007 生日礼物

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The girls who didn't like Sara began to secretly call her " Princess Sara."

那些不喜欢萨拉的女孩开始偷偷叫她“萨拉公主”。

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They used the name to mock her

她们用这个名字来嘲讽她。

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Those who did like Sara also thought it was the perfect name for her

而喜欢萨拉的女孩也觉得这个名字对她来说再合适不过。

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They used the name kindly, but never in front of her

她们善意地使用这个名字，但从不当着她的面叫。

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Even Miss Minchin began to think of Sara as royalty

就连明钦小姐也开始把萨拉当成皇室成员看待。

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The headmistress told some parents that a real princess was attending the school

这位校长对某些家长说，学校里可来了一位真正的公主。

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She thought it made the school sound like a sort of royal boarding school!

她觉得这样会让学校听起来像一所皇家寄宿学校似的！

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To Becky, Sara truly did seem like a real princess

对贝基来说，萨拉确实就像一位真正的公主。

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Every day the servant girl finished her chores quickly so that she could visit her friend

这个女仆每天都会飞快地干完活，好去见她的朋友。

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Sara told Becky long and wonderful stories and gave her food

萨拉会给贝基讲很长、很精彩的故事，还会给她东西吃。

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" I have to be careful about eating in my room," said Becky

贝基说：“我在房间里吃东西得小心。”

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" If I leave any crumbs, the rats and mice will eat them."

“如果留下碎屑，老鼠会吃掉。”

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" Rats and mice!" Sara was horrified

“老鼠！”萨拉吓坏了。

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" There are always rats and mice in attics," said Becky

贝基说：“阁楼里总有老鼠。”

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" But you get used to them, miss

“但你会习惯的，小姐。”

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I don't mind them as long as they don't run over my pillow!"

只要它们不爬到我枕头上，我就不介意！”

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Sara shuddered." I don't think I could get used to them," she said

萨拉打了个寒颤。“我觉得我习惯不了，”她说。

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Whenever Sara went out, she searched for special treats for Becky

萨拉每次出门，都会为贝基找些特别的零食。

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One day she brought back some meat pies

有一天她带回来一些肉馅饼。

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Becky's eyes sparkled when she saw them." Oh, miss!" she said

贝基看到时眼睛一亮。“哦，小姐！”她说。

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" Those meat pies will fill me up

“那些肉馅饼会让我吃饱。

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I mean, cake is nice, but it's not filling."

我是说，蛋糕很好吃，但不顶饱。”

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So Sara brought Becky more meat pies, beef sandwiches, and sausages

于是萨拉给贝基带了更多的肉馅饼、牛肉三明治和香肠。

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Becky began to gain weight. She grew stronger too

贝基开始长胖了。她也变得更强壮了。

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Sara had no idea how much she meant to Becky

萨拉完全不知道她对贝基有多重要。

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And it wasn't just because of the food

而这并不仅仅是因为食物。

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Sara always had a kind word for Becky and made her laugh every day

萨拉总是对贝基说些温暖的话，每天都让她开心地笑。

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Becky's life had always been hard, and she had only rarely laughed or known joy

贝基的生活一直很艰难，她很少笑，也很少体验到快乐。

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Now laughing with Sara made her feel as full as those meat pies did

现在和萨拉一起笑，让她感觉像那些肉馅饼一样充实。

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She had something nice to think about every night when she went to bed

每天晚上睡觉时，她都有一些美好的事情可以回想。

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A few weeks before her eleventh birthday, Sara received a letter

在十一岁生日的前几周，萨拉收到了一封信。

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It was from her father, who didn't seem as cheerful as usual

是父亲的来信，他似乎不像平时那样开朗。

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He said that he was sick and also worried about the diamond mines

他说自己生病了，也为钻石矿的事发愁。

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But he'd still managed to make wonderful preparations for her birthday

但他还是设法为她的生日做了周到的安排。

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He had ordered her an expensive gift from Paris

他从巴黎为她订购了一份昂贵的礼物。

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It was another doll with beautiful, handmade clothes

那又是一个娃娃，穿着精美的手工衣服。

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Then he'd wanted to know if a doll was still an acceptable gift for his daughter

然后，他想知道娃娃对他的女儿来说是否仍是一份合适的礼物。

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I'm getting very old, Sara wrote back

我快要成大人了，萨拉回信写道。

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This will probably be my last doll, Papa

这大概会是我的最后一个娃娃了，爸爸。

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No doll can ever take Emily's place, but I will respect the Last Doll very much

任何娃娃都无法取代艾米莉的位置，但我会非常尊重这“最后一个娃娃”的。

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And I am sure that the school will love her too

而且我相信，学校也会喜欢她的。

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In his bungalow in India, Captain Crewe burned with fever

在印度的平房里，克鲁上尉正高烧不退。

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When he received Sara's letter, he laughed as he had not for weeks

收到萨拉的来信时，他笑了，这是好几个星期以来头一次。

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" How I'd love to have her arms around my neck right now!"

“真希望她现在就能搂着我的脖子啊！”

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When Sara's birthday arrived, the whole school was excited

萨拉生日那天，全校都兴奋不已。

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After the morning lessons, the desks were all pushed aside

上午的课结束后，所有的课桌都被推到了一边。

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The plan was for Sara to open her presents in the schoolroom

计划是让萨拉在教室里拆开她的礼物。

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Then everyone would go to Miss Minchin's sitting room for lunch

然后大家会去明钦小姐的起居室用午餐。

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Sara returned to her sitting room for a few minutes before the party

派对开始前，萨拉回到自己的起居室待了几分钟。

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There, on a table, she found a small package wrapped in brown paper

在那儿，在一张桌子上，她发现了一个用牛皮纸包着的小包裹。

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She opened it and found a square pincushion made of old red flannel

她打开一看，发现是一个用旧红色法兰绒做的方形针插。

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The pins had been arranged to spell " Happy Birthday."

大头针被排列成“生日快乐”的字样。

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" I bet Becky made this!" cried Sara

“这肯定是贝基做的！”萨拉叫道。

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Sara turned over her present

萨拉把礼物翻了过来。

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Pinned to the bottom of the pincushion was a card addressed to Miss Amelia Minchin

针插底部别着一张卡片，上面写着“阿米莉亚·明钦小姐收”。

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" Miss Amelia?" Sara was puzzled

“阿米莉亚小姐？”萨拉困惑了。

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Just then the door opened and Becky peeked into the room

就在这时，门开了，贝基探头往房间里望。

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She had a sweet grin on her face

她脸上带着甜甜的笑容。

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" Do you like it, Miss Sara?"

“您喜欢吗，萨拉小姐？”

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" Like it?" Sara cried." Of course I do! You made this all by yourself!"

“喜欢吗？”萨拉喊道，“我当然喜欢！这是你亲手做的！”

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Becky nodded happily, and her eyes looked damp

贝基开心地点点头，眼睛却有些湿润。

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" The flannel isn't new, but I wanted to give you something

“法兰绒不是新的，但我想送您点什么。

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I knew you could pretend the flannel was satin

我知道您可以假装这法兰绒是缎子。

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I tried to pretend the heads of the pins were diamonds."

我就试着假装这些针头是钻石。”

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" It's wonderful, Becky. But I'm puzzled by the card."

“太棒了，贝基。但那张卡片让我不解。”

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" Miss Amelia had thrown it away," Becky explained

“阿米莉亚小姐把它扔掉了，”贝基解释道。

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" I hope it wasn't wrong to pick it out of the trash

“我希望从垃圾里捡出来不算错。

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It wouldn't be a proper present without a card."

没有卡片，就不像一份像样的礼物了。”

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Sara ran to Becky and hugged her." Oh, Becky!" she cried

萨拉跑向贝基，抱住了她。“哦，贝基！”她喊道。

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" I love you! I really do."

“我爱你！我真的爱你。”

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" Oh, miss," said Becky." Thank you kindly."

“哦，小姐，”贝基说，“真心谢谢您。”

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Sara didn't know why, but a large lump had filled her throat

萨拉不知为什么，喉咙里像堵了一大块东西。