第87章 存钱罐 The Money－Box (第1/5页)

《存钱罐》，1855 年

the money-box, 1855

在一间育儿室里，许多玩具散落各处，一个存钱罐立在一个很高的衣柜顶上。

In a nursery where a number of toys lay scattered about, a money-box stood on the top of a very high wardrobe.

它是用黏土做成猪的形状，是从陶工那儿买来的。

It was made of clay in the shape of a pig, and had been bought of the potter.

猪的背部有一道缝，这道缝还用刀给扩大了，这样美元或者克朗硬币就能塞进去；实际上，存钱罐里除了许多便士，还有两枚硬币呢。

In the back of the pig was a slit, and this slit had been enlarged with a knife, so that dollars, or crown pieces, might slip through; and, indeed there were two in the box, besides a number of pence.

存钱罐塞得满满当当，已经晃不出声响了，而这是存钱罐所能达到的最佳状态。

the money-pig was stuffed so full that it could no longer rattle, which is the highest state of perfection to which a money-pig can attain.

它就高高地立在橱柜上，俯视着房间里的其他一切东西。

there he stood upon the cupboard, high and lofty, looking down upon everything else in the room.

它很清楚自己肚子里的钱足够买下所有其他玩具，这让它对自己的价值评价颇高。

he knew very well that he had enough inside him to buy up all the other toys, and this gave him a very good opinion of his own value.

其他玩具也想到了这一点，尽管它们没有说出来，因为有太多其他事情可聊了。

the rest thought of this fact also, although they did not express it, for there were so many other things to talk about.

一个大玩偶，虽然相当旧了，脖子还修补过，但依然很漂亮，躺在一个半开着的抽屉里面。

A large doll, still handsome, though rather old, for her neck had been mended, lay inside one of the drawers which was partly open.

她向其他玩具喊道：“咱们来玩扮大人的游戏吧，这才是值得玩的