大卫·斯旺沿着大道,朝波士顿走去。他的叔父在波士顿,是个商人,要给他在自己店里找个工作。夏日里起早摸黑地赶路,实在太疲乏,大卫打算一见荫凉的地方就坐下来歇歇。不多会儿,他来到一口被浓荫覆盖着的泉眼旁边。这儿幽静、凉快。他蹲下身子,饮了几口泉水。然后,把衣服裤子叠起当枕头,躺在松软的草地上,很快就酣然入睡了。 David Swan walked down the road towards Boston. His uncle was a businessman in Boston and wanted to give him a job in his shop. It was too exhausting to get up early in the summer, and David was going to sit in a shaded place to rest. After a short while, he came to a spring-covered fountain. Here is quiet and cool. He knelt down and drank a few springs. Then, he folded his clothes and pants as a pillow, lying on the soft grass, and quickly fell asleep.