9 The Delights of Anticipation

CHAPTER 9 The Delights of Anticipation It was a lovely August morning when Anne ran into the kitchen. "Oh, Marilla!" she cried excitedly. "You'll never guess what is going to happen." Marilla put down the jars she was cleaning to look at Anne. "My word, what has you so worked up?"

第九章期待的喜悦这是一个可爱的八月早晨，安妮跑进厨房。 “哦，玛丽拉！”她兴奋地叫道。 “你永远猜不到将会发生什么。” 玛丽拉放下正在清洗的罐子，看着安妮。 “天哪，你怎么这么激动？”

"There's going to be a Sunday school picnic!" Anne clapped her hands and danced around the kitchen. "We're all going to the Barrys' farm. There'll be boats on the Lake of Shining Water and—can you believe it?— we're having ice cream! I've never had ice cream." "Oh, do calm down." Marilla put her hands on her hips. "All this jumping around is giving me a headache." Anne stopped in her tracks. "Marilla, I just remembered. I'm to bring a basket of baking but I don't know how to bake." Marilla looked at Anne, who was suddenly so distressed by the prospect of baking. "Don't worry," Marilla said. "I'll set to baking up a nice basket for you. A Sunday school picnic is a good cause, after all." And just as suddenly, the girl was happy again. She ran to Marilla and planted a big,

“学校要举行主日野餐！”安妮拍着手在厨房里跳起舞来。 “我们都要去巴里家的农场。 闪闪发光的湖水上会有船，你能相信吗？-我们要吃冰淇淋！我从来没吃过冰淇淋。” “哦，冷静点。”玛丽拉双手叉腰。 “跳来跳去让我头疼。” 安妮停住了脚步。 “玛丽拉，我刚想起来。 我要带一篮子烤面包，但我不知道怎么烤。” 玛丽拉看了看安妮，一想到要烤面包，她突然感到很苦恼。 “别担心，”玛丽拉说。 “我要给你烤一个漂亮的篮子。 毕竟，主日学校的野餐是件好事。” 突然，女孩又高兴起来。 她跑到玛丽拉跟前，种了一棵大的，

wet kiss on her cheek. "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you," she cried. "Life is so wonderful since I came to Green Gables." It should be noted that this was the first kiss that any child had willingly placed on Marilla's cheek. She could say nothing as Anne skipped out of the kitchen—it was hard enough trying to stop the tears.

湿吻在她的脸颊上。“哦，谢谢你，谢谢你，谢谢你，”她叫道。 “自从我来到格林·盖布尔斯，生活真是太精彩了。” 值得注意的是，这是孩子们第一次心甘情愿地亲吻玛丽拉的脸颊。 安妮蹦蹦跳跳地走出厨房时，她什么也说不出来——要止住眼泪已经够难的了。