7 Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified

CHAPTER 7 Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Properly Horrified Anne had been at Green Gables for two weeks before Mrs. Lynde paid a visit. She wanted to meet Marilla's new girl. Anne was out in the orchard when Mrs. Lynde arrived. The first thing Mrs. Lynde said to Marilla was, "I've been hearing some

第七章雷切尔·林德太太吓坏了在林德太太来访之前，安妮在格林·盖布尔斯已经住了两个星期了。 她想见见玛丽拉的新女友。 林德太太来的时候，安妮正在果园里。 林德太太对玛丽拉说的第一句话是：“我听到了一些

surprising things about you and Matthew. A girl, Marilla? And you decided to keep her?" "And I suppose you'd like to see her," Marilla said. "I'll call her in." Anne ran in, her face bright with excitement. Her hair and dress were messy from playing in the trees. "Well," said Mrs. Lynde as soon as she saw her. "They didn't pick you for your looks, did they?" Mrs. Lynde spoke her mind, as usual. "She's skinny, isn't she, Marilla? Come here, child, and let me have a closer look. My word, look at all those freckles and red hair!" With one bound Anne stood in front of Mrs. Lynde, her face red with anger. "How dare you call me skinny and ugly! You are a rude, mean woman and I hate you!" she cried. "Anne!" Marilla exclaimed. "How dare you say those things about

你和马修之间令人惊讶的事 女孩，玛丽拉？你决定留下她吗？”“我想你也想看看她吧，”玛丽拉说。 “我去叫她进来。”安妮跑了进来，兴奋得满脸通红。 她的头发和衣服由于在树上玩耍而弄得乱七八糟。 “嗯，"林德太太一见到她就说。 “他们选你不是因为你的长相，对吧？”林德太太像往常一样说出了她的想法。 “她很瘦，不是吗，玛丽拉？” 过来，孩子，让我仔细看看。 我的天，看看那些雀斑和红头发！”安妮跳了一下，站在林德太太面前，气得满脸通红。 “你怎么敢说我又瘦又丑！”你是个粗鲁、卑鄙的女人，我恨你！” “安妮!”玛丽拉喊道。 “你怎么敢这么说。

me?" Anne continued. "You've hurt my feelings like never before. I'll never, never forgive you!" "Anne! Go to your room this instant!" Marilla stamped her foot and pointed upstairs. Anne burst into tears and ran out.

我?”安妮继续说。“你前所未有地伤害了我的感情。 我永远、永远也不会原谅你！”“安妮!马上回你的房间去！”玛丽拉跺着脚，指着楼上。 安妮突然哭了起来，跑了出去。

"Well, Marilla," Mrs. Lynde said. "I don't envy you." "You shouldn't have picked on her about her looks," Marilla said. "Are you defending her?" Mrs. Lynde asked. "No." Marilla spoke carefully. "But I think you're not without fault." "I'm surprised you're taking her side." Mrs. Lynde stood up to leave. "Quite surprised." After Mrs. Lynde left, Marilla went to talk to Anne. How should she punish her? There was no question that Anne was rude. But was she ruder than her friend Rachel? She thought of a time when she was very young and an aunt said almost the same thing about her. Marilla recalled how much that had hurt her feelings. Marilla walked into Anne's room to find her sitting in her chair with her arms crossed.

“哦，玛丽拉，”林德太太说。 “我不羡慕你。”“你不该对她的长相吹毛求疵，”玛丽拉说。 “你在为她辩护吗？”林德太太问。 “没有。”玛丽拉小心翼翼地说。 “但我认为你并非没有过错。” “我很惊讶你站在她那边。” 林德太太站起来准备离开。 “很惊讶。”林德太太走后，玛丽拉去找安妮。 她该怎么惩罚她呢？ 毫无疑问，安妮很粗鲁。 但她比她的朋友瑞秋更粗鲁吗？ 她想起了自己很小的时候，一位阿姨对她说过几乎同样的话。 玛丽拉回忆起这对她的感情造成了多大的伤害。 玛丽拉走进安妮的房间，发现她双臂交叉地坐在椅子上。

"You can punish me however you'd like," Anne said. "You can throw me into a deep, dark dungeon but I will never say I'm sorry." "We're not in the habit of shutting people up in deep, dark dungeons," said Marilla, dryly. "We have so few of them in Avonlea. But I'm afraid you will have to apologize to Mrs. Lynde and that's all there is to it." "I'll stay in my room forever, then," said Anne defiantly. "Well, then, I'll see you in the morning," Marilla said. "Perhaps you'll feel differently. Please remember, Anne—you said you'd try to be a good girl while at Green Gables." Anne did not come down for breakfast the next morning. Marilla told the story to Matthew. He became very angry—but at Mrs. Lynde, not Anne. "That was a mean thing for Rachel to say," Matthew said, his face becoming red. "She

“你想怎么惩罚我都行，”安妮说。 “你可以把我扔进黑暗的地牢，但我永远不会说对不起。” “我们没有把人关在又深又黑的地牢里的习惯。”玛丽拉干巴巴地说。 “我们在埃文利很少有这样的人。 不过恐怕你得向林德太太道歉，仅此而已。” “那我就永远呆在我的房间里，”安妮挑衅地说。 “好吧，那我们明早见。”玛丽拉说。 “也许你会有不同的感觉。 请记住，安妮——你说过你在格林·盖布尔斯会努力做个好女孩的。” 第二天早上，安妮没有下来吃早饭。 玛丽拉把这个故事告诉了马修。 他非常生气——但对林德太太，而不是安妮。 “瑞秋这么说太刻薄了，”马修说，他的脸变红了。 ”她

had no right to say it." "Matthew Cuthbert! Anne was rude, too," Marilla said. "She should learn to control her temper." Matthew sipped his morning tea. "I suppose you're right, Marilla. But don't be too hard on her." Marilla left the kitchen with Anne's breakfast on a tray. She also carried Anne's lunch and supper up to her room in the east gable. Anne was determined to stay in her room forever, it seemed. That night, when Marilla was bringing the cows in from the field, Matthew slipped up the back stairs. He took a deep breath and knocked softly on Anne's bedroom door. When Anne said, "Come in," he walked quietly into her room. "Anne," Matthew said. "How are you making out here?"

我没有权利这么说。”“马修·卡斯伯特!安妮也很粗鲁，”玛丽拉说。 “她应该学会控制自己的脾气。” 马修啜着他的早茶。 “我想你是对的，玛丽拉。 不过别对她太苛刻了。” 玛丽拉端着安妮的早餐离开了厨房。 她还把安妮的午餐和晚餐送到她在东墙的房间。 安妮似乎决定永远呆在她的房间里。 那天晚上，当玛丽拉把奶牛从地里牵回来时，马修溜上了后面的楼梯。 他深吸了一口气，轻轻地敲了敲安妮卧室的门。 当安妮说“进来”时，他悄悄地走进她的房间。 “安妮，”马修说。“你在这儿过得怎么样？”