016 最后的夜晚

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Patrasche stopped at the gates of the cathedral

帕特拉什在大教堂的大门前停了下来。

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He had waited here many times while Nello gazed at the beautiful paintings inside

他曾多次在这里等待，而尼洛则在里面凝视着那些美丽的画作。

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The tall gates had been blown open by the wind

高大的大门被风吹开了。

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Patrasche crept through the gates and up to the cathedral doors

帕特拉什悄悄穿过大门，来到大教堂的门口。

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It was long after midnight, and the huge wooden doors were closed

午夜过后很久，巨大的木门紧闭着。

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The Christmas Eve worshippers who had gone to midnight mass had gone home

那些参加午夜弥撒的圣诞夜信徒们已经回家了。

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Patrasche tried to push open one of the tall doors

帕特拉什试图推开其中一扇高门。

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It was locked

门是锁着的。

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He tried another one

他又试了另一扇门。

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It was shut too

那扇门也关着。

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He walked around the side of the cathedral

他绕到大教堂的侧面。

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There he found a door someone had forgotten to lock, and he pushed his way inside

他在那儿发现了一扇有人忘记上锁的门，便挤了进去。

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The cathedral was almost empty

大教堂里几乎空无一人。

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As Patrasche walked along the stone floor, snow fell from his fur

帕特拉什走在石板地上时，雪从他的毛上簌簌落下。

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He left a little trail of snow behind him

他在身后留下了一道浅浅的雪痕。

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Patrasche saw a figure lying in front of the altar

帕特拉什看见祭坛前躺着一个人影。

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It was Nello

那是尼洛。

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Patrasche crept up and put his paw on Nello's head

帕特拉什悄悄走上前，把爪子搭在尼洛的头上。

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Nello cried out softly and grabbed Patrasche gently

尼洛轻轻叫了一声，温柔地抱住了帕特拉什。

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" Let us lie down and die together," he murmured

“让我们就这样躺在一起，一同离去吧。”他呢喃道。

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" No one needs us, and we are all alone."

“没有人需要我们，我们孤孤单单。”

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Patrasche put his head upon the young boy's chest

帕特拉什把头靠在男孩的胸口上。

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There were great tears in the dog's sad brown eyes

狗儿悲伤的棕色眼睛里滚动着大滴的泪珠。

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The two friends lay close together in the freezing air

两个朋友在冰冷的空气里紧紧依偎在一起。

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The cathedral's stone floor was as cold as snow

大教堂的石地板冷得像雪一样。

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They fell asleep, and together they dreamed

他们睡着了，一起进入了梦乡。

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They dreamed of happier days─when they chased each other through the fields, played with little Alois, or watched boats sail on the canal

他们梦见了更快乐的日子——当他们在田野里相互追逐，和小阿洛伊斯玩耍，或者看着船只在运河上航行的时候。

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Suddenly, pale rays of white light broke through the darkness

突然，几缕暗淡的白光穿透了黑暗。

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It was the moon

是月亮。

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The snow had stopped falling and the clouds had slipped away

雪停了，云散了。

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The moon's light shone through the high windows in the cathedral's arches

月光穿过大教堂拱门上高高的窗户洒落下来。

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Rubens' great paintings looked down on the still bodies on the stone floor

鲁本斯的伟大画作俯视着石地板上静止不动的身躯。

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Curtains usually covered the two pictures on either side of the altar

祭坛两侧的两幅画通常被帘子遮盖着。

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When Nello had first entered in the dark, he had pulled the curtains aside

尼洛最初在黑暗中进来时，把帘子都拉开了。

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The two paintings were Rubens' The Elevation of the Cross and The Descent from the Cross

这两幅画是鲁本斯的《十字架升起》和《下十字架》。

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For one moment, they were both visible in the moonlight

有那么一刻，两幅画都清晰可见于月光之中。

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Nello stood up

尼洛站了起来。

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He stared at the paintings with joy and awe

他凝视着画作，满心欢喜与敬畏。

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Tears fell from his eyes

泪水从他的眼中滑落。

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He cried out," I have seen them at last!

他大声喊道：“我终于看到它们了！

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It is enough!"

这就够了！”

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He fell back down and pulled himself close to Patrasche

他重新倒下，把自己紧紧靠向帕特拉什。

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They lay together again

他们再次依偎在一起。

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The next morning, they were dead

第二天早晨，他们死了。

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In the morning, a crowd gathered around their still forms

早晨，一群人聚集在他们静止的身体周围。

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The miller was there

磨坊主也在那里。

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" I was cruel to him," he wept

“我对他太残忍了，”他哭泣着说。

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" He should have been my son."

“他本该是我的儿子。”

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Little Alois sobbed bitterly

小阿洛伊斯痛苦地抽泣着。

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She stroked Nello's forehead

她轻抚着尼洛的额头。

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" Today was our playday," she said sadly

“今天本该是我们一起玩的日子，”她悲伤地说。

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A stranger arrived at the cathedral

一个陌生人来到了大教堂。

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" I am looking for the boy who did this drawing!" he said

“我在找画了这幅画的男孩！”他说。

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He was a famous artist, and he held Nello's picture in his hand

他是一位著名的艺术家，手里拿着尼洛的画。

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" This should be the winning picture," he insisted," and I want to teach this young man."

“这画才该是获奖作品，”他坚持说，“我想要教导这个年轻人。”

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But it was too late

但为时已晚。

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Nello and Patrasche, who had spent their lives together, had died together

相伴一生的尼洛和帕特拉什，一起死去了。

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Nello's arms hugged Patrasche's body tightly, so the villagers buried them together too

尼洛的双臂紧紧抱着帕特拉什的身体，于是村民们也将他们合葬在一起。

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The little boy and the dog of Flanders, loyal and loving to the end!

这佛兰德斯的小男孩和小狗，忠诚相爱，至死不渝！