第51章 陀螺与球 The Top and Ball（1/2）
《陀螺与球》，1844 年
theand ball, 1844
一个陀螺和一个小球一起放在一个盒子里，和其他玩具放在一起，陀螺对球说：“我们住在同一个盒子里，我们结婚好吗？”
A whippgand a little ball y togethera box, aong other toys, and thesaid to the ball, “Shall we be arried, as we livethe siple box?”
但是这个球，穿着摩洛哥皮革做的外衣，自视甚高，就像其他年轻小姐一样，甚至都不屑于回答。
but the ball, which wore a dress of oroo leather, and thought as uch of herself as any other young dy, would not eveo reply.
第二天，这些玩具所属的小男孩来了，他把陀螺涂成了红黄相间的颜色，还在中间钉了一颗铜头钉，这样当陀螺旋转起来的时候，看起来非常漂亮。
theday ca the little boy to who the pythgs belonged, and he paihered and yellow, and drove a brass-headed nail to the iddle, so that while theng round it looked splendid.
“看看我。” 陀螺对球说。
“Look at ,” said theto the ball.
“你现在怎么说？
我们彼此订婚好吗？
我们会很般配的；你能弹起来，我能跳舞。
没有人会比我们更幸福的。”
“what do you say now?
Shall we be eo each other?
we should suit so well; you sprg, and I dance.
No one uld be happier than we should be.”
“真的吗！你这么认为？
也许你不知道我的父亲和母亲是摩洛哥拖鞋，而且我的身体里有一块西班牙软木塞。”
“Indeed! do you thk so?
perhaps you do not know that y father and other were oroo slippers, and that I have a Spanish rky body.”
“是的；但我是用桃花心木做的。” 陀螺说。
“Yes; but I a ade of ahogany,” said the .
“是少校亲自车制我的。
他自己有一台车床，对他来说这是一项很大的消遣。”
“the ajor hiself turned .
he has a turng the of his own, and it is a great aent to hi.”
“我能相信吗？”
球问道。
“ I believe it?”
asked the ball.
“如果我没说实话，就让我再也转不起来吧。” 陀螺说。
“ay I never be whipped aga,” said the , “if I a not tellg you the truth.”
“你确实很会为自己说话。” 球说；“但我不能接受你的求婚。
我差不多已经和一只燕子订婚了。”
“You certaly know how to speak for yourself very well,” said the ball; “but I ot aept your proposal.
I a alost eo a swallow.
每次我飞到空中，他就会把头探出鸟巢，问：‘你愿意吗？’而我已经在心里默默地回答‘愿意’了，这就跟已经订了一半婚差不多啦；不过我保证永远不会忘记你。”
Every ti I fly upthe air, he puts his head out of the , and says, ‘will you?’ and I have said, ‘Yes,’ to yself silently, and that is as good as beg half engaged; but I will proise et you.”
“这对我可没什么好处。” 陀螺说；之后它们就再也没和对方说过话。
“uch good that will be to ,” said the ; and they spoke to each other no ore.
第二天，小男孩把球拿了出去。
day the ball was taken out by the boy.
陀螺看到它像鸟儿一样高高地飞在空中，直到完全看不见了。
thesaw it flyg highthe air, like a bird, till it would go quite out of sight.
每次它落回地面再弹起时，都会比之前跳得更高，要么是因为它渴望向上飞，要么是因为它身体里有块西班牙软木塞的缘故。
Each ti it ca back, as it touched the earth, it gave a higher leap than before, either becae it loo fly uards, or fro havg a Spanish rkits body.
但第九次它飞到空中后，就再也没回来。
but the nth ti it rosethe air, it reaed away, and did not return.
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