Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 9

English → Chinese Full Text Level 4/10

As they came to the castle, all was as the fox had said, and at twelve o'clock the young man met the princess going to the bath and gave her the kiss, and she agreed to run away with him, but begged with many tears that he would let her take leave of her father.

当他们来到城堡时，一切都如狐狸所说的那样，在十二点钟，年轻人遇见了正要去沐浴的公主，并吻了她，她同意与他私奔，但含泪苦苦哀求他让她向父亲辞别。

At first he refused, but she wept still more and more, and fell at his feet, till at last he consented; but the moment she came to her father's house the guards awoke and he was taken prisoner again.

起初他拒绝了，但她哭得越来越厉害，跪倒在他脚下，他终于答应了；然而就在她回到父亲家的那一刻，卫兵们醒来，他再次被俘。

Then he was brought before the king, and the king said, 'You shall never have my daughter unless in eight days you dig away the hill that stops the view from my window.'

于是他被带到国王面前，国王说："除非你在八天之内挖掉那座遮挡我窗外视野的山丘，否则你永远得不到我的女儿。"

Now this hill was so big that the whole world could not take it away: and when he had worked for seven days, and had done very little, the fox came and said. 'Lie down and go to sleep; I will work for you.'

这座山丘太大了，全世界的人都无法将它移走：当他劳作了七天却几乎毫无进展时，狐狸来了，说："躺下睡觉吧，我来替你干。"

And in the morning he awoke and the hill was gone; so he went merrily to the king, and told him that now that it was removed he must give him the princess.

早晨他醒来，山丘已经消失不见；于是他欢快地去见国王，告诉他山丘已经被移走，国王必须将公主嫁给他。

Then the king was obliged to keep his word, and away went the young man and the princess; and the fox came and said to him, 'We will have all three, the princess, the horse, and the bird.'

国王不得不信守诺言，于是年轻人与公主离去；这时狐狸来了，对他说："我们要把三样都带走——公主、马和鸟。"

'Ah!

"啊！

Vocabulary

当: dāng — when; at the time of
他们: tāmen — they; them (third person plural)
来到: láidào — to arrive at; to come to a place
城堡: chéngbǎo — castle; fortified structure
时: shí — when; at the time (literary marker)
一切: yīqiè — everything; all things without exception
都: dōu — all; both; entirely
如: rú — as; like; just as (literary)
狐狸: húli — fox; cunning animal
所: suǒ — particle indicating passive or noun phrase
说: shuō — to say; to speak; to tell
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
那样: nàyàng — like that; in that way
在: zài — at; in; on; to be located at
十二: shíèr — twelve; the number 12
点钟: diǎnzhōng — o'clock; indicating a specific hour
年轻人: niánqīngrén — young person; youth
遇见: yùjiàn — to meet; to encounter someone by chance
了: le — particle indicating completed action or change
正要: zhèngyào — just about to; on the verge of doing
去: qù — to go; to leave toward a destination
沐浴: mùyù — to bathe; to take a bath
公主: gōngzhǔ — princess; daughter of a king
并: bìng — and; furthermore; also (literary conjunction)
吻: wěn — to kiss; a kiss
她: tā — she; her (third person feminine)
同意: tóngyì — to agree; to consent to something
与: yǔ — with; and (literary conjunction)
他: tā — he; him (third person masculine)
私奔: sībēn — to elope; to run away together secretly
但: dàn — but; however; nevertheless
含泪: hánlèi — with tears in one's eyes; tearfully
苦苦: kǔkǔ — desperately; bitterly; with great earnestness
哀求: āiqiú — to beg; to plead desperately and pitifully
让: ràng — to let; to allow; to permit
向: xiàng — toward; to; in the direction of
父亲: fùqīn — father; male parent (formal term)
辞别: cíbié — to bid farewell; to say goodbye formally
起初: qǐchū — at first; in the beginning; initially
拒绝: jùjué — to refuse; to reject; to decline
哭: kū — to cry; to weep; to sob
得: de — structural particle linking verb and complement
越来越: yuèláiyuè — more and more; increasingly
厉害: lìhai — fierce; intense; severe; formidable
跪倒: guìdǎo — to fall to one's knees; to kneel down
脚下: jiǎoxià — at one's feet; beneath someone's feet
终于: zhōngyú — finally; at last; in the end
答应: dāying — to agree; to promise; to consent
然而: rán'ér — however; nevertheless; but (formal conjunction)
就在: jiùzài — just at; right at (a specific moment)
回到: huídào — to return to; to go back to
家: jiā — home; family; household
那一刻: nà yī kè — that very moment; at that instant
卫兵们: wèibīngmen — guards; soldiers standing watch (plural)
醒来: xǐnglái — to wake up; to regain consciousness
再次: zàicì — once again; a second time
被俘: bèifú — to be captured; to be taken prisoner
于是: yúshì — therefore; as a result; thereupon
被: bèi — passive marker; indicates action done to subject
带到: dàidào — to bring to; to take someone somewhere
国王: guówáng — king; male ruler of a kingdom
面前: miànqián — in front of; before someone's presence
除非: chúfēi — unless; only if (conditional conjunction)
你: nǐ — you; second person singular pronoun
八天: bā tiān — eight days; a period of eight days
之内: zhīnèi — within; inside a specified time or space
挖掉: wādiào — to dig away; to remove by digging
那座: nà zuò — that (classifier for mountains or buildings)
遮挡: zhēdǎng — to block; to obstruct; to shield from view
我: wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun
窗外: chuāngwài — outside the window; beyond the window
视野: shìyě — field of vision; view; visual range
山丘: shānqiū — hill; small mountain; mound
否则: fǒuzé — otherwise; if not; or else
永远: yǒngyuǎn — forever; always; eternally
得不到: débùdào — cannot obtain; unable to get or have
女儿: nǚ'ér — daughter; female child
这座: zhè zuò — this (classifier for mountains or buildings)
太大: tài dà — too large; excessively big
全世界: quán shìjiè — the whole world; all of the world
人: rén — person; people; human being
无法: wúfǎ — unable to; no way to; impossible to
将: jiāng — will; going to (literary future marker)
它: tā — it; third person pronoun for objects
移走: yízǒu — to move away; to remove something from place
劳作: láozuò — to labor; to work hard physically
七天: qī tiān — seven days; a week-long period
却: què — but; yet; however (contrastive adverb)
几乎: jīhū — almost; nearly; practically
毫无: háowú — absolutely no; not the slightest bit
进展: jìnzhǎn — progress; advancement; development of a task
来: lái — come; to come; directional particle
躺下: tǎngxià — to lie down; to recline
睡觉: shuìjiào — to sleep; to go to bed
吧: ba — suggestion or mild command particle
我来: wǒ lái — I'll do it; let me handle it
替你: tì nǐ — on your behalf; in place of you
干: gàn — to do; to work; to carry out
早晨: zǎochen — morning; early part of the day
已经: yǐjīng — already; by now
消失: xiāoshī — to disappear; to vanish; to fade away
不见: bùjiàn — not visible; gone; can no longer be seen
欢快: huānkuài — cheerful; joyful; lively and happy
地: de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
去见: qù jiàn — to go see; to go meet someone
告诉: gàosu — to tell; to inform; to let know
必须: bìxū — must; have to; obligatory
嫁给: jiàgěi — to marry (of a woman); to be wed to
不得不: bùdébù — have no choice but to; must inevitably
信守: xìnshǒu — to keep; to honor a promise or commitment
诺言: nuòyán — promise; vow; word of commitment
离去: líqù — to leave; to depart; to go away
这时: zhèshí — at this time; at this moment; then
对: duì — to; toward; said to (preposition)
我们: wǒmen — we; us; first person plural
要: yào — to want; must; going to
把: bǎ — disposal marker; takes object before verb
三样: sān yàng — three kinds; three items or things
带走: dàizǒu — to take away; to bring along when leaving
马: mǎ — horse; equine animal
和: hé — and; together with (conjunction)
鸟: niǎo — bird; feathered flying animal
啊: a — exclamatory particle expressing surprise or emphasis

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