But when they did think, they trusted old Joe.

但是他们一动脑筋，便照样相信他们的老约。

Old Joe put an arm around the son's broad shoulders.

老乔用手臂挽住儿子宽阔的肩膀。

" Do you care what I think? " Old Joe said.

“你在乎我怎么想吗？”老乔说。

" You are not going to kill him, are you? " Old Joe asked.

“你不会杀了它的，对吧？”老乔问。

" He sure is." Old Joe said and moved back, " He must weight a hundred pounds, maybe more."

“它肯定很强壮，”老乔说，又往后挪了挪，“它一定有一百磅重，也许更沉。”

Old Joe pushed his head forward to see what blocked the road. He turned on the brightest car lights.

老乔抬头往前看，想看清是什么东西挡住了路。他打开最亮的车灯。

" Any fool can kill a turtle here." Old Joe said. " It is easy."

“任何傻瓜都能在这儿杀死一只乌龟。”老乔说。“这很容易。”

" The turtle does not have a chance." Old Joe said, " I do not feel good about killing it."

“这只乌龟没有机会了，”老乔说，“我不想杀死它。”

When the wounded from Dalton brought in garbled accounts of Old Joe's retreat to Resaca, Atlanta was surprised and a little disturbed.

可是，伤兵们从多尔顿带来了众说纷纭的消息，说老约将军的部队撤退到雷萨卡，这使亚特兰大人大为吃惊，并引起了一点点慌乱。

Old Joe lived alone in the old Mackay house.

老乔一个人住在麦凯的老房子里。

Old Joe Mackay is the last of a good farming family.

老乔麦凯是最后一个好农家。

Old Joe's wife found Martha good company when she was alone.

老乔的妻子在玛莎一个人的时候找到了很好的伙伴。

Old Boss owns Cross Creek, and Young Miss owns it, and old Joe Mackay.

Old Boss 拥有 Cross Creek， 而 Young Miss 拥有它， 还有老 Joe Mackay。

Tom said, " Somebody has to look out for Old Joe" .

汤姆说，“总得有人照顾老乔”。

When my mule, old Joe, died in the lean days, I lost a co-laborer.

当我的骡子老乔在贫困的日子里死去时， 我失去了一个合作者。

The turtle pushed a foot out of his hard cover. Old Joe looked at his foot with his sharp cutting claws.

乌龟把一只脚从硬壳里伸出来，老乔看着它那长着锋利爪子的脚。

The sun was coming up strong now, and the sky was bright. Tony started the engine. Old Joe brought out his cigarettes.

太阳冉冉升起，天空一片明亮。托尼启动引擎，老乔拿出烟。

Old Joe did not look at his son but said, " I can understand how the turtle feels, must be terrible to have no hope."

老乔没看儿子，而是说：“我能理解乌龟的感受，感觉没有希望一定是件很可怕的事。”

Old Joe had fits of loneliness and in his moods of sociability sought out any company.

老乔时常感到孤独， 在他喜欢社交的情况下， 他会寻找任何伙伴。

It seemed entirely right and natural to him that we should be seeing old Joe out.

在他看来，我们应该送老乔出去是完全正确和自然的。