A Midwife's Tale

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): April 24, 1785.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1785 年 4 月 24 日。

I was called to Colo Sewall's wife in Travil.

我被叫到特拉维尔的科洛·休厄尔的妻子那里。

Stept out of the Canue & Sunk in the mire.

走出卡努埃并陷入泥潭。

Shee was not So ill as to call in other assistants this Day.

今天，Shee 的病还没有严重到叫来其他助手的地步。

I Slept with her till about 1 h morn when Shee Calld her Neighbours to her assistance.

我和她一起睡到凌晨 1 点左右，这时 Shee 打电话给她的邻居来帮忙。

mrs Sewell was ill till 3 h pm.

休厄尔夫人一直病到下午三点。

mrs Brooks, Belcher, Colman, Pollard and Voce assisted us.

布鲁克斯夫人、贝尔彻夫人、科尔曼夫人、波拉德夫人和沃斯夫人为我们提供了帮助。

Shee was thro Divine asistance made the Living Mother of a Living Son, her 3rd child.

她在神的帮助下成为了活生子的活生生母亲，这是她的第三个孩子。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): The Head is out...

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：头出来了……

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Colo Sewall gave me 6/8 as a reward, Conducted me over the river.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：科洛·休厄尔给了我 6/8 作为奖励，带我过河。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): I don't know what Martha Ballard looked like.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：我不知道玛莎·巴拉德长什么样。

Still don't know after...

还是不知道以后...

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...all the years that I spent working with the diary.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……我花了这么多年时间来写日记。

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): Mrs Vaux and daughter and Nathan Howard...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（镜头前）：沃夫人和女儿以及内森·霍华德……

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): reading in library

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：在图书馆读书

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): ...returned from Boston

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：……从波士顿回来

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): I went to mr Savages

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我去找萨维奇先生

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): ...I went to Mr Savages...

劳雷尔·乌尔里希（镜头前）：……我去找萨维奇先生……

LAUEWL ULRICH (voiceover) She became for me a voice.

劳厄尔·乌尔里希（画外音）：她成为了我的声音。

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): ...Sally Pierce sleeps here.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（镜头前）：……莎莉·皮尔斯睡在这里。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ...Sally Pierce sleeps here.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……莎莉·皮尔斯睡在这里。

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): ...Lad of Washington ate supper here...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（镜头前）：……华盛顿小伙子在这里吃晚饭……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover):-But that took a long time.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：-但这花了很长时间。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Lad of washington Ett Supper here.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：华盛顿小伙子埃特在这里吃晚饭。

Hannah Cool gone to See her Sister Pegy who is Sick.

汉娜·库尔去看望生病的佩吉姐姐。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover):-Before she was a voice, she was a mark on a page...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：-在她成为声音之前，她是页面上的一个标记......

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...and I really began to learn about Martha Ballard through her marks, her scratching of a quill pen, day after day after day for twenty-seven years.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……我真的开始通过玛莎·巴拉德的痕迹、她用鹅毛笔的划痕来了解她，二十七年来日复一日。

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): turning pages

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：翻页

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): My connection to the past, like any historian's, is through the stuff that's left behind.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：像任何历史学家一样，我与过去的联系是通过遗留下来的东西进行的。

It's not an imaginative connection, although imagination is part of it...

这不是一种想象的联系，尽管想象是其中的一部分......

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...it's about documents, it's about sources, it's about clues, it's about the leavings, the shards, the remnants of people who once lived and don't live anymore.....Without documents, there's no history.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：...这是关于文件，关于来源，关于线索，关于曾经生活过和不再生活的人的遗物，碎片，残余物......没有文件，就没有历史。

And women left very few documents behind.

女性留下的文件也很少。

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): looking at microfilm

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：观看缩微胶卷

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Reading the diary let me see a world I hadn't seen before.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：读日记让我看到了一个我以前从未见过的世界。

But it was very difficult to work with.

但合作起来非常困难。

My first task was to try to find some way to create order out of just a succession of facts.

我的首要任务是尝试找到某种方法，从一系列事实中创造出秩序。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): March 29, 1802...

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1802 年 3 月 29 日……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover):- Ah, oh, so Clarissa was there....she had company....

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：- 啊，哦，原来克拉丽莎也在场……她有同伴……

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): Using data sheets

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：使用数据表

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ...Clear foren, Cloudy aftern.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……天气晴朗，下午多云。

I have been mending Stockins and Legins for mr Ballard & Cyrus.

我一直在为巴拉德和赛勒斯先生修补斯托金斯和莱金斯。

mr Ballard is gone East Side of the river to Collect Taxes.

巴拉德先生到河东边去收税了。

I am informd that John Brown is in Jaol for Committing a Rape on his own Daught of 11 years of age.

我获悉约翰·布朗因强奸自己 11 岁的女儿而入狱。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): July 4.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：7 月 4 日。

Clear.

清楚。

independence of America observd in this Town.

美国的独立在这个城镇得以体现。

we Bakt a quartr of Veal...

我们烤了一夸脱小牛肉……

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover):- ..

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：- ..

& Began to Spin our Cotten

并开始纺我们的棉花

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...at home...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……在家……

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): Working with data sheets

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：使用数据表

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): ...DELIVERY, MEDICAL, VISIT, OVERNIGHT, CHURCH, BAKED, BREWED, CLEANED, GARDENED, MEND, SEWED, SPUN, WOVE...

劳雷尔·乌尔里希（镜头前）：……送货、医疗、参观、过夜、教堂、烘焙、酿造、清洁、园艺、修补、缝制、纺纱、编织……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover) -Some other historians who had looked at this diary said, well, there were interesting parts, but it was filled with trivia, and that's what I loved about it.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）——其他一些看过这本日记的历史学家说，嗯，有一些有趣的部分，但它充满了琐事，这就是我喜欢它的原因。

The story was in the details.

故事就在细节中。

MARTHA BALLARD (on camera): Writing at Night

玛莎·巴拉德（镜头前）：夜间写作

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): July 23, 1787.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1787 年 7 月 23 日。

Clear.

清楚。

the Girls washt.

女孩们洗了。

mrs Ellis & Bolton here, gave me Some Coffee, Tea & Sugar; they Dind...

埃利斯夫人和博尔顿夫人在这里，给了我一些咖啡、茶和糖；他们丁...

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ...I made a Syrrup for mrs Savage.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……我为萨维奇夫人调制了糖浆。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): It's the dailiness of Martha's diary that helps us to understand the really important differences between the eighteenth century world and our own world, and what it means to be a woman in that world.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：玛莎的日常日记帮助我们理解十八世纪的世界和我们自己的世界之间真正重要的差异，以及作为一个女人在那个世界意味着什么。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ...A Shower this morn.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……今天早上洗澡。

Isaac Hardin Came for me to go and See his oldist Son, Sick with the rash; it has Sweled on the Neck.

艾萨克·哈丁来找我去看望他年长的儿子，他得了皮疹；它的脖子肿胀了。

mrs Harris, Savage & Foster there.

哈里斯夫人、萨维奇和福斯特在那里。

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): Working with diary copies, data sheets

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：处理日记副本、数据表

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera):.

劳雷尔·乌尔里希（镜头前）：

reading -- And Polly Savage, Polly Hamlin here.

阅读——还有波莉·萨维奇、波莉·哈姆林。

Half the Savages are there.

一半的野蛮人都在那里。

Isaac, little Isaac...rode horse to plough...

艾萨克，小艾萨克……骑马去犁地……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): A diary like this is...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：这样的日记是……

it's just filled with names.

它只是充满了名字。

Kind of like walking into a room and just seeing a...

有点像走进一个房间，看到一个......

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...bunch of strangers, you don't know who they are, and not sure if you care.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……一群陌生人，你不知道他们是谁，也不确定你是否在乎。

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): Working with diary copies, data sheets, maps

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：处理日记副本、数据表、地图

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): So he's next door.

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：所以他就在隔壁。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): I had to get to know the people whose names were in the diary.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：我必须认识那些名字出现在日记里的人。

I needed to know where they lived.

我需要知道他们住在哪里。

I also needed to think about where they were economically.

我还需要考虑他们的经济状况。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): two oxen, one cow, three years old and two swine....

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：两只牛，一头牛，三岁，两只猪......

MARTHA BALLARD (on camera): prepares herbs

玛莎·巴拉德（镜头前）：准备草药

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：明白了。

I left Mrs. Hodg and infant Cleaverly at 9 h morn.

早上 9 点，我离开了霍奇夫人和婴儿克莱弗利。

Calld at mr Westons, Pollards, mr Foster & mr Savages.

拜访了韦斯顿先生、波拉兹先生、福斯特先生和萨维奇先生。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): medical, medical, medical...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：医疗，医疗，医疗……

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): working with data sheet

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：使用数据表

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): ...medical, and overnight...

劳雷尔·乌尔里希（镜头前）：……医疗，过夜……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): When I finally was able to connect Martha's work to her world, I could begin to create stories.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：当我终于能够将玛莎的作品与她的世界联系起来时，我就可以开始创作故事了。

And the first story had to do with her work as a healer.

第一个故事与她作为治疗师的工作有关。

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): ...Six overnights.

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：……六个晚上。

Obviously this is an epidemic....

显然这是一种流行病......

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Martha called it Canker rash, which in more modern terms is Scarlet Fever.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：玛莎称之为口疮疹，用更现代的术语来说就是猩红热。

And it was life-threatening, and people were dying.

它危及生命，人们正在死去。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): July 27.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：7 月 27 日。

Isaac Hardin Came for me.

艾萨克·哈丁来找我了。

Says his child has the soar on its throat.

说他的孩子喉咙里有飞翔的感觉。

Gave him some root, and gargled his throat, which gave him great ease.

给了他一些根，漱了漱口，这让他轻松了很多。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear & very pleasant...

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：清晰且非常愉快......

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): making sausages

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：制作香肠

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ..we killed a swine which wd 174 lb..

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：..我们杀了一头重 174 磅的猪。

I Salted it yesterday Eving...

我昨天晚上给它加了盐...

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover):- ..I was Calld to see mr Savages Dafter, find her very Low.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：- ..我被叫去见 Savages Dafter 先生，发现她非常低落。

Set up with her all night.

和她约了一整晚。

Shee pukt up a considerable quantity of phlegm and Seems Some revivd.

她吐了很多痰，看上去有些苏醒了。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): There were doctors in Martha's town, but she was usually the first one called.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：玛莎镇上有医生，但她通常是第一个被叫来的。

In twentieth century terms, she was a physician, pharmacist, and nurse, as well as a midwife.

用二十世纪的话来说，她是一名医生、药剂师、护士，同时也是一名助产士。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Hannah, will you finish this?

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：汉娜，你能完成这个吗？

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): She was also a good neighbor.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：她也是一个好邻居。

You were never alone in time of illness, and that's a fundamental difference between her world and ours.

生病时你从来都不是孤身一人，这是她的世界和我们的世界之间的根本区别。

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera): works with map

LAUREL ULRICH（镜头前）：使用地图

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): OK, so we've got Martha going from the Fosters to see Lydia...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：好的，我们让玛莎从福斯特家去见莉迪亚……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): As I began to map Martha's movements through the town, I found I could actually map the spread of the disease.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：当我开始绘制玛莎在镇上的活动图时，我发现我实际上可以绘制出疾病的传播图。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): July 28.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：7 月 28 日。

Call'd to Revd mr Foster to See him; find him very Sick with the rash.

叫福斯特牧师来见他；发现他长了皮疹，病得很重。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Good, the rash is moving down.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：很好，皮疹正在向下移动。

Open...

打开...

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Your throat is red.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：你的喉咙是红的。

MR FOSTER (dialogue) I must preach tomorrow.

福斯特先生（对话）：我明天必须讲道。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Drink your tea, Mr. Foster.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：喝茶吧，福斯特先生。

REBECCA FOSTER (dialogue) Have you seen Peg Cool today?

丽贝卡·福斯特（对话）：你今天看到佩格·酷了吗？

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): She's near expiring.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：她快要过期了。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Returned home to find mr Ballard & Dolly unwell.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：回到家后发现巴拉德先生和多莉身体不适。

I Batht their feet & gave them Some herb Tea.

我给他们洗澡并给了他们一些香草茶。

I feel much fatagud my Self.

我感到自己很疲惫。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): in canoe daytime

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：白天在独木舟上

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): July 30.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：7 月 30 日。

mr Williams has Bled again & is very poorly.

威廉姆斯先生再次流血，情况非常糟糕。

MARTHA BALLARD (on camera): at Col Howards

玛莎·巴拉德（镜头前）：在霍华德上校

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): August 5.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：8 月 5 日。

Clear morn.

晴朗的早晨。

I was Calld at 9 o Clok to Mrs Howards to See James, he being very Sick with the Canker Rash; tarried all night.

九点钟，霍华德夫人叫我去见詹姆斯，他患了口疮疹，病得很重。滞留了一夜。

Colonal Howard made me a prest of 1 Gall Rhum & 2 lb Sugar on acount of my atendance of his famely in Sickness.

霍华德上校给了我一杯 1 加仑朗姆酒和 2 磅糖，因为我参加了他著名的《疾病》。

MARTHA BALLARD (on camera): rubbing child's feet with onion

玛莎·巴拉德（镜头前）：用洋葱擦孩子的脚

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): August 6.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：8 月 6 日。

I am at mrs Howards, watching with her Son.

我在霍华德夫人那里，和她的儿子一起观看。

a very Severe Shower of hail with thunder and Litning began at half after one, Continud near 1 hour.

一场非常严重的冰雹阵雨，伴随着雷声和闪电，在一场又一场之后开始，持续了将近一个小时。

Voice #3: Go to the fort!

声音#3：去堡垒！

- MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): went out about Day.

- 玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：那天出去了。

Discoverd our saw mill in flames.

发现我们的锯木厂着火了。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): watches saw mill burning

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：观察锯木厂的燃烧

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): The men at the fort went over, found it Consumd together with Some plank & Boards.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：堡垒里的人走了过去，发现它与一些木板和木板一起消耗。

I tarried till Evinng.

我一直等到傍晚。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Left James Exceeding Dangerously ill.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：詹姆斯病危。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): watching sawmill burning; Hannah enters scene

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：观看锯木厂燃烧；汉娜进入现场

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): my Daughter Hannah is 18 years old this Day.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我的女儿汉娜今天 18 岁了。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Martha is in the middle of an epidemic, she's exhausted, and then she sees the sawmill in flames and this is her husband's mill.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：玛莎正处于一场流行病之中，她精疲力尽，然后她看到锯木厂着火了，这是她丈夫的工厂。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): And then she adds, "My daughter Hannah is eighteen years old this day..."

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：然后她补充道，“我女儿汉娜今天十八岁了……”

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): It seemed out of place to me until I began to put together the rest of her experience of that week.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：这对我来说似乎不太合适，直到我开始整理她那一周的其余经历。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): She's nursing a small child, William McMaster, and he dies.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：她正在哺乳一个小孩，威廉·麦克马斯特，他死了。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): August 11.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：8 月 11 日。

Clear.

清楚。

Calld from mrs Hds to Mr mcMasters to See thr Son William who is very low.

哈德斯夫人打电话给麦克马斯特斯先生去见见地位很低的儿子威廉。

Tarrid thr the night.

过夜。

MRS MCMASTER (singing) Hey my kitten, and hey my kitten deary, Such a sweet pet as this Was neither far nor neary.

麦克马斯特夫人（唱歌）嘿我的小猫，嘿我的小猫亲爱的，像这样可爱的宠物既不远也不近。

Here we go up and up and here we go down and downy.

我们在这里不断上升，在这里我们不断下降。

Here we go backward and forward and...

在这里，我们来回走动，然后……

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): at mr mc Masters, their Son very sick.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：在 mc Masters 先生，他们的儿子病得很重。

I Sett up all night.

我整晚都在准备。

mrs Pattin with me.

帕丁夫人和我在一起。

the Child very ill indeed.

孩子确实病得很重。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): August 13.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：8 月 13 日。

William mc Masters Expired at 3 O Clock ys morn.

William mc Masters 于凌晨 3 点过期。

mrs Patin & I laid out the Child.

帕廷夫人和我把孩子摆好。

poor mother, how distressing her Case.

可怜的母亲，她的遭遇是多么令人心痛。

near the hour of Labour and three Children more very Sick.

临近分娩时间，三个孩子病得很重。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): I read this entry and I was very moved by it.

LAUREL ULRICH（画外音）：我读了这篇文章，非常感动。

But I was also puzzled.

但我也很困惑。

It's uncharacteristically emotional.

这是一种不同寻常的情绪。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): And then I began to do more research into Martha's life and into the incidence of epidemics in the eighteenth century and suddenly it, um, it just all fell together in one place.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：然后我开始对玛莎的生活和十八世纪流行病的发生率进行更多研究，突然间，嗯，所有这些都集中到了一个地方。

It really almost gave me chills when I thought about it.

当我想到这一点时，真的让我感到不寒而栗。

Because in 1769, one of the worst epidemics in New England hit Massachusetts and in Martha's home town of Oxford, Massachusetts, diphtheria ran through the community, and Martha lost three daughters within a few weeks.

因为1769年，新英格兰最严重的流行病之一袭击了马萨诸塞州，在玛莎的家乡马萨诸塞州牛津，白喉在社区中蔓延，玛莎在几周内失去了三个女儿。

Three little girls...and she was pregnant that summer...and Hannah was the child that was born in the summer of the epidemic, and you know that entry, that bland entry, "Hannah is eighteen years old this day" that meant absolutely nothing to me before, suddenly told me,

三个小女孩……那年夏天她怀孕了……而汉娜是在疫情的夏天出生的孩子，你知道那个条目，那个平淡无奇的条目，“汉娜今天十八岁了”以前对我来说毫无意义，突然告诉我，

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): washing dead child

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：清洗死去的孩子

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): that as Martha nursed other women's children, she was recalling her own experience.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：当玛莎护理其他妇女的孩子时，她正在回忆自己的经历。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear & warm.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：清晰而温暖。

I have been at home, workt in my Gardin Some.

我一直在家里，在我的 Gardin Some 里工作。

Spent Some time Seeking my Turkeys & knitt some.

花了一些时间寻找我的火鸡并编织一些。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Martha and Ephraim Ballard moved from Massachusetts to the frontier of Maine during the American Revolution.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：美国独立战争期间，玛莎和埃弗莱姆·巴拉德从马萨诸塞州搬到了缅因州边境。

When the diary opens, Martha is fifty years old and has five children still living at home, ranging in ages from seven to thirty-one.

当日记打开时，玛莎已经五十岁了，家里还有五个孩子，年龄从七岁到三十一岁不等。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Cyrus Carried 1 Bushl wheat & 1 of Indien meel to mr Carr.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：赛勒斯给卡尔先生带来了 1 蒲式耳小麦和 1 份印度麦尔。

I have been Doubleing & Twisting Thread.

我一直在双绞线。

the Girls washt.

女孩们洗了。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear and hott.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：清晰而热情。

I was at home all Day Collecting herbs.

我一整天都在家里采草药。

Hannah ironed and Parthenia spun cotton.

汉娜熨烫，帕森尼亚纺棉。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Parthenia is Martha's niece, Parthenia Barton, who lives with the family for a number of years and becomes almost a daughter.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：帕森尼亚是玛莎的侄女帕森尼亚·巴顿，她和这个家庭住了很多年，几乎成了一个女儿。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Jonathan out to look for Loggs.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：乔纳森出去寻找洛格斯。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Son Ephraim Cutt his finger.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：儿子艾法莲割伤了手指。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): planted Garlic Seed, Dolly Sowd Some Pees.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：种下大蒜种子，多莉撒了一些尿。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): mr Ballard Gone to settle with mr Gardner, Pirkins, & Moore for Building ther Mill.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：巴拉德先生因建造工厂而与加德纳、皮金斯和摩尔先生达成和解。

A Cow is loos in town.

一头牛在城里失踪了。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover) I atended worship.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我参加了礼拜。

Dolly was fritind by a Baire between here & Neighbr Savages.

多莉和这里的一个贝尔和邻居萨维奇之间的朋友很熟。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): We know especially the kind of work that each member of the family did.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：我们特别了解每个家庭成员所做的工作。

What we don't know are some of the things we'd really like to know, that is, who slept where, and was this a playful household or was it a house where father ruled?

我们不知道的是我们真正想知道的一些事情，即谁睡在哪里，这是一个好玩的家庭还是一个由父亲统治的房子？

Is this a harmonious family?

这是一个和谐的家庭吗？

Martha says very little in the diary about her relationship with her husband, but I don't think we can jump to the conclusion that it was a cold and formal relationship because she addresses him as Mr Ballard.

玛莎在日记中很少提及她与丈夫的关系，但我认为我们不能因为她称他为巴拉德先生而就得出这是一种冷漠而正式的关系的结论。

What about privacy?

隐私呢？

How did they behave with one another?

他们彼此相处如何？

These are questions that the diary can't answer.

这些都是日记无法回答的问题。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：明白了。

Sally Pierce here to Spin Shoe thrd.

莎莉皮尔斯在这里第三次旋转鞋。

Drank Tea.

喝茶。

the Girls washt.

女孩们洗了。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): I remember when I started to do women's history that the response I would get from nearly everyone when I would go into an archive or a library and tell them that I was interested in women in the eighteenth century and the answer would be, --gruff voice-- "You won't find much!" And it's really true; there's almost nothing in surviving sources about Martha Ballard, except, of course, for the diary.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：我记得当我开始研究女性历史时，当我走进档案馆或图书馆并告诉他们我对十八世纪的女性感兴趣时，几乎每个人都会得到回应，答案是——粗鲁的声音——“你不会找到太多！”这确实是真的；当然，除了日记之外，现存的资料中几乎没有任何关于玛莎·巴拉德的信息。

It's easy to find evidence of her husband, Ephraim.

很容易找到她丈夫以法莲的证据。

He was a surveyor...

他是一名测量员...

LAUREL ULRICH (on camera) looking at large map

劳雷尔·乌尔里希（镜头前）看着大地图

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover):- ..and his maps are all over the archives.

劳雷尔·乌尔里希（画外音）：- ..他的地图遍布档案馆。

As a surveyor...

作为一名测量员...

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……

he was caught in the middle of the conflicts over land that exploded in Maine in the years...

多年来，他陷入了缅因州爆发的土地冲突之中……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...after the American Revolution.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……美国独立战争之后。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): The Ballards moved to the Maine frontier as part of a larger migration.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：作为大规模迁徙的一部分，巴拉德一家搬到了缅因州边境。

It was a time of geographic mobility and political upheaval...

那是一个地理流动和政治动荡的时代……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...a time of great uncertainty.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……这是一个充满巨大不确定性的时期。

No one knew what kind of a world would be born out of revolution.

没有人知道革命会诞生一个什么样的世界。

No one knew who owned the land....

没有人知道谁拥有这片土地......

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): April 21.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：4 月 21 日。

Clear.

清楚。

mr Ballard Surveying for Judg North.

巴拉德先生为法官诺斯进行测量。

I've been at home.

我一直在家。

the Mrs Pages and mrs Cumings Calld here.

佩奇夫人和卡明斯夫人来过这里。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Ephraim had a rough start in Maine.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：以法莲在缅因州的起步并不顺利。

Some of his neighbors called him a rank Tory.

他的一些邻居称他为保守党人。

I think he had moved on to find new opportunities for his sons: more land.

我认为他已经开始为他的儿子们寻找新的机会：更多的土地。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Trees are obstacles to farming, but they are also very rich and important resources and the idea is to cut down trees, turn them into lumber, ship them out.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：树木是农业的障碍，但它们也是非常丰富和重要的资源，我们的想法是砍伐树木，将它们变成木材，然后将它们运出去。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): For a very long period in the diary, Martha and Ephraim are renters.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：在日记中很长一段时间里，玛莎和以法莲都是租客。

Ephraim's renting the mill, and they're living in a rented house.

以法莲租用了工厂，他们住在租来的房子里。

They own land, but the land isn't cleared.

他们拥有土地，但土地没有被清理。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ...Clear & warm.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……清晰而温暖。

I have been at home, workt in my Gardin Some.

我一直在家里，在我的 Gardin Some 里工作。

Hannah washt.

汉娜沃特.

Mr Ballard went to Mr Craggs

巴拉德先生去找克拉格斯先生

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): mr Savage made the irons for our Loome.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：萨维奇先生为我们的卢姆制作了熨斗。

I paid him 4 Shillings in Cash.

我付给他 4 先令现金。

Mrs Pollard here to warp a piece.

波拉德夫人来这里扭曲一块。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): In the early part of the diary, Martha and her daughters carded and spun, prepared yarn and thread, which they took to neighbors to weave.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：在日记的前半部分，玛莎和她的女儿们梳理、纺纱、准备纱线和线，然后带到邻居那里去编织。

But as the girls grew into their teens, they began to weave, and that's an advantage for Martha, because if they're there, doing the milking and the washing, she can go out and deliver babies, and midwifery is the best paid of the female occupations.

但随着女孩们长到十几岁，她们开始编织，这对玛莎来说是一个优势，因为如果她们在那里，挤奶和洗衣，她就可以出去接生，而助产士是女性职业中收入最高的。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): In over a thousand births, she doesn't lose a single mother at delivery, and very few babies.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：在一千多次分娩中，她没有在分娩时失去一位单亲母亲，也很少有婴儿。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): October 10.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：10 月 10 日。

at Mr Sewalls.

在休沃尔斯先生那里。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): It's early yet.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：现在还早。

Let's get up and walk.

我们起来走走吧。

Mrs Sewell-No. I can't do it.

休厄尔夫人-不。我做不到。

I can't bear it.

我无法忍受。

Go for the new doctor.

去找新医生。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): they were intimidated & Calld Dr Page who gave my Patient 20 drops of Laudenum which put her into Such a Stupor her pains --which were regular & promising-- in a manner stopt till near night.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：他们被吓倒了，打电话给佩奇医生，他给我的病人注射了 20 滴劳德努，这让她陷入了昏迷状态，她的疼痛是有规律的，有希望的，直到晚上才停止。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): The new physician in town was Dr. Benjamin Page, and he seemed determined to engage in the practice of obstetrics.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：镇上的新医生是本杰明·佩奇医生，他似乎决心从事产科实践。

Not to come in in an emergency, as an older physician might have done, but really to be part of normal deliveries.

不要像年长的医生那样在紧急情况下才来，而是真正作为正常分娩的一部分。

From Martha's point of view, Page was not only an upstart, he was a bungler.

在玛莎看来，佩奇不仅是一个暴发户，而且还是一个笨手笨脚的人。

Eventually the doctor left, the opium wore off, and Martha delivered the baby.

最终医生离开了，鸦片药效过去了，玛莎生下了孩子。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Good, good...

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：好，好……

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Shee was safe.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：希很安全。

Delivd at 7h Evn of a Son, her first Born.

在 7 点钟出生了一个儿子，她的第一个孩子。

I left her Cleverly at 10 & walkt home.

十点钟我聪明地离开了她，然后步行回家。

I received 12 shillings as a reward.

我收到了12先令的奖励。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): walking down path

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：沿着小路行走

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover) April 17.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音），4 月 17 日。

Mr Livermores Swine in our field a number of times.

Livermores Swine 先生曾多次来过我们的领域。

I went my Self & informd him.

我亲自去通知了他。

MARTHA BALLARD (on camera): riding horse-closer

玛莎·巴拉德（镜头前）：骑马靠近

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): September 2.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：9 月 2 日。

Clear and pleasant.

清晰宜人。

thee girls moovd Beds.

女孩们请睡觉。

There was a thief Whipt at the post for Stealing Cloath fm Mr Ebenz Farwell.

埃本茨·法韦尔先生的偷衣服的岗位上有一个小偷惠普特。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue):- walking in snowshoes

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：-穿着雪鞋行走

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): February 2.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：2 月 2 日。

Snowd.

斯诺德。

I was Calld to See Black Hitty.

我被叫去见黑希蒂。

Shee was Deld of a Son before I arivd, Sally Cocks gave me a Snuff Box.

在我到达之前，Shee 是一个儿子的 Deld，Sally Cocks 给了我一个鼻烟盒。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): at Mrs. Fosters

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：福斯特夫人

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): August 25, 1789.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1789 年 8 月 25 日。

Clear.

清楚。

I went to See mrs Foster.

我去见福斯特夫人。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): I didn't pay any attention to this diary entry- it was just another one of those visits.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：我没有注意到这篇日记——这只是其中的另一次访问。

REBECCA FOSTER (dialogue): That was not the worst that has come to me since Mr Foster's absence...

丽贝卡·福斯特（对话）：自从福斯特先生缺席以来，这还不是我遇到的最糟糕的情况……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): but later I discovered it was really one of the most important entries in the diary, it was connected to a very complex story.

LAUREL ULRICH（画外音）：但后来我发现这确实是日记中最重要的条目之一，它与一个非常复杂的故事有关。

Mrs Foster was Rebecca Foster, the wife of the young minister...

福斯特夫人是丽贝卡·福斯特，年轻牧师的妻子……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...Isaac Foster, who had been settled a few years before in the town.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……艾萨克·福斯特，几年前已在该镇定居。

Martha was very fond of Mr Foster, but not everyone in the town liked him.

玛莎非常喜欢福斯特先生，但并不是镇上的每个人都喜欢他。

FOSTER (dialogue): The plain truth is an enlightened mind...

福斯特（对话）：最简单的事实就是开明的头脑......

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): He was perhaps a little bit of a prickly character himself, there was lots of trouble, and eventually he stepped down, and went off to try to find another job, and when he was away, a really terrible thing happened to his wife.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：他本人也许是个有点易怒的人，遇到了很多麻烦，最终他辞职了，出去寻找另一份工作，而当他离开时，他的妻子发生了一件非常可怕的事情。

REBECCA FOSTER (dialogue): They could do nothing worse than they have unless they killed me.

丽贝卡·福斯特（对话）：除非他们杀了我，否则他们不会做比他们更糟糕的事情。

North has abused me worse than any other person in the world.

诺斯对我的虐待比世界上任何其他人都严重。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Judge North was a very powerful man in the county.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：诺斯法官是县里一位非常有权势的人。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): He also happened to be one of Ephraim Ballard's employers.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：他也恰好是艾法莲·巴拉德的雇主之一。

COL NORTHA (dialogue): We need to know the names of every squatter and the date of settlement for each...

诺萨上校（对话）：我们需要知道每个擅自占地者的姓名以及每个人的定居日期......

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): They were associated in business and in town government.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：他们与商业和镇政府有联系。

REBECCA FOSTER (dialogue): I believe it is best that I...

丽贝卡·福斯特（对话）：我相信最好...

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): but Shee believd it was best for her to keep her troubles to her Selfe as mutch as Shee Could till her Husband returnd, which Shee hopt wd be soon.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：但她认为，最好的办法是尽可能将自己的烦恼留给自己，直到她的丈夫回来，她希望丈夫很快就会回来。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Never mention it to any other person.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：永远不要向任何其他人提起这件事。

You will expose yourself and cause yourself harm.

你会暴露自己并给自己带来伤害。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Rebecca Foster discovered she was pregnant.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：丽贝卡·福斯特发现自己怀孕了。

And that forced her to break the silence.

这迫使她打破沉默。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): October 1.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：10 月 1 日。

mr Savage here, informs that mrs Foster has Sworn a Rape on a number of men among whome is Judge North.

萨维奇先生在此通报说，福斯特夫人已宣誓强奸多名男子，其中包括诺斯法官。

Shocking indeed!

确实令人震惊！

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): When the story came out and Martha was called to testify...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：当故事曝光、玛莎被传唤出庭作证时……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...she went back to her diary and wrote down everything she could remember.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……她回到日记本，写下了她能记得的一切。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Today I Calld to mind mrs Foster Saying Colo North had positively had unlawfull Concourse with a woman which was not his wife.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：今天我想起福斯特夫人说科洛·诺斯确实与一名不是他妻子的女人进行了非法交往。

REBECCA FOSTER (dialogue): I know it was North.

丽贝卡·福斯特（对话）：我知道那是北方。

He is guilty.

他有罪。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Despite North's power, the case went to trial ...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：尽管诺斯拥有权力，案件还是进入了审判阶段……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……

judges came from Boston, Martha was called to testify, a verdict was rendered.

法官从波士顿赶来，玛莎被传唤出庭作证，做出了判决。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): At Pounalboro...

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：在普纳尔伯勒……

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ...

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……

mr Ballard attended Coart.

巴拉德先生就读于科特。

North acquited to the great Surprise of all that I heard Speak of it.

诺斯对我所听到的一切感到非常惊讶。

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修订版。

PARKER (dialogue): But how comparatively small is the number of...

帕克（对话）：但是相对而言……的数量有多少？

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Cloudy & a Sprinkling of rain.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：多云，有小雨。

mr Parker preacht in this Town.

帕克先生在这个镇上讲道。

I Did not attend my Self.

我没有关注我的自我。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): I have been at home.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我一直在家。

the Seeds begin to Cum up in the gardn.

花园里的种子开始成熟。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Sunday, August 2, I had String Beans, the first we have had from our garden.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：8 月 2 日，星期日，我吃了四季豆，这是我们从花园里第一次吃到的。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): She virtually stopped going to church for almost four years.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：她几乎已经有四年没有去教堂了。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...The Rebecca Foster story led me to think about the entire diary differently.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……丽贝卡·福斯特的故事让我对整本日记有了不同的思考。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): How many other stories might there be hidden in those cryptic entries about visits?

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：那些关于访问的神秘条目中可能还隐藏着多少其他故事？

JONATHAN (voiceover): I'll buy those logs off of Springer for a song and a dance...

乔纳森（画外音）：我会从施普林格购买这些原木来欣赏歌曲和舞蹈……

JONATHAN (dialogue) ...and push them on down to Papa's mill.

乔纳森（对话）……然后把他们推到爸爸的磨坊。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): November 21.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：11 月 21 日。

Cloudy part of the Day, the Gentle men who were Chosen as referees in the Cause between Peter Jones & my Son Jonathan Sett this day.

当天多云，今天被选为彼得·琼斯和我的儿子乔纳森·塞特之间的裁判的绅士们。

they gave Jones £8 damage & the Cost of Coart was 2 pound 5 shillings.

他们给琼斯造成了 8 英镑的损失，科特的成本为 2 英镑 5 先令。

I could wish my son might learn to govern his temper for the futer.

我希望我的儿子将来能学会控制自己的脾气。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：明白了。

I houghd my Cabbages & went to the hook.

我拿起我的卷心菜，走向钩子。

I purchast at the Stores of thread what Cost 1/6, tape & Bob 1/6...

我在商店购买了成本 1/6 的线、胶带和鲍勃 1/6...

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): For a point in her life, Martha Ballard had a, just a perfectly functioning domestic system, the girls busy at their work, she developing her own occupation.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：玛莎·巴拉德一生中有一段时间拥有一个运转良好的家庭系统，女孩们忙于工作，她则发展自己的职业。

But the end of all this labor was to launch the girls in households of their own.

但所有这些劳动的最终目的是让女孩们进入自己的家庭。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): my Girls had some neighbors to help them quilt.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我的女儿们有一些邻居帮她们缝被子。

They began to quilt at 3 in the afternoon.

下午3点他们就开始盖被子了。

Finisht and took it out at 7 --in the-- evening.

晚上七点完成并把它拿出来。

Mrs Rockwood & Mrs Pollard Came to help.

罗克伍德夫人和波拉德夫人前来帮忙。

We Bakt mins and pumpkin pies.

我们烤分钟和南瓜派。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): There were 12 gentlemen took tea.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：有 12 位先生喝茶。

They danced a little while after supper.

晚饭后他们跳了一会儿舞。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): There seems to have been no real stigma against premarital pregnancy.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：婚前怀孕似乎并没有真正的耻辱。

The stigma is on the person who refuses to marry the woman.

拒绝与该女子结婚的人将受到耻辱。

As long as they marry, everything's fine.

只要结婚了，一切都好。

And the watchful eye of the midwife and the other neighbors helps to assure that they do marry.

助产士和其他邻居的密切关注有助于确保他们结婚。

JONATHAN BALLARD and MOSES POLLARD (Singing): Her pretty leg was seen, and something else and something else and what I know, but dare not tell.

乔纳森·巴拉德和摩西·波拉德（唱歌）：她漂亮的腿被看到了，还有一些别的东西，还有一些我知道但不敢说的东西。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): The young folks Behaved exceedingly cleverly...were all returned home before the 11th hour.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：年轻人表现得非常聪明……在11点之前就都回家了。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): I don't think Jonathan wanted to marry Sally Pierce, or maybe he didn't like to be told what to do.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：我认为乔纳森不想嫁给莎莉·皮尔斯，或者也许他不喜欢别人告诉他该做什么。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): October 23rd.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：10 月 23 日。

I was Calld to See Sally Pierce at 9 h morn, the rideing very bad.

早上 9 点我被叫去见莎莉·皮尔斯，骑行非常糟糕。

Sally Declard that my Son Jonathan was the father of her child.

莎莉宣布我的儿子乔纳森是她孩子的父亲。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Push, push, push...Sally I have to ask you now, who is the father of the child?

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：推，推，推……莎莉，我现在必须问你，孩子的父亲是谁？

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Jonathan who?

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：乔纳森是谁？

SALLY (dialogue): Your son, Jonathan Ballard.

莎莉（对话）：你的儿子乔纳森·巴拉德。

Martha Ballard (voiceover): January the 11th, 1792.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1792 年 1 月 11 日。

Clear & very Cold morn.

晴朗且非常寒冷的早晨。

Jonathan has not been at home Since yester day.

乔纳森从昨天起就没有在家。

I have been at home, mended a Coverld & knitt Some.

我一直在家里，补了一件 Coverld & knitt Some。

Jonathan was married to Sally Peirce.

乔纳森与莎莉·皮尔斯结婚。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): It may seem cruel to be questioning a woman at the height of labor about the name of the father of her child, but in fact this was part of the judicial system of the 18th century.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：在临产高峰期询问一名妇女孩子父亲的名字，这似乎很残酷，但事实上这是 18 世纪司法制度的一部分。

Sally Pierce had gone to the justice of the peace and sworn a child on Jonathan.

莎莉·皮尔斯去见了太平绅士，并宣誓为乔纳森生下一个孩子。

And the way that she assured that she could win that case was to affirm that testimony before the midwife at the height of labor.

她确保自己能够赢得这场官司的方法是在分娩最激烈的时候在助产士面前证实这一证词。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): October 28.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：10 月 28 日。

thee Matrimonial writes were Cellibrated between mr Moses Pollard off this Town and my Dagt Hannah this Evng.

今天，你的婚姻文书是在本镇的摩西·波拉德先生和我的汉娜先生之间进行的。

Esq Coney performd the Ceremony.

科尼先生主持了仪式。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): November 18.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：11 月 18 日。

rainy.

下雨了。

mr Pollard & Pitt Dind here, thee latter was Joind in thee Bands off wedlock with Parthenia Barton.

波拉德先生和皮特·丁德先生在这里，你后者是与帕森尼亚·巴顿非婚人士加入的乐队。

the Ceremony pirformd by Saml Dutton Esq.

仪式由 Saml Dutton 先生主持。

I have been at home.

我一直在家。

we had no Company Except our famely attend.

除了我们著名的参加者之外，我们没有任何陪伴。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): The wedding is almost a non-event.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：婚礼几乎平淡无奇。

The girls stay at home after the wedding, they go back to work spinning and weaving and for several weeks the men come and go, sometimes they stay overnight, sometimes they don't.

婚礼结束后，女孩们留在家里，她们回去纺纱和编织工作，几个星期以来，男人们来来往往，有时过夜，有时不过夜。

The real event is when all these household goods are gathered up and the girls go off to housekeeping.

真正的事件是当所有这些家庭用品都收集起来并且女孩们开始做家务时。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): After Hannah and Parthenia married, Martha no longer used their first names in the diary.

劳雷尔·乌利希（画外音）：汉娜和帕特尼娅结婚后，玛莎在日记中不再使用他们的名字。

She called them "Daughter Pollard" and "Mrs Pitts."

她称她们为“波拉德女儿”和“皮茨夫人”。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear but very Cold.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：清晰但非常冷酷。

mr Pollard Came & Conducted my Dagt & his Spouse home to Hous keeping.

波拉德先生来了，并带领我和他的配偶回家看房。

I have been at home, washt my kitchen.

我一直在家，洗厨房。

MARTHA BALLARD (on camera): writing in diary at night

玛莎·巴拉德（镜头前）：晚上写日记

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): my famely is reduced to four in Number.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我的名气减少到了四个。

Cyrus has been to the fort, Ephm to work with his OXen for mr Livermore, & now this year is Come to a Close.

赛勒斯去过堡垒，埃夫姆和他的 OXen 为利弗莫尔先生工作，现在今年已经结束了。

May we begin a New one in the Servis of our Great Master, who will reward his faithfull Servants.

愿我们在伟大主人的服务中开始新的一年，他将奖励他忠实的仆人。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): May 1, 1794.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1794 年 5 月 1 日。

--A frosty morn.-- I was informd that --my niece-- mrs Pitts was unwell & went to See her.

——一个寒冷的早晨。——我被告知——我的侄女——皮茨夫人身体不适，去看望她。

I tarried all night.

我呆了一夜。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): June 24.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：6 月 24 日。

Clear.

清楚。

mrs Pitts Came here, had a feavour fitt.

皮茨夫人来到这里，很高兴。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): June 30.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：6 月 30 日。

Clear.

清楚。

I was Calld at 9 h morn to my Daughter Pollard who was in Labour.

早上 9 点，我接到正在待产的女儿 Pollard 的电话。

her women were Calld and Shee was safe Deliverd at 1 h Pm of a Daught, her first Born...

她的女人们被叫来了，Shee 于下午 1 点安全产下一个女儿，她的第一个孩子......

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ...

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……

I tarried with her allnight.

我陪她过夜了。

Shee is Cleverly.

谢很聪明。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): July 22.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：7 月 22 日。

I was at Shubal Pittses all Day.

我一整天都在舒巴尔皮茨。

Shee is very low, Exercisd with Severe Gripeing & loose Stools.

Shee 非常低，锻炼时伴有严重的绞痛和松散的大便。

God only knows how it may terminate.

只有天知道它会如何终止。

I Sent for my hors, but find her So ill I tarried thro the night.

我派人去找我的马儿，但发现她病得很重，我就在那里过夜了。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): July 23.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：7 月 23 日。

Clear.

清楚。

mrs Pitts rose about an hour by Sun in the morn, went out & milkt the last milk from the Cow into her mouth & Swallowd it.

皮茨夫人早上太阳升起一个小时左右就起床了，出去把牛身上最后的牛奶挤到嘴里吞下去。

it is recommended as very Beneficial by mr Amos Page.

阿莫斯·佩奇先生推荐它非常有益。

HANNAH (dialogue): I don't think she favors our side of the family.

汉娜（对话）：我认为她不喜欢我们这边的家庭。

PARTHENIA (dialogue): Oh, she does favor her papa.

帕特尼娅（对话）：哦，她确实很喜欢她的爸爸。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): her pain Still Continues & God only knows what will be the event.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：她的痛苦仍在继续，只有上帝知道会发生什么。

may Shee be prepared.

愿She做好准备。

Martha and Shubael change Parthenia's bed

玛莎和舒贝尔更换了帕特尼娅的床

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): September 1: Shee Desird mr Pitts & I to moov her & fix her Bed.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：9 月 1 日：她希望皮茨先生和我搬动她并修理她的床。

we Did & laid her in again.

我们又把她放进去。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): I Came home from mr Pittss after we had Performd our last Ofice of friend Ship.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我们执行完最后一次友谊之船的任务后，我从皮茨先生那里回来了。

it is four months this Day Since I was Calld to See my Dear Neace who was Seisd with this, her last illness, which Shee has born with Christian meekness and humility.

自从我被叫去见我亲爱的 Neace 以来，已经四个月了，她是 Seisd 患上最后一次疾病的，Shee 带着基督徒的温顺和谦卑生下了这种病。

we morn the los of her Company but have the greatest reason to hope that Shee has Changd this for a world in which Shee will be free from pain and Sorrow, joind with Glorified Saints to Sing Redeeming lov.

我们很早就失去了她的陪伴，但我们有最大的理由希望她能拥有一个这样的世界，在这个世界里，她将摆脱痛苦和悲伤，与荣耀的圣徒一起唱出救赎之爱。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): September 2.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：9 月 2 日。

Cloudy forenoon, a very rainy afternoon.

上午多云，下午雨很大。

I walkt to mr Pitts this morning where I Saw the Dessection of his decesed wife.

今天早上我走到皮茨先生那里，在那里我看到了他已故妻子的尸体。

The opperation was performd by Drs Colman, Cony, and Page.

手术由 Colman 医生、Cony 医生和 Page 医生进行。

Her Lights were found to be very much ulcerated & Skerrous utera.

她的子宫被发现有很多溃疡和角质。

ALL (singing) Why do we mourn departing friends, or shake at death's alarms?

所有人（唱歌）我们为何哀悼离去的朋友，或因死亡的警报而颤抖？

Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, to call them to his arms.

这只是耶稣发出的声音，呼唤他们到他的怀里。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Martha's reference to lights suggests that Parthenia may have died of a lung disease.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：玛莎提到的灯光表明帕森尼亚可能死于肺部疾病。

Maybe it was tuberculosis, which was a great killer of young people in this period.

也许是结核病，它是这个时期年轻人的一大杀手。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): October 11.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：10 月 11 日。

Clear.

清楚。

I have been washing Old Cloaths which ought to have been Done long ago.

我一直在洗旧衣服，本来早就该洗了。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): In 1795, the last of Martha's daughters married..

劳雷尔·乌尔里希（画外音）：1795 年，玛莎的最后一个女儿结婚了。

And she could no longer write in her diary, "Girls washed." She was dependent on hired helpers.

她再也不能在日记里写下“女孩们洗干净了”。她依赖雇来的帮手。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue) This thread is too weak

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）这条线索太弱了

ELIZABETH (dialogue): Mrs Dutton thought my spinning was good enough.

伊丽莎白（对话）：达顿夫人认为我的纺纱已经足够好了。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue) I'm your mistress now.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：我现在是你的情妇了。

ELIZABETH (dialogue): I have no mistress.

伊丽莎白（对话）：我没有情妇。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue) Do you live here?

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：你住在这里吗？

EPHRAIM (dialogue): North, go north to Long Pond, 2, 3, 4, 5...

EPHRAIM（对话）：向北，向北到长池，2、3、4、5……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): For Martha and Ephraim, the axis of the world was changing.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：对于玛莎和以法莲来说，世界的轴心正在改变。

A new political order was creating a new social order - less deference to authority, more concern about rights, and they experienced that as loss rather than gain.

新的政治秩序正在创造一种新的社会秩序——更少地尊重权威，更多地关注权利，而他们认为这是损失而不是收获。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): I am determined not to pay girls anymore for ill manners.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我决心不再因为不礼貌的行为而向女孩付钱。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): In 1795, Martha is 60 years old, Ephraim is 70, and thet they're still hard at work.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：1795 年，玛莎 60 岁，以法莲 70 岁，他们仍在努力工作。

He's away fifty nine nights that year surveying, and she's away even more.

那一年他有五十九个晚上都在外面测量，而她不在的次数更多。

Ephraim's work is risky.

以法莲的工作充满风险。

He's employed by wealthy Boston merchants who think they own the land.

他受雇于富有的波士顿商人，他们认为自己拥有这片土地。

He's surveying land that the backcountry settlers believe is theirs.

他正在勘测偏远地区定居者认为属于他们的土地。

And they don't want him there...

他们不希望他在那里...

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): May 5, 1796.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1796 年 5 月 5 日。

Clear and windy.

晴朗且有风。

mr Ballard and P.

巴拉德先生和 P.

Bullin Sett out to Survey the Setlers Lotts at Bangor on the Penobskiot river.

布林·塞特前往佩诺布斯基特河畔班戈勘察定居者洛特。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): mrs Caton has been ill and was Deld of a Son at 2h 30m pm, and of a Dagt at 3 h.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：卡顿夫人病了，下午 2 点 30 分她生了一个儿子，下午 3 点又生了一个儿子。

I tarried all night, have had but little Sleep this three nights.

我呆了一夜，这三个晚上几乎没怎么睡。

mr Simeon Clearks wife watcht.

西蒙·克利克斯先生的妻子在看守。

I Could not Sleep for flees.

我因逃跑而无法入睡。

I found 80 flees on my Cloaths after I came home.

我回家后发现衣服上有 80 条虫子。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Sally -- Fletcher-- took her Deeds and threatend to Sue us in 1 weak from this time if we Did not pai her what was her due.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：莎莉——弗莱彻——拿走了她的契约，并威胁说，如果我们不向她支付她应得的费用，从现在开始，我们将起诉我们。

Shee looks thin fased to what Shee Did when Shee left us.

Shee 看起来很瘦弱，因为 Shee 离开我们时她做了什么。

Settler dressed as Indian: Deliver up god damn you Tory!

装扮成印第安人的定居者：交出该死的保守党！

Settler dressed as Indian #2: Deliver the canisters, deliver the papers!

定居者装扮成印第安人#2：交付罐子，交付文件！

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): November 15.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：11 月 15 日。

mr Ballard and men were assaulted when a Sleep last Thursday night in the wilderness, by men they knew not who robd him of his papers and instruments.

上周四晚上，巴拉德先生和其他人在荒野中睡觉时遭到了陌生人的袭击，他们抢走了他的文件和仪器。

may we Ever praise God for his Goodness in preserving him and his assistants from hurt in person.

愿我们永远赞美上帝的善良，保护他和他的助手免受伤害。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): This is the 60th Birth at which I have attinded Since I Came to this Eastern Clime.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：这是我来到这个东方气候之后第 60 次出生。

I receivd 9/, made a prest of 1/6 to the infant.

我收到了 9/，给婴儿做了 1/6 的珀斯特。

I returnd home and find my house up in arms.

我回到家，发现我的房子已经被武装起来。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): I don't know how much of Martha and Ephraim's troubles is just the natural evolution of the life cycle.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：我不知道玛莎和艾法莲的烦恼有多少只是生命周期的自然演变。

They're getting older, they have a greater need for support.

他们年纪越来越大，更需要支持。

And how much of it is that the world, too, is changing.

世界也在多大程度上正在发生变化。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): how long God will preserv my Strength to perform as I have Done of late, he only knows.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：上帝会保留我的力量多久才能像我最近所做的那样，只有他知道。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear and Cold.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：清晰而冷酷。

I have been Doing my house work and Nursing my Cow, her Bag is amazeingly Sweld.

我一直在做家务并照顾我的牛，她的包令人惊讶地被焊接了。

A womans work is Never Done as the Song Says, and happy Shee whos Strength holds out to the End of the rais.

正如歌中所说，女人的工作永远不会完成，快乐的谢，她的力量坚持到了莱的尽头。

it is now near the middle of the night and mr Densmore Calls me to his house.

现在已经是半夜了，登斯莫尔先生叫我去他家。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): In 1800, a few months after the death of George Washington, the town put on a parade.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：1800 年，乔治·华盛顿去世几个月后，小镇举行了游行。

There was the usual assembly of public officials, and at the head of the parade, sixteen young women, daughters of the town's merchants and judges and doctors, each to represent one of the sixteen states of the union.

公职人员通常会举行集会，游行队伍的最前面是十六名年轻女性，她们是镇上商人、法官和医生的女儿，每人代表联邦十六个州之一。

And they were all decked out with black cloaks and white banners, symbols of liberty and the new republic.

他们都穿着黑色斗篷和白色旗帜，象征着自由和新共和国。

1800 was the year Napoleon's armies marched into Italy.

1800年是拿破仑军队进军意大利的一年。

1800 was the year Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams in an election so bitter it went to the 36th ballot in the House of Representatives.

1800 年，托马斯·杰斐逊 (Thomas Jefferson) 在一场激烈的选举中击败了约翰·亚当斯 (John Adams)，众议院进行了第 36 轮投票。

In 1800, the number of lawsuits in the county court began to expand almost exponentially.

1800年，县法院的诉讼数量开始几乎呈指数级增长。

In 1800, the Reverend Mr Isaac Foster died a penniless drunk in Rehobeth, Maryland.

1800 年，牧师艾萨克·福斯特 (Isaac Foster) 先生在马里兰州利霍贝斯醉酒后身无分文地去世。

Not long afterward according to rumor, his wife Rebecca headed off to Peru with her son, hunting for gold.

据传闻，不久之后，他的妻子丽贝卡带着儿子前往秘鲁寻找黄金。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Cyrus went and brot the team and Carried 1 Load of our things.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：赛勒斯去带领团队并搬运了我们的一担东西。

Carried the ash Box, a Bed and bedstead, and Beets, & F.

带着骨灰盒、一张床和床架、还有甜菜，& F.

Turnips & Gardin roots.

萝卜和加丁根。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): I'm not sure how Martha felt about the transition of 1800.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：我不确定玛莎对 1800 年的转变有何感想。

The family had, in one sense, achieved the dream that had brought them to Kennebec County in the first place, that is they now had cleared enough land and were able to establish a farmstead, and as Martha put it in the diary, "Mr Ballard's house" had now been contructed.

从某种意义上说，这个家庭已经实现了最初将他们带到肯纳贝克县的梦想，那就是他们现在已经清理了足够的土地并能够建立一个农庄，正如玛莎在日记中所说，“巴拉德先生的房子”现在已经建成了。

And of course it was Mr. Ballard's house.

当然，那是巴拉德先生的房子。

The Revolution hadn't changed the fact that married women couldn't own property.

革命并没有改变已婚妇女不能拥有财产的事实。

The house was constructed on land that was in Jonathan's name, so two things were happening, the old couple were moving into the house, but at the same time there was a kind of shifting, in family authority toward the son and heir, and this set up a very interesting kind of tension.

房子建在乔纳森名下的土地上，所以发生了两件事，老夫妇搬进了房子，但与此同时，家庭权威向儿子和继承人转移，这造成了一种非常有趣的紧张关系。

EPHRAIM (dialogue) To our contract and our new house.

EPHRAIM（对话）：关于我们的合同和我们的新房子。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): I'll have to start a new garden.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：我必须开办一个新花园。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): April 29, 1800.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1800 年 4 月 29 日。

Clear fore part of the day...

今天的前半段天气晴朗……

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ...Cloudy at Even.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……晚上多云。

I have been diging and moving dirt in the gardin the most of the day, have made my hands very sore.

我一整天都在花园里挖土、搬土，弄得我的手很酸。

I went to my Son Jonathans a little while before night.

入夜前不久，我去了儿子乔纳森那里。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): The family fortunes were rising, but Martha's were declining.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：家族财富不断增加，但玛莎的财富却在下降。

The farm, unfortunately, was up on a ridge, high above the Kennebec River, and that seems to have made a real difference in her practice.

不幸的是，农场位于山脊上，高于肯纳贝克河，这似乎对她的实践产生了真正的影响。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): It was harder for other people to come and find her, in a more out of the way place.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：在一个更偏僻的地方，其他人很难找到她。

She recorded 51 deliveries in 1799...

1799 年，她记录了 51 次分娩……

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): ...which was the last year in the old house.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：……这是在老房子里的最后一年。

Ephraim and little Ephraim leave for surveying trip

以法莲和小以法莲出发去测量之旅

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): In 1800, that declined to 26, and by 1802, it was down to 11.

LAUREL ULRICH（画外音）：1800 年，这个数字下降到 26 个，到 1802 年，这个数字下降到 11 个。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Are you all right, Ephraim?

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：你还好吗，以法莲？

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): August 29, 1802.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1802 年 8 月 29 日。

my Lott is Singular but with Patience I wish to Conform to it.

我的洛特很独特，但只要有耐心，我希望遵守它。

my husband returnd at Evng fm Balls town much fatagued with his Jouney, had a fitt of Shakeing.

我的丈夫回到 Evng FM Balls 镇，对他的旅程感到非常厌倦，感到一阵颤抖。

I heat a Blankett and put it about him at about 3 h morn.

凌晨 3 点左右，我加热毯子并给他盖上。

he, being relaxed, Dirtied the Bed.

他一放松，就把床弄脏了。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): I rose, Shirted him and removed the dirty lining, went to Bed again...

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我站起来，给他穿上衬衫，脱掉脏衬里，再次上床睡觉……

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ...but was so Cold that I Could not Sleep.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……但是太冷了，我睡不着。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): I know from Ephraim's records, but not from Martha's diary that he had been attacked again in the woods.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：我从以法莲的记录中得知，但从玛莎的日记中不知道，他在树林里再次遭到袭击。

He gave up surveying in the back country and took on the job of town tax collector.

他放弃了边远地区的测量工作，担任了镇税务员的工作。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): January 2, 1804.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1804 年 1 月 2 日。

Clear.

清楚。

I feel very unwel.

我感觉很不舒服。

my husband Came home at 4 this afternoon.

我丈夫今天下午四点回家。

Took a little food.

拿了一点食物。

Complains of feeling the pain in his Stomach, but was Calld by John Sewall to answer an Execution of 800 Dollars.

抱怨胃部疼痛，但被约翰·休厄尔叫去回答 800 美元的处决。

was by him Conducted to the Jail in augusta and Commited.

被他带到奥古斯塔监狱并投入监狱。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): He was in debtors' prison.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：他在债务人监狱里。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): But the nature of his debt was a little bit unusual.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：但他的债务性质有点不寻常。

This wasn't a personal debt.

这不是个人债务。

He had failed to collect the town taxes.

他没有缴纳城镇税。

Instead of going after individual taxpayers, they just jailed the tax collector.

他们没有追捕个人纳税人，而是把税务员关进监狱。

It was really a kind of house arrest, or maybe even a bit less than that.

这实际上是一种软禁，或者甚至比软禁还要轻一些。

He could go out and do some kind of work during the day.

白天他可以出去做一些工作。

He could not go home, because the Ballard farm lay outside the bounds.

他无法回家，因为巴拉德农场位于边界之外。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): March 12.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：3 月 12 日。

Cloudy part of the day.

当天多云。

I have been helping do hous work.

我一直帮忙做家务。

brewd and have Soap in hand as the hoops of the Barril Sprung.

酿造并手中有肥皂，就像 Barril Sprung 的箍一样。

it was not so when I had a husband with me.

当我有丈夫陪伴时，情况并非如此。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear part of the Day.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：今天的部分时间是清晰的。

Son Jonathan Came here this morn and treated me very unbecomingly indead.

儿子乔纳森今天早上来到这里，对我的态度非常不雅。

O that God would Chang his Stuborn heart and Cause him to behave in a Cristion like maner to Parents and all others.

哦，但愿上帝会改变他顽固的心，使他以危机般的方式对待父母和所有其他人。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): March 17.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：3 月 17 日。

- Jonathan -- Came up on foot with out his hat.

- 乔纳森 - 没有戴帽子步行上来。

took Lemuel from his Supper, and Struck him.

把雷米尔从他的晚餐中夺走，并打了他。

JONATHAN (dialogue): Damn you you lazy...

乔纳森（对话）：该死的，你太懒了……

I'll show you waited!

我会告诉你等待！

Lemuel runs out of house, followed by Johnathan

雷米尔跑出家门，乔纳森紧随其后

JONATHAN (dialogue): God damn you!

乔纳森（对话）：该死的你！

Where the hell do you think you're going?

你到底要去哪里？

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Jonathan!

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：乔纳森！

Stop it Jonathan!

别了，乔纳森！

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Shaw and Burr went on after to prevent his being deprived of life.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：肖和伯尔继续追赶，以防止他被剥夺生命。

I followed on falling as I went.

我一边走一边跟着跌倒。

DOLLY (dialogue): Mother, he was in drink.

多莉（对话）：妈妈，他喝醉了。

HANNAH (dialogue): You cannot stop him, you'll hurt yourself chasing after him

汉娜（对话）：你无法阻止他，追他会伤害你自己

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): March 18.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：3 月 18 日。

Daught Lambd and Pollard here.

兰姆德和波拉德的女儿在这里。

my comfortors are much as Jobs were.

我的安慰者就像乔布斯一样。

O that my Patience may hold out.

哦，但愿我的耐心能够坚持下去。

it is very Strange that men Cannot behave like rational beings.

很奇怪的是，人的行为不能像理性的人一样。

Martha wanders aimlessly around empty house

玛莎在空荡荡的房子里漫无目的地闲逛

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): December 17.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：12 月 17 日。

Clear.

清楚。

went to son Ephraims.

去了儿子以法莲那里。

then met my husband in jail.

然后在监狱里遇见了我的丈夫。

he Exprest a wish for me to keep possision of this hous at present.

他表示希望我目前保留这所房子的所有权。

Somewhat Discomposed in my mind.

我心里有些不安。

I wish to retain my reason if it be the wil of the great Parent of the univers.

如果这是伟大的宇宙之父的意愿，我希望保留我的理性。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Martha's despair is reflected even in her handwriting.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：玛莎的绝望甚至体现在她的笔迹中。

Ephraim and jailmates toast and sing in jail

以法莲和狱友在监狱里敬酒唱歌

DANIEL CONY (dialogue): To the president!

丹尼尔·科尼（对话）：致总统！

EPHRAIM (dialogue): To the honorable Daniel Coney!

以法莲（对话）：尊敬的丹尼尔·科尼！

DANIEL CONY (dialogue): To the fair sex!

丹尼尔·科尼（对话）：致公平的性别！

EPHRAIM (dialogue): Welcome Brother Debtor...

以法莲（对话）：欢迎债务人兄弟……

ALL (sing): Welcome Brother Debtors -cont.

全体（唱）：欢迎债务人兄弟 - 续。

over cut--

过切——

MARTHA BALLARD (on camera) hacks up fence for fire wood

玛莎·巴拉德（镜头前）砍断栅栏以获取柴火

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): We get the story from Martha's point of view, and it would be interesting if we had a diary from Jonathan or Sally.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：我们从玛莎的角度来了解这个故事，如果我们有乔纳森或莎莉的日记，那就会很有趣。

Here we have this old mother, she needs wood, she needs water, she needs help, our well isn't any good, we've got all these kids in this old house.

我们这里有一位老母亲，她需要木头，她需要水，她需要帮助，我们的水井不太好，我们所有的孩子都住在这栋老房子里。

Why don't we just move in?

我们为什么不搬进去呢？

She could be fine in one room.

她在一个房间里也能过得很好。

She doesn't need this whole house.

她不需要整栋房子。

There are glimmerings of this in the diary.

日记里有这方面的蛛丝马迹。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): I've been geting wood, broke the old logg fence to pieces, and fatigued much to do it.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我一直在找木头，把旧木栅栏打碎了，而且很累。

Heard at Evng that my Son was Determennd to Come in to this hous within a fortnit.

晚上听说我的儿子决定在一段时间内来到这所房子。

and that I might tarrie here or go and liv in their hous and See how good it was to bring water from his wel.

我可以在这里停留，或者去他们的房子里住，看看从他的井里取水有多好。

O, thou Parent of the universe, Cutt Short thine aflictions and Sufer me thine unworthy hand maid to See Some Comfort before I go hence.

哦，宇宙之父，请剪断你的苦难，让我这个不配的女仆在我离开之前得到一些安慰。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): December 19.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：12 月 19 日。

Clear and Cold.

清澈而寒冷。

this is 50 years Since I became a hous keeper.

我成为一名管家已经 50 年了。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): December 23.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：12 月 23 日。

Son Cyrus Came to Son Pollards...

儿子赛勒斯来到儿子波拉兹身边......

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ....we Dind on a fine Turkey and he then Conducted me home.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……我们吃了一顿美味的火鸡，然后他带我回家了。

I find son Jonathans family had taken possesion of my house.

我发现儿子乔纳森的家人占领了我的房子。

SALLY (dialogue): Billy, I mean Ephraim, Jack!

莎莉（对话）：比利，我是说以法莲，杰克！

JOHNATHAN (dialogue): Be still, you lazy drabs!

约翰内森（对话）：安静点，你们这些懒惰的家伙！

Martha pouring hot water, sleeps in clothes

玛莎倒热水，穿着衣服睡觉

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): I have felt unwel, but have had the nois of Childn to Bear, some fighting, Some playing, and not a little Profannity has been performd.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我感到不舒服，但也听到了熊孩子的噪音，有的打架，有的玩耍，还有不少脏话。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear and Cold.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：清晰而冷酷。

this is one year Since my husband was taken from me and Carried to Jail.

自从我的丈夫被从我身边带走并被送进监狱以来已经一年了。

A Gloomy year it has been to me.

对我来说这是阴郁的一年。

I have Sufered for fire but must bear it.

我曾受过火的折磨，但必须忍受它。

MARTHA BALLARD voiceover): January 6, 1805.

玛莎·巴拉德 (Martha Ballard) 配音）：1805 年 1 月 6 日。

Clear and cold.

清澈而寒冷。

I was oblidged to Sleep in my Cloaths or freas, unhappy Mother I am.

我不得不穿着衣服睡觉，我是个不快乐的母亲。

SALLY (dialogue): I brought you some gingerbread........--she waits--.......Thank you.

莎莉（对话）：我给你带来了一些姜饼……——她等着——……谢谢。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): You are rude.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：你很粗鲁。

SALLY (dialogue): I'm tired of your complaints.

莎莉（对话）：我厌倦了你的抱怨。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Shee is an inconsiderate or a very impudent woman.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：希是一个不体贴或非常无礼的女人。

I wish her to Show more maners and discretion or hold her peace for the future.

我希望她表现出更多的礼貌和谨慎，或者对未来保持沉默。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): May 9.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：5 月 9 日。

a rainy day.

一个下雨天。

Cleard Some of the manure from under the out hous.

清除屋外的一些粪便。

I have been So much better this afternoon that I took some Tea.

今天下午我好多了，所以我喝了一些茶。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): --Son Jonathans' Dear little-- Saml Expired at 5 h ys morn.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：——儿子乔纳森的亲爱的小——Saml 于早上 5 点过期。

Saml was 19 months, 8 days & 3 hours old when he Expired.

Saml 过期时年龄为 19 个月零 8 天又 3 小时。

may the God of mercy...

愿仁慈的上帝...

Martha still sewing, Jonathan's son has died

玛莎仍在缝纫，乔纳森的儿子去世了

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ...Sanctyfy his Chastisements for our Ever lasting good.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……为了我们永恒的利益，神圣化他的惩罚。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Let me see your letters.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：让我看看你的信。

Oh, they're good.

哦，他们很好。

MARTHA BALLARD (on camera) looks out window at trees

玛莎·巴拉德（镜头前）看着窗外的树木

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): my Husband has this day seen 80 revolutions of the Sun, he has ended this and began the 81th year of his age in Augusta jail.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我的丈夫今天目睹了太阳的 80 转，他结束了这一切，并在奥古斯塔监狱开始了他的 81 岁生日。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): May 25.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：5 月 25 日。

Clear.

清楚。

I have been at -son-- Ephms, went to Jail and Slept with my Husband.

我去过儿子埃夫姆斯，进过监狱，和我丈夫一起睡过。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): In 17 months, Ephraim is finally released from jail.

LAUREL ULRICH（画外音）：17 个月后，Ephraim 终于出狱了。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Jonathan and Sally immediately began to build a new house.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：乔纳森和莎莉立即开始建造新房子。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): It looks as though Martha's going to have some peace and security in her old age.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：看来玛莎在晚年会过上一些平静和安全的生活。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): December 19, 1807...

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1807 年 12 月 19 日……

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ..this is the annaversary of my Mariage, 53 years Since.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……这是我结婚 53 周年的纪念日。

O the Sceins which have past Sinc that time.

噢，那些已经过去的场景。

I lay musing thereon, and slept but little.

我躺着沉思，睡得很少。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): July 9, 1806.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1806 年 7 月 9 日。

my Husband & I were awake at 3 h yesterday morn by Mrs Heartwel and Gillbard, who brot us the horrible tydings that Capt Purington had murdered all his famely...

昨天凌晨 3 点，我和丈夫被哈特韦尔夫人和吉尔巴德叫醒，他们告诉我们普林顿上尉谋杀了他所有的名人的可怕消息……

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ..Except his Son James, who must have Shared the Same fate had he not fled in his Shirt only and ran to Son Jonathans.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：……除了他的儿子詹姆斯，如果他没有只穿着衬衫逃跑并跑向儿子乔纳森斯，他一定有同样的命运。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): they two went to the hous where the horrid Scein was perpetrated.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：他们两个去了可怕的场景发生的房子。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): my Son went in and found a Candle which he lit and to his great Surprise Said Purington, his wife & Six Childn Corps!

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我的儿子进去发现了一支蜡烛，他点燃了蜡烛，令他大吃一惊的是，普林顿、他的妻子和六个孩子军团！

may an infinitely good God grant that we may all take a suitable notis of this horrid deed, learn wisdom there from.

愿无限仁慈的上帝赐予我们大家适当的注意这一可怕的行为，并从中学习智慧。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): what are we Cuming to in this Eastern world?

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我们在这个东方世界想要做什么？

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): April 2, 1808.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1808 年 4 月 2 日。

I have been to Son Jonathans to help her quilt her Bed quilt.

我去过儿子乔纳森帮她盖被子。

what --elce--I have endured I wish not to write.

我所忍受的——elce——我不想写。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): "What else I have endured I wish not to write." Well that could almost be the theme of the last few years of the diary.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：“我还忍受过什么，我不想写下来。”好吧，这几乎可能是日记最后几年的主题。

But it doesn't become a kind of sacharine document.

但它并没有成为一种乏味的文件。

It becomes again very much what it was at the beginning of the diary: a record of work, a record of activity, rather than a record of feelings.

它又变得很像日记开头的样子：工作的记录，活动的记录，而不是感受的记录。

MARTHA BALLARD (on camera) buys basket from Indian girl

玛莎·巴拉德（镜头前）从印度女孩那里购买篮子

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): March 17, 1809.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1809 年 3 月 17 日。

Clear day, Cloudy at Evng.

天气晴朗，Evng 多云。

Elisabth, the indn, here, let her have potatoes.

伊丽莎白，这里的旅馆，让她吃土豆。

A Son of John Babcocks here for a record of his Birth which was September 11, 1791.

约翰·巴布科克斯 (John Babcocks) 的儿子在此索要他出生日期（1791 年 9 月 11 日）的记录。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Cloudy.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：多云。

I workt in my gardin, Sett Parsley & 3 quins trees by the Pigg pen, knit some.

我在我的花园里干活，在小猪围栏旁种了三棵欧芹和三棵奎因树，还编织了一些东西。

mr Ballard diging gardin & Setting hop poles.

巴拉德先生正在挖掘花园并设置跳杆。

hear mrs Mosier is no Better

听说莫西尔夫人也好不了多少

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): June 29, 1811.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1811 年 6 月 29 日。

Clear.

清楚。

I have done my hous work, killd Buggs on my vines.

我已经完成了我的家务，用我的藤蔓杀死了巴格斯。

Son Jonathan was put in jaill for debt, an unfortunate thing for him at this time as the freshet is risin and his Lumber up river in A precarious Situation.

儿子乔纳森因债务被关进监狱，这对他来说是一件不幸的事情，因为淡水正在上升，他的木材在河流上处于不稳定的境地。

may all things work together for his good here, and here after, is the wish of me, his affectionate mother.

愿所有的事情都为他的利益而共同努力，这是我，他慈爱的母亲的愿望。

MRS SAUNDERS (dialogue): It hurts here, harder.

桑德斯夫人（对话）：这里很痛，更厉害。

Yes, that's better, it's coming...

是的，更好了，它来了......

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): Clear and warm.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：清晰而温暖。

I was Calld at 1 h ys morn to See the wife of Wilm Saunders who was in Labour.

凌晨 1 点，我被叫去见正在待产的威尔姆·桑德斯 (Wilm Saunders) 的妻子。

her illness Came on at 3h pm and I took her into my Care.

她的病是在下午 3 点发病的，我把她带去我的护理中心。

Shee was Safe Delivd about 5 of her first Son & 3d Child.

Shee 安全交付了她第一个儿子和第三个孩子的 5 个孩子。

MARTHA BALLARD (dialogue): Push, push.

玛莎·巴拉德（对话）：推，推。

Head's out.

头出来了。

Easy....easy....It's a boy, Mrs. Saunders.

简单……简单……是个男孩，桑德斯夫人。

This one's a boy.

这是个男孩。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): I left her & inft Comfortable and reacht home at dusk in the Evng.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：我离开了她，在黄昏时分舒适地回到了家。

"Roomful of strangers" -- now no longer strangers but Martha's family at her bedside

“房间里都是陌生人”——现在不再是陌生人，而是玛莎床边的家人

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): Suddenly, her midwifery practice picks up again.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：突然间，她的助产士工作又恢复了。

She's back on her horse, out in the middle of the night.

她半夜出去了，又骑上马了。

In fact, in the last four months of the diary she delivers almost as many babies as she did at the beginning.

事实上，在日记的最后四个月里，她生下的婴儿数量几乎与开始时一样多。

And then, at the end of April, 1812, she came home from a delivery exhausted and ill.

然后，1812 年 4 月底，她产完回家，精疲力竭，身体不适。

She didn't want to get out of bed for several days.

她一连几天都不想下床。

She just seemd to sink down.

她似乎只是沉下去了。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): May 7, 1812.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1812 年 5 月 7 日。

Clear the most of the day & very Cold & windy.

一天中大部分时间天气晴朗，非常寒冷且多风。

Dagt Ballard and a Number of her Children here, mrs Partridg & Smith allso.

达特·巴拉德和她的一些孩子在这里，还有帕特里奇夫人和史密斯夫人。

Revd Tappin Came and Converst Swetly...

塔平牧师来了，和我们交谈得愉快……

Diary shot -- the last page of the diary

日记镜头——日记的最后一页

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): ..made A Prayer adapted to my Case.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：..根据我的情况做了一个祈祷。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): And then the diary just stops.

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：然后日记就停止了。

LAUREL ULRICH (voiceover): If I could confront Martha in some way and speak with her, I think maybe the question I would ask her is: did you expect the diary to survive?

劳雷尔·乌尔里奇（画外音）：如果我能以某种方式面对玛莎并与她交谈，我想也许我会问她的问题是：你是否期望这本日记能够保存下来？

Did you want it to survive?

你想让它活下来吗？

Did you expect your family to read it?

你希望你的家人会读到它吗？

I'm quite sure she never expected a world of two hundred years later to read it and be interested in her life.

我敢肯定，她绝对没想到两百年后的世界还会读到这本书并对她的生活产生兴趣。

MARTHA BALLARD (voiceover): May 7, 1812.

玛莎·巴拉德（画外音）：1812 年 5 月 7 日。

Clear the most of the day & very Cold & windy.

一天中大部分时间天气晴朗，非常寒冷且多风。

Read about the years following the Revolutionary War and the changes our developing nation underwent.

了解独立战争后的岁月以及我们发展中国家所经历的变化。

Producer Laurie Kahn-Leavitt talks about the making of the film A Midwife's Tale, and Historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich discusses the importance of Martha Ballard's diary and what it reveals about 17th century America and women's roles at that time.

制片人劳里·卡恩-莱维特谈论电影《助产士的故事》的制作过程，历史学家劳雷尔·撒切尔·乌尔里希讨论玛莎·巴拉德日记的重要性以及它揭示了 17 世纪的美国和当时的女性角色。

Find out about women's roles in turning the 18th-century frontier into settled communities.

了解女性在将 18 世纪边境转变为定居社区过程中所扮演的角色。

In 1785 Martha Ballard began the diary that she would keep for the next 27 years, until her death.

1785 年，玛莎·巴拉德 (Martha Ballard) 开始写日记，她将在接下来的 27 年里一直保留日记，直至去世。

At a time when fewer than half the women in America were literate, Ballard faithfully recorded the weather, her daily household tasks, her midwifery duties (she delivered close to a thousand babies), her medical practice and countless incidents that reveal the turmoil of a new nation.

在美国只有不到一半的女性识字的时代，巴拉德忠实地记录了天气、她的日常家务、她的助产职责（她接生了近千名婴儿）、她的医疗实践以及无数揭示了一个新国家的动荡的事件。

In her diary, Martha Ballard seems like a religious person; why, then, did she go to church so infrequently?

在她的日记中，玛莎·巴拉德似乎是一个虔诚的人；那么，为什么她很少去教堂呢？

A timeline of Martha Ballard's life along with events in science and medicine, and U.S. and Maine history.

玛莎巴拉德的生活时间表以及科学和医学事件以及美国和缅因州的历史。