Ali Baba
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Chapter 1 Many years ago in a small town in Persia, a father divided his belongings equally between his two young sons, Cassim and Ali Baba.
第一章 多年前,在波斯的一个小镇上,一位父亲将自己的财产平分于他的两个年幼的儿子卡西姆和阿里巴巴.
Although their property was equally divided, in no way would fortune treat them alike.
虽然他们的财产是平等分割的,但命运绝不会对他们一视同仁。
Cassim married Vashti, a wealthy widow, and worked managing their inn.
卡西姆结婚了 Vashti,一个富有的寡妇, 并管理他们的客栈。
While husband and wife were prosperous, they hardly saw each other in the large mansion they shared in town.
夫妻俩虽然繁荣昌盛,却很少在镇上共用的大宅相见.
Ali Baba, on the other hand, was wed to Fatima, the daughter of a poor shepherd, and was employed as a woodcutter.
而阿里巴巴则被嫁给了可怜的牧羊人的女儿法蒂玛并被雇佣为木匠.
They lived in a shack but shared a life full of love and happiness.
他们生活在一个小屋里,但分享着充满爱和幸福的生活。
One summer afternoon in the forest, Ali Baba was cutting wood to sell.
一个夏天的下午,在森林里,阿里巴巴正在砍伐木材以出售.
As he swung his axe into the trunk of a tree, the ground began to rumble like an earthquake.
当他把斧头伸入一棵树的树干中时,地上开始像地震一样地上隆起.
Startled, Ali recognized the sound of horses—many horses, by the sound of it, and they were approaching fast!
吓一跳 阿里认出了马的声音——许多马的声音,从它的声音看,他们正在迅速接近!
Grabbing his axe, Ali quickly scaled a tree and hid in its leafy foliage.
拔出他的斧头 阿里很快地缩放出一棵树并躲入其多叶的叶子中.
There he watched and waited.
他在那里观察和等待。
From his vantage point, Ali saw forty men on horseback come into view, tie up their horses, and lift heavy saddlebags onto their shoulders.
从他的优势, 阿里看到有四十个骑马的人来到了视线,将他们的马捆绑起来,把沉重的马鞍袋抬到肩膀上.
Ali thought they looked like robbers with stolen loot.
阿里认为他们看起来像抢劫犯 有被偷的赃物。
The group convened below a tree that had a large, craggy boulder at its base.
该组在一棵树下召开会议,树的基部有大块的克吉石.
Their leader was obvious because he stood taller and looked crueler than the others.
他们的领导人是显而易见的,因为他比其他人站得更高,看起来更残忍.
Ali heard him utter a strange phrase—“Open, sesame!”
阿里听到他说出一个奇怪的话:"开放,芝麻!"
As soon as the man spoke, the boulder slid to the side to reveal a cave.
人一出言来,宝石就溜到一旁去揭出一洞来.
What kind of magic am I witnessing?
什么样的魔法 我见证?
Ali thought as he watched the men disappear inside the cave.
阿里在看着那些男人消失在洞穴里的时候想着
Ali Baba held his breath as his mind raced: This must be their secret hideaway!
阿里巴巴在心跳中屏住呼吸: 这一定是他们的秘密藏身地!
A short time later, the men and their leader exited the cave.
不久后,这些人和他们的首领从洞穴中出走.
Ali Baba heard the leader call out, “Close, sesame!”
阿里巴巴听到领袖喊出“关闭,芝麻!
and watched as the boulder slid back to mask the cave’s entrance.
看着巨石滑回洞口
The men then mounted their horses and galloped away.
这些人然后骑起他们的马出走。
Chapter 2 Ali Baba remained in the tree until he felt it was safe to move again, and only then did he gingerly climb down and stand in front of the hidden rock door.
第2章 阿里巴巴留在树上,直到他觉得再次移动是安全的,直到那时他才生姜地爬下并站到隐藏的岩石门前.
Feeling as though he had just sprinted through the forest, sweat dripped down Ali’s face, soaking his tunic.
感觉好像他刚刚冲出森林 汗流下 阿里的脸被淋湿了
At last, Ali Baba made himself say the magic words—“Open, sesame.”
阿里巴巴终于自言自语了——"开放,芝麻. “
The boulder slid open, and Ali nearly fell to his knees.
巨石开花开花相接,阿里几乎倒地.
The cave wasn’t gloomy, as he had expected, but instead well lit by a crack in the ceiling.
洞穴并非如他所想的那样阴暗,
Ali looked around at the bags of gold and silver coins, stacks of fine silk rugs, and chests overflowing with colorful gems.
阿里环顾四周地看金银币袋,一叠精美的丝绸地毯,胸口还放出多彩的宝石.
From the amount of treasure in the cave, Ali Baba decided that the robbers must have built up the stash over generations.
阿里巴巴从洞穴所藏的宝物数量来看,认定劫匪一定是数代相传地积聚了藏品.
They won’t notice a few missing bags of gold and jewels, Ali thought.
Ali认为,
Chapter 3 Ali Baba’s wife, Fatima, watched as he carried stuffed bags into their small shack.
阿里巴巴的妻子法蒂玛(Fatima)看着他把装满的袋子搬入他们的小棚子。
These don’t look like wood, she thought.
她认为,
Fatima’s eyes became wide as Ali emptied the bags into a heap of gold coins and glittering jewels on the floor.
法蒂玛的眼睛变得宽广,阿里把袋子倒入一堆金币和地上闪闪发光的珠宝中.
“Whom did you rob?”
“你抢劫了谁? “
she gasped.
她气喘吁吁的。 她喘不过气了。
Ali Baba replied, “I am no robber, unless one who steals from robbers is also himself a robber.”
阿里巴巴回答说,“我不是强盗,除非从强盗那里偷东西的人本身也是强盗。 “
Fatima raised an eyebrow as he began to tell her the whole story.
法蒂玛在开始向她讲述整个故事时起起一眉.
Ali Baba and Fatima discussed what they should do with their newfound wealth.
阿里巴巴和法蒂玛讨论了他们应该如何处置他们新发现的财富.
They couldn’t spend it freely without raising suspicions.
他们不能不引起怀疑就自由使用。
They would bury it in their garden, but they decided to weigh it first to estimate its worth.
他们会把它埋在花园里,但他们决定首先去权衡它的价值.
So Fatima went to Vashti and Cassim’s mansion and asked to borrow a scale to weigh grain.
于是法蒂玛去瓦什蒂和卡西姆的豪宅,要求借出一个秤来重粮.
Vashti was suspicious about how the destitute Ali Baba and Fatima would have enough grain to measure with a scale, so she placed a bit of suet underneath the scale.
Vashti怀疑贫苦的阿里巴巴和法蒂玛会如何有足够的谷物来用秤来测量,于是她把一点儿起訴放在秤下.
Whatever they were weighing would stick to the suet.
不管他们体重多高 都会被告发
Later, when Fatima returned the scale, the astonished Vashti discovered a gold coin stuck to the bottom.
后来,法蒂玛归还天平后,出人意料的瓦什提发现了一面被卡住的金币.
Chapter 4 That evening, Vashti said to Cassim, “Your poor brother’s wife came here to borrow a scale.
章 次 页 次 4 当晚,Vashti对Cassim说, " 你可怜的兄弟的妻子来借一个秤子。
What could they have to weigh?
他们能有什么重量?
I stuck some suet to the bottom of the scale to find out.
我塞了些花瓶在天花板下方
Guess what I discovered after Fatima returned the scale?”
猜猜法蒂玛把秤还给我后我发现了什么? “
Cassim watched Vashti draw a gold coin from her pocket and immediately snatched it from her hand, holding it up in the candlelight.
卡西姆看着瓦什提从口袋中取出一分金币,并立即从她手中取出,在烛光中拿起.
“My little brother is up to something, this much is sure.
“我的弟弟在做一些事情,这是肯定的。
How did a poor woodcutter manage to acquire a gold piece of such quality?”
一个可怜的木匠怎么会得到这么好的黄金? “
“There must be more,” Vashti said.
瓦什蒂说,“必须有更多”。
“Think about it—you only count your money, but he has so much that he has to weigh it.
" 想想看——你只数你的钱,他有太多钱,他必须去权衡。
Find out where the rest of the gold is hidden.”
寻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. “
The next morning while Fatima was out, Cassim pushed open the door to Ali’s shack.
第二天早晨,法蒂玛出门时,卡西姆将阿里的小屋门推开.
Grabbing his brother by his tunic, Cassim roared, “Tell me, Ali Baba!
卡西姆用他穿的礼服把他的弟弟抓走后咆哮道:“告诉我,阿里巴巴!
Do not keep secrets from your brother!”
不要瞒着你哥哥! “
He threw the gold coin at Ali and spat, “I know all about your gold.
他把金币扔在阿里身上并吐出道:“我知道你的金子。
You can blame your foolish wife for that.”
你可以怪罪你那愚蠢的妻子 “
Beside himself with shock, Ali started telling Cassim about the hidden cave.
除了自己受到惊吓,阿里开始告诉卡西姆隐藏的洞穴.
Cassim interrupted him and barked, “Take me there now.”
卡西姆打断他,喊道:“现在带我去。 “
Chapter 5 Ali spoke the magic words, “Open, sesame,” and the door to the cave slid open.
章 次 页 次 5 阿里讲出神奇的话语,“打开、芝麻”和洞口的门被打开。
After a moment of shock, Cassim ran inside.
经过一瞬间被惊吓后,卡西姆跑入了里面.
With a shake of his head, Ali headed home.
阿里摇了一摇头就回家了
Inside the cave, Cassim rolled around on the luxurious carpets, tossed handfuls of gold coins in the air, and draped himself in silk robes.
在洞内,卡西姆在豪华的地毯上滚来滚去,将金币倒入空中,并用丝绸长袍自画.
He filled his bags with loot.
他把行李装满了赃物
When he was ready to leave, he paused and said, “What was that phrase again?
当他准备离开时,他停下来说:“那句话是什么?
Oh, yes, ‘Open, barley.’”
哦,是的,“打开,大麦。”
Nothing happened.
什么都没有发生。
“I could have sworn those were the words Ali spoke to open the cave.
“如果阿里说要打开山洞的话,我本可以发誓这些话。
Was it a different grain, or was it a spice?”
是不同的谷物,还是香料? “
he wondered aloud.
他大声问起。
“Open, ginger,” he cried.
他哭道:“开门,姜子,”
Again, nothing happened.
再说一遍,什么都没发生。
Growing frantic, he yelled, “Open, cinnamon!
越发疯狂,他大叫道:"开口吃肉桂!
Open, paprika!
开门,辣椒!
Open, rice!”
打开,大米!”
Still, nothing happened.
但是,什么都没有发生。
Cassim panicked and clawed at the cave door like a tiger imprisoned in a cage.
卡西姆惊慌失措,像被囚禁在笼子里的老虎一样被爪子夹在洞口门上.
At dusk, the robbers returned to the cave with more riches.
黄昏时分,劫匪们带着更多的财富回到了洞穴.
They found a surprise—the desperate Cassim!
他们发现一个惊喜——绝望的卡西姆!
The leader immediately put an end to him.
首领立即将他扑灭.
As a warning to other potential looters, they left his body inside the cave.
为了警告其他潜在的抢劫者,他们把他的尸体留在了洞穴里.
Chapter 6 That same evening, Fatima and Ali Baba ate dinner together.
章 次 页 次 页:1 当晚,法蒂玛和阿里巴巴一起吃晚餐.
They had argued but soon realized that Cassim was to blame for their quarrel.
他们曾经争吵过,但很快就意识到,卡西姆是他们争吵的罪魁祸首.
Vashti burst through the door with a concerned expression clouding her visage.
瓦什提从门上冲出 一个令人担心的表情 遮蔽了她的外观
“Is Cassim here?”
“卡西姆在吗? “
she asked.
她问。
Ali and Fatima looked at each other.
阿里与法蒂玛相视.
“No,” Ali answered.
“不,”阿里回答。
“I last saw him in the forest.”
“我最后一次见到他在森林里。 “
Ali knew that Vashti was more concerned about the treasures Cassim was to bring than Cassim himself, but Ali was still loyal to his family, so he set out for the forest.
阿里知道瓦什提对卡西姆要带来的宝物比卡西姆本人更关心,但阿里仍然忠于家人,于是出发去森林.
The moon was high when Ali came home.
阿里回家时月高.
Vashti looked up from her tea.
瓦什蒂从茶里抬头看
“Have you found him?”
“你找到他了吗? “
she asked.
她问。
Ali replied in a low voice, “Vashti, he has departed this life for the next.”
Ali低调地回答说,“Vashti,他已离开这一生。 “
Ali took Vashti back to her home that night, where her dedicated maid, Morgiana, awaited.
阿里当晚将瓦什蒂带回了自己的家,她献身的女仆莫尔吉亚娜在那里等待.
Once Morgiana put Vashti to bed, she brought Ali a cup of tea with her condolences.
莫吉亚娜把瓦什提哄上床后 她带了 阿里一喝茶与她的慰问.
“Thank you,” Ali Baba said.
“谢谢,”阿里巴巴说。
They sat in silence for a moment before Ali spoke again.
他们静静地坐了一会儿,然后Ali再说话。
“My brother and Vashti trust you, and so I must, too.”
“我的兄弟和瓦什蒂信任你,因此我也必须信任你。 “
With that, he told her the entire story.
他把整个故事都告诉她了
Morgiana saw an opportunity.
莫吉亚娜看到了机会
“I will help you,” Morgiana said, “but not for free.
Morgiana说:“我会帮助你,
Will you give me enough gold so that I may go back to my homeland?”
你能给我足够的金子 让我回到我的家乡吗? “
Ali quickly agreed, and Morgiana suggested that their first step be making Cassim’s fate seem accidental so as not to draw attention.
阿里很快同意,莫尔吉亚纳建议他们的第一步是让卡西姆的命运看起来是偶然的,以免引起人们的注意.
The next day, Morgiana went to the marketplace to spread the news that a donkey had kicked Cassim in the head and he had died.
第二天,莫尔吉亚纳去市场传播一个驴子踢了卡西姆的头而他已经死亡的消息.
That evening when the robbers returned to their cave to stash more plunder, they were perplexed to find Cassim’s body missing.
当劫匪回到洞穴藏匿更多掠夺时,他们感到困惑,发现Cassim的尸体已失踪。
Fury clouded the leader’s eyes as he exclaimed, “Now we can be certain that someone else knows about the cave.”
Fury将领导人的目光蒙上阴影,他说:“现在我们可以确定,其他人知道这个洞穴。 “
Incensed, he turned to one man.
他变成了一个人
“You, find out the identity of the man we killed.
“你找出我们所杀的人的身份。
We must learn who his accomplice is!”
我们必须知道他的同谋是谁!”
Chapter 7 The next day, the robber, pretending to be a holy man, went to the marketplace asking the names of families who had suffered the loss of a loved one.
章 次 页 次 7,次日,被劫匪假扮为圣人去集市,询问失去亲人的家庭的姓名.
Dismissing the deaths of unlikely people, he focused on one man named Cassim.
排除了不太可能的人的死亡 他专注于一个叫Cassim的人
Vashti was in mourning, but Morgiana allowed the holy man inside the mansion to say a prayer over Cassim’s body.
但莫吉亚纳允许大宅内的圣人为卡西姆的身体祈祷。
The robber immediately recognized Cassim, and in his excitement (paying no mind to the servant watching him) said a few words before turning to leave.
劫匪立即认出了卡西姆,在他的兴奋中(不理会看他的仆人)在转向离开前说了几句话.
His prayer seemed strange to Morgiana, so after walking him back to the front door, she peered from behind a curtain and watched as the robber drew a giant X on the front door.
他的祷告对莫尔吉亚纳来说似乎很奇怪,所以在步行他回到正门后,她从一幕幕幕后望去,看着劫匪在正门上画出一幅巨大的X.
Morgiana sighed and shook her head.
莫吉亚娜叹息并摇头.
Simple tricks for simple men, she thought.
她认为,对于简单的男人来说,很简单的把戏。
Grabbing some chalk, she ran outside and drew an X on each of the houses on the street.
取出一些粉笔,她跑出外面,在街上的每一所房子上画出一个X.
That night, the robber who had posed as the holy man led the group to Cassim’s street.
当晚,作为圣人出面的强盗将这群人带到了卡西姆的街道.
He stopped abruptly in his tracks.
他突然停了下来
Now all the front doors had an X.
现在所有前门都有一个X.
Which house had he been to earlier?
他之前去过哪所房子?
Frustrated, the leader declared that he would have to find another way to identify the accomplice.
失望的是,领导人宣布,他必须另找办法查明共犯。
Chapter 8 The next day, the leader of the thieves posed as an oil merchant, and the robber who had posed as the holy man was disguised as his helper.
章 次 页 次 8,次日,盗贼头目假扮为石油商人,而假扮为圣人被劫匪伪装为帮手.
They spent the day knocking on the doors of all the houses on Cassim’s street.
他们一天都在卡西姆街上敲门。
When Morgiana answered the door to Cassim’s home, the robber nudged the leader.
Morgiana回答卡西姆家的门,
“May I see the master of the house?”
“我能见房主吗? “
the leader asked.
领袖问。
Ali Baba came to the door and said, “I am the brother of Cassim.
阿里巴巴来到门口说道:"我是卡西姆的兄弟.
How can I help you?”
有什么事吗? “
“I have oil for sale.”
“我有石油出售。 “
The merchant gestured to the many barrels loaded on carts in the street.
商人向街上装满了多桶货的货桶姿态.
Morgiana looked at the barrels.
莫吉亚娜看着桶子
Something about them and these men made her uneasy.
他们有些事让她很不安
“Yes, we will take a few barrels,” Ali said.
“是的,我们将取出几桶。”
“Thank you, kind sir.”
“谢谢,先生。”
“May I make another request?”
“我可以再提出要求吗? “
the leader asked.
领袖问。
“May we stay here tonight and store our wares in your yard?”
“我们今晚可以留下来把货放在你的院子里吗? “
Ali, feeling bound by the rules of hospitality and interested in the stories of an oil merchant, ignored Morgiana’s concerned expression as he replied, “You may stay here, my friend.”
阿里受到好客规则的约束,对一位石油商的故事感兴趣,却忽略了莫尔吉亚纳的关心,他回答说: " 朋友,你可以呆在这里。 “
Chapter 9 As Morgiana made dinner that night, her lantern went out.
第9章 当莫尔吉亚娜当晚做晚饭时,她的灯笼出局了.
She went to the yard and turned the spigot of a barrel.
她去了院子 转了个管子
No oil.
没有油。
She tried the next barrel and was pleased to find oil.
她试了下一桶,很高兴能找到石油.
As she finished filling her lantern, she heard a cough from inside another barrel.
当她填好灯笼时,她听到另一桶内有咳嗽声。
Like puzzle pieces falling into place, Morgiana realized that the oil merchant was a thief, and the other thieves were hidden inside the barrels!
和拼图片落地一样,莫吉亚纳意识到石油商是小偷,而其他小偷被藏入了桶中!
Morgiana and the other servants silently glued the barrels closed.
莫吉亚纳和其他仆人默默地将桶子粘上.
Then they rolled the barrels down the hill to where the city soldiers stood guard.
然后,他们把桶子滚下山去守城的士兵。
Morgiana told the soldiers about the thieves.
摩诃迦叶那向兵说出贼来.
The soldiers laughed at first, but then they opened one of the barrels and found a confused, and dizzy, robber armed to the teeth.
士兵们起初笑了起来,但后来打开了其中一个桶子,发现一个困惑而头晕的强盗武装到牙齿上.
As one group of soldiers set about arresting the robbers, Morgiana led the captain and his men to the mansion.
当一群士兵开始逮捕劫匪时,莫尔吉亚纳带领船长和他的部下去豪宅.
Chapter 10 The thieves were tried and sent to faraway prisons, where their stories of a magical cave filled with treasure were treated as fairy tales.
第10章 联合国 盗贼被审判并被送往远方的监狱,在那里他们充满了宝藏的神奇洞穴的故事被当作童话来对待.
As promised, Ali Baba gave Morgiana more than enough gold to return to her homeland.
如所承诺的,阿里巴巴给了莫尔吉亚纳多出一分金子回她祖国.
She used the gold to start a business that kept her family wealthy for generations.
她用金子创办了一家生意,使她家族世代富裕.
Ali Baba, Fatima, and Vashti returned to the cave again and again, taking more and more riches.
阿里巴巴,法蒂玛,和瓦什提一回又一回回洞去,夺走了越来越多的财富.
They passed its secret location and the magic words needed to enter it on to their children, who lived comfortably enough with what was left of the treasure.
他们将它的秘密地点和魔法文字传递给了他们的孩子,他们用所剩的宝物过着舒适的生活。
By the time their great-grandchildren were born, there was no treasure left.
至其曾孙出世已来已来已来已来已来已来已去已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来已来所所所所所所所
One great-grandchild made some money by showing people the wondrous moving rock, but the novelty soon wore off.
一个曾孙子通过向人们展示神奇的动人摇滚而赚了些钱,但新奇的风格很快就消退了.
He spent the rest of his days living in the empty cave.
他余生都活在空洞中.
When he passed on, there was no one left to remember the magic words, and the rock never moved again.
相传出道后,无人能记起"魔道"之说,而"石"再也没有动了.