《长腿叔叔》第二章（上）_美文_双语阅读-查字典英语网

《长腿叔叔》第二章（上）

上学第一天我闹了一个大笑话，有人提到麦特林克，而我就问她是不是个大一新生。这个笑话传遍了整所大学。还好，我在课堂上表现得比谁都不笨，甚至比一些人还要好。

Do you care to know how I've furnished my room? It's a symphony in brown and yellow. The wall was tinted buff, and I've bought yellow denim curtains and cushions and a mahogany desk (second hand for three dollars) and a rattan chair and a brown rug with an ink spot in the middle. I stand the chair over the spot.

您想知道我的房间布置吗？它是一曲棕黄相间的交响乐。淡黄色的墙壁，配上我买来的黄色粗布窗帘和靠垫，一张3美元的旧红木书桌，一把藤椅，一条正中有墨水迹的棕色地毯，我把椅子放在有墨迹的地方。

The windows are up high; you can't look out from an ordinary seat. But I unscrewed the looking-glass from the back of the bureau, upholstered the top and moved it up against the window. It's just the right height for a window seat. You pull out the drawers like steps and walk up. Very comfortable!

窗户很高，坐在椅子上望不到窗外。我把镜台上的镜子拆掉，铺上桌布，随后移到窗前，坐在上面看窗外高矮正合适。我把抽屉开成阶梯式，上来下去，真够舒服的。

Sallie McBride helped me choose the things at the Senior auction. She has lived in a house all her life and knows about furnishing. You can't imagine what fun it is to shop and pay with a real five-dollar bill and get some change--when you've never had more than a few cents in your life. I assure you, Daddy dear, I do appreciate that allowance.