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Chapter 3 David the orphan
第3章 孤兒大衛
Lifewent on as normalfor me at school，until my birthday two months later in March. I remember that day very well. It was cold，icy weather, and we boys had to blow on our fingers andrub our handsto keep warm in the freezing classrooms. When a message came for me to go and see Mr Creakle, I thought that Peggotty must have sent me a birthday present，and so I hurried gladly along to his room. But there I realized something unusual had happened，because it was Mr Creakle's wife who was waiting to speak to me.
學校生活一切照常，直到兩個月后我三月份生日的那天。我對那天的情景記憶猶新。那是個寒冷冰冷的一天，孩子們坐在冰冷的教室里不得不哈著熱氣搓手取暖。有人帶給我口信讓我去見克里古爾先生，我以為是辟果提給我送生日禮物來了，所以興沖沖地來到了他的房間。一到那兒我意識到事情有些異常，因為是克里古爾先生的妻子等在那里，準備跟我談話。
"David, my child, "she said kindly, holding my hand, "we all have to accept that our loved ones can die at any moment."I looked at her, trying to understand what she meant.
“大衛，孩子，”她握住我的手溫和地說道，“我們都必須有思想準備，我們的親人會隨時離開我們。” 我看著她，竭力想理解她的意思。
"I'm sorry to tell you, " she continued, "that your mother isdangerously ill." There was a mist in front of my eyes, and suddenly burning tears ran down my face. I knew the truth.
“我很難過，”她繼續道，“你母親病得很厲害。”我的眼前一片模糊，忽地，眼淚順著臉頰往下流。我知道了真相。
