004 尼洛与帕特拉斯

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The next winter, the aches in Jehan's bones made it too difficult for him to move

第二年冬天，杰汗的骨头疼得让他几乎无法动弹。

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He had been crippled for years

他残疾已经有很多年了。

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But now, it was impossible for him even to walk beside the cart

但现在，他甚至无法在马车旁行走。

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Little Nello was now six years old

小内洛现在六岁了。

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He knew Antwerp well because he had accompanied his grandfather there many times

他对安特卫普很熟悉，因为他多次陪爷爷去过那里。

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So, Nello took Jehan's place beside the cart and walked with Patrasche instead

于是，内洛代替杰汗站在马车旁，和帕特拉什一起走。

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Nello sold the milk in Antwerp and received the coins in exchange

内洛在安特卫普卖牛奶，换来硬币。

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He brought the money back to the farmers in the village

他把钱带回去给村子里的农民们。

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He did all his work with an innocent dignity;

他做所有工作都带着一种天真庄重的神态；

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everyone who met him was charmed

每个遇见他的人都喜欢他。

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Nello was a beautiful child, with tender eyes, a lovely face, and light blond hair

内洛是个漂亮的孩子，有着温柔的眼睛、可爱的脸庞和浅金色的头发。

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Often when Nello and Patrasche were walking into town, an artist stopped them on the road

内洛和帕特拉什进城时，常常有画家在路上叫住他们。

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He would ask little Nello if he could sketch him

他会问小内洛能不能给他画速写。

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Since Nello and Patrasche were never in a rush, Nello usually agreed

因为内洛和帕特拉什从不赶时间，内洛通常都会同意。

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Besides, Nello loved seeing the finished sketch

而且，内洛很喜欢看完成的速写。

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The artist would carefully draw Nello and Patrasche with the fields of Flanders in the background

画家会仔细地画内洛和帕特拉什，背景是佛兰德斯的田野。

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Nello and Patrasche delivered the milk so well that Jehan did not worry

内洛和帕特拉什送牛奶送得很好，杰汗一点也不担心。

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On summer mornings, he sat in the sunlit doorway of the hut

夏日的早晨，他坐在小屋门口，沐浴着阳光。

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He watched the happy pair head down the road

他看着这对快乐的伙伴沿着大路出发。

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In the afternoon, he rested and then watched for their return

下午，他休息一会儿，然后望着他们归来。

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At the hut, Patrasche would shake himself free of his harness with a happy bark

回到小屋，帕特拉什会欢快地叫一声，挣脱身上的挽具。

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Nello would proudly tell his grandfather everything they had done

内洛会骄傲地告诉爷爷他们所做的一切。

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Then they would all eat a dinner of rye bread and soup

然后，大家会一起吃一顿黑面包和汤组成的晚餐。

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At the end of each day, the shadows grew long in the pastures

每到日暮时分，牧场上影子被拉得长长的。

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The distant spire of the great cathedral faded in the twilight

远处大教堂的尖顶在暮色中渐渐隐去。

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At night, Nello and Patrasche lay down together while the old man said a prayer

夜晚，内洛和帕特拉什躺在一起，老人则做着祷告。

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So the days and the years went on

日子就这样一天天、一年年地过去。

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The lives of Nello and Patrasche were happy and innocent

内洛和帕特拉什的生活快乐又纯真。

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Flanders is not a place of majestic beauty, but the land is green and wide

佛兰德斯并非壮丽之美地，但这里的土地翠绿而辽阔。

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Its spacious horizons are pleasant and welcoming

它那广阔的地平线令人愉悦而亲切。

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In summer, fall, and spring, little Nello and Patrasche would lie in the grass beside the canal

在夏天、秋天和春天，小内洛和帕特拉什会躺在运河边的草地上。

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They watched the boats drift by and breathed the salty air of the sea

他们看着船只漂过，呼吸着海边的咸味空气。

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In the winter, life was harder

到了冬天，日子就更艰难了。

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They had to get up in the dark and the bitter cold

他们不得不在黑暗中、在刺骨的严寒里起床。

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The hut was not much warmer than a shed, and the wind found many holes in the walls

小屋比棚屋暖和不了多少，风能从墙上的许多窟窿钻进来。

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The bare fields around the hut looked flat and grim

小屋周围光秃秃的田野，看起来平坦而萧瑟。

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The cold pinched little Nello's hands and toes

严寒刺痛了小内洛的双手和脚趾。

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The snow and ice cut the brave, tireless feet of Patrasche

冰雪割伤了帕特拉什那双勇敢、不知疲倦的脚。

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But the two friends never complained

但这两个朋友从未抱怨过。

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They walked over the frozen fields together, accompanied by the chime of the bells on Patrasche's harness

他们一起走过冰封的田野，伴随着帕特拉什挽具上铃铛的叮当声。

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Sometimes, in the streets of Antwerp, a housewife would bring them a bowl of soup and a handful of bread

有时，在安特卫普的街头，会有家庭主妇给他们端来一碗汤和一把面包。

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Sometimes, a kindly merchant would throw a little firewood into the small cart as they went home

有时，当他们回家时，好心的商人会往小推车里扔一点柴火。

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Patrasche worked through the heat of summer and the chills of winter

帕特拉什顶着酷暑，冒着严寒，不停地干活。

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Even though he was often hungry, he was grateful and content

尽管经常挨饿，他心中仍充满感激和满足。

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As Patrasche worked, the eyes that he loved smiled down on him

当帕特拉什干活时，他所深爱的那双眼睛会微笑着注视着他。

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It was enough

这就足够了。