18 The Queen’s Class Is Organized

CHAPTER 18 The Queen's Class Is Organized One night as they sat before the fire, Marilla brought up an important subject. "Anne," she said. "Miss Stacy was here to talk about you." Anne sat up with fright. She tried to remember if she had done anything awful lately but nothing came to mind. Even her adventure as Elaine was long ago. Why

第十八章女王的课堂安排一天晚上，他们坐在火炉前，玛丽拉提起了一个重要的话题。 “安妮，”她说。“史黛西小姐是来谈你的。” 安妮吓得坐了起来。她努力回忆自己最近是否做了什么可怕的事，但什么也想不起来。 即使她作为伊莱恩的冒险经历也是很久以前的事了。 为什么

would Miss Stacy visit? "I haven't done anything to disappoint you, have I?" she asked. "It's nothing like that," Marilla replied. "She wanted to talk to you about going to college. She thinks you're smart enough and wants you to take the exams." "Really, Marilla?" Anne exclaimed. "Could it be true?" "Of course, Anne," Marilla said. "Several children are preparing for the test—Jane Andrews, Josie Pye, Gilbert Blythe." "Oh," said Anne scornfully. "Does this mean I'll have to study with Gilbert?" There was open rivalry between them ever since the day he had asked for her forgiveness—and she refused. He wouldn't even look at her. Anne was surprised at how much this bothered her. It didn't feel at all like winning. Deep down in her heart, she knew that if she

史黛西小姐会来吗？“我没有做什么让你失望的事吧？”她问。 “不是那样的，”玛丽拉回答。 “她想跟你谈谈上大学的事。 她认为你够聪明，想让你参加考试。” “真的,玛丽拉?”安妮喊道。 “这是真的吗？”“当然，安妮，”玛丽拉说。 “几个孩子正在准备考试——简·安德鲁斯，乔西·派伊，吉尔伯特·布莱斯。” “哦，”安妮轻蔑地说。 “这是不是意味着我要跟吉尔伯特一起学习？”自从他请求她的原谅——而她拒绝了——那天起，他们之间就存在着公开的竞争。 他甚至不愿看她一眼。 安妮惊讶地发现，这让她很困扰。 我一点也不觉得自己赢了。 在她内心深处，她知道如果她

could answer him again, she wouldn't say "no." Their small study group met every day. Miss Stacy led them through Latin and math drills. By summer, everyone was tired from the hard work, but pleased with their progress. Anne knew that this summer would be her last as a little girl. It wouldn't be long before she wore long skirts and put her hair up in a bun. So she meant to make the most of this summer and enjoy every last moment of it. There was more talking than climbing trees, though. And more sitting and reading than acting out stories. She and Diana were happy just to spend this time together. Diana wondered what would happen to them when they grew up. "I hope we can find someone rich to marry so we'll never have to worry."

即使再回答一次，她也不会说“不”。 他们的小学习小组每天开会。 史黛西老师带领他们做拉丁文和数学练习。 到了夏天，每个人都累了辛苦的工作，但很高兴他们的进步。 安妮知道这个夏天将是她作为一个小女孩的最后一个夏天。 没过多久，她就穿上了长裙，把头发盘了起来。 所以她打算充分利用这个夏天，享受它的每一刻。 不过，谈话比爬树还多。 多坐着看书，而不是表演故事。 她和戴安娜很高兴能在一起度过这段时间。 戴安娜不知道他们长大后会发生什么事。 “我希望我们能找个有钱人结婚，这样我们就再也不用担心了。”

"We are rich," said Anne. "Why, we have sixteen years to our credit, and we're happy as queens and we've all got imaginations, more or less. I'm quite content to be Anne of Green Gables." Anne's last year at school passed quickly. She studied hard for the college entrance exam—and to beat Gilbert for the highest mark.

“我们很富有，”安妮说。“嘿，我们已经有十六年的历史了，我们都像女王一样幸福，我们都或多或少地有自己的想象力。 我很满足于做绿山墙的安妮。” 安妮在学校的最后一年过得很快。 她为了大学入学考试而努力学习，并击败吉尔伯特取得最高分。