001 萨拉上学去

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On a dark winter's day, a little girl sat in a cab with her father

在一个阴暗的冬日，一个小女孩和她的父亲坐在马车里。

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She stared out the window as the cab drove through foggy London

她凝视着窗外，马车穿过雾蒙蒙的伦敦。

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Sara Crewe was only seven, but she seemed much older

萨拉·克鲁只有七岁，但她看起来要成熟得多。

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She was always dreaming and thinking

她总是爱幻想和思考。

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At that moment she was thinking about her long trip from India

此刻，她正想着从印度出发的漫长旅途。

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She had just arrived in London with her father

她刚和父亲抵达伦敦。

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It felt strange to travel from a hot, sunny place and arrive in a cold, dark one

从一个炎热、阳光明媚的地方来到一个寒冷、阴暗的地方，感觉很奇怪。

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Soon the cab stopped in front of a big brick house

很快，马车停在了一座大砖房前。

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A brass sign on the front door said: " Miss Minchin's Boarding School for Young Ladies."

前门上的铜牌写着：“明钦小姐女子寄宿学校。”

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" Papa, is this the place?" Sara whispered

“爸爸，就是这里吗？”萨拉低声问。

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" Yes," he replied." We have reached it at last."

"是的，" 他回答道，"我们终于到了。"

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Sara's mother had died when Sara was born

萨拉的妈妈在萨拉出生时就去世了。

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Sara's father was an officer in the British army

萨拉的父亲是英国军队的一名军官。

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He was very rich and handsome and gave Sara whatever she wanted

他很富有，也很英俊，萨拉想要什么他就给什么。

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Sara had lots of toys and clothes. Servants took care of all her needs

萨拉有很多玩具和衣服。仆人们照顾她的一切需求。

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In India she'd had only one worry

在印度，她只有一个烦恼。

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Her father believed that the climate in India wasn't healthy

她父亲认为印度的气候不健康。

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So one day he would send her to school in England

所以有一天他会送她去英国的学校上学。

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And now that day had come

而现在，那一天到来了。

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Captain Crewe knocked on the door of the school

克鲁上尉敲了敲学校的门。

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A servant answered and led them inside

一个仆人应声出来，领他们进去了。

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Sara looked around at the ugly sitting room with its heavy wooden furniture

萨拉环顾四周，这间客厅丑陋不堪，摆着沉重的木制家具。

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" I don't like it here, Papa," she said

“我不喜欢这里，爸爸，”她说。

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" But soldiers probably don't like going into battle either."

“可是士兵大概也不喜欢上战场吧。”

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Captain Crewe laughed." Oh, Sara, you say such wonderful things

克鲁上尉笑了。“哦，萨拉，你总是说出这么奇妙的话。

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What will I do without you?" He swept her into his arms for a hug

没有你我可怎么办？”他一把将她搂进怀里，抱了抱。

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A moment later the headmistress, Miss Minchin, entered the room

过了一会儿，女校长明钦小姐走进了房间。

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The headmistress had large fishy eyes and a large fishy smile

女校长长着一双大大的鱼眼，脸上挂着大大的、鱼一样僵硬的微笑。

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Sara thought the woman looked just like her school: tall, dull, ugly

萨拉觉得这个女人看起来就像她的学校：高大、沉闷、丑陋。

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Miss Minchin knew that Captain Crewe was rich

明钦小姐知道克鲁上尉很有钱。

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She tried to please him by praising Sara

她试图通过称赞萨拉来取悦他。

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" What a beautiful child!" the headmistress exclaimed

“多么漂亮的孩子啊！”女校长赞叹道。

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" But I'm not beautiful!" Sara thought." Miss Minchin is making that up."

“可我并不漂亮！”萨拉心想，“明钦小姐是胡说的。”

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Sara stood quietly near her father while he and the headmistress talked

父亲和女校长谈话时，萨拉安静地站在他身旁。

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Because Sara's father was very rich, Sara would have many nice things at school

因为萨拉的父亲非常富有，萨拉在学校将拥有很多好东西。

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There would be a pretty bedroom and sitting room, and a pony and carriage

会有一间漂亮的卧室和起居室，还有一匹小马和一辆马车。

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A maid would help her

会有一个女仆照顾她。

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" Sara reads too much," Captain Crewe told the headmistress

“萨拉书读得太多了，”克鲁上尉告诉女校长。

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" Make sure she goes outside

“一定要让她去户外活动。

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She should ride her pony or buy some new dolls."

她应该骑骑她的小马，或者去买些新娃娃。”

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" Oh, Papa!" said Sara." I don't need a lot of new dolls. I only need Emily."

“哦，爸爸！”萨拉说，“我不需要很多新玩偶。我只要艾米丽。”

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" Who's Emily?" asked Miss Minchin

“艾米丽是谁？”明钦小姐问道。

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" Tell her, Sara," Captain Crewe said, smiling

“告诉她，萨拉。”克鲁上尉微笑着说。

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" She's a special doll that Papa is going to buy for me," said Sara

“她是爸爸要给我买的一个很特别的玩偶。”萨拉说。

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" She'll be my friend when Papa is in India. I'll talk to her about him."

“爸爸在印度的时候，她就是我的朋友。我可以对着她说说爸爸的事。”

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Miss Minchin's large fishy smile grew wider

明钦小姐那鱼一般的大嘴咧得更开了。

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" What an unusual child!" she exclaimed loudly

“真是个不同寻常的孩子！”她大声赞叹道。

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" She's such a darling girl!"

“她可真是个惹人爱的小姑娘！”

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" Yes," said Captain Crewe. He pulled Sara close

“是的。”克鲁上尉说着，把萨拉拉到身边。

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" She is truly a darling girl

“她确实是个可人的小姑娘。

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Please take very good care of her for me, Miss Minchin."

请替我好好照顾她，明钦小姐。”

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" Oh, I will," the headmistress promised

“哦，我会的。”女校长保证道。

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Sara stayed with her father at his hotel for several days

萨拉和父亲在他的旅馆里住了几天。

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He bought her all kinds of expensive clothes — velvet dresses, fur coats, silk stockings

他给她买了各种昂贵的衣服——天鹅绒裙子、毛皮大衣、丝绸长袜。

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They searched many toy shops looking for Emily but couldn't find her

他们找了很多玩具店寻找艾米丽，但都没能找到。

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" She has to be a doll who can listen to me, Papa," explained Sara

“她必须是一个能听我说话的娃娃，爸爸。”萨拉解释道。

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" Most dolls don't really seem to hear."

“大多数娃娃看起来根本听不见。”

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So they looked at big dolls and little ones, at dolls with black eyes and dolls with blue ones

于是，他们看了大娃娃和小娃娃，有黑眼睛的，也有蓝眼睛的。

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They looked at dolls with brown curls and golden braids, dolls in all kinds of clothing

他们看了棕色卷发的娃娃、金色辫子的娃娃，还有穿着各式各样衣服的娃娃。

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But none of them was quite right

但没有一个是完全合适的。

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Then one day Sara spotted a doll with golden-brown hair and an intelligent expression

后来有一天，萨拉发现了一个有着金棕色头发、神情聪慧的娃娃。

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" Look, Papa! There's Emily!" she cried

“看，爸爸！艾米丽在那里！”她喊道。

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They went into the shop and bought the doll

他们走进店里，买下了那个娃娃。

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Then they went to a dressmaker to order a grand wardrobe for Emily

然后，他们去了裁缝店，为艾米丽定制一个豪华衣柜。

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Finally the day came when Captain Crewe had to leave

克鲁上尉必须离开的日子终于到了。

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He and Sara were very sad

他和萨拉都非常伤心。

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From her window Sara watched him get into a cab. Emily was by her side

萨拉从窗户看着他上了一辆马车。艾米丽就在她身边。

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Miss Minchin sent her sister, Miss Amelia, to check on Sara

明钦小姐派她的妹妹阿米莉亚小姐去看看萨拉。

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" Why is this door locked?" asked Miss Amelia

“这扇门为什么锁着？”阿米莉亚小姐问道。

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" I want to be alone, please," said Sara softly

“我想一个人待会儿，拜托了。”萨拉轻声说道。

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Miss Amelia went downstairs and told Miss Minchin about how Sara was acting

阿米莉亚小姐下楼告诉了明钦小姐萨拉的举动。

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" I've never seen such an odd child," said Miss Amelia

“我从没见过这么古怪的孩子。”阿米莉亚小姐说。

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" She has locked herself in her room, but she's not making any noise at all."

“她把自己锁在房间里，却一点声音也没有。”

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" She's very spoiled," snapped Miss Minchin

“她被宠坏了。”明钦小姐厉声说道。

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" I'm surprised she isn't kicking and screaming

“她居然没有又踢又叫，真让我惊讶。

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All those new clothes are absolutely ridiculous

那些新衣服简直荒唐可笑。

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Her father treats her like a little princess!"

她父亲简直把她当成小公主一样！”