024 面包师

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That evening the students gathered in the schoolroom

那天晚上，学生们聚集在教室里。

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They were talking about Miss Minchin

她们在谈论敏钦小姐。

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She had been angry ever since she returned from the house next door, but the students didn't know why

她从隔壁房子回来后一直很生气，但学生们不知道为什么。

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Ermengarde rushed into the room with a note in her hand

埃芒加德手里拿着一张便条冲进了房间。

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" Sara sent a note!" she exclaimed." Her fortune has been given back to her

“萨拉送来了一张便条！”她喊道。“她的财产已经归还给她了。

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She's going to live with the gentleman next door!"

她要和隔壁的那位绅士一起住了！”

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" What? How did this happen?" the girls asked eagerly

“什么？这是怎么发生的？”女孩们急切地问道。

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Everyone wanted to hear more from Ermengarde

每个人都想听埃芒加德再多说些。

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Meanwhile little Lottie burst into tears

这时候，小洛蒂突然哭了起来。

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She wanted Sara to stay at the school!

她想要萨拉留在学校！

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" Sara says there really were diamond mines," Ermengarde went on

“萨拉说钻石矿是真的存在，”埃芒加德继续说道。

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" They were filled with millions of diamonds, and she owns half of them

“矿里装满了无数钻石，而且她拥有一半呢。

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She's invited me to visit her tomorrow, and I am going!"

她邀请我明天去看她，我要去！”

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The girls chattered loudly about this news

女孩们七嘴八舌地大声议论着这个消息。

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Miss Minchin heard their noise and thought about scolding them, but she was not in the mood

明钦小姐听到了喧闹声，本想训斥她们，却没那个心情。

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Becky also heard them. She crept upstairs earlier than usual

贝基也听到了。她比平时更早地蹑手蹑脚上了楼。

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" Well, that's the end of that," she said to herself

“唉，一切都结束了。”她自言自语道。

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Her eyes filled with tears as she climbed the last flight of stairs

当她爬上最后一段楼梯时，眼里噙满了泪水。

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She wanted to have one last look at the beautiful things in Sara's room

她想最后再看一眼萨拉房间里那些美好的东西。

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" No more fire or rosy lamp," she thought

“再也不会有炉火或玫瑰色的灯了。”她想。

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" No more supper or anyone telling me stories all night long."

再也没有晚餐，也没有人整夜给我讲故事了。

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She choked back a sob as she opened the door

她打开门时，强忍着抽泣。

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But then she let out a low cry. A fire was blazing — and there stood Ram Dass

但她随即发出一声低低的惊呼。炉火烧得正旺——而拉姆·达斯就站在那里。

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" Miss Sara did not forget you," he said

“萨拉小姐没有忘记你。”他说。

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" Tomorrow you will go next door to live as her maid."

“明天你就去隔壁，以她女仆的身份住下来。”

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" What?" Becky could not believe what she was hearing

“什么？”贝基简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。

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" And here's some supper," said Ram Dass

“这里还有些晚饭。”拉姆·达斯说道。

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" Oh, thank you!" Becky shouted happily

“哦，谢谢你！”贝基高兴地喊道。

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As time passed, Sara became very close friends with Mr. Carrisford

随着时间流逝，萨拉和卡里斯福特先生成了非常亲密的朋友。

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The gentleman had never had a companion whom he liked as much as he liked Sara!

这位绅士从未有过像萨拉这样令他喜欢的伙伴！

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One evening they were sitting together as usual

一天晚上，他们像往常一样坐在一起。

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Mr. Carrisford was reading. Sara was staring into the fire

卡里斯福特先生在看书。萨拉凝视着炉火。

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" What are you thinking about, Sara?" he asked

“你在想什么，萨拉？”他问道。

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She looked up, her cheeks bright pink

她抬起头，脸颊绯红。

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" I was remembering a day when I was hungry."

“我在回想有一天我很饿的时候。”

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" You were hungry many days," Mr. Carrisford replied

“你有很多天都很饿，”卡里斯福特先生回答。

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" Which hungry day was it?"

“是哪一天饿肚子呢？”

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" The day when I gave the buns to the beggar girl."

“我把面包给那个乞丐女孩的那天。”

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Sara told him about finding money in the sloppy mud outside the bakery

萨拉告诉他，如何在面包店外的泥泞里捡到钱。

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" You say that I have so much money now

“你说我现在有很多钱了。

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Do you think I could use some to help the poor?"

“您觉得我可以用一些来帮助穷人吗？”

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" What would you do?" Mr. Carrisford asked softly

“你会怎么做？”卡里斯福特先生轻声问道。

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Sara hesitated." I'd like the baker to feed any hungry children she sees

萨拉犹豫了一下。“我想让面包师喂饱她看到的任何饥饿的孩子。

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Then she could send the bill to me."

然后她可以把账单寄给我。”

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Mr. Carrisford instantly nodded." That's a wonderful idea!"

卡里斯福特先生立刻点了点头。“这个主意真棒！”

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The next day Sara and Mr. Carrisford visited the baker

第二天，萨拉和卡里斯福特先生拜访了面包师。

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The woman looked closely at Sara." Have we met before?"

那位女士仔细端详着萨拉。“我们以前见过吗？”

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Her friendly face lit up." I feel that I remember you, but I cannot quite — "

她和善的脸上露出光彩。“我觉得我记得你，但我不太能——”

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" You once gave me six buns when I could only pay for four!" said Sara

“你有一次在我只能付四个面包的钱时，给了我六个！”萨拉说。

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" And then you gave five of them to a beggar child!" the woman replied

“然后你把其中的五个给了一个小乞丐！”那位女士回答说。

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" I always remembered that." The baker turned to Mr. Carrisford

“我一直记得那件事。”面包师转向卡里斯福特先生。

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" There aren't many children who would do that."

“没有多少孩子会这么做。”

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She looked closely at Sara again." Excuse me, miss, but you look different

她又仔细端详了萨拉。“抱歉，小姐，但您看起来不一样了。

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Your cheeks are rosy now, and you appear quite healthy."

您的脸颊现在红润了，看起来很健康。”

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" My life has changed," Sara said

“我的生活变了。”萨拉说。

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" I was wondering if you could do something for me."

“我在想，您能不能帮我做件事。”

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She explained her plan involving poor children and free buns

她解释了她那个关于贫困孩子和免费面包的计划。

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The woman watched her, listening with an astonished face

那女人看着她，一脸惊讶地听着。

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" Why, I'd be happy to do that," said the baker

“哎呀，我很乐意这么做。”面包师说。

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" In fact you've already inspired me

“实际上，您已经激励了我。

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You looked so cold and hungry, and yet you gave away those buns

您当时看起来又冷又饿，却还是把那些面包送人了。

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I've often fed poor children since that day."

从那天起，我常常给穷孩子们吃东西。”

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" I wonder where that beggar girl is now," Sara said

“我想知道那个要饭的女孩现在在哪里。”萨拉说。

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" Why, she's right here!" the baker replied

“哎呀，她就在这里！”面包师回答。

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" I told her to come back whenever she was hungry

“我跟她说过，饿了就随时回来。

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I gave her odd jobs and she turned out to be a good worker

我给她一些零活，她结果成了个好帮手。

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Her name is Anne."

她叫安妮。”

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The baker went into the back room and brought Anne out

面包师走进后面的房间，把安妮带了出来。

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Anne was healthy and well fed now

安妮现在身体健康，吃得饱饱的。

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The two girls stood looking at each other for a minute

两个女孩站了一会儿，互相看着。

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Then Sara held out her hand, and Anne took it

然后萨拉伸出手，安妮握住了它。

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" I'm so glad that you're doing well," said Sara

“看到你现在过得这么好，我真高兴。”萨拉说。

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" The baker is going to give buns to poor children

“面包师要给穷孩子们送面包。

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Perhaps you'd like to be the one who hands out the food

也许你愿意做那个分发食物的人。

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After all, you know what it's like to be hungry."

毕竟，你知道挨饿的滋味。”

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" Oh yes, miss," said Anne." I'd like that very much."

“哦，是的，小姐。”安妮说，“我非常愿意。”

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The little princess was very pleased

小公主非常高兴。

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" You'll quickly discover what I have discovered," she told Anne

“你很快就会明白我懂得的道理。”她对安妮说。

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" There is great joy in giving."

“给予会带来巨大的快乐。”