2 Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised

CHAPTER 2 Matthew Cuthbert Is Surprised It was eight miles from Avonlea to Bright River. Matthew and his horse passed by farms and orchards. After awhile, he began to enjoy the ride. Matthew was tall with long gray hair that touched his shoulders and a full brown beard. When he reached Bright River there was no sign of the train. Thinking he was too

第二章马修·卡斯伯特很吃惊从埃文利到布莱特河有八英里。 马修和他的马经过农场和果园。 过了一会儿，他开始喜欢上了这趟旅程。 马修个子很高，灰色的长发垂到肩膀，留着棕色的大胡子。 当他到达布赖特河时，没有火车的踪影。 以为他也是

early, he tied up his horse and went inside. The only person on the long platform was a girl. She was waiting for something or somebody, and, since sitting and waiting was the only thing to do just then, she sat and waited with all her might.

他早早地系好马，走了进去。 站台上唯一的一个人是一个女孩。 她在等着什么东西或什么人，既然现在唯一能做的就是坐着等着，她就坐着用尽全力等着。

Matthew asked if the five-thirty train would come soon. "It's been in and gone half an hour ago," the stationmaster told him. "But there was someone dropped off for you—a little girl. She's sitting out there on the bench. I said she could wait inside but she said 'there was more scope for the imagination' outside. She's a strange little thing." "Little girl?" Matthew could barely get the words out. "We're expecting a boy. Mrs. Spencer was to bring him from Nova Scotia." "Guess there's some mistake. Mrs. Spencer left that girl here, saying you would come fetch her." "I don't understand," said Matthew helplessly. "Well, you better ask the girl," said the stationmaster. "I'm sure she can explain it. You'll be lucky to get a word in, though." He

马修问5点半的火车是否很快就会到。 “半小时前它来过又走了，”站长告诉他。 “但是有人给你送来了一个小女孩。 她坐在外面的长凳上。 我说她可以在里面等，但她说外面有更多的想象空间。 她是个奇怪的小东西。” “小女孩?”马修几乎说不出话来。 “我们要生个男孩了。斯宾塞太太要把他从新斯科舍带来。” “我想一定是搞错了。 斯宾塞太太把那姑娘留在这儿，说你会来接她的。” “我不明白，”马修无可奈何地说。 “好吧，你最好问问那个女孩，”站长说。 “我相信她能解释清楚。 不过，你能插话就算走运了。” 他

turned back to his work. Poor, shy Matthew had to find a way to walk up to a girl—a strange orphan girl—and demand to know why she wasn't a boy. She was wearing a very short, tight, ugly yellow dress. Her hair, hanging down in two thick braids, was very, very red. Her face was small, white, and thin with many, many freckles. She had been watching him with her large green eyes since he arrived. Matthew was spared the trouble of speaking first. As soon as she realized he was looking for her, she stood up and held out her hand. "I suppose you are Matthew Cuthbert of Green Gables? I'm very glad to meet you. I was starting to worry that you'd never arrive. I decided that if I were left here I would walk down the track to that cherry tree and climb up to spend the night. It would be so lovely to wake up in white

他又回去工作了。可怜、害羞的马修不得不想办法走向一个女孩——一个陌生的孤儿女孩——并要求知道她为什么不是男孩。 她穿着一件非常短、紧身、难看的黄色连衣裙。 她的头发垂在两条粗辫子里，红得非常非常。 她的脸又小又白又瘦，脸上有很多很多的雀斑。 自从他来了以后，她就一直用那双绿色的大眼睛注视着他。 马修省去了先发言的麻烦。 当她意识到他在找她时，她站起来伸出了手。 “我想你就是格林·盖布尔斯的马修·卡斯伯特吧？” 很高兴见到你。 我都开始担心你永远不会来了。 我决定，如果把我留在这里，我就沿着小径走到那棵樱桃树那里，爬上去过夜。 要是能一身白醒来该多好啊

cherry blossoms, don't you think? I was sure that you would come for me by morning, though." Matthew had taken the scrawny little hand in his. He knew he could not tell this child with the glowing eyes that there had been a mistake. He would take her home and let Marilla do that. Besides, he couldn't just leave her at the station. "I'm sorry I was late," he said shyly. "Come along. The horse is over there. Give me your bag." After a short pause, Matthew added, "Please." "Oh, I can take it," the child said cheerfully. "I've got all my worldly goods in it, but it isn't heavy. I'm so glad you came for me—even though it would've been nice to sleep in the cherry tree. We have a long ride ahead of us, don't we? Mrs. Spencer said it was eight miles. I love driving, so I won't mind a bit. Oh, it seems so wonderful that I'm going to live with you and belong to you.

樱花，你不觉得吗？ 不过，我确信你早上会来接我的。” 马修握住了那只骨瘦如柴的小手。 他知道他无法告诉这个眼睛闪闪发光的孩子搞错了。 他会带她回家，让玛丽拉去做。 再说了，他不能把她丢在警局。 “对不起，我迟到了，”他害羞地说。 ”出现。马在那边。 把你的包给我。”停了一会儿，马修又说：“请。” “哦，我能接受，”孩子高兴地说。 “我所有的家当都装在里面，还不重。 我很高兴你来找我尽管睡在樱桃树上也不错。 我们还有很长的路要走，不是吗？ 斯宾塞太太说有八英里。 我喜欢开车，所以一点也不介意。 哦，我要和你一起生活，属于你，这似乎太棒了。

I've never belonged to anybody—not really. I was in the orphanage for four months, but I'm glad that time is over. Everyone there was good and nice but they lacked imagination. As for me, I could imagine that the girl next to me was really a princess, snatched by kidnappers. I used to lie awake at night thinking of things like that because I didn't have time during the day." Out of breath, she stopped talking when they reached the buggy. They rode in silence until they passed through an orchard of plum trees. She broke off a branch that brushed against the side of the buggy. "Isn't that beautiful? What did that white tree, leaning over the road, remind you of?" she asked. "Well now, I dunno," said Matthew. "Why, a bride, of course! A bride all in white with a lovely veil. I've never seen one, but I can imagine what she would look like.

我从来没有属于过任何人——真的没有。 我在孤儿院待了四个月，但我很高兴那段时间结束了。 那里的每个人都很好，但他们缺乏想象力。 至于我，我可以想象我旁边的女孩真的是一个公主，被绑架者抢走了。 我过去常常在晚上睡不着觉，想着这些事情，因为白天我没有时间。” 上气不接下气，当他们走到马车旁时，她停止了说话。 他们默默地骑着马，直到穿过一个梅树果园。 她折下一根擦在马车侧面的树枝。 “那不是很漂亮吗？”那棵倚在路上的白树让你想起了什么？”她问。 “现在，我不知道，”马修说。 “啊，当然是新娘了！”新娘一身白衣，戴着可爱的面纱。 我从没见过，但我能想象她长什么样。