023 与茱莉亚的圣诞节

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January 11

1月11日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔：

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I meant to write to you from New York City, but I was so busy!

我本来打算在纽约就给你写信的，可我实在太忙了！

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I had an interesting time at Julia's house

我在茱莉亚家度过了一段有趣的时光。

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But I'm glad I don't belong to such a family

但我很庆幸自己不属于那样的家庭。

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I'd really rather be an orphan!

我真的宁愿当个孤儿！

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I could hardly breathe in that house

在那栋房子里，我几乎喘不过气来。

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All the furniture was carved and upholstered and gorgeous

所有的家具都雕花带软垫，华丽极了。

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But there was so much of it!

可是家具实在太多了！

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All the people were beautifully dressed and rich

所有人都穿着讲究，非常富有。

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But I never heard one word of real conversation from the time we arrived until we left

可是，从我们到那儿直到离开，我连一句真正的交谈都没听到过。

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I don't think an idea ever entered the front door!

我不觉得有什么真正有想法的东西进过那扇大门！

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As for Julia's mother, all she ever talked about were jewels and dressmakers and social engagements

至于茱莉亚的母亲，她谈来谈去就只有珠宝、裁缝和社交应酬。

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So different from Mrs. McBride!

和麦克布赖德太太太不一样了！

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If I ever have a family, I'm going to use Mrs. McBride as my model

要是我以后有了自己的家，我一定要以麦克布赖德太太为榜样。

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I'll never let any of my children grow up like the Pendletons!

我绝不会让我的任何一个孩子长成像彭德尔顿家那样的人！

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Maybe it's rude to criticize people you've been visiting

也许批评自己正在拜访的人很失礼。

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If it is, please excuse me

如果是这样，请原谅我。

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Don't tell anyone what I said about Julia's family

别把我说的关于茱莉亚家的事告诉任何人。

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This is all just between you and me

这些话就你知我知。

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I only saw Jervie once; he came for tea one afternoon

我就见过杰维一次，他有一天下午来喝茶了。

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I didn't have a chance to talk to him alone because Julia and her family were there

我没机会和他单独说话，因为朱莉娅和她家人都在这儿。

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" Hello, Miss Abbott," he said very formally

“你好，阿博特小姐，”他非常正式地说。

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" How nice to see you again, Mr. Pendleton," I replied

“真高兴又见到您，彭德尔顿先生，”我回应道。

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Then we sat across the room from each other like we'd never met before!

然后我们就这样隔着一整个房间坐着，好像我们从来没见过面似的！

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It was so disappointing after our nice time last summer

经历了去年夏天那段美好时光后，这实在太令人失望了。

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I'm not sure why he bothered to come at all

我不太明白他为什么费心来这一趟。

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The conversation was dreadful!

那谈话真是糟透了！

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All about people I didn't know and places I'd never been

全是我根本不认识的人和我从没去过的地方。

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" Jervis, have you seen any of the Thompson family this season?" Mrs. Pendleton asked

“杰维斯，这个社交季你见过汤普森家的什么人吗？”彭德尔顿太太问道。

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" No."

“没有。”

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" The Thompsons have such a lovely home on Fifth Avenue," she said to me

她对我说：“汤普森家在第五大道有一栋非常漂亮的房子。”

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" At the last ball I attended, Mrs. Thompson wore an exquisite gown

“在我上次参加的舞会上，汤普森太太穿了一件精致的礼服。

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It was trimmed with the most delicate lace I've ever seen

上面镶缀着我见过的最精美的蕾丝。

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And her new diamond necklace — how it sparkled!"

还有她的新钻石项链——多么闪闪发光啊！”

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" It must have been very pretty," I mumbled

“那一定很漂亮。”我嘟囔着说。

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I really didn't know what else to say

我真的不知道该说什么别的。

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I'm not used to talking about expensive jewelry

我不习惯谈论昂贵的首饰。

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As I sipped my tea, I looked at Jervie over the rim of my fine china cup

我小口喝着茶，目光越过精致的瓷杯边缘看向杰维。

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I tried to catch his eye, but he was staring at the floor

我试图引起他的注意，但他一直盯着地板。

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He looked miserable

他看上去可怜兮兮的。

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I don't think he likes his relatives very much

我觉得他不太喜欢他的亲戚们。

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And I know they don't like him!

而且我知道他们也不喜欢他！

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" Such a strange young man!" Mrs. Pendleton said after Jervie left

“真是个古怪的年轻人！”杰维走后，彭德尔顿太太说。

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" It's hard to believe he's one of us

“很难相信他是我们中的一员。

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I know he's my husband's brother, so I shouldn't say this but..

我知道他是我丈夫的弟弟，所以我不该这么说，但是……

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I really think there's something wrong with him."

我真的觉得他有点问题。”

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I didn't know what to say to that!

我不知道该说什么才好！

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But my silence didn't matter because Mrs. Pendleton went on talking

但我的沉默无关紧要，因为彭德尔顿太太继续说了下去。

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" I don't know where he picked up some of his odd ideas

“我不知道他是从哪儿学来那些古怪想法的。

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He honestly thinks that everyone in the world should have the same amount of money

他真的认为世界上每个人都应该拥有同样多的钱。

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Have you ever heard anything so ridiculous?"

你听过这么荒谬的事吗？”

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" Well..." I started, but she talked over me

“嗯……”我刚开口，她就打断了我。

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" He throws away his money

“他四处挥霍他的钱。

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He's always trying to help the poor

他总是试图帮助穷人。

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As if they could be helped!"

好像他们能帮得了一样！”

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Well, that got a reaction from me!

好吧，这可让我有了反应！

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" What do you think he should spend his money on?" I said loudly

“那你认为他应该把钱花在什么地方？”我大声说道。

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" Sensible things, of course!" Mrs. Pendleton replied

“当然是花在明智的东西上！”彭德尔顿太太回答。

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" Yachts, automobiles, polo ponies!

“游艇、汽车、打马球的小马！

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The kinds of things that all young men spend their money on."

所有年轻男人都会花钱的那些事。”

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I didn't think it was her business how Jervie spent his money

我觉得杰维怎么花钱不关她的事。

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But I smiled because I knew of one thing he'd bought — candy

但我笑了，因为我知道他买了一样东西——糖果。

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He'd sent boxes of chocolate to Julia and me for Christmas

圣诞节时，他给朱莉亚和我都送了盒装巧克力。

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In New York I saw so many theaters and beautiful houses

在纽约，我看到了那么多剧院和漂亮的房子。

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My head was a confused jumble of marble floors and fancy furniture

我脑子里全是乱糟糟的大理石地板和花哨家具。

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I'm so glad to be back at college in my own room

真高兴回到大学，待在自己的房间里。

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I like being a student!

我喜欢当学生！

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The books and classes keep me alive

书本和课堂让我充满活力。

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If my mind gets tired, I can exercise in the gym or outdoors

如果脑子累了，我可以在体育馆或户外锻炼。

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And I have lots of nice friends

我还有很多不错的朋友。

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Some evenings we do nothing but talk, talk, talk

有些晚上，我们什么也不做，就是聊天，聊天，聊天。

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We go to bed thinking we've solved all the world's problems

我们上床睡觉时，觉得已经解决了世界上所有的问题。

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And we do like to laugh at each other's jokes

我们也很喜欢被彼此的笑话逗笑。

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I think I've discovered the secret of happiness

我想我发现了幸福的秘密。

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It's appreciating the little things in life, like talking with friends

那就是欣赏生活中的小事，比如和朋友聊天。

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I'm going to enjoy every second of my life from now on!

从现在起，我要享受生命里的每一秒！

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Yours ever

永远属于你的，

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Judy

朱迪

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February 11

2月11日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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Don't be insulted that this is so short

别因为这封信这么短而生气。

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It's not a letter

这不算一封信。

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It's just a note to say I'll write a letter when exams are over

这只是一张便条，告诉你我考试一结束就会写信。

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I have to do well to keep my scholarship!

我得考好才能保住奖学金！

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Yours, studying hard

你正在努力学习的，

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Judy

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