17 A Compensation补偿-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《小海蒂Heidi》

IxVII. A Compensation But to-day it was growing late for Heidi, who was always up with the lark^{, and the grandfather would never let her go to bed after hours②}: so this evening he only called good-night through the open door and started home at once with the child, and the two climbed under the starlit sky back to their peaceful dwelling XVII. A. Compensation The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed. for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions. Peter was not easily persuaded to talk. So the party silently made theit way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, al three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons. “Of course I am. if the doctor is coming too."replied Heidi. Peter cast a sidelong^{} glance at the doctor. The grandfather now came out with the dinner bag, and after bidding good-day to the doctor he went up to Peter and slung it over his neck. It was heavier than usual, for Alm-Uncle had added some meat to-day, as he thought the doctor might like to have his lunch out and eat it when the children did. Peter gave a grin{}, for he felt sure there was something more than ordinary in it And so the ascent began. The goats as usual came thronging{} round Heidi. each trying to be nearest her, until at last she stood still and said, "Now you must go on in front and behave properly, and not keep on turning back and pushing and poking me, for I want to talk to the doctor." and she gave Snowflake a little pat or the back and told her to be good and obedient. By degrees she managed to make her way out from among them and joined the doctor, who took her by the hand. He had no difficulty now in conversing with his companion. for Heidi had a great deal .278. 17.补l ① lark lak]n. 云雀 开心。但是今天对海蒂来说太晚了,她每天都是跟云雀 ② after hours规定时间后 一块儿起床,所以爷爷从不让她睡得太晚了:今天晚上他 只是从敞开的门外向老太太道了声晚安,就马上带孩子 回家了,两人在星光下一路攀援,回到了自已的安乐窝。 ③ compensation 17.补偿 Lkompen'seifanl n. 补偿 第二天早晨,医生和彼得赶着羊群从德夫里爬上山 来。这个和善的绅士时不时地想跟羊信聊聊天,可每次 都失败了,他几乎从彼得嘴里拘不出一个词来,彼得不 肯回答他的问题,他轻易不开口与人交谈。因此,他们 就一路沉默着,爬到了小屋旁,海蒂和她那两只山羊正 在那儿等着呢,三个小家伙看起来都像山中的朝阳一样 清新而充满活力。 “今天你去吗?”彼得说,重复着他每天的问侯方 式,尽管有时是问话,有时是召唤。 ④ )sidelong I'saidlon] a. 向 旁边的 “如果医生要去的话,我当然也要去啦。”海蒂回答。 彼得斜眼瞧了医生一下。这时爷爷拿着饭袋走了出 来,问候了医生之后,就走到彼得跟前,把饭袋挂在他 的脖子上。今天这饭袋可比往常重多了,爷爷往里加了 grin [qrin]n.(尤指因高 些肉,因为他想医生或许愿意像孩子们那样,也在外面 兴、满足等)咧嘴而笑 throng [oron]v:蜂拥 吃午饭呢。彼得咧嘴笑了笑,他确信这饭袋里肯定有些 不同寻常的好东西。 于是,大家开始向上爬去。跟往常一样,山羊都挤 在海蒂的周围,都想离她最近,最后海蒂站住说:“你 们都要往前跑,规矩点儿,不要总是掉头来推我撞我, 我要跟医生谈谈话。”说完,她就在小雪花背上轻轻地 一拍,嘱咐它要听话。她渐渐冲出羊群的包围圈,来到 医生旁边,医生拉住了她的手。这次他跟同行的人可有 的谈了,因为海蒂说了很多,她告诉医生山羊和它们各 ·279· IXVTI. A Compensation to say about the goats and their peculiarities, and about the flowers and the rocks and the birds, and so they clambered on and reached their resting-place before they were aware. Peter had sent a good many unfriendly glances towards the doctor on the way up, which might have quite alarmed the latter if he had happened to notice them. which. fortunately. he did not Heidi now led her friend to her favourite spot where she was accustomed to sit and enjoy the beauty around her: the doctor followed her example and took his seat beside her on the warm grass. Over the heights and over the far green valley hung the golden glory of the autumn day. The great snow-field sparkled in the bright sunlight, and the two grey rocky peaks rose in their ancient majesty against the dark blue sky. A soft, light morning breeze blew deliciously across the mountain, gently stirring the bluebells that still remained of the summer's wealth of flowers, their slender heads nodding cheerfully in the sunshine. Overhead the great bird was flying round and round in wide circles, but to-day he made no sound; poised on his large wings he floated contentedly in the blue ether^{}. Heidi looked about her first at one thing and then at another. The waving flowers, the blue sky, the bright sunshine, the happy bird -everything was so beautiful! So beautiful! Her eves were alight with joy. And now she turned to her friend to see if he too were enjoying the beauty. The doctor had been sitting thoughtfully gazing around him. As he met her glad bright eyes, "Yes, Heidi."he responded, "I see how lovely it all is, but tell me if one brings a sad heart up here, how may it be healed so that it can rejoice in all this beauty?" "Oh, but."exclaimed Heidi, "no one is sad up here, only in Frankfurt." The doctor smiled, and then growing serious again he continued, "But supposing one is not able to leave all the sadness behind at Frankfurt: can you tell me anything that will help then?" “When you do not know what more to do you must go and tell everything to God." answered Heidi with decision “Ah. that is a good thought of yours, Heidi." said the doctor. "But if it is God Himself who has sent the trouble. what can we say to Him then?" .280. 17.补l 自的习性,还谈了鲜花、岩石和鸟儿,等等,他们就这 样一边爬着,不知不觉就来到了休息的地方。一路上, 彼得不知赞了医生多少次,那眼神很不友好,值得庆幸 的是,医生一次都没看见,否则他会非常吃惊的 海蒂带朋友去她最喜欢待的地方,她常坐在那儿 欣赏周围的美景:医生跟着她,也学她的样子坐在旁 边温暖的草地上。高山上和远处绿色的山谷中,到处 都弥漫着金秋的气息。广表的雪地在明亮的阳光下闪 烁,那两个灰色的山峰古朴肃穆,威严地直指蓝天。 一阵清晨的微风吹来,柔和凉爽,那夏天留下来的宝 贝--蓝拎花--随风轻柔地摇曳,纤美的花朵在阳 光下频频点头微笑。头顶上那只大鸟一圈一圈地盘旋 绕的圈子很大,可是今天它没发出任何声音,只是张 ① ether li:ealn. 苍天 开双翅,悠然自得地在蓝天上滑翔。海蒂欣赏着周围 的美景,一会儿看看这儿,一会儿又望望那儿。波浪 起伏的鲜花,清澈湛蓝的天空,亮丽明媚的阳光,快 活自在的鸟儿-一切都是那么美丽!太美了!她的 眼里闪烁着极为兴奋的光芒。她把脸转向自已的朋友, 看他是否也在享受着这美丽的一切。医生正坐在那儿 凝视着身边的景物,若有所思。看到海蒂那兴奋的目 光后,他说:“是的,海蒂,我知道这里的一切是多么 美好。可是,请告诉我一一如果一个人带着悲伤的心 来到这里,怎样才能治愈心灵的创伤,使他也能欣赏 这眼前的美景呢?” “噢,可是,”海蒂说,“没有人会在这里感到悲伤, 那只会发生在法兰克福。” 医生笑了笑,然后又严肃起来说:“假如一个人不能 把悲伤都留在法兰克福呢?你有什么办法帮助他吗?” “如果你不知道该怎么办,那就一定要去告诉上 帝。”海蒂很有把握地回答 “啊,真是个不错的主意,海蒂。”医生说,“但如果 这悲伤就是上帝亲自送给你的,那还能跟他说什么呢?” ·281· IXVTI. A Compensation Heidi sat pondering^{①}for a while: she was sure in her heart that God could help out of every trouble. She thought over her own experiences and then found her answer. "Then you must wait."she said, "and keep on saying to yourself: God certainly knows of some happiness for us which he is going to bring out of the trouble, only we must have patience and not run away. And then all at once something happens and we see clearly ourselves that God has had some good thought in his mind all along: but because we cannot see things beforehand, and only know how dreadfully miserable we are, we think it is always going to be so." “That is a beautiful faith, child, and be sure you hold it fast," replied the doctor. Then he sat on a while in silence, looking at the great overshadowing mountains and the green, sunlit valley below before he spoke again "Can you understand, Heidi. that a man may sit here with such a shadow over his eyes that he cannot feel and enjoy the beauty around him. while the hear grows doubly sad knowing how beautiful it could be. Can you understand that?" A pain shot through the child's young, happy heart. The shadow over the eyes brought to her remembrance the grandmother, who would never again be able to see the sunlight and the beauty up here, This was Heidi's great sorrow, which re-awoke each time she thought about the darkness. She did not speak for a few minutes, for her happiness was interrupted by this sudden pang②. Then in a grave voice she said. “Yes, I can understand it. And I know this, that then one must say one of grandmother's hymns, which bring the light back a little, and often make it so bright for her that she is quite happy again. Grandmother herself told me this." “Which hymns are they, Heidi?" asked the doctor "I only know the one about the sun and the beautiful garden, and some of the verses of the long one, which are favourites with her, and she always likes me tc read them to her two or three times over."replied Heidi "Well, say the verses to me then, I should like to hear them too," and the doctor sat up in order to listen better Heidi put her hands together and sat collecting her thoughts for a second or two:"Shall I begin at the verse that grandmother says gives her a feeling of hope and confidence?" .282· 17.补l ① ponder Ipondalv 默想 海蒂坐在那儿了一会儿,她坚信上帝会帮助摆脱 任何痛苦。她联想起自已的经历,然后找到了答案 “那你就得等。”她说,“还要不断对自已说,上帝 当然知道如何使我们摆脱痛苦,获得欢乐,只是我们必 须有耐心,不能半途而废。然后就会突然发生什么事, 到那时我们就能亲眼看见上帝肚子里始终都有好主意。 可我们不能预见事情的发展,只知道目前处境悲惨,结 果便认为事情总会是那样的。” “那是个美好的信念,孩子,一定要坚持这个信 念。”医生回答,然后默默地坐了一会儿,望着那留下 巨大阴影的高山、绿地和山下阳光普照的山谷,接着又 开口说道: “海蒂,你知道吗?有个人可能就坐在这儿,眼睛 却完全被遮住了,看不到也享受不了周围的美景;他明 明知道周围的景色漂亮得很,心里却更难过了。你能理 解吗?” 一阵剧痛刺过孩子那年轻快乐的心灵,被遮住的双 眼使她想起婆婆,她老人家再也看不到光明和山上的美 ② pang Ipen]n.一阵剧痛 景了,海蒂感到极大的悲哀,每当想起黑暗,她都不由 自主地产生这种感觉。她的快乐突然被这痛苦打断了 她沉默了一会儿,然后低声说道: “我能,我知道人在这种情况下,就只能吟诵婆婆 的赞美诗了,那会带来一些光明,常常照亮她的心,使 她又觉得非常开心。这是婆婆自已告诉我的。” “那是什么样的赞美诗呢,海蒂?”医生问。 “我只知道歌颂太阳和美丽花园的那首,还有一首 长诗的几小节,那些都是婆婆最喜欢的,她经常让我给 她读上两三遍。”海蒂回答。 “把这些诗句念给我听听吧,我也想听。”医生坐 直身子,洗耳恭听。 海蒂双手合在一起,定神想了想,“奶奶说有一小 节能给她带来希望和信心,我从那儿开始好吗?” .283. IXVII. A Compensation The doctor nodded his assent, and Heidi began,- Let not vour heart be troubled Nor fear your soul dismay^{}, There is a wise Defender And He will be your stay. Where you have failed, He conquers{}, See, how the foeman③} flies! And all your tribulation{} Is turned to glad surprise If for a while it seemeth His mercy is withdrawn That He no longer careth For His wandering child forlorn^{}. Doubt not His great compassion. His love can never tire. To those who wait in patience He gives their heart's desire. Heidi suddenly paused: she was not sure if the doctor was still listening. He was sitting motionless with his hand before his eyes. She thought he had fallen asleep: when he awoke, if he wanted to hear more verses, she would go on. There was no sound anywhere. The doctor sat in silence, but he was certainly not asleep His thoughts had carried him back to a long past time: he saw himself as a little boy standing by his dear mother's chair: she had her arm round his neck and was saving the very yerses to him that Heidi had just recited - words which he ha not heard now for years. He could hear his mother's voice and see her loving eyes resting upon him, and as Heidi ceased the old dear voice seemed to be saving other things to him: and the words he heard again must have carried him far, far away. for it was a long time before he stirred or took his hand from his eyes. When at last he roused himself he met Heidi's eyes looking wonderingly at him “Heidi."he said. taking the child's hand in his. “that was a beautiful hymn of .284: 17.补1 医生点头同意,海蒂就开始了- 切莫心烦意乱, ① dismay [dis'meil v 使灰 也别担惊受怕, 心丧气 有位睿智的保护神 为你坐阵挡驾。 ② conquer I'konkalv 攻克. 占领 你做不成的事,他来征伐 ③ foeman I'faumanl n. [古 看哪!你的敌人被赶得东逃西窜 语或诗歌用语]敌人 ④ tribulation Ltribju'leifan 此时,你心中所有的苦闷 n.困苦 都变成了惊喜的欢颜。 他有时看上去 像是收回了怜悯, forlorn [fa'lxn] a. 可怜的 似乎永不再关照 他那孤独彷徨的子民, 但即使如此也不要怀疑 他那无尽的深情与博爱, 你的愿望终将得到满足, 只要在平静中耐心地等待。 突然,海蒂停了下来,她不知道医生是否还在认真 听,因为他一动不动地坐在那儿用手捂着眼睛。她以为医 生睡着了,等他醒了再想听的话,她再接着给他朗诵。四 周静悄悄的,医生一声不吭地坐着,但根本没有睡着。他 的思绪已经飞回遥远的过去:他看见自己还是个小男孩 儿,站在妈妈的椅子旁边,妈妈楼着他的脖子,嘴里吟诵 的正是海蒂念的那首诗-他已经有许多年没听过那首诗 了。他能听到妈妈的声音,看到她那充满爱意的双眼望着 自己。海蒂停下来后,那苍老亲切的声音像是在对他说些 别的事情。多年未听的诗句一定是把他重又带到很远很远 的地方,因为过了好久他才回过神来,把手从眼前拿开。 最后,他站了起来,遇上了海蒂那探询的目光。 “海蒂,”他说,拉过孩子的手握住,“你朗诵得真 .285. IXVTI. A Compensation yours," and there was a happier ring^{①} in his voice as he spoke."We will come out here together another day, and you will let me hear it again." Peter meanwhile had had enough to do in giving vent to his anger. It was now some davs since Heidi had been out with him, and when at last she did come, there she sat the whole time beside the old gentleman, and Peter could not get a word with her. He got into a terrible temper, and at last went and stood some way back behind the doctor, where the latter could not see him, and doubling②} his fist made imaginary hits at the enemy. Presently he doubled both fists, and the longer Heidi stayed beside the gentleman, the more fiercely did he threaten with them. Meanwhile the sun had risen to the height which Peter knew pointed to the dinner hour. All of a sudden he called at the top of his voice, "It's dinner time." Heidi was rising to fetch the dinner bag so that the doctor might eat his where he sat. But he stopped her, telling her he was not hungry at all, and only cared for{} a glass of milk, as he wanted to climb up a little higher. Then Heidi found that she also was not hungry and only wanted milk, and she should like, she said to take the doctor up to the large moss-covered rock where Greenfinch had nearly jumped down and killed herself. So she ran and explained matters to Peter, telling him to go and get milk for the two. Peter seemed hardly to understand. "Who is going to eat what is in the bag, then?"he asked. "You can have it."she answered. "only first make haste and get the milk." Peter had seldom performed any task more promptly, for he thought of the bag and its contents, which now belonged to him. As soon as the other two were sitting quietly drinking their milk, he opened it, and quite trembled for joy at the sight of the meat, and he was just putting his hand in to draw it out when something seemed to hold him back. His conscience^{} smote{③ him at the remembrance of how he had stood with his doubled fists behind the doctor, who was now giving up to him his whole good dinner. He felt as if he could not now enjoy it. But all at once he jumped up and ran back to the spot where he had stood before, and there held up his open hands as a sign that he had no longer any wish to use them as fists, and kept them up until he felt he had made amends^{} for his past conduct Then he rushed back and sat down to the double enjoyment of a clear conscience and an unusually satisfying meal Heidi and the doctor climbed and talked for a long while, until the latter saic ·286. 17.补l ①ring[rin]n.声调,口气 好。”他说话的时候,声音里已多了一丝快乐,“我们以 后还到这儿来,你还把那赞美诗念给我听。” 与此同时,彼得在尽力发泄着自已的怒气。海蒂已 经有好几天没和他出来放羊了,现在好不容易来了,却 又总是坐在那个老家伙的身旁,自已都没机会跟她说句 话。于是在盛怒之下,他跑到医生身后几米远的地方, ②double ['dxbl]v 握紧 医生看不到他。在那儿,他握紧一只拳头,在空中狠 (手、拳头等) 狠给了敌人几下,然后又双拳紧握,海蒂在那儿待得越 长,他就越是凶狠地用拳头对着医生比划。 这时,太阳升到头顶,彼得知道该吃午饭了。只听 他猛地大喊一声:“该吃饭了!” ③ care for想要 海蒂站起身来,去拿饭袋,好让医生坐在那儿吃。 但是他却叫住海蒂,说自已根本不饿,只想喝杯奶,因 为他想再往上爬一爬。海蒂发现自己也不觉得饿,也只 想喝点儿奶。她告诉医生说,愿意带他爬到那一大块布 满绿苔的岩石上去看看,格林芬奇差点儿从那儿掉下去 摔死。于是她就跑过去跟彼得说,让他去为自已和医生 挤奶。彼得似乎很难理解,问道:“那这袋子里的东西 谁吃呀?” “都归你了,”她回答,“但你得赶快先去挤奶。” 彼得想着那个袋子里的东西,便立刻照办了,动作 比任何时候都迅速。那些东西都属于他了。海蒂和医生 刚刚坐下来静静地喝奶,他就迫不及待地打开了袋子, ④ conscience I'konfans] n 看到里边的肉,他高兴得直发抖。他正要伸手去拿,却 良心 像是被什么东西挡了回来。想起刚才自已站在医生身后 smite [smait]:重击 挥舞拳头,而现在人家却把一顿丰盛的午饭都让给了自 己,他觉得良心有愧,认为现在没资格享用。他马上跳 了起来,跑到刚才站过的地方举起张开的双手,意思是 amend [a'mend] n. 补偿 说他再也不想挥舞拳头了。他就这样站了一会儿,直到 认为已经对自己的过失做了补偿,才跑回饭袋旁边,问 心无愧地坐下来,美美地享受那丰盛无比的午餐。 海蒂和医生一路向上爬着,谈笑着,直到后来医生 ·287·