032 重返家园

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The first month at Redmond College had seemed long, but the rest of the term went by quickly

在雷德蒙德学院的第一个月似乎很漫长，但学期的其余部分过得飞快。

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Before they realized how much time had gone by, Anne and all the Redmond students were facing their exams

还没等他们意识到时间过去了多少，安妮和所有雷德蒙德的学生就要面对考试了。

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When the results came back, the top places in first-year subjects were taken by Anne, Gilbert, and Philippa

成绩出来后，一年级各科的顶尖名次被安妮、吉尔伯特和菲利帕包揽了。

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Priscilla did very well, and Charlie scraped through respectably

普里西拉考得很好，查理也勉勉强强体面地通过了。

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After exams, came vacation

考试结束后，假期来了。

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" I can't believe that this time tomorrow I'll be in Green Gables," said Anne to Philippa on the night before her departure

“我真不敢相信明天这个时候我就在绿山墙了。” 安妮在出发前一晚对菲利帕说。

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" But I shall be. And you, Phil, will be in Bolingbroke with Alec and Alonzo."

“但我确实会在那里。而你，菲尔，会在博林布鲁克跟亚历克和阿朗索在一起。”

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" I'm longing to see them," admitted Philippa." They really are such nice boys

“我很想见到他们，”菲利帕承认道，“他们真是很好的小伙子。

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And in Bolingbroke there'll be dances and parties and all kinds of fun

而且在博林布鲁克会有舞会、派对和各种好玩的事。

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But I shall never forgive you, Queen Anne, for not coming home with me for the holidays."

但是我绝不会原谅你，安妮女王，因为你没跟我回家度假。”

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" I'm sure you'll forgive me.' Never ' lasts only three days with you, Phil!" joked Anne

“我肯定你会原谅我的。你的‘永远’也就三天，菲尔！”安妮打趣道。

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" It was sweet of you to ask me and I'd love to go to Bolingbroke someday

“你邀请我真贴心，我很乐意改天去博林布鲁克看看。

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I'd especially like to see the house where my parents lived and where I was born

我尤其想看看我父母住过、也是我出生的那栋房子。

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But these holidays I must visit Green Gables."

但这个假期我必须回绿山墙。”

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" You won't have a very good time," said Phil scornfully." It sounds so boring there!"

“你在那儿不会玩得开心的，”菲尔不屑地说，“那里听起来太没意思了！”

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" In Avonlea?" said Anne, highly amused

“在艾凡里？”安妮觉得十分好笑。

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" If you'd come with me to Bolingbroke," Phil insisted," you'd have a wonderful time

“如果你和我一起去博林布鲁克，”菲尔坚持说，“你会玩得非常开心的。

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People would go wild over you, Anne — your hair and your style and, oh, everything! You're so unique."

人们会为你疯狂的，安妮——你的头发、你的风格，哦，所有的一切！你太独特了。”

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" That sounds interesting, Phil, but picture this," Anne said

“听起来很有趣，菲尔，但想象一下，”安妮说。

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" I'm going home to an old country farmhouse, once green, rather faded now, set among some apple orchards

“我要回到一座古老的乡村农舍，那儿曾经是绿色的，如今已褪了色，掩映在几片苹果园中。

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There's a stream nearby, and down the road is a wood with old fir trees

附近有一条小溪，路下面是一片长着老冷杉的树林。

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In the farmhouse there will be two middle-aged ladies: one tall and thin, one short and fat. They are Marilla and Mrs. Lynde

农舍里会有两位中年女士：一位高瘦，一位矮胖。她们是马瑞拉和林德太太。

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And there will be the twins, Dora and Davy — one a perfect model, the other what Mrs. Lynde calls a ' terror.'

还有双胞胎多拉和戴维——一个是完美典范，另一个林德太太称之为“小麻烦”。

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There will be a little room upstairs with an old feather bed

楼上会有一个小房间，里面有一张旧羽毛床，

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which will seem like heaven after sleeping on that hard mattress in the boardinghouse

在寄宿公寓那硬床垫上睡过之后，那会像是天堂。

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How do you like my picture, Phil?"

“你觉得我的图景怎么样，菲尔？”

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" It seems a very dull one," said Phil with a frown

“看起来很乏味，”菲尔皱着眉头说。

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" Oh, but I've left out one thing," said Anne softly

“哦，但我漏掉了一样东西，”安妮轻声说。

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" There'll be love there, Phil — love like nowhere else in the world, tender love that's waiting for me

“那里会有爱，菲尔——世界上别处没有的那种爱，温柔的爱在等着我。

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That makes my picture a masterpiece, doesn't it, even if the colors are not very bright?"

这就让我的图景成为杰作了，不是吗，即使色彩不那么鲜艳？”

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Phil got up, went up to Anne, and hugged her

菲尔站起身，走到安妮面前，拥抱了她。

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" Anne, I wish I were like you," she said soberly

“安妮，我真希望我能像你一样，”她认真地说。

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The following evening Diana met Anne at the Avonlea station

第二天傍晚，戴安娜在埃文利车站接到了安妮。

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As they drove up the lane, Anne saw that Green Gables had a very festive appearance

当她们沿着小路行驶时，安妮看到绿山墙呈现出一派浓浓的节日气氛。

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A candle burned in every window, and in the yard was a big bonfire with two little figures, Davy and Dora, dancing around it

每扇窗户都点着蜡烛，院子里燃着一大堆篝火，两个小小的身影——戴维和多拉——正围着它跳舞。

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" Davy was determined to make a bonfire for you," Diana told Anne

“戴维一定要为你生一堆篝火，”戴安娜告诉安妮。

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Anne got out of the buggy, and Davy hugged her tightly. Even Dora held her hand

安妮下了马车，戴维紧紧地抱住了她。就连多拉也牵住了她的手。

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" Isn't it a great bonfire, Anne?" asked Davy

“这篝火是不是很棒，安妮？”戴维问道。

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" I'll poke it — see the sparks? I did it for you because I was so glad you were coming home."

“我来捅一下——看到火星了吗？我是为你弄的，因为你回家我太高兴了。”

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The kitchen door opened and Marilla greeted Anne

厨房门开了，玛丽拉迎接了安妮。

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Marilla had a big smile, but not too big, since she had the old-fashioned belief that you should not show too much emotion

玛丽拉脸上的笑容很大，但也没太大，因为她有个老派的观念，觉得人不该表露太多情感。

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Mrs. Lynde was behind her, smiling warmly. They both hugged Anne and welcomed her home

林德太太站在她身后，温暖地微笑着。她们都拥抱了安妮，欢迎她回家。

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This was the love Anne had described to Phil

这就是安妮曾对菲尔描述过的那种爱。

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A few days later, Anne met her old friend Jane Andrews

几天后，安妮见到了老朋友简·安德鲁斯。

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After they had caught up on each other's news, Jane grew silent

她们互相聊完近况后，简便沉默了下来。

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Then she turned to Anne." I want to ask you something, Anne," she said solemnly

然后她转向安妮，郑重地问：“安妮，我想问你件事。”

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" What do you think of my brother Billy?"

“你觉得我哥哥比利怎么样？”

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Anne gasped at this unexpected question. Goodness, what did she think of Billy Andrews?

安妮被这个意想不到的问题吓了一跳。天哪，她对比利·安德鲁斯有什么看法呢？

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Anne had never thought anything about him

安妮从来没怎么想过他。

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He was just the round-faced, perpetually smiling, not too smart, good-natured Billy Andrews

他不过是个圆脸、总是笑嘻嘻、不算太聪明但脾气很好的比利·安德鲁斯。

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" I — I don't understand, Jane," Anne stammered." What do you mean... exactly?"

“我——我不明白，简，”安妮结结巴巴地说，“你确切的意思是……？”

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" Do you like Billy?" asked Jane bluntly

“你喜欢比利吗？”简直截了当地问。

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" Oh, uh — yes, I like him, of course," said Anne

“哦，呃——喜欢，我当然喜欢他。”安妮说。

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Anne knew that she didn't dislike him. What exactly was Jane trying to say?

安妮知道自己并不讨厌他。简到底想说什么呢？

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" Would you like him for a husband?" asked Jane calmly

“你愿意让他做你的丈夫吗？”简平静地问。

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" A husband!" Anne exclaimed

“丈夫！”安妮惊呼道。

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" Billy wants to marry you," Jane explained." He's always been crazy about you

“比利想娶你，”简解释道，“他一直都很迷恋你。”

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But he was too shy to ask you himself, so he got me to do it

但他自己太害羞了，不敢开口问你，所以叫我来提。

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I didn't want to ask you, but he insisted. Well, what do you think, Anne?"

我本不想问你，但他坚持要这样。那么，你觉得怎么样，安妮？”

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Was it a dream? Anne did not know whether she wanted to laugh or cry, but she could do neither, because she didn't want to hurt Jane's feelings

这是在做梦吗？安妮不知道自己是想笑还是想哭，但她既不能笑也不能哭，因为她不想伤害简的感情。

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" I — I can't marry your brother, Jane," Anne said

“我——我不能嫁给你哥哥，简。”安妮说。

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" It never even occurred to me that Billy would ask!"

“我从没想到比利会提出来！”

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" Well, think it over, Anne," said Jane." Billy is a good fellow."

“嗯，你再考虑考虑，安妮，”简说，“比利是个好小伙子。”

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" I'm sorry, I can't marry Billy," said Anne firmly

“对不起，我不能嫁给比利。”安妮坚定地说。

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" Well, you've made your decision, Anne," replied Jane somewhat coldly

“好吧，你已经决定了，安妮，”简有点冷淡地答道。

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" And I hope you won't regret it

“我希望你不会后悔。”

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Billy is a good fellow, even if he is my brother

比利是个好小伙子，即使他是我哥哥我也这么说。

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Anyway, he also likes Nettie Blewett, so he'll probably ask her."

不管怎样，他也喜欢内蒂·布卢伊特，所以他很可能会去问她。”

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" Nettie Blewett!" Anne thought. After Jane had gone, Anne laughed but she also felt a hint of sadness

“内蒂·布卢伊特！”安妮心想。简走后，安妮笑了，但也感到一丝伤感。

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Anne had imagined that her first proposal would be very romantic

安妮曾想象过自己的第一次求婚会非常浪漫，

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and that it would come from someone who was handsome, distinguished, and eloquent — her own Prince Charming

而且会来自一位英俊、儒雅、口才出众的人——她自己的白马王子。

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There was nothing romantic about this proposal!

可这次求婚毫无浪漫可言！

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Billy Andrews had asked his sister to propose for him, and if Anne wouldn't marry him, he would ask Nettie Blewett instead

比利·安德鲁斯竟让妹妹代他求婚，而且如果安妮不愿嫁给他，他就去问内蒂·布卢伊特。

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" Well, that ends my romantic dream," thought Anne sadly," even if it was a bit girlish."

“哎，我的浪漫美梦就此结束了，”安妮难过地想着，“即便这梦有点孩子气。”