037 艾米远赴欧洲

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For days Jo locked herself up in her sanctuary, telling everyone that she was working on a new novel, when in fact she was bawling her eyes out

一连几天，乔把自己关在书房里，对大家说她在写新小说，其实她在痛哭流涕。

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She didn't fool anybody, because it was clear from her puffy red eyes and swollen nose that she hadn't spent the night writing

她谁也骗不了，因为她红肿的眼睛和鼻子清楚地表明，她整晚没有在写作。

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Having decided it was time to face reality, Mother gently knocked on the door, and said," Jo? May I come in?"

妈妈觉得该是面对现实的时候了，轻轻敲了敲门，说："乔，我可以进来吗？"

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" Mmm...," Jo said in a muffled voice. Seeing Mother's kind, understanding eyes, Jo broke out in a new wave of tears

"嗯......"乔用闷闷的声音答应着。一看到妈妈那双慈祥又善解人意的眼睛，乔又一次止不住地泪流满面。

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" Shh, darling, just let it out," comforted Mother

"嘘，亲爱的，想哭就哭出来吧，"妈妈安慰道。

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" It's not fair," wept Jo." She knew how much I wanted to travel to Europe

"这不公平，"乔抽泣着说。"她明知道我有多想去欧洲旅行。"

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Every year she would make me believe that the next year I could come along, but now to choose Amy instead... it's unbearable."

每年她都让我以为下一年就能一起去，可现在却选了艾米......我实在受不了。"

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" Do you remember how you used to feel when you came home each day from Aunt March's?" asked Mother

"你还记得以前每天从马奇姑婆家回来时是什么感觉吗？"妈妈问道。

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Sniffing, Jo replied," Yes. She annoyed me to no end."

乔抽了抽鼻子，回答："记得。她让我烦不胜烦。"

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" Now imagine if you had to spend all day and night with her for one year

"现在想像一下，如果你得和她在一起待一整年，白天黑夜都在一起。"

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Honestly, Jo, do you think you could manage that?" Mother reasoned with her

说真的，乔，你觉得你能应付得了吗？”母亲开导她。

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Wiping her nose with the back of her hand, Jo thought about it but did not answer, so Mother continued

乔用手背擦了擦鼻子，想了想却没有回答，于是母亲接着说，

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" You once told me about the hundreds of libraries and museums you wanted to visit

“你曾经跟我说过你想去参观的那成百上千个图书馆和博物馆。

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Do you think Aunt March would allow you the freedom to do that?"

你觉得马奇姑妈会让你有自由去做那些事吗？”

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Jo, who had stopped crying, shook her head and said," I never thought about it that way

乔已停止哭泣，她摇摇头说：“我从没那样想过。

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You're right, Mother, Aunt March would never let me follow my own personal dreams

你说得对，妈妈，马奇姑妈绝不会让我追寻自己的个人梦想。

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Instead I would be at her beck and call every moment of the day."

相反，我每天每时每刻都得听她使唤。”

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Patting Jo on the back, Mother said," But Amy reacts differently as Aunt March rightly sees

母亲拍拍乔的背，说：“但是艾米的反应就不同，马奇姑妈也正确地看出来了。

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Amy is quite happy going for tea, socializing, and taking strolls

艾米很乐意去喝茶、社交和散步。

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That's why she would be a better companion on this particular trip. Do you understand that now?"

所以她才是这趟旅行更合适的旅伴。现在你明白了吗？”

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Jo nodded heartily and said," Yes, Mother

乔用力地点了点头，说：“是的，妈妈。

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I'm still jealous that Amy is going to see Europe before me, but she deserves it

我仍然嫉妒艾米比我先看到欧洲，但她应得这份机会。

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She is very good to Aunt March and to our neighbors."

她对马奇姑妈和我们的邻居都很好。”

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Jo told Mother how well behaved Amy had been when they made their calls

乔告诉妈妈，艾米在他们去拜访邻居时表现得多么乖巧。

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Remembering how hard her sister worked to please others reminded Jo of Amy's words on the road:

想起妹妹为了取悦他人多么努力，乔记起了艾米在路上说的话：

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" I still believe that good will come if we try to show kindness to others regardless of how they see us."

“我仍然相信，如果我们努力善待他人，不管他们怎么看待我们，好事就会发生。”

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Jo had to admit that she learned something quite valuable from her sister through this incident

乔不得不承认，通过这件事，她从妹妹身上学到了非常宝贵的东西。

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In the girls' bedroom, Amy had a lot to do in preparation for her trip

在女孩们的卧室里，艾米有很多事要作为旅行做准备。

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" Aunt March says not to pack too many things since she will give me an allowance

“马奇姑妈说不要带太多东西，因为她会给我一笔零用钱，

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so I can get my dresses tailored in the European style," Amy said excitedly to Beth

这样我就可以定做欧式风格的裙子了，”艾米兴奋地对贝丝说。

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" Europeans are so cultured and stylish. I think you're going to fit right in, Amy," said Beth

“欧洲人既风雅又时尚。我觉得你会融入得很好，艾米。”贝思说道。

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" Thank you, Beth. You are too kind and I'm going to miss you terribly. I really am," Amy said, hugging her tightly

“谢谢你，贝思。你太体贴了，我会非常想念你的。真的。”艾米说着，紧紧地抱住了她。

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" Have you packed away Mr. Huggie?" Jo called out loudly as she walked in

“你把抱抱先生收起来了吗？”乔走进来，大声问道。

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Mr. Huggie was an old stuffed animal that Amy used to sleep with when she was a little girl

抱抱先生是艾米小时候搂着睡觉的旧毛绒玩具。

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" Unfortunately there is no room for him in my suitcase," Amy said, pointing to her oversized luggage

“可惜我的箱子里没地方放他。”艾米指着自己超大的行李说道。

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" But he's going to miss you," Jo teased

“可他会想你的。”乔逗她说。

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" I feel better knowing he's here with you," Amy said in return

“知道有你陪着他，我就放心多了。”艾米回敬道。

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After Aunt March announced that she was taking Amy with her, it put a strain on Jo and Amy's relationship

马奇姑妈宣布要带艾米去欧洲以后，乔和艾米的关系就变得紧张了。

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Jo wasn't angry, but under the circumstances, she found it hard, as anyone would, not to be resentful

乔并没有生气，但在当时的情况下，和任何人一样，要她不心生怨恨也难。

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Now, however, it appeared that the tension had lifted and life was back to normal

然而，现在看来，紧张气氛已经消散，生活又恢复了正常。

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" You deserve to go, Amy, and I hope you have the time of your life," Jo said sincerely

“你值得去，艾米，我希望你度过人生中最美好的时光，”乔真诚地说。

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" Do you mean that, Jo?" asked Amy

“你是真心的吗，乔？”艾米问道。

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" Yes, and I'm sorry for behaving immaturely," begged Jo." Will you forgive me?"

“是的，我也为我的不成熟行为道歉，”乔恳求道。“你会原谅我吗？”

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Amy hugged her sister hard and cried," Oh, Jo, there's nothing to forgive

艾米紧紧地拥抱姐姐，哭着说：“哦，乔，没什么需要原谅的。

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I'm just relieved that you aren't upset at me

我只是松了一口气，你没有在生我的气。

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I'll write as often as I can and tell you all about the places I see and the people I meet."

我会尽可能多地写信，告诉你我所见到的所有地方和遇到的所有人。”

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" I'd like that, Amy. I really would," said Jo

“那我很乐意，艾米。我真的很乐意听。”乔说。

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Having accepted that she might never have a chance to visit Europe in her lifetime

接受了此生或许再无机会游历欧洲的事实后，

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Jo was busying her days with writing, but she could not shake a restlessness that had developed in her heart

乔用写作来填满自己的日子，但心中滋生的那股躁动却始终挥之不去。

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Lying in the yard one afternoon, Jo looked up at the sky and saw a couple of birds swirling around

一天下午，乔躺在院子里，抬头望向天空，看到几只鸟儿在盘旋飞翔。

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" I wish I could spread my wings and fly off like you," she said to them dreamily

“我真希望我也能像你一样，张开翅膀飞走。”她对着它们出神地说。

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The dark shadow of a human face blocked her view just then, disrupting her daydream

就在这时，一张人脸的黑影挡住了她的视线，打断了她的白日梦。

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" If you had wings, how would anybody be able to catch you?" the face said, showing that he had clearly been listening to her private monologue

“如果你有翅膀，那别人还怎么抓得住你？”那张脸说道，显然他一直在旁听她的自言自语。

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" The whole point is never to be caught but to have the freedom to go wherever you choose," Jo replied

“重点就是永远不被抓住，能自由地去任何你想去的地方。”乔回答。

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" And how rude of you to sneak up on an unsuspecting person."

“而且你偷偷靠近一个毫无防备的人，多没礼貌。”

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Reaching out to the hand extended toward her, Jo sat up and grinned into the face of her best friend

乔伸手握住那只向她伸来的手，坐起身来，对着她挚友的脸咧嘴一笑。

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" What are you doing home at this time of the week?" she asked Laurie

“你这周这个时候怎么在家？”她问劳里。

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He shrugged and changed the subject instead

他耸耸肩，反而岔开了话题。

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" I hear Amy's off to Europe with your old aunt."

“我听说艾米要跟你家姑婆去欧洲了。”

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" That's right. She's going for one year. Now back to you

“没错。她要去一年。现在说你吧。”

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Why are you home?" Jo smartly brought the conversation back to Laurie

“你怎么在家？”乔机灵地把话题转回到劳里身上。

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" I've been suspended," Laurie finally admitted

“我被停学了，”劳里终于承认了。

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" Why? Laurie, what happened?" Jo asked in an alarmed voice

“为什么？劳里，出什么事了？”乔用警觉的声音问道。

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" I got in a fight with these guys and well... here I am," he said lightly

“我跟几个人打了一架，然后嘛……我就回来了，”他轻描淡写地说。

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" How long are you suspended for?" Jo asked

“你要停学多久？”乔问。

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" Maybe two weeks," Laurie replied

“大概两周吧，”劳里回答。

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Jo gazed at him with concern knowing that he was going to college to please his grandfather, but he hadn't quite adapted to the life there

乔关切地注视着他，心里明白他去上大学是为了取悦爷爷，但他还不太适应那里的生活。

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She wanted to scold him but something stopped her

她想责备他，但又忍住了。

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Instead she said," Well, I'm glad you're here because after Amy leaves tomorrow, I'm going to be so miserable

她反而说道，“不过，我很高兴你在这儿，因为明天艾米一走，我肯定难过极了。

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You can be a good boy and get me through this."

你可以乖乖地帮我熬过去。”

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Grinning mischievously, Laurie saluted her and said," Yes, sir! I live to carry out your orders."

劳里顽皮地咧嘴一笑，向她敬了个礼，说道：“遵命，长官！我活着就是为了执行您的命令。”

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The next day bright and early, after Amy managed to fit all her suitcases, paint sets, easel, and other art supplies into Aunt March's carriage

第二天一大清早，艾米好不容易把她所有的行李箱、画具、画架和其他美术用品都塞进了马奇姑妈的马车后，

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she said her farewells to her family

她向家人道别。

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" Good-bye, everyone! I'll miss you all very much," she cried out, giving each person a hug

“再见，大家！我会非常想念你们的，”她喊道，挨个拥抱了每个人。

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" Be careful not to catch a cold," Mother said tearfully

“小心别着凉，”妈妈含着泪说。

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" Remember to write often," said her father

“记得常写信，”父亲说。

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" Find yourself a handsome Italian prince," were Jo's parting words

“给自己找个英俊的意大利王子，”这是乔临别的话。

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" Please think of us because we'll be thinking of you," pleaded Beth

“请想着我们，因为我们也会想着你的，”贝丝恳切地说。

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" Take care of yourself," cried Meg and John

“照顾好自己，”梅格和约翰喊道。

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" I may make a surprise visit on you," Laurie called out

“我说不定会突然去看你哦，”劳里大声说。

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" That would be wonderful, Laurie. I do hope you'll come

“那太好了，劳里。我真的希望你能来。

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Bye! Good-bye!" Amy shouted, as the carriage disappeared around the corner

再见！再见啦！”艾米喊道，马车在拐角处消失了。