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When we were fortunate enough to find a nest I never allowed her to carry the eggs home, making her understand by emphatic signs that she might fall and break them.
運(yùn)氣好的話，我們就會(huì)找到一個(gè)雞窩，可是我從來(lái)不會(huì)讓瑪莎把雞蛋帶回家，我會(huì)做出強(qiáng)烈的手勢(shì)讓她明白，她應(yīng)該把雞蛋扔在地上打碎。
The sheds where the corn was stored, the stable where the horses were kept, and the yard where the cows were milked morning and evening were unfailing sources of interest to Martha and me. The milkers would let me keep my hands on the cows while they milked, and I often got well switched by the cow for my curiosity.
像谷倉(cāng)，馬廄，還有每天早晚給奶牛擠奶的庭院都是我和瑪莎最感興趣的地方。擠奶工給牛擠奶的時(shí)候會(huì)讓我把兩手放在牛身上。為了滿足自己的好奇心，我經(jīng)常對(duì)牛又?jǐn)Q又掐。
The making ready for Christmas was always a delight to me. Of course I did not know what it was all about, but I enjoyed the pleasant odours that filled the house and the tidbits that were given to Martha Washington and me to keep us quiet. We were sadly in the way, but that did not interfere with our pleasure in the least. They allowed us to grind the spices, pick over the raisins and lick the stirring spoons. I hung my stocking because the others did; I cannot remember, however, that the ceremony interested me especially, nor did my curiosity cause me to wake before daylight to look for my gifts.
為圣誕節(jié)做準(zhǔn)備總會(huì)令我歡欣鼓舞。當(dāng)然，我并不知道這是一個(gè)什么樣的節(jié)日，但是彌漫在房子里的香味令我陶醉其中，而花樣繁多的美食也會(huì)讓我和瑪莎·華盛頓安靜下來(lái)。我們倆也會(huì)有不順心的時(shí)候，但是這絲毫也不妨礙我們享受節(jié)日的快樂(lè)。大人們會(huì)允許我們倆幫他們研磨香料，挑揀葡萄干，或者用勺子攪拌餡料。我也像其他人那樣把自己的長(zhǎng)襪掛起來(lái)，雖然不知道為什么這么做，可是這種儀式令我興味盎然。這倒不是為了好奇，而是因?yàn)橐挥X(jué)醒來(lái)，我就可以在襪子里找到禮物。
Martha Washington had as great a love of mischief as I. Two little children were seated on the veranda steps one hot July afternoon. One was black as ebony, with little bunches of fuzzy hair tied with shoestrings sticking out all over her head like corkscrews. The other was white, with long golden curls. One child was six years old, the other two or three years older.
瑪莎·華盛頓同我一樣喜歡搞惡作劇。記得那年7月一個(gè)炎熱的午后，有兩個(gè)小孩兒坐在走廊的臺(tái)階上，一個(gè)是黑人小姑娘，梳著一束束俏皮的像螺絲錐一樣的頭發(fā)；另一個(gè)是白人小姑娘，有著一頭長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的金色鬈發(fā)。其中一個(gè)孩子六歲，另一個(gè)只有兩歲或三歲大。
