通信人家园

标题: 英文童话 [查看完整版帖子] [打印本页]

时间: 2004-10-13 16:40

作者: 往事不用再提 标题: 英文童话

The Sleeping Princess （睡美人）

Once there was a King and a Queen. For many years they had wanted a child, and no child had come to them.

　　Then the Queen had a child. It was a girl. The King was very glad.

　　You know what a fairy is. Many fairies lived near the King’s house. When the Queen’s child came, the King went to all the fairies and said, "The Queen has a child. Do come to the house and see our new little girl." All the fairies said, "We are very glad: we will come today ."

　　One of the fairies had gone away on a journey: she had been very far away. She had not come back when the Queen’s child came. When she came back, one of the fairies said to her, "The Queen has a child, and the King came to us and said, "Come and see our new little girl. ""

　　But this fairy was a bad fairy; the bad fairy said, "The King went to all of you: why did he not come to me? I shall go and see the King’s child; but I shall give her some bad thing."

　　All the good fairies went to the King’s house, and saw the little girl; and they all gave her some good thing. One said, "I give her this good thing: she shall have riches." One fairy said, "I give her this good thing; she shall become a brave woman." One said, "I give her this good thing: she shall become a good woman." All gave some good thing.

　　Then there came the bad fairy. She said, "The King went to all the fairies but he did not come to me, so I shall give the child some bad thing. She will have riches; she will become brave; she will become good. But, when she is a woman, she will prick her hand with a needle, and die."

　　The poor Queen did not know what to do. The King said to the good fairies, "The poor girl shall not die. Can you not help me? Say that she shall not die!" The good fairies said, " We cannot help you. What the bad fairy has said will come. Your child will prick her hand with a needle; but she shall not die. She shall sleep for many years. Then a king’s son shall come and kiss her. And she will awake. He shall wake her with a kiss." Then the fairies went away.

　　The King sent for all his men and all the Queen’s women, and said, "Go and bring me all the needles that are in the house."

　　They brought all the needles that they could find, and the King took them, and threw them into a river far away.

　　Then he said, "See that no needle comes into this house. See that no man and no woman brings a needle near my child. I shall kill them if they do."

Ⅱ

　　The little child grew up in the King’s house. She became a Princess. The Princess wanted to see all that she could. She wanted to know what the men were doing in the garden. She wanted to know the names of all the flowers and of all the trees. She said to the men in the King’s garden, "What is the name of this flower? What is the name of this tree?" In the house she wanted to see all that there was to see.

　　She wanted to know how many rooms there were in the King’s house, and who lived in all the rooms. So she went into one room, and then into another room, and then into another. She went into big rooms and little rooms, and very little rooms. Then she said, "I have been to all the rooms in the house." But there was one room where she had not gone.

　　As she went on, she came to a new room. It was a little room very far away from all the other rooms. The door of the room was shut. The Princess wanted to go in and see what was in this room. She called, "Open the door!" But no one came. She called once. She called twice; then the door was opened. The Princess went into the room: and there she saw a very old woman.

　　The old woman was sitting near a table. On the table there was some cloth. The old woman had some cloth in one hand, and in the other hand she had a needle.

　　The Princess said, "What are you doing?"

　　"I am making something," said the old woman.

　　"What are you making?" said the Princess.

　　"I am making some clothes," said the old woman.

　　“What is that in your hand?" said the Princess.

　　"That is the cloth," said the old woman.

　　"No!" said the Princess. "What is that in your other hand?"

　　"That?" said the old woman. "That is a needle."

　　The Princess said, "Give me the ’needle’; I want to see it. I have not seen a needle. I do not know what a needle is."

　　The old woman said, "Have you not seen a needle? How can that be? You have seen many needles! Needles are seen in all houses."

　　The old woman gave the needle to the Princess.

　　"Give me the cloth," said the Princess: ’I want to make clothes." Then the old woman gave the Princess the cloth.

　　The Princess pricked the cloth with the needle --but she pricked her hand. And she fell asleep!

　　Then all the men and the women in the house fell asleep. The King fell asleep at his table, and the Queen sitting near him fell asleep.

　　The man in the garden fell asleep with his axe in his hand. The man standing at the door of the house fell asleep where he stood. All were asleep.

　　A fairy came to the Princess. She took her and put her on a bed. Then the fairy said to the trees and to the flowers in the garden, " Grow!" The flowers grew up, and the trees grew big. There was a wall of trees and flowers. So no one could go into the house.

　　In the house the Princess slept; and the King slept, and all his men; and the Queen, and her women, slept.

Ⅲ

　　Many wanted to go into the house of the Sleeping Princess; but they could not go through the trees. So no one came.

　　Years went by, and the Princess slept. Many years went by, and men did not know what the house was and who was in it. The trees grew up; you could not see the house through the trees. Men went by the trees and did not know that there was a house there.

　　One day a King rode into the forest. His son was with him. The King and his men went far in front, and the King’s son could not find them. He rode on, and he came to a wall of trees and flowers. He said, "My father has gone through those trees: I will go through them and find him."

　　As he came to the wall of trees, it opened, and he went through. Then he saw a garden; but all the flowers had grown here and there as they wanted.

　　He came to a house. The door was open, a man was standing by the door asleep. the King’s son said, "What a lazy man, he sleeps standing!" He went into the house. Men sat at the table, with food in their hands, asleep.

　　A little boy had been reading a story: he had fallen asleep with his head on his arms. A woman had been putting on her shoes; she was asleep with one shoe on and one shoe in her hand. An old man sat with pen and paper, asleep; and the dust of years was on his paper. Near him a woman was asleep with her little child asleep in her arms.

　　The King’s son went from one room to another. He saw the old King asleep at his table, and near him the Queen asleep with her head in her hands. Then he came to a room where there was sunlight and flowers. The window was open and roses had grown in through the window into the room. Golden light came through the window and fell upon a bed. The Princess was on the bed. Her eyes were shut. She was asleep.

　　The King’s son kissed her. She awoke. Then all the house awoke. The man awoke at the door. The men awoke and ate the food in their hands. The woman awoke and put on her shoe. The boy awoke and read his story. The King awoke at his table. The Queen rubbed her eyes, and said, "What were you saying, my King. I fell asleep."

　　The Princess was married by the King’s son, and they became King and Queen.

时间: 2004-10-13 16:49

作者: Morpheus

Good

时间: 2004-10-14 14:02

作者: 往事不用再提

继续我的童话：

Beauty and the Beast

A long time ago and far away, there lived a merchant and his three daughters. The older girls were proud, while the youngest girl was generous and kind.

　　One day, the merchant heard that all his ships had been lost in a storm. He was penniless and would have to move to a tiny cottage on the edge of the woods.

　　"Everything will be alright," said the youngest daughter, Beauty,. "We can all help. We don't need any servants as the house is so small."

　　The merchant was very grateful to Beauty. The older girls were very upset, and were no help at all.

　　In no time at all, Beauty had the little cottage spick and span.

　　One day, a messenger arrived.

　　"I have good news," he said to the merchant. "One of your ships has made harbour. You are needed to oversee matters in the unloading."

　　"Oh, good news indeed!" said the merchant. He called his daughters around him. they were delighted when they heard the news.

　　"Does this mean that we can move back home?" asked the oldest daughter.

　　"First things first," said her father. "If there is a profit, I'll bring you all back a present. You must tell me what you would like."

　　"Oh, a beautiful dress, father," cried the first.

　　"A new hat, father," said the second.

　　"What about you, Beauty?" asked the merchant.

　　Beauty simply said," A red rose please, father."

　　The merchant set out that very day for the town with the messenger. He completed his business, and found that he had indeed made a profit. There was enough to buy his daughters' presents and some to invest. The dress and hat were soon bought, but there were no roses to be had in the town.

　　It was evening when he set out for home.

　　"Maybe I'll be able to find one on the way home," he said to himself.

　　He was still far from home when it started to grow dark. He was in an unfamiliar part of the forest, and knew that he would soon be lost if he did not find somewhere for the night. He suddenly saw some lights and soon found himself outside a vast mansion.

　　"I did not know that this was here," said the merchant. "I must really be lost!"

　　The merchant went into the house as the front door was open. He looked around, but there was nobody to be seen. He suddenly sniffed the air. He could smell delicious food. A table in the dining room was laid for one, so he sat and ate a hearty supper.

　　He suddenly remembered his horse, and went to stable it for the night, but it had already been done, and the horse was tucking into a bag of oats.

　　'How strange,' thought the merchant, returning to the house. There, a bedroom had been prepared for him. He slept well, and in the morning, found all his clothes had been cleaned, breakfast was ready and his horse was saddled.

　　At the front door, he turned to thank his unseen host, but then he saw the garden. I was full of roses - roses of every different colour.

　　"Now I can get Beauty's present," said the merchant, and he picked a red rose.

　　The merchant nearly jumped out of his skin when he heard a furious roar.

　　"Have I not been a good host? roared the voice. "I fed you, gave you a bed for the night and stabled your horse, and you repay me by stealing from me."

　　The owner of the voice then came into sight. The merchant shuddered. It was the ugliest creature he had ever seen.

　　"I am very sorry, " said the merchant. "I picked it for my daughter."

　　"If you wish to live, you must send the first living thing you see when you arrive home, " said the Beast.

　　"Very well," said the merchant. He knew that his dog usually greeted him first.

　　He then set off for home. But to his dismay, it was Beauty who ran out of the house to greet him. The dog was lying asleep in the sun.

　　The other girls came out to empty the saddle bags and to see their presents. He went quietly into the house. Beauty was worried and followed him in.

　　"What's wrong?" she asked.

　　"I must send you to the Beast's house," he said sadly, and then told Beauty what had happened.

　　"I will go," said Beauty. "We must keep your promise."

　　"But you have not seen him," said her father. "I will still go," said Beauty. "He surely cannot be as ugly as you say."

　　But Beauty did shudder the first time she saw the Beast at the house in the middle of the forest. The Beast pretended not to notice her shudder, and showed her around the house and gardens. She had a beautiful room and lovely clothes, and he gave her a magic mirror so that she could see her family whenever she wanted to.

　　The Beast spent every afternoon with her, and gradually she became used to his ugly face and looked forward to seeing him.

　　One afternoon the Beast said, "Beauty, do you love me?"

　　"Love you?" repeated Beauty. "No, But I do like you, I like you a lot."

　　"Never mind," said the Beast and he left her, much earlier than usual.

　　Beauty looked in her mirror and saw that her sister was getting ready to be married.

　　Beauty asked the Beast if she could go to the wedding.

　　The Beast agreed, and he sent her in a beautiful carriage with a lovely present.

　　"Don't go back to him," said her father, after the wedding.

　　"I must," said Beauty. "I have promised to stay."

　　On her return, the Beast seemed very pleased to see her, and gave her all sorts of gifts, and spent a great deal of time with her.

　　The next time that Beauty looked in the mirror, her other sister was preparing for her wedding.

　　"

lease may I go?" Beauty asked the Beast. "I promise I shall return again."

　　Again, Beauty went with gifts for her sister's wedding.

　　She returned soon after the wedding, and again the Beast seemed delighted to have her back.

　　Beauty did not look in her mirror for a long time after that, but suddenly remembered it one afternoon when the Beast could not join her.

　　What she saw made her feel quite weak. Her father was ill in bed, and there were doctors and her sisters standing around him shaking their heads.

　　As soon as the Beast returned, Beauty ran to him. "

lease, I must go home," she said. " My father is very ill and I must be with him."

　　"Very well," said the Beast. "But please take this ring with you. If the stone is bright then I am well, but if it turns dull, I am dying."

　　Beauty arrived home to find her father as she had seen him.

　　"He's been asking for you," said her sisters.

　　As soon as he saw his daughter, the merchant began to improve. Autumn came and went, and the merchant begged Beauty to stay.

　　"I am still a little weak," he said. " And it will be winter soon. Return to the Beast in spring."

　　Beauty agreed, and Christmas and winter were spent at the cottage.

　　One day, in early spring, Beauty was sorting through some drawers and found the ring that the Beast had given her.

　　The stone was dull and lifeless.

　　"I must go back!" she cried.

　　She left the cottage, the carriage speeding to take her back to the Beast's mansion.

　　"

lease, don't let me be too late," she wept. She had grown very fond of the Beast, and was very upset that she hadn't looked at the ring for so long.

　　The carriage swept into the drive and went up to the house. She leapt out and ran into the house, but the Beast was nowhere to be found. She called and called, but there was no answer.

　　" He must be in the garden," she said, and she ran out, calling his name.

　　"Beauty," she heard his voice gently whisper. She found him by a great bush of red roses.

　　Beauty ran to him and sat down to cradle his ugly head in her arms. She was crying and telling him how sorry she was. He was very weak.

　　"Oh, Beast, " she wept. "

lease don't die. I do love you."

　　There was a sudden flash of light, and Beauty no longer held the Beast in her arms! She looked up and saw a handsome man standing by the rose bush.

　　"Where is the Beast?" she asked, looking round.

　　"Here," said the man, " I was the Beast and I was dying. I needed you to say that you love me. Now my stepmother's spell has been lifted."

　　Beauty was delighted, and she and the young man were soon married. They lived happily in the beautiful mansion with the rose garden.

时间: 2004-10-15 14:29

作者: flamesky

你这哪里是童话，整个一英译汉！！大学的阅读理解看来你是没做够啊。。。。。。
看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，看不下去，ZZZZ。。。。。。。。。

时间: 2023-3-10 16:42

作者: yumouqian

谢谢分享！

时间: 2023-3-11 01:54

作者: 浮云游子意

谢谢分享！

通信人家园 (https://www.txrjy.com/)