022 猴子回来了

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That night Sara and Becky ate supper together

那晚莎拉和贝基一起吃了晚饭。

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Sara stared at the fire for a long time, looking thoughtful

莎拉久久地凝视着炉火，若有所思。

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" Are you making up a story?" asked Becky

“你在编故事吗？”贝基问。

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" No, I'm thinking about the person who has done all this."

“不，我在想那个做了这一切的人。”

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Sara gestured around the room

莎拉朝房间四周比划了一下。

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" Perhaps he wants to keep his identity secret

“也许他想隐藏自己的身份。”

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But I do want him to know how happy he's made me."

但我真的很想让他知道他让我多么快乐。”

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Suddenly she noticed something new in her room

突然，她注意到房间里多了样新东西。

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It was a box filled with notepaper, envelopes, pen, and ink

那是一个盒子，里面装满了信纸、信封、笔和墨水。

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" Oh!" Sara exclaimed

“哦！”莎拉叫了起来。

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" Why didn't I think of this earlier? I can write a thank-you note!"

“我怎么早没想到呢？我可以写张感谢的字条！”

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And she did just that. The next morning she left the note on her table

她真的这么做了。第二天早上，她把字条留在了桌子上。

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That evening it was gone

那天晚上，字条不见了。

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" He found it!" Sara said to Becky

“他找到了！”萨拉对贝基说。

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Sara felt happy that she'd written to her mysterious friend

萨拉很高兴自己给那位神秘的朋友写了信。

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She'd been able to tell him how thankful she was, and how grateful Becky was too

她能够告诉他，她有多感激，贝基也多么感激。

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That night after supper she settled down to read one of her new books to Becky

那天晚饭后，她安顿下来，给贝基读一本她的新书。

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Suddenly they both heard something

突然，她们俩都听到了什么声音。

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" What's that noise?" asked Becky

“那是什么声音？”贝基问道。

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Sara heard it again — a small, scratching sound at the skylight

萨拉又听到了——天窗那里传来轻微的抓挠声。

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Sara opened the skylight. It was cold and snowing outside

莎拉打开天窗。外面很冷，还下着雪。

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" It sounds like a cat trying to get in," she said

“听起来像是有猫想进来，”她说。

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It had been snowing all day, and now, crouched in the snow, was a tiny quivering creature

雪下了一整天，现在雪地里蹲着一只瑟瑟发抖的小动物。

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" Oh, look!" Sara cried." It's the monkey again."

“哦，看！”莎拉喊道。“又是那只猴子。”

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Becky ran over." Are you going to let him in, miss?"

贝基跑了过来。“小姐，你要让它进来吗？”

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" Yes," said Sara happily." Come here, little fellow. I won't hurt you."

“是的，”莎拉开心地说。“过来，小家伙。我不会伤害你的。”

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She put out a hand, and the monkey leaped into her arms

她伸出一只手，猴子跳进了她的怀里。

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Sara hugged the small creature

莎拉拥抱了这个小动物。

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" Nice monkey," she said, kissing its odd little head

“乖猴子，”她说着，亲了亲它奇怪的小脑袋。

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" I do love animals, Becky. I'll let it sleep with me tonight

“我真的很喜欢动物，贝基。今晚我让他和我一起睡。”

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Then I'll return it to the sick gentleman tomorrow."

那我明天把它还给那位生病的先生。”

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Sara made a little nest for the monkey, and it curled up like a baby and went to sleep

莎拉为猴子做了个小窝，它像婴儿一样蜷缩起来睡着了。

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The next afternoon Mr. Carrisford had visitors

第二天下午，卡里斯福德先生有客人来访。

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Three Carmichael children — Janet, Nora, and Donald — were sitting with him

卡迈克尔家的三个孩子——珍妮特、诺拉和唐纳德——正和他坐在一起。

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They were trying to cheer him up

他们正努力让他开心起来。

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Their father was supposed to return from Russia that afternoon

他们的父亲预计当天下午从俄罗斯回来。

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Mr. Carrisford was very anxious for Mr. Carmichael to return

卡里斯福德先生非常焦虑，盼着卡迈克尔先生回来。

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" Let's talk about the lost girl," Janet said

“咱们聊聊那个失踪的女孩吧，”珍妮特说。

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" Is it true?" Nora asked

“那是真的吗？”诺拉问。

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" Her father gave all his money to a friend to put into diamond mines?

“她父亲把所有的钱都给了朋友投资钻石矿？

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Then the friend ran away because he thought he'd lost the money?"

然后那个朋友就逃走了，因为他以为自己弄丢了那笔钱？”

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" But he didn't really lose it," said Janet." I feel sorry for the friend."

“但他其实没弄丢，”珍妮特说，“我真替那个朋友难过。”

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" Thank you, Janet," said Mr. Carrisford." You're very kind."

“谢谢你，珍妮特，”卡里斯福德先生说，“你心地真好。”

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Donald was making a lot of noise

唐纳德弄出很大的动静。

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Janet scolded him gently

珍妮特轻声责备他。

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" When you come to cheer up an ill person, Donald, you should talk quietly."

“唐纳德，你既然是来让病人开心的，就应该轻声说话。”

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" I'm going to be quiet!" Donald shouted." We'll all be as quiet as mice!"

“我就要安静下来！”唐纳德嚷道，“我们都会像老鼠一样安静！”

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" Mice don't sound like that," Janet said

“老鼠可不是这个声儿，”珍妮特说。

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" It's fine," Mr. Carrisford reassured her

“没关系，”卡里斯福德先生安慰她道。

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" It keeps me from thinking too much."

“这能让我不去想太多。”

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" Did you hear about the Little Girl Who Is Not a Beggar?" Donald was talking loudly again

“你们听说过那个‘不是乞丐的小女孩’吗？”唐纳德又大声说起来。

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" She has new clothes and — "

“她有了新衣服，而且——”

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" I hear a cab stopping!" said Janet." It must be Papa!"

“我听到马车停下的声音！”珍妮特说，“一定是爸爸！”

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They ran to the windows to look outside

他们跑到窗边向外看。

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" Yes, it's Papa," said Donald." But... there's no little girl with him."

“是的，是爸爸，”唐纳德说，“可是……他没有带小女孩来。”

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The three children ran to the door to greet their father

三个孩子跑到门口去迎接他们的父亲。

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He told them to play with Ram Dass while he talked to Mr. Carrisford

他让孩子们去跟拉姆·达斯玩，自己则去与卡里斯福德先生谈话。

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Mr. Carmichael entered the sitting room

卡迈克尔先生走进了起居室。

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Mr. Carrisford tried to stand up, but he was too weak

卡里斯福德先生试图站起来，但他太虚弱了。

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He slumped in his chair

他瘫倒在椅子上。

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" Do you have news of the child adopted by the Russian couple?" he asked

“有那个被俄罗斯夫妇收养的孩子的消息吗？”他问道。

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" Yes," Mr. Carmichael began." She's not the girl we're looking for

“有了，”卡迈克尔先生开始说道，“她不是我们要找的女孩。

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She's much younger than Captain Crewe's daughter. Her name is Emily Carew."

她比克鲁上尉的女儿小得多。她的名字叫埃米莉·卡鲁。”

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When he heard this news, Mr. Carrisford looked miserable

听到这个消息，卡里斯福德先生显得很痛苦。

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" Don't worry. We'll find the girl you're looking for."

“别担心。我们会找到你要找的那个女孩的。”

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Mr. Carmichael took a seat." Perhaps we should look in London

卡迈克尔先生坐了下来。“也许我们该在伦敦找找。

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There are plenty of boarding schools here."

这里有很多寄宿学校。”

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" In fact, there's one right next door," Mr. Carrisford said

“其实，隔壁就有一所，”卡里斯福德先生说。

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" Remember the poor servant girl Ram Dass told us about?

“还记得拉姆·达斯跟我们提过的那个可怜的女佣吗？

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While you've been away, we've been helping her."

你不在的这段时间，我们一直在帮助她。”

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Just then Ram Dass entered the room

就在这时，拉姆·达斯走进了房间。

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" Sir," he said." The girl from next door is here with the monkey."

“老爷，”他说，“隔壁那个女孩带着猴子来了。”

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" I'd like to meet her," said Mr. Carrisford." Bring her in."

“我想见见她，”卡里斯福德先生说，“带她进来。”

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Sara came into the room carrying the monkey." Hello," she said cheerfully

莎拉抱着猴子走进房间。“你们好，”她高兴地说道。

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" Here's your monkey. It escaped again."

“你们的猴子在这儿。它又逃跑了。”

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Then she said a few words to Ram Dass in his native language

接着，她用拉姆·达斯的母语对他说了几句话。

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Mr. Carrisford and Mr. Carmichael looked at each other

卡里斯福德先生和卡迈克尔先生面面相觑。

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" How do you know that language?" asked Mr. Carmichael

“你怎么会懂那种语言？”卡迈克尔先生问道。

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" Oh, I was born in India."

“哦，我出生在印度。”

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Mr. Carrisford sat up so suddenly that he startled Sara

卡里斯福德先生猛地坐直了身子，把莎拉吓了一跳。