012 大家庭

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Lottie and Ermengarde liked to visit Sara in the attic, but it was risky to go up there

洛蒂和尔芒加德喜欢去阁楼看萨拉，但上去有风险。

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They were afraid that Miss Minchin would catch them

她们害怕被明钦小姐抓到。

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So their visits were rare, and Sara was often lonely

因此她们很少来，萨拉常常感到孤独。

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When Sara went outdoors on an errand, she usually felt even worse

萨拉外出办事时，通常心情更糟。

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She had to hold onto her hat when the wind blew

刮风时她得紧紧按住帽子。

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The water soaked through her shoes when it was raining

下雨时雨水浸透了她的鞋子。

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When she had been Princess Sara, walking with her maid through the streets, people often admired her

当她还是萨拉公主时，和女仆一起走在街上，人们常常赞赏她。

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They'd liked her lovely clothes and charming manners

他们喜欢她漂亮的衣服和迷人的举止。

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But Sara had begun to grow very fast, and her clothes no longer fit her well

但萨拉开始长得很快，她的衣服不再合身了。

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She learned quickly that no one on the street looked at shabby, poorly dressed children

她很快明白，街上没人会看衣着破旧、穿得寒酸的孩子。

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There was only one thing that made Sara happy when she was outdoors

在户外时，只有一件事能让萨拉开心起来。

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In the evenings she liked to look in the windows of the houses she passed

傍晚时分，她喜欢朝路过的房子窗户里看。

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She started to make up stories about the families inside

她开始给屋里的家庭编起故事来。

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She especially liked the Large family, who lived on the same street as Miss Minchin's school

她尤其喜欢和铭钦女士的学校在同一条街上的那个大家庭。

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They were not big people

他们其实不是大个子。

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She called them the Large family because there were eight children

她管他们叫“大家庭”，是因为那家有八个孩子。

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The family had friendly-looking parents and many servants

那家有看起来很和善的父母和许多仆人。

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It seemed that the Large children always had things to do

“大家庭”的孩子们似乎总有事情可做。

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They played with one another, and went out for rides in their carriage with their mother and grandmother

他们一起玩耍，还会跟妈妈和奶奶坐马车出去兜风。

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When Mr. Large came home from work, there was great excitement

每当“大家庭”的爸爸下班回家时，家里总是一片欢腾。

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The children ran to meet him, kissing him and dancing around him

孩子们跑过去迎接他，亲吻他，围着他跳舞。

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Sometimes they pulled off his overcoat and checked his pockets for coins or small packages

有时候他们会扯下他的外套，翻他的口袋找硬币或小包裹。

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One evening several Large children were going to a party

一天晚上，几个拉奇家的孩子要去参加派对。

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While Sara was returning from an errand, she stopped on the sidewalk to watch them

萨拉办完事回来时，在人行道上停下来看他们。

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Two of the older girls, Janet and Nora, stepped into the family's carriage

两个大点的女孩，珍妮特和诺拉，踏进了他们家的马车。

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The girls were dressed in white lace dresses with lovely sashes

女孩们穿着白色蕾丝连衣裙，系着漂亮的腰带。

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Their brother Donald, who was only five, was following them

她们的弟弟唐纳德，只有五岁，跟在后面。

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Donald had sweet rosy cheeks and curly blond hair

唐纳德有着红润甜美的脸颊和卷曲的金发。

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It was the Christmas season, and the Large children had been hearing many stories about poor children

正值圣诞节期间，拉奇家的孩子们听到了许多关于穷孩子的故事。

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In these stories kind people gave money to the children

在这些故事里，善良的人们给孩子们钱。

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That afternoon Donald had been moved to tears by just such a story

那天下午，唐纳德也被这样一个故事感动得落泪了。

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He vowed to give a poor child some coins

他发誓要给一个穷孩子一些硬币。

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As he crossed the sidewalk, he spotted Sara

当他穿过人行道时，他看到了萨拉。

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She was wearing a shabby dress and hat, and holding an old basket

她穿着一件破旧的连衣裙，戴着一顶旧帽子，手里提着一个旧篮子。

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Donald thought she looked hungry

唐纳德觉得她看起来很饿。

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Sara was hungry, but not for food

萨拉确实很饿，但不是想吃东西。

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She was hungry for the warm family life that he had

她渴望的是他所拥有的那种温暖的家庭生活。

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Donald walked over to the girl with the big eyes and thin face

唐纳德走向那个大眼睛、脸庞瘦削的女孩。

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" Here, poor little girl." He took a coin from his pocket." Take this."

“给你，可怜的小女孩。”他从口袋里掏出一个硬币，“拿着吧。”

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Sara's face turned red

萨拉的脸红了。

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For a second she felt that she couldn't take the money

有那么一瞬间，她觉得自己不能拿这钱。

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" Oh, no thank you!" she said." I don't need that."

“哦，不用了，谢谢！”她说，“我不需要这个。”

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Sara's voice sounded nothing like a beggar's voice

萨拉的声音听起来一点也不像乞丐。

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Janet and Nora peeked from the carriage to get a better look at the poor girl in the street

珍妮特和诺拉从马车里探出头，想更仔细地看看街上那个可怜的女孩。

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" You must take the coin," Donald insisted." You can buy food with it."

“你必须收下这枚硬币，”唐纳德坚持道，“你可以用它买吃的。”

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He looked so kind and honest

他看起来那么善良和真诚。

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Sara knew he would be disappointed if she refused

萨拉知道，如果她拒绝，他会很失望。

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" Thank you." Sara tried to smile even though her cheeks were still burning

“谢谢你。”萨拉努力笑了笑，尽管她的脸颊还在发烫。

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" You're a kind, darling boy."

“你是个善良又可爱的男孩。”

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Donald scrambled joyfully into the carriage

唐纳德开心地爬回了马车。

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As it drove away, tears came to Sara's eyes

当马车驶离时，萨拉的眼眶湿润了。

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She knew that she looked odd and shabby

她知道自己看起来古怪又寒酸。

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But until now she hadn't realized she looked like a beggar

但直到现在她才意识到，自己看起来像个乞丐。

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Meanwhile the Large children were talking excitedly about Sara

与此同时，拉奇家的孩子们正兴奋地谈论着萨拉。

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" Oh, Donald!" exclaimed Janet." Why did you offer that girl your money?"

“哦，唐纳德！”珍妮特喊道，“你为什么要把你的钱给那个女孩？”

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" Her face didn't look like a beggar's face," said Nora

“她的脸看起来不像乞丐的脸，”诺拉说。

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" And she doesn't talk like one."

“她说话也不像。”

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" Besides, she didn't beg," said Janet

“再说了，她也没有乞讨，”珍妮特说。

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" I was afraid she might be angry with you

“我刚才还担心她会生你的气呢。

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It makes people angry to be mistaken for beggars when they aren't."

不是乞丐却被误认为是乞丐，这会让人们生气的。”

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Donald frowned at his sisters." She wasn't angry," he said firmly

唐纳德对他的姐妹们皱起了眉头。“她没有生气，”他坚定地说。

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" She said I was a kind, darling boy."

“她说我是一个善良、可爱的小男孩。”

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Janet and Nora exchanged glances

珍妮特和诺拉交换了一下眼神。

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" A beggar girl never would have said that," said Nora

“一个乞丐女孩绝不会那样说的，”诺拉说。

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" She'd have said,' Thank you, little gentleman,' and curtsied."

“她会说，‘谢谢您，小绅士，’然后行个屈膝礼。”

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Sara didn't know it, but the Large children were now very interested in her

萨拉并不知道，拉奇家的孩子们现在对她非常感兴趣。

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Their faces started to appear at the windows whenever she passed their house

每当她路过他们家时，窗户上就会开始出现他们的脸庞。

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They held many discussions about her around the fire

他们围着炉火，关于她进行了许多讨论。

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" She's some sort of servant at Miss Minchin's school," said Janet

“她是明钦小姐学校里的某种用人，”珍妮特说。

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" I don't think she belongs to anybody. I think she's an orphan."

“我觉得她不属于任何人。我想她是个孤儿。”

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" She's not a beggar, no matter how shabby she looks," said Nora

“不管她看起来多寒酸，她都不是乞丐，”诺拉说。

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And from then on they called Sara " The Little Girl Who Is Not a Beggar."

从那时起，他们便称萨拉为“那个不是乞丐的小女孩”。