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Chapter VII Anne Says Her Prayers When Marilla took Anne up to bed that night she said stiffly. "Now,Anne,I noticed last night that you threw your clothes all about the floor when you took them off.That is a very untidy habit,and I can't allow it at all.As soon as you take off any article of clothing fold it neatly and place it on the chair." "I was so harrowed up in my mind last night that I didn't think about my clothes at all."said Anne. "You'll have to remember a little better if you stay here," admonished Marilla."There,Say your prayers now and get into bed." "I never say any prayers."announced Anne. Marilla looked horrified in astonishment. "Don't you know it's a terrible wicked thing not to say your prayers every night?I'm afraid you are a very bad little girl." "You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair,"said Anne reproachfully."People who haven't red hair don't know what trouble is.Mrs.Thomas told me that God made my hair red ON PURPOSE,and I've never cared about Him since. Marilla decided that Anne's religious training must be begun at ·070· 第七章 安妮的祈祷 ①stiffly /stifl/ad.顽固地， 晚上玛丽拉送安妮上床睡觉时严厉地说： 僵硬地 “哎，安妮，昨晚我发现你把衣服脱下来扔 得满地都是，这是个很不卫生的习惯，我绝不允 许你这样不爱整洁。今天把脱下来的每件衣服都 叠整齐，放到椅子上。” “我昨天晚上难过极了，根本没想衣服的 2 harrow up心里不安 事。”安妮说。 “你要是待在这儿，就得长点记性，”玛丽拉 警告安妮，“现在做祈祷，然后去睡吧。” 3 admonish /ad'monif/v. 告，训诚，告诚，提醒 “我从来不做祈祷。”安妮说。 玛丽拉大吃了一惊。 “你知不知道每天晚上不做祈祷是件很糟糕 的事？恐怕你是个坏孩子吧。” “要是您也长着红头发，您就会发现做坏孩 子比做好孩子容易得多，”安妮不满地说，“没 长红头发的人当然不知道什么叫麻烦。托玛斯太 太告诉我上帝是有意把我的头发弄成红色的，从 那以后我就再也不在乎上帝了。” 玛丽拉决定必须马上对安妮进行宗教教育， ·071· Anne of Green Gables once.Plainly there was no time to be lost. "You must say your prayers while you are under my roof,Anne." "Why,of course,if you want me to,"assented Anne cheerfully. "I'd do anything to oblige you.But you'll have to tell me what to say for this once.After I get into bed I'll imagine out a real nice prayer to say always.I believe that it will be quite interesting,now that I come to think of it.” "You must kneel3 down,said Marilla in embarrassment. Anne knelt at Marilla's knee and looked up gravely. “Well,I'm ready.What am I to say?” "You're old enough to pray for yourself,Anne,"Marilla said."Just thank God for your blessings and ask Him humbly 5 for the things you want.” "Well,I'll do my best,"promised Anne,burying her face in Marilla's lap. "Gracious heavenly Father,I thank Thee for the White Way of Delight and the Lake of Shining Waters and Bonny and the Snow Queen.I'm really extremely grateful for them.And that's all the blessings I can think of just now to thank Thee for.As for the things I want,they're so numerous that it would take a great deal of time to name them all so I will only mention the two most important. Please let me stay at Green Gables;and please let me be good- looking when I grow up.I remain, Yours respectfully, Anne Shirley.” "There,did I do all right?"she asked eagerly,getting up."I could have made it much more flowery if I'd had a little more time to think it over." ·072· 绿山墙的安妮 这事显然不能再耽搁了。 “安妮，在我这儿你必须做祈祷。” ①assent /a'sent/.同意，赞成 “好的，没问题，如果您要我做的话，”安妮 2 oblige3blad3.使感激， 兴高采烈地表示赞同，“我每件事都会照您的意 施恩于，帮…的忙 思办。不过这次您得告诉我说些什么。一会儿我 上床后会想出真正好的祈祷词，以后就总得这么说 了。现在我慢慢觉得那会很好玩儿的。” 3 kneel/nil/v.跪 “你得跪下。”玛丽拉很不自在地说。 安妮跪在玛丽拉膝前，庄严地抬头望着她。 “好了，我准备好了，我该说些什么呢？” “安妮，你大了，可以自己祈祷了，”玛丽拉 ④blessing/"blesin/n.祝福 说，“感谢上帝给你的赐福，谦恭地祈求上帝赐 分humb'hAmbli/ad.恭顺 给你想要的东西。” 地，谦卑地 bury"berm/.埋葬，葬：掩 “好吧，我尽力去做。” 埋，埋藏，掩藏 安妮做了保证，她把脸埋在玛丽拉双膝间， “无限仁慈的上帝，感谢您赐给我雪径 通幽和波光湖，还有邦尼和白雪皇后。非 常非常感谢您。我现在能想到的您赐给我 的幸福就这么多了。至于我想要的东西， 那太多了，要花好多时间才能说完，所以 我就只说两件最重要的：请您让我留在绿 山墙吧，等我长大后请让我变好看，点儿。 永远 尊敬您的 安妮雪利” “完了，我说得都对吗？”安妮一边着急地问 玛丽拉一边站起来，“要是多给我些时间好好想 ·073· Anne of Green Gables Poor Marilla was only preserved from complete collapse by remembering that it was not irreverence②，but simply spiritual③ ignorance on the part of Anne that was responsible for this extraordinary petition.She tucked the child up in bed,mentally vowing that she should be taught a prayer the very next day. Marilla retreated to the kitchen,set the candle firmly on the table, and glared at Matthew. "Matthew Cuthbert,it's about time somebody adopted that child and taught her something.Will you believe that she never said a prayer in her life till tonight?I'll send her to the manse tomorrow and she shall go to Sunday-school just as soon as I can get some suitable clothes made for her,that's what I'll do. ·074· 绿山墙的安妮 ①collapse /k'leps/.倒坍， 想，我能说得更完美。” 塌下：崩溃 玛丽拉明白了安妮不是不虔诚，而是由于不 2irreverence /'revorons/n. 不敬，非礼，不敬的行为 懂宗教才做出这么奇怪的祈祷的，她也因为了解 3 spiritual/spiritfoal/a.精神 了这个孩子才没有被她那奇怪的祈祷词而吓昏。 的，心灵的 ④petition/pr'tuj3n/n.请愿书， 她给安妮盖好被子，暗暗发誓明天一定得教这孩 申请书，诉状 子祈祷词。 玛丽拉回到厨房，把蜡烛在桌上放稳，双眼 ⑤glare /glea/v.瞪视，注视 紧盯着马修。 “马修·卡斯伯特，现在是该有人收养那个孩 nanse /mans/,牧师住宅 子并且教育她了。你信不信今晚是她一生第一次 做祈祷？明天我们让她去牧师家。等我给她做几 件合适的衣服，就得送她去上主日学校。我看得 忙活一阵子了。” ·075·