6 Another New Boy!

CHAPTER 6 Another New Boy! Jo was sitting in her parlor with a book when Nat came to see her one afternoon. His was the fifth head to pop in that afternoon, but Jo didn't mind the interruptions. The boy stepped inside, shut the door behind him, and said, "Dan has come." Jo set her book down and asked, "Who is

第6章又一个新来的男孩！一天下午，纳特来看她时，琼正拿着一本书坐在客厅里。 他是那天下午第五个突然出现的人，但乔并不介意别人打断他。 男孩走了进去，随手把门关上，说：“丹来了。” 琼放下书，问道：“是谁？

Dan?" "He's a boy I used to know when I fiddled on the streets," Nat answered. "He sold papers and was kind to me, and I saw him the other day in town. I told him how nice it is here, and he's come." Jo looked startled for a moment. "But, dear me, it's a very sudden way to pay a visit." "Oh, he hasn't come for a visit," Nat answered. "He's come to stay." Jo explained that he couldn't possibly stay, as they had no room for even one more boy. But when she came to the end of her speech, Nat looked so upset with himself for making a mistake that Jo sat him down on the stool beside her chair. "Now tell me about this Dan," she said. "All I know is that he doesn't have any folks, and he's poor, and he was good to me when we were on the streets, so I'd like to be good to him if I can."

丹?”“他是我以前在街上拉琴时认识的一个男孩，”纳特回答。 “他是卖报纸的，对我很好，有一天我在城里见到了他。 我告诉他这里有多好，他就来了。” 琼愣了一会儿。 “可是，我的天哪，这样去拜访，未免太突然了。” “哦，他不是来看我的，”纳特回答。 “他是来住的。”乔解释说他不可能留下来，因为他们连一个男孩都容不下了。 但当她快要结束演讲时，纳特因犯了一个错误而显得非常懊恼，琼让他坐在她椅子旁边的凳子上。 “现在给我讲讲这个丹吧，”她说。 “我只知道他没有亲戚，他很穷，我们在街上的时候他对我很好，所以我也想尽可能对他好一点。”

Jo said, "Excellent reasons, every one. But really, we have so many boys at Plumfield that I wouldn't even know where to put him." "He could stay in my bed, and I'll sleep in the barn," Nat offered. "It's not that cold, and I used to sleep anywhere with Father." Something in his face made Jo put her hand on his shoulder and say kindly, "Bring in your friend, Nat. I think we must find room for him, but you will not be sleeping in the barn." Nat raced off to find the lad. When they came back in, Jo knew instantly that she did not trust him. "Nat says that you would like to come and stay with us," she said. A rough-looking Dan mumbled, "Yes." "Have you no friends to take care of you?" "No," he said in a gruff voice. "How old are you?" Jo asked. "Fourteen." Nat whispered, "You should say 'ma'am.'" "Shan't neither," Dan hissed back.

乔说：“每一个都是极好的理由。 但说真的，我们在普卢姆菲尔德有这么多男孩，我甚至不知道把他放在哪里。” “他可以睡在我的床上，我睡在谷仓里，”纳特提议。 “没有那么冷，我以前和爸爸睡在任何地方。” 他脸上的表情使琼把手放在他的肩上，和蔼地说：“把你的朋友带进来，纳特。 我想我们必须给他找个地方住，但是你不能睡在谷仓里。” 纳特跑去找那个小伙子。 当他们回来时，琼立刻知道她不信任他。 “纳特说你愿意来和我们住在一起，”她说。 一脸粗鲁的丹咕哝着说：“是的。” “你没有朋友照顾你吗？”“不，”他粗暴地说。 “你多大了？”乔问。 “14”。纳特低声说：“你应该说‘太太’。“我也不会。”丹嘶嘶地回答。

Jo pretended not to hear them. "Has Nat told you that in order to stay here, you'll need to work and study hard? Are you willing?" "I don't mind trying," Dan said. "Well, I suppose you can stay for a few days, and we'll see how it goes." Nat smiled. "Take him outside and introduce him to all the boys until Father Bhaer comes home, and then we'll settle the matter," Jo said. "Come on, Nat," said a scowling Dan as they left the room. "Thank you, ma'am," Nat said. When they were outside, he added, "We're setting up a circus in the barn, if you want to come and see." Dan shrugged his shoulders and mumbled, "Sure." When they arrived, the circus was almost complete. The boys had set up a large circle of hay in the middle of the floor. Nat introduced Dan to everyone, and the pair sat down to watch the show.

琼假装没听见。 “纳特有没有告诉你，为了留在这里，你需要努力工作和学习？” 你愿意吗？”“我不介意试试，”丹说。 “好吧，我想你可以在这里住几天，然后我们再看看情况如何。” Nat笑了。“把他带到外面，把他介绍给所有的男孩，等巴尔神父回来，我们再解决这件事，”乔说。 “来吧，纳特，”他们离开房间时，丹皱着眉头说。 “谢谢您，夫人，”纳特说。 等他们到了外面，他又说：“我们正在谷仓里表演马戏，如果你们想来看的话。” 丹耸了耸肩，喃喃地说：“当然。” 当他们到达时，马戏表演几乎完成了。 孩子们在地板中央用干草围了一个大圈。 纳特把丹介绍给大家，两人坐下来看表演。

Tommy pranced around the inside of the circle atop poor old Toby, who neighed the entire time. Demi was the circus master and carried a large whip, while two of the other boys wrestled in the center. To end the performance, Tommy did a somersault, which he had practiced until he was black and blue. "Harrumph," Dan said. "That ain't anything." Tommy stood before him and shouted, "Say that again, will you?" Dan held up his fists. "Do you want to fight about it?" "No, I don't," Tommy said and stepped away. One of the other boys shouted, "Fighting isn't allowed, so stop that now!" "You're a bunch of silly boys," Dan replied. Nat stepped forward and put a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Come on. If you don't behave, Mother Jo won't let you stay." "I'd just like to see him do the somersault better than I can, that's all," Tommy insisted.

汤米在可怜的老托比的头顶上绕着圈子跳来跳去，可怜的老托比一直在嘶鸣。 德米是马戏团的主人，拿着一根大鞭子，另外两个男孩在中间摔跤。 为了结束表演，汤米做了一个翻筋斗，他一直练到遍体鳞伤。 “哈哈，”丹说。“那不算什么。” 汤米站在他面前喊道：“再说一遍，好吗？”丹举起拳头。 “你想为此打架吗？”“不，我不知道，”汤米说着走开了。 另一个男孩喊道：“打架是不允许的，所以马上停止！”“你们是一群傻孩子，”丹回答。 纳特走上前去，把手放在他朋友的肩膀上。 “来吧。如果你不守规矩，乔妈妈不会让你留下来的。” “我只是想看他翻得比我好，仅此而已，”汤米坚持说。

Dan sneered. "Fine." Before Tommy could say another word, Dan turned three somersaults in a row and then walked on his hands. When he stood back up, an impressed Tommy asked, "Will you teach me to do that?" "What will you give me?" Dan replied. Tommy told Dan that he had a good pocketknife, which he handed over. "Ha! When you learn, I'll give it back." Outraged, the boys protested so much at Dan's bad behavior that he ended up handing Tommy's knife back to him before Nat pulled him outside. No one ever knew what passed between the two of them, but when they returned, Dan was nicer to all the boys. Still, he was rough in his manners and almost impossible to control. Tommy pushed hard, and the two became close over the issue of somersaults. But the rest of the boys simply did not like Dan. Of everyone, it was because little

丹冷笑道。“很好。”汤米还没来得及说话，丹就连续翻了三个跟头，然后用手走路。 当他重新站起来时，印象深刻的汤米问道：“你会教我那样做吗？”“你会给我什么？”丹说。 汤米告诉丹他有一把很好的折刀，他把它递给了丹。 “哈!等你学会了，我会还给你的。” 男孩们愤怒地抗议丹的恶劣行为，最后把汤米的刀还给了他，然后纳特把他拉了出去。 没有人知道他们俩之间发生了什么，但当他们回来后，丹对所有的男孩都好了。 尽管如此，他还是举止粗鲁，几乎无法控制。 汤米使劲推，两人在空翻的问题上走得很近。 但是其他的男孩就是不喜欢丹。 对所有人来说，这是因为很少