1.Cinderella灰姑娘-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《格林童话精选Grimms'FairyTales》

iwn.升nh Cinderella The wife of a rich man fell sick,and as she felt that her end was drawing near,she called her only daughter to her bedside and said,"Dear child,be good and pious, and then the good God will always protect thee2,and I will look down on thee from heaven and be near thee."Thereupon she closed her eyes and departed.Every day the maiden went out to her mother's grave,and wept,and she remained pious and good.When winter came the snow spread a white sheet over the grave,and when the spring sun had drawn it off again,the man had taken another wife. The woman had brought two daughters into the house with her,who were beautiful and fair of face,but vile and black of heart.Now began a bad time for the poor step-child."Is the stupid goose to sit in the parlour5 with us?"said they. "He who wants to eat bread must earn it;out with the kitchen-wench."They took her pretty clothes away from her,put an old grey bedgown on her,and gave her wooden shoes."Just look at the proud princess,how decked out?she is!"they cried,and laughed,and led her into the kitchen.There she had to do hard work from morning till night,get up before daybreak,carry water,light fires,cook and wash.Besides this,the sisters did her every imaginable injury-they mocked her and emptied her peas and lentils into the ashes,so that she was forced to sit and pick them out again.In the evening when she had worked till she was weary she had no bed to go to,but had to sleep by the fireside in the ashes.And as on that ·002· 灰姑娘 有个有钱人，他的妻子病了，她预感到自己大限将 至，就把唯一的女儿叫到床边，对她说：“我亲爱的孩子， ①pious[paias]a.虔诚的 信神的 你要做个善良虔诚的人，仁慈的上帝会永远保佑你，我 ②thee[i:i]pon.[古] 会在天堂看着你，陪在你身边。”说完，她闭上双眼离 (thou的宾格)你，汝 开了人世。小女孩每天都去母亲的坟墓，在那儿哭泣， 她始终是个虔诚而善良的孩子。冬天来了，大雪给坟墓 盖上了一层白色的毯子，等到春天的暖阳融化了积雪， ③draw off脱去，脱掉 那个有钱人又新娶了一个妻子。 那个女人带了两个女儿嫁过来，那两个姑娘虽然脸 ④vile[vail训a.卑鄙的 蛋漂亮，却长着邪恶的黑心肠。现在，那个没妈的孩子 ⑤parlour[pa:lo]n.客厅， 要开始过苦日子了。“那只蠢鹅要和我们一起坐在客厅 会客室 ⑥wench [went]n.女仆， 里吗？”她们嚷嚷着，“谁想吃面包，就得去干活。小 乡村姑娘 乡巴佬快滚到厨房去！”她们抢走了她的漂亮衣服，让 她穿灰色的旧睡衣，穿笨重的木头鞋子。“快看那个骄 ⑦deck out盛装打扮 傲的公主，她打扮得多漂亮呀！”她们叫嚷着，大声地 嘲笑，把她领到厨房里。在那里，她不得不从早到晚地 干着重活，天不亮就起来，拎水、点火、烧饭、洗衣服。 除了这些，那两个姐妹还变着法子伤害她一她们捉弄 ⑧lentil['lentil]n.【植物】 滨豆，扁豆 她，把豌豆和滨豆倒进柴灰里，逼着她坐在那里把它们 再拣出来。晚上，她干活干得筋疲力尽，却没有床可睡， 只能睡在炉边的柴灰里。因为这个原因，她看上去总是 ·003· Cinderella account she always looked dusty and dirty,they called her Cinderella.It happened that the father was once going to the fair,and he asked his two step-daughters what he should bring back for them.“Beautiful dresses,”said one,“Pearls and jewels,”" said the second..“And thou,Cinderella,.”said he,“what wilt thou have?n“Father, break off for me the first branch which knocks against your hat on your way home." So he bought beautiful dresses,pearls and jewels for his two step-daughters,and on his way home,as he was riding through a green thicket2,a hazel twig brushed against him and knocked off his hat.Then he broke off the branch and took it with him.When he reached home he gave his step-daughters the things which they had wished for,and to Cinderella he gave the branch from the hazel-bush.Cinderella thanked him,went to her mother's grave and planted the branch on it,and wept so much that the tears fell down on it and watered it.And it grew,however,and became a handsome tree.Thrice a day Cinderella went and sat beneath it,and wept and prayed,and a little white bird always came on the tree,and if Cinderella expressed a wish,the bird threw down to her what she had wished for. It happened,however,that the King appointed a festival which was to last three days,and to which all the beautiful young girls in the country were invited,in order that his son might choose himself a bride.When the two step-sisters heard that they too were to appear among the number,they were delighted,called Cinderella and said,"Comb our hair for us,brush our shoes and fasten our buckles,for we are going to the festival at the King's palace."Cinderella obeyed,but wept,because she too would have liked to go with them to the dance,and begged her step-mother to allow her to do so."Thou go,Cinderella!"said she;"Thou art dusty and dirty and wouldst go to the festival?Thou hast7 no clothes and shoes,and yet wouldst dance!"As,however,Cinderella went on asking,the step-mother at last said,"I have emptied a dish of lentils into the ashes for thee,if thou hast picked them out again in two hours,thou shalt go with us."The maiden went through the back- door into the garden,and called,"You tame pigeons,you turtle-doves,and all you birds beneath the sky,come and help me to pick ·004· 灰姑娘 灰头土脸脏兮兮的，他们就叫她灰姑娘。有一次父亲要 去集市，他问两个继女想让他带什么回来。一个说：“我 要漂亮裙子。”另一个说：“我要珍珠和宝石。”“你呢， ①wit[wil[古]wiI 灰姑娘，”父亲问道，“你想要什么？”“父亲，请把您 的第二人称单数现在时 回家路上刮到您帽子的第一根树枝折下来给我。”于是， 陈述语气（与thou连用） 父亲给两个继女带回了漂亮的裙子、珍珠和宝石。在他 ②thicket['Oikit]n.【植物】 回家的路上，他骑马经过一片翠绿的丛林，一根榛树的 灌木丛，植丛 树枝把他的帽子刮了下来，于是他折下那根枝条随身带 ③hazel[heizal]a.榛树的 着。回到家后，他把两个继女要的东西给了她们，然后 ④twig[twigl n.细枝 交给灰姑娘那根榛树上折下的树枝。灰姑娘谢了父亲， 然后去母亲的坟上把树枝种在坟头。她哭得很伤心，眼 泪流下来滴在树枝上，浇灌着它。树枝长啊长，长成了 棵挺拔的小树。灰姑娘每天都会去那里三次，她坐在 ⑤thrice[Orais】ad.三次 树下，一边哭泣一边祈祷，一只白色的小鸟总是飞过来 停在枝头，只要灰姑娘许一个愿，小鸟就会把她想要的 东西扔下来给她。 恰巧国王要举行一个持续三天的庆典，这个国家所 有年轻漂亮的姑娘都受到了邀请，这样他的儿子也许可 以从中为自己选个新娘。那两个姐妹听说自己也在被邀 之列，不禁欣喜若狂，大声叫着灰姑娘对她说：“快给 我们梳头，快给我们刷鞋，快帮我们把裙子上的搭扣扣 好，我们要去王宫参加舞会了。”灰姑娘只好遵命，但 她伤心地哭着，因为她也想和她们一起去参加舞会，她 央求后妈让她也去。“你也想去，灰姑娘！”后妈说，“就 你这副灰头土脸脏不啦叽的样子，你也想去参加舞会？ ⑥wouldst[wudst][古] 你既没衣服又没鞋子，还想去跳舞！”可是，因为灰姑 wi的第二人称单数过 去时（与hou连用，亦 娘不断央求，后妈最后说：“我把一盘豆子倒进柴灰里， 作wouldest) 如果你能在两个小时内把它们全拣出来，你就和我们一 ⑦hast[hest]]y[古]have 的第二人称单数现在式 起去。”小女孩从后门走到花园里叫道：“温顺的鸽子啊， (与hou连用) 可爱的斑鸠，还有这天底下所有的鸟儿，快来帮我拣豆 ⑧shalt[falt]【古]shall 子吧！ 的第二人称单数形式 ·005· Cinderella “The good into the pot,, The bad into the crop." Then two white pigeons came in by the kitchen-window,and afterwards the turtle-doves,and at last all the birds beneath the sky,came whirring and crowding in,and alighted2 amongst the ashes.And the pigeons nodded with their heads and began pick,pick,pick,pick,and the rest began also pick,pick,pick,pick,and gathered all the good grains into the dish.Hardly had one hour passed before they had finished,and all flew out again.Then the girl took the dish to her step-mother, and was glad,and believed that now she would be allowed to go with them to the festival.But the step-mother said,"No,Cinderella,thou hast no clothes and thou canst3 not dance;thou wouldst only be laughed at."And as Cinderella wept at this, the step-mother said,"If thou canst pick two dishes of lentils out of the ashes for me in one hour,thou shalt go with us."And she thought to herself,"That she most certainly cannot do."When the step-mother had emptied the two dishes of lentils amongst the ashes,the maiden went through the back-door into the garden and cried,"You tame pigeons,you turtle-doves,and all you birds under heaven,come and help me to pick “The good into the pot, The bad into the crop." Then two white pigeons came in by the kitchen-window,and afterwards the turtle-doves,and at length all the birds beneath the sky,came whirring and crowding in,and alighted amongst the ashes.And the doves nodded with their heads and began pick,pick,pick,pick,and the others began also pick,pick,pick, pick,and gathered all the good seeds into the dishes,and before half an hour was over they had already finished,and all flew out again.Then the maiden carried the dishes to the step-mother and was delighted,and believed that she might now go with them to the festival.But the step-mother said,"All this will not help thee; ·006· 灰姑短 “好的豆子放罐里， 坏的豆子吞肚里。” 这时，两只白鸽子从厨房的窗户飞进来，紧接着 ①whir [hwa:]m.嗡嗡地转 是斑鸠，最后是天底下各种各样的鸟儿，它们呼啦啦 动，呼呼作声地飞 争先恐后地飞进来，停在柴灰里。鸽子频频地点着头， ②alight[o'lait]v.(飞机、鸟 开始拣啊，拣啊，拣啊，拣啊，其他的鸟儿也开始拣啊， 等)飞落，（降）落在， 歌在…之上 拣啊，拣啊，拣啊，它们把所有好的豆子都拣到了盘 子里。不到一个小时，它们就拣完了所有的豆子，又 呼啦啦全部飞走了。灰姑娘把盘子拿去给后妈，心里 非常开心，她相信这一下后妈肯定会允许她和她们一 起去舞会了。可是后妈说：“不行，灰姑娘，你没有衣服， ③canst [kaenst][古]can 的第二人称单数现在时 又不会跳舞，你去那里只会被人嘲笑。”灰姑娘听了这 陈述语气（与thou连用） 话哭了起来，后妈说：“如果你能在一个小时之内帮我 从灰里拣出两盘豆子，你就可以和我们一起去。”她心 想：“这她可绝对做不到。”等后妈把两盘扁豆倒进柴灰 里后，灰姑娘穿过后门走到花园里叫道：“温顺的鸽子 啊，可爱的斑鸠，还有这天底下所有的鸟儿，快来帮 我拣豆子吧。 “好的豆子放罐里， 坏的豆子吞肚里。” 这时，两只白鸽子从厨房的窗户飞进来，紧接着是 斑鸠，最后是天底下各种各样的鸟儿，它们呼啦啦争先 ④at length最后，终于 恐后地飞进来，停在柴灰里。鸽子频频地点着头，开始 拣啊，拣啊，拣啊，拣啊，其他的鸟儿也开始拣啊，拣 啊，拣啊，拣啊，它们把所有好的豆子都拣到了盘子 里。不到半个小时，它们就拣完了所有的豆子，又呼啦 啦全部飞走了。灰姑娘把两盘豆子拿去给后妈，心里非 常开心，她相信这一下她也许可以和她们一起去参加舞 会了。可是后妈说：“这些都帮不了你，你不能和我们 ·007· Cinderella thou goest not with us,for thou hast no clothes and canst not dance;we should be ashamed of thee!"On this she turned her back on Cinderella,and hurried away with her two proud daughters. As no one was now at home,Cinderella went to her mother's grave beneath the hazel-tree,and cried, "Shiver and quiver2,little tree, Silver and gold throw down over me." Then the bird threw a gold and silver dress down to her,and slippers embroidered with silk and silver.She put on the dress with all speed,and went to the festival.Her step-sisters and the step-mother however did not know her,and thought she must be a foreign princess,for she looked so beautiful in the golden dress.They never once thought of Cinderella,and believed that she was sitting at home in the dirt,picking lentils out of the ashes.The prince went to meet her,took her by the hand and danced with her.He would dance with no other maiden,and never left loose of her hand,and if any one else came to invite her,he said,"This is my partner..” She danced till it was evening,and then she wanted to go home.But the King's son said,"I will go with thee and bear thee company,"for he wished to see to whom the beautiful maiden belonged.She escaped from him,however,and sprang into the pigeon-house.The King's son waited until her father came,and then he told him that the stranger maiden had leapt into the pigeon-house.The old man thought,"Can it be Cinderella?"and they had to bring him an axe and a pickaxe that he might hew the pigeon-house to pieces,but no one was inside it.And when Cinderella's father,step-sisters and the step-mother got home Cinderella lay in her dirty clothes among the ashes,and a dim little oil-lamp was burning on the mantle-piece,for Cinderella had jumped quickly down from the back of the pigeon-house and had run to the little hazel-tree,and there she had taken off her beautiful clothes and laid them on the grave,and the bird had taken them away again,and then she had placed ·008· 灰姑短 一起去，因为你没有衣服，又不会跳舞。我们会为你感 到羞耻的！”说完这话，她就再也不理睬灰姑娘了，和 她那两个傲慢的女儿扬长而去。 现在家里没人了，灰姑娘走到榛树下母亲的坟前 叫道： ①shiver [fival颤抖 “小树小树摇一摇， 打战 掉下金银晚礼袍。” ②quiver[kwiva]颠抖 战栗 很快小鸟丢了一套金银制成的礼服下来，还有一双 用真丝和银线缝制的舞鞋。她以最快的速度换上裙子， 3 embroider [im'braida]v. 去了舞会。但是，她的后妈和两个姐姐并没有认出她， 在…上刺绣 以为她是哪个外国来的公主，因为她穿着金灿灿的裙 子，实在是美极了。她们连想也没想过灰姑娘，以为她 正脏兮兮地坐在家里从柴灰里往外拣豆子呢！王子走上 去迎接她，拉着她的手，和她一起跳舞。他再也不想和 其他任何姑娘跳舞，一下也不肯松开她的手，如果有人 走过来邀请她，他就说：“她是我的舞伴。” 她跳呀跳呀，一直跳到晚上，然后她想要回家了。 但王子说：“我要和你一起回家，我要陪着你。”他想看 看这个美丽的女孩到底是谁家的。但是，灰姑娘从他身 边跑开了，跳进了一个鸽子棚。王子在那里一直等到她 的父亲回来，王子告诉他，有个不知姓名的姑娘跳进 了鸽子棚。老头儿心想：“难道是灰姑娘吗？”他们只好 给他拿来一把斧子和一把鹤嘴镐，让他把鸽子棚劈成碎 片，结果里面根本没有人。灰姑娘的父亲、后妈和两个 ④hew [hju:](用刀、斧 等)砍，劈，剁 姐姐回到家的时候，发现灰姑娘穿着脏衣服正躺在柴灰 ⑤dim[dima.(因缺乏光 里，一盏小油灯在火炉顶上发出昏暗的光。原来，灰姑 亮或光线弱而)暗淡的， 娘迅速地从鸽子棚后侧跳下来，跑到那棵小榛树下，她 昏暗的，不明亮的 6 mantle ['mantl]n.=man- 脱下身上的漂亮衣服，把它们放在坟头上，让小鸟叼走， tel,壁炉架，壁炉过梁 然后重新换上那身灰色的睡衣躺在了厨房的柴灰里。 ·009· Cinderella herself in the kitchen amongst the ashes in her grey gown. Next day when the festival began afresh2,and her parents and the step-sisters had gone once more,Cinderella went to the hazel-tree and said- "Shiver and quiver,my little tree, Silver and gold throw down over me." Then the bird threw down a much more beautiful dress than on the preceding day.And when Cinderella appeared at the festival in this dress,every one was astonished at her beauty.The King's son had waited until she came,and instantly took her by the hand and danced with no one but her.When others came and invited her,he said,"She is my partner."When evening came she wished to leave,and the King's son followed her and wanted to see into which house she went.But she sprang away from him,and into the garden behind the house.Therein stood a beautiful tall tree on which hung the most magnificent pears.She clambered so nimbly5 between the branches like a squirrel that the King's son did not know where she was gone.He waited until her father came,and said to him,"The stranger-maiden has escaped from me,and I believe she has climbed up the pear-tree."The father thought,"Can it be Cinderella?"and had an axe brought and cut the tree down,but no one was on it.And when they got into the kitchen,Cinderella lay there amongst the ashes,as usual,for she had jumped down on the other side of the tree,had taken the beautiful dress to the bird on the little hazel-tree,and put on her grey gown. On the third day,when the parents and sisters had gone away,Cinderella went once more to her mother's grave and said to the little tree- "Shiver and quiver,my little tree, Silver and gold throw down over me." And now the bird threw down to her a dress which was more splendid and magnificent than any she had yet had,and the slippers were golden.And when she ·010·