16 A Visitor来访者-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《小海蒂Heidi》

IX山.月isitor XVI.A Visitor The early light of morning lay rosy red upon the mountains,and a fresh breeze rustled through the fir trees and set their ancient branches waving to and fro.The sound awoke Heidi and she opened her eyes.The roaring in the trees always stirred a strong emotion within her and seemed to draw her irresistibly to them.So she jumped out of bed and dressed herself as quickly as she could,but it took her some time even then,for she was careful now to be always clean and tidy. When she went down her ladder she found her grandfather had already left the hut.He was standing outside looking at the sky and examining the landscape as he did every morning,to see what sort of weather it was going to be. Little pink clouds were floating over the sky,that was growing brighter and bluer with every minute,while the heights and the meadow lands were turning gold under the rising sun,which was just appearing above the topmost peaks. "O how beautiful!How beautiful!Good-morning,grandfather!"cried Heidi, running out. "What,you are awake already,are you?"he answered,giving her a morning greeting. Then Heidi ran round to the fir trees to enjoy the sound she loved so well,and with every fresh gust of wind which came roaring through their branches she gave a fresh jump and cry of delight. Meanwhile the grandfather had gone to milk the goats;this done he brushed and washed them,ready for their mountain excursion,and brought them out of their shed.As soon as Heidi caught sight of her two friends she ran and embraced them,and they bleated in return,while they vied with each other in showing their affection by poking their heads against her and trying which could get nearest her, so that she was almost crushed between them.But Heidi was not afraid of them, and when the lively Little Bear gave rather too violent a thrust,she only said,"No, Little Bear,you are pushing like the Great Turk,"and Little Bear immediately drew back his head and left off his rough attentions,while Little Swan lifted her head and put on an expression as much as to say,"No one shall ever accuse me ·264· 16.来访者 16.来访者 清晨，冉冉升起的朝阳将红艳艳的光线洒到山上， 清爽的微风在杉树中穿行，吹得古树的枝权来回摇摆。 外面的响声把海蒂从睡梦中唤醒，她睁开了双眼。杉树 发出的声音总是在她内心激起一股热浪，磁铁般地吸引 着她。于是，海蒂从床上跳起来，以最快的速度穿好衣 服，不过还是花了相当一段时间，因为她现在非常注 意，总要保持清洁整齐。 走下梯子，她发现爷爷已经出了小屋，正像每天早 晨一样，站在门外瞭望天空，细看山峦，估测今天的天 气将会如何。 粉红色的小云朵在天空飘移，天空变得越来越亮， 越来越蓝，山坡和草地在阳光的照耀下变成了金色，此 时一轮旭日刚好从最高的山峰上露出了头。 “啊，太美了！真是太美了！早上好，爷爷！”海 蒂跑出屋来喊道。 “怎么？你已经醒啦？”他回答，向她问候着。 海蒂跑到杉树下去倾听那让她心动的声音，每当有 风从枝权间吹过鸣鸣作响时，她就高兴地跳起来大叫。 这时，爷爷去给山羊挤奶了。挤完奶，他又给它 们刷毛、洗澡，做好上山的准备，然后把它们带出羊 圈。海蒂一看到这两位朋友，就赶紧跑过去拥抱。两 ①vie[vai]k竞争 只山羊咩咩地回应她，比着表示自己对海蒂的感情， 它们用头顶她，看谁离她更近，海蒂被夹在了中间， 都快给挤扁了。不过，她并不害怕它们，当小熊用力 有些过猛的时候，她只需说声，“别那样，小熊，那跟 特克顶人一样了”，小熊就赶紧把头收回，不再使劲了。 而这时小天鹅就会抬起头，脸上的表情像是在说：“谁 ②accuse【okjw:z]v.指责 ·265· IXl.月isitor of behaving like the Great Turk."For white Swan was a rather more distinguished person than brown Bear. And now Peter's whistle was heard and all the goats came along,leaping and springing,and Heidi soon found herself surrounded by the whole flock,pushed this way and that by their obstreperous greetings,but at last she managed to get through them to where Snowflake was standing,for the young goat had in vain striven to reach her. Peter now gave a last tremendous whistle,in order to startle the goats and drive them off,for he wanted to get near himself to say something to Heidi.The goats sprang aside and he came up to her. "Can you come out with me to-day?"he asked,evidently unwilling to hear her refuse. “I am afraid I cannot,Peter,”she answered.“I am expecting them every minute from Frankfurt,and I must be at home when they come." "You have said the same thing for days now,"grumbled Peter. "I must continue to say it till they come,"replied Heidi."How can you think, Peter,that I would be away when they came?As if I could do such a thing?" "They would find Uncle at home,"he answered with a snarling voice. But at this moment the grandfather's stentorian voice was heard."Why is the army not marching forward?Is it the field-marshal who is missing or some of the troops?" Whereupon Peter turned and went off,swinging his stick round so that it whistled through the air,and the goats,who understood the signal,started at full trot for their mountain pasture,Peter following in their wake Since Heidi had been back with her grandfather things came now and then into her mind of which she had never thought in former days.So now,with great exertion,she put her bed in order every morning,patting and stroking it till she had got it perfectly smooth and flat.Then she went about the room downstairs, put each chair back in its place,and if she found anything lying about she put it in the cupboard.After that she fetched a duster,climbed on a chair,and rubbed the table till it shone again.When the grandfather came in later he would look round well pleased and say to himself,"We look like Sunday every day now;Heidi did not go abroad for nothing." ·266· 16.来访者 也不会说我像特克的。”因为白色的小天鹅要比棕色的 小熊高雅多了。 这时，彼得的哨声响起，所有的山羊都围拢过来， 蹦着，跳着，很快就把海蒂圈在中间，它们来回顶撞着， 以自己特有的方式向她问候。最后，海蒂终于冲出重围， 来到无法冲上去的小雪花身边。 彼得这时又发出一声响亮的口哨，他想把山羊都赶 跑，自己前去跟海蒂说句话。羊群散开，他走了过去。 “你今天跟我一块儿出去吗？”他问，显然不愿意 听到拒绝。 “恐怕不行，彼得。”她说，“我在等着从法兰克福 来的人。他们到的时候，我得在家里呀。” “这话你都说了好几天了。”彼得嘟囔着。 “等到他们真的来了，我就不这么说了。”海蒂回 答，“你想想，彼得，他们到的时候，我怎么可以不在 家呢？我会做这种事吗？” “他们会在家里见到阿尔姆大叔的。”他咆哮着。 Dstentorian [sten'to:rion]a. 就在这时，响起了爷爷那洪亮而浑厚的声音：“部 声音洪亮的 队怎么还不出发啊？是将军不见了还是一部分军队丢 了？” 一听这话，彼得立刻转身离去，把木棒在空中抡得 呼呼直响，山羊对这个信号很熟悉，都撒腿拼命向山间 ②wake[weik]n.踪迹 牧场跑去，彼得紧紧跟在后面。 海蒂自从又回到爷爷身边后，脑子里常想一些以前 从来不想的问题。现在，每天早晨，她都自己动手把床 收拾得整整齐齐，又是拍又是打的，很卖力。然后，她 就下楼，把每张椅子都放在原位，散乱的东西也都收拾 到柜橱里。接着她就拿起抹布，站到椅子上，把桌子擦 ③duster[dAsta]i.擦尘布 得锃亮。过一会儿，爷爷回到屋里，四处一瞧，非常高 兴地自言自语：“现在我们天天都像在过礼拜天，海蒂 从外面回来还蛮有进步嘛！” ·267· IXl.月isitor After Peter had departed and she and her grandfather had breakfasted,Heidi began her daily work as usual,but she did not get on with it very fast.It was so lovely out of doors to-day,and every minute something happened to interrupt her in her work.Now it was a bright beam of sun shining cheerfully through the open window,and seeming to say,"Come out,Heidi come out!"Heidi felt she could not stay indoors,and she ran out in answer to the call.The sunlight lay sparkling on everything around the hut and on all the mountains and far away along the valley,and the grass slope looked so golden and inviting that she was obliged to sit down for a few minutes and look about her.Then she suddenly remembered that her stool was left standing in the middle of the floor and that the table had not been rubbed,and she jumped up and ran inside again.But it was not long before the fir trees began their old song;Heidi felt it in all her limbs,and again the desire to run outside was irresistible,and she was off to play and leap to the turn of the waving branches.The grandfather,who was busy in his work-shed,stepped out from time to time smiling to watch her at her gambols.He had just gone back to his work on one of these occasions when Heidi called out,"Grandfather! Grandfather!Come,come!" He stepped quickly out,almost afraid something had happened to the child, but he saw her running towards where the mountain path descended,crying,"They are coming!They are coming!And the doctor is in front of them!" Heidi rushed forward to welcome her old friend,who held out his hands in greeting to her.When she came up to him she clung to his outstretched arm,and exclaimed in the joy of her heart,"Good-morning,doctor,and thank you ever so many times.” "God bless you,child!What have you got to thank me for?"asked the doctor, smiling. "For being at home again with grandfather,"the child explained. The doctor's face brightened as if a sudden ray of sunshine had passed across it;he had not expected such a reception as this.Lost in the sense of his loneliness he had climbed the mountain without heeding how beautiful it was on every side,and how more and more beautiful it became the higher he got.He had quite thought that Heidi would have forgotten him;she had seen so little of him,and he had felt rather like one bearing a message of disappointment,anticipating no great ·268· 16.来访者 彼得离开后，她跟爷爷一起吃早餐，然后她就像平 时一样开始干自己的活儿，但是进展得不够快。今天外 面的天气太好了，每干一小会儿，就有点什么事把她的 工作打断。一缕明亮的阳光从散开的窗户射进来，像是 在活蹦乱跳地说：“出来呀！海蒂！快出来！”海蒂觉得 实在忍不住了，就跑了出去。明亮的阳光照着小屋周围 的一切，还有那群山和远方的山谷，草地上金光闪闪， 格外诱人，她忍不住坐在上面待了一会儿，环视着四 周。突然间，她想起来凳子还摆在屋子的中央，桌子也 还没擦，就跳起来跑回到屋子里。可是不大一会儿，衫 树又开始歌唱了，海蒂觉得四肢痒痒的，跑出去的欲望 ①limb[imn.四肢 不可阻挡，于是她就又跑到杉树中间，随着摇动的树枝 翩翩起舞。在自己的小工棚里忙碌的爷爷时不时地出来 看看，微笑地注视着蹦蹦跳跳的海蒂。但有一次例外， 爷爷刚刚回到棚子里继续工作，就听海蒂喊道：“爷爷！ 爷爷！快来！快来呀！” 他快步走出门，以为孩子出了什么事，却看见她向 通往山下的路口跑去，一边跑一边喊：“他们来了！他 们来了！医生在最前面！” 海蒂冲上前去欢迎自己的老朋友，医生伸出手来向 她问候。海蒂走到跟前，抓住他伸过来的胳膊，感到高 兴极了，大声说：“早上好，医生！太谢谢你了！” “愿上帝保佑你，孩子！谢我什么呢？”医生微笑 着问道。 “感谢你让我又回到爷爷身边呗。”孩子解释说。 医生的脸色顿时为之一亮，仿佛有一道阳光扫过： 他没料想能受到如此热情的接待。刚才上山的时候，他 还沉浸在孤独之中，根本没有留意周围的美景，而且越 ②heed [hi:d]v.留心 往上爬景色越美。他本来以为海蒂早就把他忘了，因为 她没见过他几次。医生原以为自己带来的是令人失望的 口信，自己孤身一人，没有与他们期盼中的朋友一道， ·269· IXl.月isitor show of favour,coming as he did without the expected friends.But instead,here was Heidi,her eyes dancing for joy,and full of gratitude and affection,clinging to the arm of her kind friend. He took her by the hand with fatherly tenderness."Take me now to your grandfather,Heidi,and show me where you live." But Heidi still remained standing looking down the path with a questioning gaze."Where are Clara and grandmother?"she asked. "Ah,now I have to tell you something which you will be as sorry about as I am,"answered the doctor."You see,Heidi,I have come alone.Clara was very ill and could not travel,and so the grandmother stayed behind too.But next spring, when the days grow warm and long again,they are coming here for certain." Heidi was greatly concerned;she could not at first bring herself to believe that what she had for so long been picturing to herself was not going to happen after all.She stood motionless for a second or two,overcome by the unexpected disappointment.The doctor said nothing further;all around lay the silence,only the sighing of the fir trees could be heard from where they stood.Then Heidi suddenly remembered why she had run down there,and that the doctor had really come.She lifted her eyes and saw the sad expression in his as he looked down at her;she had never seen him with that look on his face when she was in Frankfurt. It went to Heidi's heart;she could not bear to see anybody unhappy,especially her dear doctor.No doubt it was because Clara and grandmother could not come,and so she began to think how best she might console him. "Oh,it won't be very long to wait for spring,and then they will be sure to come,"she said in a reassuring voice."Time passes very quickly with us,and then they will be able to stay longer when they are here,and Clara will be pleased at that.Now let us go and find grandfather." Hand in hand with her friend she climbed up to the hut.She was so anxious to make the doctor happy again that she began once more assuring him that the winter passed so quickly on the mountain that it was hardly to be taken account of,and that summer would be back again before they knew it,and she became so convinced of the truth of her own words that she called out quite cheerfully to her grandfather as they approached,"They have not come to-day,but they will be here in a very short time." ·270· 16.来访者 不指望受到热情的欢迎。但事实恰恰相反，海蒂就在眼 前，她眼里跳动着欢乐，充满感激和热爱之情，还拉着 自己好朋友的胳膊不放。 他慈父般地握住海蒂的手说：“带我去见你爷爷， 海蒂，带我看看你们的住处。” 但海蒂还是站在那儿，疑惑地向下凝望着，“克莱 拉和奶奶呢？”她问道。 “哦，我来跟你说点事，听了后你会和我一样伤 心。”医生回答，“你瞧，海蒂，我是自己一个人来的。 克莱拉病得很重，不能旅行，所以奶奶也就没来。但明 年春天，等天气变暖了，白天也长了的时候，她们肯定 会来的。” 海蒂非常难过，她先是不能相信这样一个事实：许 多天来她盼望的一切竟都不会实现了！她呆呆站立了一 会儿，被这突如其来的失望弄蒙了。医生没再说什么， 周围静悄悄的，只能听到杉树的叹息声。然后，海蒂突 然想起来自己跑下山的目的，医生是真的来了呀。她抬 起头，望着医生，看到了他眼中悲哀的神色，这神情她 在法兰克福的时候可从来没见过。海蒂的心痛了，她最 不愿看到别人愁眉苦脸，尤其是令她尊敬的医生。毫无 ①console [kan'soul]v.安 疑问，那肯定是因为克莱拉和奶奶不能一同前来，她开 慰 始思考最好用什么方法来安慰他。 2 reassuring [ri:fuarin]a. 鼓气的，安慰的 “噢，现在离春天也没有多长时间了，到那时她们 一定会来的。”她打气道，“我们这儿时间过得很快。她 们来的时候就能多住一段时间了，克莱拉会非常高兴 的。咱们去见我爷爷吧。” 两个人手拉着手，向山上的小屋爬去。海蒂极力想 使医生快活起来，就又一次向他保证说山上的冬天过得 非常快，不知不觉就过去了，趁大家没注意，夏天又悄 悄来临了。她对自己的话充满信心，因此刚走到爷爷跟 前她就兴高采烈地说：“她们今天没来，但很快就会来 的。” ·271· IXl.月isitor The doctor was no stranger to the grandfather,for the child had talked to him so much about her friend.The old man held out his hand to his guest in friendly greeting.Then the two men sat down in front of the hut,and Heidi had her little place too,for the doctor beckoned her to come and sit beside him.The doctor told Uncle how Herr Sesemann had insisted on his taking this journey,and he felt himself it would do him good as he had not been quite the thing for a long time.Then he whispered to Heidi that there was something being brought up the mountain which had travelled with him from Frankfurt,and which would give her even more pleasure than seeing the old doctor.Heidi got into a great state of excitement on hearing this,wondering what it could be.The old man urged the doctor to spend as many of the beautiful autumn days on the mountain as he could, and at least to come up whenever it was fine;he could not offer him a lodging as he had no place to put him;he advised the doctor,however,not to go back to Ragatz,but to stay at Dorfli,where there was a clean tidy little inn.Then the doctor could come up every morning,which would do him no end of good,and if he liked,he,the grandfather,would act as his guide to any part of the mountains he would like to see.The doctor was delighted with this proposal,and it was settled that it should be as the grandfather suggested. Meanwhile the sun had been climbing up the sky,and it was now noon.The wind had sunk and the fir trees stood motionless.The air was still wonderfully warm and mild for that height,while a delicious freshness was mingled with the warmth of the sun. Alm-Uncle now rose and went indoors,returning in a few minutes with a table which he placed in front of the seat. "There,Heidi,now run in and bring us what we want for the table,"he said. "The doctor must take us as he finds us;if the food is plain,he will acknowledge that the dining-room is pleasant." "I should think so indeed,"replied the doctor as he looked down over the sun- lit valley,"and I accept the kind invitation;everything must taste good up here." Heidi ran backwards and forwards as busy as a bee and brought out everything she could find in the cupboard,for she did not know how to be pleased enough that she could help to entertain the doctor.The grandfather meanwhile had been preparing the meal,and now appeared with a steaming jug of milk and golden- ·272· 16.来访者 爷爷对这位医生并不感到陌生，因为孩子己经多 次跟他谈起过这位朋友。老人友好地伸出手去，向客 人表示问候。两个男人坐在屋前，海蒂也坐在自己的 小凳子上，医生愿意让她坐在旁边。医生告诉阿尔姆 大叔是塞斯曼先生坚持让他到这里来的，他也觉得这 对自己有好处，因为他有好长时间身体都不太好。随 后，他低声告诉海蒂说，有些东西正被送上山来，是 他从法兰克福带来的，还说她见到那东西后，会比见 到他这个老医生还高兴。听了这话，海蒂心里激动起 来，猜测着都可能是些什么东西。阿尔姆大叔请医生 尽可能多在山上待几日，因为山上的秋天非常美，至 ①1 odging1od3imln.(临 时)住处 少在天气晴朗的日子要上山看看。他无法为医生提供 住宿，但是他劝医生不要再回到雷格兹，住在德夫里 ②inn[inn小旅馆 就很好，那儿有个清洁整齐的小旅店，那样的话，他 可以每天早晨上山来，肯定会对身体大有裨益。而且 3 proposal [prau'pauzal]n. 如果他愿意的话，大叔可以亲自做向导，带他到山上 建议 想去的地方去看看。医生听了很高兴，就按爷爷说的 住了下来 这时，太阳已经高高地爬上天空，中午到了。风停 ④mild[maild]a.(天气) 了，杉树也静立不动。山上的空气还是温暖适宜，诱人 温暖的 的清新中透着阳光的温馨。 ⑤mingle[mingl]v.使混 阿尔姆大叔站起来走进屋去，一会儿，搬出来一张 合 桌子放到座位的前面。 “海蒂，进去把桌上需要用的东西都拿出来。”他 说，“我们就是这样，请将就些吧，如果食物不丰盛， 你就想起码这吃饭的地方还不错吧。” “我肯定会那么想的。”医生回答，跳望着阳光普 照的山谷，“我接受这友好的邀清，这儿的东西一定会 非常好吃。” 海蒂忙得像只小蜜蜂，来来回回地跑着，把一柜橱 里所有能找到的东西都摆到了桌上，一想到能有机会为 医生服务，她就高兴得不知如何是好。与此同时，爷爷 ·273·