1 Up the Mountain

CHAPTER 1 Up the Mountain "Heidi, keep up!" The words stung the ears of the overdressed five-year-old. She nodded to her aunt and hurried her step. The three dresses she had on—one on top of the other—and the thick wool shawl wound about her made her step slow on such a hot June day. "Are you tired?" Aunt Dete asked. "No," answered the child. "I am hot." "We shall soon get to the top. You must walk bravely on a little longer and take good

第一章上山“海蒂，跟上！”这些话刺痛了这个穿着过分讲究的五岁孩子的耳朵。 她向姨妈点了点头，赶紧走了。 她穿了三件衣服，一件一件地叠着，身上裹着厚厚的羊毛披肩，这使她在这样炎热的六月里走得很慢。 “你累了吗？”德特姑妈问。 “不，”孩子回答。“我很热。” “我们很快就会到达山顶。 你必须勇敢地再走一会儿，好好休息

long steps. We will be there in another hour," the woman said in a cheerful voice. It seemed like hours since they had left Dorfli and begun their way up the footpath. But in truth, it had only been one hour. Just enough time had passed to take them to a small village built into the side of the mountain. People usually stopped here to rest and visit with friends on their way to the top. But today the young woman and the child did not stop to rest. The trip they were on was too important to interrupt with friendly visits. "If you're going farther up the mountain, I will walk with you, Dete!" a woman called out. Dete waved and nodded to the woman. She slowed her steps a little so the older lady could join her. "I suppose this is the child your sister left?" the woman asked when she saw Heidi.

长时间的步骤。我们再过一个小时就到，”女人高兴地说。 他们离开多夫里，沿着小路往前走，似乎已经好几个小时了。 但事实上，这才过了一个小时。 时间刚过，他们就到了一个建在山边的小村庄。 人们在去山顶的路上通常会在这里休息和拜访朋友。 但是今天，年轻的女人和孩子并没有停下来休息。 他们正在进行的旅行太重要了，不能用友好的访问来打断。 “如果你再往山上走，我陪你走，德特！”一个女人喊道。 德特向女人挥了挥手，点了点头。 她放慢了脚步，好让那位老妇人加入她的行列。 “我想这就是你姐姐留下的孩子吧？”那个女人看到海蒂时问道。

"Yes," answered Dete. "I am taking her to live with her grandfather." "You're going to leave that child with him? You must be crazy! How can you do such a thing? The old man won't take her in, anyway. He will throw both of you out the minute you arrive!" "He can't very well do that," Dete answered. "He is her grandfather. I have taken care of her since her mother died when the poor babe was only one. But now I have some great chances coming my way. I am finally going to have a nice place to live and work. It's about time that her grandfather does his duty." "So you are just going to leave the child with the old man and move away?" the old woman asked in surprise. "It's hard for me to believe that you could do such a thing." "What do you mean?" asked Dete. "I have done my duty with Heidi! What do you

“是的，”德特回答。“我要带她去和她爷爷住在一起。” “你要把那孩子留给他？” 你一定是疯了！你怎么能做这种事？ 反正那老头也不会收留她。 你们一到，他就会把你们两个扔出去！”“他不太可能那样做，”德特回答。 “他是她的祖父。自从她母亲去世后，我就一直照顾她，那时她才一岁。 但现在我有一些很好的机会。 我终于有一个好地方生活和工作了。 现在是她祖父履行职责的时候了。” “所以你打算把孩子留给老人，自己搬走？”老妇人惊讶地问道。 “我很难相信你会做出这样的事。” “你这是什么意思？” “我对海蒂已经尽了我的责任！”你怎么做？

think I should do with her? I can't take her with me!" The old woman never gave her an answer. The house she was stopping to visit appeared before them. Dete remembered this hut. A younger woman lived there with her mother and her son, Peter. Almost everyone knew the eleven-year-old boy. Each morning he would go down to the valley to fetch the goats. Then he would drive them up the mountain and take care of them until it was time to go home for the night. "Good luck to you!" the old woman called as she went inside to see Grandmother. Dete waved her hand and watched as the lady walked toward the small brown hut. She didn't want to admit that her friend could be right. She took a minute to straighten her hat and then turned around to look for Heidi. She needed to get on with her trip.

你觉得我该怎么对待她？ 我不能带她一起去！”老妇人没有给她答复。 她停下来要参观的那所房子出现在他们面前。 德蒂想起了这间小屋。一个年轻的女人和她的母亲以及她的儿子彼得住在那里。 几乎每个人都认识这个11岁的男孩。 每天早晨，他都会到山谷里去把山羊捉回来。 然后他会开车送他们上山，照顾他们，直到该回家睡觉的时候。 “祝你好运！”老妇人一边喊一边进去看外婆。 德特挥挥手，看着那位女士走向那座棕色的小茅屋。 她不想承认她的朋友可能是对的。 她花了一分钟整理了一下帽子，然后转过身去找海蒂。 她需要继续她的旅行。