022 圣诞计划和舞会

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November 9

11月9日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔：

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Julia Pendleton has invited me to visit her family for the Christmas holidays

茱莉亚·彭德尔顿邀请我去她家过圣诞假期。

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Can you imagine Jerusha Abbott of the John Grier Home dining with the rich people of New York?

你能想象约翰·格里尔孤儿院的杰露莎·艾伯特和纽约的富人一起用餐吗？

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I don't know why Julia wants me to visit

我不知道茱莉亚为什么想邀请我去。

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But she seems quite attached to me lately

但她最近似乎挺喜欢我的。

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To tell you the truth, I'd rather go to Sallie's house again

说实话，我更愿意再去莎莉家。

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But Julia asked me first, so I must go to New York

但茱莉亚先问的我，所以我得去纽约。

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I'm awed at the idea of meeting so many Pendletons at once

一想到要一下子见到那么多彭德尔顿家的人，我就有点发怵。

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I'll also need lots of new clothes

我还需要很多新衣服。

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So if you want me to stay at college, I'll happily do that

所以如果你希望我留在大学，我会很乐意。

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Yours always

永远属于你的，

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Judy

朱迪

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December 7

12月7日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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Thank you for permission to visit Julia

谢谢你允许我去看望茱莉亚。

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I'm taking your silence to mean that I may go to New York for Christmas

我把你的沉默理解为我可以去纽约过圣诞节了。

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We've been in a social whirl here at college

我们大学里社交活动一个接一个。

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Last weekend was the Founder's Dance

上周末是创校舞会。

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This was our first one because only juniors and seniors are allowed to go

这是我们第一次参加，因为只允许大三和大四的学生去。

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I invited Jimmy McBride

我邀请了吉米·麦克布莱德。

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Sallie invited his roommate at Princeton — the one who visited their summer house

莎莉邀请了他普林斯顿的室友——就是那个去过他们避暑别墅的。

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Bill is an awfully nice guy

比尔是个非常好的小伙子。

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Julia invited a man from New York

茱莉亚邀请了一个来自纽约的男人。

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He was boring, but from one of the best families, of course

他挺无趣的，但当然，出身于名门望族。

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Our guests arrived on Friday afternoon for tea

我们的客人们周五下午来喝茶。

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Then they dashed to their hotel for dinner

然后他们就赶回酒店吃晚餐了。

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At half past seven, they returned for the dance

七点半，他们回来参加舞会。

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Julia, Sallie, and I all had new dresses

茱莉亚、莎莉和我都穿了新裙子。

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" That's the most beautiful dress I've ever seen!" I said to Julia as she took off her coat

“那是我见过最漂亮的裙子！”茱莉亚脱掉外套时，我对她说。

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" Thank you. It came from Paris."

"谢谢你。这是从巴黎来的。"

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Julia twirled so we could admire every detail of her cream satin dress

茱莉亚转了一圈，好让我们欣赏她那条米色缎面裙的每一个细节。

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" I bet it cost a fortune!" Sallie whispered

"我打赌这条裙子一定很贵！"莎莉小声说道。

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" Your dress is gorgeous too!" I said, admiring the pale blue fabric

"你的裙子也很漂亮！"我说道，欣赏着那淡蓝色的布料。

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" We all look beautiful tonight!" Sallie took our hands, and we walked into the dance together

"今晚我们都很美！"莎莉拉起我们的手，我们一起走进了舞会。

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Jimmy and his roommate were already there

吉米和他的室友已经在里面了。

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" Thank you for the beautiful flowers," I said to Jimmy

"谢谢你送来的美丽鲜花，"我对吉米说。

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I was carrying a small bouquet of red roses that he'd sent

我手里拿着一小束他送的红玫瑰。

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" Sallie told me what color to get," he admitted

"是莎莉告诉我该买什么颜色的，"他承认道。

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" They look very nice with your pink dress

"它们和你这条粉色裙子很搭。

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Now, tell me why the letters of the alphabet are hanging around the room."

“现在，告诉我为什么英文字母挂满了整个房间。”

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" We wanted every girl to have a chance to dance," Sallie said

“我们想让每个女孩都有机会跳舞，”莎莉说。

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" So we gave each one a list of partners

“所以我们给每人发了一份舞伴名单。

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After every dance you men should go and stand under the letter of your last name."

每支舞曲结束后，男士们就去站在自己姓氏首字母下面。”

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" That way your next partner can find you," I explained

“这样你的下一位舞伴就能找到你了，”我解释说。

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" So we're assigned a partner for every dance?" Jimmy gave Bill a look of dismay

“所以，我们每支舞都被指定了舞伴？”吉米向比尔投去一个沮丧的眼神。

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" No, not every dance," Sallie said

“不，不是每支舞，”莎莉说。

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" That's good!" Jimmy smiled at me

“那真是太好了！”吉米对我笑了笑。

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Well, Jimmy McBride was a difficult guest!

唉，吉米·麦克布莱德可真是个难伺候的客人！

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Instead of waiting patiently with the other Ms, he wandered away to the Rs, or some other letter

他没有和其他姓氏以M开头的客人一起耐心等待，而是到处乱跑，一会儿跑到R区，一会儿又跑到别的什么字母那边去。

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And then he sulked because he had to dance with so many girls

然后他就因为不得不和那么多女孩跳舞而生闷气。

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" I only got to dance with you three times!" he complained at the end of the evening

“我一晚上只和你跳了三次舞！”他在晚会结束时抱怨道。

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The next morning we had a concert

第二天早上，我们有一场音乐会。

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I had written a funny song, and everyone seemed to like it

我写了一首有趣的歌，大家似乎都很喜欢。

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After the concert, Jimmy and Bill found Sallie and me in the crowded room

音乐会结束后，吉米和比尔在拥挤的房间里找到了我和莎莉。

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" How was the hotel?" Sallie asked

“酒店怎么样？”莎莉问道。

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" It was so full, we slept in rows on the pool tables," Bill joked

“酒店住满了，我们只好在台球桌上排成排睡觉，”比尔开玩笑说。

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" The next time I'm invited here, I'm bringing a tent," Jimmy said

“下次再被邀请来这儿，我就带个帐篷，”吉米说。

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" And I'll pitch it right in the middle of campus."

“然后我就把它搭在校园正中央。”

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" You wouldn't dare!" I said

“你才不敢呢！”我说。

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He laughed." Just watch me."

他笑了。"看我的吧。"

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" But we had a wonderful weekend, despite the crowded hotel," Bill assured us

"不过，尽管酒店拥挤，我们还是度过了一个美妙的周末，" 比尔向我们保证说。

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" The two of you must come to Princeton for our spring dance," Jimmy said

"你们两位一定要来普林斯顿参加我们的春季舞会，"吉米说。

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Sallie and I looked at each other

莎莉和我对视了一眼。

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" Oh, yes!" we said together

"哦，好的！"我们异口同声地说。

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I hope you don't object to that, Daddy Longlegs

长腿叔叔，我希望您不反对这件事。

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It really sounds like so much fun

这听起来真的非常有趣。

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Can I tell you something that I've recently discovered?

我能告诉你我最近的发现吗？

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Do you promise not to think I'm vain?

您能保证不觉得我虚荣吗？

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I'm pretty

我很漂亮。

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Yours

你的，

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Judy

朱迪

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December 20

12月20日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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I only have a moment to write

我只有一会儿时间写信。

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I have to attend two classes, pack a suitcase, and catch the four o'clock train to New York

我得去上两堂课、收拾行李，还要赶四点钟去纽约的火车。

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But I couldn't leave without thanking you for my Christmas presents

但我不能不在感谢您送我的圣诞礼物之前就离开。

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I love the necklace and the scarf and the gloves and handkerchiefs and books and purse

我喜欢那条项链、围巾、手套、还有手帕、书和钱包。

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Most of all, I love you!

最最重要的是，我爱您！

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But you shouldn't spoil me like this!

但您不应该这样宠我！

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I now suspect that you're the kind trustee who donated the Christmas tree every year to the orphanage

我现在怀疑您就是那位好心、每年给孤儿院捐赠圣诞树的理事。

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Were you also the trustee who made sure we had ice cream every Sunday?

您是不是也是那位确保我们每个周日都有冰淇淋吃的理事呢？

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That trustee was anonymous, but I recognize your kind touch

那位理事是匿名的，但我认得您这善良的作风。

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You deserve to be happy for all the good things you do

您做了这么多好事，您值得幸福。

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Merry Christmas

圣诞快乐，

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Judy

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