19 The Winter Continues冬天还在继续-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《小海蒂Heidi》

XIX.The Winter Continues bear to wait for morning,so eager was she to begin carrying out her plan.All at once she sat upright in her bed,for she had been so busy with her thoughts that she had forgotten to say her prayers,and she never now finished her day without saying them. When she had prayed with all her heart for herself,her grandfather and grandmother,she lay back again on the warm soft hay and slept soundly and peacefully till the morning broke. XIX.The Winter Continues Peter arrived punctually at school the following day.He had brought his dinner with him,for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at midday on the tables,and resting their feet firmly on the benches,spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner,while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked,and then school began again.When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school,he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi. When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day,Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him,for it was for Peter she had been waiting. "I've thought of something,Peter,"she said hastily. “What is it'?"he asked. “You must learn to read,.”she informed him. “I have learnt,”was the answer. "Yes,yes,but I mean so that you can really make use of it,"continued Heidi eagerly. "I never shall,"was the prompt reply. "Nobody believes that you cannot learn,nor I either now,"said Heidi in a very decided tone of voice."Grandmamma in Frankfurt said long ago that it was not true,and she told me not to believe you." Peter looked rather taken aback at this piece of intelligence "I will soon teach you to read,for I know how,"continued Heidi."You must ·310- 19.冬天还在继续 高兴得要命，恨不得马上付诸行动，简直都不能等到明 天早晨了。突然，她一下子从床上坐了起来，原来她光 顾动脑子，忘了做祈祷了。现在，她都是做完祈祷再睡 觉的。 她虔诚地为自己、爷爷和婆婆做完祈祷后，就往后 面一躺，在温暖舒适的干草床上沉沉入睡了，一直睡到 第二天破晓。 19.冬天还在继续 第二天，彼得按时到校上课。他带来了午饭，因为 住得远一些的孩子们中午都不回家，他们常常坐在桌 旁，双脚放在长凳上，把带来的午饭往膝盖上一摆，就 吃开了，而住在德夫里的孩子们都回家去吃午饭。下午 一点钟开始上课，在此之前他们可以随便做点儿什么。 只要彼得来上学，他上完课就去看海蒂。 这天，他刚一走进那个大房间，海蒂就跑上前拉住 他，她一直在等彼得。“彼得，我想起个事儿来。”她急 匆匆地说。 “什么事呀？”彼得问。 “你要学会识字。”她说。 “我已经学了。”彼得回答。 “你说得对。可是我的意思是说你学了真能派上用 场的。”海蒂接着急切地说。 “我学不会。”他回答得很干脆。 “没人会相信你学不会，现在连我也不信了。”海 蒂语气很坚决，“法兰克福的老奶奶早就告诉我这不是 真的，她还让我不要相信你的话。” D intelligence [in'telid3ans] 彼得对她的这番话感到很吃惊。 n,消息 “我很快就能教会你的，我知道怎么学。”海蒂接 ·311· XIX.The Winter Continues learn at once,and then you can read one or two hymns every day to grandmother.". "Oh,I don't care about that,"he grumbled in reply. This hard-hearted way of refusing to agree to what was right and kind,and to what Heidi had so much at heart,aroused her anger.With flashing eyes she stood facing the boy and said threateningly,"If you won't learn as I want you to,I will tell you what will happen;you know your mother has often spoken of sending you to Frankfurt,that you may learn a lot of things,and I know where the boys there have to go to school;Clara pointed out the great house to me when we were driving together.And they don't only go when they are boys,but have more lessons still when they are grown men.I have seen them myself,and you mustn't think they have only one kind teacher like we have.There are ever so many of them,all in the school at the same time,and they are all dressed in black,as if they were going to church,and have black hats on their heads as high as that-"and Heidi held out her hand to show their height from the floor. Peter felt a cold shudder run down his back. "And you will have to go in among all those gentlemen,"continued Heidi with increasing animation,"and when it comes to your turn you won't be able to read and will make mistakes in your spelling.Then you'll see how they'll make fun of you;even worse than Tinette,and you ought to have seen what she was like when she was scornful." "Well,I'll learn then,"said Peter,half sorrowfully and half angrily. Heidi was instantly mollified."That's right,then we'll begin at once,"she said cheerfully,and went busily to work on the spot,dragging Peter to the table and fetching her books. Among other presents Clara had sent Heidi a book which the latter had decided,in bed the night before,would serve capitally for teaching Peter,for it was an A B C book with rhyming lines.And now the two sat together at the table with their heads bent over the book,for the lesson had begun. Peter was made to spell out the first sentence two or three times over,for Heidi wished him to get it correct and fluent.At last she said,"You don't seem able to get it right,but I will read it aloud to you once;when you know what it ought to be you will find it easier."And she read out:- A B C must be learnt to-day ·312· 9.冬天还在继续 着说，“你必须马上就学，那样你就能每天为婆婆读一 两首赞美诗了。” “嗨，我不喜欢读那玩意儿。”他嘟囔着。 这件大好事海蒂一直挂在心上，可彼得竟生硬地拒 绝了，海蒂气得不行。她两眼冒火，站在彼得面前威胁说： “你如果不按我说的去做，我来告诉你会怎么样：你知道 你妈妈经常说起想把你送到法兰克福，为的是多学点儿东 西，我知道那儿的男孩子们都去哪里上学：我跟克莱拉坐 车出去玩儿的时候她指给我看过。他们不仅仅小的时候 去上学，长大以后要学的功课更多，我亲眼看见过他们。 你别以为他们像我们现在一样，只有一个老师，脾气还 那么好。那儿老师特别多，而且同时到学校上班。老师 们都穿着黑色的衣服，像是要去教堂，头上还戴着黑帽 子，有那么高呢一”海蒂用手比划着帽子离地有多高。 ①shudder ['fAd]n.战栗 彼得感到后背一阵发凉。 “每天你都要在这些先生中走来走去。”海蒂越说 ②animation【xni'meifan] n热情 越带劲儿，“等轮到你念书了，而你却不会念，拼写也 错误百出，那就有你的好看了，他们比蒂耐特还要坏， 你不知道蒂耐特要起刁来有多坏呢！” ③sorrowfully'soraufuali间 “好吧，那我就学吧。”彼得回答，心里又悲又气。 ad.充满悲伤地 ④mollify[molifai】k使平 海蒂马上软了下来，“这就对了，我们马上开始。” 静 她高兴地说着，并且立即忙碌起来，她把彼得拉到桌 前，然后又取出她的书。 在克莱拉送给海蒂的礼物中，有一本书。前一天晚 上海蒂在床上就想好了，她觉得用这本书来教彼得最好 不过，因为那是本带韵律的启蒙书。现在，两个人坐在 桌旁，低头看着书，开始上课了。 海蒂让彼得把第一句话反复念两三遍，她想一开始 就让他读准确，念流利。最后，她说：“看来你是读不 对了：不过没关系，我来给你大声读一遍：知道怎么读 才对以后，你就会发现不那么难了。”说完，她读道： 今天要学ABC, ·313· XIX.The Winter Continues Or the judge will call you up to pay. “I shan'tgo,”said Peter obstinately. "Go where?"asked Heidi. “Before the judge,”he answered. "Well then make haste and learn these three letters,then you won't have to g0.” Peter went at his task again and repeated the three letters so many times and with such determination that she said at last. "You must know those three now." Seeing what an effect the first two lines of verse hadhad upon him,she thought she would prepare the ground a little for the following lessons. "Wait,and I will read you some of the next sentences,"she continued,"then you will see what else there is to expect," And she began in a clear slow voice:- D E F G must run with ease Or something will follow that does not please. Should HIJ K be now forgot Disgrace is yours upon the spot. And then L M must follow at once Or punished you'll be for a sorry dunce If you knew what next awaited you You'd haste to learn NO PO. Now R S T be quick about Or worse will follow there's little doubt. Heidi paused,for Peter was so quiet that she looked to see what he was doing. These many secret threats and hints of dreadful punishments had so affected him that he sat as if petrified and stared at Heidi with horror-stricken eyes.Her kind ·314· 19.冬天还在继续 否则法官传唤你。 “我不去。”彼得固执地说。 “去哪儿？”海蒂问。 “去见法官。”他回答。 “那你就抓紧时间，学这三个字母吧。学会之后， 你就不用去了。” 彼得于是又接着练习，他咬着牙把这三个字母重复 了无数次，最后，海蒂说： “这三个字母你肯定学会了。” 看到前两行诗对彼得的作用，海蒂想，在教下面的 句子之前要先做点儿铺垫。 “等一下，我来为你读读后面的一些句子，”她接 着说，“你会看到都还有些什么东西。” 说完，她清晰而又缓慢地读起来： DEFG应易学， 不然幸福会灭绝。 HWK如果被淡忘， 当场让你丑名扬。 LM马上接着来， ①dunce [dans]m.笨蛋 否则罚你笨蛋活该。 如果知道后面是什么， NOPQ你赶紧学着说。 RST也不能怠慢， 否则更糟糕的事会将你缠 海蒂停下来，因为彼得安静得出奇，她想看看他在 干什么。一连串神秘的威胁和可能遭到的可怕惩罚把彼 ②petrify['petrifai]￥惊呆： 石化 得吓坏了，他坐在那儿望着海蒂，充满恐惧的眼睛睁得 ·315· XIX.The Winter Continues heart was moved at once,and she said,wishing to reassure him,"You need not be afraid,Peter;come here to me every evening,and if you learn as you have to- day you will at last know all your letters,and the other things will come.But you must come regularly,not only now and then as you do to school;even if it snows it won't hurt you.” Peter promised,for the trepidation he had been in had made him quite tame and docile.Lessons being finished for this day he now went home. Peter obeyed Heidi's instructions punctually,and every evening went diligently to work to learn the following letters,taking the sentences thoroughly to heart.The grandfather was frequently in the room smoking his pipe comfortably while the lesson was going on,and his face twitched occasionally as if he was overtaken with a sudden fit of merriment.Peter was often invited to stay to supper after the great exertion he had gone through,which richly compensated him for the anguish of mind he had suffered with the sentence for the day. So the winter went by,and Peter really made progress with his letters;but he went through a terrible fight each day with the sentences. He had got at last to U.Heidi read out:- And if you put the Ufor V. You'll go where you would not like to be. Peter growled,"Yes,but I shan't go!"But he was very diligent that day,as if under the impression that some one would seize him suddenly by the collar and drag him where he would rather not go The next evening Heidi read:- If you falter at w.worst of all, Look at the stick against the wall. Peter looked at the wall and said scornfully,"There isn't one." "Yes,but do you know what grandfather has in his box?"asked Heidi."A stick as thick almost as your arm,and if he took that out,you might well say,look at the stick on the wall." ·316· 9.冬天还在继续 圆圆的。海蒂那颗善良的心立时软了下来，为了使彼得 安心，她说：“你不用害怕，彼得：每天晚上都到我这儿 来，如果你能像今天这样学，很快就会掌握所有的字 母，还会学会别的东西。但你一定得坚持来，不能像上 学那样三天打鱼，两天晒网，就是下雪你也得来。” D trepidation [.trepideifon] 彼得满口答应，他刚才给吓坏了，这会儿变得乖多 m惊惶 了。当天的课就算上完了，彼得起身回家。 彼得按照海蒂的吩咐，准时来读书识字。每天晚上， 他都非常认真地学习下面的字母，在心里熟记那些句 子。两人上课时，爷爷时不时地叼着烟斗走进来，美美 地享受着烟的滋味，他的脸偶尔抽动一下，像是遇到了 突然的惊喜。费了一大顿劲儿以后彼得常常被留下来吃 晚饭，这对他来说是个很好的补偿，背书累脑子，别提 多苦了。 ②anguish[ngwi/门h.极 度痛苦 冬天在一天天地过去，彼得记字母确实有了不小的 进步：但是他每天都要跟那些句子较劲。 终于学到了字母U,海蒂读道： 一旦你错将U认成V, 定被发到荒无人烟地。 彼得大叫起来：“好吧，可是我不想去！”那天他还 是很用功，好像觉得有人会随时抓住他的衣领，把他带 到他不想去的地方。 第二天晚上，海蒂在读： ③falter ['fx:lto]g畏缩不 倘若你停在W不能再向上， 前 那可最不幸了一请看看那墙边的大木棒。 彼得看着墙，讥讽地说：“那儿没有木棒。” “对，可是你知道爷爷的箱子里有什么吗？”海蒂 问，“一根像你胳膊一样粗的木棒，他要是拿出来，你 就会乖乖地说了，看墙上那根棍子。” ·317· XIX.The Winter Continues Peter knew that thick hazel stick,and immediately bent his head over the W and struggled to master it. Another day the lines ran:- Then comes the X for you to say Or be sure you'll get no food to-day. Peter looked towards the cupboard where the bread and cheese were kept,and said crossly,"I never said that I should forget the X." "That's all right;if you don't forget it we can go on to learn the next,and then you will only have one more,"replied Heidi,anxious to encourage him. Peter did not quite understand,but when Heidi went on and read: And should you make a stop at Y They'll point at you and cry."Fie fie." All the gentlemen in Frankfurt with tall black hats on their heads,and scorn and mockery in their faces rose up before his mind's eye,and he threw himself with energy on the Y,not letting it go till at last he knew it so thoroughly that he could see what it was like even when he shut his eyes. He arrived on the following day in a somewhat lofty frame of mind,for there was now only one letter to struggle over,and when Heidi began the lesson with reading aloud:- Make haste with Z.if you're too slow Off to the Hottentots you'll go. Peter remarked scornfully,"I dare say,when no one knows even where such people live." "I assure you,Peter,"replied Heidi,"grandfather knows all about them.Wait a second and I will run and ask him,for he is only over the way with the pastor." And she rose and ran to the door to put her words into action,but Peter cried out in a voice of agony ·318· 19.冬天还在继续 彼得知道那根很粗的榛木棍，马上低头认真地学起 字母W来。 第三天，学的是下面的句子： 然后接着把X念， 否则就饿你一整天。 彼得看了一眼放面包和奶酪的柜橱，生气地说：“我 从没说过会忘掉X。” “那好：你如果记住了X,咱们就学下一个字母， 那样就剩最后一个字母要学了！”海蒂回答说，她很想 鼓励他。 彼得没完全弄明白，可是海蒂己经继续往下读了： ①fie[fa]imte.真丢脸！ 呸！ 如果停在Y你学不下去， 遭人白眼和唾弃。 ②mockery[mokari]n.嘲 讽 法兰克福那些头戴黑高帽、面带讥讽和嘲弄的老师齐刷 刷出现在彼得眼前，他马上全身心地投入进去，拼命地 学字母Y,把它牢牢记在心里，甚至合上眼都能看到它 ③frame[freim]n.(精神) 状态 的样子。 过了一天彼得又来上课，显得有些趾高气扬，因为 就剩下一个字母需要攻克了。海蒂开了口： Hottentot ['hotantot]n. 学习Z吧，别太慢， (非洲南部的)霍屯督 人 霍屯督人等着你做伴。 彼得嘲笑着：“我敢说，没有人知道这种人住在哪儿。” “彼得，”海蒂回答，“我向你保证，爷爷什么都知 道。你等一下，我跑过去问问，他就在牧师那儿呢。” 说完，海蒂站起身向门口跑去，她要说到做到，可是彼 ⑤agony[egani]n.痛苦 得却痛苦地尖叫道： ·319·