21 A Return to Avonlea

CHAPTER 21 A Return to Avonlea Marilla and Matthew traveled to Charlottetown to see Anne graduate. They sat and watched her receive her diploma. "Well," whispered Matthew, "aren't you glad we kept her after all?" "It's not the first time I've been glad, Matthew Cuthbert," Marilla snorted. "And I'm sure it won't be the last."

第21章回到埃文利玛丽拉和马修去夏洛特敦看安妮毕业。 他们坐着看她接受毕业证书。 “好吧，”马修小声说，“你难道不高兴我们留下了她吗？”“这不是我第一次高兴了，马修·卡斯伯特。”玛丽拉哼了一声。 “我相信这不会是最后一次。”

Anne returned home with Marilla and Matthew. She thought Green Gables had never looked more beautiful. The first thing she did was run down to see Diana. It didn't take long before they were talking and laughing just like before. "Does winning the Avery mean you won't be teaching next year?" Diana asked. They walked through the orchard as twilight settled. "That's right," Anne replied. "I'll be going to Redmond College to study English. And the scholarship will pay all my expenses so Matthew and Marilla won't have to worry. Isn't that wonderful?" "Oh, it is, Anne. Did you hear that the school in Newbridge offered Jane a job? And Gilbert will be teaching at the Avonlea school." "Gilbert?" Anne was surprised. "But i

安妮带着玛丽拉和马修回到了家。 她觉得绿山墙从来没有这么漂亮过。 她做的第一件事就是跑去看戴安娜。 没过多久，他们又像以前一样有说有笑了。 “赢得艾弗里奖是不是意味着你明年不用教书了？”戴安娜问。 暮色降临时，他们穿过果园。 “没错，”安妮回答。 “我要去雷德蒙德学院学习英语。 奖学金会支付我所有的费用，所以马修和玛丽拉不用担心。 这不是很奇妙吗？”“哦，是的，安妮。 你听说了吗？新桥的学校给简提供了一份工作。 吉尔伯特将在埃文利学校教书。” “吉尔伯特?”安妮很吃惊。 “但我

thought he would go on to Redmond, as well." "His father can't afford it," Diana said. "Gilbert is planning to earn his own way so he must start teaching right away." Anne felt strange when she heard this news. "It will be odd to go to school without Gil. It won't be the same." The next morning at breakfast, Anne noticed that Matthew looked unwell. Marilla admitted that her brother was feeling poorly. "His heart is troubling him," Marilla said. "He's been very tired lately." "And how are you, Marilla?" Anne asked. "You're looking a little tired yourself. You shouldn't work so hard." "It's not that, Anne," Marilla sighed. "It's my eyes. They're giving me terrible headaches. The doctor will be sending me to a specialist."

我以为他也会去雷德蒙德。” “他父亲负担不起，”戴安娜说。 “吉尔伯特打算自己挣钱，所以他必须马上开始教书。” 安妮听到这个消息感到很奇怪。 “没有吉尔一起去上学会很奇怪。 那就不一样了。”第二天早上吃早饭时，安妮注意到马修看起来不太舒服。 玛丽拉承认她哥哥感觉不舒服。 “他的心脏很不舒服，”玛丽拉说。 “他最近很累。” “你好吗，玛丽拉？”安妮问。 “你自己看起来也有点累。 你不应该这么拼命工作。” “不是那样的，安妮。”玛丽拉叹了口气。 “是我的眼睛。他们让我头疼得厉害。 医生会让我去看专科医生。”

Sometimes Anne forgot that Matthew and Marilla were much older. And they worried about their savings, and the ailing Abbey Bank that held all their money. Anne began to worry. Gently, Anne asked Marilla, "Have you heard anything new about the Abbey Bank?" "Rachel has heard rumors that the bank isn't doing well," she replied. "I wanted Matthew to put our money in the Savings Bank in the first place, but old Mr. Abbey was such a good friend of Father and he'd always banked with him." "Mr. Abbey is a very old man," Anne said. "Although he still holds the title of bank president, it is his nephews who have been running the institution." She went out to the barn to talk to Matthew. "You've been working too hard today, Matthew. Why don't you take things

有时安妮会忘记马修和玛丽拉的年龄要大得多。 他们担心自己的积蓄，担心持有他们所有资金的境况不佳的艾比银行。 安妮开始担心起来。安妮温柔地问玛丽拉：“你听说过艾比银行的新消息吗？”“瑞秋听说银行经营状况不佳，”她回答说。 “一开始我就想让马修把我们的钱存到储蓄银行，但老艾比先生是父亲的好朋友，他一直在父亲那里存着钱。” “艾比先生很老了，”安妮说。 “尽管他仍然拥有世行行长的头衔，但一直在管理世行的是他的侄子们。” 她到谷仓去和马修说话。 “你今天工作太辛苦了，马修。 你为什么不拿东西

easier?" "It's only that I'm getting old, Anne, and keep forgetting it." "If I had been the boy you sent for," said Anne, "I'd be able to spare you now in a hundred ways." "Well, I'd rather have you than a dozen boys, Anne," said Matthew, patting her hand. "I guess it wasn't a boy that took the Avery Scholarship, was it? It was a girl—my girl— that I'm proud of." Anne did her best to remember every moment of that night. It was the last night of her life before it was touched by sorrow. No life is ever quite the same after that.

容易吗?”“只是我老了，安妮，我总是忘记这一点。” “如果我是你派来的那个男孩，”安妮说，“我现在有一百个办法可以救你。” “好吧，我宁愿要你也不要一打男孩，安妮，”马修拍拍她的手说。 “我猜拿埃弗里奖学金的不是一个男孩，是吗？” 那是一个女孩——我的女孩——我为她感到骄傲。” 安妮尽力记住那天晚上的每一个时刻。 这是她生命中最后一个夜晚，直到悲伤降临。 从那以后，生活就不一样了。