Little Fox A Little Princess Chapter 1 Sarah goes to school.

小狐狸小公主》 第1章 莎拉去上學。

On a dark winter's day, a little girl sat in a cab with her father.

在一個陰沉的冬日，一個小女孩和她的父親坐在一輛計程車裡。

She stared out the window as the cab drove through foggy London.

當計程車駛過霧氣瀰漫的倫敦時，她凝視著窗外。

Sarah Crewe was only seven, but she seemed much older.

莎拉-克魯只有七歲，但她看起來要大得多。

At that moment, she was thinking about her long trip from India.

此時此刻，她正想著從印度出發的長途旅行。

She had just arrived in London with her father.

It felt strange to travel from a hot, sunny place and arrive in a cold, dark one.

從一個炎熱晴朗的地方旅行到一個寒冷陰暗的地方，感覺很奇怪。

Soon the cab stopped in front of a big brick house.

很快，計程車在一座大磚房前停了下來。

A brass sign on the front door said, Miss Minchin's Boarding School for Young Ladies.

前門的銅牌上寫著 "米切思小姐女子寄宿學校"。

Sarah's mother had died when Sarah was born.

莎拉的母親在莎拉出生時就去世了。

Sarah's father was an officer in the British Army.

He was very rich and handsome and gave Sarah whatever she wanted.

他很有錢，也很英俊，莎拉想要什麼，他就給她什麼。

Her father believed that the climate in India wasn't healthy.

她的父親認為印度的氣候不利於健康。

So one day he would send her to school in England.

所以有一天他會送她去英國上學。

Captain Crewe knocked on the door of the school.

Sarah looked around at the ugly sitting room with its heavy wooden furniture.

莎拉環顧了一下這個擺放著厚重木製傢俱的醜陋起居室。

But soldiers probably don't like going into battle either.

但阿兵哥們可能也不喜歡上戰場。

Oh, Sarah, you say such wonderful things.

A moment later, the headmistress, Miss Minchin, entered the room.

過了一會兒，校長米切思小姐走進了房間。

The headmistress had large fishy eyes and a large fishy smile.

那位女校長有一雙大大的魚眼和一個詭異的大笑容。

Sarah thought the woman looked just like her school.

莎拉覺得這個女人長得就像她的學校。

Miss Minchin knew that Captain Crewe was rich.

米切思小姐知道克魯船長很有錢。

She tried to please him by praising Sarah.

她試圖通過讚美莎拉來取悅他。

What a beautiful child, the headmistress exclaimed.

多麼漂亮的孩子啊！女校長讚歎道。

Sarah stood quietly near her father while he and the headmistress talked.

在父親和校長談話時，莎拉靜靜地站在父親身邊。

Because Sarah's father was very rich, Sarah would have many nice things at school.

因為莎拉的父親非常有錢，莎拉在學校會擁有很多好東西。

There would be a pretty bedroom and sitting room and a pony and carriage.

那裡有漂亮的臥室和起居室，還有小馬和馬車。

Sarah reads too much, Captain Crewe told the headmistress.

克魯上尉告訴校長，莎拉讀得太多了。

She should ride her pony or buy some new dolls.

她應該騎她的小馬，或者買一些新玩偶。

Tell her, Sarah, Captain Crewe said, smiling.

告訴她，莎拉，克魯上尉微笑著說。

She's a special doll that Papa is going to buy for me, said Sarah.

莎拉說，她是爸爸要給我買的一個特別的娃娃。

She'll be my friend when Papa is in India.

爸爸在印度時，她會是我的朋友。

Miss Minchin's large, fishy smile grew wider.

米切思小姐那詭異的大笑容變得更誇張了。

What an unusual child, she exclaimed loudly.

「多麼奇特的孩子啊！」她大聲驚呼。

Please take very good care of her for me, Miss Minchin.

Sarah stayed with her father at his hotel for several days.

莎拉和父親在他的酒店住了好幾天。

He bought her all kinds of expensive clothes, velvet dresses, fur coats, silk stockings.

他給她買了各種昂貴的衣服，天鵝絨連衣裙、皮草大衣、絲襪。

They searched many toy shops looking for Emily, but couldn't find her.

他們找了很多玩具店，但都沒有找到艾米麗。

She has to be a doll who can listen to me, Papa, explained Sarah.

她必須是個能聽我話的娃娃，爸爸，莎拉解釋道。

So they looked at big dolls and little ones, at dolls with black eyes and dolls with blue ones.

於是，他們看著大娃娃和小娃娃，看著黑眼睛的娃娃和藍眼睛的娃娃。

They looked at dolls with brown curls and golden braids, dolls in all kinds of clothing.

他們看著棕色捲髮和金色辮子的娃娃，穿著各式各樣衣服的娃娃。

Then one day, Sarah spotted a doll with golden brown hair and an intelligent expression.

後來有一天，莎拉發現了一個有著金棕色頭髮和聰明表情的娃娃。

看，爸爸，那是艾米麗，她哭了。

They went into the shop and bought the doll.

Then they went to a dressmaker to order a grand wardrobe for Emily.

然後，他們去找裁縫為艾米莉訂做了一個大衣櫃。

Finally, the day came when Captain Crew had to leave.

終於，船員船長不得不離開的那一天到來了。

From her window, Sarah watched him get into a cab.

莎拉從窗戶看著他上了一輛計程車。

Miss Minchin sent her sister, Miss Amelia, to check on Sarah.

米切思小姐派她的妹妹阿米莉亞小姐去看望莎拉。

I want to be alone, please, said Sarah softly.

我想一個人靜一靜，求你了，莎拉輕聲說道。

Miss Amelia went downstairs and told Miss Minchin about how Sarah was acting.

阿米莉亞小姐下樓告訴了米切思小姐莎拉的表現。

I've never seen such an odd child, said Miss Amelia.

阿米莉亞小姐說，我從沒見過這麼奇怪的孩子。

She has locked herself in her room, but she's not making any noise at all.

她把自己鎖在房間裡，但沒有發出任何聲音。

She's very spoiled, snapped Miss Minchin.

I'm surprised she isn't cooking and screaming.

我很驚訝她沒有邊做飯邊尖叫。

All those new clothes are absolutely ridiculous.

Her father treats her like a little princess.

她的父親對待她就像對待小公主一樣。

A LITTLE PRINCESS CHAPTER TWO FIRST DAY OF CLASS The next morning, Sarah had a long talk with her doll, Emily, about her father.

小公主》 第二章 上課的第一天 第二天早上，莎拉和她的玩偶艾米麗聊了很久，談到了她的父親。

Papa is traveling on the sea now, said Sarah.

莎拉說，爸爸現在正在海上旅行。

But Sarah was sure the doll was listening.

I believe that dolls have secrets, Sarah told her maid, Mariette.

莎拉告訴她的女僕瑪麗埃特，我相信洋娃娃都有祕密。

Perhaps Emily can read and walk and talk.

也許艾米莉能讀書、走路和說話。

But she only does those things when no one is watching her.

但她只在沒人看她的時候才做這些事。

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