第30章 顽皮的孩子 The Saucy Boy (第1/4页)

《顽皮的孩子》，1835 年

the Saucy boy, 1835

从前有一位老诗人，一位真正善良的老诗人。

once upon a time there was an old poet, one of those right good old poets.

一天晚上，当他坐在家里的时候，外面正刮着一场可怕的暴风雨；雨倾盆而下，但是老诗人舒适地坐在他的壁炉角，那里火烧得正旺，苹果正在烤着。

one evening, as he was sitting at home, there was a terrible storm going on outside; the rain was pouring down, but the old poet sat fortably in his chimney-corner, where the fire was burning and the apples were roasting.

“在这种天气里外出的可怜人身上不会有一根干的线头了。” 他说。

“there will not be a dry thread left on the poor people who are out in this weather,” he said.

“哦，开门！我又冷又湿透了。” 外面一个小孩喊道。他一边哭一边敲门，而雨倾盆而下，风把所有的窗户都吹得嘎嘎作响。

“oh, open the door! I am so cold and wet through,” called a little child outside. It was crying and knocking at the door, whilst the rain was pouring down and the wind was rattling all the windows.

“可怜的小家伙！” 诗人说，然后站起来打开了门。在他面前站着一个小男孩；他赤身裸体，水从他长长的金色卷发上流下。他冷得直发抖；如果他没有被让进来，他肯定会在暴风雨中死去。

“poor creature!” said the poet, and got up and opened the door. before him stood a little boy; he was naked, and the water flowed from his long fair locks. he was shivering with cold; if he had not been let in, he would certainly have perished in the storm.

“可怜的小东西！” 诗人说，然后拉着他的手。“到我这儿来；我很快就会让你暖和起来。你会有一些酒和一个苹果，因为你是这么漂亮的一个男孩。”

“poor little thing!” said the poet, and took him by the hand. “e to me; I will soon warm you. You shall have some wine and an apple, for you are such a pretty boy.”

他确实是。他的眼睛像两颗明亮的星星一