海伦·彭斯

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Lowood was a hard place. 洛伍德是个艰苦的地方。

The rooms were cold, and the food was poor. 房间很冷，食物也很差。

The girls were always hungry, and many were sick. 女孩们总是饥饿，许多人还生病了。

The teachers were strict, and Mr. Brocklehurst was the worst of all. 老师们很严厉，布罗克赫斯特先生是其中最糟糕的。

But Jane found one good thing, a friend. 但简找到了一件好事，一个朋友。

Her name was Helen Burns. 她的名字叫海伦·伯恩斯。

Helen was older than Jane, and she loved to read. 海伦比简大，她喜欢读书。

She was calm and gentle, even when the teachers were unfair. 她平静而温柔，即使老师们不公平。

One day, a teacher hit Helen for no real reason. 有一天，一位老师无缘无故地打了海伦。

Helen did not cry or argue. 海伦没有哭也没有争辩。

She simply accepted it. 她只是默默地接受了。

jane could not understand this 简无法理解这一点。

if someone hit me like that jane said i would break this stick “如果有人那样打我，”简说，“我会把这根棍子折断。”

i would fight back “我会反击的。”

helen smiled softly 海伦温柔地笑了。

it is better to bear it she said “忍受它会更好，”她说。

hating people only hurts you “恨人只会伤害你自己。”

life is too short to live in anger “生命太短暂，不值得活在愤怒中。”

Jane thought hard about these words. 简认真思考了这些话。

Helen was patient, but Jane was fiery. 海伦很有耐心，但简却很火爆。

Two hearts can love each other deeply and still see the world in very different ways. 两颗心可以深爱彼此，却仍然以截然不同的方式看待世界。

The two girls became close friends. 两个女孩成了亲密的朋友。

In that cold, unhappy school, they gave each other warmth. 在那所寒冷、不快乐的学校里，她们互相给予温暖。

But Helen had a terrible cough. 但海伦得了严重的咳嗽。