009 尼洛的秘密

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Nello and Patrasche sat at the door of the hut

尼洛和帕特拉什坐在小屋门口。

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Across the village from the mill, Nello could hear the sounds of Alois' birthday

在村子那头，磨坊那边，传来了阿洛伊斯生日会的声音。

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Little Alois was Nello's best friend, but her father had refused to invite him to her party

小阿洛伊斯是尼洛最好的朋友，但她父亲拒绝邀请他来参加聚会。

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Nello was sad, but he turned his mind to other things

尼洛很伤心，但他把心思转向了别的事情。

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He looked at the little shed behind the hut

他看向小屋后面的小棚子。

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No one, except him, went in there, and inside was his great secret

除了他没人会进去，里面藏着他的一个大秘密。

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Nello's secret was an easel

尼洛的秘密是一个画架。

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He had made it himself with pieces of wood

那是他用木块自己做的。

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A large sheet of paper was attached to the easel

画架上贴着一张大纸。

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On the paper was a picture of an old man sitting on a fallen tree

纸上画着一位老人坐在倒下的树上。

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The old man was Michel, the woodman

那位老人是樵夫米歇尔。

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Nello had seen Michel many times, sitting alone on a log at dusk

尼洛曾多次看见米歇尔在黄昏时分独自坐在圆木上。

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The portrait was simple

这幅肖像画很简单。

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It had a few small flaws, if you wanted to look for them

如果你想挑刺的话，它确实有一些小瑕疵。

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Yet it was very real and very beautiful

然而，它非常真实，也非常美丽。

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Nello had another secret:

尼洛还有另一个秘密：

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he planned to enter this portrait in an art competition

他打算把这幅肖像画送去参加一场美术比赛。

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The competition was in Antwerp

比赛在安特卫普举行。

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It was open to anyone under eighteen years old

比赛对任何未满十八岁的人开放。

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The prize was two hundred francs

奖金是两百法郎。

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All spring, summer, and autumn, Nello worked on his portrait of the woodman

整个春天、夏天和秋天，尼洛都在画那幅樵夫的肖像。

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When his milk deliveries were finished for the day, he crept into the shed to draw

每天送完牛奶，他就溜进棚子里画画。

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He drew with charcoal, and many times, he went without food so that he could buy more charcoal

他用炭笔作画，常常不吃饭，省下钱来多买些炭笔。

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Nello said nothing to anyone

尼洛没对任何人提起。

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His grandfather would not have understood, and he did not see Alois anymore

爷爷不会理解，而他也再没见过阿洛伊斯。

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He told only Patrasche

他只告诉了帕特拉修。

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He whispered in the dog's ear," The artist Rubens would give me first prize if he were the judge!"

他在狗狗耳边低语：“要是鲁本斯大师当评委，肯定会给我一等奖！”

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Patrasche agreed. Patrasche knew that Rubens had loved dogs because he had painted them so well

帕特拉修表示赞同。帕特拉修知道鲁本斯爱狗，因为他把狗画得那么好。

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" People who love dogs are always good," Patrasche reasoned

“爱狗的人，心肠总是好的。”帕特拉修这样想着。

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The competition deadline was the first day of December

比赛的截止日期是12月1日。

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The prizes were to be announced on December 24 so that the winner could celebrate on Christmas Day

奖项定于12月24日公布，这样获奖者就能在圣诞节庆祝了。

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November 30, the day before the deadline, was a cold winter day

11月30日，截止日的前一天，是个寒冷的冬日。

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At twilight, Nello put his picture in the green milk cart

黄昏时分，尼洛把画放进绿色的送奶车里。

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With Patrasche's help, they walked to Antwerp and through its dark streets

在帕特拉修的帮助下，他们走到安特卫普，穿过漆黑的街道。

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They found the large public building where the competition was being held

他们找到了举办比赛的那座大型公共建筑。

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Nello nervously walked inside and set his picture on the table provided

尼洛紧张地走进去，把画放在指定的桌子上。

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" Perhaps it is worth nothing at all

“也许它根本一文不值。

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How can I tell?" he thought

我怎么知道呢？”他想。

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As Nello walked away, his heart beat fast

尼洛离开时，心怦怦直跳。

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" Maybe it's a foolish idea," he thought

“也许这是个愚蠢的念头，”他想。

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" I am just a poor boy who can barely read!

“我只是个几乎不识字的穷小子！

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Could I draw anything that a real artist might admire?"

我能画出真正艺术家会欣赏的作品吗？”

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Nello and Patrasche passed the cathedral

尼洛和帕特拉修路过大教堂。

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There, Nello thought he saw the figure of Rubens in the fog

在那里，尼洛仿佛在雾中看见了鲁本斯的身影。

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The figure seemed to say," Have courage!

那个身影仿佛在说：“鼓起勇气！

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I had to be brave to be a great painter

要成为伟大的画家，我必须勇敢。

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You can be too!"

你也可以！”

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Nello ran home through the cold night, comforted

尼洛在寒夜中跑回家，心里得到了安慰。

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He had done his best, and he knew this was all he could do

他已经尽了全力，他知道自己能做的只有这些了。

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Nello fell asleep, and Patrasche curled up next to him

尼洛睡着了，帕特拉修蜷缩在他身边。