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The Sunday school superintendent, Mr. Walters, was a very earnest man. 主日学监督沃尔特斯先生是一个非常认真的人。

He stood in front of the children 他站在孩子们面前

and gave a long, repetitive speech about being good 并发表了一篇冗长而重复的演讲，内容是关于要做好人

and staying quiet. 和保持安静。

The boys and girls were restless, whispering and fighting in their seats. 男孩和女孩们坐立不安，在座位上低声细语，互相打闹。

Suddenly, the room became quiet as a group of visitors entered. 突然，一群访客走了进来，房间里安静下来。

The most important guest was a portly, middle-aged man with gray hair. 最重要的客人是一位身材魁梧、头发灰白的中年男子。

This was Judge Thatcher, the brother of a local lawyer. 这就是撒切尔法官，一位当地律师的兄弟。

To the children, the Judge was a grand and important person. 对孩子们来说，这位法官是一个了不起的重要人物。

He was from a town twelve miles away, 他来自十二英里外的一个小镇，

which meant he had traveled 这意味着他曾旅行过，

and seen the world. 见过世面。

Everyone in the school began to "show off" for him. 学校里的每个人都开始在他面前“炫耀”起来。

Mr. Walters became extremely busy, giving orders and moving books around. 沃尔特斯先生变得异常忙碌，又是发号施令，又是搬动书籍。

The teachers patted the heads of good students 老师们拍了拍好学生的头，

and scolded the bad ones with more energy than usual. 并比平时更有力地训斥了坏学生。

The little girls moved their dresses carefully, 小女孩们小心地整理着她们的裙子，

and the boys fought even more just to be noticed. 男孩们则打闹得更厉害了，只是为了引起注意。

Tom Sawyer's soul was on fire with a new ambition. 汤姆·索亚的灵魂被一种新的抱负点燃了。

He wanted to be the center of attention in front of the Judge. 他想在法官面前成为众人瞩目的焦点。

He also hoped to impress the lovely girl with yellow hair who had arrived with him. 他还希望能给那个和他一起来的、有着一头金发的可爱女孩留下深刻印象。

He realized that this was the perfect moment to use his traded tickets. 他意识到这是使用他那些换来的票券的绝佳时机。

While the other boys were filled with envy, Tom stepped forward. 当其他男孩们都充满嫉妒时，汤姆向前走去。

He presented his collection of yellow, red, and blue tickets to the stunned superintendent. 他将他收集的黄色、红色和蓝色的票券呈给了目瞪口呆的校长。

Mr. Walters could hardly believe his eyes. 沃尔特斯先生简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。

Tom Sawyer, the most troublesome boy in school, was demanding a Bible prize. 汤姆·索亚，学校里最淘气的男孩，竟然要求获得一本《圣经》奖品。