9 Good Day

Chapter 9. Good Day Slowly the feast came to an end. The guests wiped their plates with their last bits of bread. Then they wiped their hands and faces with their napkins. Jack and Annie stood up. We have to go home, Annie said to Priscilla. Ah, thou must go back to thine own community now, said Priscilla. Annie nodded, then she on the cheek.

第九章 美好的一天 盛宴渐渐接近尾声。客人们用最后剩下的 面包擦干净盘子，接着用餐巾擦了擦手和脸。杰克和安妮站了起来。 “我们得回家了。”安妮对普莉希拉说。 “啊，你们现在得回自己的地方去啦。”普莉希拉说。安妮点了点头，然后她 亲了她的脸颊。

"'Thanks for everything,' Annie said. Jack wanted to kiss Priscilla, too, but he was too shy. "'Thanks, Priscilla,' he said. "'I thank thee, Jack,' she said. Then she leaned over and kissed his cheek. Jack felt his face grow red. "'Excuse me, sir,' Annie said to Governor Bradford. "'But we must leave now.' "'Oh, but we have not yet taught thee how to grow corn,' said the little girl Mary. "'Squanto stood up. "'Come,' he said. I will walk Jack and Annie back to the forest. I will teach them.' "'Oh, thou dost not have to do that,' Jack said quickly. He feared that once they were alone, Squanto would figure out they'd never met before.'

“谢谢你招待我们的一切。”安妮说。杰克也想亲普莉希拉，可他 太害羞了。 “谢谢你，普莉希拉。”他说。 “我也谢谢你，杰克。”她说。接着她凑过去亲了亲他的脸颊。杰克觉得 自己的脸一下子红了。 “打扰一下，先生。”安妮对布拉德福德州长说，“我们现在得走了。” “哦，可我们还没教你们怎么种玉米呢。”小女孩玛丽说。 斯昆托站了起来。 “跟我来。”他说，“我送杰克和安妮回树林，路上教他们怎么种。” “哦，不用麻烦你啦。”杰克连忙说，他担心等下只剩他们三个人的时候 斯昆托会发现他们之前根本没见过面。

But Squanto only smiled and waited for them to follow. "'Bye, everyone!' said Annie, waving. Jack waved, too. All the pilgrims and Wampanoag waved back at them. The skinny dog barked. Squanto led Jack and Annie away from the village toward the autumn woods. As they passed the corn field, the dried stalks swayed in the breeze. They made shushing sounds. Squanto stopped walking. He pointed to the field. "'You must plant corn in the spring,' he said. "'Put the seed in the ground, when the oak tree bud is as small as a mouse's ear.' "'Oh, wait, please,' said Jack. He slipped his notebook and pencil out of his bag. It was the first time he'd had a chance to take notes all day. He wrote—'

可斯昆托只是笑着，等他们跟上来。 “大家再见啦！”安妮挥着手说。杰克也挥了挥手。所有清教徒和万帕诺亚格人 也朝他们挥手道别。那只瘦瘦的小狗汪汪叫了两声。 斯昆托带着杰克和安妮离开村庄，往秋天的树林走去。他们路过 玉米地的时候，干枯的玉米秆在微风里晃来晃去，发出沙沙的声响。斯昆托 停下了脚步，指了指那片玉米地。 “你们要在春天种玉米。”他说，“等橡树的芽 长得像老鼠耳朵那么大的时候，就把种子埋进土里。” “哦，等一下！”杰克说。他连忙从包里掏出笔记本和铅笔。这可是 他一整天第一次有机会记笔记呢。他写道——

How to plant corn. Oak tree bud equals mouse's ear. Then he looked up at Squanto and nodded. Dig holes and put two rotting fish in each hole, said Squanto. Rotting fish? said Annie, making a face. Yes, rotting fish is good food for the soil, said Squanto. On top of the fish place four corn seeds, then cover them with dirt. Jack quickly wrote, two rotting fish, four corn seeds, cover with dirt. Got it, he said looking up.

怎么种玉米：橡树芽大小和老鼠耳朵相当时播种。 然后他抬头看着斯昆托，点了点头。 “挖好坑，每个坑里放两条腐烂的鱼。”斯昆托说。 “腐烂的鱼？”安妮皱着个小脸问道。 “对呀，腐烂的鱼是土壤的好肥料哦。”斯昆托说。 在鱼上面放四颗玉米种子，再用土把它们盖好。 杰克连忙写道：两条烂鱼，四颗玉米种，盖土。 “记好了。”他抬起头说。

I give you these corn seeds to take home," said Squanto. He held up a small pouch. Thanks," said Annie, taking the pouch. Thanks a lot," said Jack. Well, good -bye. Jack was eager to get going before Squanto could ask them questions about the past. Wait, I have a question," said Annie. Squanto, why did you say you remembered us? Squanto's dark eyes twinkled. I did not say I remembered you, he said. I only said, I remember. What did you remember? asked Annie. I remembered what it was like to be from a different world, said Squanto. Long ago I lived with my people on this shore, but one day men came in ships. They took me to Europe as a slave. In that new land I was a stranger. I felt different and afraid. I saw the same fear in your eyes today, so I tried to help you.

“这些玉米种子给你们带回家种。”斯昆托说，他举着一个小布袋子。 “谢谢。”安妮接过布袋子说。 “太谢谢你了。”杰克说。 “好啦，再见。”杰克急着要走，怕斯昆托问他们关于 过去的问题。 “等一下，我有个问题。”安妮说。 “斯昆托，你为什么说你记得我们呀？” 斯昆托黑黑的眼睛闪着光。 “我没说我记得你们呀。”他说，“我只是说，我记得。” “那你记得什么呀？”安妮问。 “我记得来自另一个世界是什么感受。”斯昆托说，“很久以前我 和我的族人住在这片海岸上，可有一天有人坐船来了，把我抓到欧洲 当奴隶。在那片陌生的土地上我是个外人，觉得格格不入，又害怕。我今天在你们眼里 看到了同样的恐惧，所以我想帮你们。”

Annie smiled. We thank thee, she said. And now you must always be kind to those who feel different and afraid, said Squanto. Remember what you felt today.

安妮笑了。 “我们真的太感谢你了。”她说。 “现在你们要记住，永远要对那些觉得格格不入、满心恐惧的人友善哦。”斯昆托说。 “记住你们今天的感受。”