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The servants had decorated the schoolroom for Sara's birthday party

仆人们已经为萨拉的生日派对装饰了教室。

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Miss Minchin and Sara led all the girls inside

明钦小姐和萨拉领着所有女孩进了里面。

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Three servants, including Becky, followed the procession

三个仆人，包括贝琪，跟在队伍后面。

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The servants all carried boxes of presents, which they placed on a table

仆人们都拿着礼物盒子，把它们放在一张桌子上。

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Becky had forgotten herself in the midst of the excitement of the party

贝琪在派对的兴奋中忘乎所以了。

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Now she was grinning at Lottie, who was wriggling happily as she waited for Sara to open her presents

这会儿她正对着洛蒂咧嘴笑，洛蒂正高兴地扭来扭去，等着萨拉打开礼物。

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Miss Minchin frowned." You may leave now," she told Becky and the other servants

明钦小姐皱起眉头。“你们现在可以走了，”她对贝琪和其他仆人说。

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" Please, Miss Minchin," Sara said suddenly," may Becky stay?

“拜托，明钦小姐，”萨拉突然说，“可以让贝琪留下来吗？

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I know she'd like to see the presents."

我知道她很想看那些礼物。”

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Miss Minchin put on her glasses and looked Sara up and down." Becky?"

明钦小姐戴上眼镜，上下打量着萨拉。“贝琪？”

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" She's just a child too, you know," Sara added boldly

“她也是个孩子，你知道的，”萨拉大胆地补充道。

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For a moment Miss Minchin didn't speak

明钦小姐一时没有说话。

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" My dear Sara," she managed to say at last

“我亲爱的萨拉，”她终于开口道。

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" Kitchen maids are not children."

“厨房女仆不算孩子。”

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" Well, Becky is a child," Sara repeated

“可贝琪就是个孩子，”萨拉重复道。

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" Please let her stay because it's my birthday."

“请让她留下吧，因为今天是我的生日。”

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Becky had been backing away, nervously twisting the bottom of her apron

贝琪一直往后退，紧张地绞着围裙的下摆。

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The headmistress sighed." Very well. As a birthday favor, she may stay

女校长叹了口气。“好吧。看在生日的份上，她可以留下。”

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Becky, you must thank Miss Sara for her great kindness."

“贝琪，你得感谢萨拉小姐的大恩。”

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At Miss Minchin's reply, her face lit up

听了明钦小姐的话，她面露喜色。

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" I'm very grateful, miss!" she said, grinning at Sara

“非常感谢，小姐！”她朝着萨拉咧嘴笑着说。

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Miss Minchin waved her hand

明钦小姐挥了挥手。

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It was in the direction of the corner near the door

手挥向靠近门的那个角落。

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" Stand over there, Becky," she commanded." Away from the other girls!"

“贝琪，站到那边去，”她命令道，“离其他女孩远点！”

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Soon Miss Minchin left the room, and all the girls rushed toward the boxes

很快明钦小姐离开了房间，所有女孩都冲向了那些盒子。

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Sara opened the biggest one first. Inside was the Last Doll

萨拉先打开了最大的那个盒子。里面正是“最后的娃娃”。

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" Oh!" groaned the children in delight. The new doll was truly magnificent

“哦！”孩子们高兴地叫出声来。这个新娃娃真是华丽极了。

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Lottie gasped." She's almost as big as I am!"

洛蒂倒抽一口气。“她几乎和我一样大！”

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" She's dressed for the theater!" Ermengarde said

“她是为了去剧院才这么打扮的！”埃芒加德说。

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" Her cloak is lined with fur, and she has an opera glass."

“她的斗篷衬着毛皮，还带着一个观剧镜。”

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" Here's her trunk," said Sara." Let's open it and look at her things."

“这是她的行李箱，”萨拉说，“我们打开看看里面的东西吧。”

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Sara sat on the floor and turned the key. The girls crowded around her

萨拉坐在地板上，拧动钥匙。女孩们挤在她身边。

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Never had the schoolroom been so noisy

教室里从没这么热闹过。

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Sara held up each item as she removed it from the trunk

萨拉从箱子里取出每件物品时都把它举起来。

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There were dresses, ballgowns, jewelry, hats, lace collars, and fans

有连衣裙、舞会礼服、珠宝、帽子、蕾丝领子和扇子。

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Even Lavinia and Jessie were impressed by the contents of the trunk

就连拉维尼娅和杰西也对箱子里的东西印象深刻。

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Sara put a black velvet hat on the doll

萨拉给娃娃戴上一顶黑色天鹅绒帽子。

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" Let's pretend she understands that we're admiring her," she said

“我们来假装她听得懂我们在赞美她。”她说。

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" You're always pretending things," Lavinia said in a superior tone

“你总是假装各种事情。”拉维尼娅用傲慢的语气说。

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Sara looked up." Yes, I am," she said." It's fun."

萨拉抬起头。“是的，我就是这样，”她说，“这很有趣。”

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" Well, it's easy to pretend if you're rich," said Lavinia

"嗯，如果你有钱，假装当然容易，"拉维尼娅说。

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" Could you do it if you were a beggar and lived in an attic?"

"要是你是个叫花子，住在阁楼上，你还能做到吗？"

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" I think I could, but it wouldn't be easy," Sara answered

"我想我能，但这不会容易，"萨拉回答。

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Just then Miss Amelia came into the room

就在这时，阿米莉亚小姐走了进来。

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" Sara, your papa's lawyer, Mr. Barrow, has come to see Miss Minchin

"萨拉，你父亲的律师巴罗先生来见明钦小姐了。

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Your birthday feast is ready in her sitting room. Lead the other girls there

你的生日宴席已经在她会客室准备好了。带其他女孩过去吧。

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Miss Minchin needs to meet with Mr. Barrow in here."

明钦小姐需要在这里和巴罗先生见面。"

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Sara did as she was told

萨拉照她说的做了。

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" Go back to your work, Becky," said Miss Amelia. Then she left the room

"回去干活吧，贝琪，"阿米莉亚小姐说。然后她离开了房间。

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Becky stayed behind in the room for a minute

贝琪在房间里多待了一会儿。

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Miss Amelia had told her to go back to work, but Becky couldn't help taking another look at the doll

阿米莉亚小姐让她回去干活，但贝琪忍不住又看了一眼那个娃娃。

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She picked up the doll's hat and then a coat

她拿起娃娃的帽子，又拿起一件外套。

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Suddenly she heard Miss Minchin coming! Becky darted under the table

突然她听到明钦小姐来了！贝琪飞快地钻到桌子底下。

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She hoped the tablecloth was long enough to hide her

她希望桌布够长，能把她藏起来。

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The headmistress came into the room, followed by a small gentleman who looked rather disturbed

校长走进房间，身后跟着一位小个子绅士，他看起来相当不安。

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" Please have a seat, Mr. Barrow," Miss Minchin said as she sat down

“请坐，巴罗先生，”明钦小姐坐下来时说。

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But Mr. Barrow was too fascinated by the large doll and her wardrobe to sit

但巴罗先生被那个大娃娃和她的衣橱迷住了，没有坐下。

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" Such a fancy gift for a child!"

“给孩子送这么贵重的礼物！”

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" Captain Crewe is a wealthy man," said Miss Minchin

“克鲁上校是个富有的人，”明钦小姐说。

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" His diamond mines alone — "

“单是他的钻石矿——”

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" Diamonds!" Mr. Barrow interrupted

“钻石！”巴罗先生打断道。

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" There were no diamonds in those mines. Never were."

“那些矿里根本没有钻石。从来没有过。”

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" What?" Miss Minchin stood up." What do you mean?"

“什么？”明钦小姐站了起来。“你是什么意思？”

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" It was a bad investment," Mr. Barrow went on." The late Captain Crewe — "

“那是一笔糟糕的投资，”巴罗先生继续说。“已故的克鲁上校——”

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Miss Minchin gasped."'The late Captain Crewe'? You mean he's dead?"

明钦小姐倒抽一口气。“‘已故的克鲁上校’？你是说他死了？”

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" Yes, that's what I've come to tell you," explained the lawyer coldly

“是的，这就是我来要告诉你的事，”律师冷冷地解释道。

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" He died from jungle fever and stress caused by his business troubles

他死于丛林热和生意上的麻烦带来的压力。

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An old friend invested all Captain Crewe's money in the mines and then ran away

一位老朋友把克鲁上校所有的钱都投进了那些矿，然后就跑掉了。

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Captain Crewe lost everything he owned."

克鲁上校失去了他拥有的一切。”

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Miss Minchin dropped back into her chair

明钦小姐跌坐回椅子里。

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" Does this mean Sara is a pauper instead of a princess?" she cried

“这是不是说萨拉从公主变成了穷光蛋？”她喊道。

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" Who will take care of her?"

“谁来照顾她？”

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" You're responsible for her now," said Mr. Barrow

“现在你得对她负责了，”巴罗先生说。

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" She doesn't have a relative left in the world."

“她在这世上一个亲人也没有了。”