第12章 英文版 2（第1页）
第12章英文版（2）
Theypickedupthegearfromtheboat。Theoldmahemastonhisshoulderandtheboycarriedthewoodenboatwiththecoiled，hard-braidedbrowhegaffandtheharpoonwithitsshaft。Theboxwiththebaitswasuernoftheskiffalongwiththeclubthatwasusedtosubduethebigfishwhentheywerebroughtalongside。ealfromtheoldmanbutitwasbettertotakethesailandtheheavylihedewwasbadforthemand，thoughhewasquitesurenolocalpeoplewouldstealfromhim，theoldmanthoughtthatagaffandaharpooemptationstoleaveinaboat。
Theytheroadtogethertotheoldman’sshatinthroughitsopendoor。Theoldmahemastwithitsedsailagainstthewallatheboxahergearbesideit。Themastwasnearlyaslongastheoneroomoftheshack。Theshackwasmadeofthetoughbudshieldsoftheroyalpalmwhichwerecalledguanoandinittherewasabed，atable，onedaplathedirtfloortocookwithcharthebrownwallsoftheflattened，leavesofthesturdyfiberedguanothereicoloroftheSacredHeartofJesusaheVirgihesewererelicsofhiswife。Oherehadbeeographofhiswifeohehadtakenitdowmadehimtooloanditwasohederhisshirt。
“Whatdoyouhavetoeat?”theboyasked。
“Apotofyellowricewithfish。Doyouwantsome?”
“No。Iwilleatathome。Doyouwaomakethefire?”
“No。Iwillmakeitlateron。OrImayeatthericecold。”
“MayItaketheet?”
“Ofcourse。”
Therewasheboyrememberedwhentheyhadsoldit。Buttheywentthroughthisfieveryday。Thereotofyellowridfishandtheboykoo。
&y-fiveisaluumber，”theoldmansaid。“Howwouldyouliketoseemebridressedoutoverathousandpounds?”
“I’llgettheetandgoforsardines。Willyousitihedoor>
“Yes。Ihaveyesterday’spaperandIwillreadthebaseball。”
Theboydidnotkerday’spaperwasafitoo。Butthehtitoutfromuhebed。
“Pericogaveittomeatthebodega，”heexplained。
“I’llbebaIhavethesardines。I’llkeepyoursaheronidwesharetheminthem。WhenIebatellmeaboutthebaseball。”
“TheYalose。”
“ButIfeartheIndiansofd。”
&hintheYankeesmyson。ThiDiMaggio。”
&heTigersofDetroitandtheIndiansofd。”
“BecarefuloryouwillfeareventheRedsofatiaeSaxofChicago。”
“YoustudyitandtellmewhenIeback。”
“Doyouthinkweshouldbuyatermierywithay-five?Tomorrowistheeighty-fifthday。”
&hat，”theboysaid。“Butwhatabouttheeighty-sevenreatrecord?”
“Itothappentwice。Doyouthinkyouday-five?”
“Iorderone。
&hat’stwodollarsandahalf。thatfrom?”
“That’seasy。Ialwaysborrowtwodollarsandahalf。”
“IthinkperhapsItoo。ButItrynottoborrow。Firstyouborrow。Thenyoubeg。”