5 Chapter 4 Years at Allenswood

Chapter 4 Years at Allenswood It was 1899. Eleanor sailed to England with one of her favorite aunts, Aunt Tissie. Eleanor said her aunt "was always kindness itself to me." Her beautiful aunt loved adventure and life, and she wanted Eleanor to have a wonderful time in England. The Allenswood School was only a short train ride from central London. It was a very small school for the daughters of rich European aristocrats. Eleanor wondered if she would fit in. After all, she was American. She was tall and plain. And she worried her dresses would be out of style. But she was well-read, spoke several languages, and was smart. She hoped that she would make a few friends.

第四章在艾伦伍德的岁月那是1899年。 埃莉诺和她最喜欢的姨妈之一蒂西姨妈乘船去了英国。 埃莉诺说她姨妈“对我总是很好”。 她美丽的姑妈热爱冒险和生活，她希望埃莉诺在英国过得愉快。 艾伦伍德学校离伦敦市中心只有很短的火车车程。 这是一所很小的学校，招收欧洲富有贵族的女儿。 埃莉诺不知道自己是否能适应。 毕竟，她是美国人。 她身材高大，相貌平平。她担心她的裙子会过时。 但她博览群书，会说好几种语言，而且很聪明。 她希望能交几个朋友。

Madame Marie Souvestre was director of the school. She was short and stout with a cap of wavy, snow-white hair. Her eyes sparkled with intelligence, and she was a forceful speaker. Eleanor impressed her immediately. Within her first week at school, Eleanor had made a name for herself by speaking out and having strong opinions. Eleanor was no longer shy. She became one of Madame Souvestre's top students. Eleanor was thrilled and continually pushed herself to live up to Madame Souvestre's high standards.

玛丽·苏韦斯特夫人是学校的校长。 她又矮又胖，顶着一顶雪白的鬈发。 她的眼睛闪烁着智慧的光芒，她是一个强有力的演说家。 埃莉诺立刻给她留下了深刻的印象。 在学校的第一个星期，埃莉诺就因大胆发表自己的观点而名声大噪。 埃莉诺不再害羞了。 她成了苏韦斯特夫人最优秀的学生之一。 埃莉诺非常激动，不断地要求自己达到苏韦斯特夫人的高标准。

The other girls at Allenswood respected this new American girl. At meals, Eleanor sat at Madame Souvestre's table. She spoke fluent French, and loved to give her opinion on anything and everything. She was a quick thinker and debated issues well. At Allenswood, Eleanor changed. The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.

艾伦伍德的其他女孩子都很尊敬这位新来的美国姑娘。 吃饭时，埃莉诺坐在苏韦斯特夫人的桌旁。 她说一口流利的法语，喜欢对任何事情发表意见。 她思维敏捷，辩论能力强。 在艾伦伍德，埃莉诺变了。 毛毛虫变成了蝴蝶。

Eleanor was confident. She no longer walked with stooped shoulders, trying to hide the fact that she was almost six feet tall. Now, she stood tall and straight. She walked at a fast pace, eager to get to class and to be noticed. Madame Souvestre invited Eleanor to join a group of students who discussed different subjects after dinner. In Madame Souvestre's library, Eleanor often led the discussions. And the other girls listened carefully to what she had to say. Eleanor was a leader. Before coming to Allenswood, Eleanor had always had a cold or a cough. Like her mother, she also had headaches. But in England, they disappeared. Eleanor took long walks in all kinds of weather. She played sports. She felt healthy and strong. And, more

埃莉诺很自信。她不再弯着肩走路，也不再试图掩盖自己身高近六英尺的事实。 现在，她站得又高又直。 她走得很快，急于去上课，想引起别人的注意。 苏韦斯特夫人邀请埃莉诺参加一个学生小组，在晚饭后讨论不同的话题。 在苏韦斯特夫人的书房里，埃莉诺常常带头讨论。 其他女孩仔细地听着她要说的话。 埃莉诺是个领袖。在来艾伦伍德之前，埃莉诺总是感冒或咳嗽。 和她母亲一样，她也有头痛。 但在英国，它们消失了。 埃莉诺在各种天气下都会走很长的路。 她做运动。她觉得自己很健康很强壮。 ,更

importantly, she was free to say how she felt and what she thought. Madame Souvestre asked Eleanor to come along on trips with her. She put Eleanor in charge of packing and organizing the trips. Eleanor loved it. She learned she was good at reading schedules, planning trips, and packing. In Florence, Italy, the sixteen-year-old Eleanor explored the city alone with her guidebook. Eleanor loved the freedom. She learned to trust her own judgment.

重要的是，她可以自由地说出自己的感受和想法。 苏韦斯特夫人要埃莉诺和她一起去旅行。 她让埃莉诺负责打包和组织旅行。 埃莉诺很喜欢。她知道自己很擅长看时间表、计划旅行和打包行李。 在意大利的佛罗伦萨，16岁的埃莉诺带着她的旅游指南独自探索这座城市。 埃莉诺喜欢这种自由。 她学会了相信自己的判断。

On one trip, friends of her grandmother saw Eleanor out alone. They were horrified. Back then, young girls did not travel or go about strange cities by themselves. Eleanor's grandmother demanded that she come home. So, sadly, Eleanor left Allenswood after her second year. Back in New York, Eleanor was miserable. But she decided to do something about it. She begged her grandmother to let her return to Allenswood. Finally, her grandmother agreed.

在一次旅行中，她祖母的朋友看到埃莉诺独自外出。 他们吓坏了。那时，年轻的女孩不会独自去陌生的城市旅行。 埃莉诺的祖母要求她回家。 所以，很遗憾，埃莉诺在二年级后离开了艾伦伍德。 回到纽约，埃莉诺很痛苦。 但她决定做点什么。 她恳求祖母让她回到艾伦伍德。 最后，她的祖母同意了。