012 马修坚持要泡泡袖

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Matthew was sitting in the kitchen when Anne and her schoolmates burst into the room

安妮和她的同学们冲进厨房时，马修正坐在那里。

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They were laughing happily and did not see Matthew

她们开心地笑着，没有看见马修。

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He watched them shyly and became aware there was something different about Anne compared to the other girls

他害羞地看着她们，意识到安妮和其他女孩有些不同。

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What was it? He could not ask Marilla

那是什么不同呢？他不好问玛丽拉。

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She would say the only difference between Anne and the other girls was that they were sometimes quiet while Anne never was

她肯定会说，安妮和别的女孩唯一的区别就是她们有时候能安静下来，而安妮从没安静过。

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Finally Matthew knew the answer. Anne was not dressed like the other girls!

终于，马修知道了答案。安妮没有穿得像其他女孩那样！

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The more he thought, the more he was convinced that Anne had never been dressed like the other girls

他越想越确信，安妮的穿着从来就没和别的女孩一样过。

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Marilla gave her plain, dark dresses, all in the same, unvarying style

玛丽拉给她穿的，都是朴素、深色的连衣裙，款式一成不变。

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All the other girls wore red and blue and pink and yellow, and Anne's sleeves did not look at all like the other girls' sleeves

其他所有女孩都穿着红色、蓝色、粉色和黄色的衣服，而安妮的袖子看起来和她们的袖子完全不一样。

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" It must be all right," he thought

“一定是这样的，”他想。

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Marilla knew best and Marilla was bringing her up

玛丽拉最知道什么对安妮好，而且也是玛丽拉在抚养她。

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But surely it would do no harm to let the child have one pretty dress — something like what Diana Barry wore

但让孩子有一条漂亮裙子——就像戴安娜·巴里穿的那种——肯定不会有什么坏处。

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Matthew decided that he would get one for Anne

马修决定他要为安妮买一条。

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Christmas was only two weeks away, and a nice new dress would be the perfect present

离圣诞节只有两周了，一条漂亮的新裙子会是最完美的礼物。

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The next evening Matthew went to Carmody to buy the dress

第二天傍晚，马修去卡莫迪买裙子。

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Matthew decided to go to Samuel Lawson's store instead of William Blair's store

马修决定去塞缪尔·劳森的店，而不是威廉·布莱尔的店。

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The Cuthberts had always gone to William Blair's store

卡斯伯特一家以前总是去威廉·布莱尔的店，

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but William Blair's two daughters served customers there, and Matthew felt very shy around them

但是威廉·布莱尔的两个女儿在那里招呼顾客，马修在她们面前感到很害羞。

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He would go to Lawson's, where Samuel would serve him

他要去劳森的店，在那里塞缪尔会招呼他。

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Alas! Matthew did not know that Samuel had a new female shop assistant

唉！马修不知道塞缪尔新招了一位女店员。

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Miss Harris, the new shop assistant at Lawson's store, was dressed very smartly and wore bracelets that glittered and tinkled

劳森商店新来的店员哈里斯小姐，穿着非常时髦，还戴着手镯，闪闪发光，叮当作响。

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Matthew was confused to see her, and all those bracelets made him even more nervous

马修一见到她就不知所措，那些手镯更是让他紧张万分。

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" How can I help you, Mr. Cuthbert?" she asked

“您需要点什么，卡斯伯特先生？”她问道。

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" Have you any... uh... garden rakes?" stammered Matthew

“你们有没有……呃……花园用的耙子？”马修结结巴巴地问。

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Miss Harris looked surprised. It was the middle of winter and there were no leaves to be raked!

哈里斯小姐看上去很诧异。这可是隆冬时节，根本无叶可耙！

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" I think we have one or two rakes left," she said," but they're upstairs. I'll check."

“我想我们还剩一两把耙子，”她说，“不过在楼上。我去看看。”

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Miss Harris returned with a rake and asked," Anything else, Mr. Cuthbert?"

哈里斯小姐拿着一把耙子回来了，问道：“还需要别的吗，卡斯伯特先生？”

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Matthew tried again." Well, since you're asking, I might, um... buy some... pumpkin seeds."

马修又试了一次。“嗯，既然你问了，我也许，呃……买些……南瓜籽。”

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Miss Harris had heard that Matthew Cuthbert was odd

哈里斯小姐以前就听说过马修·卡斯伯特有点古怪。

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She now concluded that he was crazy

现在她断定他简直是疯了。

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" We only keep seeds in spring," she explained

“我们只在春天备种子，”她解释道。

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" Oh yes," stammered the unhappy Matthew. He paid for the rake

“哦，对，”可怜的马修结结巴巴地说。他付了耙子的钱。

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While Miss Harris was counting his change, he made one last desperate attempt

趁哈里斯小姐数零钱时，他做了最后一次绝望的尝试。

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" Well now, if it isn't too much trouble... I might get some... I'd like to look at... some sugar."

“嗯，要是不会太麻烦的话……我或许买一些……我想看看……糖。”

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" White or brown?" Miss Harris asked

“白糖还是红糖？”哈里斯小姐问。

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" Oh... brown," said Matthew, with beads of perspiration on his forehead

“哦……红糖，”马修说，额头上沁出了汗珠。

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When Matthew got home, he hid the rake in the toolshed, but he carried the sugar in to Marilla

马修回到家，把耙子藏进工具棚，却把糖拿给了玛丽拉。

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" Brown sugar? Why did you get that?" Marilla asked

“红糖？你怎么买这个？”玛丽拉问。

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" You know I never use it except for the porridge or fruitcake! It's not good sugar either

“你知道我除了熬粥或做水果蛋糕，从不用它！这糖也不好。

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William Blair doesn't usually keep sugar like that."

威廉·布莱尔平时不会存这种糖的。”

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" I... I thought it might come in handy sometime," said Matthew

“我……我想着它说不定什么时候能派上用场。”马修说。

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Matthew finally decided that a woman's help was needed

马修最终断定，这事儿需要一位女士帮忙。

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Marilla was out of the question because she would surely object to the idea of a pretty dress for Anne. This left Mrs. Lynde

玛丽拉肯定不行，因为她准会反对给安妮买漂亮裙子的主意。那就只剩林德太太了。

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Mrs. Lynde said," You want me to pick out a dress for Anne?

林德太太说：“你想让我给安妮挑条裙子？

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Of course I will. I'm going to Carmody tomorrow

我当然愿意。我明天正好要去卡莫迪。

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Do you have anything in mind? No? Well, I'll use my own judgment then."

你有什么想法吗？没有？那好吧，我就按自己的眼光挑了。”

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" Thank you, Rachel," mumbled Matthew. He continued

“谢谢你，瑞秋。”马修咕哝着说。他接着又道。

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" I'm not sure, but I'd like the sleeves to be in the new fashion."

“我也说不好，但我想要那种最新款式的袖子。”

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" Puffs? Of course. I'll choose the very latest fashion."

“蓬蓬袖？当然可以。我会挑最时髦的款式。”

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When Matthew had gone, Mrs. Lynde said to herself," Thank goodness that poor girl will get to wear something decent

马修走后，林德太太自言自语道：“谢天谢地，那可怜的孩子总算能穿上件像样的衣服了。

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The way Marilla dresses her is ridiculous. But Matthew noticed it!

玛丽拉给她穿的衣服太可笑了。不过马修注意到了！

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That man is waking up after being asleep for sixty years."

那个男人沉睡了六十年，现在总算醒了。

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Marilla knew that something was up, but she didn't guess what it was until Mrs. Lynde brought the dress over on Christmas Eve

玛丽拉知道有事瞒着她，但直到圣诞前夜林德太太把裙子送来，她才猜到是怎么回事。

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" So this is why Matthew looked so mysterious." Marilla shook her head

“怪不得马修看起来神神秘秘的。”玛丽拉摇了摇头。

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" Anne has three good warm dresses, and anything more is just extravagant

“安妮有三条又暖和又体面的裙子，再多就是浪费了。

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There's enough material in those sleeves for another dress!

那些袖子上的布料足够再做一条裙子了！

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The puffs have been getting bigger and bigger; they're as big as balloons now!"

蓬蓬袖越做越大，现在都快赶上气球了！”

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Christmas morning came. Just enough snow fell to cover everything in white. Anne ran downstairs, singing

圣诞节的早晨来临了。雪下得刚刚好，万物都披上了银装。安妮唱着歌跑下楼。

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" Merry Christmas, Marilla! Merry Christmas, Matthew! I'm so glad it's a white Christmas

“圣诞快乐，玛丽拉！圣诞快乐，马修！多么美好的白色圣诞节啊。

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Any other kind of Christmas doesn't seem real, does it?

没有雪的圣诞节，总觉得不像真的，对吧？

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Oh, Matthew, is that for me? Oh, Matthew!"

哦，马修，那是给我的吗？哦，马修！”

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Matthew had sheepishly unfolded the dress and held it out

马修腼腆地展开了裙子，递了过来。

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Anne looked at the dress in reverent silence

安妮满怀敬意地默默注视着裙子。

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How pretty it was, with dainty frills and soft lace at the neck. But the sleeves! They were magnificent!

多么漂亮啊，领口缀着精致的碎褶和柔软的蕾丝。还有那袖子！真是华丽极了！

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" It's a Christmas present for you, Anne," said Matthew shyly." Why, why Anne, don't you like it?"

“这是给你的圣诞礼物，安妮。”马修不好意思地说，“怎么了，安妮，你不喜欢吗？”

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For Anne's eyes had suddenly filled with tears

因为安妮的眼里突然涌满了泪水。

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" Like it? Oh Matthew! It's exquisite. Look at those sleeves! I can never thank you enough."

“喜欢？哦马修！精美极了。瞧这袖子！我真不知该怎么谢你才好。”

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" Well, let's have breakfast," interrupted Marilla." I must say, Anne, I don't think you needed the dress

“好了，我们吃早饭吧。”玛丽拉打断道，“我得说，安妮，我并不觉得你需要这条裙子。

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Since Matthew has gotten it for you, make sure you take care of it."

既然马修给你买了，你一定要好好爱惜。”

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After breakfast Diana came to the house." I've got something for you," said Diana

早餐后，戴安娜来了。“我有东西给你。”戴安娜说。

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" Here, in this box. Aunt Josephine sent us a big box with many things, and this is for you."

“喏，在这个盒子里。约瑟芬姑妈给我们寄了一大箱东西，这是给你的。”

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Anne opened the box and peeked in

安妮打开盒子，朝里瞧了瞧。

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There was a card with " To dear Anne, Merry Christmas " written on it, and a dainty pair of shoes

里面有一张卡片，写着“致亲爱的安妮，圣诞快乐”，还有一双精致的鞋子。

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" You won't have to borrow Ruby's shoes now

“你现在不用再借鲁比的鞋子了。

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And that's good because they're two sizes too big for you," said Diana

这样也好，因为她的鞋比你大了两码呢。”戴安娜说。

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" Oh, Diana," Anne exclaimed

“哦，戴安娜。”安妮叫道。

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" This is too much — a white Christmas at Green Gables and new shoes and a new dress with puffed sleeves. What a happy day this is!"

“这真是太幸福了——在绿山墙过白色圣诞节，有新鞋子，还有带蓬蓬袖的新裙子。今天真是太快乐了！”