英雄的幻想

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Tom stayed in his sulk, imagining his own death to make his aunt feel guilty. 汤姆闷闷不乐地待着，幻想着自己死去，好让姨妈感到内疚。

He pictured himself lying sick, refusing to say a single kind word. 他想象自己病恹恹地躺着，不肯说一句好话。

Then he imagined being carried home from the river, cold and dead, his hair all wet. 接着他想象自己被从河里抬回家，冰冷地死去，头发湿透了。

He could almost see Aunt Polly crying over him, begging God to give her boy back. 他几乎能看到波莉姨妈在他身边哭泣，祈求上帝把她的孩子还给她。

This sad picture gave him a strange, sweet sorrow, 这幅悲伤的景象让他感到一种奇怪而甜蜜的忧伤，

and soon he was crying at his own thoughts. 很快他就被自己的想法感动得哭了。

When his cousin Mary came home, her happy mood felt like an insult 当他的表姐玛丽回家时，她那快乐的心情在他看来简直是一种侮辱，

to his deep sadness. 对他那深沉的悲伤。

Tom got up and walked out into the dark. 汤姆站起身，走进了黑暗。

He went far from his usual paths, looking for lonely places that matched his mood. 他远离了常走的小路，寻找与他心情相符的僻静之处。

He sat by the river and stared at the wide water. 他坐在河边，凝视着宽广的水面。

He wished he could drown quickly, without any pain. 他希望自己能迅速而无痛苦地溺死。

He took out the dead flower the new girl had tossed him. 他拿出新来的女孩扔给他的那朵枯萎的花。

Would she feel sorry for him, he wondered, 他心想，她会为他感到难过吗？

if she knew he was dying of a broken heart? 如果她知道他正因心碎而死去？

At last, he walked to the house where Becky Thatcher lived. 最后，他走到了贝基·撒切尔的家。

He saw a light in an upstairs window. 他看到楼上窗户里亮着灯。

He climbed the fence and lay down on the ground below it, holding his flower. 他翻过篱笆，躺在篱笆下的地上，手里紧握着那朵花。

He imagined Becky looking out in the morning and finding his cold body. 他想象贝基早上往外看时，会发现他冰冷的尸体。

Suddenly, the window opened. 突然，窗户打开了。

But instead of a tear, a servant threw a bucket of water out. 但泼出来的不是眼泪，而是一个仆人泼出的一桶水。

It soaked the dying hero from head to foot. 这桶水把这位“垂死的英雄”从头到脚淋了个透。

Tom jumped up with a shout and ran off into the night. 汤姆大叫一声跳了起来，跑进了夜色里。

His sweet dreams were ruined by cold water. 他甜蜜的幻想被冷水彻底毁了。