2 Nat’s First Night

CHAPTER 2 Nat's First Night When Nat went into the dining room, he saw twelve boys, six on each side of the table, standing behind their proper chairs. They fidgeted, but no one sat down until Mother Jo had taken her place. Teddy sat on her left, and Nat sat on her right. "This is our new boy, Nat Blake. After supper

第二章纳特的第一个晚上当纳特走进餐厅时，他看见12个男孩站在各自的椅子后面，桌子两边各坐6个。 他们坐立不安，但直到乔妈妈坐了下来，才有人坐下。 泰迪坐在她的左边，纳特坐在她的右边。 “这是我们的新人，纳特·布莱克。 晚饭后

you can say 'how do you do,' but for now let's sit down and eat." The food was delicious, and Nat ate so much he thought he might burst. Tommy Bangs sat beside him. Nat summoned up all his courage and asked, "Who's that boy down there at the other end? He was talking to me earlier, but I can't remember his name." "Why, that's Demi Brooke. He's Mother Jo's nephew." "That's a funny name," Nat said. "His real name is John, but they call him Demi-John because his father's John, too. It's a joke, you see?" Only Nat didn't quite see, so he smiled politely and said, "He was very nice to me." "You bet he was. And he's real smart, too. He reads a lot and knows everything." "Who is the fellow beside him?" "His name is Franz," Tommy answered. "He's Father Bhaer's nephew. He sees to us and

你可以说‘how do You do’，但现在我们还是坐下来吃饭吧。” 食物很美味，纳特吃得太多了，他觉得自己快要撑破了肚子。 汤米·邦斯坐在他旁边。 纳特鼓起所有的勇气问道：“那边那头的男孩是谁？ 他之前跟我说过话，但我记不起他的名字了。” “哦，那是黛米·布鲁克。他是乔妈妈的侄子。” “这名字真有趣，”纳特说。 “他的真名叫约翰，但他们叫他德米·约翰，因为他父亲也是约翰。 这是个玩笑，你明白吗？”只是纳特不太明白，所以他礼貌地笑了笑，说：“他对我很好。” “你说对了。而且他也很聪明。 他读了很多书，什么都知道。” “他旁边的那个人是谁？”“他叫弗朗茨，”汤米回答。 “他是巴尔神父的侄子。 他照顾我们和

teaches some." Nat looked over at Franz. "I saw him playing the flute, didn't I?" he asked. Tommy nodded, unable to answer because he had just stuffed an entire baked apple into his mouth. He quickly swallowed and said, "Oh, don't he play well, though? I like a good drum myself, and I'm going to learn as soon as I can." "I can play the fiddle," Nat said. "You can?" Tommy half-shouted. "Father Bhaer's got an old fiddle, and I just know he'd let you play it." Nat smiled. "Really? I think I would like that very much. I used to go around fiddling with my father for money until he died." "Wasn't that fun?" Tommy cried with excitement. "No, it was awful. We were always outside, winter or summer. When I got tired, my father got angry. And we never had enough to eat," Nat said. "But I do miss my little fiddle."

教一些。”纳特看着弗兰兹。 “我看见他吹笛子了，是不是？”他问。 汤米点了点头，无法回答，因为他刚刚把一整只烤苹果塞进嘴里。 他很快咽了口气，说：“哦，他弹得不好吗？ 我自己也喜欢好鼓，我要尽快学习。” “我会拉小提琴，”纳特说。 “可以吗?”汤米half-shouted。 “巴尔神父有一把旧小提琴，我知道他会让你拉的。” Nat笑了。“真的吗?我想我会非常喜欢的。 我过去常常到处跟我父亲要钱，直到他去世。” “那不是很有趣吗？”汤米激动地哭了。 “不，太可怕了。无论是冬天还是夏天，我们总是在外面。 当我累了，我爸爸生气了。 我们从来没有足够的食物，”纳特说。 “但是我很想念我的小小提琴。”

Before turning back to his supper, Tommy said, "Well, we've got a jolly band here that you can play with if you're any good. Just wait until tomorrow night. You'll see!" Jo looked at the new boy and smiled to herself. Laurie was right—he was the perfect kind of boy for Plumfield. Despite his illness, his blue eyes sparkled, and she was sure his pale, thin frame would soon be improved with good meals and kindness. After dinner, Jo had a word with Father Bhaer, who took his old fiddle out of its case. Jo came into the schoolroom where the boys were once again playing and found Nat watching them from the corner. She walked over to the boy and said, "Here you go, Nat. It's Father Bhaer's, but he's happy to let you use it. We must have a fiddle in our Plumfield band, and we think you're just the boy to play it." Nat took the fiddle from her at once and

在回去吃晚饭之前，汤米说：“好吧，我们这里有一个快乐的乐队，如果你擅长的话，你可以和他们一起玩。 等到明天晚上吧。 你会看到!”琼看着新来的男孩，暗自笑了。 劳里是对的——他是普卢姆菲尔德的完美人选。 尽管他生病了，但他的蓝眼睛仍然闪闪发光。她相信，他那苍白而瘦弱的身材，只要吃得好，为人和善，很快就会好转的。 晚饭后，乔和巴尔神父说了句话，他把他的旧小提琴从箱子里拿了出来。 琼走进教室，孩子们又在那里玩耍，她发现纳特正站在角落里看着他们。 她走到男孩面前说：“给你，纳特。 这是巴尔神父的，但他很乐意让你用。 我们在普卢姆菲尔德的乐队里必须有一把小提琴，我们认为你正是演奏小提琴的合适人选。” 纳特立刻从她手里接过小提琴，然后

handled it with such care that it was plain to see how much he loved the instrument. He said, "I'll do the very best I can." He drew the bow across the strings and played quietly as the boys started to gather around him. As Nat played louder and louder, more people stopped to listen. His cheeks flushed and his fingers flew. When he finished, they all gave him a hearty round of applause. "You do play first-rate!" Tommy said. "Of course you must play with us in the band!" Franz added. Nat smiled. Father Bhaer said, "Why don't you come over here, by the piano, and let's have some songs we can all sing?" It was the proudest moment of Nat's life as he was lead to the place of honor by the piano beside the other musicians, who gathered their instruments. After a few false starts, they all got going: flute, piano, and fiddle. Nat tapped his

他这样小心翼翼地摆弄着它，看得出来他是多么喜欢这乐器。 他说：“我会尽我所能做到最好。” 他拉着弓在琴弦上轻轻弹奏，男孩们开始聚集在他周围。 随着纳特演奏的声音越来越大，越来越多的人停下来听。 他的脸涨得通红，手指乱飞。 当他讲完时，他们都给了他热烈的掌声。 “你真的弹得一流！”汤米说。 “你当然要和我们一起在乐队里演奏！”弗朗茨补充道。 Nat笑了。巴尔神父说：“你为什么不过来，坐在钢琴旁边，让我们唱一些大家都能唱的歌呢？”这是纳特一生中最骄傲的时刻，他被钢琴带到了荣誉的地方，旁边的音乐家们正在收拾他们的乐器。 在几次失败的开始之后，他们都开始了：长笛，钢琴和小提琴。 纳特拍了拍他的

foot in time and played with a great smile on his face. It was so different to be in a lovely warm room surrounded by people who were all smiling. He wasn't out in the cold. He wasn't playing for pennies. But then the excitement became a bit too much for little Nat, who turned to face the corner and started to cry. "Whatever is wrong?" Jo asked. Nat answered, "You've all been so kind to me. I just can't help it." And then he started coughing until he had no breath left. "Come with me, my dear. You need to rest. You are worn out on your first night here." Jo led the boy back into her parlor, where she cuddled with him until he told her all of his troubles. "This is your home now," she replied when he had finished. "All you need to do is get well and strong so you can take part in as much music as your heart wishes." Then she took him upstairs to see Asia, the maid, who gave Nat a bath and cut his hair.

脚踏实地，脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。 在一个可爱的温暖的房间里，周围都是微笑的人，感觉很不一样。 他并没有被冷落。 他打球不是为了钱。 但随后，这种兴奋对小纳特来说有点太过了，她转身面对角落，开始哭了起来。 “出什么事了？”乔问。 纳特回答说：“你们对我太好了。 我就是忍不住。”然后他开始咳嗽，直到喘不过气来。 “跟我来，亲爱的。你需要休息。 你第一天晚上就累坏了。” 乔领着男孩回到她的客厅，她抱着他，直到他告诉她他所有的烦恼。 “现在这是你的家了，”他讲完后，她回答说。 “你所需要做的就是恢复健康，变得强壮，这样你就可以随心所欲地参加音乐了。” 然后她带他上楼去见女仆亚细亚，亚细亚给纳特洗澡，给他剪头发。