美國語文第二冊 第63期：貝希（01）
LESSON 68
第68課
dug
挖
roots
根
thump
撲通
offense
犯罪
toad
蟾蜍
spools
線軸
heaped
堆積
smoothed
平滑
forth
向前
apron
圍裙
closets
壁櫥
dandelions
蒲公英
BESSIE
貝希
One day, Bessie thought how nice it would be to have a garden with only wild flowers in it.
一天，貝希在想，如果她有一個開滿野花的花園該有多好啊。
So into the house she ran to find her Aunt Annie, and ask her leave to go over on the shady hillside,
于是她跑到房子里去找阿姨安妮，問她可不可以越過綠樹成蔭的山坡，
across the brook, where the wild flowers grew thickest.
穿過小溪，到長滿野花的地方去。
"Yes, indeed, you may go," said Aunt Annie; "but what will you put the roots and earth in while you are making the garden?"
“沒問題，你當(dāng)然可以去。”安妮阿姨說，“但你在打造花園的時候用什么來裝花草和土壤呢？”
"Oh," said Bessie, "I can take my apron."
“噢。”貝希說，“我可以拿著我的圍裙。”
Her aunt laughed, and said, "A basket will be better, I think."
她的阿姨笑著說：“我覺得帶只籃子會更好。”
So they looked in the closets and the attic, everywhere;
于是，她們到壁櫥和閣樓里去找籃子。
but some of the baskets were full, and some broken; not one could they find that would do.
她們到處找遍了，可那些籃子不是滿的就是壞的，沒有一個可用。
Then Aunt Annie turned out the spools and the bags from a nice large workbasket, and gave that to Bessie.
于是，安妮阿姨從一個漂亮的大針線盒里翻出了線軸和布袋，然后交給了貝希。
"You may have this for your own," she said, "to fill with earth, or flowers, or anything you like."
“你自己用吧，這個給你了。”她說，“你可以用它來裝土、裝花，裝任何你喜歡的東西。”
"Oh! thank you," said Bessie, and she danced away through the garden.
“噢，謝謝您。”貝希說。她邁著輕快的舞步穿過花園，跑出大門。
She slipped through the gate, out into the field all starred with dandelions, down in the hollow by the brook,
她走進布滿蒲公英的田野，穿過溪邊的山洞，
then up on the hillside out of sight among the shady trees.
登上綠樹成蔭的山坡。
How she worked that afternoon! She heaped up the dark, rich earth, and smoothed it over with her hands.
看看她一下午都是怎么干的！她把肥沃的黑土堆成一堆，然后用雙手夯實。
Then she dug up violets, and spring-beauties, and other flowers, — running back and forth, singing all the while.
接著，她挖出紫羅蘭、春美人以及其他花朵。她跑前跑后，忙來忙去，嘴里一直哼著歌曲。
The squirrels peeped out of their holes at Bessie.
松鼠們從它們的洞里探出頭來瞧著貝希。
The birds sang in the branches overhead.
鳥兒在頭頂?shù)臉渲ι铣琛?/p>
Thump, came something all at once into the middle of the bed.
砰的一聲，一個東西一下子蹦到道路中央。
Bessie jumped and upset the basket, and away it rolled down the hill.
貝希驚得跳了起來，籃子翻了，一直滾到山下。
How Bessie laughed when she saw a big, brown toad winking his bright eyes at her, as if he would say, "No offense, I hope."
可貝希笑得合不攏嘴，她看到一只棕色的大蛤蟆眨著一雙明亮的大眼睛望著她，好像在說：“希望我沒有犯錯誤。”
Just then Bessie heard a bell ringing loudly.
就在這時，貝希聽到了一陣響亮的鈴聲。
She knew it was calling her home; but how could she leave her basket?
她知道那是在叫她回家，但她怎么能把籃子丟掉呢？
She must look for that first.
她必須先把籃子找回來。
"Waiting, waiting, waiting," all at once sang a bird out of sight among the branches; "waiting, Bessie."
“等一等，等一等，等一等。”一只小鳥突然在樹枝上叫道，“等一等，貝希。”
"Sure enough," said Bessie; "perhaps I'm making dear mother or auntie wait; and they are so good to me. "
“當(dāng)然可以。”貝希說，“可能我這樣做的話會讓親愛的媽媽或阿姨等我，她們對我很好。”
I'd better let the basket wait. Take care of it, birdie; and don't jump on my flowers, Mr. Toad.
我還是讓籃子等我一會兒吧。小鳥，請好好照看我的籃子。蛤蟆先生，記得別跳到我的花上去。
