美国小学英语教材5:第181课 贝琪有办法(8)

The weary¹ voice went on: “I think I could keep on if I had only the selling to do, but there is a great pile of dishes that must be washed.”

那个疲倦的声音继续说:“我想只要我还有卖菜的活干，我就能继续干下去，但是有一大堆盘子要洗。”

“Oh, please!” said a small voice. “I’ll do it for twenty cents.”

“哦,谢谢!一个小声音说。“只要20美分，我就做。”

Betsy stood by the woman’s elbow.

贝琪站在那女人的胳膊肘旁。

“Do what, child?” asked the tired woman in great surprise.

“做什么,孩子?”疲惫不堪的女人惊讶地问。

“Everything!” said Betsy. “Wash the dishes and tend the booth. You can go and rest. I’ll do it for twenty cents.”

“一切!”贝西说。“洗碗、收拾摊子。你可以去休息了。只要20美分，我就做这些事情。”

The woman looked at the small, eager girl in surprise.

女人惊讶地看着这个矮小、热切的女孩。

“I can wash dishes as well as anybody,” said Betsy.

“我洗盘子洗得和任何人一样好，”贝琪说。

“Yes, I think she can,’’ said the friend in the other booth. “And I am sure she can do the selling, too.”

“是的，我想她能，”另一个隔间里的朋友说。我相信她也能做销售。

The tired woman waited no longer, but tied a long apron² around Betsy’s neck, gave her a few instructions, and left, saying she would be back shortly after five o’clock. So Betsy mounted³ a soap box and began joyfully⁴ to wash the dishes. She had never thought that she would ever in her life simply love to wash dishes.

这个疲惫的女人不再等了，而是在贝特西的脖子上系了一条长长的围裙，给了她一些指示，然后离开了，说她将在五点钟后不久回来。于是贝琪装上一个肥皂盒，高兴地开始洗碗。她从来没有想过，在她的一生中，她会单纯地爱洗碗。

1 weary   

adj.疲劳的，使人疲劳的；vi.厌烦，不耐烦

参考例句：

• He has laid out all his strength and is weary.他使出了全部气力，非常疲倦。
• I am weary of his constant complaints.我对他不断发牢骚感到厌烦。

2 apron   

n.围裙；工作裙

参考例句：

• We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
• She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。

3 mounted   

adj.骑在马[自行车]上的；安装好的；裱好的v.登上，骑上( mount的过去式和过去分词)；增加，上升；上演；准备

参考例句：

• He mounted his horse and rode off. 他跨上马骑走了。
• He saddled his horse, mounted, and rode away at a gallop. 他给马套上鞍子，跨上马背疾驰而去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 joyfully   

adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地

参考例句：

• She tripped along joyfully as if treading on air. 她高兴地走着，脚底下轻飘飘的。
• During these first weeks she slaved joyfully. 在最初的几周里，她干得很高兴。