004 陌生的地方

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October 10

10月10日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿爸爸，

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Have you ever heard of Michelangelo? I thought I had, but I was wrong

你听说过米开朗基罗吗？我以为我听说过，但我错了。

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The other day in English class, the professor said," Who can tell me something about Michelangelo?"

几天前在英语课上，教授说：“谁能告诉我一些关于米开朗基罗的事？”

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Just about every girl in the class raised her hand, so I was happy that she called on me

班上几乎每个女孩都举了手，所以她叫到我时我很高兴。

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I spoke up loudly, and everyone could hear me." He was an angel."

我大声说道，所有人都能听见：“他是个天使。”

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What a mistake! The whole class burst out laughing!

真是个大错！全班哄堂大笑！

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Even the professor was trying to hide a smile

就连教授也在努力忍住笑容。

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" Anyone else want to try?" she said

“还有人想试试吗？”她说。

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" Michelangelo was a famous artist who lived in Italy a long time ago," Julia Pendleton said

“米开朗基罗是很久以前住在意大利的一位著名艺术家。”茱莉亚·彭德尔顿说。

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" Everybody knows that."

“大家都知道这个。”

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" But he has angel right in the middle of his name!" I thought, blushing furiously

“可他名字中间明明有‘天使’啊！”我心想，脸一下子涨得通红。

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The trouble with college is that everyone thinks you already know a lot of things

大学的麻烦在于，大家都觉得你已经懂很多事了。

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But I never learned those things in the orphanage

但我在孤儿院里从没学过那些东西。

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It's very embarrassing at times

有时候真的很尴尬。

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Now I keep quiet when the girls talk about something I've never heard of

现在，每当女孩们聊起我从没听说过的事情，我都不出声。

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Then afterward I look it up in the encyclopedia

然后等之后我再去百科全书里查。

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You know, Daddy Longlegs, it isn't the work that's hard at college. It's the play

您知道吗，长腿爸爸，大学里难的并不是功课，而是玩乐。

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Half the time I don't know what the girls are talking about

多半时候我根本听不懂那些女孩子在聊什么。

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I'm a stranger in a foreign country, and I don't understand the language

我就像个身处异国的陌生人，听不懂那里的语言。

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It's a miserable feeling. But I've had it all my life

这种感觉很痛苦。但我这一生都是这么过来的。

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In high school the girls would stand in groups and stare at me

高中时，那些女生会成群结队地站着，盯着我看。

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I was odd and different

我很古怪，与众不同。

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I felt like John Grier Home for Orphans was stamped across my forehead

我感觉好像额头上印着“约翰·格里尔孤儿院”几个大字。

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There was one nice girl. Sometimes she came over and said something polite

有一个好心的女孩。有时她会走过来，说些客气话。

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" How are you today, Jerusha?"

“你今天好吗，洁茹莎？”

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Or " What did you think of the history test, Jerusha?"

或者“你觉得历史测验怎么样，洁茹莎？”

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Or " I really liked your story when the English teacher read it aloud."

或者“英语老师大声朗读你写的故事时，我真的很喜欢。”

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But I hated every one of those high school girls

但我讨厌高中里的每一个女生。

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And I especially hated the nice one

尤其讨厌那个好心的。

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I knew she only talked to me because she pitied me

我知道她跟我说话只是因为同情我。

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Nobody here knows that I grew up in an orphanage

这儿没人知道我在孤儿院长大。

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Not even Sallie McBride

就连萨莉·麦克布莱德也不知道。

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One day when we were walking, Sallie said," You never talk about your family

有一天我们散步时，萨莉说：“你从不谈论你的家人。

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Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

你有兄弟姐妹吗？”

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" No, I'm an only child," I quickly replied

“没有，我是独生女，”我飞快地回答。

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" And I've never heard you mention your parents."

“而且我从没听你提起过你的父母。”

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" That's because they're dead."

“那是因为他们去世了。”

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" Oh, I'm so sorry!" Sallie said

“哦，真抱歉！”萨莉说。

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" I hope I didn't make you feel bad by asking about them."

“希望我问起他们没让你难过。”

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I shook my head." No, they've been dead a long time

我摇了摇头。“不，他们已经去世很久了。

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I'm only able to go to college because a kind old gentleman is sending me."

我能上大学，全是因为一位好心的老先生在资助我。”

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That's mostly true, right?

这大部分是实话，对吧？

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I just want to be like the other girls

我只想和其他女孩一样。

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I just want to forget the John Grier Home and get on with my life

我只想忘掉约翰·格里尔之家，开始我新的生活。

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At least Sallie likes me and is my friend

至少萨莉喜欢我，是我的朋友。

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I've just been reading over this letter

我刚把这封信重读了一遍。

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It sounds pretty unhappy

听起来相当不开心。

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But that's probably because I have an essay due tomorrow and a geometry test

但那可能是因为我明天要交一篇论文，还有一场几何考试。

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And I have a very sneezy cold

而且我还得了让人不停打喷嚏的感冒。

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Oh, I almost forgot! Mrs. Lippett said that you wanted to know everything I'm learning

哦，我差点忘了！李皮特太太说您想知道我在学什么。

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Besides English and geometry, I'm taking Latin, French, and biology

除了英语和几何，我还在学拉丁语、法语和生物。

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Yesterday the English professor had something nice to say about my latest paper

昨天英语教授对我最近的论文说了些好话。

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" This shows a lot of originality," she said to the whole class

“这显示出很多原创性，”她对全班说。

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Which made me feel better about the Michelangelo episode

这让我对米开朗基罗那件事感觉好多了。

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The John Grier Home aims to turn out 97 orphans who are all alike

约翰·格里尔之家旨在培养出97个彼此相似的孤儿。

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So it's amazing that I have any originality

所以我还有任何原创性真是令人惊讶。

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I hope I don't hurt your feelings when I say bad things about the orphanage

我希望我说孤儿院的坏话不会伤害您的感情。

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But if I do hurt your feelings, you can stop my allowance

但如果我真的伤害了您的感情，您可以停止我的生活费。

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I guess that's not a polite thing to say

我想这么说不太礼貌。

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But you can't expect me to have any manners

但你可不能指望我懂什么礼仪。

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After all, I grew up in an orphanage!

毕竟，我是在孤儿院长大的！

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Here's some more news:

再告诉你一些新消息：

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I'm trying out for the freshman basketball team

我正在参加新生篮球队的选拔。

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I'm short, but I'm quick and tough

我个子不高，但我动作敏捷、身体结实。

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While the other girls are jumping, I dodge under their feet and grab the ball

别的女孩跳起来的时候，我就从她们脚下钻过去抢球。

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Practicing is fun!

训练可有趣了！

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We're outside in the fall air and the trees are all red and yellow

我们在户外，沐浴着秋天的空气，树都变成了红色和黄色。

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Everybody is laughing and shouting

每个人都又笑又叫的。

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These are the happiest girls I've ever seen — and I'm the happiest of all

这是我见过的最快乐的女孩们——而我是其中最快乐的一个。

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So there. I've thought of some cheerful things to tell you

好啦。我总算想到一些开心事告诉你了。

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Don't be discouraged when my letters seem sad

要是我的信有时显得难过，你可别灰心。

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I really love college, and I love you for sending me

我真的很喜欢上大学，也很感激你送我来。

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The ten o'clock bell is going to ring in two minutes

再过两分钟，十点的钟声就要响了。

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Our day is divided into sections by bells

我们的一天被钟声分成一段一段的。

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We eat and sleep and study by bells

我们吃饭、睡觉、学习都听着钟声。

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There goes the bell! Lights out

钟声响了！该熄灯了。

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Observe how seriously I take the rules here

你看我多把这儿的规矩当回事。

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The John Grier Home has trained me well

约翰·格里尔之家真是把我训练得很好。

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So I've said nice things about the orphanage too!

这下我也说了孤儿院的好话了！

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Sincerely

你诚挚的，

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Jerusha Abbott

洁露莎·阿博特