Hansel and Gretel
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
For three summers, frost killed the apples and froze the wheat.
在三个夏天,霜冻杀死了苹果并冻结了小麦.
Hansel and Gretel’s family had nothing to eat but last year’s moldy potatoes.
Hansel和Gretel的家人除了去年的发霉土豆,
Their father became weak-willed and faint, and their stepmother’s once glad face grew thin and sharp.
他们的父亲变得意志虚弱而昏倒,继母曾经的欢快相貌也变得瘦而尖锐.
Hansel almost envied his sister, who was too young to recall happier times.
汉塞尔几乎羡慕他的妹妹,她还太年轻,无法回忆起更快乐的时光.
One morning, Father beckoned the children.
一天早晨,父亲叫着孩子们
“Come with me for a walk in the woods.
“和我一起去树林散步。
Perhaps we can find some mushrooms.”
也许我们可以找到一些蘑菇。 “
Gretel happily followed.
格蕾特很高兴地跟来
“Where are we going?”
“我们要去哪里? “
Hansel asked.
汉素问.
Father turned his head, glancing back over his shoulder.
父亲转出头来,从肩上闪回.
Hansel spied their stepmother watching from the front window, and he got a bad feeling.
汉塞尔监视了他们的继母从前窗观看,他有了不好的预感.
Father furtively squeezed a small crust of bread into Hansel’s hand and whispered, “Here, our last bit of bread.”
父亲巧妙地将一粒小面包挤入了汉塞尔的手中并低语道:"这里,我们最后一点面包. “
Hansel wanted to tear the bread in two, give one half to Gretel, and gobble down the other, but he couldn’t shake the worry from his mind.
汉塞尔想把面包撕成两半,
Something about the way his stepmother had glared at them from the window made him uneasy.
他的继母从窗户上朝他们闪耀 使他感到不自在
Though his mouth watered, Hansel regretfully tore the bread into crumbs and dropped them as he walked, marking their path as Father trudged deeper and deeper into the forest.
虽然他嘴里有水,但汉塞尔遗憾地把面包撕成碎屑,并随行扔下,标志着他们的道路被父亲所踏入了更深的森林.
Then, in a dark dell, Father stopped, his hands and voice shaking.
后来,在一个黑暗的地窖中,父亲停下来了,他的手和声音发抖了.
“Your stepmother and I don’t have enough to feed you.
“你的继母和我没有足够养活你。
There is a village just over this hill where you may find another family.”
有个村庄就在山上 你可以在那里找到另一个家庭 “
Hansel hesitated—he felt sick to his stomach.
汉素犹豫不决,他觉得肚子不舒服。
“Do as I say,” Father pleaded, “for your sister’s sake.”
" 照我说的做 " ,父亲恳求, " 为了你妹妹的利益。 “
With that, he slipped into the shadows and hurried away.
有了这个,他滑入了阴影中,匆匆地走了.
Gretel cried out and chased him, but she soon fell behind.
格蕾特大叫并追赶他,但她很快就落后了.
“Don’t worry,” Hansel said, holding her shoulder, “I made a path.”
" 不要担心, " Hansel说,抱着她的肩膀, " 我走过了一条路。 “
He pointed to the breadcrumbs, bright against the dark forest floor.
他指向了面包屑,光亮地对着黑暗的森林地层.
Gretel sniffled and stayed close as they followed the crumbs toward home.
格蕾特闻到并保持接近 他们跟随碎屑回家。
“You didn’t make a very good path,” Gretel pouted.
“你没有走一条好路,”格雷特尔呼喊道:
Hansel thought he’ d dropped a crumb every three steps, but he kept losing the way.
Hansel认为他每走三步就掉一粒屑,
Suddenly, a little sparrow swooped down, grabbed a crumb, and fluttered into the trees.
突然 有只小麻雀从地上跳下来 抓住了一块碎屑 朝树上挥去
“Birds are eating your crumbs!”
“鸟正在吃你的碎屑!”
Gretel cried.
格雷特尔哭了。
Though they searched, Hansel and Gretel could not find the path.
虽然他们搜索,但汉塞尔和格蕾特找不到路径.
Shadows pressed close all around, but Hansel remained calm.
暗影紧紧地压住四周 但汉森保持冷静
“Father said the village isn’t far away,” he said.
他说:「父亲说,
The gloom grew deeper and deeper.
阴气相去已深.
Just when he was sure Father had lied to them, Hansel saw light beaming through the trees.
就在他确定的时候 父亲欺骗了他们,汉塞尔看到光光从树上射出.
“Look—there’s a clearing up ahead.”
「看, “
The woods parted to reveal an astounding scene.
树林分道扬镳 揭示出惊人的一幕。
In a sunny meadow sat a quaint cottage made entirely of sweets!
在一个阳光明媚的草地上坐着一个完全由甜品所制成的花花公子!
Frosting icicles dripped from the eaves, ribbon candy lined the windows, and slabs of chocolate shingled the roof.
冰冻的冰棒从树叶上滴出,丝带糖果将窗户排出线来,巧克力板将屋顶接通.
Seized by hunger, the children stumbled forward, broke off pieces of the house, and devoured them.
被饥寒所困,子孙相从而前出,取出出出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所出所
The sweetness on Hansel’s tongue almost made him dizzy, and he didn’t hear the door swing open.
韩塞尔舌上甜味几乎使他头晕,
“Do I hear little mouths nibbling on my house?”
“难道我听到有人在我家口中咬嘴吗? “
a small voice said.
一个小声音说。
A tiny old woman with cloudy eyes and a smile as sweet as her candy house beckoned them.
一个小老妇人,眼睛多云 笑得跟糖果屋一样甜
“Please, come in!”
“请进!”
Swooning with sugar, Hansel and Gretel happily followed her inside.
带着糖来游泳,汉塞尔和格蕾特很快乐地跟随她走入了内部.
The old woman chuckled as she blindly felt her way around the small house, bringing plate after plate of gingerbread, cake, and pie.
老妇人盲目地在小屋里摸来摸去 带了一盘姜饼、蛋糕和派
When the children were finally full, she made up an enormous feather bed and then drew a treasure chest from her shelf.
当孩子们终于满了的时候,她编了一张巨大的羽毛床,然后从她的书架上取出一个宝箱.
“I don’t keep many toys around, but I have these old things,” she said, tossing Hansel something green and shiny.
“我身边没有很多玩具,
It was an emerald the size of his fist!
和拳头一样大的翡翠!
He and his sister played marbles with the huge gemstones until they dozed off by the crackling fire.
他和妹妹用巨石弹出大理石,直到被裂缝起火打昏.
Breakfast was waffles piled with strawberries, peaches, and whipped cream.
早餐用草莓、桃子和花生奶油堆起华夫饼。
“I’m so happy to have company,” the old woman sang.
我很高兴有伴,
“I wonder, though, if you would mind doing a few chores for me.
“不过,我想知道,你是否介意为我做一些活。
My eyesight isn’t so good anymore.”
我的视力不再那么好。 “
“Of course!”
"当然!"
Hansel cried.
韩素哭.
The woman handed Gretel a broom and pointed Hansel to a broken candy-cane latch on a high window.
女方递给格蕾特一扫帚并指向高窗上一个破碎的糖果-蔗糖锁.
“It’s too tall for me.
“对我来说太高了。
Maybe you can climb into that birdcage and reach it from there?”
也许你可以爬入鸟笼 从那里到达那里? “
A huge empty birdcage hung from the rafters near the window.
一个巨大的空鸟笼 从木筏挂在窗户附近。
Hansel stood on the table and hoisted himself inside.
汉素站到桌子上,自高自高地入内.
He heard a click!
他听到一击!
as the cage door swung shut behind him.
就像笼子门被关在他身后一样
Gretel didn’t see the cage door close, but she heard the click and saw a wicked smile flash across the old woman’s face.
Gretel没有看到笼子门关上,
Hansel jostled the door, but it was latched tight.
汉森敲了门,但门很紧
“What happened?”
“发生了什么事? “
Gretel asked.
格蕾特问。
“Get back to work!”
“回去工作吧!”
the woman snarled, her voice suddenly low and cruel.
她的声音突然低落而残忍
Gretel gasped.
格蕾特被毒气冲昏了
“Isn’t it comfortable up there?”
“上面是不是舒服? “
the old woman cooed at Hansel.
那个老妇人在汉森
“Here’s some more cake to keep you occupied.
" 这里还有一些蛋糕可以让你闲着.
You’re a bit thin now, but you’ll fatten up soon enough.”
你现在有点瘦了,但你很快会变胖。 “
The hair stood up on the back of Gretel’s neck, but she was too afraid to object.
Gretel的脖子后边站起头发,
“Is there anything else I can help you with?”
“还有什么我可以帮你的吗? “
she asked the old woman, masking her shaking voice with false cheer.
她问老妇人,用虚假的欢呼来掩盖她摇晃的声音.
“Oh, there’s plenty,” the woman hissed, bringing out an old mop, a rusty bucket, and a dirty rag that looked especially loathsome against the sugared walls of the candy house.
“哦,还有很多,”这位妇女大摇大摆地拿出了一把旧拖把、一桶生锈和一道脏布,看起来特别讨厌糖果屋的墙壁。
Gretel scrubbed the floors, shook out the bedding, and washed the dishes, always with one eye on the old woman.
格蕾特把地板洗干净了,摇出被褥,并洗了盘子,总是一眼看老妇人.
Every day, the woman shoved another mound of treats into her brother’s cage, then reached up and seized his arm in her clawlike grasp.
每天,这名妇女又把一多块药塞入她兄弟的笼子里,然后伸起手来,用爪子抓起他的手臂。
As time passed, Hansel’s arm filled out and grew soft.
随着时间的流逝,汉塞尔的手臂被填满并变得柔软.
The woman smiled in a way that turned Gretel cold.
女人笑出格蕾特变冷了
Gretel was too small to reach the cage or fight the woman.
格蕾特太小了,无法到达笼子或与女人战斗.
She felt helpless, but one evening as she swept up after supper, she spotted a chicken bone in the dustpan, and it gave her an idea.
她觉得束手无策,但有一天晚上,当她晚饭后卷起来时,她发现一个鸡骨头被放入了灰地,这给了她一个想法.
After nightfall, Gretel tossed the bone into Hansel’s cage.
夜幕降临后,格蕾特将骨头扔入了汉塞尔的笼子里.
“Give this to her instead when she grabs your arm,” she whispered.
她悄悄地说,“当她抓住你的手臂时,把它交给她。”
From then on, when the woman reached up for Hansel’s arm, she pinched the bone.
从那时起,当这个女人伸起手来取出汉森的手臂时,她就捏了骨头.
“Why aren’t you getting fat?”
“你为什么不胖? “
each day.
每天都会
Finally, the old woman cursed under her breath.
最后,那个老妇人在口中被诅咒.
“I’m not waiting any longer.
" 我不再等待了。
Girl, fill that big crock with water, and fetch enough wood for a hot fire!”
女孩,把大石头装满水, 取出足够的柴火来取热火!”
Gretel’s stomach dropped.
Gretel的胃气下降。
She felt sick, but she did as she was told.
她感觉很不舒服,但是她照我说的做了.
When the water began to bubble, the old woman tottered to Hansel’s cage.
水开始发泡时,那个老妇人被打倒了汉塞尔的笼子.
She had to stand on a chair to open the door.
她必须站在椅子上才能开门.
This was Gretel’s chance!
这是格蕾特的机会!
With all her strength, Gretel swung her broom at the cage, knocking it from its hook.
格蕾特用她所有的力气 在笼子上摇动了扫帚 把它从钩子上敲开
As the cage and Hansel came crashing down, the woman stumbled backward and fell.
当笼子和汉森撞倒时,女人倒地倒下倒下.
Hansel squirmed free and leaped to his feet.
汉素自平而自平而出而出而出而出之.
As the old woman slowly stood, Hansel and Gretel rushed at her together, pushed her into the open cage, and slammed the door shut, trapping her.
当老妇人慢慢站起时,汉塞尔和格蕾特一起冲向她,将她推入了开阔的笼子中,并把门关上,陷住她.
“You wicked children—let me out!”
"你们这些邪恶的孩子,放我出去!"
Hansel snatched the treasure chest from the shelf, and together the children fled into the forest.
汉塞尔从货架上取出宝箱,孩子们一起逃入了森林.
They ran until both were exhausted.
他们一直跑到他们都精疲力尽
They were back where they’ d started, lost in the woods with darkness coming on, but Gretel felt stronger and less afraid than before.
但Gretel觉得比以前更强大,
They decided to head downhill in search of home.
他们决定下山找家
“What’s that?”
" 这是什么? “
Gretel whispered.
格雷特耳语。
The sound of a distant voice calling their names seeped through the trees.
远声叫出他们名字的声音从树上渗出.
Still afraid, the children ducked into the underbrush.
仍然害怕,孩子们躲入了地底.
The voice came closer and began to sound more familiar.
声音越来越近,开始发出更熟悉的声音.
Just before the source came into view, Gretel realized who it was.
就在消息来源曝光前,格蕾特意识到是谁.
“Father!”
"父亲!"
she shouted, leaping into the man’s arms.
她大叫,跳入男人的怀里。
He was thin and ragged, his eyes red from weeping.
他瘦了又皱了 他的眼睛从哭起就红了
“My precious children!”
“我的宝贝孩子!”
he cried, swinging Gretel into the air.
他哭着把Gretel挥舞到空中
“I’m so sorry for what I did— I sent your stepmother away, and I’ve been searching for you ever since!”
“我为我做的一切感到抱歉——我把你继母送走, “
The family was overcome with happiness, but then Father got a sad look in his eyes.
家境被幸福所克服,但后来父亲眼中却悲哀地凝视.
“We still have no food,” he admitted.
他承认,“我们仍然没有食物”。
“Soon we will have all the food we could hope to eat,” Hansel announced, revealing the chest of gemstones.
汉塞尔宣布,“我们很快就会有我们所希望吃的一切食物,”他透露出宝石的胸口。
Their weeping turned to laughter that rang through the forest.
他们的哭声变成欢笑,在森林中响起。
Together, they headed over the hill toward home.
他们一起从山上往回走