【名著精读】:《小妇人》第五章:和睦邻居 第2节

来源:仪征中学 时间:2022-02-22
 

Yetitseemedalonely,lifelesssortofhouse,fornochildrenfrolickedonthelawn,nomotherlyfaceeversmiledatthewindows,andfewpeoplewentinandout,excepttheoldgentlemanandhisgrandson.

然而这栋房子似乎孤单寂寞、缺乏生气,草皮上没有孩子在玩耍,窗边见不到母亲的笑脸,门庭冷落,进进出出,只能见到老绅士和他的孙子。

ToJo'slivelyfancy,thisfinehouseseemedakindofenchantedpalace,fullofsplendorsanddelightswhichnooneenjoyed.Shehadlongwantedtobeholdthesehiddenglories,andtoknowtheLaurenceboy,wholookedasifhewouldliketobeknown,ifheonlyknewhowtobegin.Sincetheparty,shehadbeenmoreeagerthanever,andhadplannedmanywaysofmakingfriendswithhim,buthehadnotbeenseenlately,andJobegantothinkhehadgoneaway,whensheonedayspiedabrownfaceatanupperwindow,lookingwistfullydownintotheirgarden,whereBethandAmyweresnow-ballingoneanother.

在富有想像力的乔眼里,这栋富丽的楼房就像是一座幻想中的宫殿,流光溢彩,富丽堂皇,但却无人欣赏。她早就想看看里头究竟藏着什么宝物,并结识那位"劳伦斯家的男孩"。他看来也有意想交个朋友,只是不知从何做起。自从那次晚会之后,她这种愿望尤其强烈,心里盘算了许多与他交朋友的方法;但最近他却很少露面,乔正以为他出了远门,一天却突然发现楼上一扇窗边露出一个脸孔,若有所思地往下望着她们的花园,花园里贝思和艾美正在一起玩雪球。

"Thatboyissufferingforsocietyandfun,"shesaidtoherself. "Hisgrandpadoesnotknowwhat'sgoodforhim,andkeepshimshutupallalone.Heneedsapartyofjollyboystoplaywith,orsomebodyyoungandlively.I'veagreatmindtogooverandtelltheoldgentlemanso!"
  
“这个小伙子没有朋友,没有欢乐,”她心里说,”他爷爷不知道他需要什么,总是把他孤零零地关在屋里。其实他很需要一班快乐的小伙子来陪他玩,需要活泼有朝气的年青人作伴。我真想走过去把这些话告诉那位老绅士!”

 
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