028 新机遇

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It was the last week in August when Mr. Irving and Miss Lavender had their wedding in the garden at Miss Lavender's home

八月的最后一周，欧文先生和拉文达小姐在拉文达小姐家的花园里举行了婚礼。

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As they said their vows, gentle rays of sunlight shone down upon them

当他们宣读誓言时，柔和的阳光洒落在他们身上。

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Paul Irving watched the ceremony happily, looking forward to having a mother once again

保罗·欧文高兴地注视着婚礼，期待着再次拥有母亲。

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After Mr. Irving and Miss Lavender had left for their honeymoon and all the wedding guests had gone

欧文先生和拉文达小姐去度蜜月后，婚礼宾客们都走了，

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Anne stayed behind to tidy up Miss Lavender's house

安妮留下来收拾拉文达小姐的房子。

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She was staring out the kitchen window when Gilbert came to help her

她正凝视着厨房窗外，这时吉尔伯特过来帮忙。

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" What are you thinking of, Anne?" Gilbert asked

“你在想什么呢，安妮？”吉尔伯特问道。

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" Of Miss Lavender and Mr. Irving," answered Anne dreamily

“在想拉文达小姐和欧文先生，”安妮如梦般回答。

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" Isn't it beautiful to think how everything has turned out..

“想想看，一切的结局多么美好……

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how they have come together again after all those years of separation and misunderstanding?"

经历了这么多年的分离和误解，他们又走到了一起？”

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" Yes, it is beautiful," said Gilbert. He looked steadily at Anne

“是的，真美，”吉尔伯特说，他凝视着安妮。

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" But wouldn't it have been more beautiful, Anne, if there had been no separation or misunderstanding —

“但是，安妮，如果没有分开和误会——”

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if they had come hand-in-hand all the way through life?"

如果他们手牵手一起走过一生，那不是更美吗？”

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For a moment, Anne's heart fluttered, and for the first time, her eyes faltered under Gilbert's gaze

一瞬间，安妮的心怦怦直跳，她第一次在吉尔伯特的注视下目光躲闪。

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It was a strange feeling, and she blushed

这是一种奇怪的感觉，她脸红了。

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When Anne arrived home, Marilla had some sad news

安妮回到家时，玛丽拉带来了一个伤心的消息。

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" Mr. Lynde has died," she said." He died quietly, in his sleep."

“林德先生去世了，”她说，“他是在睡梦中安静地离世的。”

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Thomas Lynde had been sick for a long time, and Mrs. Lynde had taken care of him for many years

托马斯·林德病了很久，林德太太照顾了他很多年。

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Marilla went to comfort Mrs. Lynde and came back to Green Gables the next morning

玛丽拉去安慰林德太太，第二天早上才回到绿山墙。

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Marilla sat down with Anne, who was eating breakfast, and nervously said," I suppose Gilbert Blythe is going to college in the fall

玛丽拉在吃早餐的安妮身旁坐下，不安地说：“我想吉尔伯特·布莱斯秋天要去上大学了。

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Would you like to go to college too?"

你也想去上大学吗？”

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Anne looked up, astonished." Of course, Marilla, but it's not possible!

安妮抬起头，惊讶地说：“当然想了，玛丽拉，可这不可能啊！

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I know your eyes are better now, but the twins — they need so much looking after."

我知道你的眼睛现在好些了，可那对双胞胎——他们太需要人照顾了。”

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" Well, I've always felt that you should go to college," said Marilla

“嗯，我一直觉得你应该去上大学，”玛丽拉说。

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" You've saved enough from your teaching job for one year at Redmond College, and perhaps you could win a scholarship to pay for the other years

“你教书攒的钱够在雷德蒙德学院读一年了，也许你还能拿到奖学金来支付后面几年的学费。

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Besides, I wouldn't be alone with the twins. That's what I want to discuss."

再说了，我不会一个人带双胞胎的。这正是我想跟你商量的事。”

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Marilla continued," I had a long talk with Mrs. Lynde last night

玛丽拉继续说：“我昨晚和林德太太长谈了一次。

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She has to sell her farm, but she doesn't want to leave Avonlea

她得卖掉农场，但她不想离开埃文利。

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So I suggested she move to Green Gables. How do you feel about that?"

所以我建议她搬到绿山墙来住。你觉得怎么样？”

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" Well, that's your decision, Marilla," said Anne

“嗯，这得由你决定，玛丽拉，”安妮说。

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" Mrs. Lynde is a good woman and a kind neighbor, but..."

“林德太太是个好女人，也是个和善的邻居，但……”

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" But she's got her faults?" Marilla finished, smiling

“但她也有缺点吧？”玛丽拉笑着把话说完。

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" Well, she does, of course. But if she left Avonlea, I'd miss her terribly

“嗯，当然有缺点。但她要离开埃文利，我会非常想她的。

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She's the only close friend I have here

她是我在这里唯一的好朋友。

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Mrs. Lynde and I have never had a fight, though we almost did when she met you for the first time, Anne. Do you remember?"

林德太太和我从没吵过架，不过她第一次见到你时，我们差点吵起来，安妮。你还记得吗？”

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" Yes, I do. I hated her then!" Anne said

“是的，记得。那时候我恨她！”安妮说。

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" Well, you were so different from other children, Anne," said Marilla

“唉，你和其他孩子太不一样了，安妮，”玛丽拉说。

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" I didn't know how to manage you at first! My brother, Matthew, understood you better."

“我一开始都不知道该怎么管你！我哥哥马修更懂你。”

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" Matthew understood everything," said Anne softly, the way she always spoke of him

“马修什么都懂，”安妮轻声说，她每次提起他都是这样的语气。

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That night Anne thought long and hard about whether to stop teaching and go to college

那天晚上，安妮久久地思考，要不要放弃教书去上大学。

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She loved every one of her pupils, even the naughty ones, but the idea of college — of learning more — excited her

她爱她的每一个学生，即使是那些调皮的，但上大学——学到更多东西——这个想法让她激动不已。

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The next day Anne resigned. Meanwhile Mrs. Lynde gratefully accepted Marilla's offer to move into Green Gables

第二天，安妮就辞了职。与此同时，林德太太感激地接受了玛丽拉的提议，搬进了绿山墙。

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Gilbert Blythe was probably the only person who was happy to hear the news that Anne was going to college

吉尔伯特·布莱思大概是唯一一个听到安妮要去上大学的消息而感到高兴的人。

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Her students looked upon it as a catastrophe. Barbara Shaw cried all night

她的学生们却把这看作一场灾难。芭芭拉·肖哭了整整一夜。

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Anthony Pye picked a fight because he was so upset

安东尼·派伊因为太难过了，还跟人打了一架。

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And Paul Irving defiantly told his father he wouldn't eat any breakfast for a week

保罗·欧文则倔强地告诉他父亲，他要绝食早餐一个星期。

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Diana was sad too." It will be horribly lonely here," she moaned

戴安娜也很伤心。“这里会变得可怕地孤单，”她哀叹道。

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" You'll have Fred," Anne teased her, giggling

“你会有弗雷德呀，”安妮咯咯笑着打趣她。

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" It's all right for you to be happy, Anne," Diana said

“你当然可以高兴了，安妮，”戴安娜说。

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" You're going to college, and you'll have fun and make heaps of lovely new friends."

“你要去上大学了，你会过得很开心，还会交到一大群可爱的新朋友。”

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" I hope I shall make new friends," said Anne thoughtfully." New friends make life very interesting

“我希望我会交到新朋友，”安妮若有所思地说。“新朋友会让生活变得非常有趣。

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But no matter how many new friends I make, they'll never be as special to me as the old ones

但是，不管我交到多少新朋友，他们在我心里永远不会像老朋友那样特别。

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Especially a certain girl with black eyes and dimples. Can you guess who she is, Diana?"

尤其是一个长着黑眼睛、带着酒窝的女孩。你能猜出她是谁吗，戴安娜？”

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Diana cheered up

戴安娜高兴了起来。

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Anne smiled at her and said," Do you remember that evening we first met?

安妮对她笑了笑，说道：“你还记得我们第一次见面的那个晚上吗？

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We were in your garden and promised eternal friendship

我们在你家的花园里，许下了永远做朋友的誓言。

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We've kept that oath, I think. I shall never forget that day

我想，我们信守了那个誓言。我永远不会忘记那一天。

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All through my early childhood, nobody cared for me or wanted to be friends with me

在我整个童年早期，没有人关心我，也没有人想和我做朋友。

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But when I came to Green Gables, everything changed

但当我来到绿山墙后，一切都变了。

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Thank you for your friendship and love, Diana."

谢谢你的友谊和爱，戴安娜。”

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Anne and Diana hugged tightly. No matter where Anne went, they were true friends who would remain in each other's hearts always

安妮和戴安娜紧紧拥抱在一起。无论安妮去向何方，她们都是真正的朋友，将永远留在彼此心中。