天才的战略

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Tom's energy did not last long. 汤姆的精力没有持续多久。

He began to think of all the fun he had planned for the 他开始想起他为之计划的所有乐趣

day, 那一天，

and he felt sad. 他感到很难过。

Soon the other boys would come by on their way to play. 很快，其他男孩就会在去玩的路上经过这里。

They would laugh at him for having to work. 他们会因为他不得不工作而嘲笑他。

He looked at the things he owned, a few toys and marbles. 他看了看他拥有的东西，一些玩具和弹珠。

It was enough to buy a little help, perhaps, 也许，这足够买一点帮助，

but not enough to buy one hour of freedom. 但不足以买到一个小时的自由。

At this sad moment, a great idea came to him. 就在这个悲伤的时刻，他突然有了一个好主意。

He picked up his brush and went calmly back to work. 他拿起刷子，平静地回去工作了。

Soon, Ben Rogers came into sight. 很快，本·罗杰斯出现了。

Ben was the very boy whose teasing Tom had been afraid of. 本就是那个汤姆一直害怕他捉弄的男孩。

Ben was eating an apple. 本正在吃一个苹果。

As he walked, he pretended to be a steamboat, 他一边走，一边假装自己是一艘汽船，

giving orders to a crew 向船员发号施令，

that was not there. 而那些船员并不存在。

Tom went on painting and paid no attention to him. 汤姆继续画着，没有理会他。

Ben stared for a moment and then said, Hello, 本盯着看了一会儿，然后说：“你好，

you've got to work, hey? 你得工作了，是吗？”

Tom turned suddenly and replied, Why, it's you, Ben. 汤姆突然转过身，回答说：“哎呀，是你啊，本。”

I wasn't noticing. 我没注意到。

Ben teased him, saying he was going swimming and that Tom would surely rather work. 本取笑他，说他要去游泳了，而汤姆肯定宁愿工作。

Tom looked at the boy 汤姆看着那个男孩

and asked, as if he did not care, 然后问道，好像他并不在意，

What do you call work? “你把这叫做工作吗？”

He went on painting and added, Well, maybe it is work, and maybe it isn't. 他继续画着，又补充道：“嗯，也许这是工作，也许不是。”

All I know is that it suits Tom Sawyer. 我只知道它很适合汤姆·索亚。