Chapter 1 Before Breakfast
第一章 早饭之前
"Where's Papa going with the ax?" said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.
“爸爸拿着斧子去哪儿了?”在他们收拾桌子准备吃早饭时,芬问她的母亲。
"Out to the hoghouse," replied Mrs. Arable. "Some pigs were born last night."
“去猪圈了,”阿拉贝尔太太回答。“昨晚生了几只小猪。”
"I don't see why he needs an ax," continued Fern, who was only eight.
“我不明白他为什么需要一把斧子,”只有八岁的芬继续说。
"Well," said her mother, "one of the pigs is a runt. It's very small and weak, and it will never amount to anything. So your father has decided to do away with it."
“哦,”她的母亲说,“其中的一头是个小个子。它长得又小又弱,没有任何可留下来的价值了。所以你爸爸决定去消灭它。”
"Do away with it?" shrieked Fern. "You mean kill it? Just because it's smaller than the others?"
“消灭它?”芬尖叫。“你是说杀死它?就因为他比别人的个子小?”
Mrs. Arable put a pitcher of cream on the table. "Don't yell, Fern!" she said. "Your father is right. The pig would probably die anyway."
阿拉贝尔太太把一罐奶油放到桌上。“别嚷,芬!”她说。“你爸做的对。那头猪不论如何都会死的。”
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