002 开学第一天

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The next morning Sara had a long talk with her doll, Emily, about her father

第二天早上，莎拉和她的娃娃艾米丽长谈了一次关于她爸爸的事。

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" Papa is traveling on the sea now," said Sara

“爸爸现在正在海上旅行，”莎拉说。

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Emily said nothing, but Sara was sure the doll was listening

艾米丽什么也没说，但莎拉确信娃娃在听。

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" I believe that dolls have secrets," Sara told her maid, Mariette

“我相信娃娃们有秘密，”莎拉告诉她的女仆玛丽埃特。

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" Perhaps Emily can read and walk and talk

“也许艾米丽会读书、走路和说话。

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But she only does those things when no one is watching her."

但她只在没人看她的时候才做这些事。”

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Mariette smiled at Sara." It's time for school."

玛丽埃特对莎拉笑了笑。“该上学了。”

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" Just a minute, please," Sara replied

“请等一下，”莎拉答道。

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She went to Emily and gave her a book

她走到艾米丽身边，给了她一本书。

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" You can read this while I'm in class," she said to the doll

“你可以在上课的时候读这个，”她对娃娃说。

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" What an odd child!" Mariette thought as she and Sara went downstairs

“真是个古怪的孩子！”玛丽埃特和莎拉下楼时心里想着。

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But Mariette knew she would like her new job as Sara's maid

但玛丽埃特知道，她会喜欢给莎拉当女仆这份新工作的。

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Sara was very kind and polite and had charming manners

莎拉非常善良、有礼貌，举止也很迷人。

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" She's almost like a little princess," thought the maid

“她简直就像个小公主，”女仆心想。

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By the time Sara entered the classroom, everyone was talking about her

莎拉走进教室时，大家已经在议论她了。

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" She has so many fancy clothes!" Lavinia Herbert whispered to her best friend, Jessie

“她的漂亮衣服可真多！”拉维尼娅·赫伯特对她最好的朋友杰西小声说。

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" I passed her room last night

“我昨晚路过她的房间。

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Her maid was opening a suitcase full of lace petticoats!

她的女仆正在打开一个行李箱，里面装满了蕾丝衬裙！

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She's wearing one now. I saw it when she sat down."

她现在就穿着一条。她坐下时我看见了。”

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Lavinia was nearly 13 and thought of herself as almost grown up

拉维尼娅快13岁了，她觉得自己差不多是个大人了。

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" I heard Miss Minchin say it's absolutely ridiculous for a child to have such fancy clothes," she said

“我听说明钦小姐说，一个孩子穿这么花哨的衣服简直太荒唐了，”她说。

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" I agree with her

“我同意她。

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My mother says that children should always dress simply."

我妈妈说孩子们应该总是穿得朴素。”

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The two girls pretended to read their geography books

两个女孩假装在看地理书。

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But they were really sneaking looks at Sara

但她们其实在偷偷地看莎拉。

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" She's wearing silk stockings!" whispered Jessie." What tiny feet she has!"

“她穿着丝袜！”杰西小声说，“她的脚真小啊！”

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" I don't think she's pretty at all." Lavinia sniffed

“我一点也不觉得她漂亮。”拉维尼娅哼了一声。

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" Her eyes are such a strange color."

“她眼睛的颜色太奇怪了。”

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" But there's something about her that makes you keep looking at her," said Jessie

“但她身上有种东西，让你忍不住一直看她。”杰西说。

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" Her eyelashes are so dark and long, and her eyes are almost green."

“她的睫毛又黑又长，眼睛几乎是绿色的。”

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Meanwhile Sara sat quietly watching the other girls, who were still staring at her

与此同时，萨拉安静地坐着，看着其他女孩，她们也还一直盯着她看。

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" Young ladies," said Miss Minchin

“各位小姐，”敏钦老师说。

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" I'd like to introduce you to your new classmate, Miss Sara Crewe."

“我想向你们介绍一下新同学，萨拉·克鲁小姐。”

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All the girls stood up, and Sara did too

所有女孩都站了起来，萨拉也跟着站了起来。

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" I expect you to be nice to Miss Crewe

“我希望你们能善待克鲁小姐。

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She's just come to London from India

她刚刚从印度来到伦敦。

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After lessons are over, you will have time to get acquainted with Sara."

下课后，你们会有时间认识一下萨拉。”

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The girls bowed to Sara, who curtsied in reply

女孩们向萨拉鞠躬，萨拉则以屈膝礼回敬。

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" Come here, Sara," said Miss Minchin as the other girls sat down

“过来，萨拉，”其他女孩坐下时，敏钦老师说。

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Sara obediently went to Miss Minchin's side

萨拉顺从地走到敏钦老师身边。

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" Your father hired a French maid for you," said the headmistress

“你父亲给你雇了一个法国女仆，”女校长说。

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" He must want you to learn French."

“他一定是想让你学法语。”

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Sara felt a little awkward

莎拉感到有点尴尬。

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" I think he just thought that I'd like Mariette," she replied politely

“我想他只是觉得我会喜欢玛丽埃特，”她礼貌地回答。

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Miss Minchin frowned." You sound very spoiled

明钦小姐皱起眉头。“你听起来很娇惯。

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People don't always do things just to make you happy, Sara

人们做事并不总是只为了让你开心，莎拉。

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Your father clearly wants you to learn French."

你父亲显然想让你学法语。”

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Sara flushed, unsure of what to say. Her mother had been French

莎拉脸红了，不知道该说什么。她的母亲曾是法国人。

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Her father had loved her mother and had often spoken French to Sara

她父亲深爱着她的母亲，过去常常对莎拉说法语。

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But Miss Minchin looked so mean

但明钦小姐看起来很刻薄。

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Sara didn't know how to explain things to her

萨拉不知该如何向她解释。

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" I've never actually studied French," Sara began," but — "

“我其实从没学过法语，”萨拉开口说，“但——”

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" Well, then it's time you started to study it," the headmistress said impatiently

“好吧，那你现在就该开始学了，”女校长不耐烦地说。

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Miss Minchin herself had never learned to speak French

闵钦小姐自己就从没学过说法语。

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But this was an embarrassing secret that she didn't intend to share with anyone

但这是个令人难堪的秘密，她不打算跟任何人分享。

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" Here's our French teacher now," she added sharply

“我们的法语老师来了，”她尖声补充道。

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" Everyone, take out your French books."

“所有人，拿出你们的法语书。”

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Monsieur Dufarge looked like a nice, intelligent man

杜法热先生看起来是个友善、睿智的人。

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When he saw Sara he smiled." Is this a new pupil for me, Madame?" he asked

他看见萨拉时笑了。“夫人，这是我的新学生吗？”他问道。

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" Her father — Captain Crewe — is very eager for her to learn the language

“她的父亲——克鲁上尉——非常渴望她能学会这门语言。”

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But I'm afraid that Sara seems less eager to learn," Miss Minchin replied with a frown

不过，恐怕萨拉似乎不那么渴望学习，”闵钦小姐皱着眉回答。

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Sara rose in her seat, suddenly feeling a bit desperate

萨拉从座位上站起来，突然感到有点儿绝望。

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She felt sure that she could explain her situation to Monsieur Dufarge

她确信自己可以向杜法热先生解释清楚她的情况。

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And she did exactly that, speaking to him in perfect French

她也正是这么做的，用一口完美的法语跟他说话。

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Miss Minchin started quite violently, and then she glared at Sara

闵钦小姐猛地一惊，然后便瞪着萨拉。

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But Monsieur Dufarge was already charmed by the girl who spoke his language so beautifully

但杜法热先生已经被这个把他母语说得如此动听的女孩迷住了。

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" Ah, Miss Minchin," he said." There isn't much I can teach Sara

“啊，闵钦小姐，”他说，“我没多少东西能教萨拉了。”

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She hasn't studied French. She is French."

她不是学过法语。她本来就是法国人。”

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Miss Minchin's cheeks flushed

闵钦小姐的脸颊涨得通红。

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" You should have told me!" the headmistress snapped at Sara

“你早该告诉我！”女校长厉声对萨拉说道。

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" I — I tried," said Sara." I guess I should have tried harder."

“我——我试过了，”萨拉说，“我想我本该再努力些。”

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Lavinia and Jessie giggled from behind their French books

拉维尼娅和杰西躲在法语书后咯咯地笑。

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Sara had made the headmistress look a bit foolish

萨拉让女校长显得有点蠢。

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" Silence, young ladies!" Miss Minchin rapped on her desk

“安静，小姐们！”闵钦小姐敲着讲台。

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" Silence!" And from that moment on, she began to dislike her new student

“安静！”从那一刻起，她开始讨厌起这个新学生了。