A Little Princess
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
In Part 6 of A Little Princess, Sara learns that her father has invested in his friend’s diamond mines.
在"小公主"第6部分中,萨拉得知她的父亲投资了他的朋友的钻石矿.
Anticipating great wealth for the Crewes, Miss Minchin plans an extravagant celebration for Sara’s upcoming eleventh birthday.
Minchin小姐为萨拉即将到来的11岁生日计划了一场奢侈的庆祝活动。
Part Seven: The Diamond Mines Again hen Sara entered the holly- hung schoolroom in the afternoon, she did so as the head of a sort of procession.
第七部分:钻石矿再次母鸡萨拉在下午进入了Holly挂起的教室,她是作为某种游行的头子这样做的.
Miss Minchin, in her grandest silk dress, led her by the hand.
敏钦小姐穿着她最出名的丝绸裙子,用手带领她.
A manservant followed, carrying the box containing the Last Doll, a housemaid carried a second box, and Becky brought up the rear, carrying a third and wearing a clean apron and a new cap.
一个男仆跟来,背着装有"最后的娃娃"的盒子,一个女佣背着第二个盒子,而贝琪把后方抬起来,背着第三个并穿了干净的围裙和一顶新的帽子.
Sara would have much preferred to enter in the usual way, but Miss Minchin had sent for her, and, after an interview in her private sitting room, had expressed her wishes.
萨拉本来更喜欢以平时的方式入场,但敏钦小姐已经派人去接她,在她私人会客厅接受采访后,表达了她的愿望.
“This is not an ordinary occasion,” she said.
她说,“这不是一个普通的场合”。
“I do not desire that it should be treated as one.”
“我并不想把它视为一个整体。 “
So Sara was led grandly in and felt shy when, on her entry, the big girls stared at her and touched each other’s elbows, and the little ones began to squirm joyously in their seats.
因此,Sara被大大地引入,感到害羞,当她进入时,大姑娘们盯着她并摸到对方的肘部,而小姑娘们开始在座位上欢快地打动.
“Silence, young ladies!”
安静,小姐们!
said Miss Minchin, at the murmur which arose.
Minchin小姐说,在那个喃喃自语时
“James, place the box on the table and remove the lid.
“詹姆斯,把盒子放桌上取出盖子。
Emma, put yours upon a chair.
艾玛,把你的椅子。
Becky!”
贝琪!"
she barked suddenly.
她突然叫了起来。
Becky had quite forgotten herself in her excitement, and was grinning at Lottie, who was wriggling with rapturous expectation.
贝琪在兴奋中完全忘记了自己, 并笑着对洛蒂, 她摇摇欲坠地期待。
She almost dropped her box, the disapproving voice so startled her, and her frightened, bobbing curtsy of apology was so funny that Lavinia and Jessie tittered.
她差点把盒子掉下来,不赞同的声音吓得她一跳,她害怕地发抖地道歉,这太搞笑了,拉维妮娅和杰西大笑了起来.
“It is not your place to look at the young ladies,” said Miss Minchin.
Minchin小姐说,“看看你的年轻女士们,不是你的好地方。”
“You forget yourself.
“你忘了你自己。
Put your box down.”
把盒子放下来 “
Becky obeyed with alarmed haste and hastily backed toward the door.
贝克仓促地服从了命令 匆忙地支持着门
“You may leave us,” Miss Minchin announced to the servants with a wave of her hand.
Minchin小姐向仆人们挥起手来,
Becky stepped aside respectfully to allow the superior servants to pass out first.
贝琪恭敬地退后 让上级仆人先昏倒
She could not help casting a longing glance at the box on the table.
她不禁对桌子上的盒子进行一副长相。
Something made of blue satin was peeping from between the folds of tissue paper.
由蓝色西丁制成的东西在组织纸的折叠间窥视.
“If you please, Miss Minchin,” said Sara, suddenly, “mayn’t Becky stay?”
Sara突然说, “Becky不能留下来吗? “
It was a bold thing to do.
这是一件大胆的事。
Miss Minchin was betrayed into something like a slight jump.
Minchin小姐被背叛了 像一个小跳跃。
Then she put her eyeglass up, and gazed at her show pupil disturbedly.
然后她把眼镜放起来, 看着她的学生。
“Becky!”
"卑贱!"
she exclaimed.
她叹为观止
“My dearest Sara!”
"我最亲爱的萨拉!"
Sara advanced a step toward her.
Sara向她迈了一步
“I want her because I know she will like to see the presents,” she explained.
“我要她,因为我知道她想看礼物。”
“She is a little girl, too, you know.”
“她也是一个小女孩。 “
Miss Minchin was scandalized.
明钦小姐被丑化了
She glanced from one figure to the other.
她从一个图到另一个图
“My dear Sara,” she said, “Becky is the scullery maid.
她说,“亲爱的Sara,”“Becky是淫荡的女仆。
Scullery maids—er—are not little girls.”
淫荡的女仆不是小女孩 “
It really had not occurred to her to think of them in that light.
她真的没想到会想到这些
Scullery maids were machines who carried coal scuttles and made fires.
斯库勒女仆是携带煤屑并起火的机器.
“But Becky is,” said Sara.
Sara说:“但Becky是,”
“ And I know she would enjoy herself.
“...... 我知道她会喜欢的
Please let her stay—because it is my birthday.”
请让她留下,因为今天是我生日 “
Miss Minchin replied with much dignity: “ As you ask it as a birthday favor—she may stay.
Minchin女士非常有尊严地回答说: " 正如你作为生日礼物而要求的那样,她可以留下来。
Rebecca, thank Miss Sara for her great kindness.”
丽贝卡,感谢萨拉小姐的好意 “
Becky had been backing into the corner, twisting the hem of her apron in delighted suspense.
贝琪一直后退到一角, 扭曲了她的围裙的螺旋 在愉快的悬念。
She came forward, bobbing curtsies, but between Sara’s eyes and her own there passed a gleam of friendly understanding, while her words tumbled over each other.
她挺身而出,挥舞着曲子,但在莎拉的眼中,她与自己之间却传递了友好的谅解之光,而她的话却相互倾诉。
“Oh, if you please, miss!
" 哦,如果你愿意的话,小姐!
I’m that grateful, miss!
我很感激,小姐!
I did want to see the doll, miss, that I did.
我确实想看看娃娃,小姐,我做到了。
Thank you, miss.
谢谢 小姐
And thank you, ma’am,”—turning and making an alarmed bob to Miss Minchin—“for letting me take the liberty.”
感谢您,女士, " ——转身向明钦小姐示警—— " 让我自由。 “
Miss Minchin waved her hand again—this time it was in the direction of the corner near the door.
Minchin小姐再次挥起手来,这次是朝门附近拐角的方向走去。
“Go and stand there,” she commanded.
她就说:你到那去吧!
“Not too near the young ladies.”
“不要太靠近年轻的女士们。 “
Becky went to her place, grinning.
Becky去了她家 笑了起来
She did not care where she was sent, so that she might have the luck of being inside the room, instead of being downstairs in the scullery, while these delights were going on.
她并不关心自己被送到哪里去,这样她就可以幸运地走进房间,而不是在楼下被困在地窖里,而此时这些欢乐正在发生.
She did not even mind when Miss Minchin cleared her throat ominously and spoke again.
她甚至不介意明钦小姐... ...用不祥的口吻... ...再说话
“Now, young ladies, I have a few words to say to you,” she announced.
“现在,女士们,我要对你们说几句话,”她宣布。
“She’s going to make a speech,” whispered one of the girls.
她将发表演说,
“I wish it was over.”
“我希望它已经结束。 “
Sara felt rather uncomfortable.
莎拉觉得很不舒服
As this was her party, it was probable that the speech was about her.
由于这是她的政党,演讲很可能是针对她的。
It is not agreeable to stand in a schoolroom and have a speech made about you.
站在教室里 发表一篇关于你的演讲 是不合适的
“You are aware, young ladies,” the speech began, “that dear Sara is eleven years old today.”
“女士们,你们知道,”讲话开始时说,“亲爱的萨拉今天已经11岁了。 “
“Dear Sara!”
亲爱的萨拉!
murmured Lavinia.
喃喃自语的拉维尼亚.
“Several of you here have also been eleven years old, but Sara’s birthdays are rather different from other little girls’ birthdays.
" 你们中有些人也已经11岁了,但萨拉的生日与其他小女孩的生日大相径庭.
When she is older she will be heiress to a large fortune, which it will be her duty to spend in a meritorious manner.”
当她长大后,她将成为一大笔财富的继承人,她有责任以优异的方式花费这些财富。 “
“The diamond mines,” giggled Jessie, in a whisper.
" 钻石矿 " 悄悄地笑出杰西。
Sara did not hear her; but as she stood with her green-gray eyes fixed steadily on Miss Minchin, she felt herself growing rather hot.
萨拉没有听到她的声音;但当她站在绿灰色的双眼上稳步地固定在明钦小姐上时,她觉得自己变得相当热.
When Miss Minchin talked about money, she felt somehow that she always hated her—and, of course, it was disrespectful to hate grown-up people.
Minchin小姐谈到钱时,她觉得她总是恨她,当然,恨成年人是不尊重的。
“When her dear papa, Captain Crewe, brought her from India and gave her into my care,” the speech proceeded, “he said to me, in a jesting way, ‘I am afraid she will be very rich, Miss Minchin.’
“当她亲爱的爸爸Crewe船长从印度带她来并把她交给我照顾时,”演讲接着说,“他说,我怕她会非常富有,明钦小姐。 " ; "
My reply was, ‘Her education at my seminary, Captain Crewe, shall be such as will adorn the largest fortune.’
我回答说,“克鲁船长,她在我的神学院接受教育,那将是最大的财富。 " ; "
Sara has become my most accomplished pupil.
萨拉成了我最有成就的学生
Her French and her dancing are a credit to the seminary.
她的法语和舞蹈是神学院的功劳.
Her manners—which have caused you to call her Princess Sara—are perfect.
她的礼仪——这让你叫她"萨拉公主"——是完美的。
Her amiability she exhibits by giving you this afternoon’s party.
她为您举办今天下午的派对,
I hope you appreciate her generosity.
我希望你感谢她的慷慨
I wish you to express your appreciation of it by saying aloud all together, ‘Thank you, Sara!’
我希望大家一起大声说:谢谢萨拉! " ; "
The entire schoolroom rose to its feet as it had done the morning Sara remembered so well.
整个教室都站起脚来 就像早上莎拉记得的一样
“Thank you, Sara!”
“谢谢, 萨拉!"
it said, and it must be confessed that Lottie jumped up and down.
它说,必须承认 洛蒂跳上下。
Sara looked rather shy for a moment.
莎拉看起来有点害羞
She made a curtsy—and it was a very nice one.
她做了一个曲折的 -- 这是一个非常好的。
“Thank you,” she said, “for coming to my party.”
她说,“谢谢你们来到我的党。 “
“Very pretty, indeed, Sara,” approved Miss Minchin.
“非常漂亮,的确,萨拉,” 批准Minchin小姐。
“That is what a real princess does when the populace applauds her.”
“人民鼓掌时,真正的公主就是这样做的。 “
“Lavinia”—she added scathingly —“the sound you just made was extremely like a snort.
“拉维尼亚”——她补充道——“你刚才发出的声音极像口水。
If you are jealous of your fellow pupil, I beg you will express your feelings in some more ladylike manner.
如果你嫉妒你的同学, 我恳求你以更淑女的方式表达你的感情。
Now I will leave you to enjoy yourselves.”
现在,我将离开你们自己享受。 “
The instant she had swept out of the room the spell her presence always had upon them was broken.
她一离开房间 她的出现就打破了咒语
The door had scarcely closed before every seat was empty.
在每张座位都空了之前,门都几乎关门了。
The little girls jumped or tumbled out of theirs; the older ones wasted no time in deserting theirs.
小女孩跳出或掉出自己的地盘;年纪较大的女孩没有时间逃出自己的地盘。
There was a rush toward the boxes.
冲向箱子
Sara had bent over one of them with a delighted face.
莎拉用一张愉快的相貌 弯倒了其中之一
“These are books, I know,” she said.
她说:“我知道,这些都是书籍。”
The little children broke into a rueful murmur, and Ermengarde looked aghast.
小孩子们闯进一股胡言乱语,埃尔门加德看起来很恐怖.
“Does your papa send you books for a birthday present?”
“你爸爸给你寄了生日礼物吗? “
she exclaimed.
她叹为观止
“Why, he’s as bad as mine.
“为什么,他和我一样坏。
Don’t open them, Sara.”
不要打开它们,萨拉。
“I like them,” Sara laughed, but she turned to the biggest box.
Sara笑了起来,
When she took out the Last Doll it was so magnificent that the children uttered delighted groans of joy, and actually drew back to gaze at it in breathless rapture.
当她取出"最后的娃娃"时,它是如此的壮观,以至于孩子们说出快乐的呻吟来,实际上引回了无气息的快感来凝视它.
“She is almost as big as Lottie,” someone gasped.
她几乎和洛蒂一样大,
Lottie clapped her hands and danced about, giggling.
洛蒂拍了她的手 跳舞,笑了起来。
“She’s dressed for the theater,” said Lavinia.
Lavinia说,“她为剧院穿好衣服。
“Her cloak is lined with ermine.”
“她的外衣上有铁矿。 “
“Oh,” cried Ermengarde, darting forward, “she has an opera-glass in her hand—a blue-and- gold one!”
" 哦," 向前开口的埃尔门加德喊道:"她手里拿着一副歌剧镜子——一幅蓝金相接的相!"
“Here is her trunk,” said Sara.
Sara说,“这是她的后车厢”。
“Let us open it and look at her things.”
“让我们打开它看看她的东西。 “
She sat down upon the floor and turned the key.
她坐在地上 打开了钥匙
The children crowded clamoring around her, as she lifted tray after tray and revealed their contents.
孩子们挤在她周围,因为她把托盘抬起,并揭开他们的内容。
Never had the schoolroom been in such an uproar.
学堂从没这么吵过
There were lace collars and silk stockings and handkerchiefs; there was a jewel case containing a necklace and a tiara which looked quite as if they were made of real diamonds; there was a long sealskin and muff; there were ball dresses and walking dresses and visiting dresses; there were hats and tea gowns and fans.
上面有花环、丝袜和手帕;有一个珠宝箱,里面有一条项链和一副长发花纹,看起来很像是用真钻石做的;有一副长长的海豹皮和毛发;有球衣和行走的裙子和客服;有帽子和茶袍和粉丝。
Even Lavinia and Jessie forgot that they were too elderly to care for dolls, and uttered exclamations of delight and caught up things to look at them.
连拉维尼亚和杰西都忘了,他们年事已高 无法照顾娃娃, 并发出欢快的叹息 并抓住东西 看着他们。
“Suppose,” Sara said, as she stood by the table, putting a large, black-velvet hat on the impassively smiling owner of all these splendors—“suppose she understands human talk and feels proud of being admired.”
Sara说,当她站在桌子旁时,她把一顶大而黑色的天鹅绒帽放在这些花花公子的无礼微笑的主人上——“假设她能理解人类的言论,并感到被崇拜而自豪。 “
“You are always supposing things,” said Lavinia, and her air was very superior.
Lavinia说,“你总是在假设事情,”她的空气非常优越。
“I know I am,” answered Sara, undisturbedly.
“我知道我,”Sara毫不不安地回答。
“I like it.
“我喜欢。
There is nothing so nice as supposing.
没有什么比假设好。
It’s almost like being a fairy.
这几乎就像一个仙子。
If you suppose anything hard enough it seems as if it were real.”
如果你认为什么够硬 它似乎是真的。 “
“It’s all very well to suppose things if you have everything,” said Lavinia.
拉维尼亚说, “如果你拥有一切,
“Could you suppose and pretend if you were a beggar in a garret?”
“如果你是一个乞丐,你还能想象吗? “
Sara stopped arranging the Last Doll’s ostrich plumes, and looked thoughtful.
Sara停止安排最后的"娃娃"的燕尾花,
“I believe I could,” she said.
“我相信我可以,”她说。
“If one was a beggar, one would have to suppose and pretend all the time.
“如果一个人是乞丐,那么他就必须一直假设和假装。
But it mightn’t be easy.”
但可能不容易。 “
She often thought afterward how strange it was that just as she had finished saying this—just at that very moment—Miss Amelia appeared.
她经常想 之后,这是多么奇怪 正如她已经说完这一点, 就在那一刻, 艾米莉亚小姐来了
“Sara,” she said, “your papa’s solicitor, Mr.
" Sara, " 她说, " 你爸爸的律师,先生。
Barrow, has called to see Miss Minchin, and, as she must talk to him alone and the refreshments are laid in her parlor, you had all better come and have your feast now, so that my sister can have her interview here in the schoolroom.”
巴罗,打电话来见明钦小姐 因为她必须单独和他谈谈 并且她家的餐饮都铺好了 你们最好现在就来吃晚饭 这样我妹妹就可以在教室里接受采访 “
Refreshments were not likely to be disdained at any hour, and many pairs of eyes gleamed.
刷新在任何时间都不太可能被蔑视,许多双眼闪烁.
Miss Amelia arranged the procession into decorum, and then, with Sara at her side heading it, she led it away, leaving the Last Doll sitting upon a chair with the glories of her wardrobe scattered about her; dresses and coats hung upon chair backs, piles of lace-frilled petticoats lying upon their seats.
艾米莉亚小姐把游行安排在装饰上,然后由Sara在她身旁领头,她带走,让最后的娃娃坐在椅子上,她衣橱的光彩散放她身上;衣服和外衣被吊在椅子上,被一堆花纹花纹花纹花纹花被放倒在他们的座位上.
Becky, who was not expected to partake of refreshments, had the indiscretion to linger a moment to look at these beauties.
贝琪,她不会吃点心的, 有点不自在地呆着看这些美人。
“Go back to your work, Becky,” Miss Amelia had said; but Becky had stopped to pick up reverently first a muff and then a coat, and while she stood looking at them adoringly, she heard Miss Minchin upon the threshold, and, being smitten with terror at the thought of being accused of taking liberties, she rashly darted under the table, which hid her by its tablecloth.
“回到你的工作去,贝琪,”阿梅莉亚小姐曾说;但贝琪却停下来取回了一件令人敬佩的毛发和一件外套,当她站着看他们时,她听到Minchin小姐在门槛上的声音,在害怕地被指责为夺取自由的念头下,她轻而易举地在桌子下划去,桌子将她藏在桌子上。
Miss Minchin came into the room, accompanied by a sharp-featured, dry little gentleman, who looked rather disturbed.
Minchin小姐走入房间,伴有一位锋利而干燥的小绅士,看起来相当不安.
Miss Minchin herself also looked rather disturbed, it must be admitted, and she gazed at the dry little gentleman with an irritated and puzzled expression.
Minchin小姐本人也看起来相当不安,必须承认,她用烦恼和迷惑的表情凝视着那个干燥的小绅士.
She sat down with stiff dignity, and waved him to a chair.
她很有尊严地坐下来,把他挥到椅子上。
“Pray, be seated, Mr.
“请坐,先生。
Barrow,” she said.
巴罗,”她说。
Mr.
先生,请问...
Barrow did not sit down at once.
巴罗没有马上坐下。
His attention seemed attracted by the Last Doll and the things which surrounded her.
他的注意力似乎被"最后的娃娃"和包围她的东西所吸引.
He settled his eyeglasses and looked at them in nervous disapproval.
他安顿了眼鏡并紧张地看着它们.
The Last Doll herself did not seem to mind this in the least.
"最后的娃娃"本人似乎根本不在乎这一点.
She merely sat upright and returned his gaze indifferently.
她只是坐立不动,无动于衷地看着他。
“ A hundred pounds,” Mr.
“100磅”
Barrow remarked succinctly.
巴罗简洁地说。
“ All expensive material, and made at a Parisian modiste’s.
“...... 所有昂贵的材料,
He spent money lavishly enough, that young man.”
他花的钱够多了 那个年轻人 “
Miss Minchin felt offended.
敏钦小姐觉得很生气
This seemed to be a disparagement of her best patron and was a liberty.
这似乎是对她最佳赞助人的贬低,是一种自由。
Even solicitors had no right to take liberties.
即使律师也无权自由。
“I beg your pardon, Mr.
“请原谅,
Barrow,” she said stiffly.
巴罗,”她直截了当地说。
“I do not understand.”
“我不明白。 “
“Birthday presents,” said Mr.
“Birthday presents,”先生说:
Barrow in the same critical manner, “to a child eleven years old!
以同样批评的方式,“对一名11岁的孩子!
Mad extravagance, I call it.”
疯狂的奢侈,我叫它。 “
Miss Minchin drew herself up still more rigidly.
Minchin小姐画得更僵硬
“Captain Crewe is a man of fortune,” she said.
她说,“克鲁船长是一个富有的人。”
“The diamond mines alone—” Mr.
“仅钻石矿——”
Barrow wheeled round upon her.
车轮在她身边
“Diamond mines!”
“钻石矿!”
he broke out.
他爆发了。
“There are none!
“没有!
Never were!”
从来没有!”
Miss Minchin actually got up from her chair.
敏钦小姐真的从椅子上站起来了
“What!”
什麽!
she cried.
她哭着
“What do you mean?”
“你是什么意思?” “
“ At any rate,” answered Mr.
“...... 无论如何,”
Barrow, quite snappishly, “it would have been much better if there never had been any.”
Barrow说:“如果从来没有这样的话,那会好得多。 “
“ Any diamond mines?”
“...... 有钻石矿吗? “
ejaculated Miss Minchin, catching at the back of a chair and feeling as if a splendid dream was fading away from her.
射中了敏钦小姐, 抓住了椅子的后座, 感觉好像一个美妙的梦正在从她身边消失。
“Diamond mines spell ruin oftener than they spell wealth,” said Mr.
“Diamond 地雷比它们更经常地破坏财富。”
Barrow.
巴罗
“When a man is in the hands of a very dear friend and is not a businessman himself, he had better steer clear of the dear friend’s diamond mines, or gold mines, or any other kind of mines dear friends want his money to put into.
" 当一个人在一位非常亲爱的朋友手中,而不是商人本人时,他最好避开这位朋友的钻石矿,或金矿,或任何其他种类的矿山,亲爱的朋友希望将他的钱投入其中。
The late Captain Crewe—” Here Miss Minchin stopped him with a gasp.
已故克鲁船长——” Minchin小姐用口香糖挡住他
“The late Captain Crewe!”
“已故克鲁船长!”
she cried out.
她呼喊着
“The late!
“迟到者!
Don’t tell me that Captain Crewe is—” “He’s dead, ma’am,” Mr.
别告诉我克鲁船长是... " 他死了,夫人,"
Barrow answered with jerky brusqueness.
巴罗回答时很粗糙
“Died of malaria and business troubles combined.
“疟疾与商业麻烦加在一起。
The malaria might not have killed him if he had not been driven mad by the business troubles, and the business troubles might not have put an end to him if the malaria had not assisted.
疟疾可能不会杀死他,如果他没有为商业麻烦所驱使;如果疟疾没有帮助,商业麻烦可能不会结束他。
Captain Crewe is dead!”
克鲁船长死了!”
Miss Minchin dropped into her chair again.
敏钦小姐又摔倒在椅子上了
The words he had spoken filled her with alarm.
他所说的那些话让她惊慌失措。
“What were his business troubles?”
“他的生意有什么麻烦? “
she said.
她说。
“What were they?”
“它们是什么? “
“Diamond mines,” answered Mr.
“Diamond Mines,”回答先生。
Barrow, “and dear friends—and ruin.”
巴罗,“和亲爱的朋友——和毁灭。 “
Miss Minchin lost her breath.
敏钦小姐失去了呼吸
“Ruin!”
"鲁能!"
she gasped out.
她喘气出来了。
“Lost every penny.
“损失一分钱。
That young man had too much money.
那个年轻人的钱太多了
The dear friend was mad on the subject of the diamond mine.
这位亲爱的朋友对钻石矿的事很生气
He put all his own money into it, and all Captain Crewe’s.
他把自己所有的钱都投入其中,还有克鲁上尉的所有钱.
Then the dear friend ran away—Captain Crewe was already stricken with fever when the news came.
然后这位亲爱的朋友跑掉了——当消息传来时克鲁船长已经发烧了.
The shock was too much for him.
震惊对他来说太过分了.
He died delirious, raving about his little girl—and didn’t leave a penny.”
却一分钱都没留下。 “
Now Miss Minchin understood, and never had she received such a blow in her life.
现在Minchin小姐明白了, 从来没有她得到这样的打击 在她的生活中。
Her show pupil, her show patron, swept away from the Select Seminary at one blow.
她的表演学生,她的表演赞助人, 一发一发地冲出精选神学院。
She felt as if she had been outraged and robbed, and that Captain Crewe and Sara and Mr.
她觉得自己好像被激怒并抢劫了 克鲁船长和萨拉先生
Barrow were equally to blame.
巴罗也同样是罪魁祸首。
“Do you mean to tell me,” she cried out, “that he left nothing!
她喊道:“你是否要告诉我,”他什么都没留下。
That Sara will have no fortune!
萨拉不会有财富!
That the child is a beggar!
那孩子是个乞丐!
That she is left on my hands a little pauper instead of an heiress?”
她被留给我一个小可怜人而不是继承人? “
Mr.
先生,请问...
Barrow was a shrewd businessman, and felt it as well to make his own freedom from responsibility quite clear without any delay.
巴罗是一位精明的商人,认为毫不迟延地使他自己免于责任的自由变得相当明确。
“She is certainly left a beggar,” he replied.
他回答说,“她的确是一个乞丐”。
“ And she is certainly left on your hands, ma’am— she hasn’t a relation in the world that we know of.”
“...... 她当然落在你手里了 夫人 她和我们所知的世界没有关系 “
Miss Minchin started forward.
敏钦小姐开始向前走
She looked as if she was going to open the door and rush out of the room to stop the festivities going on joyfully and rather noisily that moment.
她看起来好像要打开门 急忙走出房间 阻止庆典的进行
“It is monstrous!”
“这是可怕的!”
she said.
她说。
“She’s in my sitting room at this moment, dressed in silk gauze and lace petticoats, giving a party at my expense.”
" 她现在在我的客厅里,穿着丝纱和花花纹,花我的钱开派对。 “
“She’s giving it at your expense, madam, if she’s giving it,” said Mr.
" 夫人,如果是她给的,她要花你的钱 " 。
Barrow, calmly.
巴罗,冷静。
“Barrow & Skipworth are not responsible for anything.
“Barrow & Skipworth对任何事情都不负责。
There never was a cleaner sweep made of a man’s fortune.
从未有过用人财富做清扫。
Captain Crewe died without paying our last bill—and it was a big one.”
克鲁船长死时没付最后一笔帐单 是个大帐单 “
Miss Minchin turned back from the door in increased indignation.
Minchin小姐越发愤慨地从门上退后。
This was worse than anyone could have dreamed of its being.
这比任何人都想的更糟糕
“That is what has happened to me!”
“这就是发生在我身上的事情! “
she cried.
她哭着
“I was always so sure of his payments that I went to all sorts of ridiculous expenses for the child.
“我一直很肯定他的付款,我为孩子付出了各种可笑的费用。
I paid the bills for that ridiculous doll and her ridiculous fantastic wardrobe.
我付了那可笑的娃娃的账单 还有她那可笑的神奇衣柜
The child was to have anything she wanted.
那孩子想得到她想要的一切
She has a carriage and a pony and a maid, and I’ve paid for all of them since the last check came.”
她有马车、小马和女佣, “
Mr.
先生,请问...
Barrow did not intend to remain to listen to the story of Miss Minchin’s grievances after he had made the position of his firm clear and related the mere dry facts.
巴罗不打算继续听明钦小姐的冤情故事,因为明钦女士已经明确了自己的坚定立场,并且只是把一些干的事实联系起来。
He did not feel any particular sympathy for irate keepers of boarding schools.
他对寄宿学校的管理人员不感到任何特别的同情。
“You had better not pay for anything more, ma’am,” he remarked, “unless you want to make presents to the young lady.
" 夫人, " 他说, " 除非你想给这位女士做礼物,否则你最好不要再付了。
No one will remember you.
没人会记得你
She hasn’t a brass farthing to call her own.”
她没有青铜器去叫自己。 “
“But what am I to do?”
“但是,我该怎么办? “
she demanded.
她要求你这么做
“There isn’t anything to do,” said Mr.
“没什么可做的,
Barrow, folding up his eyeglasses and slipping them into his pocket.
巴罗,把眼镜叠起来 塞入口袋
“Captain Crewe is dead.
“克鲁上尉已经死亡。
The child is left a pauper.
这孩子是穷人。
Nobody is responsible for her but you.”
除了你 没人能对她负责 “
Miss Minchin became quite white with rage.
Minchin小姐愤怒地变白了
“I am not responsible for her, and I refuse to be made responsible!”
“我对她不负责任,我拒绝承担责任! “
Mr.
先生,请问...
Barrow turned to go.
巴罗转而走了。
“I have nothing to do with that, madam,” he said uninterestedly.
他说,“与我无关,女士,”他毫不感兴趣。
“Barrow & Skipworth are not responsible.
“Barrow & Skipporth不负责任。
Very sorry the thing has happened, of course.”
非常抱歉 事情发生了,当然。 “
“If you think she is to be foisted off on me, you are greatly mistaken,” Miss Minchin gasped.
“如果你认为她要被蒙骗,你就大错特错了。” Minchin小姐喘了气。
“I have been robbed and cheated; I will turn her into the street!”
“我被抢劫和作弊;我要把她变成街头!”
If she had not been so furious, she would have been too discreet to say quite so much.
如果她没有这么生气, 她会太谨慎 说这么多。
She saw herself burdened with an extravagantly brought- up child whom she had always resented, and she lost all self-control.
她看到自己背负着一个奢侈地长大的孩子 她一直怨恨她 她失去了所有的自我控制
Mr.
先生,请问...
Barrow undisturbedly moved toward the door.
巴罗毫不不安地向门移动。
“I wouldn’t do that, madam,” he commented; “it wouldn’t look well.
“我不会这么做,
Unpleasant story to get about in connection with the establishment.
与机构有关的不愉快的故事
Pupil bundled out penniless and without friends.”
学生们把没钱又没朋友的东西捆起来 “
He was a clever businessman, and he knew that Miss Minchin was a businesswoman; she would be shrewd enough to see the truth.
他是一个聪明的商人,他知道明钦小姐是一位女商人;她会非常狡猾地看到真相.
She could not afford to do a thing which would make people speak of her as cruel and hard-hearted.
她无法做一件让人认为她残忍而勤奋的事。
“Better keep her and make use of her,” he added.
他补充说,“最好留住她并利用她。”
“She’s a clever child, I believe.
她是个聪明的孩子,
You can get a good deal out of her as she grows older.”
她长大了,你就能从她身上得到好处 “
“I will get a good deal out of her before she grows older!”
“在她变老之前,我会从她那里得到一笔好处!”
exclaimed Miss Minchin.
赞美明钦小姐
“I am sure you will, ma’am,” said Mr.
“夫人,我相信您会的。”
Barrow, with a little sinister smile.
巴罗, 带着一点邪恶的微笑。
“I am sure you will.
“我相信你们会的。
Good morning!”
早!"
Glossary aghast (adj.)
词汇差 (adj.)
filled with shock, horror, or disgust (p.
充满了惊吓、恐怖或厌恶(p.
9) delirious (adj.)
9) 精神失常(adj.
having confused thoughts and speech, often as a result of a high fever (p.
往往由于高发烧(p.
16) discreet (adj.)
16) 谨慎(adj.)
showing careful judgment in speech or behavior (p.
在言论或行为上表现出谨慎的判断力(p.
19) disparagement (n.)
19) 贬损 (n.
(adj.)
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