Chapter 1

The Land of MAGIC MEDICINES

灵药奇境

CHAPTER ONE The Children Are Worried Lately the children had not had any time to visit their friends in the Faraway Tree. Their mother was in bed ill, and the doctor came each day.

第一章 孩子们忧心忡忡 最近孩子们根本抽不出时间去看望远树里的朋友们。 他们的妈妈卧病在床，医生每天都来出诊。

"Just let her lie in bed and keep her warm," he said to the children and their father. "Give her what she likes to eat, and don't let her worry about anything." The children and Father were upset, but Father had to go out to work as usual.

“就让她躺在床上好好保暖，”他对孩子们和他们的爸爸说。 “给她吃爱吃的东西，别让她操心任何事。” 孩子们和爸爸都很难过，但爸爸还得和往常一样出门工作。

They all loved Mother, and it was strange to see her lying in bed. "There's all that washing that I had to do for Mrs Jones," she said. "No, you children are not to try and do it. It's too much for you."

他们都很爱妈妈，看见她躺在床上，大家都觉得很不习惯。 “我还有一大堆要帮琼斯太太洗的衣服呢，”她说。 “不行，你们几个孩子可别试着去洗哦。 对你们来说活儿太重了。”

Moon-Face and Silky came to visit the children one morning, and were very sorry to hear that the children's mother was ill. "She worries about the washing," said Beth. "She won't let us do it. I don't know what to do about it!" "Oh, we can manage that for you," said Silky at once. "Old Dame Washalot will do it for nothing. It's the joy of her life to wash, wash, wash! I believe if she's got nothing dirty to wash, she washes clean things.

一天早上，圆脸儿和小丝来找孩子们玩，听说孩子们的妈妈生病了，他们都特别难过。 “她一直操心洗衣服的事，”贝丝说。 “她不让我们帮忙洗。 我真不知道该怎么办才好！” “哦，我们可以帮你们搞定呀，”小丝立刻说道。 “洗衣婆婆会免费帮我们洗的。 洗呀洗呀洗，就是她这辈子最开心的事！ 我敢说要是没有脏东西可洗，她连干净的东西都要拿去洗。

She even washes the leaves on the Faraway Tree. Is that the basket over there? Moon-Face and I will take it up the tree now, and bring it back when it's finished." "Oh, thank you, Silky dear," said Beth gratefully. "Mother will be so pleased when I tell her. She'll stop worrying about that." Silky and Moon-Face went off with the basket.

她连远树上的树叶都要洗呢。 那边的就是要洗的篮子吗？ 我和圆脸儿现在就把篮子扛到树上去，洗完了就给你们送回来。” “哦，谢谢你，亲爱的小丝，”贝丝感激地说。 “我告诉妈妈的话，她肯定会特别高兴的。 她就不用再为这事操心啦。” 小丝和圆脸儿提着篮子离开了。