A tall man, older than Daddy, opened the door.
一个高大，年龄比父亲大的人开了门。
"Come in!" He and Daddy heartily shook hands, both talking at once.
「请进！」他和父亲开心地握手，两人同时交谈着。
"Mary Lou, I've been hearing things about you. Your daddy had arranged a big surprise for you!" Mr. Finkle
 ushered us into the parlor.
「玛莉?罗，我一直听说过你的事。你爸爸已经为你安排了一个大惊喜！」分克先生引导我们进入客厅。
He picked up a case, opened it, lifted out a violin and started to play.
他拿起一个盒子，把它打开，拿出一把小提琴，然后开始演奏。
The melody surged and spoke like waterfalls. Oh, to play like him, I thought.
曲子起伏像瀑布在说话一般。啊！但愿我能够演奏得像他那样，我心中想着。
Finishing the number, he turned to Daddy. "Carl, I found it in a pawnshop for seven dollars. It's a good violin.
 Mary Lou should be able to make beautiful music with it." Then he handed the violin to me.
演奏完那段乐章，他转向父亲说：「卡尔，我用七块钱在当铺买到它。这是把好的小提琴。玛莉?罗应该能够用它来奏出
美妙的音乐。」然后他把它交给我。
I noticed the tears in Daddy's eyes as I finally comprehended.
当我终于明白时，我注意到父亲的眼中有眼泪。
It was mine!
这是我的(琴)了！
I stroked the violin gently.
我轻轻地拨弄这把小提琴。
The wood was a golden brown that seemed to warm in the light.
木头是带有金黄色的棕色，似乎在光线里会发热。
"It's beautiful," I said, barely breathing.
「很美，」我说，几乎不能呼吸。
When we arrived back at Aunt Alice's, all eyes turned as we entered.
我们回到爱丽丝姑妈的家，在我们走进去时，大家的眼睛都转过来。
I saw Daddy wink at Mother, and then I realized everyone had known but me.
我看到父亲向母亲眨眼示意，这时我才明白，除了我，大家早都知道了。
I knew Daddy's prayer, and mine, had been answered.
我知道爸爸和我的祈祷得到了回应。
The day I carried my violin to school for my first lesson no one could imagine the bursting feeling in my heart.
这一天我第一次带小提琴去学校上课，没有人可以想象得到我心中那种就要迸裂的感受。
Over the months I practiced daily, feeling the warm wood fit under my chin like an extension of myself.
这几个月以来，我每天练习，觉得那种暖和的木头在我下巴之下很适合，就像是我自己的延伸。

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