012 幽灵

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About one week after Heidi started praying, the tutor asked to speak with Clara's grandmother

海蒂开始祈祷大约一周后，老师请求与克拉拉的奶奶谈谈。

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He wanted to tell her about something remarkable

他想告诉她一件了不起的事情。

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" Something I had stopped hoping for has happened," said the tutor

“我本来已经不抱希望的事情竟然发生了，”老师说。

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" It can only be looked upon as a miracle."

“这只能看作是一个奇迹。”

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" Has Heidi learned to read at last?" asked Grandmamma

“海蒂终于学会认字了吗？”奶奶问道。

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The tutor looked at the lady with astonishment

老师惊讶地看着这位女士。

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" How did you guess?" he asked." It is truly marvelous!

“您是怎么猜到的？”他问，“真是太奇妙了！

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At first she seemed unable to learn her letters

起初她好像根本学不会字母。

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Now it is as if she has learned them overnight."

现在却仿佛一夜之间就全部学会了。”

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" Many unlikely things happen in life,"

“生活中会发生许多意想不到的事情，”

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said Grandmamma with a pleased smile

奶奶带着满意的微笑说道。

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Grandmamma was so pleased that she wanted to reward Heidi with a present

奶奶非常高兴，想奖励海蒂一件礼物。

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She found her reading aloud to Clara

她发现海蒂正在给克拉拉大声朗读。

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" Heidi, I am so pleased that you have learned to read

“海蒂，我真高兴你学会了阅读。

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The picture book is yours to keep," Grandmamma said

“这本图画书送给你了，”奶奶说。

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Heidi was overwhelmed with delight

海蒂高兴得不得了。

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" Mine to keep always?

“永远都是我的吗？”

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Even when I go home?" said Heidi, blushing with pleasure

“就算我回家了也一样吗？”海蒂高兴得脸红了，问道。

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" Yes, of course, yours forever," Grandmamma assured her

“当然，永远都是你的，”奶奶向她保证。

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When Heidi went to bed that night, she looked at her book again before falling asleep

那天晚上，海蒂上床睡觉时，在入睡前又看了一遍她的书。

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From that day forward, her chief pleasure was to read over and over again

从那天起，她最大的乐趣就是一遍又一遍地读，

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the tales that belonged to the beautiful pictures of the shepherd and his flock

那些与牧羊人和羊群的美丽图画相关的故事。

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Heidi often went to Grandmamma's room in the afternoons while Clara took her nap

海蒂经常在下午克拉拉午睡时去奶奶的房间。

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There she learned to sew, and Grandmamma listened to Heidi read aloud

在那里她学会了缝纫，奶奶则听海蒂大声朗读。

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All the people Heidi read about became like dear friends

海蒂读到的所有人物都像亲爱的朋友一样。

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It always delighted her to be with them

和他们在一起总是让她很开心。

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But Heidi's homesickness never left her

但海蒂的思乡之情从未离开过她。

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In the last week of her visit, Grandmamma called Heidi into her room one evening after dinner

在她这次做客的最后一周的一个晚上，晚饭后，奶奶把海蒂叫进了自己的房间。

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" Now, child," she said," tell me why you are not happy?

“孩子，”她说，“告诉我你为什么不开心？

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Do you still have the same trouble in your heart?"

你心里还有同样的烦恼吗？”

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Heidi nodded in reply

海蒂点了点头，作为回答。

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" Have you told God about it?"

“你跟上帝说过这事吗？”

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" Yes," said Heidi, sadly

“说过了，”海蒂伤心地说。

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" And do you pray every night to ask God to make things right so that you may be happy again?"

“那你每天晚上都祈求上帝把事情变好，让你重新快乐起来吗？”

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" No, I have stopped praying," said Heidi

“不，我已经不祈祷了，”海蒂说。

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Grandmamma was surprised

奶奶很惊讶。

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" Do not tell me that!

“可别这么说！

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Why have you stopped praying?"

你为什么停止祈祷了？”

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" It doesn't do any good

“一点用也没有。

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God does not listen," Heidi said in an agitated voice

上帝根本不听，”海蒂用焦躁的声音说道。

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" How can He listen when so many people pray to Him every night?

那么多人每天晚上都向他祈祷，他怎么听得过来呢？

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He cannot hear them all

他不可能全都听见。

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He certainly has not heard what I said to Him."

他肯定没听到我对他说的话。”

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" You are wrong, Heidi

“你错了，海蒂。

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You must not think of Him like that

你不该那样想他。

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God has heard you

上帝听到你了。

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If He has not given you what you prayed for, He will give you something better when the time is right

如果他还没给你所求的，那他会等时机合适时，把更好的给你。

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He knows better than we do what is good for us

他比我们更清楚什么对我们好。

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Continue to pray and to trust Him."

继续祈祷，相信他吧。”

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Heidi had perfect confidence in Grandmamma, and every word she said sank into her heart

海蒂完全信任奶奶，她说的每一个字都深深地印在了海蒂的心里。

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That night, Heidi prayed once again so that God would go on thinking about her

那天晚上，海蒂又一次祈祷了，希望上帝能一直记挂着她。

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The day came for Grandmamma to leave

奶奶离开的日子到了。

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Both Clara and Heidi were very sad, but all morning, Grandmamma kept them lively and amused with songs and games so that they had no time to be unhappy

克拉拉和海蒂都非常伤心，但整个上午，奶奶都用歌声和游戏让她们快活开心，让她们没时间难过。

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After she had left, the house seemed silent and empty

她离开后，屋子显得又安静又空荡荡的。

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Clara and Heidi sat the remainder of the day like two lost children

剩下的时间里，克拉拉和海蒂就像两个迷路的孩子一样坐着。