the Silent
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
A very powerful prince heard about Chinzaemon.
一个非常强大的王子听说了钦扎埃蒙的事.
The prince summoned the armorer to his court.
太子召取甲兵至其宫.
The prince admired the work of the famous silent armorer.
王子钦佩出名的"无声装甲"的作品.
He wanted Chinzaemon to make weapons for his soldiers and guards.
他希望Chinzaemon为他的士兵和警卫制造武器.
Chinzaemon was not only a skillful armorer.
Chinzaemon不仅是个高超的装甲兵
He was also very funny and clever.
他也非常幽默和聪明。
He enjoyed playing practical jokes on people.
他喜欢在人身上玩笑话
He had been a very funny child in school.
他是一个非常有趣的孩子在学校。
Even while serving his time as an apprentice armorer, he continued to tell jokes and play pranks on people.
即使在担任学徒装甲兵期间,他仍然继续讲笑话并玩弄人作弊.
A very long time ago, there lived an armorer named Chinzaemon.
很久以前,有一个叫Chinzaemon的装甲兵
His swords were very beautiful and perfectly balanced.
他的剑非常美丽,非常平衡.
He was famous throughout the land for the quality of his work.
他的作品质量在全地出名.
Even more famous than his swords, however, were his scabbards.
然而,比起他的剑,他的安息日更出名.
Swords slipped into them so easily and silently that other armorers began to call him Chinzaemon the Silent.
剑入其中后轻而易举地悄悄地滑入其中,于是其他装甲兵开始称他为"沉默的钦扎蒙".
One night Chinzaemon decided he would play a joke on the guards.
有天晚上Chinzaemon决定 给警卫开个玩笑
He knew that some of them fell asleep while they were on duty.
他知道有些人在值班时睡着了.
He thought it would be humorous to catch them sleeping on the job.
他觉得抓住他们在工作上睡觉会很幽默
They would be very embarrassed.
他们会很尴尬的
So Chinzaemon waited until it was very late in the night and then quietly left his room.
于是Chinzaemon等了很晚才离开房间。
He moved silently through the hallways until he was out on the palace grounds.
他默默地穿过了走廊,直到出行于宫地.
Few people knew that Chinzaemon was such a funny man.
很少有人知道Chinzaemon是个有趣的人.
He only shared his jokes with people he trusted.
他只和他信任的人分享他的笑话.
So when he made the prince laugh and laugh, for the whole three hours of his visit, Chinzaemon was hired as the prince’s new armorer.
所以当他让王子取笑和取笑时,在访问的整个三个小时里,钦扎蒙被聘为王子的新装甲.
And no one was more surprised than Chinzaemon.
没有人比Chinzaemon更惊讶
“The prince must be a noble man,” he thought to himself.
" 王子必须是一个高贵的人, " 他自以为是。
“I will trust him and be very loyal.”
“我将信任他,并且非常忠诚。 “
When Chinzaemon was done gluing the guards’ sandals to the ground, he told some other guards about his prank.
当Chinzaemon把警卫的凉鞋擦到地上时,他告诉其他警卫他的恶作剧。
He then told the head guard and persuaded him to sound the alarm.
然后,他告诉了头卫,并说服他发出警报。
A very loud bell was rung that signaled an attack.
一个非常响亮的铃声发出攻击信号。
All the guards came running except the six who were stuck to the ground.
除了被困在地上的六人之外,所有警卫都跑过来了。
They were glued into place.
他们被粘在地上
They couldn’t unlace their sandals quickly enough to avoid getting caught.
他们无法很快解开鞋被抓住。
Chinzaemon sneaked out to the gate where two guards were sleeping.
Chinzaemon悄悄地跑到两个警卫正在睡觉的大门去。
Using very strong glue made from tree sap, he glued their sandals to the ground.
他用由树浆制成的很强的胶水 将他们的凉鞋粘到地上
He was very quiet so that he did not disturb them.
他非常安静,所以没有打扰他们。
He then did the same thing to four other guards who had fallen asleep.
然后,他又对已经入睡的另外四名警卫做了同样的事情。
But the prince was not angry.
但王子没有生气.
For a minute he stood silent, and then he began to laugh.
他静静地站了一会儿,然后他开始笑了。
He laughed so hard that he had to bend over to catch his breath.
他笑得那么厉害 他不得不弯下腰来呼吸
The other guards laughed as well.
其他警卫也笑了
They were glad they weren’t the ones who had been caught.
他们很高兴不是被抓到的人。
When the prince finished laughing, he told the guards who had been sleeping that they were fired.
当王子笑完后,他告诉正在睡觉的守卫,他们被解雇了.
He also told them they were lucky he did not have them beheaded.
他还说,他们很幸运,没有被斩首。
When the prince came out of his palace to see what had happened, he was still in his nightclothes.
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The head guard informed him of Chinzaemon’s prank.
守门员将钦扎蒙的恶作剧告知了他.
Chinzaemon was afraid that the prince might be angry.
钦察蒙害怕王子可能生气.
He hadn’t meant for his little joke to make the prince get out of bed.
他无意让王子下床。
“You are welcome,” Chinzaemon replied.
Chinzaemon回答“欢迎你”,
“But I was only meaning to play a joke.”
“但我只是想开玩笑。 “
He was a little nervous.
他有点紧张。
But he sensed that the prince was truly grateful for what he had done.
但是他觉得王子真的很感激他的所作所为.
“Well, I feel safer now,” the prince said.
王子说:“我现在感觉更安全了。”
“You may have saved my life.
“你也许救了我一命。
In return, I will grant you anything you wish.”
作为回报,我会给你任何你想要的东西。 “
Later that day, the prince summoned Chinzaemon to his chambers.
当天晚些时候,王子召见了钦扎埃蒙到他的房间.
“So,” the prince began, “you have caused me to fire six worthless guards.
王子说,“你让我解雇了六名毫无价值的警卫。
Thank you, oh Silent One.”
谢谢,哦,沉默一世。”
The prince smiled so that Chinzaemon would know he wasn’t angry.
王子笑了一下,
The prince was shocked.
王子惊骇.
“Strange!”
摇摆!
you request, it is yours.”
你请求,这是你的。 “
“You couldn’t have given me anything better, noble prince,” said Chinzaemon, smiling.
”Chinzaemon说,
Chinzaemon thought about it for a minute.
Chinzaemon想了一分钟。
He already had a good life.
他已经过得很好的生活了
But then he realized he could use this offer to play a big prank on the courtiers of the prince’s court.
但后来他意识到他可以利用这个提议来对王子宫廷的侍从们作大恶作剧.
“Well, noble prince, I have one request.”
“尊敬的王子,我有一个请求。 “
He was a bit embarrassed to ask for what he wanted, but he did so anyway.
他问他想要什么有点尴尬 但他还是这么做了
“Allow me, whenever I want, to sniff into your ear.”
“每当我想闻到你的耳朵时,就让我闻一闻。 “
Chinzaemon ran over and sniffed in the prince’s ear.
Chinzaemon跑过去,
When they saw him, the ministers and courtiers all thought he was whispering something about them into the prince’s ear.
当他们见到他时,大臣们和侍从们都认为他正在向王子耳边低语。
They all were afraid he might whisper something bad about them that would stop the prince from giving them what they wanted.
他们都害怕他对他们低语 会阻止王子给他们想要的东西
The next week there was a large gathering at the palace.
次周有大会于宫.
All the prince’s ministers came, as did the courtiers.
王子的大臣们都来了,还有礼士们。
And everyone brought their wives and dressed in their finest clothes.
每个人都带了自己的妻子 穿着最好的衣服
Every month the prince accepted visitors, usually on the full moon.
每个月王子都会接受来访者,通常在满月.
Everyone who came had some request that they wanted the prince to grant.
所有前来的人都有要求 他们希望王子同意
This was the tradition in every palace, in every land, all over the Earth.
每一个宫殿,每一个土地, 地球上都有这种传统。
The prince would consider the requests and do his best to satisfy those he felt were worthy.
王子会考虑这些请求并尽力满足那些他认为值得满足的要求.
And so it happened.
于是就发生了
Before anyone dared speak to the prince, he or she would see Chinzaemon first and give him an amazing gift.
在有人敢与王子说话之前,他或她会先见到钦札蒙并给他一个惊人的礼物.
Soon, the simple armorer was a very rich man.
很快,简单的装甲兵是一个非常富有的人.
He had piles of money, beautiful gold jewelry, jade statues, and other fine treasures.
他有一堆钱,美丽的金首饰,玉雕等精美的宝物.
He had so many things that he didn’t know what to do with all of them.
他有很多事情,
In truth, he was now as rich as the prince, but he still lived as he always had.
事实上,他现在和王子一样富有,但他仍然像往常一样活了下来.
So, one after another, the ministers and courtiers all began to give Chinzaemon gifts.
于是相继相继相继的大臣和侍从们都开始赠送钦扎蒙礼物.
They thought that if they gave him gifts, Chinzaemon might recommend them to the prince.
他们认为,如果他们给他礼物,钦扎蒙可能会推荐给王子.
They didn’t know he was just sniffing into the prince’s ear.
他们不知道他只是嗅到王子的耳朵。
Even their wives would give him gifts before talking to the prince.
甚至他们的妻子在和王子说话之前都会给他礼物.
Chinzaemon just smiled and accepted their offerings.
Chinzaemon刚刚微笑接受了他们的献礼.
He made them no promises that he would say good things about them to the prince.
他没有向他们保证他会向王子说好话
When the prince heard how Chinzaemon was making such fools out of his ministers and courtiers (and their wives), he laughed and laughed.
当王子听到钦扎埃蒙如何从他的大臣和侍从(和他们的妻子)中制造出这样的傻瓜时,他笑了起来.
He laughed so hard that tears ran down his cheeks.
他笑得脸都流出泪来
“So much for my loyal advisers,” the prince said.
王子说,“对我忠心的顾问如此之多”。
“They aren’t much use to me.
“对我来说,
They are all worthless as advisers.
他们都没用的顾问。
I will dismiss every last greedy, foolish one of them.”
我会开除所有贪婪又愚蠢的人 “
He was actually very angry.
他其实很生气
He had trusted these people, and they all thought they could buy his favor.
他信任这些人 他们都认为他们可以买下他的恩惠
He thought about beheading them all.
他想把他们都斩首
He decided he would just fire them all and send them away.
他决定把他们都炒了 然后送走
Then, one day, the prince turned to Chinzaemon and said, “Well, Silent One, aren’t you sorry you didn’t ask for anything better from me as a reward?”
有一天,王子转而向钦察蒙说:“沉默一世,你不后悔没有向我索取更好的报酬吗? “
He saw that Chinzaemon’s lifestyle had changed very little over the last months.
他看到Chinzaemon的生活方式在过去几个月里几乎没有改变。
He wished his loyal armorer had asked for money or land.
他希望他的忠诚的装甲兵 已经要求钱或土地。
“My word, noble prince!”
"我的话,高贵的王子!"
Chinzaemon began, “Something better?
Chinzaemon开始说:“有更好的东西吗?
Why, your favor has brought me so much more wealth than I could ever have imagined.
你帮我带来了比我想象的多很多的财富
It is more than I could ever need.”
这比我需要的还要多 “
Then he told the prince what was happening.
然后他告诉了王子发生了什么
When the prince had finished dismissing his advisers, he made Chinzaemon his only adviser.
当王子完成辞退顾问后,他让钦扎蒙成为他唯一的顾问.
The only condition was that Chinzaemon must tell the prince if he ever acted like a fool.
唯一的条件是Chinzaemon必须告诉王子他是否表现得像个傻瓜.
Chinzaemon agreed and was given a large piece of land for his loyalty.
钦察蒙同意了,被赐予了一块大片地来取他忠心.
The prince summoned his advisers one by one.
王子逐一召见了顾问.
As they entered his chambers, they bowed and fidgeted nervously.
当他们进入他的房间时,他们鞠躬而紧张地分裂.
To each one he revealed what had happened.
他向每个人揭示了所发生的一切。
They all apologized and begged forgiveness.
他们都道歉并请求宽恕.
But the prince told them to leave the palace and to not return.
但太子劝他们出宫出走而不得回.