To Kill a Mockingbird 杀死一只知更鸟 Chapter 12

Jem was twelve. He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody ¹. His appetite wasappalling, and he told me so many times to stop pestering ² him I consulted Atticus:, ,"Reckon he's got a tapeworm?" Atticus said no, Jem was growing. I must be patient withhim and disturb him as little as possible., ,This change in Jem had come about in a matter of weeks. Mrs. Dubose was not coldin her grave -- Jem had seemed grateful enough for my company when he went to readto her. Overnight, it seemed, Jem had acquired an alien set of values and was trying toimpose them on me: several times he went so far as to tell me what to do. After onealtercation when Jem hollered, "It's time you started bein' a girl and acting ⁴ right!" I burstinto tears and fled to Calpurnia., , ,"Mister Jem?", ,"Yeah, he's just about Mister Jem now.", ,I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了 。,He's always pestering me to help him with his homework. 他总是泡蘑菇要我帮他做作业
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