8 The Feast

Chapter 8 The Feast Jack buried his face in his hands. I don't believe it, he said. I just burned up the pilgrim's turkey. Stay calm, said Annie. I'll get Priscilla. No, don't tell Priscilla, moaned Jack. We have to tell Priscilla, said Annie. She hurried out of the house. Jack lifted his head and stared at the burned turkey.

第8章 盛宴 杰克把脸埋进了手心里。 “这不可能，”他说，“我居然把清教徒的火鸡烤糊了。” “别慌，”安妮说，“我去找普里西拉。” “别，别告诉普里西拉，”杰克哀嚎道。 “我们必须告诉她，”安妮说完就匆匆跑出了屋子。 杰克抬起头，盯着那只烤糊的火鸡。

Oh, man, he whispered unhappily. The Pilgrims had worked so hard to get their food. They had had such a terrible winter, especially Priscilla, and now he had ruined their first Thanksgiving. The door opened. Annie pulled Priscilla over to the hearth. See? said Annie. The turkey fell into the fire. It burned up. I did it, Jack confessed. Priscilla just stared at the burned turkey in the wet, messy hearth. Then she looked at Jack. He looked away from her. Ah, Jack, Priscilla said softly, thou look sad. He nodded. I ruined everything. He mumbled. No, thou did not, said Priscilla. She reached out her hand. Come.

“天呐，”他闷闷不乐地小声说，清教徒们费了好大功夫才弄到这些食物，他们 刚熬过那么难熬的冬天，尤其是普里西拉，现在他居然毁了他们的第一个 感恩节。 门开了，安妮把普里西拉拉到壁炉边。 “你看！”安妮说，“火鸡掉进火里烧糊了。” “是我干的。”杰克坦白道。 普里西拉就盯着湿乎乎乱糟糟的壁炉里那只烤糊的火鸡，然后她看向 杰克。杰克躲开了她的视线。 “哎呀杰克，”普里西拉轻声说，“你看起来好难过。”他点点头，小声嘟囔：“我把一切都搞砸了。” “不，你没有，”普里西拉说，她伸出手：“来呀。”

Priscilla led Jack and Annie out into the bright autumn light. Look, she said. Jack saw pilgrim women and kids walking to the tables. They all carried wooden platters piled with food. In the other houses there was cooking also, said Priscilla. Jack saw roasted ducks, turkeys, and deer meat. He saw baked fish, lobsters, eels, clams, and oysters. He saw pumpkins, beans, and corn, dried plums, berries, and roasted nuts, steamy pots of soups and puddings, and loaves of baked breads. We had a very good harvest this fall, said Priscilla. We stored many vegetables. We salted our fish and cured our meat. And today, our Wampanoag neighbors brought back five deer from the forest for our feast.

普里西拉领着杰克和安妮走到外面明亮的秋光里。 “看呀。”她说。 杰克看见清教徒的妇女和孩子们正往餐桌走去。 每个人手里都端着堆满食物的木盘。 “其他房子里也都在做饭呢。”普里西拉说。 杰克看见了烤鸭、烤火鸡还有鹿肉。 他看见了烤鱼、龙虾、鳗鱼、蛤蜊还有生蚝。 他看见了南瓜、豆子、玉米、李子干、莓果还有烤坚果， 冒着热气的汤和布丁，还有一整条一整条的烤面包。 “我们今年秋天收成特别好。”普里西拉说。 “我们存了好多蔬菜。” “我们把鱼腌了，肉也熏制好了。” “而且今天，我们的万帕诺亚格邻居从森林里打了五只鹿回来” “给我们当宴会上的食物。”

Jack was relieved to see all the food. Priscilla knelt down and looked him in the eye. "'See, thou did not ruin anything, Jack,' she said. "'Thou and Annie have helped me a lot this day. You have both made me laugh, and you have both acted with kind hearts.' Jack was amazed. He thought he'd been no help at all. "'Come,' said Priscilla, "'let us join the others. Art thou hungry?' Jack nodded. Seeing all the platters of food had made him really hungry. He and Annie followed Priscilla. In the golden glow of autumn light, Jack and Annie joined the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag at the long tables.

看见这么多食物，杰克松了口气。普里西拉蹲下来，直视着他的眼睛。 “你看，你什么都没搞砸呀杰克，”她说，“你和安妮今天帮了我 好多忙呢。你们俩都逗得我很开心，而且你们俩心肠都特别好。” 杰克特别惊讶，他还以为自己一点忙都没帮上呢。 “来吧，”普里西拉说，“我们去找大家吧，你们饿不饿呀？” 杰克点点头，看见这么多盘吃的，他现在可饿了。他和安妮跟着 普里西拉走。在金色的秋日光晕里，杰克和安妮加入了清教徒和 万帕诺亚格人的队伍，坐到了长桌边。

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Priscilla gave Jack and Annie wooden plates. She gave them big white cloth napkins, then she served them plenty of food.

普里西拉给了杰克和安妮木盘子，又给了他们大大的白色布餐巾，然后给他们盛了好多食物。