030 毕业后的生活

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May 17

5月17日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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This letter will be very short

这封信会很短。

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My hand aches from taking notes in class and writing my novel

我的手因为课上记笔记和写小说而酸痛。

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Graduation is in three weeks

毕业典礼在三周后。

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I think you should come and introduce yourself to me

我觉得你应该来，向我介绍一下你自己。

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Julia is inviting Jervie, and Sallie's inviting Jimmy

朱莉娅邀请了杰维，萨莉邀请了吉米。

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But who can I invite?

但我能邀请谁呢？

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Just you and Mrs. Lippett, and I don't want her here

只有你和李皮特太太，而我不想让她来。

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Please come. I'll hate you if you don't

请来吧。如果你不来，我会恨你的。

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Yours, with love and writer's cramp

爱你的，写得手都酸了，

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Judy

朱迪

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June 19

6月19日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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I'm officially a college graduate!

我正式大学毕业了！

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My diploma is in the bottom drawer of my bureau here at Lock Willow with my two best dresses

我的毕业证书放在洛克威洛这里衣柜最下面的抽屉里，和我最好的两件裙子在一起。

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I was disappointed that you weren't at the graduation ceremony

你没来参加毕业典礼，我很失望。

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But thank you for the roses. They were lovely

不过谢谢你的玫瑰花，它们很漂亮。

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We were getting dressed for the ceremony when they arrived

我们正在为典礼穿衣服的时候，花送来了。

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" Another box of flowers for you, Judy!" Sallie said

“又有一盒花给你，朱迪！”莎莉说。

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" That makes three. One from Jimmy

“一共三束花。一束是吉米的。”

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One from Jervis. And now this one."

一束是杰维斯的。现在又来一束。”

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" You get more flowers than anyone I know."

“你收到的花比我认识的任何人都多。”

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Julia peeked over my shoulder, trying to see who they were from

茱莉亚从我肩后偷看，想看看是谁送的花。

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I read the card and announced," These are from my guardian, Mr. Smith."

我读了卡片，宣布道：“这些花是我的监护人史密斯先生送的。”

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" I still don't understand why Uncle Jervis sent you roses," Julia went on

“我还是不明白为什么杰维斯叔叔送你玫瑰，”茱莉亚接着说。

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I smiled to myself." Probably just because I'm your roommate."

我暗自笑了笑。“大概只因为我是你的室友吧。”

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" I'm Julia's roommate too, and he didn't send me flowers," Sallie said

“我也是茱莉亚的室友，他可没送我花，”莎莉说。

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" Not that I need any more flowers

“我倒不是还需要更多花。

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Jimmy's are enough for me

吉米送的就够了。”

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Whose flowers are you going to carry in the procession, Judy?"

“朱迪，毕业游行时你要拿谁的花？”

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" Oh, I hadn't thought about that."

“哦，我还没想过这个。”

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Julia had already moved on to other things

朱莉娅已经把话题转到别的事上去了。

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" I hate these horrible black caps and gowns we have to wear

“我讨厌我们得穿这些难看的黑色毕业服。

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What's the point of a new dress if it's hidden?"

要是新裙子被盖住，那还有什么意义？”

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" I think we're all supposed to look alike." Sallie turned to me

“我想，本来就该我们所有人都穿得一样吧。”莎莉转向我。

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" Have you decided on your flowers?

“你决定好拿哪束花了吗？

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We have to leave in a few minutes."

我们几分钟后就得走了。”

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" Yes, I'll carry Mr. Smith's and put the others in some water in the bathtub."

“嗯，我就拿史密斯先生的花，其他的就放点水，养在浴缸里。”

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And so, Mr. Smith, it was your roses that had the honor of accompanying me to graduation

就这样，史密斯先生，您的玫瑰花有幸陪我参加了毕业典礼。

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I only wish you had been there to see me

我只希望您当时能在场看看我。

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I'm at the farm for the summer — maybe forever

这个夏天我待在农场——也许永远待下去。

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All I want are peace and quiet and lots of time to write

我只想要宁静平和，以及大把的写作时间。

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And I have that here

而这里正是如此。

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Jervie is coming for a week or so in August

杰维八月会来住上一周左右。

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Jimmy McBride is going to drop by sometime this summer

吉米·麦克布莱德今年夏天会找个时间来串门。

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I wish you would arrive in your car, but I know that's a hopeless dream

真希望您能开车过来，但我知道那只是无法实现的梦。

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Sincerely yours

您真挚的，

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Judy Abbott, B. A

朱迪·阿博特，文学士

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P. S. Aren't you proud to see bachelor of arts after my name?

又及：看到我名字后面跟着“文学士”，您难道不感到骄傲吗？

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It looks so official

这看起来好正式。

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July 24

7月24日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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It's so much fun to work

工作真是有趣。

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( Maybe you don't know that

（也许你不知道。

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Do you even work at all?)

你到底工作吗？）

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It's especially fun when you're doing something that makes you happy

特别是当你在做让自己开心的事情时，就更加有趣。

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Every day I write as fast as my pen can go

每天我都用笔能写多快就写多快。

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My only problem is that there aren't enough hours in the day to work on my book

我唯一的问题是一天里没有足够的时间来写我的书。

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Did I tell you that Amos, the farmhand, married Carrie, the maid, in May?

我告诉过你吗？农场帮工阿莫斯和女佣卡丽五月结婚了。

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I think marriage has ruined their relationship

我觉得婚姻毁了他们的关系。

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The other day he tracked mud on the floor

有一天他把泥踩到了地板上。

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" Look what you've done, Amos!" Carrie scolded him

“看看你干的好事，阿莫斯！”凯莉责备道。

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" I just washed that floor!"

“我刚擦过地板！”

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She used to laugh when he did something like that

以前他做这种事，她都会笑。

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" Go back outside and bring in some wood for the fire," Carrie said

“到外面去，拿些柴火进来。”凯莉说。

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Amos grumbled something I couldn't hear

阿莫斯咕哝了些什么，我没听见。

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He used to do anything she asked, but no more

他以前对她有求必应，但现在不了。

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Looking at them, I vowed never to marry

看着他们，我发誓永不结婚。

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Jimmy McBride came for dinner last Sunday

吉米·麦克布莱德上周日来吃了晚饭。

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I was so glad to see him

见到他我真高兴。

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He reminded me that there's a whole world beyond this farm

他提醒了我，在这个农场之外还有一整个世界。

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Jimmy travels around selling bonds to banks

吉米四处奔走，向银行推销债券。

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" How did it go with the bank in town?"

“镇上的那家银行谈得怎么样？”

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I asked as we sat down to dinner

我们坐下吃晚饭时，我问道。

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" They weren't interested in the bonds at all." Jimmy sighed

“他们对债券一点儿兴趣都没有。”吉米叹了口气。

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" I'm not having much luck as a salesman."

“我当推销员运气不太好。”

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I think he's too nice to be successful in the financial world

我觉得他这个人太好了，没法在金融界成功。

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" If this job doesn't suit you, perhaps you could work for your father," I said

“如果这份工作不适合你，或许你可以为你父亲工作。”我说。

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" That's the last thing I want to do!"

“那是我最不想做的事！”

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Jimmy seemed so unhappy about his job

吉米似乎对自己的工作非常不满意。

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I'm glad he enjoyed Mrs. Semple's fried chicken and ice cream

我很高兴他很喜欢森普尔太太做的炸鸡和冰激凌。

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The postman has just brought us some news

邮递员刚刚给我们带来了一些消息。

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Jervie will arrive next Friday and spend a week here

杰维下周五会到，并且要在这儿待一周。

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That's something to look forward to

这真是件值得期待的事。

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But I'm afraid my poor book will suffer

但我怕我那本可怜的书要遭殃了。

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Jervie is a very time-consuming guest

杰维是位非常耗时的客人。

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Yours as always

你永远的，

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Judy

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September 19

9月19日

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Dear Daddy Longlegs

亲爱的长腿叔叔，

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Something has happened, and I need some advice

发生了一件事，我需要一些建议。

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Would it be possible for me to see you?

我可以见你吗？

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It's so much easier to talk than write

当面谈比写信容易多了。

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Also I don't want your secretary reading my letter

而且我不想让你的秘书读到我的信。

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Judy

朱迪

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P. S. I'm very unhappy

附言：我非常不开心。