'Mother, mother, I'm so happy,' cried the girl, 'and you must be happy too.'
“妈妈，妈妈，我好开心！”女孩兴奋地说，“你一定也很开心！”
Mrs Vane put her thin white hands on her daughter's head. 'I'm only happy when I see you in the theatre.'she said. 'And we are poor. We need the money - don't forget that. What do we know about this young man? You don't know his real name, or anything about him.'
文恩夫人将她那双消瘦的手轻抚着女儿的头。“我只在看到你上台表演时，才开心，”她说。“再说我们很穷。别忘了，我们需要钱。我们对这年轻人知道多少？你不知道他的姓名，对他也一点都不了解。”
'No, but I call him Prince Charming. He's everything to me. I love him and he loves me. Oh mother, let me be happy!'
“确实是，但我叫他迷人的王子。他就是我的一切。我爱他，他也爱我。妈妈，让我开心吧！”
'You're too young to think of love,' said her mother. She looked at her daughter's lovely face, and tried to warn her of the dangers of love, but the girl did not listen. She was locked in her prison of love.
“你还太小还不懂爱情”她妈妈说。她看着女儿娇艳的脸庞，竭力告诉她爱情也有可怕的地方，可她根本听不进去。她完全陷在爱情里了。
At that moment the girl's brother entered the room. He was a heavy, dark young man, not at all like his sister.
这时，女孩的哥哥走进房间。他是个个头厚实，皮肤黝黑粗糙的年轻人，跟他姐姐大不相同。
'I've heard about a gentleman who visits you every night at the theatre,'he said to his sister. 'Who is he? What does he want?'
“我听说有位绅士每晚都会去戏院看你的戏”他对姐姐说，“他叫什么？他想干什么？”
'Oh James, don't be angry with me today,'cried Sybil. 'You're leaving for Australia tomorrow, and today is your last day. Come for a walk with me in the park. I'll go and get ready.' She danced out of the room, and her mother and brother could hear her singing as she ran upstairs.
“哦，詹姆斯，今天别和我发脾气”西比尔说，“你明天就要去澳大利亚了，今天是你在家的最后一天，陪我去公园走走。我去准备一下就出门。”她跳着舞出了房间，她的妈妈和哥哥都能听到她上楼时唱歌的声音。
James Vane turned to his mother. 'My new life as a sailor will keep me away from England for many years,' he said. 'But I don't like to leave Sybil alone.'
詹姆斯·文恩看向妈妈。“我当水手的头几年都不会在英国，” 他说，“但我又不想西比尔一个人。”
'Sybil has me, her mother, you know,' said Mrs Vane quietly.
“西比尔有我，有妈妈陪着她，你放心吧！”文恩夫人平静地说。
James & Sybil
'Then take care of her.' James Vane gave his mother a long, hard look. 'If that man hurts my sister, I'll find him, and kill him like a log.'
“好好照顾她”詹姆斯紧紧地盯着他母亲看，“要是那个男人伤害她，我会找到他，像杀死条狗样杀了他。”
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PS:本书为牛津系列简易读物，作者是英国作家奥斯卡·王尔德。英文为书虫系列原文，译文是笔者翻译。
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