Meeting Mrs. Pierce
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
20 Chapter 6.
20 第6章 (中文(简体) ).
23 Epilogue.
23 (英语). Epilogue.
25 Glossary.
25 词汇表。
26 About Women’s Suffrage Less than 100 years ago, women’s lives were very different than they are today.
26 不到100年前,妇女的生活与今天大相径庭。
Women were expected to obey their fathers until they were married, and then to obey their husbands.
妇女应服从父亲直到结婚,然后服从丈夫。
They could not own property or sign contracts in their own names.
他们不能以自己的名义拥有财产或签署合同。
They did not even have suffrage, which means the right to vote.
他们甚至没有选举权,这意味着选举权。
The struggle to change that second-class status began in 1848.
改变二等地位的斗争从1848年开始.
On July 19 and 20, a group gathered in Seneca Falls, New York, for a Woman’s Rights Convention.
7月19日和20日,一群人聚集在纽约塞内卡瀑布,参加妇女权利大会。
At the end of the meeting, one hundred people—sixty-eight women and thirty- two sympathetic men—signed a declaration stating the rights of women as human beings and citizens.
会议结束时,一百人——六十八名妇女和三十二名同情的男子——签署了一项宣言,声明妇女作为人和公民的权利。
This launched a movement that fought for women’s right to vote, a movement known as the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
这引发了一场争取妇女选举权的运动,这个运动被称为 " 妇女压迫运动 " 。
The fight for the vote went on for seventy- two years.
争取选票的斗争持续了72年.
Women marched and demonstrated.
妇女游行示威。
They were insulted, pelted with everything from tomatoes to rotten eggs, and were even arrested, but they would not quit, and in fact, only increased their activity with time.
他们受到侮辱,被从西红柿到烂蛋的一丝一毫地打倒了,甚至被逮捕了,但他们不会放弃,事实上,只是随时间而增加活动.
In 1919, Congress finally passed the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, giving women full suffrage.
1919年,国会最终通过了"宪法第十九修正案",给予女性完全选举权.
It went to the states for ratification, or approval, and on August 26, 1920, it became the law of the land.
它去各州批准,或批准,1920年8月26日成为了该地的法律.
Of the sixty-eight women who signed the declaration in Seneca Falls, only one lived long enough to vote.
在塞内卡瀑布签署宣言的68名女性中,只有一人活得够长,可以投票.
She was Charlotte Woodward, or Charlotte Pierce after marriage.
她是夏洛特·伍德沃德(Charlotte Woodward),或夏洛特·皮尔斯婚后.
She was still a teenager when she attended the convention and over 90 when she was able to vote in 1920.
她出席大会时仍为青少年,1920年投票时超过90人.
This is the Mrs.
这是夫人。
Pierce who appears in the story.
故事中出现的皮尔斯.
Prologue Charlotte Hartley dressed with special care on that crisp November morning in 1920.
夏洛特宣言 哈特利在1920年的11月早上 穿着特别小心
After all, it was a historic occasion; women had finally won the right to vote.
毕竟,这是一个历史性的时刻;妇女终于赢得了选举权。
Today, 21-year-old Charlotte would be one of thousands to cast her first ballot, and she wanted everything to be perfect.
今天,21岁的夏洛特将会是投出她第一次选票的上千人之一,她希望一切都是完美的.
Her parents were still in the breakfast room when she got downstairs.
她下楼时她的父母还在早餐室.
Father never looked up from his morning paper, but considering all that had happened, Charlotte didn’t expect anything else.
但考虑到所发生的一切,
Mama wiped her hands on her apron and managed an uncertain smile.
妈妈擦去手放在围裙上,并管理了一个不确定的微笑.
“You’re going so early?”
"你这么早去? “
“Mrs.
“主席女士,
Pierce’s idea,” said Charlotte.
夏洛特说,
“I’m meeting her at the courthouse.”
" 我在法院见她。 “
Mama nodded, blinking back tears.
妈妈点头了 流了眼泪
“Give her my best,” she whispered.
她悄悄地说,“向她问好”。
Mother and daughter embraced, and then Charlotte left without a backward glance.
母亲和女儿拥抱了起来,然后夏洛特离开了,没有回头看.
She caught a motorbus to the courthouse.
她抓住一辆汽车到法院。
The wheels clattered and the seats creaked, but Charlotte scarcely heard, because she was remembering the day ten years ago when it all started.
车轮被打碎了,座位被震动了,但夏洛特很少听到,因为她记起十年前一切都开始的那一天.
Chapter 1 The summer Charlotte turned eleven, her life changed.
章 次 页 次 1,夏洛特夏洛特11岁,她的生活发生了变化.
It started one Saturday as she was curled on the couch reading Little Women for the third time, when a great, gusting sneeze startled her.
在她第三次在沙发上被卷曲 读取"小女人"的时候 开始一个周六, 当一个伟大的,喷嚏吓到她时。
Her father loomed in the parlor doorway, looking at her with red-rimmed eyes.
她父亲在客厅门道上走来走去,看着她的眼睛被红了。
“Why is your mother out?
“为什么你妈妈不在?
Go fetch her, please,” he said.
请去找她,”他说。
“Tell her I have a rotten cold and I’m going up to bed.”
“告诉她我感冒了, “
He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose.
他拿出了手帕并吹了鼻子.
Charlotte closed her book without even bothering to mark the page.
夏洛特关闭了她的书 甚至没有打扰 标记页面。
Of all the days for Father to come home early, this was the absolute worst.
父亲早点回家的日子里,这是最糟糕的一天。
She started talking without knowing quite what she wanted to say.
她开始说话时不知道她想说什么
Father told her to stop babbling, but telling Father something he didn’t like to hear was not an easy thing to do.
父亲叫她别胡说八道,但是说 他不喜欢听的东西不是一件容易的事。
“Poor Elvira Foley wasn’t feeling well,” Charlotte finally stammered, “and Mama went to be with her.”
“可怜的埃尔维拉 Foley感觉不妙, “
It wasn’t exactly a lie—Mrs.
这不是谎言,
Foley really was suffering one of her famous spells, but she had still come to walk with Mama to the secret meeting.
福里真的在遭受她出名的咒语之一,但是她还是和妈妈一起来参加秘密会议.
Father muttered something about women gadding everywhere in creation, and then he sneezed again.
父亲在创作中轻声说女人到处游荡,然后又打喷嚏.
“Well, go get her, and be quick about it.”
“快去找她, “
“Yes, sir,” said Charlotte, and she was off.
“是的,先生,”夏洛特说,她走了。
She took her bicycle and rode leaning into the wind, her auburn hair whipping behind her, pedaling as fast as she could.
她骑起她的自行车并骑着倒入风中,她被发烧后被她鞭打后,踩得尽可能快.
It was not the least bit ladylike, but she didn’t care if anyone stared.
她并不关心是否有人主演。
This was an emergency.
这是紧急情况
She raced down tree-lined streets of brownstones, past blocks of skinny row houses, and into the center of town.
她跑出树线街道 棕石,过去的街区 瘦排屋, 并进入镇中心。
At the Methodist Church, she stopped in front of the social hall and rushed inside.
在卫理公会教堂,她停在了社会大厅前并匆匆地走入了内部.
There were signs everywhere: VOTES FOR WOMEN; WOMEN ARE CITIZENS, TOO; WOMAN SUFFRAGE NOW.
到处都有迹象: 妇女投票; 妇女也是公民; 现在女公民。
Charlotte spotted her mother talking to an old woman with skin like crumpled parchment.
夏洛特发现她妈妈跟一个老女人说话 皮肤像羊皮纸
She remembered her manners just long enough to apologize for interrupting, and then she launched into her story.
她记得她的礼仪 仅仅足够长的道歉 打断, 然后她推出 进入她的故事。
By the time she finished, her mother’s face was pasty pale.
她母亲的面部苍白。
“Of all the times for him to come home early,” she murmured, sounding scared.
她抱怨说,
“If he finds out where I am, he’ll be furious.”
“如果他发现我在哪里, “
The old woman patted Mama’s hand.
这位老妇人拍了妈妈的手。
“Now don’t you worry, Edith; come along with me.”
伊迪丝,你不用担心,跟我来。 “
The woman led the way outside to a green Ford Town Car, which was the prettiest, shiniest thing Charlotte had ever seen.
那女人把车引到外面 一辆绿色的福特城车 这是夏洛特见过的最漂亮最闪亮的东西
“The driver will take you home and come back for the rest of us,” said the woman.
这位妇女说,“司机将带你回家,回来接我们。”
“Your husband will never know where you were.”
“你丈夫永远不会知道你在哪里。 “
Tears welled in Mama’s eyes.
妈妈眼中流出泪水。
“Thank you, Mrs.
“谢谢, 夫人,请原谅
Pierce,” she said, and the two women embraced.
Pierce,“她说,两个女人拥抱。
Charlotte would have loved to ride in the Town Car, but there was no time for loading her bicycle.
夏洛特本想坐镇上车 但没时间装自行车了
She followed, this time sitting erect and pedaling at a decidedly ladylike pace.
她跟着,这次坐起脚来踏踏踏实地 步入淑女般的步调
When Charlotte got home, Mama had everything under control.
夏洛特回家后,妈妈把一切都控制住了.
She had given Father hot tea with lemon juice and honey and rubbed his chest with mentholatum, and now he was sleeping peacefully.
她用柠檬汁和蜂蜜给父亲取出热茶,并用通心粉来擦胸,现在他正在平静地入睡.
Mama sang to herself in the kitchen, stopping long enough to give Charlotte a big hug and to tell her how smart she had been.
妈妈在厨房中自唱出来,停留了足够长的时间给夏洛特一个大的拥抱并告诉她她有多聪明.
“If you hadn’t kept your head today, your father might have found me out, and that would have been the end of my suffrage work.”
“如果你今天没有保持你的头脑, 你父亲可能会发现我, “
“But why?”
“但为什么? “
The question had been bothering Charlotte for a long time.
这个问题困扰了夏洛特很长时间。
Mama went sneaking around as though she were robbing banks or something equally terrible, but the suffragists only wanted to vote, so why would anybody—even Father—object to that?
妈妈偷偷摸摸地溜走,好像她抢劫银行或者同样可怕的东西,但是窒息主义者只想投票,所以为什么有人——即使是父亲——反对呢?
“They have a serviceable list of reasons,” said Mama.
妈妈说,“他们有一份有用的理由清单”。
“Women have no head for politics or business.
“妇女没有政治或商业领导。
they don’t belong in public life.
他们不属于公共生活。
The husband’s job is to provide for the wife and family while the wife bears the children, raises them, cares for the home, and obeys her husband in all things.”
丈夫的工作是养活妻子和家人,而妻子则生孩子,抚养孩子,照顾家庭,在一切方面服从丈夫. “
“Sounds dull,” said Charlotte.
夏洛特说,“听起来很无聊”。
Mama burst out laughing.
妈妈笑了出来。
“Daughter dear, I think it’s time you went to a suffrage meeting.”
“亲爱的,我想你该参加选举会议了。 “
That suited Charlotte just fine.
适合夏洛特的画很好
Chapter 2 During the pleasant days of June through the steamy-hot ones of July, Mama hinted at a surprise.
章 次 页 次 2 在6月的愉快的日子里,在7月的炎热的日子里,妈妈暗示了一个惊喜。
To Charlotte, “surprise” was one of the most magical words in the English language.
对夏洛特来说,“惊奇”是英语中最神奇的词之一。
She asked dozens of questions, pestering and probing, even trying to trick her mother into revealing something.
她问了几十个问题,纠缠和纠缠,甚至想欺骗她的母亲透露出一些事.
Nothing worked.
没用的
Then at the suffrage meeting, Charlotte knew something was afoot the minute she walked in the door.
之后在选举会议上,夏洛特在她走入大门的一瞬间就知道有什么东西在一英尺高.
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Pierce was waiting with two saved seats in the front row.
皮尔斯在前排有两个被节省的座位等待.
In spite of the midsummer heat, the meeting was well attended.
虽取中夏之热,而会之所出也.
The women dressed for comfort rather than fashion, most without gloves, and some had taken off their hats.
妇女们穿得舒适,而不是时尚,大多数没有手套,有些还脱下帽子。
They sat fanning themselves with the leaf-shaped pasteboard fans that churches had by the boxful.
他们坐在自己的扇子 与叶子形状的贴板球迷, 教堂有 由盒子。
The president called the meeting to order, and after the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, she asked for introductions of guests and new members.
主席宣布会议开始,在Allegiance的祷告和宣誓之后,她要求介绍来宾和新成员。
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Pierce struggled to her feet, her wrinkled face made radiant by a broad smile.
皮尔斯挣扎到脚上,她皱起的相貌被宽阔的微笑所照亮.
“Ladies,” she said, “I’d like to introduce the fast- thinking little girl who rescued her mother last month.”
“Ladies,”她说,“我想介绍上个月救出她母亲的思维快的小女孩。 “
The old woman motioned Charlotte to her feet.
那个老妇人把夏洛特抬到她的脚上
“I’m proud to say that she is my namesake.
我自豪地说,
Everyone say hello to young Miss Charlotte Hartley.”
大家都向夏洛特·哈特利小姐问好 “
The audience applauded.
观众欢呼.
Charlotte was shaking so badly that she feared her knees would give way.
夏洛特摇得如此之快,以至于她担心她的膝盖会让位.
She was named for a living piece of Suffrage Movement history, for Mrs.
她被命名为"活生生的" "Suffrage运动史"中的一部作品,为"夫人".
Pierce was none other than Charlotte Woodward, one of the founders.
皮尔斯除了创始人之一夏洛特·伍德沃德(英语:Charlotte Woodward)之外,别无他法.
At the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, she was the thirty-seventh person to sign the Declaration of Women’s Rights.
在1848年的"塞内卡瀑布公约"上,她是签署"妇女权利宣言"的第37名.
“So, do you like the surprise?”
“你喜欢这个惊喜吗? “
asked Mama, smiling.
问妈妈,微笑。
For once in her life, Charlotte couldn’t think of a thing to say, so she swallowed hard and nodded.
夏洛特一生中只有一次想不出要说什么,
It was inspiring, finding out she was named for an honest-to-goodness pioneer, but it was also scary, and she wondered how an eleven- year-old could live up to the honor.
令人振奋的是,发现她以诚实至善的先行者而取名,但同样令人惊恐,她也想知道十一岁高龄的人如何能胜任这个荣誉.
Chapter 3 Come September, Charlotte realized that there was one place where being eleven was an advantage: at school.
第三章 九月来,夏洛特意识到,有一个地方11岁是优势:在学校.
Charlotte decided to rally her classmates to the cause.
夏洛特决定召集同学参加这个事业.
She would start a Girls’ Suffrage Society, or GSS, because after all, girls grew up to be women.
她会创办一个女孩滋养会,或GSS,因为毕竟,女孩长大后是女性。
She started with girls whose mothers, and sometimes even fathers, were involved in the Suffrage Movement.
她从一些女孩开始,这些女孩的母亲,有时甚至父亲都参与了 " Suffrage " 运动。
Then she went to the tomboys, the bookworms, and the girls who could do long division in their heads.
后去通事童子,书虫所出,而能作长分之女也.
She hesitated before inviting the pretty, frilly girls, but to her surprise, many of them accepted.
她迟疑不决,才邀请了漂亮又滑稽的女孩,但令她惊讶的是,许多女孩接受了.
Mama called that a lesson in not judging people before you knew them.
妈妈说这是在你认识别人之前 不评判别人的教训
Such prejudices about women had doomed generations to second-class status, she said.
她说,这种对妇女的偏见使几代人注定要处于二等地位。
After recruiting twenty members and convincing a sympathetic teacher to let them meet in her classroom, Charlotte’s first activity was to write a declaration of principles.
夏洛特在招募二十名成员并说服一位同情心的老师让他们在课堂上相会后,
They based it on the famous one that Mrs.
他们根据夫人的名声
Pierce had signed at the Seneca Falls Convention.
皮尔斯在塞内卡瀑布公约上签字了
The declaration wasn’t just about voting.
声明不仅仅是投票。
It was about dreams and hopes and wanting to be equal human beings.
这是关于梦想和希望,以及希望成为平等的人类。
One girl wanted women to have the right to drive automobiles, while another wanted to ban corsets.
一个女孩想让女人有驾驶汽车的权利,另一个女孩想禁止胸围.
After Charlotte copied the declaration in her best penmanship, the members gathered to sign.
在夏洛特用她最好的笔法来复制宣言后,成员们聚集在一起签名.
Each girl stepped forward and wrote her name, and then Charlotte held up the document for all to see.
每个女孩都站出来写出自己的名字,然后夏洛特把文件拿起来让大家看.
The “Declaration of the Rights of Future Women Citizens” was indeed an impressive statement.
《未来妇女公民权利宣言》的确是一个令人印象深刻的声明。
Before the ink was even dry, Charlotte found herself scrambling for new activities.
在墨水甚至被干涸之前,夏洛特发现自己在为新的活动而奔走.
The grownups at Mama’s meetings had plenty of ideas; they were planning to take the cause out of church social halls and into the streets.
参加妈妈会议的成年人有许多想法;他们正计划把事业从教堂的社会大厅中带出并带入街头。
It was time to sway the hearts and minds of the people with huge rallies, speeches, and suffrage songs, they said.
他们说,现在是用巨大的集会、演讲和选举歌曲来动摇人们的心灵的时候了。
Charlotte loved the idea of public demonstrations, but Mama had nothing good to say about them.
夏洛特喜欢公开示威的想法,但妈妈对他们没什么好说的.
In one of their kitchen talks, she ranted against such unseemly behavior.
在他们厨房的一次谈话中,她针对这种不显眼的行为大叫.
“Making a spectacle of ourselves like that.
“让我们自己像那样。
such an unladylike fashion.”
这么不淑女的时尚 “
“But Mama, even Mrs.
“但是,妈妈,甚至还有夫人。
Pierce said it was time for action, remember?”
皮尔斯说是时候行动了,记得吗? “
Charlotte raised one finger skyward as Mrs.
夏洛特举起一指向上,作为夫人。
Pierce did when she had something important to say.
当Pierce有重要的事要说的时候
“We must make noise, my friends,” she said, in her best Mrs.
她说,“朋友们,我们必须发出声音。”
Pierce imitation.
皮尔斯模仿.
“The battle for suffrage will be won in the court of public opinion.”
“选举斗争将在舆论法庭上取胜。 “
Mama laughed, sputtering a bit as if she were trying to hold it back.
妈妈笑了一下,吐了一下 好像她想阻止它
“Very good, dear.
“很好,亲爱的。
You may just have a future for yourself in vaudeville theater.”
你可能只是有你自己的未来 在瓦德维尔剧院。 “
That was the end of the conversation, and try as she might, Charlotte could not bring the subject back around.
谈话到此结束 夏洛特无法把话题带回来
There was no understanding Mama’s strange attitude.
没有人理解妈妈的奇怪态度。
That night, Charlotte lay awake thinking about it and listening to the gloomy hooting of an owl.
当晚,夏洛特躺着清醒地想着它,并听了一只猫头鹰阴郁地叫叫.
But by morning, she had a perfect idea for a new activity.
但是到了早上,她对新的活动有一个完美的想法.
There was no reason the GSS couldn’t do something at school, something dramatic, something that would shape public opinion, just as Mrs.
全球安全局没有理由不能在学校做一些事情,
Pierce had wanted.
皮尔斯想要的。
Chapter 4 Charlotte had visions of a rally—a big one.
第四章 夏洛特有集会的愿景——大型集会.
“We could have speeches, and maybe read our declaration,” she told the GSS.
她告诉安全总局,
From the murmur running through the room, she could tell that this idea was gaining support.
她从房间里的喃喃声中得知,这个想法正在获得支持。
“I don’t know where we’d have it, exactly.
「我不知道我们该从哪里得到它,
“In the auditorium,” Elyse Morrison squealed, cutting Charlotte off in midsentence.
“在礼堂里”,Elyse Morrison大叫,在中刑时切断了Charlotte。
She was on her feet, practically bouncing up and down.
她站起脚来,几乎跳起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起起
“We could volunteer to do an assembly.
“我们可以自愿举行一次大会。
It’s perfect, and we don’t have to worry about attendance, because every girl in school would have to be there.”
我们不必担心上学, 因为每个女孩都得去上学。 “
There was no need for more discussion.
没有必要进行更多的讨论。
Everybody agreed at once.
每个人都同意了
That night, Charlotte stayed up way past her bedtime writing a proposal, and the next morning she took it to Assistant Headmistress Trotter.
当天晚上,夏洛特在睡前一直呆着,写了个求婚书,第二天早上她把它交给了助理校长特罗特.
When Charlotte entered the office, she found Mrs.
夏洛特进入办公室后,她找到了夫人.
Trotter sitting behind an impossibly huge carved mahogany desk that dwarfed everything else in the room, including Mrs.
特罗特坐在一个无法想象的巨大雕刻的马哈尼桌后,使房间里的其他东西都相形见绌,包括夫人.
Trotter, who smiled without showing any teeth.
特罗特,他笑了却没露出任何牙齿.
“I understand you have an idea for an assembly, Miss Hartley,” she said.
“我知道你有一个集会的主意,哈特利小姐,”她说。
It was not a promising beginning, but Charlotte cleared her throat and handed over the proposal.
这不是一个很有希望的开端,但夏洛特清了喉咙,交出了提案.
When Mrs.
当夫人.
Trotter saw the word “suffrage,” she pushed the paper away as though the ink were poisoned.
Trotter看到“吃屎”一词,
“Suffrage is not an appropriate subject for an assembly.
" 集会不宜进行屠杀。
Parents do not send their little girls to school to have them learn such things.”
父母不送女儿上学让他们学习这些东西。 “
The interview ended almost before it had begun.
采访几乎在开始前就结束了.
Charlotte stood outside the office door, caught between anger and humiliation.
夏洛特站在办公室门外,夹在愤怒和羞辱之间.
Anger won.
愤怒赢了。
She raced down the hallway and found Elyse Morrison getting ready to go into class.
她跑到走廊里 发现艾莉丝·莫里森准备上课了
“We’re not going to have an assembly,” Charlotte said, gasping for breath.
夏洛特说:“我们不会有一个集会,”
She handed Elyse the proposal that Mrs.
她递来了 恳求夫人
Trotter had refused to read.
Trotter拒绝阅读。
“We are going to have a sign-carrying, slogan-shouting protest march!”
“我们要举行游行, “
Chapter 5 On a damp and dreary Friday afternoon, the GSS members gathered in front of the school.
第5章 周五下午一出潮湿潮湿地,GSS成员聚集在学校前.
As students poured out of the building after dismissal, the protesters began marching in a circle, chanting slogans and waving their signs: LEARN ABOUT SUFFRAGE; SUPPORT FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY; GIRLS: SPEAK YOUR MIND.
学生在被开除后涌出大楼, 学会如何应对危机; 支持自由大会; 女孩们:说出你的想法。
Some students laughed, some booed, and some scurried past with their eyes lowered, pretending not to see.
有些学生笑了,有些嘘了一声,有些学生低了双眼冲过去,假装看不见.
But some stayed to watch, as if to lend support.
但有些人留心观察,好像要提供支持。
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Trotter marched out and announced that she was going to start calling every home that had a telephone.
Trotter走出去,宣布她要开始给每个有电话的家庭打电话.
Charlotte’s mother arrived less than an hour later, but she did not come alone.
夏洛特的母亲不到一个小时就赶到,但她并不是一个人来的.
Three other suffragists, including Mrs.
还有3名窒息者,包括夫人.
Pierce, came with her.
皮尔斯,和她一起来的。
Charlotte had been afraid to tell Mama about the protest, and now she was afraid to look her in the eye.
夏洛特一直不敢告诉妈妈抗议的事,现在她不敢看她的眼睛.
“Mama, I’m sorry.
"妈妈,对不起。
I know you said we shouldn’t do anything public, but we had to do this.
我知道你说过我们不应该做任何公开的事,
We just had to.”
我们只是不得不。 “
“I know that, dear,” Mama said.
“我知道,亲爱的,”妈妈说。
Her voice was perfectly calm, as if she had come to terms with something.
她的声音是完全平静的, 好像她得到了一些东西。
“Now, do you have any extra signs that we might use?”
“现在,你还有什么我们可能使用的额外迹象吗? “
Charlotte could scarcely believe what she was seeing.
夏洛特几乎无法相信她所看到的
To old Mrs.
给老太太
Trotter’s horror, one by one, Mama and the other suffragists picked up signs and fell into line with the girls.
Trotter的恐怖,
Some of the onlookers broke into applause.
一些旁观者冲入掌声.
It was a wonderful moment, or at least it was until Mrs.
这是一个美妙的时刻, 或者至少它是直到夫人。
Trotter called the police.
Trotter报警了
They came with two squad cars and a paddy wagon.
他们带着两辆警车和一辆水稻车来
A ruddy-faced sergeant tipped his cap to Mrs.
一个脸脸很厚的中士把帽子告诉了夫人
Pierce.
皮尔斯
“Begging your pardon, ma’am, but you ladies are trespassing.
" 请原谅,女士,但你们是非法侵入。
Now, I don’t want to haul you off to jail.
我不想把你拖入监狱。
“That’s good to know, Sergeant,” said Mrs.
" 中士,很高兴知道这一点 " 。
Pierce.
皮尔斯
She didn’t break stride, nor did anyone else in the line.
她没有突破脚步,
The sergeant threw up his hands.
军士吐出手来.
“All right, all right, you ladies are under arrest.
“好吧,好吧,女士们,你们被捕了。
The children can go to the school detention room.”
孩子们可以去学校拘留所。 “
“No detention,” Charlotte shouted.
夏洛特喊着“没有拘留”,
“WE WANT JAIL!
“我们要贾尔!
WE WANT JAIL!”
我们要贾尔! “
The girls picked up the chant as if they had practiced for days, while Mama and the other suffragists laughed so hard they almost cried.
女孩们拿起这首歌,仿佛练习了好几天,而妈妈和其他窒息者笑得那么厉害,几乎哭了.
“That does it!”
“就是这样!”
shouted the beleaguered sergeant.
喊着被困的中士
“Everybody into the wagon.”
“每个人都进入马车。 “
Without breaking their line, the protesters marched to the paddy wagon.
抗议者们没有突破界线,就向稻田车行进.
Charlotte led the way, with Mama and Mrs.
夏洛特带路, 与妈妈和夫人。
Pierce behind her.
皮尔斯在她身后
Never in her life would Charlotte have thought that getting arrested could be such fun.
夏洛特不会觉得被捕会很有趣的
Chapter 6 The fun ended when Father arrived at the police station.
章 次 页 次 6,当父亲到达警察局时,乐趣就结束了.
His eyes were cold, and he did not speak to Mama or Charlotte until they got home.
他的眼睛很冷,直到他们回家,他才和妈妈或夏洛特说话.
Then he sent Charlotte to her room without dinner.
然后他把夏洛特送去她的房间,不吃晚饭.
She lay ramrod straight in bed, holding the covers tight under her chin.
她把拉姆罗德放在床上 紧紧地把被子放在下巴下
Once or twice she thought she heard Father shouting, and once, a dish breaking, but mostly there was silence.
她有一次或两次以为她听到了 父亲大叫着,还有一次, 打破了菜肴, 但大多是沉默。
Charlotte woke to the morning light without knowing when she had fallen asleep.
夏洛特醒来的晨光 不知何时她睡着了。
She waited until she was sure that Father had left for the day, and then she raced downstairs to the kitchen, only to find her mother calmly washing breakfast dishes.
她等到确定父亲已经离开了一天,然后她跑到楼下厨房去,只为了找到她的母亲平静地洗了早餐盘子.
“I saved you some oatmeal,” she said.
她说,“我给你留了点燕麦饭。”
“You must be starved.”
“你必须挨饿。 “
Over reheated cereal, Charlotte learned of her mother’s sacrifice.
夏洛特得知母亲的牺牲,
She had promised Father she would quit suffrage work forever and she would never vote, even if it became legal.
她曾向父亲保证,她将永远退出选举工作,即使选举合法,她也不会投票。
“But Mama.
“但是,妈妈。
“It’s all right, dear; I knew this was likely to happen when I picked up that protest sign.”
“没事的,亲爱的;我知道当我拿起抗议牌子时,这很可能会发生。 “
Charlotte began to tremble.
夏洛特开始颤抖。
“That’s why you were so against public demonstrations—because you didn’t want Father to find out.
“这就是你为什么如此反对公众示威的原因,
Oh Mama, this is all my fault.”
哦 妈妈 这都是我的错 “
“Now, don’t you start crying.
“现在,不要开始哭。
It is not your fault.
这不是你的错。
The movement is going public, and I just couldn’t hide anymore.”
我无法再躲藏了。 “
Mama washed out the sink and dried her hands on a kitchen towel.
妈妈冲出水槽,用厨房毛巾干出手来.
“There is one good thing,” she said.
她说,“有一件好事。”
“This arrangement applies only to me—not to you.”
" 这一安排只适用于我,而不适用于你。 “
Charlotte got the message; she would not quit.
夏洛特收到消息了 她不会放弃的
She would fight for a world like the one Mrs.
她会为这样一个世界而战 夫人
Pierce described—where being a person came before being a woman, and she would vote.
Pierce描述了一个人在做女人之前的来历,她会投票。
Someday, she would vote.
有一天 她会投票的
Epilogue Mrs.
永乐夫人
Pierce arrived at the courthouse in the same green Town Car.
皮尔斯乘坐同一辆绿城车抵达了法院.
It was nicked in a few places, but otherwise had borne the years well, and so, for that matter, had its owner.
它在几个地方被窃取, 但否则它承受了多年, 因此,对于这个问题,它的主人。
Mrs.
夫人,请原谅
Pierce’s hair was whiter and her wrinkles deeper, but her eyes still twinkled when she smiled.
皮尔斯的发型更白,皱纹更深,但微笑时她的眼睛仍然闪烁.
“We made it, my little namesake,” she said.
她说:“我的小名字,我们成功了。”
“Now, let’s hurry and vote.
" 现在,让我们赶快投票。
At my age, it’s not wise to dawdle.”
在我这个年纪, “