006 钻石矿

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Sara always enjoyed receiving letters from her father

萨拉一直很喜欢收到父亲的来信。

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One day Captain Crewe wrote with very exciting news

有一天，克鲁上尉写信带来了一个非常令人兴奋的消息。

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A friend from his school days had come to visit him in India

他学生时代的一位朋友来印度看望他了。

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The man owned some land where diamonds had been found

那个人拥有一块发现了钻石的土地。

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He asked Captain Crewe to become a partner in digging mines to find more diamonds

他邀请克鲁上尉合伙开挖矿井，寻找更多的钻石。

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Captain Crewe hoped to make a lot of money

克鲁上尉希望能赚很多钱。

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Sara was delighted by the idea of diamond mines

萨拉对钻石矿的想法感到很高兴。

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She told Ermengarde and Lottie stories of mines filled with sparkling stones

她给埃芒加德和洛蒂讲矿井里满是闪闪发光宝石的故事。

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Ermengarde loved the stories, and Lottie insisted on hearing them every night

埃芒加德很喜欢这些故事，而洛蒂坚持每天晚上都要听。

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Most of the other students were also very excited about the diamond mines

其他大多数学生也都对钻石矿感到非常兴奋。

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Of course Lavinia was not

当然，拉维尼娅不信。

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One day after classes were over, she sat by the schoolroom fire talking with Jessie

一天下课后，她坐在教室的炉火旁和杰西聊天。

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Other girls were talking or playing quietly nearby

其他女孩在附近轻声交谈或玩耍。

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" I don't believe in mines full of diamonds," said Lavinia

“我不相信有满是钻石的矿。”拉维尼娅说。

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" If there were truly mines filled with diamonds, lots of people would be rich."

“如果真有充满钻石的矿，很多人都会变富。”

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" Well, diamonds have to come from somewhere," said Jessie

“可是，钻石总得有个来源啊。”杰西说。

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" I know, but Sara is just telling another one of her silly stories," Lavinia replied

“我知道，可萨拉就是在讲她的又一个傻故事罢了。”拉维尼娅答道。

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" Speaking of Sara," Jessie said," do you know what I heard?

“说到萨拉，”杰西说，“你知道我听说什么了吗？”

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She likes to pretend that she's a real princess!

她喜欢假装自己是个真正的公主！

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She says that being a princess has nothing to do with how you look, or what you own

她说当公主跟你的长相、或者你拥有什么都毫无关系。

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It has to do with what you think about, and how you act."

“这和你想什么、怎么做有关。”

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Jessie giggled and went on

杰西咯咯地笑了，继续说。

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" She wants Ermengarde to be a princess too, but Ermengarde says she is too fat."

“她想让埃芒加德也当公主，但埃芒加德说她太胖了。”

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Lavinia laughed." Sara really is ridiculous

拉维尼娅笑了。“萨拉真是太可笑了。

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I think we should start calling her ' Your Royal Highness!'"

我觉得我们应该开始叫她‘殿下’了！”

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Just then Sara entered the classroom, followed by Lottie

就在这时，萨拉走进了教室，洛蒂跟在后面。

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" There she is now, with that horrid little child," said Lavinia in a whisper

“她来了，带着那个讨厌的小孩，”拉维尼娅小声说。

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" I suppose Lottie will be screaming about something in a minute."

“我猜洛蒂马上会为某事尖叫。”

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Lottie joined a group of younger girls who were playing in a corner

洛蒂加入了一群在角落里玩耍的小女孩。

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Sara sat on the window seat and began reading a book about the French Revolution

萨拉坐在窗边座位上，开始读一本关于法国大革命的书。

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She was soon lost in a story about a prison in France called the Bastille

她很快就沉浸在一个关于法国巴士底狱的故事里。

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Lottie started running and sliding across the floor

洛蒂开始在地板上奔跑、滑行。

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First she annoyed Lavinia and Jessie by making too much noise

首先，她弄出很大的噪音，惹恼了拉维尼娅和杰西。

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Then she fell and hurt her knee

然后她摔倒了，伤到了膝盖。

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" Ow! Ow! Ow! My knee!" she howled

“哎呀！哎呀！哎呀！我的膝盖！”她嚎啕大哭起来。

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Some of the other younger girls started trying to comfort her while other girls shouted at her to stop screaming

其他一些年纪较小的女孩开始试着安慰她，而别的女孩则对她大喊，让她别叫了。

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Lavinia stood up." Lottie, stop that noise right now, you crybaby!

拉维尼娅站了起来。“洛蒂，马上停止吵闹，你这个爱哭鬼！

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If Miss Minchin hears you, she'll come in here. You'll ruin things for everybody."

要是被明钦小姐听见了，她会进来的。你会搅了大家的事。”

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" If you're quiet, I'll give you a penny," Jessie said

“如果你安静下来，我就给你一便士，”杰西说。

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" I don't want your penny." Lottie sobbed

“我才不要你的便士。”洛蒂抽泣着说。

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Then she noticed a spot of blood on her knee

这时她注意到膝盖上有一处血迹。

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" I'm bleeding!" She started howling all over again

“我流血了！”她又开始嚎啕大哭。

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Sara didn't like being interrupted when she was reading

萨拉不喜欢看书时被打扰。

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But she flew across the room to comfort Lottie

但她还是飞快地跑过去安慰洛蒂。

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" Now, Lottie," she said." You promised that you wouldn't cry like this."

“好了，洛蒂，”她说，“你答应过不这样哭的。”

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" But Lavinia called me a crybaby!" Lottie said

“可是拉维尼娅叫我爱哭鬼！”洛蒂说。

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" Come sit with me and I'll tell you a story," said Sara

“过来和我一起坐，我给你讲个故事。”萨拉说。

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" Will you tell me about the diamond mines?" asked Lottie

“你会给我讲钻石矿的故事吗？”洛蒂问。

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" The diamond mines?" said Lavinia, looking at Sara

“钻石矿？”拉维尼娅看着萨拉说。

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" You're a nasty, spoiled little thing. I'd like to slap you."

“你真是个讨厌、被惯坏的小东西。我真想给你一巴掌。”

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Sara turned to Lavinia." Well, I'd like to slap you, but I won't

萨拉转向拉维尼娅。“好吧，我真想给你一巴掌，但我不会。

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We're both old enough to know better."

我们都长大了，应该更懂事了。”

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" Ah, yes, Your Royal Highness," Lavinia said mockingly

“啊，是啊，殿下，”拉维尼娅嘲讽地说。

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" We are princesses, I believe. Or at least one of us is

“我相信我们都是公主。或者至少我们其中一个是。

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The school will be very popular now that Miss Minchin has a princess here!"

既然明钦小姐这儿有了一位公主，这所学校马上就要名声大噪了！”

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Sara felt the blood rush up into her face and tingle in her ears

萨拉感到血液冲上脸颊，耳朵嗡嗡作响。

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Sara's game of pretending she was a princess was the joy of her life

萨拉假装自己是公主的游戏是她人生的一大乐事。

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It was a secret that she had not shared with many people, only her closest friends

这是一个她没有和很多人分享的秘密，只告诉了她最亲密的朋友。

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Now Lavinia was making fun of her in front of everyone!

现在，拉维尼娅竟然当着所有人的面取笑她！

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Sara raised her hand and was about to slap the older girl

萨拉举起手，正要打那个年纪较大的女孩。

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Then she remembered something: if you were a princess, you did not fly into rages. And you did not hit people

然后她想起了一些事：如果你是公主，你就不会勃然大怒。而且你不会打人。

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Her hand dropped by her side

她的手垂落回身侧。

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" It's true," Sara said

“是真的，”萨拉说。

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" I pretend I'm a princess so that I can try to behave like one."

“我假装自己是公主，这样我就能试着表现得像个公主一样。”

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Lavinia blinked, and didn't know what to say

拉维尼娅眨了眨眼，不知道该说什么。

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Often when she was dealing with Sara, Lavinia didn't know how to reply

很多时候，当她和萨拉打交道时，拉维尼娅都不知道该如何回应。

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But right now everyone in the room was waiting for her to say something

但此刻，房间里的每个人都在等着她说点什么。

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" Dear me!" she said at last." I hope you won't forget us when you're queen!"

“我的天！”她终于说道。“我希望你当上女王后，可别把我们给忘了！”

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" Oh, I won't," said Sara

“哦，我不会的，”萨拉说。

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She did not say another word but stood quite still

她没有再多说一个字，只是静静地站着。

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And then Lavinia took Jessie's arm and walked away

然后拉维尼娅挽起杰西的手臂，走开了。