美国小学英语教材5:第193课 乔西的本垒打(1)

（单词翻译）

JOSIE’S HOME RUN

乔西的本垒打

Ruth Gipson Plowhead

作者：露丝·吉普森·普罗汉德

It was lucky for Josie and the team that she was a twin, and it was lucky that she needed a haircut just when she did. But luck would not have been enough. What Josie did took pluck as well as luck.

乔西和她的团队很幸运，她是双胞胎，幸运的是，就在她理发的时候，她也需要理发。但光靠运气是不够的。乔西所作所为既需要勇气也需要运气。

Josie and Joe Dawn were twins—as like as two peas in a pod, from their sturdy little bodies, up to their broad smiling red mouths, freckled¹ noses, and wavy² red hair.

乔西和乔·道恩是一对双胞胎——从结实的小身板，到笑眯眯的大嘴、布满雀斑的鼻子和卷曲的红头发，长得一模一样。

Josie had one deep trouble—she was not a boy. “Why, oh, why. Mother, couldn’t I have been a boy like Joe?” she would question. “I can climb higher and run faster than he, and I know I’d be a better ball player if I had a chance.” She was never so happy as when tagging after Joe, dressed as nearly like him as possible in overalls³, sports blouse, and skull⁴ cap. Often she came home almost in tears.

乔西有一个大麻烦——她不是一个男孩。“为什么,哦,为什么。妈妈，难道我不能像乔那样是个男孩吗?”她这样问道。“我可以比他爬得更高，跑得更快，我知道如果我有机会我会成为一名更好的球员。” 她最高兴的事莫过于追在乔后面，乔穿得尽可能像他，穿着工装裤、运动衫和便帽。她常常几乎是含泪回家。

“Mother, Joe won’t let me play with the ball team when they are practicing. Why can’t I, Mother?”

“妈妈，当球队训练的时候，乔不让我和他们一起玩。为什么我不能和他们一起玩，妈妈?”