波莉阿姨的惊喜

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Tom went to tell Aunt Polly he was done. 汤姆去告诉波莉姨妈他做完了。

She sat by an open window, half asleep over her knitting in the warm air. 她坐在开着的窗边，在温暖的空气中，织着毛衣，半睡半醒。

When Tom asked to go 当汤姆请求出去

and play, 玩的时候，

she thought he had run off from his work long ago. 她以为他早就溜走了，没干活。

How much have you done? 你做了多少？

she asked. 她问道。

It's all done, Aunt, he said. 都做完了，姨妈，他说。

Aunt Polly did not believe him. 波莉姨妈不相信他。

She went out to see for herself, ready to find only a small part painted. 她出去亲自查看，准备只看到一小部分被漆好。

But the whole fence was painted, and painted again. 但整个篱笆都漆好了，而且还漆了两遍。

She could hardly speak. 她几乎说不出话来。

Well, I never, 哎呀，真是没想到，

she cried. 她喊道。

You can work when you want to, Tom. 汤姆，你想干活的时候就能干好。

She gave him a fine apple and a little talk about the value of honest work. 她给了他一个好苹果，并就诚实劳动的价值对他进行了一番教导。

As she finished with a line from the Bible, 当她用一句《圣经》的话结束时，

Tom quietly took a donut from the kitchen. 汤姆悄悄地从厨房拿了一个甜甜圈。

Then he skipped outside and saw his brother Sid. 然后他跳着跑到外面，看到了他的弟弟锡德。

He remembered how Sid had gotten him in trouble before. 他想起锡德以前是怎样让他惹麻烦的。

In a flash, the air was full of flying lumps of dirt. 一瞬间，空中充满了飞扬的泥块。

Before Aunt Polly could save Sid, Tom was over the fence and gone. 波莉姨妈还没来得及救锡德，汤姆就翻过篱笆跑掉了。

His heart was at peace. 他心里平静了。

He hurried to the village square. 他匆匆赶到村庄广场。

Two armies of boys were meeting for a pretend battle. 两支男孩军队正在会合，准备进行一场假想的战斗。

Tom was the general of one army, and his friend Joe Harper led the other. 汤姆是一支军队的将军，他的朋友乔·哈珀领导另一支。

After a long, hard fight, Tom's army won a great victory. 经过一场漫长而艰苦的战斗，汤姆的军队取得了巨大的胜利。

The dead were counted, and Tom walked home alone. 清点了“阵亡者”后，汤姆独自一人走回家。