and the Queen
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
O nce upon a time, there lived a king and queen who longed for a baby.
很久以前,有一个国王和皇后 渴望一个孩子。
One winter day, as the queen sat sewing by an open window, she pricked her finger with her needle.
有天冬天,当女王坐在窗外缝纫时,她用针刺了手指.
Two drops of blood fell and landed on the snow.
二滴出血倒地入雪地.
The queen noticed how striking the scarlet blood appeared against the dazzling white, all surrounded by an ebony window frame.
女王注意到了红花血 是如何被闪闪发光的白花所打倒的, 周围都是一具麻木窗框。
“I want a girl with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony,” she wished aloud.
“我要一个皮肤白如雪、嘴唇红如血、头发黑如小马的女孩。”
Not long afterward, the king and queen had a baby girl just as the queen had envisioned.
不久之后,国王和女王就有一个女婴,就像女王所预想的那样.
The girl’s skin was as white as winter snow, so they named her Snow White.
女孩的皮肤和冬天的雪一样白,所以她们取名"雪白".
When the girl was still an infant, the young queen died.
当女孩还是个婴儿时,年轻的女王就去世了.
O The king was grief-stricken, but eventually his loneliness led him to a new wife.
欧 国王悲痛欲绝,但最终他的孤独使他有了新妻子.
The new queen was very beautiful and spent many hours preening before an enormous, ornate golden mirror.
新皇后非常美丽, 花了好几个小时在一面巨大的, ornate金色的镜子之前。
She became obsessed with her appearance and cast an enchantment upon her beloved mirror.
她对外表着迷,并给所爱的镜子上投下魔咒.
“Mirror, you must reveal anything I wish to know and never, ever lie,” the queen commanded.
“米罗尔,你必须透露我想知道的一切,永远不要说谎。”
The mirror shimmered in response.
镜子照亮了反应。
“Who is the most beautiful in all the world?”
“谁是全世界最美丽的? “
the queen asked.
女王问。
“You are the most beautiful, my queen,” the mirror replied, and the queen sighed with satisfaction.
“你是最美的,女王,”镜子回答说,王后很满意地叹息。
Each time she asked, the mirror answered the same, and each time, the queen was soothed and reassured—for a while.
每次她问,镜子也回答同样的问题,每一次,王后都得到安慰和安抚——一段时间.
Years passed in peace, but when Snow White turned sixteen, the queen inquired again: “Who is the most beautiful in all the world?”
多年平和地过去了,但当白雪公主十六岁时,王后再次问道: “谁是全世界最美丽的? “
The mirror shimmered and held its silence.
镜子闪烁并保持了沉默。
The queen hissed, “You know that you cannot lie!”
女王说:你们知道你们不能说谎。
“Snow White is the most beautiful,” admitted the mirror.
“雪白是最美丽的”,
The queen blazed with envy, but knowing the king adored his daughter, she stifled it for a time.
后人大吃一惊 但知道国王爱慕他的女儿 她就把它扼杀了一段时间
Later that year, however, the king was called away to war.
然而同年晚些时候,国王被召去打仗.
The very day he departed, the queen summoned a hunter to the palace.
就在他离开的那天,女王召见了一位猎人入宫.
“Take this girl into the forest,” she spat, shoving Snow White toward him, “and kill her.”
她向白雪公主吐了口水,“然后杀了她。 “
The hunter knew the queen was cruel to servants who disobeyed, so with a heavy heart he ushered the girl deep into the woods.
猎人知道王后对不服从的仆人是残酷的,于是怀着沉重的心将女孩引入了森林深处.
“Please,” begged Snow White, “if you let me live, I’ll stay in the forest and never return.”
“拜托,”恳求白雪公主,“如果你让我活下来,我就留在森林里,再也不回来。 “
The hunter could not bear to harm Snow White, so he let her escape, assuming wild animals would soon complete the job that he could not.
猎人无法忍受伤害白雪公主,于是他让她逃走了,假设野生动物很快就会完成他无法完成的工作.
Snow White fled through the undergrowth, alone and afraid.
白雪公主从下层树丛中逃出,独自一人并害怕.
Just as her strength ebbed and her fingers stiffened with cold, she spied a curious little cottage with a wisp of smoke rising from its chim ney.
就像她的体力被抽出,手指被冷冻所僵硬一样, 她用烟囱起出一股烟来, 窥探出一个奇特的小小屋。
Inside was a table with seven chairs, seven plates, and seven goblets, though no one appeared to be home.
里面是一张桌子,上面有七把椅子、七块盘子和七块杯子,虽然似乎没有人在家。
In the next room, she found seven little beds.
在隔壁房间,她发现了七张小床.
Exhausted, she curled up on one and soon fell asleep.
精疲力竭,她卷起一个,很快就睡着了。
When Snow White awoke, she was surrounded by seven men, all in heavy work clothes, all smiling kindly, and all about half her size.
白雪公主醒来后,被七人包围了,他们都穿了重活的衣服,都笑得心甘情愿,还有大约一半的身材.
“Don’t be afraid,” one said.
“别害怕,”有人说。
“We’re merely miners who spend each day tunneling for gold in the mountains.
我们只是矿工,
And who might you be?”
那你是谁? “
When Snow White explained who she was and told them about the queen, the dwarves grew grave.
当白雪公主解释出她是谁,并告诉他们王后的事后后,矮人渐渐长大了.
“You can hide here as long as you wish, but if the queen learns that you are alive, she may come for you yet,” another dwarf warned Snow White.
“你可以躲在这里,只要你愿意,但如果女王知道你还活着,她可能会来找你,”另一位矮人警告白雪公主。
“When we are away, never let anyone in.”
“当我们离开时,绝不让任何人进来。 “
G Meanwhile, as soon as the hunter returned to the palace alone, the queen rushed to her mirror.
一般事务人员 与此同时,猎人一旦独自回到宫殿,女王就匆匆赶到她的镜子.
“Who is the most beautiful in all the world?”
“谁是全世界最美丽的? “
she demanded.
她要求你这么做
The mirror shuddered, and the queen’s eyes narrowed.
镜子颤抖了 女王的眼睛也缩了
“Snow White, hiding with the dwarves in the mountains, is still the most beautiful,” the mirror finally replied.
“雪白与山上矮人同住,
The queen grew nauseated with envy and could not rest while the girl was still alive.
王后因嫉妒而变得恶心,在女孩还活着的时候无法休息.
Disguising herself as an old peddler, the queen collected a bag of ribbons and buttons, and set out through the forest.
伪装成一个老小贩,王后收集了一袋丝带和按钮,从森林中走出.
When she reached the dwarves’ cottage, she called out, “Pretty things for sale!”
当她来到矮人的小屋时,她喊道,“好东西要卖!”
Snow White peeked out.
白雪公主偷看出来了
“I must not let anyone in,” she explained, for the dwarves were gone.
她解释说,“我不能让任何人进来”,因为矮人已经走了。
“Then come out and look,” the peddler coaxed, holding up a red ribbon that shimmered like a ruby against Snow White’s skin.
拿着红丝带, 红丝带被红宝石冲向白雪公主的皮肤。
“I suppose I could.
“我想我可以。
Snow White said hesitantly.
白雪公主说很犹豫
The moment Snow White stepped outside, the queen cinched the ribbon so tightly around the girl’s throat that she suffocated her.
白雪公主走出门后,王后把丝带紧紧地缠住女孩的喉咙,使她窒息.
Soon Snow White fell to the ground, lifeless.
不久白雪公主倒地,无生还.
The queen sped home to her golden mirror.
后从出家取出金相相相.
“Who is the most beautiful in all the world?”
“谁是全世界最美丽的? “
she panted.
她喘着气来
“You are the most beautiful, my queen,” said the mirror.
镜子里说,“你是最美丽的,女王”。
With that, the queen’s red-hot rage finally dissipated.
如此一来,女王的红热怒终于消散了.
When the dwarves returned home, they found Snow White lying there, pale and motionless.
矮人回家后,发现白雪公主躺在地上,苍白而无动于衷.
They cut the ruby ribbon.
他们剪了红宝石丝带。
With a choking gasp, Snow White awoke.
气喘吁吁地,白雪公主醒来
“This is the work of the queen,” the dwarves warned.
矮人曾警告说,这是皇后的功劳。
“Never let anyone in, and never accept anything from anyone.”
“绝不允许任何人进入,绝不接受任何人的任何要求。 “
G Weeks later, still confident that Snow White was dead, the queen addressed her mirror.
一般事务人员 几周后,仍然相信白雪公主已经去世,王后向她的镜子发表讲话.
“Who is the most beautiful in all the world?”
“谁是全世界最美丽的? “
she asked.
她问。
“Snow White, revived by the dwarves, is the most beautiful,” the mirror answered.
“雪白被矮人所复活,
The queen’s throat tightened.
女王的喉咙收紧了。
Drawing upon her skill with potions, she crafted a poisoned apple, then uttered a clever incantation that made the red half deadly but the green half safe.
凭借她用药剂制作出一粒被毒害的苹果, 然后用一种聪明的咒语使红色半个致命,而绿色半个安全。
She disguised herself as an old farmer and set back out across the mountains.
她伪装成一个老农夫 然后回到山上
As soon as Snow White saw someone approaching, she latched the shutters and barred the door.
白雪公主一看见有人靠近 她就把百叶窗锁上 挡住门
“ Are you afraid of me, child?”
“...... 你怕我吗,孩子? “
the farmer laughed.
农民笑了。
“I’ve only come to sell apples.”
" 我只是来卖苹果的。 “
“I must not let anyone in,” Snow White said.
白雪公主说,
“I don’t need to come in, dear.
“我不需要进来,
You can look from the window,” the woman said.
你可以从窗外看一看。
“I cannot accept anything, either.”
“我也不能接受任何东西。 “
“It’s a shame,” the farmer said, sounding genuinely disappointed, “as this year’s crop is especially delicious.”
农民说, “这很可惜, “
She sliced an apple in half and took a big bite.
她把苹果切成两半 然后咬了一大口
The sound of the crisp fruit made Snow White’s mouth water.
脆果的声音让白雪公主口出水来。
She opened the door a crack and saw the farmer contentedly chewing.
她打开了门,打开了裂缝,看到农民满足地咀嚼.
“Maybe I could try one apple—but it must be that one, the one you are safely eating,” Snow White said.
“也许我可以试试苹果,
“Of course.”
“当然。 “
The farmer smiled, handing the red half to Snow White.
农民一笑一笑,把红半分交给白雪公主.
When the first bite of poisoned apple lodged in Snow White’s throat, the world drained of sound and color, and she collapsed to the ground.
当白雪公主喉咙里被毒苹果一咬后, 声音和颜色都耗尽,
The queen dashed back to her beloved mirror.
女王冲回她心爱的镜子
“Who is the most beautiful in all the world?”
“谁是全世界最美丽的? “
she pleaded.
她恳求。
“You are the most beautiful,” the mirror replied, and relief washed over the queen’s troubled heart.
“你是最美的”,镜子回答说,
G When the dwarves saw their door ajar, they rushed inside and found Snow White lying where she had fallen.
一般事务人员 当矮人看到他们的门被打开时,他们冲进去发现白雪公主躺在她倒下的地方。
There were no ribbons they might untangle and no wounds they might heal.
没有丝带可以解开 也没有伤口可以治愈
She was cold; she was dead.
她很冷;她已经死了。
The dwarves could not bear to bury Snow White, so they constructed a delicate coffin of gold and glass, and laid her to rest on a mountainside.
矮人无法忍受将白雪公主埋葬,于是建造了金和玻璃的微妙棺材,并把她放入了山坡上休息.
Snow White appeared merely asleep, as beautiful as ever.
白雪公主看起来只是睡着了 像以前一样美丽
Months later, the dwarves spotted the king’s party returning from war.
数月后,矮人发现国王的党从战争中回来。
“We should bring poor Snow White back to her father,” the dwarves decided, “since the queen cannot hurt her anymore.”
“我们应该把可怜的白雪公主带回她的父亲身边,”矮人决定:“因为王后不能再伤害她了。 “
The seven dwarves gently bore the glass coffin through the forest.
七个矮人轻轻地把玻璃棺材从森林中取出.
At the palace, the king reunited with his queen, who seemed uncommonly serene.
在皇宫里,国王与他的王后重聚,后者似乎不寻常地平静.
“ And where is my daughter?”
“...... 我女儿呢? 我女儿呢? 我女儿在哪? 我女儿在哪? 我女儿在哪里? 我女儿在哪? 我女儿在哪? 我女儿在哪儿? “
the king asked.
国王问。
“Our sweet Snow White ran away,” the queen said, shedding very real-looking tears.
女王说,“我们甜美的白雪公主跑了”,流下了非常真实的眼泪。
Just then, the dwarves arrived at the palace, carrying the glass coffin with Snow White inside.
刚刚,矮人到达了宫殿,带着玻璃棺材与白雪公主一起入内.
Sobbing, the king lifted his daughter from the coffin.
相取泣而去,相取相取而出其女出棺.
He embraced her so fiercely that the apple in her throat was dislodged.
他非常强烈地拥抱她,以至于她喉咙里的苹果被取出.
Snow White’s eyelids fluttered.
白雪公主的眼皮发作.
She was alive!
她还活着!
The king and the dwarves were so overjoyed that they did not notice the queen flying up the palace steps to her chamber in a blind rage.
国王和矮人太高兴了 他们没注意到皇后在盲目的愤怒中 飞上皇宫的台阶
She would never be the most beautiful as long as Snow White lived!
只要白雪公主活着,她就不会是最棒的了!
Unless.
除非是这样的
“Who is the most beautiful in all the world?”
“谁是全世界最美丽的? “
she demanded of the mirror.
她要求镜子。
“Snow Whi—” “No!”
" Snow Whi -- " " " 不!
the queen exploded.
女王爆炸了 皇后爆炸了 皇后爆炸了
“I am the most beautiful.
“我是最美丽的。
I am!
我对!
Tell me that I am the most beautiful!”
告诉我,我是最美丽的!”
“My queen, I cannot lie, and Snow White is the most—” “No!”
“我的女王,我不能撒谎,白雪公主是最伟大的,不!”
screamed the queen.
尖叫着女王。
“I am the most beautiful, and you will tell me so!”
"我是最美丽的,你会告诉我!"
The mirror shuddered.
镜相惊起.
“For the final time, tell me!”
“最后,告诉我!”
the queen shrieked.
女王尖叫着。
The mirror wobbled like water and crackled like ice.
镜相摇动相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相去相
“My queen— ” it began, but the queen’s spell was too strong, and the mirror could not lie.
“我的女王——”开始,但女王的咒语太强烈,镜子不能说谎。
The mirror shattered, sending shards of glass flying in all directions.
镜子被打碎了, 发出碎片玻璃 飞向各个方向。
One shard flew straight into the queen’s heart, killing her.
一名硬人直飞入女王的心脏,杀死她。
With the jealous queen gone forever, Snow White was safe at last.
随着嫉妒女王永远消失,白雪公主终于安全了.
The king offered to reward the dwarves, but they asked only that Snow White visit their mountain cottage now and then.
国王提出要奖励矮人,但他们只要求白雪公主偶尔拜访他们的山地小屋.
Snow White and the king were glad to oblige, and all of them lived happily ever after.
白雪公主和国王都乐于承担义务,他们都从此幸福地生活.