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'My parents died when I was a baby, you know, and for the last three years I've had to work for my food.
“爸爸媽媽在我還很小的時候就去世了。您知道嗎，過去這3年我不得不自己掙錢養活自己。
I've lived with three different families and looked after their children.
我曾在3個家庭里照看過孩子。
So I've always been poor, and I haven't got any nice dresses! But I just imagine that I'm wearing the most beautiful blue dress,
我總是很窮，一件漂亮衣服也沒有。我總是想像自己正穿著最漂亮的藍衣服，
and a big hat with flowers on, and blue shoes, and then I'm happy! Do you imagine things sometimes? '
戴一頂插滿花的大帽子，還有藍色的鞋子，這時我多高興啊！您也經常幻想嗎？”
'Well, I… I…not often, 'said Matthew.
“這，我……我……偶爾，”馬修答道。
They were now driving past some very old apple trees next to the road. The trees were full of sweet-smelling, snowy- white flowers.
這時馬車經過路邊的一排老蘋果樹。樹上開滿了雪白而芬芳的花朵。
The little girl looked at them.
小女孩欣賞著。
'Aren't the trees beautiful? 'she said happily. 'But am I talking too much? Please tell me. I can stop if necessary, you know. '
“這些樹多美呀！”她感嘆道。“可我是不是說得太多了？如果是，請您告訴我。您知道，我會停止的。”
Matthew smiled at her. 'You go on talking, 'he answered. 'I like listening to you. '
馬修沖她笑笑答道：“你繼續說吧，我喜歡聽。”
When they arrived at Green Gables, Marilla came to the door to meet them. But when she saw the little girl,
當他們到格林·蓋布爾斯的時候，瑪麗拉到門口迎接他們。但當她看見小女孩時，
she cried in surprise, 'Matthew, who's that? Where's the boy? '
她驚訝地叫道：“馬修，她是誰？男孩在哪兒？”
'The children's home has made a mistake, 'he said unhappily, 'and sent a girl, not a boy. '
“孤兒院弄錯了，送來一個女孩，不是男孩。”他不高興地說。
The child was listening carefully. Suddenly she put her head in her hands and began to cry.
孩子先是仔細地聽著，突然雙手捂住臉哭了起來。
'You—you don't want me! 'she sobbed. 'Oh—oh! You don't want me because I'm not a boy! '
“你們——你們不要我！”她哭泣著。“噢——噢！因為我不是男孩你們不要我了！”
'Now, now, don't cry, 'said Marilla kindly.
“哦，別哭，”瑪麗拉和藹地說。
'Don't you understand? Oh! This is the worst thing that's happened to me in all my life! '
“您不理解嗎？這是我一輩子遇到的最糟糕的事情！”
'Well, you can stay here, just for tonight, 'said Marilla. 'Now, what's your name? '
“那好吧，你可以呆在這里，但只能呆一個晚上，”瑪麗拉說。“你叫什么名字？”
The child stopped crying. 'Will you please call me Cordelia? ' she asked.
孩子停止哭泣。“您能叫我科黛拉嗎？”她問道。
