着罗布。” 罗布满怀感激地扑向他母亲，答应把采到的每一个浆果都给她带回来。 很快，他们都被装进了马车，罗布高兴极了，偎依在南和黛西之间。 他们度过了多么快乐的一天——即使采摘不一定按计划进行！汤米掉进了一个马蜂窝里，被蜇了一下，但他习惯了这种痛苦，所以忍受了下来

gracefully. Daisy saw a snake, and it scared her so much that she threw her bucket in the air and lost most of her berries. Being a kind brother, Demi helped her fill it back up again. And Dan, who no longer needed his crutch, walked quietly among the hills and bushes, happy that his foot felt so much better. But of all the adventures that happened that afternoon, the one that Nan and Rob found themselves in, became one of Plumfield's best- loved stories. Having explored far and wide, torn her dress in three different places, and scratched her face while scrambling around in a barberry bush, Nan turned her attention to the huckleberries. The big, black, bead-like berries hung low on the green bushes. When her basket didn't fill quickly enough, Nan moved to a new bush, with little Rob in tow. "I'm so tired!" Rob said as his bucket toppled over. "I can't fill it up. It's just too much." Looking around, Nan said, "Look, there's a

优雅。黛西看见了一条蛇，吓得她把桶扔向空中，把大部分浆果都丢了。 作为一个善良的哥哥，黛米帮助她重新振作起来。 丹不再需要拐杖了，他静静地走在小山和灌木丛中，他的脚感觉好多了，他很高兴。 但在那天下午发生的所有冒险中，南和罗布发现自己身处其中的那件事，成了普卢姆菲尔德最受欢迎的故事之一。 南去了很远很远的地方，在三个不同的地方撕破了衣服，在小野莓丛里乱爬时抓伤了脸，于是她把注意力转向了越橘。 又大又黑、像珠子一样的浆果低低地挂在绿色的灌木丛上。 当她的篮子没有足够快地装满时，南搬到了一个新的灌木丛，带着小罗布。 “我太累了！”罗布说，他的桶倒了。 “我不能把它装满。太多了。” 南环顾四周，说：“看，有一个。

cave over there—why don't we go hide and make everyone come looking for us? We can pick more berries on the way." And away they went, scrambling over a low stone wall and running down the hill until they were hidden among rocks and brush. They came across a little spring, and the two thirsty children drank a bit of cool water. The shade was a relief after gathering berries in the hot sun. "Now let's go rest in the cave and have our lunch," Nan said. Rob asked, "Do you know the way back to the huckleberry field?" "Of course I do!" Nan answered. And so the unlikely pair set off, with Rob scrambling to keep up with the quick Nan. They soon came to the cave Nan had spied earlier. "Isn't this nice?" Nan asked as she took out their lunch. "Yes," Rob nodded, and he took a bite of bread. "Do you think it'll take them long to find

山洞在那边——我们为什么不躲起来，让大家来找我们呢？ 我们可以在路上摘更多的浆果。” 于是他们就走了，爬过一堵低矮的石墙，跑下山去，直到躲在岩石和灌木丛中。 他们遇到了一个小泉水，两个口渴的孩子喝了一点凉水。 在烈日下采摘浆果后，树荫是一种解脱。 “现在我们去洞里休息，吃午饭吧，”南说。 罗布问：“你知道回越橘地的路吗？”“我当然知道！”奶奶回答道。 就这样，这对不太可能的搭档出发了，罗布争先恐后地跟上了敏捷的南。 他们很快来到了南早些时候发现的洞穴。 “这不是很好吗？”南拿出午餐时问道。 “是的，”罗布点点头，咬了一口面包。 “你觉得他们要花很长时间才能找到吗？

us?" "They'll be here soon. I can feel it!" Nan replied. Rob looked around at the gloomy cave and said, "What if they don't come?" "Then we'll find our way back on our own." Little five-year-old Rob was very tired, and he wanted very much to find everyone and take the wagon home. But he sat and waited patiently while Nan left the cave to gather even more berries. The sun started to set, and a mosquito bit him. Then the frogs started to sing their evening songs. "Perhaps it will be dark soon?" Rob called out. Nan looked up from where she had been roaming about and noticed that it was indeed getting dark. "My, we'd better get going right away, or they will be gone!" She pulled Rob along behind her, back up the hill. But as they came to the top, she wondered

我们?”“他们马上就到。 我能感觉到！”奶奶回答道。 罗布环顾了一下阴暗的山洞，说道：“如果他们不来怎么办？”“那我们就自己找回去的路。” 五岁的小罗布非常累，他非常想找到每个人，把马车开回家。 但是他耐心地坐着，等着南离开洞穴去采更多的浆果。 太阳开始下山，一只蚊子咬了他。 然后青蛙开始唱它们的晚歌。 “也许天很快就要黑了？”罗布喊道。 南从四处游荡的地方抬起头来，发现天确实黑下来了。 “天哪，我们最好马上走，不然他们就走了！”她拉着罗布跟在她后面，回到了山上。 但当他们来到山顶时，她感到奇怪