016 乞丐女孩

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The winter was miserable. Sara was sent outside in the worst weather

冬天很悲惨。萨拉在最恶劣的天气里被派到外面去。

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There were days when she had to walk through snow

有些时候她不得不在雪中行走。

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There were worse days when the snow melted into muddy slush

更糟糕的日子是当雪融化成泥泞的雪泥时。

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Those were days when the windows of the Large family's house looked especially cozy

那些日子里，拉奇家房子的窗户看起来格外舒适。

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The study where Mr. Carrisford sat glowed with warmth and color too

卡里斯福德先生坐着的书房也洋溢着温暖和色彩。

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Meanwhile Sara's attic was too dreary for words

与此同时，萨拉的阁楼阴暗得难以形容。

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Gray clouds hung low over the skylight. There were no sunsets

灰色的云层低垂在天窗上方。看不到日落。

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The servants in the kitchen were miserable too, and that made them crueler than ever

厨房里的仆人们也很悲惨，这让他们比以往更加残忍。

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They treated poor Becky like a slave

他们对待可怜的贝基就像对待奴隶一样。

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One cold, rainy day Sara was doing errands

一个寒冷的下雨天，萨拉在跑腿办事。

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Her shabby clothes and old shoes were soaked

她破旧的衣服和鞋子都湿透了。

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For some reason Miss Minchin had chosen to punish her, so the cook didn't give Sara any lunch

不知为何，铭钦小姐选择惩罚她，所以厨娘就没给萨拉午饭吃。

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Still Sara kept doing her errands

但萨拉还是继续跑腿干活。

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She decided to pretend that things were better

她决定假装一切没那么糟。

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" I'll pretend I'm wearing warm, dry clothes," she said to herself

“我要假装自己穿着暖和干爽的衣服，”她自言自语道。

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" I'll pretend I have good shoes and an umbrella

“我要假装自己有好鞋子和一把雨伞。

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And when I'm near a bakery, I'll find some money

等我走到面包店附近时，我就会捡到一些钱。

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I'll go into that shop and buy six hot buns. Then I'll eat them all up."

我会走进那家店，买六个热腾腾的小圆面包，然后把它们全吃掉。”

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Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes

有时，这世上会发生一些很离奇的事。

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Just then Sara had to cross the street. The mud was deep and cold

就在这时，萨拉不得不穿过街道。泥浆又深又冷。

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She walked carefully, looking at the ground

她小心地走着，眼睛看着地面。

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Just as she reached the sidewalk, she spied a silver coin

刚走到人行道上，她就发现了一枚银币。

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Sara picked it up. Then she looked around

萨拉把它捡了起来，然后环顾四周。

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She was right in front of a bakery!

她正好站在一家面包房门前！

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A cheerful stout woman was putting a tray of freshly baked buns in the window

一位快活、身材丰满的女店主正把一盘刚出炉的面包放进橱窗。

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They were large, plump, shiny buns with currants in them

那是些大大的、胖胖的、亮亮的圆面包，里面还夹着葡萄干。

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Sara could smell the warm buns." Oh," she sighed

萨拉能闻到热面包的香味。“哦，”她叹了口气。

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" Those buns look delicious. With this coin I could buy four of them

“那些面包看起来真好吃。用这枚硬币我能买四个。

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But first I must ask the baker if she lost any money."

但我得先问问面包师有没有丢钱。”

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Sara was about to enter the bakery when she stopped

萨拉正要走进面包房，却突然停住了脚步。

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A small, sad figure sat nearby. It was a beggar girl with big hollow eyes

附近坐着一个瘦小、悲伤的身影。那是一个乞讨女孩，眼睛很大，空洞无神。

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Her hair was tangled; her face was dirty

她的头发乱成一团，脸上脏兮兮的。

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She was wrapped in rags and had no shoes

她裹着破布，光着脚。

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Sara looked at the girl's red muddy feet

萨拉看着女孩那双冻得通红、沾满泥巴的脚。

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" Princesses always help poor people," she reminded herself

“公主总是会帮助穷人的，”她提醒自己。

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" That girl looks hungrier than I am."

“那个女孩看起来比我还要饿。”

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Then she said to the girl," Are you hungry?"

然后她对那女孩说：“你肚子饿吗？”

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" Very hungry, miss. I've had nothing to eat all day."

“很饿，小姐。我一整天都没吃东西了。”

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" Wait here," Sara answered." I'll be right back."

“在这等着，”萨拉回答。“我马上就回来。”

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Sara went into the bakery. It smelled warm and delicious

萨拉走进面包店。店里闻起来暖烘烘的，满是诱人的香味。

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The woman was about to put more hot buns in the window

那位女士正要往橱窗里放更多热面包。

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" Excuse me," Sara said to the baker

“打扰一下，”萨拉对面包师说。

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" Did you lose this coin? I found it on the sidewalk."

“您丢了这枚硬币吗？我是在人行道上捡到的。”

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" No," the woman said." It was probably there for days. Keep it."

“不，”那女士说。“它可能在那儿好几天了。你留着吧。”

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" Then I'd like to buy four buns," Sara answered

“那我想买四个面包，”萨拉回答。

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The woman went to the window and put six buns in a bag

那女士走到橱窗前，把六个面包放进了一个袋子里。

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" I can only pay for four," said Sara

“我只能付四个的钱，”萨拉说。

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" That's all right," the baker said

“没关系，”面包师说。

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" I bet you can eat six. Aren't you hungry?"

“我敢说你吃得下六个。你不饿吗？”

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" Yes, very hungry." Tears sprang to Sara's eyes at the woman's kindness

“是的，非常饿。”那女士的善良让萨拉热泪盈眶。

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" Thank you very much," she whispered

“非常感谢你，”她轻声说道。

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She was about to tell the woman about the girl outside who looked even hungrier than Sara felt

她正要告诉妇人门外那个女孩的事，那女孩看起来比萨拉自己还要饿。

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But just then several customers entered the shop

但就在这时，几位顾客走进了店里。

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So Sara thanked the woman again and left the shop

于是萨拉再次谢过妇人，离开了面包店。

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The buns were already warming her hands

面包已经在温暖着她的手了。

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She put one in the beggar girl's lap." Here. Eat this."

她把一个面包放在乞丐女孩的腿上。“来，吃吧。”

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" Oh my!" the girl exclaimed as she gobbled up the bun." This is wonderful!"

“天哪！”女孩狼吞虎咽地吃着面包，惊呼道，“太好吃了！”

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Sara handed her three more buns

萨拉又递给她三个面包。

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" She's starving," Sara thought." I'm not starving."

“她在挨饿，”萨拉心想，“我没有在挨饿。”

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And with a trembling hand, she gave the girl a fifth bun

她用颤抖的手，又给了女孩第五个面包。

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The beggar girl was still eating when Sara turned away

萨拉转身离开时，乞丐女孩还在吃着。

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Sara nibbled at the sixth bun, trying to make it last

萨拉小口小口地啃着第六个面包，想尽量吃得慢一些。

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It was dark when Sara reached her street

萨拉回到自己那条街时，天已经黑了。

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In all the houses, the lights were on

所有房子的灯都亮着。

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Sara stopped outside the Large family's house

萨拉在拉奇家门外停下了脚步。

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She could see the children gathered around Mr. Large, and a carriage was waiting outside the door

她看见孩子们围在拉奇先生身边，一辆马车停在门外等候。

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A big suitcase was strapped to the roof

一个很大的行李箱绑在车顶上。

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Sara stepped into the shadows as Mr. Large left the house

拉奇先生离开家时，萨拉退到了阴影里。

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She didn't want anyone to see her

她不想让任何人看到她。

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" Good-bye, Papa!" shouted his children." We'll miss you!"

“再见，爸爸！”孩子们喊道，“我们会想您的！”

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" I wish I didn't have to go away," he said

“真希望我不用走，”他说。

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" I hope you find the little girl," said one of Mr. Large's sons

“希望您能找到那个小女孩，”拉奇先生的一个儿子说。

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As she hurried away, Sara wondered whom Mr. Large was looking for

萨拉匆匆走开，心里想拉奇先生是要去找谁。

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Meanwhile Mr. Large's carriage headed for the station

这时，拉奇先生的马车向车站驶去。

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The train would take him to Moscow

火车将带他去莫斯科。

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That's where he hoped to find the little lost daughter of Captain Crewe

他希望能在那里找到克鲁上尉那失踪的小女儿。