母亲的怒火

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"Sit down," my mother said at once. “快坐下，”母亲立刻说道。

"Someone will notice." “别让人看出来了。”

My father sank onto a bench. 父亲瘫坐在长椅上。

"It's him. “是他。

It's really him. 真的是他。

What are we going to do?" 这可怎么办啊？”

"We must get the children away," she snapped. “得赶紧把孩子们支开，”她厉声说道。

"And above all, our son-in-law must never suspect a thing." “最重要的是，千万不能让女婿起疑心。”

My father looked crushed. 父亲一副备受打击、彻底垮掉的样子。

"What a disaster," he murmured. “真是倒了大霉了，”他喃喃自语道。

Then my mother flew into a rage. 接着母亲勃然大怒。

"I always knew that thief would never amount to anything, “我早就知道那个贼永远成不了什么气候，

and that he'd come back to be a burden on us! 准得回来拖累我们！

As if you could expect anything from your family!" 就好像还能指望你们家的人能有什么出息似的！”

My father passed a hand over his forehead, 父亲抬手抹了抹脑门，

as he always did when she scolded him. 就像平时挨她数落时那样。

Some people love you exactly as much as you're worth. 有些人对你的感情，完全取决于你值多少钱。

At last my mother said, "Give Joseph some money. 最后母亲说：“给约瑟夫拿点钱。

He can go and pay for the oysters. 让他去把牡蛎的钱付了。

And then we'll move to the other end of the ship." 然后咱们躲到船的另一头去。”