美國(guó)語(yǔ)文第五冊(cè) 第56期：公正不會(huì)缺席（04）

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The traveler drew near the board, but when he saw the scanty fare,

那位來(lái)客走近桌子，看見(jiàn)桌上那丁點(diǎn)食物，

he raised his eyes toward heaven with astonishment: "And is this all your store?" said he;

他仰起頭驚訝地問(wèn)，“所有食物就這些？

and a share of this do you offer to one you know not? then never saw I charity before!

難道你還愿意與陌生人分享？這是我未曾見(jiàn)過(guò)的慈悲！

But, madam, said he, continuing, "do you not wrong your children by giving a part of your last mouthful to a stranger?"

不過(guò)，夫人，他說(shuō)，“給陌生人哪怕一口吃的，難道不委屈你的孩子們嗎？”

"Ah," said the poor widow—and the tear-drops gushed into her eyes as she said it

“哎，”那位寡母嘆了口氣，淚如泉涌，

I have a boy, a darling son, somewhere on the face of the wide world,

我有個(gè)兒子，伶俐可愛(ài)，他現(xiàn)在一定還活在這世上某個(gè)地方。

unless Heaven has taken him away, and I only act toward you as I would that others should act toward him.

只有圣父才能將他帶走，我為你做這點(diǎn)事，就是指望別人亦能這樣善待他。

God, who sent manna from heaven, can provide for us as he did for Israel;

我的上帝，誰(shuí)能從天上為我們孤兒寡母帶回他的恩賜，就像他當(dāng)年賜予以色列人那樣？

and how should I this night offend him, if my son should be a wanderer, destitute as you,

假如我的孩子也在流浪，和你一樣無(wú)助無(wú)望，他也該有個(gè)地方可以過(guò)夜，風(fēng)寒抵御，

and he should have provided for him a home, even poor as this, were I to turn you unrelieved away!

哪怕和我們這間小屋如此簡(jiǎn)陋，如果我拒絕落難中的你，我怎能指望別人亦能為他做點(diǎn)什么！

The widow ended, and the stranger, springing from his seat, clasped her in his arms.

那位寡母剛說(shuō)完，陌生人“騰”地一聲站起，將她攬進(jìn)懷里，

God indeed has provided your son a home, and has given him wealth to reward the goodness of his benefactress: my mother! oh, my mother!

上帝確實(shí)為你的兒子準(zhǔn)備了住所，并且賜予他財(cái)富，以報(bào)答母親的養(yǎng)育之恩，媽媽！噢，我的媽媽！

It was her long lost son, returned to her bosom from the Indies.

原來(lái)，這位陌生人正是寡婦失去音訊很久的兒子。他剛從印度群島返回，

He had chosen that disguise that he might the more completely surprise his family;

原本想給全家一個(gè)驚喜，才裝扮成過(guò)路人進(jìn)屋打聽(tīng)。

and never was surprise more perfect, or followed by a sweeter cup of joy.

這真是讓全家人意想不到的天大驚喜，隨后，狹小木屋頓時(shí)變成一片歡樂(lè)的海洋。