040 毕业与求婚

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It was nearly summer and the weather was much warmer, but nobody at Patty's Place was smiling

夏天快到了，天气暖和多了，但帕蒂小屋里却没有人面露笑容。

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It was exam time, and ahead were their final exams for the year and possibly their last exams ever!

考试时间到了，前面是她们今年的期末考试，也可能是她们一生中最后的考试！

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If they passed, Phil, Stella, Anne, and Priscilla would all be graduates of Redmond College and all holders of Bachelor of Arts degrees

如果通过考试，菲尔、斯特拉、安妮和普丽西拉都将成为雷德蒙德学院的毕业生，并获得文学学士学位。

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" I wish I were dead, or that it was tomorrow night," groaned Phil

“我真希望自己死了，或者现在就是明天晚上就好了，”菲尔呻吟道。

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" If you live long enough, both wishes will come true," said Anne calmly

“如果你活得够久，这两个愿望都会实现，”安妮平静地说。

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" It's easy for you to be calm," said Phil." You can do philosophy

“你当然可以平静了，”菲尔说，“你能应付哲学考试。

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I can't! And when I think of that horrible exam tomorrow, I get so nervous."

我可不行！一想到明天那可怕的考试，我就紧张得要命。”

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" You won't fail. How did you do in your Greek exam today?" Anne asked

“你不会不及格的。你今天的希腊语考试考得怎么样？”安妮问道。

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" I have no idea! I've studied so much I can't think anymore!" said Phil

“我不知道！我学得太多了，脑子都不转了！”菲尔说。

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The busy days flew by, and when the examinations were over, Anne got first-class honors in English

忙碌的日子飞逝而去，考试结束后，安妮获得了英语一级荣誉，

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Priscilla got honors in classics, and Phil got honors in math

普丽西拉获得了古典文学优等，菲尔获得了数学优等。

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On graduation day Marilla proudly attended the ceremony in Halifax

毕业典礼那天，玛丽拉自豪地出席了在哈利法克斯举行的仪式。

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After Marilla left, Anne went home to Patty's Place to begin packing

玛丽拉离开后，安妮回到帕蒂小屋的家开始收拾行李。

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" Just imagine, in one week, I'll be in Avonlea!

"想象一下，一周后我就到埃文利了！

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How delightful!" thought Anne, bending over the box in which she was packing her clothes and belongings

多令人高兴啊！"安妮一边想，一边俯身在她装衣物和东西的箱子上。

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" But imagine, in one week, I'll be gone forever from Patty's Place. How horrible!"

"但再想象一下，一周后我将永远离开帕蒂小屋了。多可怕啊！"

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Actually, Anne wasn't sure what the future held for her

其实，安妮并不确定等待着她的是什么未来。

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If Roy proposed to her, everything would change, and he would definitely propose to her soon

如果罗伊向她求婚，一切都会不同了，而他肯定很快就会向她求婚。

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Anne felt that she was truly in love with Roy

安妮觉得她真的爱上了罗伊。

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It was not exactly as she had imagined love to be, she admitted to herself, but Roy was a good man, and they would be happy together

她暗自承认，这并不完全像她想象中爱情的样子，但罗伊是个好人，他们在一起会幸福的。

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" Is anything in life really the way you imagine it to be?" wondered Anne

“生活中真有事情能完全符合想象吗？”安妮思忖着。

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That evening, when Roy came to Patty's Place and asked Anne to go for a walk in the park, everyone at Patty's Place knew why

那天晚上，罗伊来到帕蒂小屋，邀请安妮去公园散步时，小屋里所有人都心知肚明。

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And they thought they knew what Anne's answer would be." Anne's a lucky girl," said Phil

她们自认为知道安妮会如何回答。“安妮真是个幸运的女孩，”菲尔说。

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" I suppose so," said Stella, shrugging her shoulders

“大概吧，”斯特拉耸耸肩说。

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" Roy is a nice fellow, but there doesn't seem to be too much in him."

“罗伊人不错，但好像没什么内涵。”

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" Stella! Why do you say that?" demanded Phil

“斯特拉！你怎么这么说？”菲尔追问。

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" I'm not being nasty; it's just that I worry Anne may end up unhappy," Stella explained

“我不是刻薄，只是担心安妮最终会不幸福，”斯特拉解释道。

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Under an old oak tree in the park — a very romantic spot — Roy asked Anne to marry him

在公园一棵很浪漫的老橡树下，罗伊向安妮求婚了。

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His proposal was perfectly worded, as if he had copied it from a book, but it was also heartfelt and sincere

他的求婚词措辞完美，仿佛是从书上抄下来似的，但也发自内心、情真意切。

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Anne felt that she ought to be thrilled from head to foot

安妮觉得自己理应从头顶激动到脚底。

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But she wasn't; she just felt numb

但她并没有；她只是感到麻木。

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Anne opened her mouth to say " yes," and then, suddenly, found herself trembling

安妮张嘴想说"好的"，可突然间，她发现自己颤抖起来。

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She felt as if she were looking over a cliff, and then she had a moment of revelation

她感觉仿佛站在悬崖边上，随即有了一瞬间的醒悟。

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Quickly, she pulled her hand from Roy's

她迅速从罗伊手中抽回了自己的手。

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" Oh, Roy, I can't marry you... I can't... I can't," Anne cried

"哦，罗伊，我不能嫁给你……我不能……我不能，"安妮哭喊道。

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Roy turned pale." What do you mean?"

罗伊脸色变得苍白。"你是什么意思？"

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" I thought I could marry you, but I can't," said Anne desperately

"我以为我能嫁给你，但我不能，"安妮绝望地说。

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" Why can't you?" Roy asked more calmly

"为什么不能？"罗伊更加平静地问。

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" Because..." said Anne," I don't care enough for you."

"因为……"安妮说，"我对你爱得不够深。"

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Roy's face changed." So you've just been amusing yourself with my affections this past year?" he asked slowly

罗伊的脸色变了。"所以过去这一年，你只是在拿我的感情寻开心吗？"他缓缓问道。

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" No, no, I haven't," gasped Anne. Oh, how could she explain? She couldn't explain

“不，不，我没有，”安妮喘着气说。哦，她该如何解释？她无法解释。

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" Forgive me, Roy," Anne pleaded." I did think I cared. Really, I did

“原谅我，罗伊，”安妮恳求道。“我真的以为我在乎你。真的，我是这么想的。

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But I know now that I don't." She looked at the ground

但我现在知道，我并不在乎。”她低头看着地面。

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" You are not the woman I thought you were," said Roy angrily, and then with a bitter tone," You are the only woman I can ever love

“你不是我想象的那种女人，”罗伊生气地说，接着带着苦涩的语调道：“你是我唯一会永远爱着的女人。

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You've ruined my life. Good-bye, Anne." He stormed off

你毁了我的人生。再见，安妮。”他气冲冲地离开了。

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" Good... bye," Anne stammered too quietly for him to hear

“再......见，”安妮结结巴巴地说，声音轻得他听不见。

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She sat in the park, feeling drenched in shame and contempt

她坐在公园里，感觉自己浸透在羞耻和轻蔑之中。

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Anne slipped into Patty's Place and ran to her room

安妮悄悄溜进帕蒂小屋，跑向自己的房间。

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" I hope that no one will ever again ask me to get married as long as I live," she sobbed

“我希望只要我活着，再也不会有人向我求婚了，”她啜泣道。

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Phil heard her crying and came in

菲尔听见她的哭声，走了进来。

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" Phil," said Anne," Roy asked me to marry him─and I refused."

“菲尔，”安妮说，“罗伊向我求婚了──我拒绝了。”

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Her face was red with tears and shame

她哭得满脸通红，羞愧难当。

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" You... you refused Roy?" said Phil blankly." Are you crazy?"

“你……你拒绝了罗伊？”菲尔茫然地说，“你疯了吗？”

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" Oh, Phil, don't scold me," Anne pleaded

“哦，菲尔，别骂我。”安妮恳求道。

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" I honestly thought I cared, but at the last minute I realized I couldn't do it."

“我真心以为我在乎的，但到了最后一刻，我意识到我做不到。”

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" Well, Anne, I think you've treated Roy badly

“唉，安妮，我觉得你对罗伊太不好了。

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You've been seeing him for a whole year!" said Phil in exasperation

你跟他都来往整整一年了！”菲尔恼怒地说。

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Anne nodded, embarrassed, and started to cry again

安妮尴尬地点点头，又开始哭起来。

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The two stayed up talking until they both felt better

两人聊到很晚，直到都好受一些。

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The next day all the friends at Patty's Place said tearful good-byes

第二天，帕蒂小屋的朋友们都含泪道别。

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Priscilla and Stella were glad that Anne had not accepted Roy's proposal and told her so. Anne felt slightly better

普莉西拉和斯特拉为安妮没接受罗伊的求婚感到高兴，并这样告诉了她。安妮感觉稍稍好了一点。

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All the girls hugged each other, made promises to see each other again as soon as possible, and caught the train or ferry to their respective homes

所有的女孩都互相拥抱，承诺尽快再见面，然后搭火车或渡轮回了各自的家。

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When Anne returned to Green Gables the next day, everything was as it had always been

第二天安妮回到绿山墙时，一切还是原来的样子。

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At dinner Marilla, Mrs. Lynde, Davy, and Dora caught up on all of Anne's life and filled Anne in on what had happened in Avonlea

晚饭时，玛丽拉、林德太太、达维和多拉问了安妮生活的方方面面，也把埃文利发生的事情告诉了安妮。

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They talked about who had gotten married, how the weather had been, and how the spring harvest had turned out

他们聊了谁结了婚，天气怎么样，春收情况如何。

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There was a short silence, and suddenly Davy remarked," Hey, Anne, did you know Gilbert Blythe is dying?"

短暂的沉默后，达维突然说道：“嘿，安妮，你知道吗，吉尔伯特·布莱斯快死了？”

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" Davy, hold your tongue!" said Mrs. Lynde angrily

“达维，住嘴！”林德太太生气地说。

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" Anne, don't look like that! We didn't mean to tell you so suddenly."

“安妮，别那样！我们没想这么突然地告诉你。”

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" Is... it... true?" asked Anne in a voice that was not hers

“这……是……真的？”安妮问，声音听起来不像她自己的。

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Her face was so white that Marilla feared Anne was going to faint

她的脸色惨白，玛丽拉担心安妮要晕倒了。

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" Gilbert is very ill," said Mrs. Lynde gravely

“吉尔伯特病得很重。”林德太太严肃地说。

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" He caught typhoid fever just after he arrived. It doesn't look good."

“他刚到就染上了伤寒。情况看起来不妙。”

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Anne walked blindly across the kitchen, through the hall, and up the stairs to her old room

安妮茫然地穿过厨房，走过门厅，上楼回到她原来的房间。

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At its window she knelt down, staring ahead without seeing

她在窗边跪下，目光空洞地望着前方。

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The sky was very dark. Rain was beating down on the shivering fields. And Gilbert was dying..

天色非常阴沉。雨水抽打着颤抖的田野。而吉尔伯特正在死去……