009 生活的改变

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Miss Minchin turned white with rage

明钦小姐气得脸色发白。

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" I'll throw Sara out of the school!" she cried to Mr. Barrow, the lawyer

“我要把萨拉赶出学校！”她冲着律师巴罗先生喊道。

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Mr. Barrow had moved toward the door

巴罗先生已经朝门口走去。

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" I wouldn't do that, madam," he replied." People will think you're cruel

“我不建议您那样做，太太，”他回答，“人们会认为您残忍。

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They won't want to send their daughters to the school."

他们就不会想把女儿送到这所学校来了。”

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Miss Minchin knew that Mr. Barrow was a clever businessman

明钦小姐知道巴罗先生是个精明的商人。

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And she herself was a shrewd businesswoman

她自己也是个精明的商人。

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" So what should I do with her?" she asked Mr. Barrow

“那我该怎么处置她？”她问巴罗先生。

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" Keep her. She's a clever child. You can get a lot of work from her before she grows older."

“留下她。她是个聪明孩子。在她长大之前，你可以让她干很多活儿。”

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" I will get a lot of work out of her before she's older!" exclaimed Miss Minchin

“在她长大之前，我要让她干很多活儿！”明钦小姐大声说道。

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" I'm sure you will," said Mr. Barrow with an evil smile." Good day."

"我相信你会的，"巴罗先生带着恶意的笑容说。"告辞了。"

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As the lawyer left, Miss Amelia came into the schoolroom

律师离开时，阿米莉亚小姐走进了教室。

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Miss Amelia took a step backward when she saw the furious face of her sister

阿米莉亚小姐看到她姐姐那张暴怒的脸，往后退了一步。

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" Does Sara have a black dress?" demanded Miss Minchin

"萨拉有黑色的裙子吗？"明钦小姐质问道。

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" Yes, but it's too small for her now," said Miss Amelia, trembling

"有，但现在对她来说太小了，"阿米莉亚小姐颤抖着说。

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" Tell her to put it on anyway!" Miss Minchin said fiercely

"不管怎样，叫她穿上！"明钦小姐恶狠狠地说。

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" And tell her that her father has died. Then send her to me!"

"然后告诉她，她的父亲去世了。再把她送到我这儿来！"

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Miss Amelia gasped and sat down in a nearby chair." Captain Crewe is dead?"

阿米莉亚小姐倒吸了一口气，瘫坐在旁边的一把椅子上。"克鲁上尉死了？"

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" Yes, and he has died without a penny," said Miss Minchin

"是的，而且他死时身无分文，"明钦小姐说。

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" That spoiled, daydreaming child is left a pauper in my care

"那个被宠坏的、爱做白日梦的孩子成了要我照管的穷光蛋。

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I'm getting rid of her carriage, her maid, and that huge birthday doll at once. Now go tell her!"

我马上处理掉她的马车、她的女仆，还有那个巨大的生日娃娃。现在去告诉她！

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" But... Must I tell her now?" Miss Amelia asked

“可是……我必须现在告诉她吗？”阿米莉亚小姐问道。

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" This moment! Don't sit staring like a goose! Go!"

“立刻！别像只鹅一样坐在那儿发愣！快去！”

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Miss Amelia felt sorry for Sara

阿米莉亚小姐为萨拉感到难过。

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But she didn't dare to disobey her sister. She hurried away

但她不敢违背姐姐。她匆忙离开了。

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Miss Minchin paced around the room

明钦小姐在房间里踱来踱去。

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All year she'd been dreaming about Captain Crewe's diamond mines

整整一年，她一直梦想着克鲁上尉的钻石矿。

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She'd imagined a fortune being left to the school

她想象着一大笔财产会留给学校。

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And now, instead of looking forward to a gift from him, she would have nothing

而现在，她不仅不能指望他的礼物，反而会一无所有。

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" Princess Sara indeed!" she muttered

“萨拉公主，真是的！”她咕哝道。

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As she swept past the table, Miss Minchin heard a noise

她大步走过桌子时，明钦小姐听到了声响。

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It sounded like someone crying

听起来像是有人在哭。

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She pulled up the tablecloth. There was Becky!

她掀开桌布，贝琪就在下面！

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" How dare you!" cried Miss Minchin." You've been listening!"

“你好大的胆子！”明钦小姐喊道，“你在偷听！”

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" I didn't mean to, ma'am!" Becky desperately tried to explain

“我不是故意的，夫人！”贝琪拼命解释。

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" Poor Miss Sara. How will she manage without a maid? Please, may I wait on her?"

“可怜的萨拉小姐。没有女仆她可怎么办？求您了，让我伺候她吧？”

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" No. She's a servant now," Miss Minchin snapped

“不行。她现在是个佣人了。”明钦小姐厉声说道。

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" She'll wait on other people."

“她得去伺候别人。”

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Meanwhile Miss Amelia spoke to Sara

与此同时，阿米莉亚小姐在和萨拉说话。

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The little girl refused to show any emotion in front of Miss Amelia

小女孩在阿米莉亚小姐面前强忍着，不肯流露一丝情绪。

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She ran to her room

她跑回了自己的房间。

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" My papa is dead!" she kept repeating in horror

“我爸爸死了！”她惊恐地一遍遍重复着。

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Finally Sara put on her black dress

最后，萨拉换上了她的黑色裙子。

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She picked up Emily and went to see Miss Minchin

她抱起艾米丽，去见明钦小姐。

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" Put down your doll," said Miss Minchin

“把你的娃娃放下。”明钦小姐说。

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" No," Sara replied." She's all I have. My papa gave her to me."

“不，”萨拉回答。“她是我的一切。是我爸爸给我的。”

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Miss Minchin glared at Sara." You'll have no time for dolls now

明钦小姐瞪着萨拉。“你现在没时间玩娃娃了。

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You will have to work and improve yourself and make yourself useful."

你得工作，提升自己，让自己变得有用处。”

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Sara looked almost relieved

萨拉看起来几乎像是解脱了。

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" Working will make things easier to bear," she said

“有事做，日子会好熬一些。”她说。

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" You'll do whatever you're told," Miss Minchin said

“让你做什么，你就得做什么，”明钦小姐说。

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" You'll run errands and help in the kitchen

“你得跑腿，在厨房里帮忙。

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You'll help the younger children with their French lessons."

你要辅导小一点的孩子法语课。”

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" Oh, I can do that!" exclaimed Sara

“哦，这个我行！”萨拉喊道。

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The headmistress looked stern." Everything will be different now

女校长神情严厉。“从现在起，一切都不一样了。

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And if you don't please me, you'll be sent away. Remember that. Now go."

要是你不能让我满意，就会被赶出去。记住喽。现在走吧。”

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Sara turned to leave

萨拉转身要走。

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" Stop!" said Miss Minchin." Aren't you going to thank me?"

“站住！”明钦小姐说。“你不谢谢我吗？”

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" What for?" asked Sara

“谢什么？”萨拉问。

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" For my kindness in giving you a home."

“谢我发善心，给了你一个家呀。”

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Dark thoughts had filled Sara's heart. Slowly, she took a deep breath

黑暗的念头填满了萨拉的心。慢慢地，她深吸了一口气。

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" You are not kind, and this is not a home."

“您并不善良，这里也不是一个家。”

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Sara ran out of the room

萨拉跑出了房间。

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All she wanted to do was go to her room and think

她只想回自己的房间，好好静一静。

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But Miss Amelia was standing at her door

但阿米莉亚小姐正站在她的房门口。

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" This isn't your room now," said Miss Amelia

“这不再是你的房间了。”阿米莉亚小姐说。

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She was following Miss Minchin's orders, but she didn't like them

她只是在执行明钦小姐的命令，但她自己并不喜欢这样做。

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" Where is my room?" asked Sara

“我的房间在哪儿？”萨拉问道。

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" In the attic next to Becky's room."

“在阁楼上，贝琪房间的隔壁。”

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Sara slowly climbed the stairs to the attic

萨拉慢慢地爬上通往阁楼的楼梯。

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She opened the door to a different world from downstairs

她打开门，走进了与楼下截然不同的世界。

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Her new room had a slanting ceiling and a dingy skylight

她的新房间有个倾斜的天花板，和一扇昏暗的天窗。

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The furniture looked worn and uncomfortable

家具看起来破旧不堪，很不舒适。

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Sara sat down on an old footstool

萨拉坐在一张旧脚凳上。

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She hugged Emily tight, but she didn't cry

她紧紧地抱着艾米丽，但没有哭。

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She just put her face on Emily and sat there, not making one sound

她只是把脸贴着艾米丽，就那么坐着，一声不吭。

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She was still sitting like that when Becky came in

贝琪进来时，她依然那样坐着。

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The servant girl ran to Sara and hugged her

这个小女仆跑向萨拉，抱住了她。

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" Oh, Becky!" said Sara, at last letting out a sob

“哦，贝琪！”萨拉终于发出一声啜泣。

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" I told you we were the same — just two children

“我跟你说过我们是一样的——只是两个孩子而已。

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I'm not a princess anymore."

我不再是公主了。”

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" Yes, you are, Miss Sara!" Becky sobbed." You'll always be a princess!"

“不，您是，萨拉小姐！”贝琪哽咽着说，“您永远都是一位公主！”