《长腿叔叔》第一章[1]_美文_双语阅读-查字典英语网

《长腿叔叔》第一章[1]

'Sit down, Jerusha, I have something to say to you.'

“乔若莎，坐下，我有些话要对你说。”

Jerusha dropped into the nearest chair and waited with a touch of breathlessness. An automobile flashed past the window; Mrs. Lippett glanced after it. 'Did you notice the gentleman who has just gone?'

乔若莎坐在最近的椅子上，屏息等待。一辆汽车从窗前驶过，光芒掠过窗户。李皮太太注视着远去的车子问：“你是否注意到了刚走的那位先生？”

'I saw his back.'

“我看见了他的背影。”

'He is one of our most affluential Trustees, and has given large sums of money towards the asylum's support. I am not at liberty to mention his name; he expressly stipulated that he was to remain unknown.'

“他是理事中最富有的人之一，曾给孤儿院捐了大笔的钱。我不能告诉你他的姓名，因为他特意要求不要透露他的姓名。”

Jerusha's eyes widened slightly; she was not accustomed to being summoned to the office to discuss the eccentricities of Trustees with the matron.

乔若莎微微张大了双眼。她不太习惯被院长叫到办公室一起讨论理事们的怪癖。

'This gentleman has taken an interest in several of our boys. You remember Charles Benton and Henry Freize? They were both sent through college by Mr.--er--this Trustee, and both have repaid with hard work and success the money that was so generously expended. Other payment the gentleman does not wish. Heretofore his philanthropies have been directed solely towards the boys; I have never been able to interest him in the slightest degree in any of the girls in the institution, no matter how deserving. He does not, I may tell you, care for girls.'