How The Steel Was Tempered
钢铁是如何炼成的
1.1.1
"Those of you who came to my house to be examined before the Easter holidays, stand up!"The speaker, a corpulent man in the garb of a priest, with a heavy cross dangling from his neck,fixed the class with a baleful glare.“在复活节前来我家考试的，站起来！”说话的人恶狠狠地盯着全班同学。他是一个肥胖的牧师，脖子里挂着一个沉重的十字架。
His small hard eyes seemed to bore through the six children—four boys and two girls—who rose from their seats and looked at the man in the robe with apprehension.他的又小又狠的眼睛仿佛要穿透那六个孩子—四男两女。他们从座位上站起来，不安地看着这个穿着牧师服装的人。
"You sit down," the priest said, motioning to the girls.“你们坐下来。”牧师边说边朝两个女孩挥挥手。
The girls hastily complied, with sighs of relief.两个女孩匆忙顺从地坐下来，都松了口气。
Father Vasili's slits of eyes focussed on the other four.神父瓦西里眯缝着眼睛，紧盯着那四个男孩。
"Now then, my fine lads, come over here!"
“现在，我可爱的少年们，到这儿来！”
Father Vasili rose, pushed back his chair and walked up to the group of boys who stood huddled close together.瓦西里神父站起身来，把他的椅子往后推了推，走到四个男孩面前。他们正缩成一团。
"Which of you young ruffians smokes?"“你们中哪个小子抽烟?”
"We don't smoke, father," the four answered timidly.”“我们都不抽烟，神父。”四个人战战兢兢地回答道。
The blood rushed to the priest's face.神父血气上涌。
"You don't smoke, eh, you scoundrels?你们这些小无赖不抽烟？ Then who put the tobacco in the dough? 那么是谁把烟草放在生面团里的呢？Tell me that!告诉我！
We'll see whether you smoke or not. 让我们来看看到底你们抽不抽烟。Now then, turn out your pockets! 现在，把口袋翻出来！Come on, turn them out, I say!快点翻出来，我说。"
Three of the boys proceeded to empty the contents of their pockets onto the table.有三个男孩开始把口袋里的东西都放到桌子上。
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