012 雪上加霜

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At Christmas, the little village was cheerful

圣诞节时，小村庄里一片欢乐。

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The weather was wild and cold

天气恶劣而寒冷。

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The snow was six feet deep and frozen hard

积雪六英尺深，冻得硬邦邦的。

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Despite all, the villagers smiled and were happy

尽管如此，村民们还是面带微笑，很快乐。

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Bells jingled on horses in the street

街上的马儿身上的铃铛叮当作响。

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Every house in the village was decorated for Christmas

村里的每户人家都为圣诞节装饰一新。

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Cakes and candy were given as gifts

蛋糕和糖果被当作礼物赠送。

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Friends gathered in homes for joking and dancing

朋友们聚在家里，说笑跳舞。

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Pots full of soup sat on the stoves

炉子上放着装满汤的锅。

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It was dark and sad only in the little hut

只有那间小屋里黑暗而凄凉。

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A week before Christmas, Death entered the tiny home

圣诞节前一周，死神走进了这间小屋。

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Jehan, Nello's loving grandfather and Patrasche's caring owner, passed away

尼洛慈爱的爷爷、帕特拉斯基体贴的主人——杰汉，与世长辞了。

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Nello and Pastrasche were left utterly alone

尼洛和帕特拉斯基被孤零零地留在了世上。

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Jehan had been sick for a long time, spending his days in bed

杰汉病了很久，终日卧床不起。

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He hadn't spoken for many weeks, but he had always smiled for Nello and Patrasche

他已经好几个星期没说话了，但面对尼洛和帕特拉斯基时，他总是面带微笑。

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His loss gave them both great grief

他的离去让两人都悲痛万分。

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Nello and Patrasche stayed with Jehan's body all day in the hut

尼洛和帕特拉斯基在小屋里，整日守在杰汉的遗体旁。

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The next afternoon, his coffin was taken to an unmarked grave by the little gray church

第二天下午，他的棺木被抬到了灰色小教堂旁一座没有墓碑的坟墓。

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Nello and Patrasche were the only mourners

尼洛和帕特拉斯基是唯一的送葬者。

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The miller's wife saw Nello and Patrasche walking behind the coffin on the way to the church

磨坊主的妻子看见尼洛和帕特拉斯基在去教堂的路上，跟在棺木后面走着。

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" Surely, my husband will change his mind about Nello

“我丈夫肯定会改变对尼洛的看法的。

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He will let Nello see Alois,"

他会让尼洛见阿洛伊斯的。”

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she thought, looking at Master Cogez

她心想，目光落在科杰老爷身上。

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The miller knew her thought, but he would not change his mind

磨坊主明白她的心思，但他心意已决。

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" The boy is a beggar," he said to himself

“那男孩是个叫花子，”他自言自语道。

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" He should not be friends with Alois."

“他不应该和阿洛伊斯做朋友。”

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The miller's wife did not dare say anything aloud

磨坊主的妻子没敢出声说什么。

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But after Nello and Patrasche had left the grave, she put some flowers into Alois' hands

不过，等尼洛和帕特拉斯基离开墓地后，她把一些花塞到阿洛伊斯手里。

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She told Alois to take the flowers and place them on Jehan's grave

她让阿洛伊斯把花拿去，放在杰汉的坟上。

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Nello and Patrasche went home with broken hearts

尼洛和帕特拉斯基心碎地回了家。

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When they got home, a small note was nailed to the door

当他们到家时，门上钉着一张小小的字条。

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Nello read it

尼洛把它读了一遍。

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It said the rent for the little hut was overdue

上面说这间小屋的租金已经逾期未付了。

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The owner of the hut was a farmer and also a friend of Master Cogez

小屋的主人是个农夫，也是科杰老爷的朋友。

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Nello slowly walked down the road to the farmer's house

尼洛沿着路慢慢走到农夫的家。

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After he had paid for the funeral, Nello had no money left

付完葬礼的费用后，尼洛已经身无分文了。

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The farmer answered the door with an annoyed look on his face

农夫一脸不快地应了门。

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He listened to Nello explain his situation

他听着尼洛解释自己的处境。

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The farmer's look did not change

农夫的表情毫无变化。

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He told Nello he wanted everything in the hut as payment for the rent ─ every pot and pan

他对尼洛说，他要小屋里的所有东西作为租金抵扣——每一口锅，每一个盆。

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Then the farmer told Nello and Patrasche to be out of the hut by the next day

然后农夫告诉尼洛和帕特拉斯基，他们必须在第二天之前离开小屋。

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Nello begged the farmer to change his mind, but he wouldn't listen

尼洛恳求农夫改变主意，但他根本听不进去。

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The farmer began to shout, and Nello turned with Patrasche to leave

农夫开始大声嚷嚷，尼洛便转身，和帕特拉斯基一起离开了。

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The hut was only a simple home, but they had been happy there

这小屋虽只是个简陋的家，但他们曾在那里过得很快乐。

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In the summer, the hut was pretty and bright

夏天的时候，这小屋漂亮又明亮。

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The garden had given them vegetables

菜园子曾给他们提供蔬菜。

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In the shed, Nello had drawn his pictures

在棚屋里，尼洛画过他的那些画。

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All night long, the boy and the dog sat in the hut, without a fire to keep them warm

一整晚，男孩和狗坐在小屋里，没有炉火取暖。

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They slept close together

他们紧紧挨在一起睡了。

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Nello and Patrasche had nothing left but each other

尼洛和帕特拉斯基现在一无所有，只剩下彼此。