036 在露比·吉利斯的花园

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Anne was sitting with Ruby Gillis in the Gillis' garden watching the sunset

安妮和鲁比·吉利斯坐在吉利斯家的花园里看日落。

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Over the summer, Anne had spent many pleasant evenings with Ruby

整个夏天，安妮和鲁比一起度过了许多愉快的傍晚。

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Anne had watched Ruby grow paler and weaker, and each evening ended a little earlier than the last

安妮眼看着鲁比脸色越来越苍白，身体越来越虚弱，而且每次傍晚的相聚都比上一次结束得更早一些。

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But Ruby was always cheerful and talkative, always chatting about young men and clothes and the latest Avonlea news, and never mentioned her health

但鲁比总是乐呵呵、爱说话，总在聊小伙子、衣服和埃文利的各种新鲜事，从不提自己的身体状况。

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At the end of every visit, Ruby made Anne promise to visit again

每次探望结束时，鲁比都让安妮答应还会再来。

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Once, Mrs. Lynde complained about Anne's frequent visits to the Gillis' house

有一次，林德太太抱怨安妮太常去吉利斯家探望。

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" Every time you go and visit Ruby, you come back looking so tired, Anne," she said

“安妮，你每次去探望鲁比，回来时看起来都那么疲惫，”她说。

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" It's so sad," Anne said." Ruby doesn't seem to realize that she's sick

“这太让人难过了，”安妮说，“鲁比好像并没有意识到自己生病了。

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I feel as if I'm watching her fight an invisible enemy."

我感觉就像在看着她与一个看不见的敌人在搏斗。”

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But when Anne went to visit Ruby one evening at the end of summer, Ruby was strangely quiet

但当夏末的一天傍晚安妮去探望鲁比时，鲁比却异常安静。

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She did not say a word about parties or new clothes or young men

她对派对、新衣服或年轻男子只字未提。

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Ruby sat in her chair on the porch, with a white shawl wrapped around her thin shoulders

鲁比坐在门廊的椅子上，一条白色披肩裹着她瘦削的肩膀。

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Just beyond the Gillis' house was the church, with the old graveyard beside it

吉利斯家屋后就是教堂，旁边是古老的墓地。

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The moonlight shone on the white stones

月光洒在白色的墓碑上。

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" How strange the graveyard looks by moonlight," said Ruby suddenly

“月光下的墓地看起来真奇怪，”鲁比突然说。

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" How ghostly." She shuddered." Anne, it won't be long now before I'll be lying over there

“真像闹鬼一样。”她哆嗦了一下。“安妮，过不了多久我就会躺到那边去了。

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You and Diana and everyone else will keep on living... and I'll be there... in the old graveyard─dead!"

你和戴安娜还有其他人都将继续活着……而我就在那里……在那古老的墓地里——死了！”

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Anne was shocked. For a few moments, she could not speak

安妮震惊了。有好一会儿，她说不出话来。

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" You know it's true, don't you?" said Ruby insistently

“你知道这是真的，对吧？”鲁比执拗地说。

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" Yes, I know," answered Anne in a low tone

“是的，我知道，”安妮低声回答。

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" Everybody knows it," said Ruby bitterly." I know it. I've known all summer, but I didn't want to give up

“大家都知道，”鲁比痛苦地说，“我自己也知道。整个夏天我都知道，但我不想放弃。

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Oh, Anne!" Ruby reached out and grabbed Anne's hand pleadingly." I'm afraid to die."

哦，安妮！”鲁比伸出手，恳求地抓住安妮的手。“我害怕死亡。”

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" Why are you afraid, Ruby?" asked Anne quietly

“你为什么害怕呢，鲁比？”安妮轻声问道。

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" Well," Ruby replied," I believe there is a heaven, and I think heaven must be very beautiful, of course..

“嗯，”鲁比回答，“我相信有天堂，而且我想天堂一定很美，当然……

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but Anne, it won't be what I'm used to."

可是安妮，那里不会是我习惯的样子。”

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Anne looked at Ruby and said," I think heaven will be similar to life here

安妮看着鲁比说：“我觉得天堂会和这里的生活很相似。

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In heaven, it will just be easier to be good. Don't be afraid, Ruby."

在天堂，只是想做个好人会更容易些。别害怕，鲁比。”

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" I can't help it," said Ruby pitifully

“我控制不住，”鲁比可怜巴巴地说。

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" Even if what you say about heaven is true, it won't be the same

“就算你说的关于天堂的话是真的，那里也不会一样。

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It can't be. I want to go on living here. I'm so young, Anne

不可能一样的。我想继续活在这里。我还这么年轻，安妮。

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I've fought so hard to live and it isn't any use

我曾那么努力地争取活下去，可这一切都毫无用处。

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I have to die─and leave everything I care for."

我不得不离开人世——抛下我所珍爱的一切。

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Anne sat still. The silence was almost intolerable

安妮静静地坐着。这沉默几乎令人难以忍受。

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Anne could not tell Ruby comforting lies; everything that Ruby said was horribly true

安妮无法用安慰的谎言来哄鲁比；鲁比所说的一切，都是残酷的真实。

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She was leaving everything that she cared for

她正在离开她所珍爱的一切。

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" I want to live," Ruby repeated in a trembling voice

“我想活下去，”鲁比用颤抖的声音重复道。

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" I want to live like other girls. I... I want to be married, and... have babies

“我想像别的女孩一样活着。我……我想结婚，生……生儿育女。

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Anne, I couldn't say this to any one but you. I know you understand

安妮，这些话我对别人都说不出口，只能对你讲。我知道你懂我。

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And then poor Tony Spencer... He loves me and I love him, Anne

还有可怜的托尼·斯宾塞……他爱着我，我也爱他，安妮。

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The others meant nothing to me, but he does, and if I could live, I would be his wife

其他人都对我毫无意义，但他不一样。如果我能活下来，我愿意做他的妻子。

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I would be so happy. Oh, Anne!" Ruby sobbed

我会那么开心的。哦，安妮！” 鲁比啜泣着说。

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Anne held Ruby's hand, and offered her silent sympathy

安妮握着鲁比的手，给予她无言的同情。

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It was a relief to Anne not to have to use clumsy words, and her silence was a deeper comfort to Ruby

不必用笨拙的言语，这让安妮松了口气，而她的沉默反倒给了鲁比更深的安慰。

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Gradually, Ruby stopped crying and became calm

渐渐地，鲁比停止了哭泣，平静下来。

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" I'm glad I've told you this, Anne," she whispered

“我真高兴能跟你说了这些，安妮，” 她轻声说道。

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" It has helped me just to speak about it

“光是说出来，就好受多了。

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I've wanted to talk it over with you for a long time, but I couldn't

我一直想跟你好好聊聊这事，可就是做不到。

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It would have made death seem real

那样会让人觉得死亡是真的要来了。

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In the daytime, when people were around me and everything was cheerful, it wasn't that hard to stop thinking about it

白天的时候，身边有人，一切都开开心心的，不去想它倒也不太难。

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But at nighttime, when I couldn't sleep, it was so dreadful, Anne

可到了晚上，睡不着的时候，那感觉真是可怕极了，安妮。

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I would just lie in bed and think about death and get so scared."

我就那样躺在床上，想着死亡，害怕得不得了。”

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Anne said," Don't be frightened anymore, Ruby. Just believe everything will be okay."

安妮说：“别再害怕了，鲁比。要相信一切都会好起来的。”

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" I'll try," Ruby replied." I try to be brave

“我会试试的，”鲁比回答，“我努力变得勇敢一些。

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Please come and see me as often as you can."

请你尽可能常来看我。”

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" I will," Anne replied

“我会的，”安妮回答。

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" It... it won't be very long now, Anne

“这……这不会很久了，安妮。

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I feel sure of that," said Ruby," and I'd rather spend time with you than anyone else."

我确信这一点，”鲁比说，“而且比起其他人，我更愿意跟你待在一起。”

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" I must go now, Ruby," Anne said

“我现在得走了，鲁比，”安妮说。

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" It's getting late, and you shouldn't be out in the cold."

“天晚了，你不该待在冷风里了。”

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" Goodnight, Anne," said Ruby

“晚安，安妮，”鲁比说。

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Anne walked home very slowly in the moonlight

安妮在月光下非常缓慢地走回家。

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The evening had changed something for her

这个夜晚改变了她的一些想法。

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Life held a different meaning, a deeper purpose

生命承载了不同的意义，一个更深邃的目标。

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It seemed more important to her than ever to live life to the fullest, to love, and not to be afraid of the challenges that might lie ahead

对她而言，全力以赴地去生活、去爱，并且不畏惧未来可能出现的挑战，这似乎比以往任何时候都更加重要。

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Anne never saw Ruby again. The next morning, the news went from house to house that Ruby Gillis was dead

安妮再也没见到鲁比。第二天早上，鲁比·吉利斯去世的消息就传遍了各家各户。

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She had died in her sleep, painlessly and calmly

她在睡梦中去世了，没有痛苦，很安详。

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On her face was a smile, as if death had come as a kindly friend instead of the phantom Ruby had dreaded

她的脸上带着微笑，仿佛死神是作为一位慈祥的朋友到来，而不是鲁比所惧怕的那个幽灵。

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After the funeral, Mrs. Gillis called Anne aside and gave her a small packet

葬礼结束后，吉利斯太太把安妮叫到一边，给了她一个小包裹。

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" I want you to have this," she sobbed

“我想让你收下这个，”她啜泣着说。

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" Ruby would have liked you to have it

“鲁比会希望你留着它的。

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It's some embroidery she was doing the afternoon before she died. It isn't quite finished."

这是她去世前一天下午正在做的一些刺绣活儿。还没完全做好。”

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Mrs. Lynde was standing with Mrs. Gillis." There's always a piece of unfinished work left," she said with tears in her eyes

林德太太和吉利斯太太站在一起。“总会留下一件未完成的作品，”她眼含泪水地说道。

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" But I suppose there's always someone to finish it."

“但我想，也总有人会去完成它。”

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Diana and the residents of Green Gables quietly walked home from Ruby's funeral

戴安娜和绿山墙的居民们安静地从鲁比的葬礼走回家。

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Davy said suddenly," Ruby Gillis had a great laugh

戴维突然说：“鲁比·吉利斯笑起来很好听。

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Will she laugh as much in heaven as she did in Avonlea, Anne? I want to know."

她在天堂也会像在埃文利时那样爱笑吗，安妮？我想知道。”

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" Yes, I think she will," said Anne

“会的，我想她会的，”安妮说。