The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 2

他记得，虽然水泵离这儿只有一百五十码远，吉姆提着一桶水回来却从来不会少于一个小时——而且往往还得有人专门去找他。汤姆说：

And he remembered that although the pump was only a hundred and fifty yards off, Jim never got back with a bucket of water under an hour—and even then somebody generally had to go after him. Tom said:

「喂，吉姆，你帮我刷点儿白灰，我去给你打水。」

"Say, Jim, I'll fetch the water if you'll whitewash some."

吉姆摇摇头，说：

Jim shook his head and said:

「不行，汤姆少爷。老太太叫我去打水，不许我在路上跟任何人瞎混。她说她料定汤姆少爷会叫我去刷白灰，所以她叫我走自己的路、管自己的事——她说刷白灰的事她自己来管。」

"Can't, Mars Tom. Ole missis, she tole me I got to go an' git dis water an' not stop foolin' roun' wid anybody. She say she spec' Mars Tom gwine to ax me to whitewash, an' so she tole me go 'long an' 'tend to my own business—she 'lowed she'd 'tend to de whitewashin'."

「哦，别管她说什么，吉姆。她就是那么个说话方式。把桶给我——我只去一小会儿。她永远不会知道的。」

"Oh, never you mind what she said, Jim. That's the way she always talks. Gimme the bucket—I won't be gone only a a minute. She won't ever know."

「哦，我不敢，汤姆少爷。老太太会把我的脑袋拧下来的。真的会的。」

"Oh, I dasn't, Mars Tom. Ole missis she'd take an' tar de head off'n me. 'Deed she would."

「她？她从来不打人——不过就是用顶针敲敲脑袋——谁会在乎那个，我真想知道。她嘴上说得厉害，可说说又不会痛——再说了，只要她不哭就没事。吉姆，我给你一颗弹珠。我给你一颗白色的弹珠！」

"She! She never licks anybody—whacks 'em over the head with her thimble—and who cares for that, I'd like to know. She talks awful, but talk don't hurt—anyways it don't if she don't cry. Jim, I'll give you a marvel. I'll give you a white alley!"

吉姆开始动摇了。

Jim began to waver.

「白色弹珠，吉姆！而且还是颗顶好的大弹珠。」

"White alley, Jim! And it's a bully taw."

「哇！那真是颗了不起的好弹珠，我跟你说！可是汤姆少爷，我真的很怕老太太——」

"My! Dat's a mighty gay marvel, I tell you! But Mars Tom I's powerful 'fraid ole missis—"

「而且，要是你肯的话，我还让你看看我的烂脚趾。」

"And besides, if you will I'll show you my sore toe.