16 An Unfortunate Lily Maid

CHAPTER 16 An Unfortunate Lily Maid Of course, Anne, you must be Elaine," Diana said. "Yes," said Jane. "I could never keep still." Ruby only shook her head to say she could never imagine floating down the river in a boat all by herself. "I think it's silly to have a redheaded

“当然，安妮，你一定是伊莱恩，”黛安娜说。 “是的，”简说。“我永远不能保持安静。” 林心如只是摇了摇头，说她永远无法想象自己一个人坐船顺流而下。 “我认为有一个红头发的人是愚蠢的

Elaine," Anne said. "Elaine should have long blond hair. But if I'm the only one willing, it'll have to do." "Oh, it's turning a lovely auburn," said Diana, about Anne's hair. She admired the short, curly locks with the black hair ribbon. It had been more than a year since Anne's green-hair days. "You are very kind, Diana. I couldn't ask for a better friend." It was Anne's idea to act out a poem they had read in class. It was about Elaine, the lily maid, who lived in the time of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. Anne loved stories about King Arthur and his brave knights. They were such romantic and exciting stories. Anne longed to go back to the times of Camelot, with King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, because those times were so romantic.

“伊莱恩，”安妮说。“伊莱恩应该有一头金色的长发。 但如果只有我一个人愿意，那就只好这样了。” “哦，它变成了可爱的赤褐色，”戴安娜谈起安妮的头发说。 她很欣赏扎着黑色发带的短卷发。 安妮的绿头发时代已经过去一年多了。 “你真好，戴安娜。 我再也找不到比他更好的朋友了。” 表演他们在课堂上读过的一首诗是安妮的主意。 讲的是生活在卡梅洛特和圆桌骑士时代的侍女伊莱恩的故事。 安妮喜欢亚瑟王和他勇敢的骑士们的故事。 它们是如此浪漫和令人兴奋的故事。 安妮渴望回到卡梅洛特的时代，回到亚瑟王和圆桌骑士的时代，因为那个时代太浪漫了。

The other three girls held the boat steady while Anne stepped in. She lay down, resting her head on a pillow. Anne crossed her arms over her chest and closed her eyes. "Oh, she really does look dead," Ruby mused. "Don't spoil the effect, Ruby," Anne scolded with eyes still closed. "Jane, you should lead the ceremony. It's not right for Elaine to speak when she should be dead." Jane did as she was told and said the proper lines for a good-bye. The girls then pushed the boat downstream. The girls rushed along the bank. They were to meet the boat again around the bend. Anne's trip took a new turn, though, when the boat began to leak. She didn't notice until it was too late. She scrambled to her feet, grabbed her pillow, and looked for the oars. The oars were still on the dock! When

安妮上船时，其他三个女孩稳住船。 她躺下，头枕在枕头上休息。 安妮双臂交叉抱在胸前，闭上了眼睛。 “哦，她看起来真的死了，”鲁比若有所思地说。 “别破坏了效果，鲁比。”安妮责备道，眼睛仍然闭着。 “简，你来主持仪式。 伊莱恩在她应该死了的时候说话是不对的。” 简照办了，说了句告别的话。 然后女孩们把船推到下游。 女孩们沿着河岸狂奔。 他们将在转弯处与小船会合。 然而，当船开始漏水时，安妮的旅程有了新的转折。 她发现的时候已经太晚了。 她爬了起来，抓起枕头，寻找船桨。 船桨还在码头上！当

she realized how much trouble she was in, Anne let out a little scream. An old tree stump was leaning out from the bank. Anne had the good sense to grab hold of it and pull herself up. Then her dress became tangled on the branches and she was trapped. She sat there not knowing what to do. Where were her friends? Why didn't they come looking for her? Then, just as she thought she could wait no longer, she saw Gilbert Blythe rowing toward her. He looked up and almost jumped from fright when he saw Anne hanging above him. "Anne Shirley! What are you doing up there?" he exclaimed. He pulled close and held out his hand. There was nothing else for Anne to do but take it and climb into his boat.

安妮意识到自己有多大的麻烦了，她发出了一声尖叫。 一个老树桩从岸边伸出来。 安妮很聪明地抓住了它，把自己拉了上去。 然后她的衣服被树枝缠住了，她被困住了。 她坐在那里不知道该怎么办。 她的朋友们在哪里？他们为什么不来找她？ 就在她以为自己不能再等下去的时候，她看见吉尔伯特·布莱斯向她划过来。 他抬头一看，看到安妮悬在他上方，吓得几乎跳了起来。 “雪莉安妮!你在上面干什么？”他惊叫道。 他拉近了距离，伸出手来。 安妮没有别的办法，只好拿着它爬上他的船。

"How did you get up there?" Gilbert asked. He was both amused and confused. Life was never simple when Anne Shirley was around. "We were playing 'Elaine,'" Anne explained. "I was floating downriver to Camelot when the boat sprang a leak. The girls must have run for help. Could you please drop me off at the landing?" She jumped ashore—refusing Gilbert's outstretched hand— and started walking away."Thank you very much," she called over her shoulder. "Anne," Gilbert called. "Wait. Can't we be friends? I'm sorry I called you 'carrots' that day, but it was so long ago. I think your hair is very pretty now—honest I do. Let's be friends." Gilbert's voice sounded half shy, half eager. Anne's heart gave a quick, queer little beat. She almost said "yes," but remembered

“你是怎么上去的？”吉尔伯特问。 他感到既好笑又困惑。 安妮·雪莉在的时候，生活从来不简单。 “我们在玩《伊莱恩》，”安妮解释说。 "我正顺流而下去卡梅洛特的时候船突然漏水了。 女孩们一定是跑去求救了。 你能让我在楼梯口下车吗？”她跳上岸——拒绝吉尔伯特伸出的手——开始走开。“非常感谢。”她回过头来喊道。 “安妮，”吉尔伯特叫道。”等。 我们不能做朋友吗？我很抱歉那天叫你“胡萝卜”，但那是很久以前的事了。 我觉得你的头发现在很漂亮——真的。 让我们做朋友吧。”吉尔伯特的声音听起来一半害羞，一半急切。 安妮的心突然奇怪地跳了一下。 她几乎要说“是”，但又记起来了

how angry she had been all those years ago. He had made fun of her hair and she could never forgive him. "No," she said coldly, "I shall never be friends with you, Gilbert Blythe!" "Fine," he said angrily. "I will never ask you again. Good-bye!" He pushed his boat from the bank. Gilbert rowed away without looking back. She felt an odd sensation. Was it regret? Should she have answered him differently? She felt like crying—like she had just lost something very special. Anne walked up the path feeling sad. She met Diana, Jane, and Ruby along the way. They were in quite a state. "Oh, Anne!" Diana cried. "We thought we'd lost you forever!" She threw her arms around her best friend. They explained that when they saw the

那么多年以前，她是多么生气啊！ 他取笑过她的头发，她永远也不能原谅他。 “不，”她冷冷地说，“我永远不会和你做朋友，吉尔伯特·布莱斯！”“好吧，”他生气地说。 “我再也不会问你了。 再见!”他把船推离岸边。 吉尔伯特头也不回地划走了。 她有一种奇怪的感觉。 是后悔吗？她应该用不同的方式回答他吗？ 她想哭——好像她刚刚失去了一件非常特别的东西。 安妮沿着小路走着，心里很难过。 她在路上遇到了戴安娜、简和鲁比。 他们的状态很糟糕。 “哦,安妮!”黛安娜哭了。“我们以为永远失去你了！”她张开双臂拥抱她最好的朋友。 他们解释说，当他们看到