美国语文第四册 第43期:哈利与他的狗(2)

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　　who were making an attack on the great pear tree, he was admitted into the house, 小狗用叫声吓走了一群要偷袭大梨树的小偷，之后，家里允许它进屋了，

　　and became one of its most vigilant¹ and valued inmates². 它成了家里最机警、最宝贵的一员。

　　He could fetch or carry either by land or water; would pick up a thimble or a ball of cotton, if little Annie should happen to drop them; 它可以在陆路或水路取东西、运东西；如果安妮不小心将顶针或棉球掉在地上，它会帮她捡起来；

　　or take Harry³'s dinner to school for him with perfect honesty. 抑或是绝对诚信地到学校给哈利送午餐。

　　"Beg, Frisk, beg!" said Harry, and gave him, after long waiting, the expected morsel⁴. “作揖，弗里斯克，作揖！”哈利说。在长时间的等待之后，把期待的美味扔给了它。

　　Frisk was satisfied, but Harry was not. 弗里斯克非常满足，但哈利不是。

　　The little boy, though a good-humored fellow in the main, had turns of naughtiness, 虽然总的来说哈里是个幽默的小男孩，但有时也会有调皮的一面，

　　which were apt to last him all day, and this promised to prove one of his worst. 而且很可能会持续一整天。这是他最差劲的一面。

　　It was a holiday, and in the afternoon his cousins, Jane and William, were to come and see him and Annie; 那是一个假日，他的堂姐简和堂兄威廉下午会到这里看他和安妮，

　　and the pears were to be gathered, and the children were to have a treat. 正值采摘梨子的时节，孩子们可以大大享用一番。

　　Harry, in his impatience⁵, thought the morning would never be over. 哈利不耐烦了，觉得上午过得太慢。

　　He played such pranks⁶ - buffeting⁷ Frisk, cutting the curls off of Annie's doll, 他搞了一些恶作剧：打弗里斯克，剪掉安妮的洋娃娃的卷发，

　　and finally breaking his grandmother's spectacles - that before his visitors arrived, 最后打碎了奶奶的眼镜——这一切全都发生在客人到达之前。

　　indeed, almost immediately after dinner, he contrived⁸ to be sent to bed in disgrace. 事实上，几乎是刚吃过饭，他就灰溜溜地被要求待在床上了。

　　Poor Harry! there he lay, rolling and kicking, while Jane, and William, and Annie were busy about the fine, mellow⁹ Windsor pears. 可怜的哈利！他躺在床上，又踢又滚；简、威廉和安妮忙着采摘上好的成熟温莎梨。

　　William was up in the tree, gathering¹⁰ and shaking; 威廉爬到树上，边摘边摇，

　　Annie and Jane catching¹¹ them in their aprons¹², and picking them up from the ground; 安妮和简忙着用围裙接住梨子，还不时地捡起掉在地上的。

　　now piling them in baskets, and now eating the nicest and ripest; 然后把梨都装到筐里，挑出最好的、熟透的来吃。

　　while Frisk was barking gayly among them, as if he were catching Windsor pears, too! 弗里斯克在他们中间欢快地叫着，好像它也要去摘梨子似的！

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