农场与Curley

字幕原文

The next morning, George and Lenny walked to the ranch. 第二天早上，乔治和莱尼走到了农场。

It was a big, busy place, 那是一个很大、很忙碌的地方，

with horses, workers, 有马匹，有工人，

and long rows of beds in the bunkhouse. 还有工棚里一排排长长的床。

The boss came to meet them. 老板过来见他们。

He asked many questions. 他问了很多问题。

George answered them all, and Lenny stayed quiet, just as he had promised. 乔治回答了所有问题，莱尼则保持安静，就像他答应的那样。

Soon they had the job. 很快他们就得到了这份工作。

Then a young man came in. 这时一个年轻人走了进来。

He was small, with an angry face and quick fists. 他个子很小，带着一张愤怒的脸和一双敏捷的拳头。

His name was Curly, and he was the boss's son. 他叫柯利，是老板的儿子。

Curly looked up at Big Lenny and did not like him. 柯利抬头看着高大的莱尼，并且不喜欢他。

Curly hated tall men because he was short. 柯利讨厌高个子男人，因为他自己很矮。

Why don't you talk, “你为什么不说话？”

Curly said sharply to Lenny. 柯利尖锐地对莱尼说。

We travel together, George said quickly, stepping in front of his friend. “我们一起旅行。”乔治迅速地说，挡在他朋友前面。

Curly stared hard, then walked away. 柯利狠狠地瞪了一眼，然后走开了。

Watch out for that one, Lenny, George said in a low voice. “小心那家伙，莱尼。”乔治低声说。

He likes to fight, and he wants to fight the big guys. 他喜欢打架，他想和那些大个子打架。

Some men make themselves feel tall by making others feel small. 有些人通过贬低别人来抬高自己。

I don't like him, George, Lenny said, afraid. “我不喜欢他，乔治。”莱尼害怕地说。

Just stay away from him, George said. “离他远点。”乔治说。

But trouble is not always easy to avoid. 但麻烦并不总是那么容易避免的。