Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 5

「我们奥沙纳根家族是这个县里最骄傲、最古老的家族，而且水那边几乎没有一个英国人不愿意倾其所有来和我们交换位置。」

"That we O'Shanaghgans are the proudest and oldest family in the county, and that there is scarcely an Englishman across the water who would not give all he possesses to change places with us."

「你说话像个傻孩子，」奥沙纳根太太说道，「请记住，我是英国人。」

"You talk like a silly child," said Mrs. O'Shanaghgan; "and please remember that I am English."

「哦，妈妈，我真的很抱歉！」那女孩说道。

"Oh, mummy, I am so sorry!" said the girl.

她把柔软的头靠在沙发上，紧贴着母亲的肩膀。

She laid her soft head down on the sofa, pressing it against her mother's shoulder.

「我无法把你当作英国人，」她说，「你在这里陪伴了我的整个童年。你属于父亲，也属于特伦斯和我——你和那些冷漠的英国人有什么关系呢？」

"I cannot think of you as English," she said. "You have lived here all, all my life. You belong to father, and you belong to Terence and me--what have you to do with the cold English?"

「我记得有一段时间，」奥沙纳根太太说，「我认为爱尔兰是地球上最荒凉、最被上帝遗弃的地方。确实，我现在已经习惯了。但是，诺拉，如果你能真正体会到我的旧家园是什么样子就好了。」

"I remember a time," said Mrs. O'Shanaghgan, "when I thought Ireland the most desolate and God-forsaken place on the earth. It is true I have become accustomed to it now. But, Nora, if you only could realize what my old home was really like."

「我不想去想象任何与这里不同的家，」那女孩说道，明亮的眼睛中一时蒙上了一层阴云。

"I don't want to realize any home different from this," said the girl, a cloud shading her bright eyes for the moment.

「你又固执又偏心，」奥沙纳根太太说，「有一个这么不体谅人的女儿，对我来说真是一大折磨。」

"You are silly and prejudiced," said Mrs. O'Shanaghgan. "It is a great trial to me to have a daughter so unsympathetic."

「哦，妈妈！我不是故意不体谅你的。你看，我们现在在一起多舒适惬意。给我讲一个老故事吧；我真的很喜欢听。」

"Oh, mummy! I don't mean to be unsympathetic. There now, we are quite cozy together. Tell me one of the old stories; I do so love to listen."

奥沙纳根太太额头上的皱眉舒展开来，脸上那些烦躁的纹路也消失了。

The frown cleared from Mrs. O'Shanaghgan's forehead, and the peevish lines went out of her face.