027 大四学年

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October 3

10月3日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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I'm back at school, and I'm a senior

我回到学校了，现在是大四学生。

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This year I'm the editor of the student magazine

今年我是学生杂志的编辑。

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You'll never guess what was waiting for me when I arrived

你绝对猜不到我到达时有什么在等着我。

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A letter from Jervis Pendleton!

一封杰维斯·彭德尔顿的来信！

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He'd sent it to Lock Willow Farm

他把信寄到了洛克威洛农场。

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But I wasn't there because I was at Sallie's summer house

但我当时不在那里，因为我去了莎莉的避暑别墅。

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Mrs. Semple forwarded the letter to me at college

森普尔太太把信转寄到了我的大学。

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Here's what Jervie had to say:

杰维是这么说的：

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" I'm sorry, but I won't be able to get to Lock Willow

“很抱歉，我无法前往洛克威洛农场。

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I've accepted an invitation to go yachting with some friends

我已经接受邀请，要和几个朋友去坐游艇。

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I hope you had a nice summer and that you're enjoying the farm."

希望你夏天过得好，也享受在农场的生活。”

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I don't know what he was trying to do

我真不知道他想干什么。

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He knew my plans had changed and that I wasn't at Lock Willow

他知道我的计划变了，知道我不在洛克威洛农场。

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Julia had told him that I was in the mountains with Sallie

朱莉娅告诉过他，我和莎莉在山里。

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You men should leave scheming to women

你们男人应该把耍心眼这事留给女人。

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We are much better at it!

这方面我们可擅长多了！

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I'm living with Sallie and Julia again

我又和莎莉、朱莉娅住在一起了。

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Sallie was the first to arrive

莎莉是第一个到的。

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She helped me unpack my trunk

她帮我打开行李箱整理衣物。

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My clothes are so stylish now

现在的衣服都好时髦啊。

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It's hard to believe that three years ago I was living in an orphanage

真难相信三年前我还住在孤儿院里。

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" You have so many pretty outfits this year."

“你今年有这么多漂亮衣服啊。”

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Sallie was admiring a new blue skirt with matching jacket

莎莉正对着一套蓝色新裙子和配套外套赞不绝口。

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" I have a confession

“我得坦白一件事。

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I copied Mrs. Paterson's wardrobe!"

我照搬了帕特森太太的衣橱！”

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" How did you manage that?" Sallie asked

“你怎么做到的？”莎莉问道。

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" I found an inexpensive dressmaker this summer."

“今年夏天我找了个收费不高的裁缝。”

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I pulled a green gown from my trunk

我从行李箱里拉出一件绿色长裙。

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" This isn't an exact copy of Mrs. Peterson's dress, but I really like it."

“这件不是帕特森太太那件的精确复制品，但我真的很喜欢它。”

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" You'll look beautiful in that!" Sallie said

“你穿上它一定很漂亮！”萨莉说。

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" Thank you. I'm really pleased with the way my clothes turned out."

“谢谢你。我对自己衣服做出来的效果真的很满意。”

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And I was really pleased — until Julia arrived

我也确实很满意——直到朱莉娅到来。

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Her trunk was full of the most beautiful dresses I've ever seen

她的行李箱装满了我见过的最漂亮的裙子。

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She showed us a rainbow-colored ball gown

她给我们看了一件彩虹色的舞会礼服。

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" That looks like something an angel would wear!" Sallie exclaimed

“那看起来像是天使会穿的衣服！”萨莉惊叹道。

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" I found it in a little shop in France," Julia said

“这是我在法国的一家小店里找到的，”朱莉娅说。

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" There are the most exquisite dress shops in Paris

“巴黎有最精致的服装店。

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And the hat shops!"

还有帽子店！”

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She sighed at the memory." They're wonderful!"

她回忆着叹了口气。“它们太棒了！”

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" I must go to Paris someday!" I said

“我总有一天一定要去巴黎！”我说。

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I suppose you think we're silly to fuss over clothes like this

我猜您会觉得我们为衣服这样大惊小怪很傻。

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But I do love pretty dresses

但我确实喜欢漂亮的裙子。

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Speaking of clothes... the maid for our hallway wears a gingham apron

说起衣服……我们走廊的女佣围着一条格子围裙。

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Just like the dresses I used to wear at the orphanage!

就跟我在孤儿院时常穿的那些裙子一样！

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I get a chill every time I see her

每次看到她，我都会打个寒噤。

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I want to get her some new aprons

我想给她买几条新围裙。

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Then I'll sink the blue ones in the lake!

然后我会把那些蓝色的沉到湖底去！

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Yours ever

您永远的，

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Judy

朱迪

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November 17

11月17日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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I need some sympathy

我需要一点同情。

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My literary career has had a setback

我的文学生涯遭遇了挫折。

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All last winter I was writing a novel

整个去年冬天我都在写一本小说。

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This summer I worked on it whenever I wasn't tutoring my two silly girls

今年夏天，只要不给那两个傻丫头当家教，我就在写。

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I finished it right before school started and sent it to a publisher

开学前我刚好写完，把它寄给了一家出版社。

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Well, he just rejected it

嗯，他刚刚退稿了。

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He noticed my return address and realized that I was still at school

他注意到了我的回信地址，意识到我还在上学。

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He suggested I concentrate on my studies

他建议我专心学业。

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Then I could try writing again after I graduate!

等毕业后我再试着写作也不迟！

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He criticized my plot, my dialogue, and my sense of humor

他批评了我的情节、对话和幽默感。

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And I thought I'd written the Great American Novel!

我还以为自己写出了伟大的美国小说呢！

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I researched it while I was at Julia's last Christmas

去年圣诞节在朱莉娅家时，我专门做了研究。

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But I guess two weeks wasn't long enough to capture the spirit of New York City

但看来两周时间还不足以捕捉到纽约的城市精神。

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So I burned my manuscript

于是我烧掉了手稿。

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Every single page!

每一页都烧了！

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I went to bed last night totally dejected

昨晚我上床睡觉时沮丧极了。

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I felt like I would never become a writer

我觉得自己永远也成不了作家。

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I also thought you'd thrown away your money trying to educate me

我还觉得您的钱白花了，花在了我这样的教育上。

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But then I woke up this morning with a wonderful new plot in my head!

可是今早醒来，我脑子里就有了个绝妙的新情节！

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I've been working on my characters all day

我一整天都在琢磨我的人物。

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I'm so happy to be writing again

又能重新写作，我太开心了。

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You have to admit I'm an optimist

您得承认，我是个乐观主义者。

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Affectionately

爱您的，

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Judy

朱迪

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December 17

12月17日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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I had the strangest dream last night

我昨晚做了个最奇怪的梦。

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I went into a bookstore, looking for something to read

我走进一家书店，想找点书看。

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" Do you like fiction or nonfiction?" the clerk asked me

“您喜欢虚构类还是非虚构类？”店员问我。

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" I like them both

“两种我都喜欢。

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You have so many books here, I don't know where to start."

您这里书太多了，我都不知道从哪下手。”

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" Let me show you our latest bestseller."

“让我给您看看我们最新的畅销书。”

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He handed me a new book with a red cover

他递给我一本红色封面的新书。

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" Oh my!" I said in surprise

“天哪！”我惊讶地说。

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The book was The Life and Letters of Judy Abbott

那本书竟是《朱迪·艾伯特的生平与书信》。

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The John Grier Home was pictured on the cover, and my photo was inside

封面上画着约翰·格里尔之家，里面还有我的照片。

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I bought the book and took it home

我买下那本书带回了家。

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Then I sat up half the night reading

然后我熬夜读了半个晚上。

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I was just about to find out my husband's name when I woke up!

我正要弄清楚我丈夫的名字时，就醒了！

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By the way, my real book is going well

顺便说一句，我真正在写的书进展不错。

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I've finished four chapters and drafted five more

我已经写完了四章，又拟了五章的草稿。

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I'll be a great writer yet. Just watch me!

我迟早会成为一个大作家。您就瞧着吧！

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Yours affectionately

您的亲爱的，

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Judy

朱迪