001 达林一家

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This is the story of the Darling family

这是达林一家的故事。

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It is also the story of Peter Pan, a boy who may or may not exist — depending on how old you are

这也是关于彼得·潘的故事，一个或许存在、或许不存在的男孩——这取决于你多大年纪。

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The Darlings lived at Number 14, a house in London, England, near Kensington Gardens

达林一家住在英国伦敦肯辛顿花园附近的一栋房子里，门牌号是十四号。

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At first, the family was just Mr. George Darling and his wife, Mrs. Darling

起初，这个家只有乔治·达林先生和他的妻子达林太太。

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But then their children were born

但后来，他们的孩子出生了。

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Wendy came first, then John, and then Michael

先有了温蒂，接着是约翰，然后是迈克尔。

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Later, Nana came to live with them

再后来，娜娜也来和他们一起住了。

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She was the children's nanny and made sure they were all well-cared for

她是孩子们的保姆，负责确保他们都被照顾得很好。

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Nana was a large, no-nonsense Newfoundland dog, who slept on the nursery floor

娜娜是一只体型巨大、认真严肃的纽芬兰犬，就睡在儿童房的地板上。

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Mr. Darling was a good father and an excellent provider

达林先生是一位好父亲，也很会养家糊口。

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During the day, he worked in the city as a banker, encouraging people to spend money wisely

白天，他在城里做银行家，劝导人们要明智地花钱。

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He liked to work with numbers at home too

他在家也喜欢跟数字打交道。

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Mr. Darling counted how much money the children cost him

达林先生计算着孩子们花了他多少钱。

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How much would he have to spend on their milk and cookies?

他得在他们的牛奶和饼干上花多少钱？

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How much money would he spend on their shirts and coats?

他会在他们的衬衫和外套上花多少钱？

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When the children caught the German measles or the mumps, he worried about the cost of medicine

当孩子们染上风疹或腮腺炎时，他又担心起药费。

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But he and Mrs. Darling agreed that the children were worth every penny spent

但他和达林太太一致认为，花在孩子们身上的每一分钱都值得。

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Mrs. Darling was more concerned about her children's minds than about money

达林太太更关心孩子们的心灵，而不是金钱。

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She was a lovely lady with a sweet mouth and a romantic sense of the world

她是一位可爱的女士，嘴巴甜美，对世界充满浪漫的感知。

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Her mind was like a puzzle with many boxes, each one inside the other

她的心思就像一个层层嵌套、有着许多盒子的谜题。

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Mrs. Darling thought about deep things

达林太太会思考一些深刻的事情。

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She worried about how her children were growing up

她担心孩子们是如何长大的。

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She knew from her own experience that when a child reaches the age of two, childhood is beginning to end

她从自己的经验知道，孩子一到两岁，童年就开始结束了。

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As a young girl, Mrs. Darling had many suitors

达林太太年轻时有很多追求者。

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All of them wanted to marry her

他们全都想娶她。

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But George Darling, who was a young man at the time, asked her first

但当时还是个小伙子的乔治·达林，最先向她求了婚。

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He was very smart

他非常聪明。

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One day, while the other boys were walking to her house to propose, Mr. Darling took a taxi

有一天，当其他男孩正步行去她家求婚时，达林先生坐了出租车。

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He got there ahead of the others and won her love

他比别人先到，从而赢得了她的爱。

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She happily gave him all her kisses, except for one

她愉快地把所有的吻都给了他，只留下一个。

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This kiss was her little secret

这个吻是她的小秘密。

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She saved it in the right corner of her sweet mouth for a special occasion

她把它保存在她甜甜的嘴角右边，留待一个特别的时刻。

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When Mrs. Darling was busy, Nana took care of the children

达林太太忙碌时，就由娜娜照顾孩子们。

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Nana was a treasure

娜娜是个宝。

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Every morning, she walked the children in single file to Miss Fulsom's kindergarten school

每天早上，她让孩子们排成一列，走到富尔森小姐的幼儿园。

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When they were well-behaved, Nana walked quietly by their side

他们表现好时，娜娜就安静地走在他们旁边。

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When they were naughty, she barked and pushed them back into line with her huge head

他们调皮时，她就汪汪叫，用她的大脑袋把他们推回队伍里。

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She always carried an umbrella in her mouth, just in case of rain

她嘴里总衔着一把伞，以防下雨。

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Mr. Darling hired Nana as a nanny because she was much cheaper than a person

达林先生雇娜娜当保姆，因为她比雇一个人便宜多了。

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Even though the neighbors might gossip about a dog working as a nanny, the idea made perfect sense to Mr. Darling

尽管邻居们可能会对一只狗当保姆说三道四，但这个主意在达林先生看来完全行得通。

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Before Nana picked up the children from school, she waited in the basement with the other nannies

娜娜去学校接孩子们之前，会和其他保姆一起在地下室等着。

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They complained about having a dog among them, and the neighbors did talk, but the Darlings didn't care

她们抱怨有只狗和她们在一起，邻居们也确实议论纷纷，可达林一家并不在乎。

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Before bedtime, there was always much merriment at Number 14

睡觉前，14号总是充满欢声笑语。

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The children were allowed to sing and dance before going to bed

孩子们可以在上床前唱歌跳舞。

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Oh, the dances were such fun! Nana barked in time with the music

哦，那些舞蹈多有趣啊！娜娜合着音乐的节拍汪汪叫。

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The other servant, Liza, danced too

另一个仆人莉莎也跳舞。

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Mr. Darling watched alone and apart on the sidelines

达林先生则独自一人，在一旁冷眼旁观。

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But Mrs. Darling joined the children and spun around wildly

可达林太太却和孩子们一起，疯狂地旋转。

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And sometimes she even planted her secret kiss on the cheek of one of the children

有时，她甚至会把她的秘密之吻印在某个孩子的脸颊上。

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Yes, the Darling family lived very happily together — until the coming of Peter Pan

是的，达林一家过得非常幸福——直到彼得·潘的到来。