018 夏天计划

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May 4

5月4日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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The college had a Field Day last Saturday

上周六学院举办了运动会。

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First, the classes paraded across the campus

首先，各个班级列队穿过校园。

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All the girls wore white dresses

所有女孩都穿着白色连衣裙。

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Our class — the sophomores — carried red balloons

我们班——大二学生——手持红气球。

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They looked very festive when they got loose and floated away!

气球脱手飘走的时候，看起来非常喜庆！

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Sallie and I weren't in the parade because we were competing

萨莉和我没有参加游行，因为我们要比赛。

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We each won an event!

我们俩各赢了一个项目！

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Sallie won the pole vault, and I won the fifty-yard dash

萨莉赢了撑杆跳，我赢了五十码短跑。

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Between events, about a dozen clowns entertained the spectators

比赛间歇，大约有十二个小丑在逗观众开心。

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Julia dressed up as an old gentleman with a long coat and whiskers

茱莉娅装扮成一位穿长外套、留胡须的老绅士。

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She made everyone laugh

她把所有人都逗笑了。

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I never dreamed that a Pendleton could be so funny

我从没想过彭德尔顿家的人能这么风趣。

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( I hope that doesn't offend Jervie. I don't consider him a true Pendleton anyway.)

（希望这话不会冒犯杰维。反正我也不把他当作真正的彭德尔顿。）

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I haven't mentioned my classes lately, but we're still having them every day

我最近没怎么提起课程，但我们还是每天上课。

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It's a relief though, to stop studying and discuss life with you

不过，能放下学习和你聊聊生活，倒是一种解脱。

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Not that you ever respond!

虽然你从来都不回信！

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But that's your own fault

但那也是你自找的。

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You're welcome to reply to my letters anytime

随时欢迎你回我的信。

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Good night

晚安，

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Judy

朱迪

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June 2

6月2日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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The nicest thing has happened

最美好的事情发生了。

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The McBrides have asked me to spend the summer at their house in the Adirondack Mountains!

麦克布莱德一家邀请我去他们阿迪朗达克山脉里的家度暑假！

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I just received a letter from Mrs. McBride inviting me

我刚收到麦克布莱德夫人的邀请信。

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" You really must come!

“你一定要来！

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We'll have so much fun!" Sallie said, when I showed her the letter

我们会玩得非常开心的！”我拿信给莎莉看时，她说道。

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" Our summer house is on a lovely little lake in the middle of the woods

“我们的度假屋在树林深处一个可爱的小湖边。

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And you'll never guess what the house is made of."

而且你绝对猜不到房子是用什么盖的。”

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I laughed." I won't even try."

我笑了。“我连猜都不想猜。”

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" Logs! All the houses in that area are made of logs."

“原木！那地方所有的房子都是原木盖的。”

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I didn't want to admit that I'd never been to a summer house — never mind a log house

我不想承认自己从没去过避暑别墅——更别说是原木屋了。

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Instead I asked," What's there to do?"

于是我转而问道：“那儿有什么可玩的？”

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" Oh, lots of things!" Sallie's eyes sparkled with delight

“哦，可多事情做了！”莎莉的眼睛闪闪发光，满是喜悦。

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" We go canoeing on the lake and take long walks on the trails to the other houses

“我们在湖上划独木舟，还沿着小路走很久到其他房子去。

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Our neighbors are so friendly, it's as if we're all in a club

我们的邻居都很友好，感觉大家就像在一个俱乐部里。

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There's even a clubhouse, where we have dances once a week."

甚至还有个俱乐部会所，我们每周都在那儿办一次舞会。”

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" Dances!" I said

“舞会！”我说。

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" That sounds like fun, but who will we dance with?"

“听起来挺有趣的，但我们跟谁跳舞呢？”

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" Don't worry about that

“这个不用担心。

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My brother Jimmy is having a college friend visit for part of the summer

我哥哥吉米暑假有段时间会请一位大学同学来玩。

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So we'll have plenty of men to dance with."

所以我们不愁没有舞伴。”

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" That does sound like fun," I said

“听起来确实不错，”我说。

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" It's so nice of your mother to ask me."

“你妈妈能邀请我真是太好了。”

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" She really liked you when you visited us at Christmas

“圣诞节你来我家做客时，她就很喜欢你。

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Oh, Judy, say that you'll come!"

哦，朱迪，快说你一定会来！”

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" Of course I will!" I gave her a hug

“我当然会来！”我给了她一个拥抱。

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So, Daddy Longlegs, this isn't much of a letter

所以，长腿叔叔，这都算不上是一封信。

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I just wanted you to know that I'm busy this summer

我只是想告诉你，这个夏天我很忙。

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And I'm also very happy!

而且我也非常开心！

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Yours

你的，

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Judy

茱蒂

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June 5

6月5日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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Your secretary has written that you want me to decline Mrs. McBride's invitation

您的秘书写信说，您希望我婉拒麦克布莱德太太的邀请。

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Instead you want me to spend the summer at Lock Willow Farm

您想让我改去洛克柳农场过暑假。

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Why, why, WHY?

为什么，为什么，为什么呀？

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You don't understand at all

您根本不明白。

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Mrs. McBride really does want me to come

麦克布莱德太太真的想让我去。

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I won't be the least bit of trouble

我一点儿麻烦都不会添。

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In fact, I can probably help out

其实，我可能还能帮上忙。

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The McBrides won't be bringing many servants, and Sallie and I can do lots of useful things

麦克布莱德家不会带很多仆人，我和莎莉可以做很多有用的事。

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It'll be a good chance for me to learn about housekeeping

这会是我学习家务的好机会。

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Every woman ought to know how to keep house, and I only know orphanage-keeping

每个女人都应该懂持家，而我只懂孤儿院管理。

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Besides, there aren't any girls our age at the lake, so Mrs. McBride wants me to stay as a friend for Sallie

而且，湖边没有我们同龄的女孩，所以麦克布莱德太太想让我留下给莎莉作伴。

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We're planning to read all our books for next year's sociology class

我们打算读完下学年社会学课要用的所有书。

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The professor said it would be helpful if we finished our reading over the summer

教授说如果我们在夏天读完这些书会有帮助。

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I know I'll remember things better if Sallie and I read the books together and then discuss them

我知道，要是和莎莉一起读书然后讨论，我会记得更牢。

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Just to live in the same house as Mrs. McBride will be educational

光是能和麦克布莱德夫人同住一个屋檐下，就够我受益良多了。

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She's the most interesting and charming woman in the world

她是这世上最风趣、最迷人的女士。

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She knows everything!

她简直无所不知！

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Think of how many summers I've spent with Mrs. Lippett and how I'll appreciate the contrast

想想看，我在李皮特夫人那儿过了多少个夏天，这一对比，我会多么珍惜这次机会。

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You don't have to worry that I'll take up too much room

您不用担心我会占太多地方。

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When the McBrides have a lot of company, they pitch tents in the woods

麦克布莱德家客人多的时候，他们会在树林里搭帐篷。

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Then all the boys sleep out there

到时候所有的男孩子都睡在外头。

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It's going to be such a nice, healthy summer

这会是个无比美好、健康的夏天。

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We'll be exercising outside almost every day

我们几乎每天都会在户外活动。

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Jimmy McBride is going to teach me to ride a horse and paddle a canoe

吉米·麦克布莱德会教我骑马和划独木舟。

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It will be the fun, carefree vacation that I've never had

那会是我从未体验过的、充满乐趣又无忧无虑的假期。

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I think every girl deserves that at least once in her life

我想，每个女孩一生中至少都应该拥有一次这样的经历。

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Of course, I'll follow whatever instructions you give me

当然，我会遵从您的任何指示。

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But please, PLEASE let me go

但是，求您了，请您务必让我去吧。

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I've never wanted anything so much

我从未如此渴望过一件事。

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Yours

您真挚的，

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Judy

朱迪

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June 9

6月9日

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Dear Mr. Smith

亲爱的史密斯先生，

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Your secretary has sent me your instructions

您的秘书已将您的指示转达给我。

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I leave on Friday to spend the summer at Lock Willow Farm

我将于周五出发，去洛克柳农场过暑假。

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Sincerely

谨上，

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Miss Jerusha Abbott

洁露莎·艾伯特小姐