美国小学英语教材5:第180课 贝琪有办法(7)

BETSY EARNS MONEY FOR THE TICKETS

贝琪挣钱买车票

How could a little girl earn money at a country fair? “Here, Molly, you wait here,” Betsy said. “Don’t you budge¹ till I come back.”

一个小女孩如何能在乡村集市上赚到钱呢?“莫利，你在这里等着，”贝琪说。“在我回来之前，你别动。”

But Molly had only a moment to wait, for the man who was selling lemonade answered Betsy’s shy question with a sharp “No! What could a child like you do!”

但是莫利只等了一会儿，因为卖柠檬水的人言辞犀利地回复了莫利害羞的问题“不!像你这样的孩子能干什么呢！”

The little girls wandered on, Molly calm, trusting in Betsy; Betsy with a very anxious feeling. It was four o’clock. The last train for Hillsboro left in two hours, and she had not yet earned the price of the tickets. Although they were walking slowly, she kept feeling breathless and choked. Hearing something from one of the booths³, she turned quickly.

小女孩们继续往前走，莫利平静下来，她相信贝琪；贝琪感到非常焦虑。当时是四点钟。去希尔斯博罗的末班车还有两小时就要开了，她还没有挣到火车票的钱。尽管他们走得很慢，她还是觉得上气不接下气，透不过气来。她听到其中一个售货亭里有动静，便迅速转过身来。

“Oh, if I could only rest for an hour, I should feel much better.”

“哦，如果我能休息一个小时，我就会感觉好多了。”

The words, spoken to someone in a neighboring booth², came from a tired-looking woman who had home-made doughnuts, ginger⁴ ale, and lemonade for sale.

这句话是对邻座的一位女士说的，她看起来很疲倦，正在出售自制的甜甜圈、姜汁汽水和柠檬汁。

1 budge   

v.移动一点儿；改变立场

参考例句：

• We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
• She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。

2 booth   

n.小房间，公用电话亭，岗亭；货摊

参考例句：

• Where can I find a telephone booth?我在哪儿可以找到电话亭？
• Let's walk around to each booth.我们到每个摊子转一转吧！

3 booths   

售货棚，摊位( booth的名词复数 )； 小房间

参考例句：

• There're many booths at the exhibition. 展览会上有许多摊位。
• The market people peer at him from their booths and stalls. 集市上的人从他们的货棚和摊子里凝视着他。

4 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。