045 友情化为爱情

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Laurie and Amy spent every day together, both of them enjoying the companionship of an old friend and familiar conversation

劳里和埃米每天相伴，两人都享受着与老友重逢般的陪伴和熟悉的交谈。

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However, Amy sensed that Laurie was holding something back, and she had a good idea it had to do with Jo

但埃米感觉到劳里心里有事瞒着，她很清楚那多半与乔有关。

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One afternoon, while the two friends were relaxing — Amy sketching a paradise-like scene of fruit trees and birds

一天下午，两人正在休息——埃米在素描一幅满是果树和鸟儿的乐园景象，

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while Laurie flipped through a book — she decided to ask Laurie about it

劳里则在随手翻书——她决定问问清楚。

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" Laurie?" Amy called in her most ladylike voice

“劳里？”埃米用她最端庄的语调唤了一声。

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" Did something happen between you and Jo?"

“你和乔是不是发生了什么？”

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Shutting his book, Laurie said," What makes you ask?"

劳里合上书，问：“怎么突然这么问？”

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Carefully choosing her words, Amy replied," You used to be best friends

埃米斟酌着措辞答道：“你们以前是最好的朋友，

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but I've noticed that whenever I mention her name or talk about something to do with Jo

可我注意到，每次提起她的名字，或者聊到与乔有关的事，

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you either change the subject or avoid the topic altogether."

你不是岔开话题就是干脆回避。”

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Laurie looked out at the scenery Amy was sketching and said nothing at first

劳里望着埃米正在素描的风景，起初一言不发。

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Then, he said quietly," She broke my heart, Amy."

然后，他轻声说：“她伤了我的心，埃米。”

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Setting aside her sketchbook, Amy walked over and sat next to him

埃米放下素描本，走过去坐在他身旁。

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" Sometimes talking about it can help," she said kindly

“有时候说出来会好受些，”她和蔼地说。

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So Laurie began to tell her everything that happened, and Amy listened sympathetically

于是劳里开始向她讲述发生的一切，埃米同情地听着。

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Back home, Jo knew from Amy's letter that she had run into Laurie in Italy

在家里，乔从埃米的信中得知她在意大利偶遇了劳里。

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But Jo did not have a clue the two of them were talking about her at that moment

但乔丝毫不知道此刻他们俩正在谈论她。

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Her thoughts were otherwise occupied as she worked frantically, her fingers numb and stiff

她的心思全在别处，正发狂般地赶工，手指变得麻木僵硬，

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putting the finishing touches on the last paragraph of her story

正给自己的故事最后一段收尾。

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Satisfied with the ending, Jo threw on her coat and headed toward the office of the Volcano magazine

对结局感到满意后，乔披上外套，前往《火山》杂志的办公室。

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The Volcano printed trashy stories, but Jo knew that's what sold and she needed the money

火山杂志社刊登的是些低俗故事，但乔知道那种故事才好卖，而且她需要钱。

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Upon returning from the Volcano, Jo put her recent earnings into the box she had been saving her money in

从火山杂志社回来，乔把刚赚的钱放进她存钱的盒子里。

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It was almost full. She emptied the box and began counting

盒子快满了。她把钱倒出来开始数。

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" Three hundred and fifty-two dollars and twenty cents," she calculated

她算了算：“三百五十二美元二十美分。”

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" That should be enough for our trip."

“应该够我们旅行用了。”

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Suddenly feeling as though a large weight was lifted off her shoulders, Jo threw her coat back on

突然感觉肩上的重担卸下了，乔又穿上外套。

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This time, she headed toward the coach office in town

这次，她朝镇上的马车行走去。

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After his intimate conversation with Amy, Laurie also felt as though a burden was lifted from his heart

与艾米推心置腹地交谈后，劳里也觉得心中的负担放下了。

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He still thought of Jo, but not as often, and he noticed that he had begun to enjoy life again

他仍然会想起乔，但不再那么频繁，而且他发现自己又开始享受生活了。

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Laurie had already been in Europe for over two months but only then did he feel as though his vacation was beginning

劳里到欧洲已经两个多月了，但直到这时他才觉得假期真正开始了。

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Amy was touched that Laurie had opened up and shared his heartbreaking experience with her

艾米很感动，劳里对她敞开心扉，分享了他那令人心碎的经历。

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She knew, everyone did, that Laurie had had a crush on Jo for many years

她知道，其实大家都知道，劳里暗恋乔已经很多年了。

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She also knew that it was one-sided, and Jo never looked at Laurie as anything more than her best friend and a brother figure

她也知道，这是单相思，乔只把劳里当作最好的朋友和兄长一样看待，再无其他。

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" Miss Amy? Mr. Laurence is here," the servant announced through Amy's door

“艾米小姐？劳伦斯先生到了。”仆人隔着门通报。

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" Thank you. Tell Mr. Laurence I'll be right down," Amy called back, grinning at the thought of someone calling Laurie " Mr. Laurence."

“谢谢。告诉劳伦斯先生，我马上下来。”艾米应道，想到有人叫劳里“劳伦斯先生”，她就忍不住咧嘴笑了。

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Tonight Laurie was taking Amy to the opera, so she had made an extra effort to look her best

今晚劳里要带艾米去看歌剧，所以她格外用心打扮了一番，想展现出自己最美的一面。

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Laurie seemed to notice how beautiful Amy looked, because upon seeing her walking down the stairs, he remarked

劳里似乎注意到了艾米有多美，看见她从楼梯上走下来，他便说道，

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" I'm going to need a stick to keep all the young men away from you."

“我得拿根棍子，把所有年轻小伙子从你身边赶走才行。”

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Suddenly feeling shy, Amy blushed as she took his outstretched hand

艾米突然害羞起来，接过他伸出的手时，脸一下子红了。

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Beth and Jo were not looking as lovely as Amy, but they were having a fantastic time

贝丝和乔虽然不像艾米那样光彩照人，但她们也玩得开心极了。

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as they poked their heads out of the coach to catch sight of endless rows of cornfields in Kansas

她们从马车里探出头，想看一眼堪萨斯那一望无际的玉米地。

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Their journey to California had begun three days ago, and it would take another week to arrive at their destination

她们的加利福尼亚之旅三天前就开始了，还要再过一个星期才能到达目的地。

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The girls, however, were enjoying every moment as they saw new scenery, met interesting people, and heard a variety of English accents along the way

不过，女孩们很享受每一刻，她们一路看到新风景，遇到有趣的人，还听到了各种各样的英语口音。

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" It's a shame neither of us can draw like Amy," Jo kept saying

“真可惜我们俩都不能像艾米那样画画，”乔不停地说，

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because she wanted somehow to preserve the memorable sights to remind herself of this trip in the future

因为她想用某种方式把这些难忘的景象保存下来，好在将来能提醒自己这趟旅行。

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However, Beth's reply made it clear why she was taking this trip

然而，贝丝的回答清楚地说出了她为何要进行这趟旅行。

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" If we spent our time concentrating on one sight, we might miss out on the others

“如果我们花时间只专注一处景色，就可能错过其他的。

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I'd rather see everything once than see the same scene over and over again

我宁愿什么都只看一次，而不是反反复复看同样的风景。

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Besides, the picture we take with our heart is always so much more precious than the ones we capture with a brush, don't you think?"

再说了，我们用心拍下的照片，总比用画笔画下来的要珍贵得多，你不觉得吗？”

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Closing their eyes as the wind blew against their faces, Jo and Beth breathed the Midwestern air in deeply

闭上眼睛，任由风吹拂着脸庞，乔和贝丝深深地呼吸着中西部原野的空气。

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Back home, Meg and Mother sat having tea and knitting clothes for the baby

家里，梅格和妈妈坐着喝茶，一边为宝宝织着衣服。

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Meg's stomach was big, bigger than Mother's had been during each of her pregnancies

梅格的肚子很大，比妈妈每次怀孕时都大。

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" Meg, I don't mean to alarm you, but has Dr. Bangs mentioned anything about your baby?" Mother said

“梅格，我不是想吓你，但邦斯医生有没有提过宝宝的事？”妈妈说。

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" Why? Do you think there is something wrong?" Meg asked worriedly

“怎么了？你觉得有什么不对劲吗？”梅格担心地问。

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" Dr. Bangs is much more knowledgeable in these matters, but I wouldn't be surprised if you were carrying more than one," Mother said with a smile

“邦斯医生在这方面懂得多得多，不过如果你怀了不止一个，我也不会惊讶。”妈妈笑着说。

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Meg dropped her knitting and stared openmouthed

梅格放下了手中的毛线活，张着嘴愣愣地看着。

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" You mean twins? I might be carrying twins?"

“你是说双胞胎？我可能怀了双胞胎？”

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Shrugging her shoulders, Mother replied," It's not so unusual, Meg, and you seem quite large to be having just one baby."

妈妈耸耸肩回答：“这没什么好奇怪的，梅格，而且你的肚子这么大，看上去不像只怀了一个宝宝。”

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Rubbing her big belly, Meg repeated disbelievingly," There might be two babies inside?"

梅格揉着大肚子，难以置信地重复道：“里面可能有两个宝宝？”

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Not realizing that she might become an aunt to two babies at once

还没意识到自己可能一下子就要当两个宝宝的姨妈呢，

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Amy, after enjoying several evenings of dancing and partying, was becoming increasingly irritated at Laurie's playboy approach to life

在享受了几个晚上的舞会和派对之后，艾米对劳里那套浪荡的生活方式越发感到恼火。

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They sat in the sitting room of the villa Aunt March had rented having a serious chat

他们坐在马奇姑妈租下的别墅客厅里，进行了一次严肃的谈话。

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" When are you returning home?" she asked

“你什么时候回家？”她问道。

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" I haven't really thought about it," he answered, shrugging

“我还没认真想过，”他耸耸肩答道。

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" What about graduation? What about finding a job?" she continued

“那毕业呢？找工作呢？”她继续追问。

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" I don't have to work, really. Grandfather can provide me with all that I need," Laurie replied as if he didn't care

“其实我不必工作。祖父能提供我需要的一切。”劳里一副满不在乎的样子回答道。

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Amy, who was also knitting ( all the March girls enjoyed it as a hobby ), began clicking her needles faster and kept her mouth shut

艾米也在织毛线（马奇家的女孩们都把这当爱好），她手里的织针越敲越快，但紧闭着嘴没说话。

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" Are you upset about something?" Laurie asked, noticing Amy's coldness

“你在为什么事生气吗？”劳里察觉到艾米的冷淡，便问道。

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" Yes," she replied curtly." You are the laziest boy I've ever met."

“没错，”她唐突地回答。“你是我见过最懒的男孩。”

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Startled, Laurie asked her why she thought that

劳里吃了一惊，问她为什么这么想。

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Putting her knitting down, Amy said," Just because you're rich doesn't mean you should waste your life away

艾米放下手里的毛线活，说：“仅仅因为你富有，不意味着你就可以虚度光阴。

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There is so much more for someone clever like you to do in this world

这世上还有很多事，等像你这样聪明的人去做呢。

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Money isn't everything, Theodore Laurence!"

钱不是一切，西奥多·劳伦斯！”

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With those words, Laurie, but more so Amy, was shocked to discover how much she had changed in the last year

听了这话，劳里，但更震惊的是艾米自己，发现她过去一年改变了这么多。

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" Why, Amy March, I never thought I'd hear you say that," Laurie said nastily

“嚯，艾米·马奇，真没想到会从你嘴里听到这种话。”劳里不客气地说。

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" Well, that's how I feel, and shame on you for exploiting and wasting your grandfather's money this way," Amy snapped at him

“哼，我就是这么觉得的。你这样挥霍浪费你祖父的钱，我真为你感到羞耻。”艾米厉声对他说。

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Standing up, Laurie said," I can and will do as I choose."

劳里站起身，说：“我能，也打算按自己的心意行事。”

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" Then do it," Amy said in a shaky voice

“那你就去做吧。”艾米说着，声音有些颤抖。

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" But don't do it around me, because I won't stand for it."

“但别在我眼前做，因为我受不了。”

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Grabbing his coat and hat, Laurie said coolly," Take care, Amy. It was lovely to spend time with you, but I'm afraid the fun is over."

劳里抓起他的外套和帽子，冷冷地说：“保重，艾米。跟你在一起的时光很愉快，但恐怕这乐趣到此为止了。”

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And he walked out the door

说完他就走出了门。