Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 7

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The next morning the court sat to judge him; and when all was heard, it sentenced him to die, unless he should bring the king the golden horse which could run as swiftly as the wind; and if he did this, he was to have the golden bird given him for his own.

第二天早晨，法庭开庭审判他；待一切陈述听毕，法庭判他死刑，除非他能为国王带来那匹能像风一样飞奔的金马；若他能做到此事，金鸟便会作为奖赏归他所有。

So he set out once more on his journey, sighing, and in great despair, when on a sudden his friend the fox met him, and said, 'You see now what has happened on account of your not listening to my counsel.

于是他再度踏上旅途，一路叹息，心中充满绝望，忽然间他的朋友狐狸来到他面前，说道："你看，这一切都是因为你不听我的劝告所致。

I will still, however, tell you how to find the golden horse, if you will do as I bid you.

不过，只要你照我的吩咐去做，我仍然愿意告诉你如何找到那匹金马。

You must go straight on till you come to the castle where the horse stands in his stall: by his side will lie the groom fast asleep and snoring: take away the horse quietly, but be sure to put the old leathern saddle upon him, and not the golden one that is close by it.'

你须一直向前走，直到来到那座城堡，金马就在那里的马厩中；马的旁边，马夫正鼾声大作地熟睡着：悄悄地把马牵走，但切记要给它套上那副旧皮鞍，而不是放在旁边的那副金鞍。"

Then the son sat down on the fox's tail, and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled in the wind.

于是王子坐上狐狸的尾巴，他们便飞驰而去，越过树桩与岩石，直到发丝在风中呼啸作响。

All went right, and the groom lay snoring with his hand upon the golden saddle.

一切都很顺利，马夫躺着鼾声大作，手搭在金鞍之上。

But when the son looked at the horse, he thought it a great pity to put the leathern saddle upon it.

然而当王子看着那匹马时，他觉得给它套上皮鞍实在太可惜了。

'I will give him the good one,' said he; 'I am sure he deserves it.

"我要给它套上那副好鞍，"他说，"我确信它当之无愧。

Vocabulary

第二天: dì èr tiān — The next day; the following day.
早晨: zǎo chén — Early morning; the first part of the day.
法庭: fǎ tíng — Court of law; legal tribunal.
开庭: kāi tíng — Court session begins; to open a hearing.
审判: shěn pàn — To put on trial; judicial judgment.
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.
待: dài — To wait; after; once something is done.
一切: yī qiè — Everything; all; the whole of something.
陈述: chén shù — To state; to explain; a formal statement.
听毕: tīng bì — After finishing listening; having heard everything.
判: pàn — To sentence; to judge; to rule legally.
死刑: sǐ xíng — Death penalty; capital punishment sentence.
除非: chú fēi — Unless; only if a condition is met.
能: néng — Can; to be able to; capable of.
为: wèi — For; on behalf of; in order to.
国王: guó wáng — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom.
带来: dài lái — To bring; to deliver something to someone.
那匹: nà pǐ — That (one); classifier for horses.
像: xiàng — Like; resembling; similar to something.
风: fēng — Wind; breeze; moving air.
一样: yī yàng — The same; alike; just like something else.
飞奔: fēi bēn — To run at full speed; to dash swiftly.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
金马: jīn mǎ — Golden horse; a horse made of or colored gold.
若: ruò — If; supposing; in the event that.
做到: zuò dào — To accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in doing.
此事: cǐ shì — This matter; this task; this particular affair.
金鸟: jīn niǎo — Golden bird; a bird of gold.
便会: biàn huì — Will then; would accordingly; shall then.
作为: zuò wéi — As; serving as; used as a reward.
奖赏: jiǎng shǎng — Reward; prize given for an achievement.
归: guī — To belong to; to return to someone's possession.
所有: suǒ yǒu — All; everything owned; belonging to someone.
于是: yú shì — Therefore; so; as a result of this.
再度: zài dù — Once again; for a second time.
踏上: tà shàng — To set out on; to embark on a journey.
旅途: lǚ tú — Journey; the course of a trip or travel.
一路: yī lù — All along the way; throughout the journey.
叹息: tàn xī — To sigh; to express sadness through sighing.
心中: xīn zhōng — In one's heart; within one's mind or feelings.
充满: chōng mǎn — Filled with; full of a feeling or substance.
绝望: jué wàng — Despair; hopelessness; complete loss of hope.
忽然间: hū rán jiān — All of a sudden; in an instant unexpectedly.
朋友: péng yǒu — Friend; a person one has affection for.
狐狸: hú li — Fox; a clever cunning wild animal.
来到: lái dào — To arrive at; to come to a place.
面前: miàn qián — In front of; before someone's presence.
说道: shuō dào — Said; spoke the following words to someone.
你看: nǐ kàn — You see; look; used to draw attention.
这一切: zhè yī qiè — All of this; everything that has happened here.
都是: dōu shì — All is; everything is due to something.
因为: yīn wèi — Because; due to; the reason being that.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
不听: bù tīng — Not listening; refusing to follow advice.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
劝告: quàn gào — Advice; counsel; warning given to someone.
所致: suǒ zhì — Caused by; resulting from; brought about by.
不过: bù guò — However; but; nevertheless introducing a contrast.
只要: zhǐ yào — As long as; provided that a condition holds.
照: zhào — According to; following; in accordance with instructions.
吩咐: fēn fù — Instructions; orders given by someone authoritative.
去做: qù zuò — To go and do; to carry out an action.
仍然: réng rán — Still; yet; continuing as before despite circumstances.
愿意: yuàn yì — Willing to; ready to; happy to do something.
告诉: gào sù — To tell; to inform someone of something.
如何: rú hé — How; in what way; by what means.
找到: zhǎo dào — To find; to locate and obtain something sought.
须: xū — Must; need to; it is necessary to.
一直: yī zhí — Straight ahead; continuously; all the way forward.
向前: xiàng qián — Forward; ahead; in the forward direction.
走: zǒu — To walk; to go; to move forward.
直到: zhí dào — Until; up to the point where something happens.
那座: nà zuò — That (one); classifier for buildings or castles.
城堡: chéng bǎo — Castle; fortress; a large fortified building.
就在: jiù zài — Right at; located exactly at a place.
那里: nà lǐ — There; that place; over in that location.
马厩: mǎ jiù — Stable; a building where horses are kept.
中: zhōng — In; inside; within a place or group.
马: mǎ — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal.
旁边: páng biān — Beside; next to; at the side of.
马夫: mǎ fū — Groom; stable hand who tends to horses.
正: zhèng — Just; right in the middle of an action.
鼾声大作: hān shēng dà zuò — Snoring loudly; making a great noise while sleeping.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
熟睡: shú shuì — To sleep soundly; to be in deep sleep.
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuous action.
悄悄: qiāo qiāo — Quietly; stealthily; without making any sound.
把: bǎ — Disposal particle marking the object of action.
牵走: qiān zǒu — To lead away; to take by the reins.
但: dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement.
切记: qiē jì — Be sure to remember; must not forget this.
要: yào — Must; need to; indicating necessity or desire.
给: gěi — To give; for; on behalf of someone.
它: tā — It; third-person pronoun for animals or objects.
套上: tào shàng — To put on; to fit something over another.
那副: nà fù — That (set of); classifier for paired or set items.
旧: jiù — Old; worn; not new; used previously.
皮鞍: pí ān — Leather saddle; an old plain riding saddle.
而不是: ér bù shì — Rather than; instead of; and not something else.
放在: fàng zài — Placed at; put in or on a location.
金鞍: jīn ān — Golden saddle; a saddle made of or decorated with gold.
王子: wáng zǐ — Prince; son of a king; royal male heir.
坐上: zuò shàng — To mount; to sit up on a horse or seat.
尾巴: wěi ba — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.
他们: tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately after that.
飞驰: fēi chí — To speed along; to race at great pace.
而去: ér qù — And left; going off; departing swiftly away.
越过: yuè guò — To pass over; to cross beyond an obstacle.
树桩: shù zhuāng — Tree stump; the base left after a tree is cut.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with something else.
岩石: yán shí — Rock; stone; hard mineral matter in nature.
发丝: fā sī — Strands of hair; individual fine hairs.
在: zài — At; in; located within a place or time.
风中: fēng zhōng — In the wind; within a windy environment.
呼啸: hū xiào — To whistle; to howl; wind or speed making noise.
作响: zuò xiǎng — To make a sound; to produce a noise.
都: dōu — All; both; everything included without exception.
很: hěn — Very; quite; to a high degree.
顺利: shùn lì — Smoothly; successfully; without obstacles or problems.
躺着: tǎng zhe — Lying down; reclining in a horizontal position.
手: shǒu — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.
搭在: dā zài — Resting on; placed lightly upon a surface.
之上: zhī shàng — Upon; on top of; above something.
然而: rán ér — However; yet; nevertheless introducing a contrast.
当: dāng — When; while; at the time of an action.
看着: kàn zhe — Looking at; gazing upon; watching continuously.
时: shí — When; at the time; during a moment.
觉得: jué de — To feel; to think; to have a sense that.
实在: shí zài — Really; truly; honestly; it really is a pity.
太: tài — Too; excessively; to an extreme degree.
可惜: kě xī — What a pity; it is a shame; regrettable.
了: le — Particle indicating completion or change of state.
好鞍: hǎo ān — Good saddle; a fine quality riding saddle.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell someone something.
确信: què xìn — To be certain; to be firmly convinced of something.
当之无愧: dāng zhī wú kuì — Fully deserving; worthy without any sense of shame.

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