011 接受挑战

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In the summer Diana Barry had a party

夏天，戴安娜·巴里举办了一个派对。

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" There will just be the girls in our class," Anne assured Marilla since Marilla knew that Anne had a habit of getting into trouble

“只有我们班上的女孩们，”安妮向玛丽拉保证，因为玛丽拉知道安妮有惹麻烦的习惯。

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The girls played in the Barrys' garden

女孩们在巴里家的花园里玩耍。

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After a while they grew tired of all their games and were ready for mischief

过了一会儿，她们对所有的游戏都厌倦了，准备捣蛋。

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They soon decided to play " dares," which involved daring one's friends to try something risky

她们很快就决定玩“胆量游戏”，就是挑战朋友去做有风险的事。

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First Carrie Sloane dared Ruby Gillis to climb the huge willow tree that was infested with fat, green caterpillars

首先，卡丽·斯隆挑战鲁比·吉利斯，让她爬上那棵爬满了又肥又绿的毛毛虫的大柳树。

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Much to everyone's surprise, Ruby bravely climbed the tree

让所有人都惊讶的是，鲁比勇敢地爬上了树。

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Then Josie Pye dared Jane Andrews to hop around the garden on her left foot without stopping

接着，乔西·派伊挑战简·安德鲁斯，让她用左脚绕着花园单脚跳，不能停。

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Jane Andrews tried but gave up at the third corner

简·安德鲁斯试了，但在第三个拐角处放弃了。

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Josie Pye gloated because Jane Andrews could not do her dare

乔西·派伊幸灾乐祸，因为简·安德鲁斯没能完成她的挑战。

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Anne saw Josie Pye gloating and quickly dared Josie to walk along the top of the Barrys' garden fence

安妮看到乔茜·派伊得意洋洋，便立刻激将乔茜去走巴里家花园篱笆的顶部。

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Walking along fences requires some skill, but unfortunately Josie Pye had a natural ability for walking on fences

走篱笆需要些技巧，可惜乔茜·派伊天生就擅长走篱笆。

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The girls reluctantly admired Josie's skill and bravery

女孩们不情愿地佩服乔茜的技巧和勇气。

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Josie came down, flushed with victory, and gave Anne a defiant look

乔茜从篱笆上下来，满脸胜利的喜悦，挑衅地看了安妮一眼。

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Anne tossed her red braids." I don't think it's anything fantastic to walk on such a little, low fence," she said

安妮甩了甩她的红辫子。“我觉得走这么矮的小篱笆没什么了不起的，”她说。

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" I knew a girl who could walk on a rooftop."

“我认识一个女孩，她能在屋顶上走。”

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" I don't believe it," said Josie flatly

“我不信，”乔茜淡淡地说。

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" You couldn't walk on a rooftop anyhow," she added

“再说你也走不了屋顶，”她补充道。

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" Couldn't I?" said Anne, without thinking

“我走不了吗？”安妮不假思索地说。

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" Then I dare you," said Josie, sneering

“那我向你挑战，”乔茜冷笑着。

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" I dare you to climb up there and walk along the top of the Barrys' kitchen roof."

“我谅你也不敢爬上去，沿着巴里家厨房的屋顶走一圈。”

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Anne turned pale, but she walked towards the house

安妮脸色发白，但还是朝房子走去。

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There was a ladder leaning against the wall

墙边靠着一架梯子。

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" Don't do it, Anne," pleaded Diana." You'll fall off and be killed

“别去，安妮，”戴安娜恳求道，“你会掉下来摔死的。

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Never mind Josie Pye. It isn't fair to dare anybody to do anything so dangerous."

别理乔茜·派伊。怂恿别人做这么危险的事，太不公平了。”

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" I must do it. My honor is at stake," said Anne solemnly

“我必须去。这关系到我的名誉。”安妮郑重地说。

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" If I am killed, you can have my pearl bead ring."

“要是我摔死了，我的珍珠戒指就归你。”

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Anne climbed the ladder, balanced herself on the rooftop, and started to walk along it. She was very high

安妮爬上梯子，在屋顶上站稳，开始沿着屋脊走。她站得很高。

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Anne realized that imagination did not help much when you were walking on a roof

安妮意识到，在屋顶上走路时，想象力帮不上什么忙。

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Nevertheless she managed to take several steps before the catastrophe came

尽管如此，在灾难发生之前，她还是勉强走了几步。

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She swayed and then fell, sliding off the roof and landing headfirst in a garden of vines. The girls below screamed

她摇晃了一下，然后摔了下来，从屋顶滑落，头朝下栽进爬满藤蔓的花园里。下面的女孩们尖叫起来。

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When Diana and the other girls — except for Ruby Gillis, who had gone into hysterics — rushed around the house

当戴安娜和其他女孩——除了已经歇斯底里的鲁比·吉利斯——冲到房子另一边时，

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they found Anne lying in the tangled vines. She was very pale and limp

她们发现安妮躺在缠绕的藤蔓中。她脸色苍白，身体软绵绵的。

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" Anne, are you dead?" shrieked Diana, throwing herself on her knees beside Anne

"安妮，你死了吗？" 戴安娜尖叫着，扑倒在安妮身旁跪了下来。

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Anne sat up, dizzy." No, Diana," she said uncertainly

安妮昏昏沉沉地坐起来。"没有，戴安娜，" 她含糊地说。

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" I am not dead, but I think I am unconscious."

"我没有死，但我觉得我晕过去了。"

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The girls were immensely relieved by Anne's words, especially Josie Pye

听到安妮的话，女孩们都大大松了口气，尤其是乔茜·派伊。

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When Mrs. Barry appeared, Anne tried to get to her feet, but she fell back with a sharp little cry of pain

巴里太太出现时，安妮试图站起来，却又跌坐回去，发出一声痛苦的尖叫。

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" What's the matter? Where have you hurt yourself?" demanded Mrs. Barry

"怎么了？你伤到哪儿了？" 巴里太太追问道。

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" My ankle," gasped Anne

"我的脚踝，" 安妮喘着气说。

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Marilla was in the orchard when she saw Mr. and Mrs. Barry and a procession of girls coming toward the house

玛丽拉在果园里，这时她看见巴里先生和太太以及一队女孩朝房子走来。

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Mr. Barry carried Anne in his arms, with her head limp against his shoulder

巴里先生把安妮抱在怀里，她的头无力地靠在他肩上。

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At that moment Marilla had a revelation

那一刻，玛丽拉恍然大悟。

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Before, she had admitted that she liked Anne — no, that she was very fond of Anne

以前，她承认自己喜欢安妮——不，是非常喜欢安妮。

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But now she knew that Anne was dearer to her than anything on earth

但现在她明白了，安妮对她来说比世上任何东西都珍贵。

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" Mrs. Barry, what happened?" Marilla gasped. Mrs. Barry had never seen Marilla look so pale and anxious

“巴里太太，发生什么事了？”玛丽拉喘着气问。巴里太太从未见过玛丽拉脸色如此苍白、如此焦虑。

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Anne herself answered, lifting her head." Don't be frightened, Marilla

安妮抬起头，自己回答道：“别害怕，玛丽拉。

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I was walking on the Barrys' roof, and I fell off. I think I sprained my ankle

我在巴里家的屋顶上走，然后摔了下来。我想我扭伤了脚踝。

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However, I could have broken my neck, but I didn't. Let's look on the bright side!"

不过，我本可能会摔断脖子，但没有。让我们往好处想吧！”

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Marilla felt the blood return to her face

玛丽拉感到血色又回到了脸上。

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Mr. Barry carried Anne into the house

巴里先生把安妮抱进了屋里。

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Later the doctor came and announced that Anne had broken her ankle

后来医生来了，宣布安妮的脚踝骨折了。

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" Don't you feel sorry for me, Marilla?" Anne asked

“你不为我感到难过吗，玛丽拉？”安妮问道。

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" It was your own fault," answered Marilla

“那是你自己的错。”玛丽拉回答。

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" That's exactly why you should feel sorry for me

“正因为如此你才更应该为我感到难过。

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If I could blame somebody, I would feel so much better," Anne said

如果我能怪别人，我会感觉好多了。”安妮说。

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" What would you do, Marilla, if someone dared you to walk on the roof?"

“玛丽拉，如果有人用激将法让你走屋顶，你会怎么办？”

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" I would stay on the ground and let them dare," Marilla shot back

“我会待在地上，随便他们怎么激将。”玛丽拉立刻回嘴。

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" You're strong, Marilla, but I couldn't bear Josie Pye's scorn," Anne said

“你很坚强，玛丽拉，但我受不了乔西·派伊的轻蔑。”安妮说。

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" And I think I've been punished enough, so you don't have to punish me

“而且我觉得我已经受到足够的惩罚了，所以你不用再惩罚我了。

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It hurt dreadfully when the doctor set my ankle in plaster

医生给我的脚踝打石膏的时候疼得厉害。

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I'll miss six weeks of school, and I'll miss the new lady teacher

我要错过六个星期的课，还会错过那位新来的女老师。

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She won't be new by the time I'm at school

等我去上学的时候，她就不再是新老师了。

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And Gilbert — I mean, everybody — will get ahead of me in class."

而且吉尔伯特——我是说，所有人——都会在班里超过我的。”

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Over the next six weeks, Anne had many visitors

在接下来的六个星期里，安妮有很多访客。

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Not a day passed without one or more of the schoolgirls dropping in to bring her flowers and books and tell her the news of Avonlea

没有一天没有一个或多个女同学顺道来看她，给她带花和书，告诉她埃文利镇上的消息。

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Diana, Anne's most faithful friend, visited every day after school

戴安娜，安妮最忠实的朋友，每天放学后都来。

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Even Josie Pye visited once. Anne happily realized that she had many kind friends and neighbors

就连乔西·派伊也来了一次。安妮高兴地意识到自己有很多善良的朋友和邻居。

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One day, after the visitors had left, Anne chatted to Marilla about the news from school

一天，访客们离开后，安妮和玛丽拉聊起了学校里的新闻。

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The new teacher had arrived, and all the girls thought she was perfectly sweet

新老师已经到了，所有的女孩都认为她非常可爱。

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She dressed beautifully, and her sleeve puffs were bigger than anybody else's in Avonlea

她穿着很漂亮，她的泡泡袖比埃文利镇上任何人的都大。

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" On Friday mornings, Marilla," Anne said," everybody has to recite a poem or a story. How exciting!

“在星期五早上，玛丽拉，”安妮说，“每个人都得背诵一首诗或一个故事。多么令人兴奋啊！

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On Friday afternoons Miss Stacy, the new teacher, takes everyone to the woods for a ' field day,' and they study ferns and flowers and birds

在星期五下午，新老师史黛西小姐会带大家去树林里‘户外活动日’，他们研究蕨类植物、花朵和鸟类。

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And they have physical education exercises every morning and afternoon

而且他们每天上午和下午都有体育锻炼。

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Mrs. Lynde says it's ridiculous, but I think it's splendid

林德太太说这很荒谬，但我觉得棒极了。

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I believe Miss Stacy will be a kindred spirit."

我相信史黛西小姐会是个志趣相投的人。”

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" There's one thing that's quite clear, Anne," said Marilla

“有一件事非常清楚，安妮，”玛丽拉说。

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" Falling off the Barrys' roof hasn't injured your tongue."

“从巴里家的屋顶上摔下来，并没有伤到你的舌头。”