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Chapter 2 David is sent away to school
第2章 大衛被送往學校
I was very unhappy during this time. Mr Murdstone insisted on my studying, and so my mother gave me lessons. In the past she and I had enjoyed our studies together, and she had taught me a lot in her gentle way. But now both Mr and Miss Murdstone were present during my lessons, and somehow I could not concentrate or remember what I had learnt. My poor mother was very sympathetic，and tried to encourage me，sometimes even whispering the answer to me. But the Murdstones had sharp ears.
這段時期我很不愉快。摩德斯通先生堅持要我學習，所以母親就教我功課。在過去，母親和我都可以從教和學當中得到樂趣，她用她溫和的方式教給我許多知識。但如今，我們上課時摩德斯通先生和小姐都在場，這在很大程度上讓我不能集中精神，記住所學的內容。可憐的母親同情我，設法提示我，有時甚至悄聲告訴我答案，可摩德斯通先生和小姐的耳朵特別尖。
"Clara，my love!" Mr Murdstone used to say crossly."Remember!Be firm!You' re making the boy's character worse by helping him like that!"
“克拉拉，親愛的！”摩德斯通先生總是很惱怒地說道，“記住！要嚴厲！你這樣幫著孩子會把他的脾氣慣得更糟！”
"Oh，Edward, I'm sorry,"my mother replied, looking embarrassed and hanging her head like a guilty child.
“哦，愛德華，很抱歉，”母親答道，滿臉尷尬，像一個認錯的孩子似地低下了頭。
