008 磨坊主的怒火

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The miller walked back from the fields to his mill

磨坊主从田地走回了磨坊。

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" That little boy Nello should not spend so much time with Alois," he said to his wife that night

那天晚上，他对妻子说：“那个小男孩尼洛不应该和阿洛伊斯待在一起那么久。”

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" There may be trouble later

“以后可能会有麻烦。

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He is fifteen years old, and she is twelve."

他十五岁，她十二岁。”

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" He is also a handsome young man," said his wife

妻子说：“他也是个英俊的小伙子。”

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" He is a good boy too."

“他也是个好孩子。”

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She looked at the portrait of Alois that Nello had drawn

她看着尼洛给阿洛伊斯画的肖像。

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It was hanging on the wall next to the wooden cuckoo clock

它挂在木制布谷鸟钟旁边的墙上。

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" Then, if they ever fell in love," said the wife," would it matter?

妻子说：“那么，如果他们相爱了，又有什么关系呢？

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She is rich enough for both of them

她足够富有，够两个人用的了。”

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Happiness is the most important thing!"

开心才是最重要的！

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" That's a foolish thing to say!"

“这真是蠢话！”

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said the miller, slamming his pipe on the table

磨坊主说着，把烟斗重重敲在桌上。

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" The boy is almost a beggar

“那孩子跟乞丐差不多。

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If he becomes a painter, he'll be worse than a beggar

要是他当了画家，连乞丐都不如。

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Promise me that Nello and Alois will not play together again!"

答应我，尼洛和阿洛伊斯不准再一起玩了！

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The miller's wife could not bear to separate them completely

磨坊主的妻子不忍心让他们彻底分开。

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Even so, they were kept apart in many little ways

即便如此，他们还是被许多小事隔开了。

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After church, Nello wasn't permitted to talk with Alois

教堂礼拜后，尼洛不被允许和阿洛伊斯说话。

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And in the afternoons, her parents kept her busy with chores

到了下午，她的父母就总给她安排杂活，让她没空出门。

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Nello was a proud and sensitive boy

尼洛是个自尊心强又敏感的男孩。

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He realized what was happening and was hurt

他意识到了正在发生什么，并因此受到了伤害。

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So, Nello and Patrasche no longer went to the mill to visit Alois

于是，尼洛和帕特拉斯基不再去磨坊看望阿洛伊丝了。

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" Why can't I see my friend Alois?" Nello thought

“为什么我不能见我的朋友阿洛伊丝？”尼洛想。

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" I haven't done anything wrong!"

“我没做错任何事！”

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He wondered if he had angered the miller that day in the fields

他怀疑自己那天在田野里是不是惹怒了磨坊主。

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He did not know that his only sin was being poor

他不知道，他唯一的过错就是贫穷。

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Sometimes, Nello and Alois ran into each other

有时，尼洛和阿洛伊丝会偶然遇见彼此。

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When that happened, he held her hand and told her to go home

每当这时，他就会握住她的手，让她回家去。

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" Sorry, Alois, but your father will be angry

“对不起，阿洛伊丝，但你父亲会生气的。

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He thinks that I make you idle

他觉得我让你变懒散了。

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You must go."

你一定要回去。

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Nello said this with a sad heart

尼洛说这话时，内心充满悲伤。

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Without Alois, the earth did not look as bright as it used to

没有了阿洛伊丝，大地看起来也不像从前那样明亮了。

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But Nello did not complain

但尼洛没有抱怨。

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As his grandfather said," We are poor and must take what God sends

就像他爷爷说的：“我们很穷，必须接受上帝的安排。

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The poor cannot choose."

穷人是没有选择的。”

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One day, little Alois found Nello walking near the canal

一天，小阿洛伊丝发现尼洛在运河边散步。

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She ran up to him, crying

她哭着跑到他身边。

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Tomorrow was her birthday, but she was not allowed to invite him to her party

明天是她的生日，但她不被允许邀请他来参加派对。

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In other years, Nello had always been at her birthday party

往年，尼洛总是会出现在她的生日派对上。

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Nello kissed her on the cheek and asked her to stop crying

尼洛亲了亲她的脸颊，让她别再哭了。

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He told her," It will be different one day, Alois

他告诉她：“总有一天会不一样的，阿洛伊丝。

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One day, that little portrait your father has will be worth a lot of money

总有一天，你父亲的那幅小肖像画会很值钱。

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Then your father will invite me in again," Nello said

到时候你父亲会再邀请我进去的。”尼洛说。

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" Just remember me always, dear little Alois

“只要永远记得我，亲爱的小阿洛伊丝。

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If you do, I promise that, one day, I will be a great artist."

如果你记得，我保证，总有一天，我会成为一个伟大的画家。”

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" And if I forget you?"

“要是我忘了你呢？”

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the pretty child asked, pouting a little

这个漂亮的孩子微微噘着嘴问道。

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Nello's eyes left her face and wandered to the distant horizon

尼洛的目光从她脸上移开，望向远方的地平线。

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There was a smile on his face both sweet and sad

他脸上浮现出一个既甜美又悲伤的微笑。

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" I will be great still," he said under his breath

“我依然会变得伟大，”他低声说道。

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" I will be great still, or die, Alois."

“我依然会变得伟大，否则就宁可死去，阿洛伊丝。”

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The next evening, Nello sat at the door of the hut with Patrasche

第二天傍晚，尼洛和帕特拉什坐在小屋门口。

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He heard the sounds of Alois' birthday celebrations

他听到了阿洛伊丝生日庆祝的声音。

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" Never mind, Patrasche," he said, with his arms around the dog's neck

“没关系的，帕特拉什，”他搂着狗的脖子说道。

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" It will all be different one day."

“总有一天一切都会不一样的。”