8 At Long Last—A Kindred Spirit!

CHAPTER 8 At Long Last—A Kindred Spirit! Well, how do you like them?" said Marilla. Anne was standing beside her bed, looking at three new dresses. They were very plain—no puffy sleeves, bright colors, or frills. "I'll try to imagine that I like them," she said. "I don't want you to imagine it," said Marilla, offended. "I can see you don't like them! What's the matter? Aren't they neat

第八章终于有了志趣相投的人！嗯，你觉得怎么样？”玛丽拉说。 安妮站在床边，看着三件新衣服。 它们非常朴素——没有蓬松的袖子，没有鲜艳的颜色，也没有褶边。 “我会试着想象我喜欢它们，”她说。 “我不想让你去想象。”玛丽拉生气地说。 “我看得出来你不喜欢他们！”怎么了？ 它们不是很整齐吗？

and clean?" "Of course," said Anne, trying to be kind. "But I was hoping for something pretty to wear." "Pretty!" Marilla huffed. "I've no time for pretty and neither should you." "Oh, I am grateful," Anne pleaded. "It's only that I'm a little disappointed." "Your head is too full of stories, Anne Shirley. You should pay more attention to real life. Your new dresses are just fine— plain and simple." Anne saw that the cloth was soft and the stitches were perfectly straight and strong. "I'm sure I'll love them with time," Anne said. She gave Marilla a small smile. Marilla sighed. "Get dressed now. We'll go to the Barrys' after breakfast when the dishes are done." Finally Anne would meet Diana—whom

和清洁?”“当然，”安妮说，尽量表现得友好一些。 “但我希望能穿上漂亮的衣服。” “漂亮!”玛丽拉怒喝道。“我没有时间打扮，你也不应该。” “哦，我很感激，”安妮恳求道。 “我只是有点失望。” “你脑子里满是故事，安妮·雪莉。 你应该多关注现实生活。 你的新衣服真漂亮——简单朴素。” 安妮看到布很软，针脚笔直，很结实。 “我相信随着时间的推移，我会喜欢上它们的，”安妮说。 她对玛丽拉微微一笑。 玛丽拉叹了口气。“现在穿好衣服。 早饭后，盘子洗好了，我们就去巴里家。” 最后，安妮见到了戴安娜——她

she hoped would be her new best friend! "Oh, Marilla," Anne said, "I had no idea I would be this nervous." Anne's mind was racing. What if she did something wrong? She didn't want to embarrass Marilla. And what if Diana didn't have an imagination? Or they had nothing to talk about? Anne couldn't help thinking about all the things that could go wrong. "I've been waiting for this for so long," she said. "I'm scared that it won't be wonderful." "Anne Shirley," Marilla said sternly. "Why don't you just wait to meet Diana and not worry so. Diana is a nice little girl. Just remember that her mother is very strict. She's not one for silliness." Marilla's words only helped to make Anne more nervous. They walked the rest of the way in silence. Mrs. Barry met them at her front door

她希望能成为她最好的新朋友！“哦，玛丽拉，”安妮说，“我不知道我会这么紧张。” 安妮的脑子飞快地转着。如果她做错了什么呢？ 她不想让玛丽拉难堪。 如果戴安娜没有想象力呢？ 或者他们没什么可谈的？ 安妮不禁想到所有可能出错的事情。 “我等这一刻已经等了太久了，”她说。 “我害怕它不会很精彩。” “安妮·雪莉。”玛丽拉严厉地说。 “你为什么不等见到戴安娜再着急呢？” 戴安娜是一个可爱的小女孩。 记住，她妈妈很严厉。 她不是做傻事的人。” 玛丽拉的话只会让安妮更加紧张。 他们默默地走完了剩下的路。 巴里夫人在前门迎接他们

with a cheerful "Good morning, Marilla. And this must be Anne. How do you do?" Anne shook Mrs. Barry's hand. "Very well, thank you," Anne said. "That's Anne with an 'e,'" she added. Mrs. Barry smiled blankly. "Please come inside," she said. Sitting in the kitchen was a girl Anne's age. She had long, dark hair and brown eyes. She looked almost as nervous as Anne. "And this is my little girl," Mrs. Barry said. "Diana, come over here and meet Anne. Why don't the two of you go play in the yard?" They waited until they were outside, among the roses and trees, before speaking. "Oh, Diana," Anne finally said. "Do you think—oh, could we be the best of friends?" "Why, I guess so," said Diana. "I'm glad you've come to live at Green Gables. It will

她兴高采烈地说：“早上好，玛丽拉。” 这一定是安妮。你好！”安妮握了握巴里太太的手。 “很好，谢谢你，”安妮说。 “那是带‘e’的安妮，”她补充说。 巴里太太茫然地笑了。 “请进来，”她说。 坐在厨房里的是一个和安妮年龄相仿的女孩。 她有一头长长的黑发和一双棕色的眼睛。 她看上去几乎和安妮一样紧张。 “这是我的小女儿，”巴里夫人说。 “戴安娜，过来见见安妮。 你们俩为什么不去院子里玩呢？”他们一直等到走到外面，置身于玫瑰和树木之中，才开始说话。 “哦，戴安娜，”安妮最后说。 “你觉得——哦，我们能成为最好的朋友吗？”“嗯，我想是这样，”黛安娜说。 “我很高兴你能来格林·盖布尔斯住。 它将

be nice to have somebody to play with. No other little girls live so close." "Will you promise," Anne said as she took Diana's hand, "to be my best friend forever and ever? We are sure to be kindred spirits!" Diana looked shocked. "You sure are strange," she said. "I think I'm going to like having you as my best friend," Diana laughed.

有人一起玩真好。 没有其他小女孩住得这么近。” “你能保证，”安妮拉着戴安娜的手说，“永远做我最好的朋友吗？” 我们一定是志趣相投的！”戴安娜看起来很震惊。 “你真奇怪，”她说。 “我想我会喜欢你做我最好的朋友，”戴安娜笑着说。