E02 002 难得的机会

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0:10 " The question of your future came up at today's meeting," Mrs. Lippett repeated “今天会议上提出了关于你未来的问题，” 李皮特太太重复道。
0:18 " And we discussed it in great detail." “并且我们对此进行了详细的讨论。”
0:21 I continued to sit in stunned silence in the matron's office 我继续在女总管的办公室里坐着，惊愕得说不出话来。
0:26 " You've done well here, Jerusha," she went on “你在这儿表现得不错，洁露莎，” 她继续说道。
0:30 " And we let you attend the village high school “我们也让你去读了村里的高中。
0:33 Despite some problems with your behavior." 尽管你的行为举止有些问题。”
0:36 She frowned at me. I tried to look guilty 她对我皱起了眉头。我努力装出一副愧疚的样子。
0:42 " But you're 18 now and finishing high school “但你现在已经18岁了，而且很快就要读完高中了。
0:45 We can't take care of you for much longer 我们无法再照顾你更久了。
0:48 As you know, we don't often keep orphans after age 16 你知道的，我们通常不会收留超过16岁的孤儿。”
0:53 You were lucky to have two extra years here." 你能在这里多待两年，已经很幸运了。
0:57 I'd worked hard in exchange for my stay at the orphanage for those two extra years 我勤奋工作，才换来在孤儿院多住那两年。
1:04 And my education had always come second 而我的学业始终被放在次要位置。
1:07 Today, for example, Mrs. Lippett had kept me home from school to work 比如今天，利皮特太太就让我没去上学，留在家里干活。
1:14 But I was too anxious about my future to say anything 可我太担心自己的前途，什么也没说。
1:19 " Usually we'd send you out to find a job “通常我们会送你出去找份工作。
1:22 However, your grades have been excellent 不过，你的成绩一直很出色。
1:26 Miss Pritchard, who's on our ladies' committee, talked to your English teacher 妇女委员会的普里查德小姐跟你的英语老师谈过。
1:31 The teacher said your work was brilliant “老师说你的作业非常优秀。
1:35 She also gave Miss Pritchard a story you'd written called ' Blue Wednesday.'" 她还把你写的一篇叫《蓝色星期三》的故事交给了普里查德小姐。”
1:42 This time my guilty expression was real 这次我内疚的表情是真的。
1:46 Mrs. Lippett always said my imagination would get me into trouble 李皮特夫人总说我的想象力会给我惹麻烦。
1:51 And now, I guess, it had." Blue Wednesday " was a work of fiction 现在看来，还真惹麻烦了。《蓝色星期三》是一篇虚构作品。
1:57 But it was based on the days when the trustees and ladies' committee came to visit 但它是根据董事和女士委员会来访时的日子写的。
2:02 " Miss Pritchard read that story aloud to us “普里查德小姐把那篇故事大声念给我们听了。
2:06 I think it was rude to mock the orphanage 我觉得嘲笑孤儿院很无礼。
2:10 Especially after we've done so much for you." Mrs. Lippett looked at me with disapproval 尤其是在我们为你做了这么多之后。”李皮特夫人不以为然地看了我一眼。
2:16 " Luckily, some people have a strange sense of humor and found your story funny “幸运的是，有些人有奇怪的幽默感，觉得你的故事很好笑。
2:22 Mr. — that is, the trustee who just left — thought it quite amusing 那位——就是刚离开的那位董事——觉得它相当有趣。
2:27 On the strength of that disrespectful paper, he's sending you to college!" 就凭那篇无礼的文章，他要送你去上大学！”
2:34 " To college?" My eyes grew big “上大学？”我瞪大了眼睛。
2:40 Mrs. Lippett nodded 李皮特夫人点了点头。
2:42 " He waited until after the meeting to discuss the details with me “他会后才跟我讨论细节。
2:46 They are quite unusual. I must say the gentleman is odd 条件很不寻常。我得说那位先生有点古怪。
2:50 He believes you have talent 他认为你有天赋。
2:53 He plans to educate you to become a writer!" 他打算培养你成为作家！”
2:56 " A writer?" I said in shock “作家？”我震惊地说。
3:00 " Who knows if you'll succeed. Only time will tell." “谁知道你会不会成功呢，只有时间能证明。”
3:05 The matron described the trustee's plan 女总管描述了那位受托人的计划。
3:08 I would spend the rest of the summer working at the orphanage 我将在孤儿院工作度过剩余夏天。
3:12 Miss Pritchard would help me choose new clothes 普里查德小姐会负责帮我挑选新衣服。
3:16 The trustee would pay for them 这些衣服的费用由那位资助人支付。
3:18 He would also pay my tuition and board directly to the college 他还会把我的学费和食宿费直接付给大学。
3:22 I would also receive an allowance of 35 dollars a month 此外，我还会得到每月三十五美元的零用钱。
3:29 " That's a very generous amount, Jerusha," said Mrs. Lippett “洁露莎，这是一笔非常慷慨的资助。”李皮特夫人说。
3:34 " Far too generous for a girl who has never managed her own money “对于一个从未管理过自己钱财的女孩来说，这未免太过慷慨了。”
3:38 But he wanted you to feel equal to the other girls at college." 但他希望你能因此感到自己不输于大学里的其他女孩。
3:42 Mrs. Lippett explained that the trustee's secretary would send me the money every month 李皮特夫人解释说，那位资助人的秘书会每月给我汇钱。
3:49 " In return for all this, you must write letters to the trustee," she said “作为这一切的回报，你必须给那位资助人写信。”她说。
3:55 " These letters should not just be thank-you notes!" “这些信可不能仅仅是感谢信！”
3:59 " Then what should I write about?" This gentleman did sound very odd “那我该写些什么呢？”这位绅士听起来确实很古怪。
4:05 " He wants you to write about your studies and your daily life “他要你写写你的学习和日常生活。
4:09 Write a letter like you'd write to your parents — if you had parents." 就像给父母写信那样写——如果你有父母的话。”
4:15 Mrs. Lippett had more strange instructions for me 李皮特夫人还有更多奇怪的指示要给我。
4:23 The gentleman's name was not Mr. John Smith, yet that was how I should address the letters 那位绅士的名字不叫约翰·史密斯先生，但我却要用这个名字来称呼收信人。
4:29 I should mail them to his secretary, Mr. Griggs 我该把信寄给他的秘书，格里格斯先生。
4:33 " Mr. Smith will never answer your letters “史密斯先生永远不会给你回信。
4:36 He hates writing letters! 他最讨厌写信了！
4:39 However, he wants to keep track of your progress 不过，他想随时了解你的进步。
4:42 He thinks letter writing is good training for a future author 他认为写信是培养未来作家的好训练。
4:46 The letters are the only thanks he requires, so treat them like a bill that must be paid 这些信是他唯一要求的感谢，所以要像对待必须偿还的账单一样对待它们。
4:51 If there is an emergency..." 如果遇到紧急情况……”
4:55 " An emergency?" I hadn't thought about having an emergency at college “紧急情况？”我还没想过在大学里会遇到紧急情况。
5:01 " For example, if you are expelled... Oh my! “比方说，要是你被开除了……天哪！
5:05 I hope that doesn't happen 希望不会发生这种事。
5:07 What an embarrassment for the John Grier Home!" 那会让约翰·格里尔孤儿院多难堪啊！”
5:11 Mrs. Lippett paused for a moment to calm herself, and then began again 李皮特夫人顿了顿，让自己平静下来，然后又开始说了。
5:16 " If you have an emergency, you may write to Mr. Griggs." “如果你有紧急情况，可以写信给格里格斯先生。”
5:21 I looked at the door 我看了看门口。
5:24 My head was whirring with excitement, and I wanted to escape 我的脑子兴奋得嗡嗡作响，只想赶紧逃开。
5:29 I needed to think 我需要好好想想。
5:30 I stood up. But Mrs. Lippett shook her head and I sat back down 我站了起来。可李皮特夫人摇了摇头，我又坐了回去。
5:36 " I hope that you're grateful for this wonderful opportunity “我希望你对这个绝佳的机会心存感激。
5:39 Not many orphans get a chance to rise in the world 没有多少孤儿能得到这种出人头地的机会。
5:43 I hope your behavior will make us proud at the John Grier Home 我希望你的行为能让我们约翰·格里尔孤儿院引以为傲。
5:47 You must always remember — " 你必须永远记住——”
5:50 " Yes, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am “好的，夫人。谢谢您，夫人。
5:52 I must sew a patch on one of the orphan's shirts. Right now." 我得去给一个孤儿的衬衫缝补丁。现在就得去。”
5:57 I leaped up and fled, leaving Mrs. Lippett standing there with her mouth open 我跳起来跑掉了，留下李皮特夫人目瞪口呆地站在原地。