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The Miraculous Pitcher Nathaniel Hawthorne
神奇的牛奶罐。納薩尼爾·霍桑
Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of America's greatest story-tellers.
納薩尼爾·霍桑是美國最偉大的故事家之一。
In some of his stories he told of famous wonder-working people who were supposed to live long years ago.
在他的許多故事里，他講述了那些被認為是生活在很久以前的創造奇跡的名人。
They were called gods, and they ruled over the people who lived on earth.
他們被稱為神靈，他們主宰著生活在大地上的人們。
The father of all the gods was Zeus.
眾神之父是宙斯。
The thunder was his voice, and lightning was his weapon.
雷聲是他的嗓音，閃電是他的武器。
Quicksilver was the messenger of the gods.
水銀是眾神的信使。
In the story you will now read, Hawthorne tells how Zeus and Quicksilver came down to earth, and taught some people a very valuable lesson.
在你將要讀的故事里，霍桑講述宙斯和水銀如何來到人間，并教給一些人非常寶貴的經驗教訓。
Baucis and Philemon
伯希斯和菲利蒙
One evening, in times long ago, old Philemon and his wife, Baucis, sat at their cottage door, enjoying the beautiful sunset.
很久以前的一個傍晚，老菲利蒙和他的妻子伯希斯坐在他們小屋的門口，享受著美麗的日落時光。
They had already eaten their supper, and intended to spend a quiet hour or two before bedtime.
他們已經吃過了晚飯，打算在睡覺前安安靜靜的度過一兩個小時。
So they talked together about their garden and their cow and their bees.
于是他們一起討論著他們的花園、奶牛和蜜蜂。
But the rude shouts of children and the fierce barking of dogs in the village near at hand grew louder and louder,
但是旁邊村子里的孩子們那粗魯的喊叫聲和兇猛的狗叫聲越來越響，
until at last it was hardly possible for Baucis and Philemon to hear each other speak.
最后伯希斯和菲利蒙簡直聽不見彼此的說話聲了。
