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I'd lived at Birtwick Park for several years and was happy there

我在伯特威克庄园住了好几年，日子过得很幸福。

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Even Ginger was content now

就连金洁现在也变得心满意足了。

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But sad changes were coming. The mistress was ill more and more often

但令人难过的改变就要来了。女主人的病越来越频繁。

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The doctor was at the house a lot, and the squire always looked worried and distracted

医生常来家里，乡绅也总是一副忧心忡忡、心不在焉的样子。

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" Did you hear the news?" John asked Little Joe one day in the stable

“你听说那个消息了吗？”一天，约翰在马厩里问小乔。

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" What news?" Little Joe asked

“什么消息？”小乔问。

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" It's the mistress," John said sadly

“是女主人，”约翰伤感地说。

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" The doctor says her health will only get worse if she stays here

“医生说，她要是再留在这儿，身体只会更差。

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She needs to move to a warmer place right away

她得马上搬到一个更暖和的地方去。

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The whole family will be leaving soon."

用不了多久，全家人就都要走了。”

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" Oh no!" Little Joe's face went pale." Poor mistress

“哦，不！”小乔的脸色变得苍白。“可怜的女主人。

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And what's going to happen to the rest of us?"

那我们其他人会怎么样呢？”

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" I don't know. I guess we'll find out soon enough."

“我不知道。我猜我们很快就会知道了。”

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After that John was always silent and sad as he worked

此后，约翰干活时总是沉默而悲伤。

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Little Joe hardly ever whistled anymore

小乔几乎不再吹口哨了。

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People came and went from the estate more often than usual, and Ginger and I had plenty of work carrying them around

人们进出庄园比平时更频繁了，我和金杰忙于载着他们四处奔波。

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The first people to leave Birtwick Park were the squire's young daughters, Miss Jessie and Miss Flora

第一批离开伯特威克庄园的人是庄园主的两个小女儿，杰西小姐和弗洛拉小姐。

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The two little girls came to say good-bye to all of us horses, especially Merrylegs, their favorite

这两个小女孩来跟我们这几匹马告别，尤其是她们最喜欢的欢蹄。

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They hugged him so tightly, I thought they'd never let go

她们紧紧地抱着他，我以为她们永远都不会放手。

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When their nanny pulled them away, both girls were crying

当保姆把她们拉开时，两个女孩都哭了起来。

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John and Little Joe looked sadder than ever as they watched the girls leave

约翰和小乔看着女孩们离开，神情比以往更加悲伤。

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" I suppose that's the beginning of the end," John said

“我想这就是结束的开始了。”约翰说。

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" Soon the whole family will be gone."

“很快全家人都要走了。”

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" What will happen to Merrylegs now?" Little Joe asked

“那乐腿儿会怎么样呢？”小乔问。

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" The squire says the minister wants him," John replied

“乡绅说牧师想要他。”约翰回答。

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" He needs a pony for his housekeeper to ride on errands, and Merrylegs is perfect for the job

“他需要一匹小马给管家骑出去办事，乐腿儿正合适。

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The minister promised never to sell him, but to keep him for the rest of his life."

牧师承诺绝不卖掉他，会养他一辈子。”

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" That sounds good." Little Joe looked at Ginger and me

“听起来不错。”小乔看着金杰和我。

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" What about the other horses?"

“那其他马呢？”

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" The squire already agreed to sell Black Beauty and Ginger to an old friend of his," John said

“乡绅已经同意把黑骏马和金杰卖给他的一位老朋友了。”约翰说。

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" They'll have a good home."

“他们会有一个好归宿。”

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I looked at Ginger, and she at me. This was the first we'd heard about it

我看了看金杰，她也看了看我。这是我们第一次听说这件事。

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I wasn't sure how to feel

我不知道该作何感受。

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I'd miss Birtwick Park, but I was glad to have a place to go

我会想念伯特威克庄园，但很高兴有一个地方可去。

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Later we heard that the minister wanted Little Joe to come and work for him and take care of Merrylegs

后来我们听说，牧师想让小乔来为他工作，并照顾乐腿儿。

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I was glad. Both of them would be happy to have a familiar face around

我很高兴。他们俩都会因有个熟悉的面孔在身边而开心。

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The squire had found new homes for his other horses too

老爷也为他的其他马匹找到了新家。

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Soon it was almost time for the squire and his wife to leave

很快，老爷和夫人就快要离开了。

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The squire came to the stable to give us horses a last pat

老爷来到马厩，最后一次拍了拍我们这些马。

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" Have you decided what to do with yourself, John?" he asked

“约翰，你决定好自己要做什么了吗？”他问道。

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" I think I want to become a horse trainer," John said

“我想我要成为一名驯马师，”约翰说道。

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" I've seen so many horses ruined by bad early training

“我见过太多马匹因为早期训练不当而被毁掉。

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I'd love to fix the ruined ones and give others a good start."

我很想去挽救那些被毁掉的马，并让其他马有一个好的开始。”

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" I can't think of anyone better for that kind of job," the squire said

“我想不出还有谁比你更适合做这种工作了，”老爷说道。

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" I'll write to some friends of mine about you

“我会给我的几位朋友写信提起你。

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I'm sure they can help you get started."

我肯定他们能帮你起步。”

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John thanked him, and the squire thanked him in return for his years of faithful service

约翰向他道谢，老爷也向他多年的忠诚服务表示了感谢。

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For a moment neither man seemed to know what else to say

一时间，两人似乎都不知道该再说些什么。

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Then it was time to go

然而，出发的时刻到了。

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The other servants had taken most of the luggage away the day before

其他仆人前一天已经将大部分行李运走了。

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When Ginger and I pulled the carriage to the front door of the house, there were only a few bags and trunks to load

当我和金杰拉着马车来到房子前门时，只剩下零星的几个包和箱子要装了。

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Then the squire came out carrying his wife in his arms

然后，老爷抱着夫人走了出来。

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He set her gently inside the carriage, and then climbed in himself

他轻轻地将她安放在马车里，随后自己也上了车。

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With a last good-bye to the remaining servants, we were off

向留下的仆人们最后告别后，我们便出发了。

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It didn't take long to reach the nearest railroad station

没过多久，我们就到了最近的火车站。

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When we got there, the mistress climbed out of the carriage on her own

到站后，夫人自己下了马车。

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" Good-bye, John," she said in her soft, sweet voice

“再见，约翰，”她用那轻柔甜美的嗓音说道。

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" Thank you for everything. We'll miss you."

“感谢你所做的一切。我们会想念你的。”

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Little Joe had climbed out to stand by our heads while the railway workers unloaded the luggage

铁路工人卸行李时，小乔下车站在我们头旁。

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I could see tears running down his face

我能看到他泪流满面。

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Soon the train came puffing into the station

很快，火车噗噗地喷着蒸汽驶进了车站。

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There was lots of hustle and bustle for a few minutes with people getting on and off, and workers running around

几分钟里，人们上上下下，工人们跑来跑去，一片熙熙攘攘。

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Then a whistle blew and the train chugged away again, leaving behind nothing but smoke

随后汽笛声响起，火车又咔嚓咔嚓地驶离，身后只留下滚滚浓烟。

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John watched the whole time. When the train disappeared, he sighed

约翰一直望着。当火车消失不见时，他叹了口气。

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" We'll never see her again," he said quietly." Never."

“我们再也见不到她了，”他低声说道。“再也见不到了。”

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He and Little Joe climbed back onto the carriage, and we set off for home — only it wasn't our home anymore

他和小乔重新登上马车，我们便启程回家——只是，这里不再是我们的家了。

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No, Birtwick Park would never be our home again

不，伯特威克庄园永远也不会再是我们的家了。