2 At Home with Grandfather跟爷爷生活在一起-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《小海蒂Heidi》

II. At Hfome witf Grandfather forward as fast as she could until she was beyond reach of their voices. She was far from happy at the thought of what she had done, for the child had been left in her care by her dving mother. She auieted herself, however, with the idea that she would be better able to do something for the child if she was earning plenty of money, and it was a relief to her to think that she would soon be far away from all these people who were making such a fuss^{} about the matter, and she rejoiced{② further still that she was at liberty now to take such a good place II. At Home with Grandfathet As soon as Dete had disappeared the old man went back to his bench, and there he remained seated, staring on the ground without uttering a sound, while thick curls of smoke floated upward from his pipe. Heidi, meanwhile, was enjoying herself in her new surroundings: she looked about till she found a shed{③ built against the hut, where the goats were kept: she peeped in, and saw it was empty. She continued her search and presently came to the fir trees behind the hut A strong breeze was blowing through them, and there was a rushing and roaring in their topmost branches. Heidi stood still and listened. The sound growing fainter she went on again, to the farther corner of the hut, and so round to where her grandfather was sitting. Seeing that he was in exactly the same position as when she left him, she went and placed herself in front of the old man, and putting her hands behind her back, stood and gazed at him. Her grandfather looked up, and as she continued standing there without moving, "What is it you want?" he asked "L want to see what you have inside the house." said Heidi "Come then!" and the grandfather rose and went before her towards the hut "Bring your bundle of clothes in with you," he bid^{} her as she was following. "I shan't^{} want them any more," was her prompt answer. The old man turned and looked searchingly at the child, whose dark eyes were sparkling in delighted anticipation{ of what she was going to see inside. "She is certainly not wanting in intelligence," he murmured to himself. "And why shal you not want them any more?" he asked aloud ·024· 2.跟爷爷生活在一起 里也很不是滋味,因为妈妈在临终时把孩子托付给了 她。她努力想使自已平静下来,打算着等挣了更多的 钱可以为孩子做点什么:等她想到就要离开这些小题大 做的无聊的人们,顿时感到得到了解脱;最后她竟兴高 采烈起来,因为她终于自由了,可以去那个美好的地 ① fuss Ifas]n. 大惊小怪 方了。 小题大做 ② rejoice [ri'dgois]v 感到 高兴 2.跟爷爷生活在一起 笛蒂一走,老头儿就回到座位上,一动不动地坐 着,眼晴盯着地上,一声不吭,浓浓的烟圈从烟斗扶摇 ③ shed[fedln. 牲口相 直上。而海蒂呢,正在为自已的新环境满心欢喜。她四 处打量,发现一个棚子,它靠着小屋,是圈养山羊的地 方,她向里望望,发现里面是空的。海蒂继续搜索,很 快就来到了屋后的大杉树那儿。一阵风袭来,树顶的枝 叶如吼似啸,啊响作响,海蒂静静站着,屏气倾听。等 声音渐渐小了,她才挪脚接着看,到了小屋最远的一 角,然后拐到了爷爷坐着的地方,看到爷爷还跟她离开 时一样坐在老地方。海蒂走过去,站在老人面前,双手 背在身后,目不转睛地盯着他。爷爷抬头看了看,见她 一动不动,就问:“你要干什么?” “我想看看你房子里有什么。”海蒂说。 “那就进来吧。”爷爷站起来,首先向小屋走去 ④ bid [bid]v哈咐 shan't-shall not “把你那一捆衣服拿进来。”海蒂跟着往里走的时 候,爷爷吟附道。 anticipation “我不要了。”她答得很干脆。 [aen.tisi'peifonln. 期待 老人转过身来仔细地打量着孩子,她那黑亮的大眼 睛忽闪着,就要看到屋里的摆设了,她显得很兴奋。“她 不傻呀,”老人哪着,然后大声问道:“你怎么不要了?” .025. II. At Hfome witf Grandfather "Because I want to go about like the goats with their thin light legs." "Well, you can do so if you like," said her grandfather, "but bring the things in, we must put them in the cupboard." Heidi did as she was told. The old man now opened the door and Heidi stepped inside after him: she found herself in a good-sized room, which covered the whole ground floor of the hut. A table and a chair were the only furniture: ir one corner stood the grandfather's bed, in another was the hearth^{①} with a large kettle{②} hanging above it: and on the further side was a large door in the wall- this was the cupboard. The grandfather opened it: inside were his clothes, some hanging up, others, a couple of shirts, and some socks and handkerchiefs, lying or a shelf: on a second shelf were some plates and cups and glasses, and on a highe one still, a round loaf, smoked meat, and cheese, for everything that Alm-Uncle needed for his food and clothing was kept in this cupboard. Heidi, as soon as it was opened. ran quickly forward and thrust in her bundle of clothes, as far back behind her grandfather's things as possible, so that they might not easily be found again. She then looked carefully round the room, and asked, "Where am I to sleep, grandfather?" "Wherever you like."he answered Heidi was delighted, and began at once to examine all the nooks{③ and corners to find out where it would be pleasantest to sleep. In the corner near her grandfather's bed she saw a short ladder against the wall: up she climbed and found herself in the hay-loft. There lay a large heap of fresh sweet-smelling hay while through a round window in the wall she could see right down the valley. "I shall sleep up here, grandfather," she called down to him, "it's lovely, up here. Come up and see how lovely it is!" "Oh, I know all about it."he called up in answer. "I am getting the bed ready now," she called down again, as she went busily to and fro{} at her work, "but I shall want you to bring me up a sheet: you can't have a bed without a sheet, you want it to lie upon." “All right," said the grandfather, and presently he went to the cupboard, and after rummaging{} about inside for a few minutes he drew out a long, coarse{ piece of stuff, which was all he had to do duty for a sheet. He carried it up to the loft. where he found Heidi had already made quite a nice bed. She had put an extra .026· 2.跟爷爷生活在一起 “我想跟山羊一样,腿脚轻便地到处跑。” “你要是愿意那样,我没意见。”爷爷说,“可是你 得把衣服拿进来,我们得把它们放在柜子里。” 海蒂听话照办,老人才打开房门,带着她走了进 去。她发现走进的房间很大,占了房子的整个底层。一 张桌子和一把椅子是仅有的家具,爷爷的床摆在一角, ① hearth [ha:o]n. 壁炉 壁炉在另一角,上面挂着一个大茶壶,再远的一边墙上 ② kettle I'ketlln. 水壶 有个很大的门一一这就是柜子。爷爷打开门,里面放着 他的衣服,有的挂着,其他的都堆放在一层架子上,有 几件衬衫、几双袜子和手组:第二层架子上摆着一些盘 子、茶杯和玻璃杯,高处还有一层架子,上面放着一个 圆面包、熏肉和奶醉。阿尔姆大叔的衣食都在这个柜子 里。柜门刚一打开,海蒂就快步上前,把她的衣服扔到 尽可能靠里的地方,使它们不容易被发现。然后,她子 细打量着房间,问道:“爷爷,我睡哪儿呀?” “你喜欢睡哪儿,就睡哪儿。”他说。 这下海蒂可高兴了,她立刻到每一个特角晃儿 ③ nook[nuk]n.(尤指房间 看哪个地方睡觉最好。在靠近爷爷床铺的墙角,她看到 的)角落 一个小梯子搭在墙上。爬上去一看,原来是个草料阁楼 一大堆干草新鲜而芬芳,透过墙上的大窗户可以直视山 谷。 “我就睡这儿了,爷爷。”她向下喊道,“这儿真好 你上来看看吧!” “我知道有多么好。”他向上说道。 “现在我要铺床了,”她一边忙碌着,一边向下喊 “可是你得给我拿上个床单来,没床单是没法铺床的 ④ to and fro来来回回地 得睡在单子上呀!” “好吧。”爷爷说着,立刻跑到柜子旁,在里面倒 rummage ['ramidg]v. 翻 腾了好一会儿,拿出一块又长又粗糙的东西来,这是他 找 唯一可以称为床单的东西。他把床单拿到阁楼上,看到 coarse kos]a. 质量粗 劣的 海蒂已经铺好了床,还很不错呢!她在一头多堆上一些 .027· II. At Hfome witf Grandfather heap of hay at one end for a pillow, and had so arranged it that, when in bed, she would be able to see comfortably out through the round window "That is capital^{}" said her grandfather: "now we must put on the sheet, but wait a moment first." and he went and fetched another large bundle of hay to make the bed thicker, so that the child should not feel the hard floor under her -"there now bring it here." Heidi had got hold of the sheet, but it was almost too heavy for her to carry: this was a good thing, however, as the close thick stuff would prevent the sharp stalks of the hay running through and pricking{②} her. The two together now spread the sheet over the bed, and where it was too long or too broad, Heidi quickly tucked{*} it in under the hay. It looked now as tidy and comfortable a bed as you could wish for, and Heidi stood gazing thoughtfully at her handiwork "We have forgotten something now, grandfather," she said after a short silence. “What's that?" he asked "A coverlid{④; when you get into bed, you have to creep in between the sheet and the coverlid." "Oh, that's the way, is it? But suppose I have not got a coverlid?" said the old man. "Well, never mind, grandfather," said Heidi in a consoling tone of voice, "I can take some more hay to put over me." and she was turning quickly to fetch another armful from the heap, when her grandfather stopped her. "Wait a moment." he said, and he climbed down the ladder again and went towards his bed. He returned to the loft with a large, thick sack{}, made of flax^{}, which he threw down. exclaiming,"There, that is better than hay, is it not?" Heidi began tugging{} away at the sack with all her little might, in her efforts to get it smooth and straight, but her small hands were not fitted for so heavy a job Her grandfather came to her assistance, and when they had got it tidily spread over the bed, it all looked so nice and warm and comfortable that Heidi stood gazing at it in delight. "That is a spendid coverlid."she said, "and the bed looks lovely altogether! I wish it was night, so that I might get inside it at once." "I think we might have something to eat first," said the grandfather, "what do you think?" Heidi in the excitement of bed-making had forgotten everything else: but .028. 2.跟爷爷生活在一起 干草作枕头,这样晚上躺在床上,可以自由而舒适地欣 赏圆窗外的风景。 ① capital ['kaepital a. 顶好 “太棒了,”爷爷说,“现在咱们来铺床单。噢, 的 先等一下。”他又去抱来一大捆干草铺在床上,这样就 觉不出下面硬了。“行了,把床单拿上来吧。”海蒂抓 住了床单,可是太沉了,她几乎拿不动,不过这样也 好,铺上后,下面的干草就不会支起来扎她了。爷俩 ② prick [prik]v刺伤,刺 痛 终于把床单铺好了,太长或太宽的地方都让海蒂很快 ③ tuck [tak]v 把(被单. 卷到了草下面。一个可心的整洁的床就弄好了,要多 餐巾、衬衫等)的边塞 进、折进 舒服有多舒服,海蒂站在那儿,若有所思地打量着自 己的作品。 “爷爷,我们忘了点儿东西。”她沉默了一会儿说。 “什么东西?”爷爷问。 “床罩。睡觉的时候,你得从床罩和床单中间钻进 ④ coverlid ['kavalid]n. 床 罩,被单 去呀。” “噢,是这么回事啊。可是我没有床罩,怎么办?” 老人说。 “那也没关系,爷爷。”海蒂安慰道,“我可以在身 console kan'soullv 安弊 上多盖些干草,”说着,她就又从草堆上抱了一大抱 爷爷却拦住她说:“等等。”随后,就下了梯子,向自己 sack [saek]n.粗布袋, 的床走去。他又回到阁楼,手里托着一个又大又厚的亚 袋子 麻袋子,他把袋子扔到床上,说:“这比干草好吧,是 flax [flacks]n. 亚麻 ⑧tug[taglv用力拉(或 不是?” 拖) 海蒂用尽全力去拖袋子,想把它铺开、弄平,可是 她的小手太小了,弄不动。爷爷过来帮忙。两人把它收 拾停当,海蒂看着美观漂亮、温暖舒适的床,异常兴奋 地说:“这个床罩真美!整个床看上去太漂亮了!现在 要是晚上多好啊,我就可以立刻钻进去了。” 爷爷说:“我看咱们应该先吃点东西,你说呢?” 刚才铺床兴高采烈,海蒂把什么都忘了。可这会儿 ·029· II. At Hfome witf Grandfather now when she began to think about food she felt terribly hungry, for she had had nothing to eat since the piece of bread and little cup of thin coffee that had been her breakfast early that morning before starting on her long, hot journey. So she answered without hesitation. "Yes, I think so too." "Let us go down then, as we both think alike," said the old man, and he followed the child down the ladder. Then he went up to the hearth, pushed the big kettle aside, and drew forward the little one that was hanging on the chain. and seating himself on the round-topped, three-legged stool before the fire, blew it up into a clear bright flame. The kettle soon began to boil. and meanwhile the old man held a large piece of cheese on a long iron fork over the fire, turning it round and round till it was toasted a nice golden yellow colour on each side. Heidi watched all that was going on with eager curiosity. Suddenly some new idea seemed tc come into her head, for she turned and ran to the cupboard, and then began going busily backwards and forwards. Presently the grandfather got up and came to the table with a jug and the cheese, and there he saw it already tidily laid with the round loaf and two plates and two knives each in its right place: for Heidi had taken exact note that morning of all that there was in the cupboard. and she knew which things would be wanted for their meal “Ah. that's right." said the grandfather, "I am glad to see that you have some ideas of your own."and as he spoke he laid the toasted cheese on a laver of bread “but there is still something missing." Heidi looked at the jug that was steaming away invitingly, and ran quickly back to the cupboard. At first she could only see a small bowl left on the shelf but she was not long in perplexity{①}, for a moment later she caught sight of two glasses further back, and without an instant's loss of time she returned with these and the bowl and put them down on the table. "Good, I see you know how to set about things: but what will you do for a seat?" The grandfather himself was sitting on the only chair in the room. Heidi flew to the hearth, and dragging the three-legged stool up to the table, sat herself down upon it. "Well, you have managed to find a seat for yourself, I see, only rather a low one I am afraid."said the grandfather. "but you would not be tall enough to reach the table even if you sat in my chair: the first thing now, however, is to have .030· 2.跟爷爷生活在一起 提起吃东西来,她真觉得饿极了。自打清晨出来之前吃 了一片面包,喝了一小杯咖啡以外,她还粒米未进,更 何况又走了那么远的路,并且一路上热得难受。于是海 蒂毫不犹豫地说:“对,我同意。” “既然咱俩意见相同,那就下去吧。”老人说完 随孩子走下梯子。他走到壁炉前,把大茶壶推到一边, 从链子上取下小壶,然后坐在炉火前的一个圆面三脚 上,将火吹得很旺。很快,小壶里的东西就沸腾了, 老人又用一个很长的铁叉叉上一大块奶醉,放在火上 烤,来回翻个,直到每一面都被烤成金黄色。海蒂好 奇地看着,忽然,她像是想起了什么,转身跑向柜子 开始来来回回一趟趟地折腾。很快,爷爷站起来,拿 着缸子和奶醉走到桌子那儿,发现上面已经摆好了圆 面包,两个盘子,还有两把餐刀。原来上午的时候 海蒂把柜子里的东西看了个一清二楚,知道吃饭该用 什么。 “啊,这很好。”爷爷说,“你自已很有主见,我挺 高兴。不过还是缺了点儿什么吧。”爷爷一边说着一边 把奶略放到一片面包上。 海蒂看着缸子里蒸汽徐徐上升,很诱人,又跑回 到柜子那儿。开始她只在架上看到一个小碗,但很快 就茅塞顿开一在更靠后的地方她找到了两个玻璃杯。 海蒂一刻也不耽误,马上拿起玻璃杯和小碗,回到桌 ① perplexity [pa'pleksiti]n 难局 子旁,摆放好。 “不错,我知道你很会做事。可是你坐哪儿呢?” 爷爷自己坐在屋里唯一的一把椅子上说。海蒂跑到壁 炉旁,把那个三条腿的凳子拉到了桌子这儿,坐在了 上边。 “好,你自已找到了座儿,可是我觉得太矮点儿了 吧。”爷爷说,“你就是坐在我的椅子上也不够高。不管 怎么样,我们现在第一件事就是要吃点儿东西,来吧。” ·031: II. At Hfome witf Grandfather something to eat, so come along." With that he stood up, filled the bowl with milk, and placing it on the chair pushed it in front of Heidi on her little three-legged stool, so that she now had a table to herself. Then he brought her a large slice of bread and a piece of the golden cheese, and told her to eat. After which he went and sat down on the corner of the table and began his own meal. Heidi lifted the bowl with both hands and drank without pause till it was empty, for the thirst of all her long hot journey had returned upon her. Then she drew a deep breath in the eagerness of her thirst she had not stopped to breathe - and put down the bowl “Was the milk nice?" asked her grandfather "I never drank any so good before." answered Heidi "Then you must have some more," and the old man filled her bowl again to the brim^{}and set it before the child, who was now hungrily beginning her bread, having first spread it with the cheese, which after being toasted was soft as butter: the two together tasted deliciously, and the child looked the picture of content as she sat eating, and at intervals^②} taking further draughts^{③} of milk. The meal being over, the grandfather went outside to put the goat shed in order. and Heid watched with interest while he first swept it out, and then put fresh straw for the goats to sleep upon. Then he went to the little well-shed, and there he cut some long round sticks, and a small round board: in this he bored some holes and stuck the sticks into them, and there, as if made by magic, was a three-legged stool just like her grandfather's, only higher. Heidi stood and looked at it, speechless with astonishment^{. "What do you think that is?" asked her grandfather "It's my stool, I know, because it is such a high one: and it was made all of a minute."said the child. still lost in wonder and admiration "She understands what she sees, her eyes are in the right place," remarked{ the grandfather to himself, as he continued his way round the hut, knocking in a nail here and there, or making fast^{} some part of the door, and so with hammer and nails and pieces of wood going from spot to spot, mending or clearing away wherever work of the kind was needed. Heidi followed him step by step, her eyes attentively taking in{} all that he did, and everything that she saw was a fresh source of pleasure to her .032· 2.跟爷爷生活在一起 说完,他站起来,往碗里倒满了奶,再把碗放到椅 子上,搬到海蒂跟前,这样她就自已有个小餐桌了。接 着他又拿起一大片面包和一块烤奶醉,让她吃,然后他 才坐到桌子的一角上,开始自已吃饭。这时,海蒂走了 又长又热一段路后那口渴的感觉又回来了,于是她双手 捧起碗,一口气就把奶喝光了。她深吸一口气,放下了 碗--在她极渴的时候,都没有停下来喘口气儿。 “这奶怎么样?”爷爷问。 “我从没喝过这么好喝的东西。”海蒂回答。 “那就再喝点儿。”老人又把碗倒得满满的,放到 孩子面前,她现在正狼吞虎咽地吃面包。她先是把奶醉 ① brim [brimln. 边沿 在面包上涂了一层,烤过之后的奶略像黄油一样软。爷 俩共同享受着美味的食品,海蒂坐在那儿大吃,看上去 ② interval 'intovalln.( 时 很是心满意足,还时不时地喝上一阵热奶。吃完了饭, 间、空间上的)间隔 爷爷去外面整理羊圈,海蒂兴致很高地看着他先把脏东 ③ draught [dra:ft] n. 一饮, 一吸 西扫出来,然后抱进去新鲜的草,让山羊躺在上面睡 觉。然后他又去了收拾得很好的小棚子,在那儿锯出几 根长木棍和一个小圆板,在圆板上钻了几个洞,把木棍 塞进去,挤牢,像变戏法似的,一个三脚凳就做成了 跟爷爷那个一样,只是更高些。海蒂站在那儿看着,吃 ④ astonishment 惊得说不出话来。 [a'stonifmont]n. 诧异 “知道这是什么吗?”爷爷间。 “知道,这是我的凳子,因为它这么高:而且不到 一分钟就做成了。”孩子说,她还沉浸在惊奇和羡慕之 remark [ri'mak]v 评论 中。 “她对看到的东西都很明白,眼力不错。”爷爷自 fast [fast]a. 牢固的 言自语。他一边说着一边在房子周围转悠,这儿那儿地 敲进个钉子,或是把门的某个地方弄结实些。他就这样 手里拿着锤子、钉子和木板,到处修修补补,或是打扫 take in接受 打扫。海蒂一步不离地跟在后边,仔细观察并记下了他 做的每一件事,这对她来说是新的快乐源泉。 .033·