卖头发

字幕原文

She stopped at a sign that read: "Madame Sofronie. 她在一家招牌前停下了脚步，上面写着：“索芙罗妮夫人。

Hair Goods of All Kinds." 专营各类发制品。”

Della ran up the stairs and caught her breath. 德拉跑上楼梯，停下来喘了口气。

Madame was large, pale, and chilly, 夫人身材高大、面色苍白，冷若冰霜，

and didn't look much like a "Sofronie." 看着可一点儿也不像叫“索芙罗妮”的人。

"Will you buy my hair?" “你买头发吗？”

asked Della. 德拉问。

"I buy hair," said Madame. “我收头发，”夫人说。

"Take your hat off, and let's have a look at it." “把帽子摘了，让我瞧瞧。”

Down rippled the brown waterfall. 褐色的长发如瀑布般倾泻而下。

Madame lifted it with a practiced hand, 夫人熟练地用手托起头发掂了掂，

the way you'd weigh a sack of flour. 就像在掂量一袋面粉似的。

"Twenty dollars," she said. “二十美元，”她说。

"Give it to me quick," said Della. “快拿给我吧，”德拉说。

Sometimes the most generous gift is the thing we'll miss the most. 有时候，最慷慨的礼物恰恰是我们最难割舍的东西。

The next two hours flew by on rosy wings. 接下来的两个小时过得飞快，就像插上了粉红色的翅膀。

Della was searching every store in town for Jim's present. 德拉逛遍了城里的每家店，就为了给吉姆挑礼物。

And at last, in one of them, she found it. 终于，在其中一家店里，她找到了。