Literature Spot 4
文学园地4
The Pearl
珍珠
By John Steinbeck
约翰·斯坦贝克
Read and listen to the story.
读故事、听故事。
Kino was a poor pearl diver.
基诺是一个穷苦的采珠人。
One day his baby was stung by a scorpion, so he took the baby to the doctor.
一天，他的孩子被蝎子叮了，他就带着孩子去看医生。
But Kino didn't have any money. He only had some very poor quality pearls.
但是基诺没有钱。他只有一些劣质珍珠。
The doctor didn't want to treat the baby,
医生不想给孩子看病，
so the doctor's servant lied to Kino: "The doctor has gone out."
护士人员就骗基诺说：“医生出门了。”
That day, Kino went diving for pearls.
当天，基诺就去采珍珠。
When he was diving he saw a very large oyster.
他采珍珠的时候，发现了一个非常大的牡蛎。
He swam down and down and picked up the oyster.
他游下去，捡起牡蛎。
Then he came to the surface.
然后游上水面。
He took his knife and opened the shell of the oyster.
他拿起刀子，翘开了牡蛎壳。
Inside, there was an enormous and beautiful pearl - the greatest pearl in the world!
里面有一颗美丽的大珍珠—世界上最璀璨的珍珠！
Kino and his wife Juana were very happy.
基诺和他的妻子胡安娜非常开心。
Now they would have enough money to educate their son and maybe buy new clothes and even a rifle.
现在他们就有钱让儿子接受教育，或者买新衣服，甚至是买一支来复枪。
The news of the pearl spread through the town very quickly.
很快那颗珍珠的消息就在镇里传开了。
That evening, lots of neighbours came to their house
当天晚上，很多邻居都来他们家了，
and they talked about what Kino and Juana could do with the money.
他们谈论着基诺和胡安娜应该怎么花那些钱。
The doctor and his servant also came to the house, because they had also heard about the pearl.
医生和护士人员也来了，因为他们也听说了那颗珍珠。
