020 杰维在农场

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August 25

8月25日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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Well, Jervie is here, and we're having such a nice time!

杰维来了，我们玩得很开心！

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At least I am, and I hope he is too

至少我很开心，希望他也一样。

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He has been here ten days and doesn't show any signs of leaving

他已经在这儿待了十天，一点要走的迹象都没有。

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The way Mrs. Semple spoils him is awful!

森普尔太太宠他宠得真是厉害！

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I don't understand how he turned out to be such a nice person

我真不明白他怎么会长成这么好的人。

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He and I eat at a little table set on the side porch, or sometimes under the trees

我和他在侧廊摆的一张小桌子上吃饭，有时也在树下。

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He just picks the spot where he wants to eat, and the maid brings out the table and dishes

他只要选好想吃饭的地方，女仆就会把桌子和餐具端出来。

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If she has to carry the food very far, he leaves her a dollar under the sugar bowl

如果她要端着食物走很远，他就会在糖碗下给她留一美元。

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Jervie doesn't seem like a Pendleton at all

杰维看起来一点也不像彭德尔顿家的人。

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He's so simple and sweet

他那么纯朴可爱。

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I know that seems like a funny way to describe a man, but it's true

我知道这样形容一个男人有点怪，但这是真的。

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Unlike Julia, he doesn't care if people belong to the right sort of family

他不像朱莉娅，不在乎别人是不是出身名门。

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He's extremely nice to the farmers around here

他对这里的农场主们特别好。

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They were suspicious of him at first, but now they like to talk to him

起初他们对他有戒心，但现在他们喜欢和他聊天。

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It seems they didn't like his clothes very much!

看来他们不太喜欢他的衣服！

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I must say, his clothes are rather amazing

我得说，他的衣服挺惊人的。

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He often wears white flannel trousers

他经常穿白色法兰绒裤子。

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Just like a proper gentleman!

就像个真正的绅士！

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The other day we were going riding, and he came downstairs in fancy riding pants

有一天我们要去骑马，他穿着花哨的骑马裤走下楼来。

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" Oh my!" Mrs. Semple walked around him and admired his clothes from every angle

“哎呀！”森普尔太太绕着他转，从各个角度打量他的新衣服。

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" Be careful where you sit

“小心点坐，

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You don't want to get those new clothes dirty."

可别把新衣服弄脏了。”

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Jervie rolled his eyes

杰维翻了个白眼。

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" Run along and do your work, Mrs. Semple

“去忙你的吧，森普尔太太。

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You can't tell me what to do anymore. I've grown up."

你现在可不能指挥我了。我已经长大了。”

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" Why, Jervie Pendleton, you can't talk to me like that!"

“哎呀，杰维·彭德尔顿，你不能这样对我说话！”

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Mrs. Semple pretended to be annoyed, but I could tell she was proud of him

森普尔太太假装生气，但我看得出她为他感到自豪。

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" I remember when I used to wash your face while you sat on my lap."

“我还记得你以前坐在我腿上，我帮你洗脸呢。”

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I burst out laughing

我忍不住大笑起来。

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I couldn't help myself!

我实在忍不住！

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" Why are you laughing?" they both said at once

“你笑什么？”他们俩异口同声地问。

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" He's so tall that it's hard to imagine him sitting on your lap!" I replied

“他个子那么高，真难想象他坐在你腿上！”我回答。

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And he is tall, Daddy Longlegs

而且他确实高，长腿叔叔。

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Almost as tall as you

差不多跟你一样高。

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" Well, he did," Mrs. Semple said

“嗯，他确实坐过。”森普尔太太说。

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" And you should have seen Mrs. Semple back then," Jervie said

“你该看看那时候的森普尔太太，”杰维说。

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" She could run faster than I could!"

“她跑得比我还要快！”

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" So if he escaped from my lap, I could catch him!

“所以要是他从我腿上溜下去，我也能抓住他！

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Now run along, you two, I have work to do."

快去吧，你们两个，我还有工作要做。

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We've been having so many adventures

我们经历了好多冒险。

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We've explored the country for miles, and Jervie has even taught me how to fish

我们探索了方圆数英里的乡村，杰维甚至教会了我钓鱼。

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August 28

8月28日

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We climbed Sky Hill yesterday afternoon

昨天下午我们爬了天际山。

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That's a mountain near the farm

那是农场附近的一座山。

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There's no snow on the top

山顶上没有雪。

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It's not that high, but you're still pretty breathless when you reach the top

它并没有那么高，但爬到山顶时还是会气喘吁吁。

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" Let's stay and watch the sunset," Jervie said

“我们留下来看日落吧，”杰维说。

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" We'll build a fire and cook our supper."

“我们生堆火，做晚饭。”

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" I'd like to see the sun go down," I said

“我想看太阳落山，”我说。

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" But I've never cooked outside before, never mind built a fire."

“但我以前从没在户外做过饭，更别说生火了。”

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" Don't worry about a thing

“什么都别担心。

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I'll do the cooking

我来做饭。

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I'm used to camping."

我习惯露营了。”

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So we had a delicious supper and watched the sunset

于是我们吃了一顿美味的晚餐，还看了日落。

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We came back down the mountain by moonlight

我们借着月光下了山。

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Fortunately, Jervie had a lantern, so we could find our way down the trail

幸好杰维带了盏提灯，我们才能顺着小路找到下山的路。

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It was so much fun!

真是太好玩了！

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He laughed and joked and talked about such interesting things

他又说又笑，讲了好多有趣的事。

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He has read all the books I've read, plus so many more

我读过的书他全都读过，而且还读过更多。

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It's amazing how many different things he knows

他知道的事情多得惊人。

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September 3

9月3日

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I still haven't finished this letter!

这封信我到现在还没写完！

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Let me tell you what happened on Sunday morning

让我告诉你星期天早上发生了什么。

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" We must leave here by ten to get to church on time," Mrs. Semple said to Jervie

“我们必须在十点前出发，才能准时赶到教堂，”森普尔太太对杰维说。

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" Very well, Mrs. Semple, you get the buggy ready," he replied

“很好，森普尔太太，你去准备马车吧，”他回答。

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" But if I'm not dressed, go without me."

“不过，如果我还没穿戴好，你们就先走，别等我。”

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" Oh, we'll wait," she said firmly

“哦，我们会等你的，”她坚定地说。

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" As you wish," he said

“随你吧，”他说。

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" But don't keep the horses standing too long."

“但是别让马站得太久。”

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Then when she was dressing for church, he told me to change into my regular clothes

然后，趁她去换教堂礼拜的衣服时，他让我换上日常的衣服。

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We slipped out the back door and went fishing!

我们从后门溜出去钓鱼了！

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Did you ever hear anything so funny?

你听过这么有趣的事吗？

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We cooked our fish over a campfire for lunch

我们中午在篝火上烤鱼吃。

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We didn't get home until four and then we went driving at five

我们直到四点才回家，接着五点又驾车出游了。

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Mrs. Semple was disappointed that we didn't go to church

我们没去教堂，森普尔太太很失望。

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She blamed herself for not training Jervie better when he was young

她责怪自己，说在杰维小时候没把他管教好。

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But we think she was upset about something else — she wanted to show him off to her friends at church!

但我们觉得她不高兴是为了别的事——她本来想在教堂向她的朋友们炫耀他呢！

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September 8

9月8日

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I'm sure you must move in the same social circles as Jervis Pendleton

我肯定你一定和杰维斯·彭德尔顿在同一个社交圈里。

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I wanted to ask him if he knew you

我本想问他认不认识你。

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But I couldn't because I don't know your real name

但我没法问，因为我不知道你的真名。

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You're Mr. Smith to me

对我来说，你就是史密斯先生。

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Isn't that silly?

是不是很傻？

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I've been writing this letter for two weeks, so it's time I finally mailed it!

这封信我已经写了两个星期了，终于该把它寄出去了！

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Affectionately

挚爱你的，

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Judy

朱蒂