美国小学英语教材5:第176课 贝琪有办法(3)

BETSY AND MOLLY LEFT ALONE

贝琪和莫利独自离开了

Now they had ten cents left, and they each decided¹ to have a ride on the merry-go-round. But, glancing up at the clock-face in the tower, Betsy noticed that it was already half-past two; so she decided to go first and find out just what time the Vaughans would start for home. She found the booth, but William Vaughan was not in it, nor was Frank. There was instead another young man, who said carelessly, in answer to Betsy^s question: “Vaughan? Never heard the name.” An older man leaned over from the next booth and said: “I heard somebody say the Vaughans had news that one of their cows was very sick, and they had to start home at once.”

现在他们只剩下十美分了，他们决定去坐旋转木马。但是，贝琪抬头看了一眼钟楼上的钟面，发现已经两点半了。所以她决定先去看看沃恩一家什么时候动身回家。她找到了电话亭，但威廉·沃恩不在里面，弗兰克也不在。取而代之的是另一个年轻人，他漫不经心地回答贝特西的问题:“沃恩?从来没听说过这个名字。” 一个上了年纪的男人从旁边的牛棚探过身来说:“我听到有人说沃恩家的一头牛病得很重，他们必须马上回家。

Betsy snatched Molly’s hand. “Hurry! Quick! We must find the Wendells before they get away!”

贝琪抓住莫利的手。“快点!快!我们必须在温德尔一家逃走之前找到他们!”

In her fear she forgot how easily frightened little Molly was. “Oh, Betsy! Betsy! What will we do?” i Molly gasped², as Betsy pulled her rapidly along.

她在恐惧中忘记了小莫利是多么容易受惊。“哦,贝琪!贝琪!我们该怎么办?我喘着气说，贝琪飞快地拉着她往前走。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 gasped   

v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
• People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》