美国小学英语教材5:第245课 祖母的那不勒斯之旅(14)（在线收听）

“Ah, that Vesuvius! I hope he will be spitting forth his smoke and fire and lava while I am there. That Bay of Naples! I wonder if it is really so beautiful. But no, there’s nothing so beautiful there as our Giotto’s Tower in Florence! I will tell my Uncle Tony and my Aunt Vanna about that, how lovely it is, rising up beside the Cathedral like a finger pointing heavenward.”

“啊,维苏威火山！我希望当我在那里的时候，火山会吐出烟、火和熔岩。那不勒斯湾！我想知道它是否真的那么美。但是，没有什么比佛罗伦萨的乔托塔更美丽的了！我要告诉我的叔叔托尼和我的阿姨瓦娜，这是多么可爱，站在大教堂旁边，像一根手指指向天空。”

When at last in August the cocoons had been carefully loosened from the delicate threads that held them tied to the twigs, and when each girl had neatly rolled and wrapped up her straw braid, they all went again to Florence. Annina said not a word in all the four lovely miles, ripe with the ripeness of the late summer, but listened to the gay and excited talk of Mario and Fioretta, both so anxious for the trip to Naples. But was not she herself just as eager to go? Yes, but…

终于在八月，茧被小心翼翼地从细线上解开，细线把茧系在树枝上，当每个姑娘都把她的草编整齐地卷好，包好以后，她们又都到弗洛伦斯去了。在这四英里的路程里，安妮娜一句话也没说，现在已经是晚夏了，但她听着马里奥和菲奥雷塔快活而兴奋的谈话，他们两人都渴望着去那不勒斯旅行。可是她自己不也同样想去吗？是的，但······