20 A Queen’s Girl

CHAPTER 20 A Queen's Girl The time came for Anne to leave for college. Both Anne and Marilla were reduced to tears— even Matthew's eyes were a little wet as they drove to the station. There was much hugging and promise of letters before Anne boarded the train. Anne and her Avonlea friends—and Gilbert— registered at the Academy, then

第二十章女王的侍女安妮上大学的时候到了。 安妮和玛丽拉都流下了眼泪——当他们开车去车站的时候，连马修的眼睛都有点湿了。 在安妮登上火车之前，他们拥抱了很多次，并承诺要写信。 于是，安妮和她在埃文利的朋友们——还有吉尔伯特——在学院注册了

settled into their rooms. Since she and Gilbert had the top exam score, they were allowed to take extra classes. This meant they could get their teaching degree sooner. There was a lot of work ahead, but Anne knew their rivalry would spur them on. Anne felt a bit lonely. She missed Green Gables and Diana, but was determined to work hard to earn the Gold Medal for highest marks. There was also the Avery Scholarship to think about. If she was lucky enough to receive it, she could spend another year at college. Anne's homesickness wore off as she made new friends and threw herself into her work. Although she and Gilbert took all the same classes, they still didn't speak. They kept up their race for top marks and just watched each other from afar. One thing that Anne did notice—and it bothered her more than

安顿在他们的房间里。由于她和吉尔伯特的考试成绩最高，他们被允许参加额外的课程。 这意味着他们可以更快地获得教师学位。 前面还有很多工作要做，但安妮知道他们的竞争会激励他们继续前进。 安妮感到有点孤独。她想念《绿山墙》和《黛安娜》，但决心努力学习，争取获得最高分数的金质奖章。 还有艾弗里奖学金要考虑。 如果她足够幸运地获得奖学金，她还可以在大学里再读一年。 安妮交了新朋友，全身心投入到工作中，她的思乡之情逐渐消失了。 虽然她和吉尔伯特上同样的课，但他们仍然不说话。 他们继续争夺最高分，只是远远地看着对方。 有一件事安妮确实注意到了——这让她非常困扰

she liked—was that Gilbert walked Ruby Gillis home from school every day. It was hard to imagine them having much to say to each other. Ruby had even told Jane she didn't understand half of what Gilbert said. He talked just like Anne and always had his head in his books. Anne didn't spend much time thinking about boys. Although she did think that if she and Gilbert were friends, they could walk home from the station together and have so much to talk about. On the day final marks were announced, Anne and Jane walked into the main hall to learn who would receive the Gold Medal and the Avery Scholarship. The hall was crowded. The first thing Anne saw was a group of boys carrying Gilbert on their shoulders—calling his name and cheering.

她喜欢的是吉尔伯特每天从学校送鲁比·吉利斯回家。 很难想象他们之间会有很多话要说。 鲁比甚至告诉简，吉尔伯特说的话她一半都听不懂。 他说话和安妮一模一样，总是埋头读书。 安妮没有花太多时间考虑男孩。 虽然她确实认为，如果她和吉尔伯特是朋友，他们就可以一起从车站走回家，有很多话可以聊。 在宣布期末成绩的那天，安妮和简走进大厅，想知道谁将获得金奖和艾弗里奖学金。 大厅里挤满了人。安妮首先看到的是一群男孩把吉尔伯特扛在肩上，叫着他的名字，欢呼雀跃。

Anne's heart fell. So, she had lost after all. It would be hard to tell Matthew. Suddenly, the students were calling out her name as well. "Three cheers for Anne Shirley the winner of the Avery!" "Oh, Anne," Jane said, "isn't it wonderful?" For the first time in her life, Anne was speechless. It seemed that Gilbert had won the Gold Medal and she'd won the Avery. Her eyes filled with tears of joy.

安妮的心一沉。所以，她终究还是输了。 很难告诉马修。 突然，学生们也在喊她的名字。 “为安妮·雪莉——埃弗里奖得主——欢呼三声！”“哦，安妮，”简说，“这不是很棒吗？”安妮平生第一次说不出话来。 似乎吉尔伯特赢得了金奖，而她赢得了艾弗里奖。 她眼里充满了喜悦的泪水。