011 叔叔来访

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May 27

5月27日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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The campus looks especially beautiful right now

现在的校园看上去格外美丽。

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The trees and the grass are green

树木和草地都绿油油的。

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The flowers are blooming

花儿正在盛开。

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And all the girls are wearing their spring dresses

而且女孩们都穿上了春装。

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Everyone is happy because vacation is coming

每个人都很开心，因为假期就要来了。

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( For the moment we're pretending that exams aren't coming too.)

（这会儿我们假装考试也不会来。）

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I wish I could show you the campus

真希望我能带你看一看校园。

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I'm quite good at giving tours

我很会给人当导游。

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In fact I just gave one to a man

事实上，我刚送了一个给一位男士。

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And not just any man

而且不是随便哪个男人。

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A quite charming man — Julia's uncle, Mr. Jervis Pendleton

一个十分迷人的男人——茱莉亚的叔叔，杰维斯·彭德尔顿先生。

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He's her father's younger brother, but she doesn't know him very well

他是她父亲的弟弟，但她跟他不太熟。

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It seems he glanced at her as a baby and decided he didn't like her

看来她还在襁褓中时他瞥了一眼，就打定主意不喜欢她。

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He hasn't paid much attention to her since

从那以后他就没怎么关注过她。

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But yesterday Uncle Jervis was in town on business

但昨天杰维斯叔叔因公事进了城。

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So he decided to come here and visit his niece

于是他决定到这里来看看他的侄女。

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When he arrived, Julia was in a panic

他到的时候，茱莉亚慌作一团。

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She came running into my room

她跑进了我的房间。

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" Judy, you have to help me!

“朱蒂，你一定要帮我！

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My uncle just showed up!

我叔叔突然来了！

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He's downstairs waiting for me

他正在楼下等我。

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But I have a class in ten minutes

但我十分钟后有课。

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And so does Sallie

萨莉也有课。

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Could you walk him around the campus until I get back?"

你能先带他在校园里逛逛，等我回来吗？”

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" Um..." I really didn't want to do this because I don't care much for Pendletons

“嗯……”我真不想去，因为我对彭德尔顿家的人不太上心。

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" Oh, please," Julia begged me

“哦，求你了，”茱莉亚求我。

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" You only have to do it this one time

“就这一次需要你帮忙。

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How hard can it be to talk to a man for an hour?"

陪一位男士聊上一个小时，能有多难呢？”

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" All right." I sighed

“好吧。”我叹了口气。

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" I'll try to keep him amused, but hurry back."

“我会尽量让他开心，但你要快点回来。”

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We went downstairs, and there he was, sitting very properly on a sofa

我们下了楼，他就在那儿，端端正正地坐在沙发上。

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His hat and gloves were beside him

他的帽子和手套放在旁边。

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So was his walking stick

手杖也在旁边。

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He grabbed them and popped up as soon as Julia and I arrived

我和茱莉亚一到，他就抓起这些东西，一下子站了起来。

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" This is Judy Abbott," Julia said, introducing us

“这是朱迪·艾伯特，”茱莉亚介绍说。

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" She'll show you around campus until my class is over."

“在我下课之前，她会带你参观校园。”

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I didn't know what to talk about, but Uncle Jervis turned out to be the nicest man

我不知道该聊些什么，但杰维斯叔叔原来是个非常好的人。

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He's a real human being — not like a Pendleton at all

他是个真正的人——一点也不像彭德尔顿家的人。

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We had a lovely time, and now I'm longing for an uncle

我们玩得很愉快，现在我特别想要一个叔叔。

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Would you mind pretending you're my uncle instead of my grandmother?

你介意假装是我的叔叔，而不是我的祖母吗？

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We walked all over campus, from the dorms to the athletic grounds

我们走遍了整个校园，从宿舍到运动场。

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I pointed out the library, the classrooms, and the new infirmary

我指了指图书馆、教室和新建的医务室。

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" This a wonderful tour, Miss Abbott

“这趟参观真不错，阿博特小姐。

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But I'm wondering if we might have some tea

不过我在想，我们能不能喝点茶。

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How about going to the College Inn?"

去大学旅馆怎么样？”

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" Oh, I don't know." I was worried about Julia

“哦，我不太确定。” 我有点担心茱莉亚。

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" Shouldn't we ask Julia to join us?

“我们是不是该叫茱莉亚一起来？

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And maybe Sallie too?

也许也叫上莎莉？”

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I'm sure they're finished with class by now."

她们现在肯定下课了。”

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I glanced at my watch

我瞥了一眼手表。

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He shook his head

他摇了摇头。

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" I don't like my niece to drink too much tea

“我不喜欢我侄女喝太多茶。

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It makes her nervous."

那会让她紧张。”

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" Oh, I see. Well, then I guess it would be all right."

“哦，我明白了。好吧，那我想应该没关系。”

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We walked to the inn, which is right off campus

我们走到校园边上的那家旅馆。

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I realize I don't know you very well, Daddy Longlegs

我意识到我不太了解你，长腿叔叔。

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But something about Uncle Jervis reminded me of a younger version of you

但杰维斯叔叔身上有种特质，让我想起了年轻时的你。

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It's probably because he's so tall

大概是因为他也这么高吧。

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At the inn we sat at a lovely table on the balcony

在旅馆，我们坐在了阳台上一张很不错的桌子旁。

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I thought we would just have tea, but Uncle Jervis was hungry

我还以为我们就只喝个茶，但杰维斯叔叔饿了。

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" Oh, no, Miss Abbott. We must have something to eat."

“哦，不，阿博特小姐。我们可得吃点什么。”

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So we had muffins and marmalade, plus ice cream and cake!

于是我们吃了松饼和橘子酱，还有冰淇淋和蛋糕！

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I was so full; I knew I wouldn't have room for supper

我吃得饱饱的；我知道我肯定吃不下晚饭了。

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Uncle Jervis makes you feel like you've known him forever

杰维斯叔叔会让你觉得，好像你早就认识他了。

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We had the best time together

我们在一起度过了最愉快的时光。

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" There weren't many people at the inn today," he said as we left

“今天旅馆里人不多呀，”我们离开时他说道。

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I laughed." It's the end of the month

我笑了。“月底到了。

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The girls have spent most of their allowances."

女孩们把大部分零花钱都花光啦。”

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" Well, I'm glad we went

“嗯，我很高兴我们去了。

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Now what time is it?"

现在几点了？”

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It was his turn to look at his watch

轮到他看表了。

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" I have to run for my train!"

“我得赶火车了！”

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" But you must see Julia!" I said

“可你得见见茱莉亚啊！”我说。

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We hurried back to the dorm, and he briefly spoke to Julia

我们匆匆赶回宿舍，他和茱莉亚简短地说了几句话。

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After he left, she was furious with me for taking him to tea

他走后，她因为我带他去喝茶而大发雷霆。

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" But he insisted!" I said

“可这是他坚持的！”我说。

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" You should have said no

“你该拒绝的。

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He was my guest, not yours

他是我的客人，不是你的。

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I wanted to take him to tea."

我本想带他去喝茶的。”

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I felt quite bad about it until this morning

直到今天早上，我还为此感到很难过。

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That's when three boxes of chocolate arrived for Julia, Sallie, and me

那时三盒巧克力送到了，是给茱莉亚、莎莉和我的。

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Julia has forgiven her uncle

茱莉亚已经原谅她叔叔了。

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Meanwhile I can't believe that a man sent me candy

同时我简直不敢相信，有男士给我送了糖果。

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I feel like a regular girl instead of an orphan

我感觉自己像个普通女孩，而不是孤儿了。

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And another nice thing just happened

而且另一件好事刚刚发生。

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I received a letter from your secretary

我收到了您秘书的一封信。

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He said you want me to spend the summer on a farm

他说您想让我在农场过夏天。

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He'll send the details soon

他很快就会把详情寄来。

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Hooray! I won't have to spend the summer washing dishes at the orphanage. Thank you!

太棒了！我不用在孤儿院洗一夏天盘子了。谢谢您！

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I wish you would come for tea someday

希望您哪天也能来喝茶。

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I'm sure I'd like you

我肯定我会喜欢您的。

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Your niece

您的侄女，

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Judy

茱蒂