美國語文第二冊 第56期：打破的窗戶（02）
LESSON 61
第六十一課
merchant
商人
honestly
誠實(shí)地
rang
按鈴
mind
心思
partner
伙伴
without
沒有
rich
富有
bell
鈴聲
THE BROKEN WINDOW
打破的窗戶
(CONCLUDED)
（結(jié)束篇）
George started off,
喬治上路了，
and felt much happier for having made up his mind to do what was right.
他為自己做出正確的決定而感到更開心。
He rang the doorbell.
他按響門鈴。
When the man came out,
當(dāng)里面的人走出來后，
George said, "Sir, I threw a snowball through your window.
喬治說：“先生，我扔雪球時打碎了您的窗戶，
But I did not intend to do it.
但我不是有意做的。
I am very sorry, and wish to pay you.
我很抱歉，希望可以賠償您。
Here is the dollar my father gave me as a New-year gift."
這是我爸爸給我的錢，是新年禮物。”
The gentleman took the dollar,
那位先生接過錢，
and asked George if he had no more money.
問喬治是否沒有更多的錢了。
George said he had not.
喬治回答說他沒有了。
"Well," said he, "this will do."
“那好吧。”他說，“這就夠了。”
So, after asking George his name, and where he lived,
就這樣，在詢問完喬治的名字和住址之后，
he called him an honest boy, and shut the door.
他夸獎喬治是個誠實(shí)的男孩，然后關(guān)上了門。
George went home at dinner time,
喬治在晚餐時間回到了家，
with a face as rosy, and eyes as bright, as if nothing had gone wrong.
臉上紅潤光澤，眼睛明亮有神，就像什么錯都沒犯過。
At dinner, Mr. Ellet asked him what he had bought with his money.
晚飯時，艾略特先生問他用自己的錢買到了什么。
George very honestly told him all about the broken window,
喬治非常誠實(shí)地把他打破窗戶的事告訴了爸爸，
and said he felt very well without any money to spend.
然后說他雖然沒有花錢買東西，卻感覺好極了。
When dinner was over,
晚飯結(jié)束后，
Mr. Ellet told George to go and look in his cap.
艾略特先生叫喬治去看看他的帽子里有什么。
He did so, and found two silver dollars there.
喬治照做了，他在那兒發(fā)現(xiàn)了兩枚銀幣。
The man, whose window had been broken, had been there,
那個被打破窗戶的人來過他家了，
and told Mr. Ellet about it.
告訴了艾略特先生喬治打破窗戶的事。
He gave back George's dollar and another besides.
他退還了喬治的那枚銀幣，并且又另外給了一枚。
A short time after this,
過了一小會兒，
the man came and told Mr. Ellet
這個人來告訴艾略特先生，
that he wanted a good boy to stay in his store.
他需要一個好男孩到他的商店工作。
As soon as George left school,
喬治從學(xué)校畢業(yè)后，
he went to live with this man,
就去和這個人一起生活，
who was a rich merchant.
原來他是一個很有錢的商人。
In a few years he became the merchant's partner.
幾年以后，喬治成為了這位富商的合伙人。
