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August 3

8月3日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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Almost two months have passed since I last wrote to you

距离我上次给你写信已经快两个月了。

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That wasn't nice of me, but I haven't liked you very much this summer

我这样做不好，但这个夏天我不太喜欢你。

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( I'm just being honest!)

（我只是实话实说！）

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I was so disappointed about not going to the McBrides' summerhouse

没能去麦克布赖德家的避暑别墅，我非常失望。

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I don't understand why you wouldn't let me go

我不明白你为什么不允许我去。

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Here's how I wish our conversation had gone:

我希望我们的对话是这样的：

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" Please, sir, may I go to Sallie's house for the summer?

“先生，请问我可以去萨莉家过暑假吗？

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It will be the best summer of my life."

这将是我一生中最棒的夏天。”

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" Of course, my dear. Go have a good time

“当然可以，亲爱的。去好好玩吧。

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Meet lots of new people and learn lots of new things

多认识些新朋友，多学些新东西。

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Live outside in the fresh air

在户外新鲜空气里生活。

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Rest and grow strong, so you'll be ready for another year of hard work."

好好休息，变得强壮，这样你就能为又一年的辛苦工作做好准备。”

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But we didn't have a conversation

但我们并没有这样对话过。

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You didn't even write me a letter

你甚至都没有给我写过一封信。

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I only received a line from your secretary, ordering me to Lock Willow Farm

我只收到你秘书的一句话，命令我去洛克柳农场。

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I hate how impersonal your commands are

我讨厌你的命令如此冰冷、不近人情。

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That's what hurts my feelings

这才是让我伤心的地方。

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I'd like to receive a handwritten message from you

我希望能收到你亲笔写来的信。

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But instead I get those cold typewritten notes from your secretary

可事实上我收到的，却是你秘书那些冷冰冰的打印信件。

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If you ever acted like you cared, I'd do anything for you

哪怕你只是表现出一丁点关心，我都愿意为你赴汤蹈火。

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I know we had a deal

我知道我们有过约定。

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You promised to pay for my education

你答应资助我的学业。

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In return, I was to write nice long letters without expecting any response from you

作为回报，我要写长长的、像样的信，却不能期待你的任何回音。

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You're keeping your promise

你一直信守着你的承诺。

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And I suppose you think I'm not keeping mine

我猜，你一定觉得我没有信守我这份。

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But it's a hard bargain, Daddy Longlegs. It really is

可是，这条件太苛刻了，长腿叔叔。真的太苛刻了。

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I'm so lonely

我好孤单。

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When I was sick last year, you sent me a handwritten note

去年我生病的时候，你寄来过一张手写的便条。

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Now, when I'm feeling forgotten, I often reread your card

现在，每当我感到被遗忘时，我就会重读你的卡片。

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You're the only person I have to care about

你是我唯一在乎的人。

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And I really don't know anything about you

而我对你实在一无所知。

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Here's what I truly want to say:

我真正想说的是：

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Although my feelings are still hurt, I've decided to forgive you for sending me to the farm

虽然我的感情依然受伤，但我决定原谅你把我送去农场。

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But I still don't enjoy getting Sallie's letters about the fun they're having!

但我可一点儿也不喜欢收到莎莉讲他们玩得多开心的信！

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So let's begin again

那我们就重新开始吧。

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I've been writing and writing this summer

这个夏天我一直在不停地写啊写。

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I've finished four short stories and sent them to four different magazines

我完成了四篇短篇小说，并把它们寄给了四家不同的杂志社。

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I have a desk in the corner of the attic where Jervie used to play on rainy days

我在阁楼的角落里放了张书桌，那里是杰维过去下雨天时常玩耍的地方。

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Speaking of rain... it rained here for a week

说到下雨……这里下了一整周的雨。

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But now the air is fresh and the sun is shining

但现在空气清新，阳光明媚。

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If you're stuck in that hot, crowded New York City, I'd like to send you this bright, lovely day

如果你被困在炎热拥挤的纽约市，我真想把这个明媚可爱的日子寄给你。

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Good afternoon

下午好，

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Judy

朱迪

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August 10

8月10日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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You'll never guess who's coming to Lock Willow!

你绝对猜不到谁要来洛克威洛！

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Jervis Pendleton!

杰维斯·彭德尔顿！

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The mail is delivered once a day around noon

邮件每天中午前后各送一次。

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Mrs. Semple opened his letter right after lunch today

塞普尔太太今天午饭后一打开了他的信。

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We were still sitting at the table

我们还坐在桌旁呢。

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" Oh my! Jervie wants to visit us!" she exclaimed

“哎呀！杰维想来看我们！”她叫道。

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" He hasn't been here for years."

“他都好多年没来了。”

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" So why is he coming now?" I asked

“那他怎么现在要来？”我问道。

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" He says he's tired and needs a break

“他说他累了，需要休息一下。

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He wants to rest on a nice, quiet farm."

他想在一个舒适、安静的农场歇歇。”

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" How long is he staying?"

“他要待多久？”

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Mrs. Semple read the letter again

塞普尔太太又读了一遍信。

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" He doesn't say

“他没说。

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Maybe he'll stay for a week or maybe two or three

他也许会待一个星期，或者两三个星期。

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He'll see how he feels when he gets here

他要等到了这里，看看感觉怎么样再决定。

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But, oh my! We have so much cleaning to do before he arrives!"

但是，哎呀！在他来之前，我们有好多清洁工作要做！

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I glanced around the dining room and didn't see a speck of dirt

我扫视了一下餐厅，一点灰尘也没看到。

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" What is there to clean?"

“有什么可打扫的呢？”

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" The whole house!

“整栋房子！

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We must clean it from top to bottom and wash all the curtains

我们必须从上到下彻底打扫，还要洗所有的窗帘。

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I hope our neighbor is available

我希望我们的邻居有空。

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I want to hire her to wash the windows

我想雇她来擦窗户。

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And you must go into town for me this afternoon, Judy

你今天下午得替我去趟镇上，茱蒂。

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We'll need two cans of brown paint for the stairs and back hall floor."

“我们需要两罐棕色油漆，用来刷楼梯和后厅地板。”

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I couldn't believe the change that had come over Mrs. Semple

我简直不敢相信塞普尔太太的变化这么大。

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She seemed almost frantic as she started a list for me

她开始给我列清单时，简直像抓狂了一样。

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" How long do we have to do all this?" I asked

“我们得用多长时间做完这些？”我问。

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Mrs. Semple looked at the letter again and shook her head

塞普尔太太又看了看信，摇了摇头。

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" I have no idea

“我也不知道。

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He doesn't say if he's arriving today — or in two weeks."

他没说是今天到——还是两周后。”

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August 11

8月11日

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I didn't get this letter mailed because I was so busy helping Mrs. Semple

我一直忙着帮塞普尔太太，所以没能把这封信寄出去。

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There was no sign of Jervie yesterday

昨天也没见到杰维斯的影子。

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The house is now immaculate

现在房子已经一尘不染了。

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I hope he arrives soon

我希望他快点来。

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Otherwise we'll have to clean all over again

不然我们又得重新打扫一遍。

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I'm looking forward to having someone to talk to besides Mrs. Semple

我盼着除了塞普尔太太，还能有别人可以聊聊天。

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She's nice, but she can be rather boring

她人很好，但有时也挺无聊的。

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All she ever talks about is what happens right here on the farm

她翻来覆去讲的，全是这农场里的事儿。

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I suppose I was like that at the orphanage

我想我在孤儿院时，大概也是那样。

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But at college I got used to having real conversations about a variety of things

但上了大学，我习惯了真正地聊些五花八门的事情。

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So I'll be glad to see Jervie

所以，我会很乐意见到杰维斯。

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I'll tell you all about his visit in my next letter

下一封信里，我会把他的到访情况都告诉你。

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Yours always

永远属于你的，

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Judy

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