Rumpelstiltskin
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Long ago in a humble village, there lived a poor miller.
很久以前,在一个谦卑的村庄里,有一个贫穷的磨坊工人。
His wife had died years before, and he had nothing in the world but his beautiful, kind daughter, Evaline.
他的妻子在几年前就已经去世了,他除了他美丽而善良的女儿伊娃琳之外,世界上什么都没有.
He loved her so dearly that he told fantastic tales about her to everyone he met.
他非常爱她 他把关于她的故事告诉了所有他遇见的人
“My daughter can reach up and make pictures with the stars!”
“我的女儿可以伸手和星星一起拍相片!”
“My daughter can turn a weed into a rose with a kiss!”
“我的女儿可以亲吻地把一株大麻变成一朵玫瑰! “
“My daughter can spin straw into pure gold thread!”
“我女儿可以把稻草旋转成纯金线!”
“Oh, Papa,” Evaline sighed.
"哦,爸爸,"伊瓦琳叹了口气。
The townspeople chuckled, knowing the miller was just being fanciful, but somehow a rumor escaped and wended its way across the country until it crept into the ears of the king.
镇上的人大笑,知道磨坊商只是幻想,但不知何故传出谣言,绕道而去,直到它钻入了国王的耳朵.
He was a greedy and callous man, and as soon as he heard this rumor, he commanded his soldiers, “Bring me the girl who can spin straw into gold!”
他是一个贪婪而无情的人,一听到这个谣言,他就命令他的士兵们“把能把稻草旋转成金子的女孩给我!”
Evaline and her father were just finishing breakfast when soldiers burst into their hut to drag Evaline away, hefting her into a wagon and carting her to the castle.
Evaline和她父亲刚吃完早餐 当士兵冲入小屋拖走时 Evaline离开,把她拖入了一辆马车 并把她推到城堡。
There she was forced up a dizzying staircase to a tiny room at the top of a tower.
在那里,她被逼上一个头晕的楼梯,到一个塔顶上的一个小房间去.
A dusty old spinning wheel squatted in one corner; the rest of the room was piled almost waist-high with mounds of straw.
一个灰尘倒地的旧旋转轮坐落在一角;其余的房间被堆起几乎腰高的稻草丘.
She had scarcely caught her breath when the fierce figure of the king appeared.
国王的凶猛人物出现时 她几乎没呼吸
“Spin all this straw into gold by morning, or you’ll never see your father again,” the king roared, and he locked Evaline in the room.
国王咆哮地将艾娃琳锁在房间里。
Her father’s silly boast—she can spin straw into gold—flashed through Evaline’s mind, and she wept to think that such a trifle might keep her from him forever.
她父亲的愚蠢自夸——她可以把稻草旋转成金子——贯穿了伊瓦琳的心思,她哭着认为这样的琐事可能让她永远远离他.
The only thing that cheered her was a swallow with blue and rust plumage, building a straw nest on the stone wall.
唯一为她欢呼的是一只有蓝色和生锈羽毛的燕子,在石墙上建造了草窝.
“Won’t someone help me?”
“难道没有人帮我吗? “
she whispered to the bird.
她悄悄地对鸟儿说
Suddenly, Evaline felt a strange tingling in the air, like pins on her skin, and out of nowhere appeared a warty, ugly little man.
突然,伊娃琳在空气中感觉出一股奇怪的叮当,就像她皮肤上被打出针来,从一无所有的地方就出现了一个凶恶而丑陋的小家伙.
“I’ll help you transform this straw into gold, my dear, but what will you give me in return?”
我帮你把稻草变成黄金, “
the gnome asked.
侏儒问道.
“I can give you this necklace, which my father saved for years to buy,” she said.
她说:“我可以把这条项链送给你,
He seized the necklace, sat down at the spinning wheel, and, with surprising deftness, threaded the straw onto the spindle, whipping it into shimmering gold thread.
他抓住了项链,坐在旋转的轮子上,用出人意料的放纵把稻草接上旋盘,鞭打成闪闪发光的金线.
He finished the pile just as the swallow left its nest for the day.
就在燕子离开巢穴一天的时候 他完成了堆积
Then, as mysteriously as he had come, he disappeared.
然后,他神秘地来了,就消失了。
Soon after, the king opened the tower door, and Evaline’s heart soared with hope.
不久后,国王打开了塔门,伊娃琳的心怀了希望.
But rather than quench his greed, the gold only made the king thirsty for more.
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“Come with me!”
跟我来!
he commanded, grabbing Evaline.
他下令抓走伊娃琳
He led her down from the first tower, then up an even taller staircase into a room twice as large as the first and mounded chest-high with straw.
他带领她从第一塔倒下,然后上一个更高的楼梯,进入一个比第一塔大两倍多的房间,并用稻草将胸口隆起.
“Demonstrate your talents again, and I’ll consider letting you return to your father,” the king said, locking the door.
“再次展示你的才华, 我会考虑让你回到你的父亲身边,”国王说,
The swallow flew through the window and set about constructing a new nest in the eaves of the tower.
燕子从窗户飞来,并准备在塔的树叶上再建一窝.
Soon, Evaline felt the same prickle in the air and heard the creaking voice of the gnome.
马上就 伊娃琳在空气中感受到了同样的刺痛并听到"小妖精"的叫声.
“This is no problem for me,” he said, “but I’ll need compensation.”
" 这对我来说没有问题, " 他说, " 但我需要补偿。 “
“This ring is all I have from my mother,” said Evaline, slipping off the ring.
Evaline说:“这枚戒指是我母亲给我的,
“She died when I was a baby.”
“当我还是婴儿时,她就死了。 “
Even faster than before, the little man whipped fistfuls of straw through the spinning wheel, wrapping them into pure, shimmering gold thread.
更快的是,小人用一拳把稻草打穿了旋转轮子,将稻草包裹成纯洁,闪烁的金线.
He finished and disappeared just as the swallow opened its liquid black eyes and stretched its wings.
他完成并消失了 就像燕子打开了它的液态黑眼睛并伸展了它的翅膀一样
When the king saw this second treasure, he let out a great, rolling laugh.
当国王看到这第二宝物时,他放出一出巨大的,滚动的笑容.
As frost freezes a flower, so this laugh froze Evaline’s hopes.
霜冻一朵花,
Without a word, the king dragged her up and up to the highest tower in the castle.
国王一言不发地把她拖上并爬上城堡中的最高塔.
Inside was an enormous room, nearly the size of a barn, filled to her chin with straw.
里面是一个巨大的房间, 几乎是一个谷仓的大小, 充斥在她的下巴的稻草。
“If you spin this whole room, I’ll be the richest king on Earth, and I will truly let you go!”
「如果你把整个房间旋转, 我将成为地球上最富有的国王,
the king declared, locking the door behind him.
国王宣布, 锁住他的后门。
Evaline wept.
Evaline哭了起来。
She did not believe the king, and besides, she had nothing more to give the little man.
她不相信国王 而且她没什么好给小男人的
Soon she heard the skipping song of the swallow, which flew in the window and roosted in the rafters of the enormous room.
很快她听到燕子的跳伞之歌,从窗外飞来后被大房间的木筏所刮出.
As the stars began to shine, a shiver came over Evaline, and she turned to find the hideous little man standing there.
当星星开始发光时,一个颤抖者从Evaline上空走来,她转而寻找站在那里的丑陋小人.
“You had better have something precious to pay me with, missy!”
“你最好有珍贵的东西付我,小姐! “
Evaline’s voice shook as she stammered, “I have nothing left.”
Evaline的声音摇摇欲坠, “
He paused to think.
他停下来思考。
“Very well,” he said, “you may repay me when you’re grown.”
" 非常好, " 他说, " 你长大后可以报答我。 “
Evaline felt something ominous, like a cold stone in the bottom of her stomach, but she told herself that she could save up money from selling eggs.
伊娃琳感觉有些不祥,比如肚子底部有一块冷石,但她告诉自己她可以从卖鸡蛋中省出钱来.
and she agreed.
她答应了
The little man labored feverishly all night, swearing and muttering as he spun.
小个子彻夜发热地工作,发出"发作"和"发作"的叫声.
The Sun was nearly up and the swallow had preened all its feathers before he finished and disappeared.
太阳快升起,燕子在完成并消失之前,已经提前了所有的羽毛.
When the king unlocked the door, Evaline sank to her knees and wept, sure he would only imprison her again.
当国王解锁了门后,伊瓦琳沉入了她的膝盖并哭泣了,肯定他只会再次监禁她.
But instead the king ordered his soldiers to bring Evaline home.
但国王却命令他的士兵们把伊瓦琳带回家.
Evaline’s father was so ecstatic at her return that he leaped on the table, danced, and invited all the townspeople for a feast.
Evaline的父亲对她的归来非常兴奋,
After many hugs and kind words, Evaline nearly forgot the whole ordeal.
经过多次拥抱和善意的言语, 伊瓦琳差点忘了整个磨难
Years went by.
多年过去了。
Evaline grew up, married the innkeeper’s son, and was soon overjoyed to welcome a baby boy.
Evaline长大后嫁给了店主的儿子,
Now she understood her father’s silly delight all those years ago.
现在她明白她父亲这些年前的愚蠢快乐。
“My son can turn a frog into a swan with a single touch!”
“我的儿子可以把一只青蛙变成一只只摸一摸的天鹅! “
Evaline sang.
伊娃琳唱过
“My son can reach up and paint the clouds pink and gold!”
"我的儿子可以伸手去画出云粉和金子!"
Though her family now had money, she continued to hoard every spare coin in a little blue purse.
尽管她的家人现在有钱了,她继续将所剩的每枚硬币都藏入一个蓝色的小钱包.
One day, as Evaline gathered eggs, she felt a familiar prickling in the air.
有一天,当Evaline收集到鸡蛋时,她感到一个熟悉的刺在空中.
She whipped around and saw the ugly gnome.
她到处打骂,看到那个丑鬼
“Hello, my dear,” he said, smiling a clever smile.
他说,“你好,亲爱的,”他笑出一个聪明的微笑。
“Do you remember your promise to me in the high tower all those years ago?
“你还记得你几年前在高塔对我的承诺吗?
I’ve come to collect my payment.”
我是来收钱的。 “
Evaline felt that same stone chill in her stomach.
Evaline觉得她胃里有同样的石头寒冷.
She stammered, “I’ve saved up quite a little bundle—let me fetch my purse.”
「我存了一大笔钱, “
“Oh, no, dear one.
“哦,不,亲爱的。
I don’t want your coins.
我不想要你的硬币。
In payment for my favor, I require your firstborn child!”
为了报答我,我需要你的长子! “
Devastation came down on Evaline like a thunderbolt.
德瓦站像霹雳一样在伊娃琳上倒下.
She threw herself to the ground, pleading and begging.
她把自己倒在地上,恳求并乞讨.
“You didn’t tell me—you didn’t warn me!”
“你没有告诉我, “
she protested.
她抗议。
“ Anything but my son!”
“...... 除了我儿子,什么都行!”
The little man sighed.
小人叹出.
“I suppose I wasn’t entirely fair, so I’ll make you a deal.
“我想我并不完全公平,
I’ll give you three days to guess my name.
我会给你三天时间猜出我的名字。
If you can, you can keep your child, and you will never see me again—but if you cannot, then your son is mine!”
如果你可以,你就可以养活你的孩子,你再也见不到我——如果你不能,那么你的儿子就是我的了!”
With a spin, he disappeared.
他一转身就消失了
At once, Evaline, her family, and the entire town began combing the land for every name they’ d ever heard.
Evaline的家人和整个城镇都开始整理土地,
That night, when the little man arrived, Evaline read from a list that ran from the table onto the floor.
当晚,当小人到来时,伊娃琳从一张从桌子上跑到地上的名单中读出.
“ Adam?
“亚当?
Andrew?
安德鲁?
Alex?”
亚历克斯? “
“No, no, and no!”
“不,不,不,不!”
Evaline read on until she reached the last three names.
Evaline读到最后三个名字
“Zed?
“赛德?
Zachary?
扎卡里吗?
Zephyr?”
斑鱼? “
“No and no and no again,” he cackled, already fading into thin air.
" 不,不,不,不,再次, " 他挤出,已经消失在稀薄的空气中。
“You have two more days!”
“你还有两天时间!”
Word spread, and the villagers enlisted help from all across the land, searching for strange names, foreign names, names of long-dead kings and legends.
消息传开,村民们从各地征集援助,寻找出奇怪的名字,外人的名字,长死国王的名字和传说.
“Alphonso?
“阿方索？
Adoran?
阿多伦?
Asgaroth?”
阿斯加罗斯? “
“Not even close.”
“甚至没有接近。 “
“Zudinitch?
“祖迪尼奇吗?
Zanzibar?
桑给巴尔?
Zoltan?”
佐尔坦? “
“You have one more day before I take the child,” the little man said, then evaporated.
“在我带走孩子之前,你还有一天时间”,那个小男人说,然后蒸发了。
By the third day, Evaline began to lose hope, and she sat by her son’s cradle, murmuring wordlessly.
到了第三天,伊娃琳开始失去希望,她坐在她儿子的摇篮旁,无语地喃喃自语.
Just before evening, a flutter near the window drew her eye.
就在傍晚前 窗户附近的一股花朵吸引了她的眼睛
It was a swallow with blue and rust plumage, like the one from the tower years ago.
它是一个有蓝色和生锈羽毛的燕子,就像几年前从塔上取出的那个.
It hopped about on the sill, chittering softly.
它在树枝上飞来飞去 轻轻地说话
When Evaline leaned close, she gasped.
当Evaline靠近时,她喘了气.
The swallow was speaking!
燕子在说话!
“I flew over the mountains, where I saw a little man, in a little hollow, by a little fire.
“我飞过山上,在那里我看到一个小人,在一阵火中被一阵火打倒。
He danced and sang this little song: ‘Evaline’s child I’ll surely win, unless she guesses Rumpelstiltskin!’
他跳起并唱了这首小歌:"伊瓦琳的孩子", " ; "
Before Evaline could thank the swallow, it flew off into the gathering dusk.
在伊娃琳感谢燕子之前,它飞入了聚集的黄昏.
A tingle charged the air, and the gnome appeared by the baby’s cradle, grinning greedily.
在婴儿摇篮旁出现,
“Tonight is your last chance,” he hissed, already reaching for the sleeping baby.
"今晚是你最后的机会",他放弃了,已经到达了睡觉的婴儿。
Through the open window, Evaline heard the swallow’s song.
通过打开的窗户, Evaline听到了燕子的歌声.
She drew herself up and declared, “Your name is.
她自画自己,并宣布:“你的名字是。
Rumpelstiltskin!”
侏儒怪!”
A greenish rage flashed over the gnome’s face, and he let out a horrible screech that set the baby wailing.
绿地的愤怒闪过小矮人的脸,
“You cheated!
" 你作弊了!
Someone told you!
有人告诉你了!
It’s not fair!”
这不公平。
“You made the deal,” Evaline said, lifting her son from the cradle.
Evaline说,“你做了交易”,把她的儿子从摇篮上抬出来。
“You’re a liar, a cheat, a thief!”
"你是一个骗子,一个骗子,一个小偷!"
Rumpelstiltskin screamed.
侏儒会尖叫。
He stamped the ground so hard that a crack opened in the floor.
他把地踩得非常用力,以至于地板上打开了裂缝.
It swallowed him into the darkness below and closed forever, leaving Evaline and her baby safe and sound.
它将他吞入了下方的黑暗并永远地关闭了,让伊娃琳和她的孩子安全而健康.