008 可怕的考试

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February 8 ( the night before exams )

2月8日（考试前夜）

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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You should see the way the girls in this college are studying!

你真该看看这所大学里的女孩们是怎样用功的！

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We've forgotten we ever had a vacation

我们都忘了自己曾经有过假期。

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I've put so much new information into my brain

我把那么多新信息塞进了脑子里。

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I hope that it stays there until exams are over!

希望它们能留在那里直到考试结束！

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Some girls sell their textbooks when they're done with classes

有些女孩课程结束后会卖掉课本。

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But I intend to keep mine

但我打算留着我的。

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Then, after I graduate, I'll have my whole education in one bookcase

那样，毕业后我就能把全部学业放进一个书柜里。

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If I need a fact, I'll be able to look it up

如果需要某个知识点，我就能去查阅。

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So much easier — and more accurate — than trying to remember everything!

这比试图记住所有东西要容易得多，也更准确！

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Julia Pendleton dropped in this evening

茱莉亚·彭德尔顿今晚顺道来访。

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I thought she'd never leave

我还以为她永远不会走了呢。

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She started talking about family, and I couldn't get her to stop

她开始谈论家庭，我根本没法让她停下来。

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" What's your mother's maiden name?" Julia asked me

“你母亲的娘家姓是什么？”茱莉亚问我。

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" My mother's maiden name?" I said

“我母亲的娘家姓？”我说。

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I don't even know my mother's name, never mind her name before she was married

我连我母亲的名字都不知道，更不用说她婚前的姓氏了。

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Did you ever hear of asking an orphan such a rude question?

你听说过问一个孤儿这么无礼的问题吗？

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Not that she knows I'm an orphan, of course

当然，她并不知道我是个孤儿。

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I didn't dare tell her the truth, so I just said the first name that popped into my head

我不敢告诉她真相，所以就脱口说出了脑子里蹦出的第一个姓氏。

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" She was a Montgomery."

“她娘家姓蒙哥马利。”

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" A Montgomery," Julia repeated

“蒙哥马利，”茱莉亚重复道。

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" Do you mean one of the Boston Montgomerys?

“你是说波士顿蒙哥马利家的吗？

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Or was she part of the southern Montgomery family — the ones from Virginia?

还是南方蒙哥马利家族的——弗吉尼亚那一支？

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Those are the two most prominent branches of the Montgomery family."

那可是蒙哥马利家族最显赫的两房。”

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I shrugged." I don't know. She was just a Montgomery."

我耸耸肩。“我不知道。她就姓蒙哥马利而已。”

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" Well, my mother is a Rutherford. Her family..."

“嗯，我母亲娘家姓拉瑟福德。她家……”

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And then she blathered on and on

接着她就喋喋不休地嘟囔个没完。

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I swear her mother's family is so old, they came to the United States on Noah's ark!

我敢说，她母亲家族古老得简直像乘诺亚方舟来的美国！

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And her father's family is connected to all the kings of England

而她父亲那一族，跟英格兰历代国王都沾亲带故。

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( Not really, but you know what I mean

（当然不是真的，但你懂我的意思。

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Her family's social status is very important to Julia

家族的社会地位对茱莉亚来说至关重要。

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And she cares too much about other people's families too.)

而且她对别人家的门第也过分在意。）

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I meant to write you a nice, cheerful letter tonight, but I'm too sleepy — and scared about exams

我本想今晚给你写封轻松愉快的信，可我太困了——而且对考试怕得要命。

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The freshman's life is not a happy one

新生的日子可真不好过。

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Your unhappy freshman

你闷闷不乐的新生，

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Judy

朱蒂

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February 15

2月15日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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I was so busy studying that I forgot to mail my letter

我忙着学习，忘记寄信了。

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So I'll just add to it here

所以就在这里接着写吧。

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I have some perfectly dreadful news to tell you

我有一些非常糟糕的消息要告诉你。

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But I won't begin with that

不过我不想一上来就说那个。

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I'll try to put you in a good mood first

我会试着先让你有个好心情。

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I've started my career as an author!

我的作家生涯开始了！

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I'm published!

我的作品发表了！

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My poem," From My Tower," is in the February issue of the campus magazine

我的诗《来自我的塔》刊登在了校园杂志的二月刊上。

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I hope you're proud of me!

希望您为我感到骄傲！

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After all, you're sending me to college to become a writer

毕竟，您送我来上大学，就是要我成为作家的。

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My English professor congratulated me on the way out of chapel this morning

今天早上走出小教堂时，我的英语教授向我道贺。

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" Your poem is on the first page," she said

"你的诗登在头版，"她说。

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" That's a great honor for a freshman."

"对大一新生来说，这是莫大的荣誉。"

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" Thank you, Professor. It's so exciting to see it in print."

"谢谢您，教授。看到它印出来真让人兴奋。"

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" I thought it was a charming piece of writing," she went on

"我觉得那篇文章写得很迷人，"她接着说。

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" The meter in the sixth line is a little off... But aside from that, it's quite lovely."

"第六行的韵律稍有点不整齐……但除此之外，相当不错。"

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I still like my poem even if the meter is off

即使韵律不齐，我依然喜欢我的诗。

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If you care to read it, I'll be glad to send you a copy

如果您有兴趣读，我很乐意寄一份给您。

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Let's see if I can think of something else pleasant

让我想想还有什么愉快的事可说。

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Oh, yes! I'm learning to skate and can glide about quite well by myself

哦，对了！我在学滑冰，已经能自己滑得相当好了。

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I hardly ever fall down anymore

我现在几乎不怎么摔倒了。

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I'm doing really well in gym class too

体育课上我也表现得很好。

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I've learned how to slide down a rope from the ceiling to the floor

我学会了怎样从天花板的绳子滑到地面。

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I can also leap over a bar that is three feet, six inches high

我还能跳过三英尺六英寸高的横杆。

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I soon hope to clear four feet

我希望很快能跳过四英尺。

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We had a very inspiring sermon this morning in chapel

今早小教堂的布道非常鼓舞人心。

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It was about overlooking the mistakes of others

主题是关于宽容他人的过错。

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And we shouldn't discourage people by judging them harshly

我们不该严苛地评判他人，令人灰心。

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I really wish you could have heard it

我真希望您也能听到。

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This is the sunniest winter afternoon

这是个冬日里最明媚的午后。

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The sun on the snow is almost blinding

阳光照在雪上，几乎晃得人睁不开眼。

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Icicles are dripping from the fir trees

冰柱正从冷杉树上滴落水珠。

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All the world is bending under the weight of the snow

整个世界都在积雪的重压下弯下了腰。

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Except for me. I'm bending under the weight of sorrow

除了我。我被悲伤压弯了腰。

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And now for the horrible news

现在来说说那个可怕的消息吧。

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Are you sure you're in a good mood?

你确定你心情好吗？

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Never mind. I'll try to be brave and just blurt it out

算了。我会鼓起勇气，直接说出来吧。

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I failed my Latin and geometry exams

我拉丁语和几何考试都没及格。

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I'm being tutored in both subjects, and I'll retake both exams next month

这两门课我正在接受辅导，下个月会重考。

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I'm sure to pass next time

下次我肯定能通过。

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I'm sorry if you're disappointed

如果你感到失望，我很抱歉。

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But otherwise, I don't care a bit because I've learned so much on my own

但除此之外，我一点也不在乎，因为我靠自己学到了很多东西。

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I've read 17 novels and hundreds of poems

我读了17本小说和几百首诗。

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So you see, I'm actually quite smart!

所以你看，我其实很聪明的！

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Will you forgive me this once, if I promise never to fail again?

如果我保证再也不会不及格了，你能原谅我这一次吗？

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Regretfully yours

满怀歉意的，

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Judy

杰露莎