通译双语文库:杀死一只知更鸟第 10章

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Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty. When Jem and I asked him why he was so old, he said he got started late, which we felt reflected upon his abilities and manliness. He was much older than the parents of our school contemporaries, and there was nothing Jem or I could say about him when our classmates said, "My father-"

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Jem was football crazy. Atticus was never too tired to play keep-away, but when Jem wanted to tackle him Atticus would say, "I’m too old for that, son."

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Our father didn’t do anything. He worked in an office, not in a drugstore. Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the county, he was not the sheriff, he did not farm, work in a garage, or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone.

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Besides that, he wore glasses. He was nearly blind in his left eye, and said left eyes were the tribal curse of the Finches. Whenever he wanted to see something well, he turned his head and looked from his right eye.

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He did not do the things our schoolmates’ fathers did: he never went hunting, he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He sat in the livingroom and read.

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With these attributes, however, he would not remain as inconspicuous as we wished him to: that year, the school buzzed with talk about him defending Tom Robinson, none of which was complimentary. After my bout with Cecil Jacobs when I committed myself to a policy of cowardice, word got around that Scout Finch wouldn’t fight any more, her daddy wouldn’t let her. This was not entirely correct: I wouldn’t fight publicly for Atticus, but the family was private ground. I would fight anyone from a third cousin upwards tooth and nail. Francis Hancock, for example, knew that.

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When he gave us our air-rifles Atticus wouldn’t teach us to shoot. Uncle Jack instructed us in the rudiments thereof; he said Atticus wasn’t interested in guns. Atticus said to Jem one day, "I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."

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That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it.

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"Your father’s right," she said. "Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."

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"Miss Maudie, this is an old neighborhood, ain’t it?"

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"Been here longer than the town."

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"Nome, I mean the folks on our street are all old. Jem and me’s the only children around here. Mrs. Dubose is close on to a hundred and Miss Rachel’s old and so are you and Atticus."

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"I don’t call fifty very old," said Miss Maudie tartly. "Not being wheeled around yet, am I? Neither’s your father. But I must say Providence was kind enough to burn down that old mausoleum of mine, I’m too old to keep it up-maybe you’re right, Jean Louise, this is a settled neighborhood. You’ve never been around young folks much, have you?"

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"Yessum, at school."

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"I mean young grown-ups. You’re lucky, you know. You and Jem have the benefit of your father’s age. If your father was thirty you’d find life quite different."

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"I sure would. Atticus can’t do anything. . . ."

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"You’d be surprised," said Miss Maudie. "There’s life in him yet."

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"What can he do?"

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"Well, he can make somebody’s will so airtight can’t anybody meddle with it."

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"Shoot . . ."

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"Well, did you know he’s the best checker-player in this town? Why, down at the Landing when we were coming up, Atticus Finch could beat everybody on both sides of the river."

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"Good Lord, Miss Maudie, Jem and me beat him all the time."

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"It’s about time you found out it’s because he lets you. Did you know he can play a Jew’s Harp?"

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This modest accomplishment served to make me even more ashamed of him.

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"Well . . ." she said.

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"Well what, Miss Maudie?"

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"Well nothing. Nothing-it seems with all that you’d be proud of him. Can’t everybody play a Jew’s Harp. Now keep out of the way of the carpenters. You’d better go home, I’ll be in my azaleas and can’t watch you. Plank might hit you."

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I went to the back yard and found Jem plugging away at a tin can, which seemed stupid with all the bluejays around. I returned to the front yard and busied myself for two hours erecting a complicated breastworks at the side of the porch, consisting of a tire, an orange crate, the laundry hamper, the porch chairs, and a small U.S. flag Jem gave me from a popcorn box.

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When Atticus came home to dinner he found me crouched down aiming across the street. "What are you shooting at?"

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"Miss Maudie’s rear end."

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Atticus turned and saw my generous target bending over her bushes. He pushed his hat to the back of his head and crossed the street. "Maudie," he called, "I thought I’d better warn you. You’re in considerable peril."

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Miss Maudie straightened up and looked toward me. She said, "Atticus, you are a devil from hell."

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When Atticus returned he told me to break camp. "Don’t you ever let me catch you pointing that gun at anybody again," he said.

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I wished my father was a devil from hell. I sounded out Calpurnia on the subject. "Mr. Finch? Why, he can do lots of things."

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"Like what?" I asked.

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Calpurnia scratched her head. "Well, I don’t rightly know," she said.

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Jem underlined it when he asked Atticus if he was going out for the Methodists and Atticus said he’d break his neck if he did, he was just too old for that sort of thing. The Methodists were trying to pay off their church mortgage, and had challenged the Baptists to a game of touch football. Everybody in town’s father was playing, it seemed, except Atticus. Jem said he didn’t even want to go, but he was unable to resist football in any form, and he stood gloomily on the sidelines with Atticus and me watching Cecil Jacob’s father make touchdowns for the Baptists.

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One Saturday Jem and I decided to go exploring with our air-rifles to see if we could find a rabbit or a squirrel. We had gone about five hundred yards beyond the Radley Place when I noticed Jem squinting at something down the street. He had turned his head to one side and was looking out of the corners of his eyes.

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"Whatcha looking at?"

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"That old dog down yonder," he said.

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"That’s old Tim Johnson, ain’t it?"

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"Yeah."

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Tim Johnson was the property of Mr. Harry Johnson who drove the Mobile bus and lived on the southern edge of town. Tim was a liver-colored bird dog, the pet of Maycomb.

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"What’s he doing?"

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"I don’t know, Scout. We better go home."

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"Aw Jem, it’s February."

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"I don’t care. I’m gonna tell Cal."

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We raced home and ran to the kitchen.

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"Cal," said Jem, "can you come down the sidewalk a minute?"

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"What for, Jem? I can’t come down the sidewalk every time you want me."

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"There’s somethin’ wrong with an old dog down yonder."

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Calpurnia sighed. "I can’t wrap up any dog’s foot now. There’s some gauze in the bathroom, go get it and do it yourself."

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Jem shook his head. "He’s sick, Cal. Something’s wrong with him."

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"What’s he doin’, trying to catch his tail?"

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"No, he’s doin’ like this."

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Jem gulped like a goldfish, hunched his shoulders and twitched his torso. "He’s goin’ like that, only not like he means to."

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"Are you telling me a story, Jem Finch?" Calpurnia’s voice hardened.

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"No Cal, I swear I’m not."

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"Was he runnin’?"

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"No, he’s just moseyin’ along, so slow you can’t hardly tell it. He’s comin’ this way."

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第 10章|10. To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 10

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Jem was football crazy. Atticus was never too tired to play keep-away, but when Jem wanted to tackle him Atticus would say, "I’m too old for that, son."

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Our father didn’t do anything. He worked in an office, not in a drugstore. Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the county, he was not the sheriff, he did not farm, work in a garage, or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone.

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Besides that, he wore glasses. He was nearly blind in his left eye, and said left eyes were the tribal curse of the Finches. Whenever he wanted to see something well, he turned his head and looked from his right eye.

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He did not do the things our schoolmates’ fathers did: he never went hunting, he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He sat in the livingroom and read.

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That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it.

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"Your father’s right," she said. "Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."

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"Miss Maudie, this is an old neighborhood, ain’t it?"

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"Been here longer than the town."

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"Nome, I mean the folks on our street are all old. Jem and me’s the only children around here. Mrs. Dubose is close on to a hundred and Miss Rachel’s old and so are you and Atticus."

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"Yessum, at school."

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"I mean young grown-ups. You’re lucky, you know. You and Jem have the benefit of your father’s age. If your father was thirty you’d find life quite different."

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"I sure would. Atticus can’t do anything. . . ."

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"You’d be surprised," said Miss Maudie. "There’s life in him yet."

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"What can he do?"

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"Well, he can make somebody’s will so airtight can’t anybody meddle with it."

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"Shoot . . ."

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"Well, did you know he’s the best checker-player in this town? Why, down at the Landing when we were coming up, Atticus Finch could beat everybody on both sides of the river."

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"Good Lord, Miss Maudie, Jem and me beat him all the time."

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"It’s about time you found out it’s because he lets you. Did you know he can play a Jew’s Harp?"

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This modest accomplishment served to make me even more ashamed of him.

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"Well . . ." she said.

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"Well what, Miss Maudie?"

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"Well nothing. Nothing-it seems with all that you’d be proud of him. Can’t everybody play a Jew’s Harp. Now keep out of the way of the carpenters. You’d better go home, I’ll be in my azaleas and can’t watch you. Plank might hit you."

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When Atticus came home to dinner he found me crouched down aiming across the street. "What are you shooting at?"

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"Miss Maudie’s rear end."

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Atticus turned and saw my generous target bending over her bushes. He pushed his hat to the back of his head and crossed the street. "Maudie," he called, "I thought I’d better warn you. You’re in considerable peril."

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Miss Maudie straightened up and looked toward me. She said, "Atticus, you are a devil from hell."

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When Atticus returned he told me to break camp. "Don’t you ever let me catch you pointing that gun at anybody again," he said.

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I wished my father was a devil from hell. I sounded out Calpurnia on the subject. "Mr. Finch? Why, he can do lots of things."

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"Like what?" I asked.

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Calpurnia scratched her head. "Well, I don’t rightly know," she said.

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"Whatcha looking at?"

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"That old dog down yonder," he said.

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"That’s old Tim Johnson, ain’t it?"

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"Yeah."

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Tim Johnson was the property of Mr. Harry Johnson who drove the Mobile bus and lived on the southern edge of town. Tim was a liver-colored bird dog, the pet of Maycomb.