美国小学英语教材3:第115课 睡美人(3)
时间:2018-12-13 作者:英语课 分类:美国小学英语教材3
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Good-morning! said the princess, walking into the room. "What are you doing?" 早上好!公主说着走进了屋里。您在做什么?
I am spinning, answered the old woman. 我在纺线,老妇人回答道。
What fun it is to see the wheel going round so merrily! said the young girl. "Please let me spin a little while." 看到这架纺车那么欢快地转着,真有趣!小姑娘说,请让我也纺一会儿吧。
But hardly had she given the wheel one turn, when the words of the wicked 1 fairy came true. 但是她还没来得及让纺车转上一圈,那个邪恶的仙女的话就应验了。
The beautiful princess pricked 2 her finger on the spindle, and at that very same moment fell back upon a bed that stood near. 这位美丽的公主的手被纺锤扎了下,与此同时,她躺在了旁边的一张床上。
There she lay in a deep sleep. 她在那儿陷入了沉睡之中。
And this sleep fell upon all in the castle. 城堡里的一切也都陷入沉睡之中。
The king and queen, who had just come home, fell asleep. 国王和王后刚回到家里就睡着了。
The servants fell into the same deep sleep. 仆人也同样陷入了沉睡。
The horses and cows in the stables went to sleep; 马厩里面的马和母牛睡着了,
the birds upon the roof of the castle put their heads under their wings; and every fly upon the walls stopped buzzing 3. 城堡屋顶上的鸟儿把头垂到了翅膀的下面,墙上的苍蝇也不再嗡嗡作响了。
Even the fire that was burning in the fireplace 4 became quiet, and slept. 其至连壁炉里燃烧的火焰也安静了下来,睡着了。
The meat stopped roasting. 烤肉也停了下来。
The cook, who was just about to scold the kitchen boy, because he had forgotten an errand 5, suddenly fell asleep. 厨师正想去责备厨房里忘了干活的男孩,自己却突然睡着了。
The wind stopped blowing in the great trees around the castle, and not a leaf on them moved again. 风吹到城堡周围的森林就停了下来,大树上面的叶子也不动了
Then round about the castle there began to grow a hedge 6 of trees, which became higher every year. 接着,城堡的周围长出了一排大树,它们长得一年高过一年。
At last nothing could be seen of the castle, not even the flag on top of it. 最终遮挡住了城堡里的一切,就连最上面的旗子也看不到了。
1 wicked
adj.邪恶的,恶劣的,缺德的;淘气的
- Let everyone know all the wicked things she has done.把她干的坏事给大家抖搂抖搂。
- The wicked must be wiped out.恶人必须除掉。
2 pricked
刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛
- The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry. 厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
- He was pricked by his conscience. 他受到良心的谴责。
3 buzzing
adj.嗡嗡响的v.发出嗡嗡声( buzz的现在分词 );(发出)充满兴奋的谈话声[闲话,谣言];忙乱,急行;用蜂鸣器(发信号)
- The computer made a buzzing noise that she found off-putting. 计算机发出的嗡嗡声让她心烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Bees are humming [buzzing] around from flower to flower. 蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡地飞来飞去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 fireplace
n.壁炉,炉灶
- The fireplace smokes badly.这壁炉冒烟太多。
- I think we should wall up the fireplace.我想应该封住壁炉。
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