E01 001 林德太太的惊讶

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0:11 Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived on the main road in Avonlea, a town on Prince Edward Island, off the coast of Canada 蕾切尔·林德太太住在埃文利的主干道旁，埃文利是加拿大爱德华王子岛上的一个小镇。
0:20 Anybody who was coming to or leaving Avonlea had to use the main road and pass by the Lyndes' house 所有进出埃文利的人都得走这条主干道，经过林德家门前。
0:26 Mrs. Lynde was always watching from her kitchen window 林德太太总是从厨房窗户往外看。
0:30 Mrs. Lynde sat at her window one afternoon in early June 六月初的一个下午，林德太太坐在窗边。
0:34 At half-past three, Matthew Cuthbert was driving his buggy down the road. He wore his best suit 三点半时，马修·卡斯伯特驾着马车沿路驶来，穿着他最好的西装。
0:41 " Matthew should be planting turnip seeds now like Mr. Lynde," thought Mrs. Lynde “马修这会儿应该像林德先生一样在种萝卜籽才对，”林德太太想。
0:47 " But instead he is in his buggy and dressed in his best suit! 可他却坐在马车里，还穿着最好的西装！
0:51 Where is Matthew Cuthbert going and why?" 马修·卡斯伯特要去哪儿？为什么去呢？”
0:55 If it was any other man in Avonlea, Mrs. Lynde might be able to guess where he was going 要是埃文利别的男人，林德太太或许能猜出他去哪儿。
1:01 But Matthew Cuthbert so rarely left home that it had to be something unusual 但马修·卡斯伯特极少出门，所以一定有什么不寻常的事。
1:06 He was the shyest man alive and hated to go anywhere he might have to talk 他可是世上最害羞的人，最讨厌去任何可能不得不跟人说话的地方。
1:12 " I'll just go to Green Gables and ask his sister, Marilla, where he's gone," she decided "我还是直接去绿山墙，问问他妹妹玛丽拉他去哪儿了。"她打定主意。
1:19 After hearing " Come in!" from Marilla, Mrs. Lynde stepped into the kitchen 听到玛丽拉说"进来！"，林德太太便迈步走进了厨房。
1:25 She looked carefully at everything on the table 她仔细打量着桌上的每一样东西。
1:28 There were three plates, so Marilla must have been expecting a visitor to come home with Matthew 有三个盘子，所以玛丽拉一定是等着马修带一位客人一起回来。
1:34 But the dishes were everyday dishes and the cake was plain, so the expected visitor could not be anybody too important 但碟子是家常的，蛋糕也很普通，那么这位要来的客人想必不是什么太重要的人物。
1:42 " Good evening, Rachel," Marilla greeted Mrs. Lynde "晚上好，雷切尔。"玛丽拉招呼林德太太。
1:46 " This is a lovely evening, isn't it? Won't you sit down? How are you?" "今晚天气真好，对不对？你不坐下吗？你好吗？"
1:51 Marilla was tall and thin. Even though she looked stern, she did have a sense of humor 玛丽拉又高又瘦。虽然她看起来有些严厉，但她确实也有幽默感。
1:57 " We're well," said Mrs. Lynde." Though I thought you weren't well when I saw Matthew in the buggy today." "我们都很好，"林德太太说，"不过，我今天看到马修驾着马车出门，还以为你们家可能不大好呢。"
2:05 Marilla had expected Mrs. Lynde to visit because Mrs. Lynde was a curious person 玛丽拉料到林德太太会来，因为林德太太是个充满好奇心的人。
2:10 " Matthew went to Bright River," Marilla said “马修去布莱特河了。”玛丽拉说。
2:14 " We're getting a little boy from an orphanage, and he's coming on the train tonight." “我们要从孤儿院领养个小男孩，他今晚坐火车到。”
2:18 If Marilla had said that Matthew had gone to meet a kangaroo from Australia, Mrs. Lynde could not be more surprised 即使玛丽拉说马修是去接一只来自澳大利亚的袋鼠，林德太太也不会比这更吃惊了。
2:26 She actually stopped talking for five seconds 她居然停下来整整五秒钟没说话。
2:29 " Why on earth would you do that?" she asked disapprovingly “你们到底为什么要这么做？”她不以为然地问道。
2:34 " We've been thinking about it for some time — all winter, in fact," replied Marilla “这事儿我们考虑了一段时间了——其实，想了一整个冬天。”玛丽拉回答。
2:40 " Matthew is growing older. He's sixty, and his heart is not so good “马修年纪越来越大了。他六十岁了，心脏也不太好。
2:45 It's difficult to hire someone to do farm work." 很难雇到人干农活。”
2:48 Mrs. Lynde always said what she thought 林德太太向来心里怎么想，嘴上就怎么说。
2:51 In this case it was," Well, Marilla, I think you're doing a very foolish thing 这次她说的是：“唉，玛丽拉，我觉得你在做一件非常愚蠢的事。
2:57 You're bringing a strange child into your house and you don't know a thing about him! 你要把一个陌生的孩子带回家，而你对他一无所知！
3:02 Last week in the newspaper 上周的报纸上，
3:04 it said that a family took an orphan boy and he set fire to the house at night — on purpose, Marilla — and nearly burnt them in their beds." 说有一户人家收养了一个孤儿男孩，结果他半夜故意放火烧了房子——故意的，玛丽拉——差点把他们烧死在床上。”
3:13 Marilla was neither offended nor alarmed 玛丽拉既没有生气，也没有惊慌。
3:16 Meanwhile Matthew Cuthbert and the horse jogged the ten kilometers to the station 与此同时，马修·卡斯伯特赶着马车，一路慢跑十公里到了火车站。
3:22 It was a pretty road, and the air was sweet with the smell of apple and plum blossoms 那是一条很美的小路，空气里弥漫着苹果花和李子花的甜香。
3:27 When Matthew arrived, there was no train, and he thought he was early 马修到达的时候，火车还没到，他以为自己来早了。
3:32 The long platform was almost deserted, except for a girl sitting at the end 长长的站台上几乎空无一人，只有尽头坐着一个女孩。
3:37 Matthew walked quickly past her to the station office 马修快步从她身边走过，去了站长办公室。
3:40 " The five-thirty train has gone, but there was a passenger for you, a little girl," said the stationmaster “五点半的车已经开走了，不过，有一位乘客是找您的，一个小女孩，”站长说。
3:47 " I'm not expecting a girl," said Matthew, surprised." It's a boy I've come for." “我没在等一个女孩啊，”马修惊讶地说，“我是来接一个男孩的。”
3:52 The stationmaster raised his eyebrows." Well, I guess there's some mistake 站长扬起了眉毛。“嗯，我猜是哪里弄错了。
3:57 Mrs. Spencer came off the train with that girl 斯宾塞太太是带着那个女孩下的火车。
4:00 She said you and your sister, Marilla, were adopting the girl from an orphanage." 她说您和您妹妹玛丽拉，要领养这个孤儿院的女孩。”
4:04 The girl watched Matthew. She was eleven years old and dressed in a very old and very ugly dress 女孩注视着马修。她十一岁，穿着一件非常破旧、非常难看的裙子。
4:11 On her head was a worn-out, brown hat 头上戴着一顶破旧的棕色帽子。
4:14 Under the hat were two braids of very thick, very red hair 帽子下面是两条辫子，扎着非常浓密、非常红的头发。
4:19 Her face was small, white, and thin, and she had many freckles 她的脸小而苍白，而且很瘦，还长着许多雀斑。
4:24 " I suppose you are Mr. Matthew Cuthbert of Green Gables?" she said in a clear, sweet voice “我想您就是绿山墙的马修·卡斯伯特先生吧？”她用一种清晰甜美的声音说道。
4:32 She held out her hand." I'm very glad to see you 她伸出手来。"真高兴见到您。
4:36 I was afraid you weren't coming for me 我还担心您不来接我了呢。
4:38 I had decided if you didn't come for me, I'd climb up that big wild cherry tree 我都打定主意了，要是您不来，我就爬上那棵大野樱桃树。
4:44 It would be lovely to sleep in a wild cherry tree under the moon, don't you think?" 在月光下睡在野樱桃树上，一定很美妙，您不觉得吗？"
4:49 Matthew shook the little hand awkwardly and wondered what to say 马修笨拙地握了握那只小手，不知该说什么好。
4:54 Matthew could not say there was a mistake; he would take her home and let Marilla explain everything 马修没法说这是个误会；他打算先带她回家，让玛丽拉来解释这一切。
5:00 " I'm sorry I was late," he said shyly "抱歉我来晚了，"他腼腆地说。
5:03 " Come along. The horse is over in the yard." "来吧。马停在那边院子里。"
5:06 " Oh, I'm very glad you came," the girl said," even if it would be nice to sleep in a cherry tree "哦，您能来我真高兴，"女孩说，"虽说睡在樱桃树上可能也不错。
5:12 It's wonderful I'm going to live with you and belong to you 我能跟您一起生活，成为您家的一份子，这太棒了。
5:16 I've never belonged to anybody — not really." 我还从来没真正属于过谁呢。"
5:19 The girl kept talking as they drove down the main road 他们驾着马车沿大路前行，女孩一直在说话。
5:23 " Isn't it beautiful?" she said." I've always heard that Prince Edward Island is the prettiest place in the world "这儿真美，不是吗？"她说。"我一直听说爱德华王子岛是世界上最漂亮的地方。
5:30 I used to imagine living here, but I never expected I actually would 我以前总想象着能住在这里，可我从没指望过真能如愿。
5:35 Am I talking too much?" she went on." People always tell me I do 我是不是话太多了？"她接着说。"别人总这么说我。
5:40 If you say so, I'll stop. I can stop, though it is difficult." 要是您也这么说，我就不说了。我能停下来的，虽然挺难的。"
5:45 Surprisingly, Matthew was enjoying himself. He'd never expected to enjoy the company of a young girl 马修竟意外地觉得很愉快。他从没想过自己会享受一个小姑娘的陪伴。
5:53 He said shyly," Oh, you can talk as much as you like. I don't mind." 他腼腆地说："哦，你想说多少就说多少。我不介意的。"
5:58 " I'm so glad. You and I will get along just fine. I feel nearly perfectly happy "真开心。您和我一定能相处得很好。我觉得自己差不多要十全十美地快活了。
6:05 I can't feel perfectly happy because — well, what color is this?" The girl held up one of her braids 我没法十全十美地快活，因为——嗯，这是什么颜色？"女孩拎起一根辫子问道。
6:12 " It's red, isn't it?" he said "是红色的，对吧？"他说。
6:15 " Yes, it's red," she said, sighing." Now you see why I can't be perfectly happy "没错，是红色的，"她叹了口气说。"这下您明白我为什么没法十全十美地快活了吧。
6:22 Nobody with red hair can be perfectly happy." 长着红头发的人，是谁也没法十全十美地快活的。"
6:25 " We're near home now," Matthew said uneasily "我们快到家了，"马修不安地说。
6:29 As they approached Green Gables, he did not think about Marilla or himself or the mistake 当他们接近绿山墙时，他心里想的不是玛丽拉，不是自己，也不是那个误会。
6:35 He thought only about the child's disappointment when she discovered the truth 他满心只想着，这孩子一旦发现真相，该会有多么失望。