010 送给阿洛伊斯的礼物

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It was December, and the winter was quite bad already

时值十二月，寒冬已深。

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The night after Patrasche and Nello had returned from town, snow fell

帕特拉修和尼洛从镇上回到家后的那个晚上，下雪了。

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It fell for many days after that

那之后雪下了很多天。

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The paths in the fields disappeared, and all the streams froze

田间的小路都消失了，所有的小溪都结冰了。

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The sun rose late these mornings

那些天早晨，太阳很晚才升起。

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Nello and Patrasche's work became harder

尼洛和帕特拉修的活计变得更难熬了。

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They woke up in the cold

他们在寒冷中醒来。

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They carried the milk to the silent town in darkness

他们在黑暗中运着牛奶，前往寂静的镇子。

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It was hard work, especially for Patrasche

这是一份苦差事，尤其对帕特拉修来说更是如此。

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He was older now, and his joints were stiff and his bones often ached

他现在年纪大了，关节僵硬，骨头也经常酸痛。

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But he would not give up his share of the work

但他不愿放弃自己那份活儿。

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Nello would have pulled the cart himself, but Patrasche would not allow it

尼洛本想自己拉车，可帕特拉修不让。

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Patrasche accepted only the smallest offers of help

帕特拉修只肯接受最微小的帮助。

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Sometimes, he let Nello give the cart a push if it was stuck in the ice

有时，车子陷在冰里，他才会让尼洛推一把。

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" Take a rest today, Patrasche!" Nello would say in the morning

“今天歇一歇吧，帕特拉修！”尼洛早晨总这样说。

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" I can pull the cart by myself."

“我可以自己拉车。”

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But Patrasche would not listen

可帕特拉修就是不听。

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Every day, he would bring Nello his harness;

每天，他都会把挽具叼到尼洛跟前；

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every day, he would walk steadily through the snow

每天，他都在雪地里稳稳地走着。

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" One must never rest until one dies," thought Patrasche

“只要不死，就绝不能休息，”帕特拉修心想。

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Sometimes, he thought that the end of his days was not far off

有时，他觉得自己时日无多了。

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His sight was growing dim, and his bones hurt when he got up in the morning

他的视力越来越模糊，早晨起床时骨头也疼。

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" Poor Patrasche, we shall soon lie quiet together, you and I," said Jehan one night

“可怜的帕特拉修，我们很快就能一起安息了，你和我。”一天晚上杰汉说道。

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He stroked Patrasche's head with his old hand, and Patrasche licked his cheek with love

他用苍老的手抚摸着帕特拉修的头，帕特拉修亲昵地舔着他的脸颊。

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But both of them wondered," When we are gone, who will care for Nello?"

但他们俩都在想：“我们走了以后，谁来照顾尼洛呢？”

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One December afternoon, Patrasche and Nello were walking back from Antwerp

十二月的一天下午，帕特拉修和尼洛从安特卫普往回走。

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The snow had become as hard as rock over the roads and fields

道路和田野上的积雪变得像岩石一样坚硬。

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On the road, they found a pretty little puppet

在路上，他们发现了一个漂亮的小木偶。

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The puppet was beautiful

木偶很漂亮。

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Its costume was made of red and gold silk, and its face was made from wood

它的衣服是用红色和金色的丝绸做的，脸是木头做的。

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Even though it lay on the road, it was clean and wasn't broken

虽然掉在路上，但它很干净，也没有损坏。

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Nello picked it up, thinking to find its owner

尼洛把它捡起来，想找到它的主人。

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He stopped people passing by, but no one knew who the puppet belonged to

他拦住过往的行人，可没人知道这个木偶是谁的。

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It was a busy road

这是一条繁忙的路。

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Many merchants and farmers traveled it, and the puppet could have been lost by anyone

很多商人和农夫都走这条路，木偶可能是任何人丢的。

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After several hours of stopping and asking people, Nello had no success

拦住路人问了好几个小时，尼洛还是没有找到失主。

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So he decided to give the puppet to Alois

于是他决定把木偶送给阿洛伊斯。

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He knew that she loved playing with puppets and dolls

他知道她喜欢玩木偶和娃娃。

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Alois' father would not allow Nello to visit their house, but Nello had an idea

阿洛伊斯的父亲不许尼洛去他们家，但尼洛有了一个主意。

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He would pass the puppet to her through her window

他会从窗户把木偶递给她。

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He would do it at night when nobody would see

他会在夜里没人的时候去做。

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He crept quietly up to the miller's house, looking carefully around

他悄悄地走近磨坊主的房子，小心地四下张望。

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The light was on in Alois' room, and he tapped quietly on the glass

阿洛伊斯的房间亮着灯，他轻轻敲了敲玻璃窗。

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Alois opened the window and looked out, a little frightened

阿洛伊斯打开窗户往外看，有点儿害怕。

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Nello put the puppet into her hands

尼洛把木偶放到她手里。

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" Here is a doll I found in the snow, Alois

“阿洛伊斯，这是我在雪地里找到的一个娃娃。

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Take it," he whispered

拿着吧，”他低声说。

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" I must go before anyone sees

“我得走了，趁着没人看见。

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Good-bye!" said Nello

再见！”尼洛说。

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Before Alois had time to thank him, he ran off

阿洛伊斯还没来得及道谢，他就跑掉了。

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But the miller, who had heard a noise outside, opened the front door and saw Nello hurrying away in the dark

可是磨坊主听到了外面的动静，打开前门，看见尼洛在黑暗中匆匆离去。