8 A Look About Town

CHAPTER 8 A Look About Town When Heidi opened her eyes the next day, she didn't know where she was. As she looked around the room, she remembered everything that had happened during the last few days. She jumped out of bed, got dressed, and ran to the window. Heidi was eager to see the sky and country outside, but the curtains were too heavy for her to push aside. Instead, she crept underneath them to get to the window. But when she got there, she discovered that the glass was too high.

第二天海蒂睁开眼睛时，她不知道自己在哪里。 她环视着房间，想起了前几天发生的一切。 她跳下床，穿好衣服，跑到窗前。 海蒂很想看看外面的天空和乡村，但是窗帘太重了，她推不开。 相反，她从他们下面爬到了窗前。 但是当她到达那里时，她发现杯子太高了。

She could only just get her head above the sill to peer out. She couldn't see what she wanted. She ran from window to window, finding the same problem at each one. She felt like a caged bird. All of a sudden Heidi heard someone call, "Breakfast is ready!" She left the window and joined Clara at the dining-room table. Heidi ate her food in a perfect manner. Then when Ms. Rottenmeier wasn't looking, she quickly tucked her white roll into her apron pocket. When the meal was over, she ran upstairs to her room and placed it in the closet to take back to Grandmother. Heidi thought about the day when she could give Grandmother this delicious roll. For now Heidi would try to forget the thoughts about Grandmother. If she didn't, they would make her too sad. With one more look at the roll, she closed the closet door and joined Clara in the den. As soon as the children were alone, Heidi

她只能勉强把头伸到窗台上向外张望。 她看不清自己想要什么。 她从一扇窗户跑到另一扇窗户，在每一扇窗户上都发现同样的问题。 她觉得自己像一只笼中的鸟。 突然，海蒂听到有人叫，“早餐准备好了！”她离开窗户，和克拉拉一起坐在餐桌旁。 海蒂以一种完美的方式吃她的食物。 然后趁罗特麦耶不注意的时候，她迅速把白面包卷塞进围裙口袋里。 吃完饭，她跑到楼上自己的房间，把它放在壁橱里，准备带回去给奶奶。 海蒂想着有一天她可以给奶奶这个美味的面包卷。 现在海蒂会努力忘掉对奶奶的思念。 如果她不这样做，他们会让她太伤心。 她又看了一眼那卷书，关上了壁橱的门，和克拉拉一起进了书房。 当孩子们单独在一起的时候，海蒂

asked Clara about the windows. "Oh, you must open the windows to see out. But they're hard to open. Ask Sebastian to do it for you after our lessons." When their lessons ended, Clara had to rest for the afternoon. This was Ms. Rottenmeier's time for a break as well, so Heidi was free to do as she pleased. The first thing Heidi did was to seek out Sebastian and have him open a window. Heidi climbed up onto a stool. At last she was going to see what she had been longing for. But when she looked outside, she found a disappointing view. "Why, there is nothing outside except for stony streets," she said unhappily. "What would I see if I went to the other side of the house, Sebastian?" "The same thing," the man said.

克拉拉问窗户的情况。 “哦，你必须打开窗户才能看到外面。 但它们很难打开。下课后让塞巴斯蒂安帮你做。” 下课后，克拉拉不得不休息一下午。 这也是罗特麦耶老师休息的时间，所以海蒂可以自由地做她喜欢做的事。 海蒂做的第一件事就是找到塞巴斯蒂安，让他打开一扇窗户。 海蒂爬到凳子上。 她终于要看到她一直渴望的东西了。 但当她向外看时，却发现一片令人失望的景象。 “哎呀，外面除了石头街道什么也没有，”她不高兴地说。 “如果我到房子的另一边去，我会看到什么，塞巴斯蒂安？”“同样的事，”那人说。

"But where can I go to look out over the whole valley?" Heidi asked. "You would have to climb to the top of a high tower, like that one over there with the gold ball above it. From there you can see everything." Heidi climbed down from her stool and ran to the street as fast as she could. Things were not as easy as she thought they would be, though. The tower had looked so close from the window. But now she couldn't even tell which direction it was in. She walked slowly through the streets, passing people who all seemed to be in a great hurry to get somewhere. Suddenly she saw a boy standing nearby. He was carrying a hand organ on his back and had a little turtle in his hand. Heidi ran up to him and said, "Where is the tower with the gold ball?" "I will take you there for four pennies." Heidi promised she would get the money

“但是我到哪里才能看到整个山谷呢？”海蒂问我。 “你得爬到一座高塔的顶端，就像那边那个上面挂着金球的塔。 从那里你可以看到一切。” 海蒂从凳子上爬下来，尽可能快地跑到街上。 不过，事情并不像她想象的那么容易。 从窗户往外看，塔是那么近。 但现在她甚至不知道它在哪个方向。 她在街上慢慢地走着，身边的人似乎都急着要去什么地方。 突然，她看到一个男孩站在附近。 他背着一个手风琴，手里拿着一只小乌龟。 海蒂跑到他跟前说：“放金球的塔在哪里？”“只要四便士，我就带你去。” 海蒂答应她会拿到钱的

from Clara later. The young boy seemed to trust her and showed her through the town. Finally they arrived at the tower. They rang the call bell and an old man appeared at the entrance. At first he thought Heidi was too young to be bothered with, but the girl's pleading eyes convinced him to take her to the top of the tower. Heidi held the old man's hand and climbed up the many steps. When they reached the top, the old man lifted her up so that she could look out of the open window. Heidi saw beneath her a sea of roofs, towers, and chimneys. She drew back her head and said in a small voice, "It's not at all what I thought." The man set Heidi on the ground and led her back down the narrow stairway. As they turned toward the tower keeper's room, Heidi heard a loud meow. The little girl stopped and looked about the

克拉拉的信。小男孩似乎很信任她，带着她在镇上四处逛逛。 最后他们到达了塔。 他们按了门铃，一位老人出现在门口。 起初，他认为海蒂太小了，不会被打扰，但女孩恳求的眼神说服了他，带她去了塔顶。 海蒂拉着老人的手，爬上了许多台阶。 当他们到达山顶时，老人把她抱起来，让她可以从开着的窗户向外看。 海蒂看到她下面是一片屋顶、高塔和烟囱的海洋。 她缩回头，小声说：“跟我想的完全不一样。” 那人把海蒂放在地上，领着她走下狭窄的楼梯。 当他们转向塔楼看守人的房间时，海蒂听到一声响亮的喵喵声。 小女孩停下来环顾四周

small area. Seeing Heidi so interested, the old man pointed her toward a basket. "Oh, the sweet things, the darling kittens!" she kept on saying. "Would you like to have one?" asked the old man. "To keep?" "Yes, of course. More than one if you like. In fact, you can take them all if you want." Heidi smiled, thinking of the joy the kittens would bring Clara. "Can I take two today and get the rest later?" "Of course," the man laughed. "I will even bring them to you!" Heidi pointed out where she lived. Then the young girl spent a minute or more picking the two kittens that would go with her. She put them in her pockets and scampered down the rest of the steps to the boy waiting on the street.

小范围之内。看到海蒂这么感兴趣，老人指给她一个篮子。 “哦，这些可爱的东西，可爱的小猫！”她不停地说。 “你想要一个吗？”老人问。 “继续?”“是的，当然。 如果你愿意，可以不止一个。 事实上，如果你愿意，你可以把它们都拿走。” 海蒂笑了，想着小猫们会给克拉拉带来的快乐。 “我今天可以拿两个，剩下的以后再取吗？”“当然，”那人笑着说。 “我甚至会把他们带到你面前！”海蒂指出了她住的地方。 然后小女孩花了一分钟多的时间挑选两只小猫和她一起走。 她把它们放进口袋，跑下剩下的台阶，奔向在街上等着的男孩。