013 通往安特卫普之路

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It was the morning of Christmas Eve

那是平安夜的早晨。

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Nello woke up and shivered

尼洛醒来，浑身发抖。

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It was freezing inside the little hut

小屋里冷得刺骨。

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Nello held onto his closest friend, and his tears dropped onto the great dog's forehead

尼洛紧紧抱住他最亲密的伙伴，眼泪滴落在大狗的额头上。

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" Let's go, Patrasche," Nello murmured

“我们走吧，帕特拉修。”尼洛低声说。

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" We won't wait to be kicked out."

“我们不用等着被人赶走。”

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They stepped outside into the cold

他们走到屋外，迎向严寒。

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Patrasche hung his head as he passed the little green cart

帕特拉修经过那辆绿色的小车时，垂下了头。

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It didn't belong to him anymore

那辆车不再属于他了。

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The farmer who owned the hut was taking it for the rent

拥有小屋的农夫把它收走，用来抵房租了。

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He was taking everything else in the hut too

他正在把屋里其他东西也都拿走。

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Nello and Patrasche walked the long road into Antwerp

尼洛和帕特拉修走在通往安特卫普的漫长道路上。

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It was the same road they had walked to deliver milk every day

这就是他们每天送牛奶走的那条路。

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It was still early morning

时间还是清晨。

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The windows were closed on most of the houses along the road

沿途大多数房屋的窗户都关着。

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In a few houses, people were awake

有几户人家已经有人醒了。

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At one house, the door stood open a little

有一户人家的门微微开着。

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Inside, an old woman was cooking breakfast

屋里，一位老妇人正在做早餐。

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Nello's grandfather, Jehan, had been kind to her many times

尼洛的爷爷让曾多次帮助过她。

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" Do you have any leftovers for Patrasche?" Nello called timidly from the door

“您有剩饭可以给帕特拉修吗？”尼洛在门口怯生生地问。

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" He's old, and he's eaten nothing since yesterday."

"它老了，从昨天起就什么也没吃。"

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The old woman shut the door quickly, murmuring about the high price of flour

老妇人迅速关上门，嘴里嘟囔着面粉太贵了。

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Nello and Patrasche kept walking

尼洛和帕特拉修继续赶路。

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They didn't stop at any more houses

他们不再在任何房屋前停留。

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It was ten o'clock in the morning when they reached Antwerp

到达安特卫普时，已是上午十点。

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" I wish I had something I could sell, so I could buy some bread for Patrasche," thought Nello

"真希望我有什么可以卖的东西，好给帕特拉修买些面包。"尼洛心想。

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But Nello had nothing, except the clothes he wore and his wooden shoes

但尼洛除了身上穿的衣服和脚上的木鞋，一无所有。

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Somehow Patrasche understood

帕特拉修似乎明白了什么。

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He knew that Nello longed to ease his hunger and aches

它知道尼洛渴望减轻自己的饥饿和痛苦。

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He put his nose into Nello's hand

它把鼻子伸进尼洛的手里。

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" Please, don't worry about me," he seemed to say

“请别为我担心，”它仿佛在说。

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The winner of the art competition was to be announced at noon

绘画比赛的获胜者定于中午公布。

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Nello and Patrasche walked toward the public building in the middle of town

尼洛和帕特拉修向着镇中心的公共建筑走去。

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There, many young people crowded the steps and waited in the street

那里，许多年轻人挤在台阶上和街道上等待着。

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Some boys were older than Nello, and some were younger

有些男孩比尼洛年长，有些则更小。

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All of them were with parents or friends

他们全都有父母或朋友陪伴。

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Nello's heart was sick with fear as he found an empty place on the steps

当尼洛在台阶上找到一个空位时，他的内心充满了恐惧。

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He held Patrasche close

他紧紧地抱着帕特拉修。

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At noon, the great bells of Antwerp's City Hall rang loudly

中午，安特卫普市政厅的大钟高声敲响。

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The doors at the top of the stairs opened

楼梯顶端的门打开了。

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The crowd rushed forward

人群向前涌去。

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The winning picture would be displayed high on a wall inside the entrance

获胜的画作将被高高地展示在入口处的一面墙上。

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Nello looked up, but he couldn't see

尼洛抬起头，但他看不见。

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Too many people were in the way

挡在前面的人太多了。

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Everyone was stretching and pushing to see the winning picture

每个人都伸长了脖子推挤着，想看到那幅获奖画作。

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At last the crowd thinned and he saw it!

人群终于散开了些，他看到了！

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It was not his

那不是他的画。

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Nello felt dizzy

尼洛感到一阵眩晕。

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With Patrasche's help, he staggered outside

在帕特拉修的帮助下，他跌跌撞撞地走到了外面。

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" It's all over, Patrasche," Nello murmured." All over."

“一切都结束了，帕特拉修，”尼洛喃喃地说，“彻底结束了。”

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They both felt weak from lack of food, and walked slowly back to the village

他们都因为没吃东西而感到虚弱，慢慢地走回村庄。

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Snow was starting to fall, and a storm was coming

雪开始下了，一场暴风雪即将来临。

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It was four o'clock when they reached the village

他们回到村庄时，已是下午四点。

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Suddenly, Patrasche stopped

突然，帕特拉修停了下来。

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He smelled something in the snow

它在雪地里嗅到了什么。

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He pushed his nose into the snow and picked up a small leather bag with his teeth

它把鼻子拱进雪里，用牙齿叼起一个小皮包。

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Patrasche gave the bag to Nello

帕特拉修把包交给了尼洛。

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Nello looked at it closely

尼洛仔细地看了看。

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The name on the bag said Master Cogez

包上写的名字是科杰先生。

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Inside was two thousand francs ─ enough to buy a small farm!

里面装着两千法郎——足够买下一个小农场了！