大卫与歌利亚

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The news of Tom's "miracle" spread through the church like a lightning strike. 汤姆“奇迹”的消息像闪电一样迅速传遍了教堂。

It was the most stunning surprise of the decade. 这是十年来最令人震惊的惊喜。

The other boys were furious. 其他男孩们都怒不可遏。

They realized they had helped Tom themselves, trading their tickets to him for his whitewashing wealth. 他们意识到自己竟然帮助了汤姆，用他们的票换取了他粉刷墙壁的“财富”。

They felt like they had been tricked by a clever snake. 他们感觉自己被一条狡猾的蛇给骗了。

Mr. Walters gave Tom the prize with a speech, 沃尔特斯先生发表了一番讲话，并把奖品颁给了汤姆。

though he felt a secret suspicion 尽管他心中产生了一种秘密的怀疑。

that something was wrong. 他觉得事情有些不对劲。

It was impossible that Tom had memorized two thousand verses in secret. 汤姆不可能在暗中背诵了两千节经文。

Tom was led to the highest seat of honor next to the Judge. 汤姆被领到紧挨着法官的最尊贵的座位上。

Judge Thatcher put his hand on Tom's head and called him a "fine little man." 撒切尔法官把手放在汤姆的头上，称他为“一个了不起的小伙子”。

He told Tom that knowledge was the most valuable thing in the world. 他告诉汤姆，知识是世界上最宝贵的东西。

One day, he said, Tom would surely become a great person. 他说，总有一天，汤姆一定会成为一个伟大的人。

"A boy who learns two thousand verses is a hero," the Judge said warmly. “一个能背诵两千节经文的男孩是个英雄，”法官热情地说。

Then he turned to Tom 然后他转向汤姆，

and asked, "I know you won't mind telling us some of the things 并问道：“我知道你不会介意告诉我们一些

you've learned. 你学到的东西吧。”

Who were the first two disciples appointed by Jesus?" 耶稣任命的头两位门徒是谁？”

Tom's face turned red. 汤姆的脸红了。

He looked at the floor and tugged at a button on his jacket. 他看着地板，拉扯着夹克上的一个纽扣。

He didn't know the answer, and his heart began to sink. 他不知道答案，心里开始发凉。

The silence in the room became painful. 房间里的寂静变得令人难受。

Mr. Walters tried to encourage him, and the Judge's wife smiled kindly, waiting for his response. 沃尔特斯先生试图鼓励他，法官的妻子也和蔼地笑着，等待他的回答。

Finally, Tom took a deep breath 最后，汤姆深吸了一口气，

and shouted the only two biblical names he could remember: 并喊出了他能记住的仅有的两个圣经名字：

"David and Goliath!" “大卫和歌利亚！”

The curtain of charity should be drawn over the scene that followed. 接下来发生的一幕，就让慈善的帷幕将其遮盖吧。