新来的男孩

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One summer evening, Tom was walking down the street. 一个夏天的傍晚，汤姆正走在街上。

He was whistling a new tune he had learned. 他吹着一支新学的曲子。

Suddenly he stopped. 突然，他停了下来。

A stranger stood in front of him. 一个陌生人站在他面前。

The boy was a little bigger than Tom. 那个男孩比汤姆稍微大一点。

St. Petersburg was a small, poor village, so a new boy was a rare sight. 圣彼得堡是一个贫穷的小村庄，所以一个新来的男孩是很少见的。

This boy was well-dressed, even though it was a weekday. 这个男孩穿着考究，尽管那天是工作日。

He wore a new jacket, new shoes, and a bright ribbon for a tie. 他穿着新夹克、新鞋，还系着一条鲜艳的领带。

His fine city clothes made Tom feel poor and plain. 他那漂亮的城里衣服让汤姆觉得自己又穷又土。

Neither boy spoke. 两个男孩都没有说话。

They walked in a slow circle, face to face, watching each other. 他们面对面地慢慢转着圈，互相打量着。

At last, Tom said, I can beat you up. 最后，汤姆说：“我能打败你。”

I'd like to see you try, the stranger said. “我倒想看看你敢不敢，”陌生人说。

Well, I can do it. “嗯，我能做到。”

No, you can't. “不，你不能。”

They stood there, staring angrily. 他们站在那里，怒目而视。

Tom drew a line in the dust with his big toe. 汤姆用大脚趾在灰尘里划了一条线。

I dare you to step over that, he said. “我挑战你跨过那条线，”他说。

If you do, I'll knock you down. “如果你敢，我就把你打倒。”

The new boy stepped over the line at once. 那个新来的男孩立刻跨过了那条线。

Now do it, he said. “现在来啊，”他说。

Let's see you try. “我倒要看看你怎么做。”

In a moment, both boys were rolling in the dirt. 不一会儿，两个男孩就在泥土里扭打起来。

They pulled each other's hair and tore at each other's clothes. 他们互相拉扯头发，撕扯对方的衣服。

Soon the dust cleared. 很快，尘土散去。

Tom was sitting on top of the new boy, hitting him. 汤姆坐在新来的男孩身上，揍着他。

Say you've had enough, “说你受够了，”

Tom shouted. 汤姆喊道。

At last the stranger cried, enough. 最后，陌生人喊道：“够了！”

Tom let him up and told him to be careful next time. 汤姆让他起来，并告诉他下次要小心。

The new boy walked away, crying and brushing off his clothes. 那个新来的男孩哭着走开了，一边拍打着身上的灰尘。

He turned once to throw a stone at Tom's back, then ran away fast. 他回头朝汤姆的背影扔了一块石头，然后飞快地跑走了。