E01 001 糟糕透顶的一天

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0:10 The first Wednesday of every month was always a " Perfectly Awful Day " at the John Grier Home for Orphans 在约翰·格里尔孤儿院，每个月的第一个星期三总是“糟糕透顶的一天”。
0:24 That's when the trustees and the ladies' committee visited us 那是理事们和女士委员会来探访的时候。
0:29 Of course, we gave them tea and sandwiches 当然，我们会给他们提供茶和三明治。
0:33 But this was more than a social call 但这不仅仅是社交来访。
0:37 These men and women were also inspecting us 这些男女理事们也在视察我们。
0:45 Everything at our orphanage had to be perfect 孤儿院里的一切都必须尽善尽美。
0:49 There was so much work to do! 有太多活要干了！
0:52 And as the oldest orphan, I — Jerusha Abbott — did most of it 而作为最年长的孤儿，我——杰鲁莎·阿伯特——做了大部分。
0:57 One Wednesday I was on my feet at five o'clock in the morning 一个星期三，我早上五点就起床忙碌了。
1:05 I mopped floors, dusted chairs, and made beds 我拖地板、擦椅子、铺床。
1:11 I helped to scrub and dress 97 squirming orphans 我帮忙给九十七个扭来扭去的孤儿擦洗和穿衣。
1:16 I also reminded them to behave 我还提醒他们要守规矩。
1:19 " If a trustee or lady speaks to you, what do you say?" “如果有理事或女士跟你讲话，你该说什么？”
1:23 The children looked at each other and burst into giggles 孩子们互相看了看，然后咯咯地笑了起来。
1:29 " You say,' Yes, sir ' or ' No, ma'am.' “你要说‘是的，先生’或‘不，女士’。
1:33 Remember your manners and be polite to anyone you meet today." 记住你的礼貌，对今天见到的任何人都要有礼貌。”
1:38 Mrs. Lippett, the matron at the orphanage, rushed me through these extra chores 孤儿院的女舍监利佩特太太催着我赶快做完这些额外的杂活。
1:44 She appeared calm to our guests 她在我们的客人面前显得很镇定。
1:47 But behind the scenes, she was often quite frantic 但在幕后，她常常相当慌乱。
1:52 This Wednesday, like all the others, finally dragged to a close 这个星期三就像其他所有星期三一样，终于慢吞吞地结束了。
1:58 As our guests were leaving, I returned to my regular duties in Room F 等客人们离开后，我回到F室继续日常工作。
2:05 I was in charge of eleven little girls, ages four to seven 我负责照看十一个四到七岁的小女孩。
2:09 It was time for supper 晚饭时间到了。
2:12 So I straightened their dresses and wiped their noses 于是我帮她们整理好裙子，擦干净鼻子。
2:15 Then I sent them off to the dining room 然后送她们去餐厅。
2:21 I stayed upstairs and sank into a window seat 我留在楼上，瘫坐在窗边的座位上。
2:25 I pressed my aching head against the cool glass 我把发疼的脑袋贴在冰凉的玻璃上。
2:29 The day seemed like a success 这一天似乎还算顺利。
2:32 The ladies and gentlemen had made their rounds, read their reports, and sipped their tea 先生女士们巡视了一圈，读了报告，品了茶。
2:38 From my seat, I watched their carriages and automobiles rolling out of the orphanage gates 我坐着，看着他们的马车和汽车从孤儿院大门驶出。
2:45 In my mind I followed them to the big houses dotting the hills 我在心里跟着他们，去了那些点缀在山丘上的大房子。
2:51 I imagined myself riding home in one of those carriages 想象自己坐着其中一辆马车回家。
2:56 I wore a fur coat and a velvet hat 穿着皮草大衣，戴着天鹅绒帽子。
3:00 But then I tried to picture the inside of my imaginary house... and I couldn't 可当我拼命回想那栋想象中的房子里面是什么样……却怎么也想不出来。
3:06 That was because I'd never been in a real house in all my 18 years 那是因为，长到十八岁，我从来就没进过真正的房子。
3:12 " Je-ru-sha Ab-bott, you are want-ed in the of-fice “杰——鲁——莎·阿——伯——特，办——公——室——有——请。
3:17 And I think you'd better hurry up!" 我劝你最好快点！”
3:19 Tommy Dillon came singing up the stairs 汤米·狄伦一路唱着歌上楼来了。
3:22 He'd recently joined the choir, so he sang all the time 他最近刚加入唱诗班，所以什么时候都在唱。
3:27 I pulled myself away from the window." Who wants me?" I asked anxiously 我硬让自己从窗边离开。“谁找我？”我担心地问。
3:32 " Mrs. Lip-pett and I think she's mad." "利佩特太太和我都觉得她疯了。"
3:38 " Oh no!" I groaned "哦，不！"我呻吟道。
3:43 " What did I do? Were the sandwiches too thick today? "我做了什么？今天的三明治切得太厚了吗？
3:47 Did a lady visitor see the hole in an orphan's stocking?" 还是有位女访客看到了孤儿袜子上的破洞？"
3:52 Tommy shrugged. He had no idea, but he followed me downstairs 汤米耸耸肩。他一无所知，但还是跟着我下了楼。
3:58 The long lower hallway was dark 楼下长长的走廊一片漆黑。
4:02 One last trustee stood in the open door 最后一位理事站在敞开的门口。
4:06 He was a tall man 他是个高个子男人。
4:08 He motioned for an automobile to pull up to the door 他示意一辆汽车开到门前。
4:12 As the automobile approached, its headlights cast the man's shadow against the wall 汽车驶近时，车灯把他的影子投射在墙上。
4:18 The shadow had very long arms and legs 那影子有非常长的手臂和腿。
4:22 Suddenly my anxiety melted, and I began to laugh 突然，我的焦虑消散了，我开始笑了起来。
4:28 " That shadow looks just like a giant daddy longlegs!" I whispered to Tommy “那影子看起来就像一只巨大的长腿蜘蛛！”我小声对汤米说。
4:33 He laughed too 他也笑了。
4:39 " Good luck!" he sang as he left me outside Mrs. Lippett's door “祝你好运！”他把我留在利佩特太太门口时，半说半唱地讲道。
4:44 I can find the humor in most things 我能从大多数事情中发现有趣之处。
4:47 So, still smiling about Daddy Longlegs, I knocked on Mrs. Lippett's door 于是，我依然为长腿蜘蛛的事笑着，敲响了利佩特太太的门。
4:53 Much to my surprise, the matron looked almost as cheerful as I did 令我非常惊讶的是，女院长看起来几乎和我一样愉快。
4:59 " Sit down, Jerusha. I have something to say to you." “请坐，杰鲁莎。我有话要对你说。”
5:04 I dropped into the nearest chair 我一屁股坐在了最近的椅子上。
5:07 An automobile flashed past the window 一辆汽车从窗外一闪而过。
5:09 Mrs. Lippett glanced at it 利佩特太太瞥了一眼。
5:12 " Did you notice the gentleman who just left?" “你注意到刚才离开的那位先生了吗？”
5:15 " I only saw his back." “我只看到了他的背影。”
5:17 " He's one of our wealthiest trustees “他是我们最富有的理事之一。
5:21 Over the years he has given large sums of money to the orphanage 这些年来，他给了孤儿院大笔捐款。
5:25 But I'm not allowed to mention his name." 但我不被允许提到他的名字。”
5:29 I didn't know what to say 我不知道该说什么。
5:31 I wasn't used to talking to her about trustees and their strange requests 我不习惯和她谈论理事们以及他们奇怪的要求。
5:36 " In the past he has taken an interest in several of our boys “过去他曾对我们这里的几个男孩产生过兴趣。
5:40 Do you remember Charles Benton or Henry Freize? 你还记得查尔斯·本顿或亨利·弗赖兹吗？
5:45 Mr. — I mean, this trustee — sent them both through college 那位先生——我是说，这位理事——供他们两个念完了大学。
5:50 They repaid him with hard work and success. That's all he required." 他们用努力和成功作为回报。那就是他所要求的全部。”
5:57 The matron glanced at the window again, as if expecting the gentleman to return 女舍监又看了一眼窗外，仿佛在期待那位先生回来。
6:02 " So far he has only helped boys “到目前为止，他只帮助过男孩。
6:05 I've never been able to interest him in helping girls 我一直没能让他对帮助女孩感兴趣。
6:09 No matter how smart they were. I guess he dislikes girls." Mrs. Lippett paused 不管她们有多聪明。我猜他不喜欢女孩。”利佩特太太顿了顿。
6:17 She seemed to expect a reply here 她似乎在这里期待着一个回应。
6:19 So I said the first thing that came into my head." Yes, ma'am." 所以我想也没想就脱口而出。“是的，夫人。”
6:24 Satisfied, Mrs. Lippett continued 满意了，利佩特太太继续说道。
6:28 " Today at our meeting, the question of your future came up." “今天在我们的会议上，提到了你未来的问题。”
6:32 " Yes, ma'am," I replied politely “是的，夫人。”我礼貌地回答。
6:36 Inside I was filled with a mix of curiosity — and dread 我的内心充满了好奇——又混杂着恐惧。