009 比平时多的信件

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March 15

3月15日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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It's very stormy outside tonight

今晚外面风雨交加。

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All the girls have turned off their lights and gone to sleep

所有女孩都关了灯睡觉了。

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But I drank black coffee, so I can't sleep

可我喝了黑咖啡，所以睡不着。

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I had a party in my room this evening for Sallie and Julia

今晚我在房间里为莎莉和茱莉亚办了个派对。

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We ate sardines, muffins, salad, and fudge

我们吃了沙丁鱼、松饼、沙拉和软糖。

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We also drank coffee, which I'm now regretting!

我们还喝了咖啡，现在后悔了！

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" I had fun," Julia said as she was leaving

“我玩得很开心。”茱莉亚临走时说。

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Imagine that! An orphan successfully entertained a Pendleton

真没想到！一个孤儿能成功招待一位潘德顿家的人。

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But Sallie was the true friend

但莎莉才是真正的朋友。

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She stayed and helped with the dishes

她留下来帮我洗碗。

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Would you mind pretending that you're my grandmother?

您介意假装是我的祖母吗？

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I know that's a strange request!

我知道这个请求很奇怪！

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But tonight the other girls were comparing their grandmothers

但今晚其他女孩都在比较她们的祖母。

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" I have one grandmother," Sallie said

“我有一位祖母，”莎莉说。

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" She's lots of fun."

“她非常有趣。”

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" I have two grandmothers," Julia said

“我有两位祖母，”茱莉亚说。

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Well, of course, she has more grandmothers than anyone does!

嗯，她当然比任何人都有更多的祖母！

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A grandmother seems like a nice relative to have

祖母似乎是位很不错的亲戚。

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When I went into town yesterday, I saw a lace cap trimmed with lilac ribbon

昨天进城时，我看到一顶镶着淡紫色缎带的蕾丝帽。

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Would you like that?

您会喜欢吗？

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I'll buy it for your 83rd birthday, Granny dear

亲爱的奶奶，我会买来给您过83岁生日的。

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Meanwhile I am studying verb forms for my Latin exam

与此同时，我正在为拉丁语考试学习动词变化。

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I have studied verb forms for my exam

我已经为考试复习过动词变化了。

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I will be studying verb forms for my exam

我会继续为考试学习动词变化。

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The exam is next week, and I have vowed to pass it!

考试就在下周，我发誓一定要通过！

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The clock in the chapel is striking midnight

礼拜堂的钟正在敲响午夜。

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I feel sleepy after all

我终于觉得困了。

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Goodnight, Granny. I love you dearly

晚安，奶奶。我深深地爱您。

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Your granddaughter

您的孙女，

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Judy

茱蒂

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March 26

3月26日

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Dear Sir:

亲爱的先生：

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You never answer any questions

您从不回答任何问题。

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You never show the slightest interest in anything I do

您对我做的任何事情都毫无兴趣。

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You are the most horrible of all the horrible trustees at the orphanage

您是孤儿院里所有讨厌的理事中最讨厌的一个。

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You're only educating me out of a sense of duty

您只是出于责任感才资助我上学。

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You don't care about me at all!

您一点都不关心我！

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I don't know a single thing about you

我对您一无所知。

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I don't even know your name

我甚至不知道你的名字。

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It's very boring to write to a thing

给一个东西写信真无聊。

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I doubt you even read my letters

我怀疑你根本就不看我的信。

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I'm sure you toss them into the trash without opening them

我肯定你连拆都不拆就扔进垃圾桶。

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From now on, I will write only about my schoolwork

从现在开始，我只写学业的事。

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I retook my Latin and geometry exams

我补考了拉丁语和几何。

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I passed them both

两门都通过了。

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Yours truly

你真诚的，

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Jerusha Abbott

杰鲁莎·阿博特

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April 2

4月2日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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I am a BEAST

我简直是个野兽。

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Please forget that horrible letter I sent last week

请忘掉我上周寄出的那封可怕的信吧。

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I was feeling lonely and miserable when I wrote

我写信的时候倍感孤独和痛苦。

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Plus, I had a sore throat

而且，我当时嗓子还疼。

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I didn't know it, but I was coming down with tonsillitis and the flu

我当时完全没察觉，自己正患上扁桃体炎和流感。

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I'm in the infirmary now

我现在住在医务室里。

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I've been here for six days!

我在这里已经待了六天了！

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This is the first time they let me sit up and have pen and paper

这是他们头一次允许我坐起身来，并给我笔和纸。

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( The head nurse is very bossy!)

（护士长好专制！）

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I've been thinking about that awful letter the whole time

我一直在想那封糟糕透顶的信。

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I won't get well until you forgive me

除非你原谅我，否则我好不起来。

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I can't write anything more

我再也写不出什么了。

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I feel rather shaky; I think I've been sitting up too long

我浑身发抖，准是坐太久了。

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Please forgive me for being rude and ungrateful

请原谅我的无礼和忘恩负义。

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I was badly brought up

是我从小没被教好。

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Yours with love

爱你的，

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Judy

茱蒂

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April 4

4月4日

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Dearest Daddy Longlegs

最亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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I am still in the infirmary

我还待在医务室里。

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Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in bed, looking at the rain

昨天下午，我坐在床上，望着窗外的雨。

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I was feeling bored with life in this great institution

我对这个大学校里的生活感到无聊透顶。

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Suddenly a nurse appeared with a long white box

突然，一位护士拿着一个长长的白盒子出现了。

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" For me?" I said in surprise

“给我的？”我惊讶地说。

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" What do you think is in inside?"

“你猜里面是什么？”

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The nurse laughed. ( She was obviously a nice nurse, not the bossy and mean head nurse.)

护士笑了。（她显然是个好护士，不是那个专横又刻薄的护士长。）

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" You must have an admirer," she said

“你一定有个仰慕者，”她说。

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" There's usually only one thing that comes in a box like that — "

“用那种盒子装的通常只有一种东西——”

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" Roses!" I exclaimed as I lifted the cover

“玫瑰花！”我掀开盖子时叫了出来。

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The box was filled with the loveliest pink roses!

盒子里装满了最可爱的粉色玫瑰！

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Thank you a thousand times, Daddy Longlegs

万分感谢您，长腿叔叔。

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Your flowers are the first real present I've ever received

您的花是我收到的第一份真正的礼物。

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I know you sent me money for Christmas

我知道您圣诞节给我寄过钱。

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But the roses prove that you were really thinking about me

但这些玫瑰证明了您是真的在想着我。

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And the card is even nicer than the roses

而且卡片比玫瑰还要好。

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I can tell you wrote it yourself and didn't have your secretary do it

我看得出是您亲自写的，而不是让秘书代笔。

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I thought the funny handwriting showed lots of personality

我觉得那有趣的笔迹展现了很多个性。

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Do you want to know what a baby I am?

您想知道我有多像个爱哭鬼吗？

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I lay down and cried because I was so happy

我躺下来哭了，因为我太高兴了。

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I'm sure now that you read my letters

我现在确信您会看我的信了。

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So I'll make them much more interesting

所以我会把它们写得更精彩些。

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I hope you'll keep them tied with a red ribbon and locked in a safe

我希望您会用红丝带把它们系好，锁在保险箱里。

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But please remove that rude letter and burn it

但请把那封无礼的信拿出来烧掉。

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I hate to think that you ever read it

一想到您可能读过它，我就难受。

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Thank you for thinking of a sick, miserable, and grumpy freshman

谢谢您惦记着一个生病、可怜、脾气暴躁的新生。

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You made me very happy

您让我感到非常幸福。

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You probably have lots of loving family and friends

您大概有很多亲爱的家人和朋友。

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So you don't know what it's like to feel alone. But I do

所以您不知道孤单是什么滋味。但我知道。

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Good-bye

再见。

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I promise never to be rude again because now I know you're a real person

我保证再也不无礼了，因为现在我知道您是个真实的人了。

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I also promise never to bother you with any more questions

我也保证再也不拿问题来烦您了。

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Yours forever

永远属于您的，

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Judy

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P. S. Maybe I'll ask just one more question

附言：也许我就再多问一个问题。

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Do you still hate girls?

您还讨厌女孩子吗？