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He stood now with his work box set on the railing of the bridge, begging the passers-by to let him polish their shoes.
他現(xiàn)在站在那里，工具箱放在大橋的欄桿上，乞求過路人讓他給他們擦鞋。
But they shook their heads, and with a kind word went on their way.
但是他們搖了搖頭，說了幾句客氣話就繼續(xù)上路了。
Up the steep road that led from the valley, Pepin could see his older brother coming from the grist mill where he worked.
在通往山谷的陡峭山路上，佩平可以看到哥哥從他工作的磨坊里出來。
With lagging steps, Pepin went to meet him.
佩平慢吞吞地走過去見他。
As they stopped at the door of their house right at the edge of the bluff, Pepin sighed.
他們在懸崖邊的家門口停了下來，這時佩平嘆了口氣。
Why are you so sad today? his brother asked kindly.
他哥哥親切地問道：你今天為什么這么難過啊？
No work. I ask and ask, and there's nothing to do, Pepin answered.
佩平回答：沒有生意，我問了一遍又一遍，可一點兒生意也沒有。
If I could only go to some other town, to one of the cities, where there are more people and where they aren't so poor!
要是我能到別的城鎮(zhèn)去，到一個人更多而且不這么窮的城市去就好了!
Why can't you? his brother asked. No money, only one little dog, and it wouldn't take me far on the train, hardly to the next station.
他哥哥問：為什么不去呢？我沒有錢，只有一只小狗，坐火車也走不了多遠，幾乎到不了下一站。
Pepin, could you go if I'd loan you my donkey?” his brother asked. Yes, but how would you get back and forth to the mill?
佩平，如果我把我的驢子借給你，你能去嗎？他哥哥問道。能去，但是你去磨坊，來回要怎么辦呢？
I'll walk, his brother offered.
他哥哥回答：我走著去。
THE WONDERS OF GRANADA
格拉納達的奇跡
A few days later Pepin set out toward the mountains, on the donkey.
幾天后，佩平騎著驢朝山里走去。
His mother had filled one of his saddle bags with food enough to last until he could earn more money,
他媽媽在他的一個馬鞍袋里裝滿了食物，足以讓他撐到他能掙更多的錢為止。
and in the other bag he carried an old quilt to cover him when he slept along the road at night.
在另一個袋子里，他裝了一條舊被子，晚上睡在路邊時，可以蓋在身上。
Behind him was strapped his boot-blacking box, ready for any work he might pick up along the way.
他把擦鞋的工具箱綁在身后，為路上可能遇到的任何生意做好準備。
For several days Pepin rode steadily westward through the mountain passes toward Granada.
一連幾天，佩平騎馬穩(wěn)步向西，穿過了通往格拉納達的大山。
He was sure he could get work there; it was a larger city than Ronda, and many travelers came to see its fine old palace, the Alhambra.
他確信能在那里找到生意，這個城市比隆達更大，許多游客都來這里參觀美麗的古老宮殿——阿爾罕布拉宮。
