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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Chapter 4 Tom and Becky's Engagement When the minister saw Tom walking forward to receive the Bible,he was shocked.The minister could not imagine how Tom had mastered two thousand lines of verse.But the boys and girls sitting there knew.They had sold their tickets for the sake of Tom's glory.After Tom received his Bible, he was introduced to the judge,the new girl's father."What's your name?" asked the judge."T-t-Tom, T-Thomas," stuttered a very nervous Tom."You're a fine boy, Thomas, and two thousand verses is a lot of verses."
汤姆索亚历险记第四章 汤姆和贝基的订婚 当牧师看到汤姆走上前去接圣经时，他大吃一惊。牧师无法想象汤姆是如何掌握两千行诗句的。但是坐在那儿的男孩女孩们都知道他们为了汤姆的荣耀而卖掉了门票。汤姆收到圣经后，他被介绍给法官，也就是新女孩的父亲。“你叫什么名字？” “汤姆，汤姆，托马斯，”非常紧张的汤姆结结巴巴地说，“你是个好孩子，托马斯，两千节诗已经很多了。”

"You won't be sorry you learned them," said the judge.Tom thought he was free to go, but then the judge continued."Knowledge is precious.It's what makes good men great, and I can see you'll be a great man.I'm sure you know the names of all of Jesus' disciples,but who were his first two disciples?"Tom was uncertain if he was supposed to answer, so he remained quiet."Thomas, answer the question," the minister prodded him.At that,Tom shouted out the only two names from the Bible he could remember.
法官说：“你不会后悔你学会了这些知识。”汤姆以为他可以走了，但法官继续说道。“知识是宝贵的。知识是让好人变得伟大的原因，我可以看到你会成为一个伟人。我相信你知道耶稣所有门徒的名字，但是他的前两个门徒是谁？”汤姆不确定他是否应该回答，所以他保持沉默。“托马斯，回答问题， ” 牧师催促他。 这时，汤姆喊出了他能记得的圣经中仅有的两个名字。

"David and Goliath!" The church erupted into laughter.Tom slunk back to his seat.His aunt poked him angrily.The next morning Tom woke up knowing it was Monday,and Monday meant school.Tom hated school more than he hated work,and this Monday was no different.He was feeling especially sheepish after his fall from grace at the church.But at school he would see the new girl.School would be bearable.
“大卫与歌利亚！”教堂里爆发出一阵笑声。汤姆溜回座位。他的姨妈生气地戳了他一下。第二天早上，汤姆醒来，知道今天是星期一，星期一意味着上学。汤姆讨厌学校胜过讨厌工作，这个星期一也不例外。自从他在教堂失宠后，他感到特别羞怯。但在学校他会看到新来的女孩。学校还可以忍受。

On the way to school Tom met his friend Huck.Huck's father was a drunk,so Huck was the only boy in town who didn't have to go to church or school."Hey, Huck!" said Tom. He noticed that his friend was holding something."What have you got?""Something that will cure warts," said Huck."I have lots of warts," said Tom."Come with me to the graveyard tonight,and I can get rid of them for you," said Huck.Tom thought that was a good idea.
在去学校的路上，汤姆遇到了他的朋友哈克。哈克的父亲是个酒鬼，所以哈克是镇上唯一一个不用去教堂或学校的男孩。“嘿，哈克！”汤姆说。他注意到他的朋友拿着一个东西。“你有什么？”“能治愈疣的东西，”哈克说。“我有很多疣，”汤姆说。“今晚跟我去墓地，我可以为你处理掉它们。”哈克说。汤姆认为这是个好主意。

Tom and Huck said goodbye, and Tom continued walking to school.By the time Tom finally got to school, he was late."Where have you been?" the teacher asked.Tom usually made up a story when he was late, but today was different.If he told the teacher the truth,he would be punished by being made to sit with the girls.He saw that the only empty seat was beside the new girl.His punishment would be to sit next to her."I was talking with Huckleberry Finn," answered Tom.The teacher was shocked.
汤姆和哈克道了再见，汤姆继续步行去学校。当汤姆终于到达学校时，他已经迟到了。“你去哪儿了？”老师问。汤姆迟到时通常会编故事，但今天不同。如果他告诉老师真相，他会受到惩罚，被强迫和女孩们坐在一起。他看到唯一的空座位在旁边。新来的女孩。他的惩罚是坐在她旁边。“我正在和哈克贝利·费恩谈话，”汤姆回答。老师很震惊。

"Thomas Sawyer, that boy is bad, and you should not talk with bad boys."Tom apologized, and the teacher made him sit next to the new girl.Tom saw the winks and heard the whispers of the other boys and girls,but he didn't care.He was happy that his plan had worked, and he pretended to read.Tom put a peach on the new girl's desk.Tom then wrote on his slate, "Please take it.I have more."The girl read the slate and quickly looked away.Soon Tom began to draw, and with his left hand he hid what he was drawing.
“托马斯·索亚，那个男孩很坏，你不应该和坏男孩说话。”汤姆道歉了，老师让他坐在新来的女孩旁边。汤姆看到了其他男孩和女孩的眨眼，听到了其他男孩和女孩的窃窃私语，但是他不在乎。他很高兴他的计划成功了，他假装读书。汤姆把一个桃子放在新女孩的桌子上。汤姆然后在他的石板上写下，“请收下它。我还有更多。”女孩很快，汤姆开始画画，并用左手遮住了正在画的东西。

"Let me see," the girl whispered."I wish I could draw," she said when Tom finally showed her."It's easy," said Tom. "Stay for lunch and I'll teach you.What's your name?" "I'm Becky Thatcher.What's your...Oh, I know.I remember you from church.You're Thomas Sawyer.""They only call me that when I'm bad," said Tom."You can call me Tom."
“让我看看，”女孩低声说。“我希望我会画画，”当汤姆最终向她展示时，她说道。“这很容易，”汤姆说。 “留下来吃午饭，我教你。你叫什么名字？” “我是贝基·撒切尔。你是什么……哦，我知道。我记得你在教堂里。你是托马斯·索亚。”“他们只在我心情不好的时候这样称呼我，”汤姆说。“你可以打电话给我。”我汤姆。”

Tom wrote some words on his slate, and again he hid them from Becky.She begged to see them.Tom whispered, "Promise you won't tell?""I promise," said Becky.Tom moved his hand and Becky read the words, "I love you.""Oh, you're bad."She blushed and turned away,but Tom saw her smiling and he knew she was pleased.At lunch Tom and Becky met behind the schoolhouse,and Tom asked Becky a question.
汤姆在他的石板上写了一些话，然后他再次向贝基隐藏了它们。她恳求看到它们。汤姆低声说道，“保证你不会告诉？”“我保证，”贝基说。汤姆动了动手，贝基读了上面的内容。 ”说，“我爱你。”“哦，你很坏。”她脸红了，转过身去，但汤姆看到她在微笑，他知道她很高兴。午餐时，汤姆和贝基在校舍后面见面，汤姆问贝基问题。

"Have you ever been engaged?""No," replied Becky."Would you like to be?" asked Tom."Maybe.What's special about it?""Well," said Tom."First we kiss, and then you only like me, and I only like you.And we walk to and from school together."Becky thought it sounded nice, so she said, "I love you," in Tom's ear."I never thought I'd be engaged," said Becky, smiling.
“你订婚过吗？” “没有，”贝基回答道，“你想订婚吗？”汤姆问。“也许吧。有什么特别的吗？” “好吧，”汤姆说。“首先我们接吻，然后你只喜欢我，我也只喜欢你。然后我们一起步行上下学。” 贝基这样想。听起来不错，所以她在汤姆耳边说：“我爱你。”“我从没想过我会订婚，”贝基微笑着说。

"It's fun," said Tom. "Amy and I...""Oh, Tom, you've been engaged before!" [crying]shouted Becky, and she began to cry.Tom tried to comfort her, but she wouldn't listen.She was hurt and angry."I only care for you," said Tom, and he left.Little Fox
“这很有趣，”汤姆说。 “艾米和我……”“哦，汤姆，你以前订婚过！” [哭泣]贝基喊道，她开始哭泣。汤姆试图安慰她，但她不听。她很受伤，很生气。“我只关心你，”汤姆说，然后他就离开了。小狐狸