4 We Fish!

CHAPTER IV. WE FISH. Annie grinned. Good day, Squanto, she said. Good day, Annie, said Squanto. He smiled at her and Jack. Jack was too surprised to speak. Why did Squanto say he remembers us, he wondered. Is he mistaking us for two other kids? Captain Standish looked surprised too, but Governor Bradford smiled warmly.

第四章 我们去捕鱼 安妮咧嘴笑了。 “你好呀，斯匡托。”她说道。 “你好呀，安妮。”斯匡托说。 他对着她和杰克笑了笑。 杰克惊讶得说不出话来。 他心里纳闷：斯匡托为什么说他记得我们呀？ 他是不是把我们错认成别的两个小孩了？ 斯坦迪什上尉看起来也很惊讶，不过布拉德福德总督笑得很和蔼。

"'Tis a wonder," he said. "'We welcome all the small folks sent to us. Children are a gift from God, no matter where they come from.' "'That's a nice way of looking at things,' Jack thought. Just then a boy ran up. "'Chief Massasoit is here with ninety men!' he shouted. The boy pointed to a long line of men walking down a path near a cornfield. Chief Massasoit walked ahead of the others. His face was painted red. He wore a fur robe and white beads. Governor Bradford, Captain Standish, and Squanto went to meet the visitors. "'Mercy,' a pilgrim woman whispered. All the pilgrims looked worried. "'Art thou afraid?' Annie asked.

“这可真是件好事。”他说道。 “我们欢迎所有来到我们身边的小客人。 孩子是上帝赐予的礼物，不管他们来自哪里。” “这么想可真好呀。”杰克心里想。 就在这时一个男孩跑了过来。 “马萨索伊特酋长带着九十个人来了！”他大喊道。 男孩指着玉米地附近小路上走过来的一长队人。 马萨索伊特酋长走在所有人的最前面。 他的脸涂成了红色。 他穿着毛皮长袍，戴着白色珠子串成的饰品。 布拉德福德总督、斯坦迪什上尉还有斯匡托走上前去迎接这些来客。 “天呐。”一个清教徒妇人小声说道。 所有的清教徒都看起来忧心忡忡的。 “你害怕了吗？” 安妮问道。

"'Oh, no,' said Priscilla. "'We invited Chief Massasoit and his men to our harvest feast. But we did not expect so many. We have not prepared enough food.' Governor Bradford and Squanto spoke to the Chief. Then Squanto led a number of men into the woods, and the Governor walked back to the pilgrims. "'The Wampanoag men will hunt more deer,' he said. "'But we must also bring more food to the table. Priscilla, please tell the young folk what they must do.' The grown -ups went back to the village as the pilgrim kids gathered around Priscilla. She told some to carry water or set up tables. She told others to gather vegetables or hunt small animals.

“哦，没有呀。”普丽西拉说道。 “我们邀请了马萨索伊特酋长和他的手下参加我们的丰收宴。 可我们没料到会来这么多人。 我们准备的食物不够呀。” 布拉德福德总督和斯匡托跟酋长交谈了几句。 之后斯匡托带着一群人进了树林，总督则走回 清教徒们那边。 “万帕诺亚格的人会去多打些鹿回来。”他说道。 “不过我们也得多准备些吃的摆到宴席上。 普丽西拉，麻烦告诉孩子们他们要做些什么。” 大人们都回村子里去了，清教徒的孩子们则围到了普丽西拉身边。 她叫一些孩子去打水或者摆桌子。 她叫其他孩子去摘蔬菜或者猎捕小动物。

Once the kids were given their jobs, they rushed off to do them. Finally only Jack, Annie, and a small girl holding a big basket were left. Jack, would thou like to go fowling with the boys? Priscilla asked him. She pointed to a group of boys who had just headed off with the dog. Jack stared at her in panic. What does she mean? He wondered. What's fowling? Annie asked. Thou dost not know? said the little girl. Tis hunting water birds, of course. Jack doesn't know how to do that, said Annie. Tis true. How dost thou eat and live? the little girl asked curiously. We, uh, Jack froze. We catch fish, said Annie. We do, thought Jack.

孩子们领到任务后，就立刻跑去忙活了。 最后只剩下杰克、安妮，还有一个拎着大篮子的小女孩。 杰克，你想跟其他男孩一起去打鸟吗？ 普丽西拉问他。 她指了指一群刚带着狗出发的男孩。 杰克慌慌张张地盯着她。 她是什么意思呀？ 他心里纳闷。 打鸟是做什么呀？ 安妮问道。 你居然不知道吗？ 小女孩说。 当然是猎捕水鸟啦。 杰克不会做这个呀。安妮说。 是真的。 那你们平时怎么吃饭怎么生活呀？ 小女孩好奇地问。 “我们，呃，”杰克卡住了。 “我们会捕鱼呀。”安妮说。 对哦，我们会的。杰克心里想。

"'Ah, good,' said Priscilla. "'Then I bid thee bring back as many eels and clams as thou can. We have near one hundred fifty mouths to feed.' Priscilla took the basket from the small girl and gave it to Annie.

“啊，太好了。”普丽西拉说道。 “那你们尽量多抓些鳗鱼和蛤蜊回来吧。 我们有差不多一百五十个人要喂呢。” 普丽西拉从小女孩手里拿过篮子，递给了安妮。

We will see thee later," Priscilla said, waving. Mary and I must go help with the cooking. Um, said Jack. But before he could ask any questions, Priscilla and the little girl started back to the village.

“我们待会儿见。”普丽西拉挥着手说。 我和玛丽得去帮忙做饭啦。 “呃。”杰克应道。 还没等他问出问题，普丽西拉和小女孩就动身回村子了。