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He demanded that Lill find a job .

他要莉儿找份工作。

In 1922 , with English as her second language and limited education and skills , the future didn 't look bright for Lill .

那是1922年，对于一个英语并非母语，而所受的教育和培训又有限的女孩来说，莉儿的未来并不怎么看好。

On her second attempt , Lill got through a full paragraph , but still made many mistakes .

第二次，她打了一段，但还是错了很多。

As the days passed , Lill continued to ride and her father continued to ask about her job-hunting .

日子一天天过去，莉儿继续着她的公车旅行，父亲则继续关心着她的工作。

Lill looked at the clock and saw that it was 11:40 a.m. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon .

莉儿看了看钟，现在是上午11:40，马上就该吃午饭了。

Walked up the long flight of stairs to the Carhartt Company offices . Cautiously , Lill knocked on her very first door .

莉儿踏上了通往卡哈特公司办公室的长长楼梯，生平第一次，她小心翼翼地扣响了一扇陌生的门。

In her broken English , Lill told her she was interested in the secretarial position , falsely stating that she was19 .

莉儿用结结巴巴的英语说对那个秘书职位很感兴趣，并谎称自己已经19岁了。

Her father would ask , " Any luck today , Lill ? " " No ... no luck today , Dad , " she would respond meekly .

父亲总是问：“今天运气怎么样，莉儿？”“今天运气不……不好，爸。”她嗫嚅着回答。

Before their visits , according to Lill and Sgambati , the children often have no idea that there 's a stream near their school , much less have visited it .

在黛安·丽老师和玛丽亚·斯根巴蒂老师带领孩子们考察之前，孩子们对学校附近的这个小溪并没有太多的了解，也很少去考察它。

At the age of16 , her father thought " Lill has had enough schooling ," and she was forced to drop out4 of school to contribute to5 the family income .

16岁那年，父亲认为“莉儿学得已经够用了”，硬要她辍学挣钱，贴补家用。

Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said , " Lill , let 's see how good you really are . " She directed Lill to type a single letter , and then left .

玛格丽特安排她坐到一台打字机前，对她说：“莉儿，让我们见识一下你的真本事吧。”她给了莉儿一封信让她打出来，随后就走了。

Lill indicates on the map how Sligo Creek leads to the Anacostia River then to the Potomac , which eventually dumps to the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean .

黛安·丽老师在地形图上指出斯利戈溪流入阿纳卡斯塔河，再流入波托马克河，最后流入切萨皮克海湾，汇入大西洋。

She came directly over to Lill , putting one hand on the desk and the other on the girl 's shoulder . She read the letter and paused . Then she said , " Lill , you 're doing good work ! "

她径直走到莉儿跟前，一只手放在桌上，另一只手放在莉儿的肩上，读着那封信，然后停下来对莉儿说：“莉儿，你做得很棒！”

She guided Lill through the old business office of the Carhartt Company . With rows and rows of people seated at rows and rows of typewriters and adding machines , Lill felt as if a hundred pairs of eyes were staring at her .

她带莉儿穿过卡哈特公司那间陈旧的办公室，里面有一排排的人，坐在一排排的打字机、计算器前面，莉儿觉得仿佛有一百双眼睛正盯着自己。

On one of her trips , Lill saw a sign at the Carhartt Overall Company in downtown Detroit . " Help Wanted , " the sign said , " Secretarial . Apply Within . " She walked up the long flight of stairs to the Carhartt Company offices . Cautiously , Lill knocked on her very first door .

这天，在底特律市中心的卡哈特服装公司，莉儿看到这样一则招聘告示：“招聘文秘，应聘者请进。”莉儿踏上了通往卡哈特公司办公室的长长楼梯，生平第一次，她小心翼翼地扣响了一扇陌生的门。