吹小號的天鵝 第45期:金錢的煩惱(3)

And Sam did. He found a book of trumpet calls,such as they use in the Army.

薩姆辦到了。他找到了一本講吹號的書，就是諸如他們在軍隊里用的那種。

He read the instructions to Louis.

他把說明讀給路易斯聽。

"Stand erect. Always hold the trumpet straight fromthe body.

“立正。時刻把小號平抓到身前。

Do not point it down toward the ground as thisposition cramps the lungs

不要讓小號指向地面，因為這種姿勢能壓制你的肺部，

and gives the performer a very poor appearance.

并令吹奏者顯出一副窮酸相。

The instrument should be cleaned once a week to remove the spit."

為了去除口水，這種樂器每周應(yīng)該清洗一次。”

Every afternoon, when the guests on Mr. Beaver's ranch had gone off on pack trips in the hills,

每天下午，當比弗先生的牧場里的客人們背起背包進山旅行時，

Louis practiced the calls.

路易斯就開始練習吹號。

Pretty soon he could play reveille, mess call, and taps.

很快，他就能吹奏起床號，就寢號，還有熄燈號了。

He particularly liked the sound of taps.

他特別喜歡熄燈號的聲音。

Louis was musically inclined and was eager to become a really good trumpeter.

路易斯有音樂天賦，也渴望成為一個真正的好號手。

"A Trumpeter Swan," he thought, "should blow a good trumpet."

“一只號手天鵝，” 他想，“應(yīng)該能把小號吹得相當棒。”

He liked the idea of getting a job, too, and earning money.

他也喜歡這個找工作掙錢的主意。

He was just the right age for going to work. He was almost two years old.

他這個年紀正好適合出去工作。他差不多兩歲大了。

On the night before they were to leave for camp,

在他們動身去夏令營的前一天夜里，

Sam packed all his camping things in a duffel bag.

薩姆把他所有為夏令營準備的東西都裝到了一個行李袋里。

He packed sneakers and moccasins.

他把運動鞋和鹿皮鞋裝了進去。

He packed jerseys that said "Camp Kookooskoos" on the front.

他把胸前印著“庫庫斯庫斯夏令營”的運動衫裝了進去。

He rolled his camera in a towel and packed that.

他用一條毛巾包起他的照相機并把它裝了進去。

He packed his fishing rod, his toothbrush,

他又把他的魚桿，牙刷，

his comb and brush, his sweater, his poncho, and his tennis racquet.

梳子，畫筆，他的羊毛衫，防水衣，網(wǎng)球拍也裝了進去。

He packed a pad and pencils and postage stamps and a first-aid kit

他裝進了一本拍紙簿，鉛筆，郵票，一個急救箱，

and a book that told how to identify birds.

還有一本教你如何鑒別鳥類的書。

Before he went to bed, he opened his diary and wrote:

上床之前，他打開他的日記本寫道：

Tomorrow is the last day of June.

明天是六月的最后一天了。

Pop is going to drive Louis and me to Camp Kookooskoos.

爸會開車送路易斯和我去庫庫斯庫斯夏令營。

I bet it will be the only boys' camp in the world that has a trumpeter swan for the campbugler.

我敢打賭，這將是世上獨一無二的由一只號手天鵝當吹號手的男生夏令營。

I like having a job.

我喜歡有工作。

I wish I knew what I was going to be when I am a man.

我希望我能知道當我長成一個男人后會是什么樣子。

Why does a dog always stretch when he wakes up?

為什么狗睡醒時總要伸懶腰呢?

Sam closed his diary, shoved it into the duffel bag with the rest of his stuff,

薩姆合上他的日記本，把它和行李袋里的其他東西放到一起，

got into bed, turned out the light,

上了床，關(guān)上燈，

and lay there wondering why a dog always stretches when it wakes up.

躺在那里想為什么狗睡醒時總要伸懶腰。

In two minutes he was asleep.

兩分鐘內(nèi)他就睡著了。

Louis, out in the barn, had gone to sleep long ago.

在外面谷倉里的路易斯早已經(jīng)睡了。