3 Chapter 2 Daddy's Little Girl

Chapter 2 Daddy's Little Girl Eleanor's father called her "Little Nell." Her nickname came from one of her father's favorite books by Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop. Charles Dickens was a popular English author who lived in the 1800s and wrote many famous novels, such as A Tale of Two Cities and David Copperfield. Elliott Roosevelt was a great reader and loved to tell stories. Often, he entertained Eleanor by telling stories. Eleanor later said that her father always made her feel brave. She tried to do things that she knew would please her father. She loved to make her father smile.

埃莉诺的父亲叫她“小内尔”。 她的昵称来自她父亲最喜欢的查尔斯·狄更斯的书《老古玩店》。 查尔斯·狄更斯是一位生活在19世纪的英国著名作家，他写了许多著名的小说，如《双城记》和《大卫·科波菲尔》。 艾略特·罗斯福是一个伟大的读者，喜欢讲故事。 他经常给埃莉诺讲故事来娱乐她。 埃莉诺后来说，她父亲总是让她感到勇敢。 她试着做一些她知道会让父亲高兴的事情。 她喜欢逗她父亲笑。

Eleanor's mother, however, was a colder parent. She did not hug Eleanor or play with her. She called Eleanor "Granny" because Eleanor was such a quiet, serious little girl. Eleanor said that when she heard herself called Granny, she wanted to sink through the floor.

然而，埃莉诺的母亲是一位冷酷的母亲。 她没有拥抱埃莉诺，也没有和她玩。 她叫埃莉诺“奶奶”，因为埃莉诺是一个安静、严肃的小女孩。 埃莉诺说，当她听到有人叫她奶奶时，她恨不得从地板上沉下去。

Eleanor looked so serious because she did not like to smile. She wanted to hide her buckteeth. When Eleanor was a child, dentists did not know how to straighten teeth with braces. So Eleanor rarely laughed because she thought people would think she was ugly.

埃莉诺看起来很严肃，因为她不喜欢微笑。 她想隐藏她的龅牙。 当埃莉诺还是个孩子的时候，牙医不知道如何用牙套矫正牙齿。 所以埃莉诺很少笑，因为她认为人们会认为她很丑。

Eleanor heard people talk about what a beauty her mother was. Reporters wrote about her mother in the society pages. No one told Eleanor that she was pretty. No one except her father. He reminded Eleanor that in Hans Christian Andersen's story, "The Ugly Duckling," the duckling turns into a beautiful swan. He said that would happen to Eleanor, too. Eleanor could not wait until she turned into a swan. Until then, Eleanor promised herself that she would be the best girl that she could be. And she tried.

埃莉诺听到人们谈论她的母亲是一个多么美丽的人。 记者们在社会版上报道了她的母亲。 没人说埃莉诺漂亮。 除了她父亲没有人。他提醒埃莉诺，在安徒生的故事《丑小鸭》中，丑小鸭变成了一只美丽的天鹅。 他说埃莉诺也会这样。 埃莉诺迫不及待地想变成一只天鹅。 在那之前，埃莉诺向自己保证，她会尽她所能成为最好的女孩。 她试过了。

Eleanor's mother often got headaches. Eleanor rubbed her forehead to make the headaches go away. It made Eleanor happy to be able to help her mother. Eleanor later wrote that these times together made her feel useful and wanted. Eleanor also had a baby brother. Elliott Roosevelt Jr. was born in the fall of 1889. She loved being the older sister. Her relatives told Eleanor that she was a sweet and good girl.

埃莉诺的母亲经常头痛。 埃莉诺揉了揉额头，好让头痛消失。 埃莉诺很高兴能够帮助她的母亲。 埃莉诺后来写道，这些在一起的时光让她觉得自己很有用，被需要。 埃莉诺还有一个小弟弟。 小艾略特·罗斯福出生于1889年秋天。 她喜欢当姐姐。 她的亲戚告诉埃莉诺，她是一个可爱的好女孩。

When Eleanor was almost six, she and her family sailed for Europe again. This time, Eleanor enjoyed the trip across the Atlantic. Her father promised nothing bad would happen. And it didn't!

当埃莉诺快六岁的时候，她和家人再次乘船前往欧洲。 这一次，埃莉诺很享受横渡大西洋的旅行。 她父亲保证不会发生坏事。 但它没有!