Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 11

English → Chinese Full Text Level 4/10

' But the young man refused to do it: so the fox said, 'I will at any rate give you good counsel: beware of two things; ransom no one from the gallows, and sit down by the side of no river.'

但是年轻人拒绝了；于是狐狸说，'无论如何，我还是给你一些忠告：有两件事要当心；不要从绞刑架上赎人，也不要坐在任何河边。'

Then away he went.

然后他便离开了。

'Well,' thought the young man, 'it is no hard matter to keep that advice.'

'好吧，'年轻人心想，'遵守这个忠告并不是什么难事。'

He rode on with the princess, till at last he came to the village where he had left his two brothers.

他与公主继续骑行，直到终于来到了他留下两个兄弟的那个村庄。

And there he heard a great noise and uproar; and when he asked what was the matter, the people said, 'Two men are going to be hanged.'

在那里他听到了巨大的喧嚣声；当他询问发生了什么事时，人们说，'有两个人即将被绞死。'

As he came nearer, he saw that the two men were his brothers, who had turned robbers; so he said, 'Cannot they in any way be saved?'

当他走近时，他看到那两个人正是他的兄弟，他们已经沦为了强盗；于是他说，'难道没有任何办法能救他们吗？'

But the people said 'No,' unless he would bestow all his money upon the rascals and buy their liberty.

但是人们说'不行，'除非他愿意把所有的钱都花在这两个恶棍身上，以买得他们的自由。

Then he did not stay to think about the matter, but paid what was asked, and his brothers were given up, and went on with him towards their home.

于是他没有多加思索，付了所要求的钱，他的兄弟们被释放了，并与他一同踏上了回家的路。

And as they came to the wood where the fox first met them, it was so cool and pleasant that the two brothers said, 'Let us sit down by the side of the river, and rest a while, to eat and drink.

当他们来到狐狸最初与他们相遇的那片树林时，那里是如此凉爽宜人，以至于两个兄弟说，'让我们坐在河边休息一会儿，吃点喝点吧。

Vocabulary

但是: dànshì — However; used to introduce a contrasting statement.
年轻人: niánqīngrén — Young person; a youth or young adult.
拒绝: jùjué — To refuse or reject a request or offer.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
于是: yúshì — Therefore; consequently; as a result of this.
狐狸: húli — Fox; a cunning wild animal with bushy tail.
说: shuō — To say, speak, or tell something to someone.
无论如何: wúlùn rúhé — No matter what; regardless of the circumstances.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
还是: háishi — Still; or; used for alternatives or persistence.
给: gěi — To give; for; to; indicating beneficiary of action.
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.
一些: yīxiē — Some; a few; a certain amount of something.
忠告: zhōnggào — Sincere advice; earnest counsel given to someone.
有: yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.
两件: liǎng jiàn — Two items or matters; two pieces of something.
事: shì — Matter; affair; thing; task or event.
要: yào — Must; want; need; going to do something.
当心: dāngxīn — Be careful; watch out; pay attention to danger.
不要: búyào — Do not; must not; used to give prohibition.
从: cóng — From; since; following a certain starting point.
上: shàng — On; above; up; on top of something.
也: yě — Also; too; as well; likewise.
坐在: zuò zài — To sit at or on a particular location.
任何: rènhé — Any; whichever; used in negative or conditional sentences.
河边: hébiān — Riverside; the bank or edge of a river.
然后: ránhòu — Then; afterwards; after that in sequence.
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately after that happens.
离开: líkāi — To leave; to depart from a place or person.
好吧: hǎo ba — Alright; okay; expressing reluctant acceptance or agreement.
心想: xīn xiǎng — To think to oneself; inner thought or reflection.
遵守: zūnshǒu — To abide by; to comply with rules or advice.
这个: zhège — This; this one; referring to a nearby thing.
并不是: bìng búshì — Is definitely not; emphatically negating a statement.
什么: shénme — What; anything; used in questions or indefinite reference.
难事: nánshì — Difficult matter; something hard or challenging to do.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with another person or thing.
公主: gōngzhǔ — Princess; daughter of a king or royal family.
继续: jìxù — To continue; to keep doing something without stopping.
骑行: qíxíng — To ride on horseback or cycle; traveling by riding.
直到: zhídào — Until; up to a certain point in time.
终于: zhōngyú — Finally; at last; after a long wait or effort.
来到: láidào — To arrive at; to come to a specific place.
留下: liúxià — To leave behind; to remain at a certain place.
两个: liǎng gè — Two; a pair of people or general objects.
兄弟: xiōngdì — Brothers; male siblings or close male companions.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
那个: nàge — That; that one; referring to a distant thing.
村庄: cūnzhuāng — Village; a small rural settlement of people.
在: zài — At; in; on; indicating location or ongoing action.
那里: nàlǐ — There; at that place; referring to a location.
听到: tīngdào — To hear; to perceive sound reaching one's ears.
巨大: jùdà — Huge; enormous; very large in size or degree.
当: dāng — When; while; at the time that something happens.
询问: xúnwèn — To inquire; to ask about something for information.
发生: fāshēng — To happen; to occur; to take place as event.
时: shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker.
人们: rénmen — People; folks; referring to people in general.
人: rén — Person; people; human being.
即将: jíjiāng — About to; on the verge of; soon to happen.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating subject receives the action.
走近: zǒujìn — To walk closer; to approach and get near something.
看到: kàndào — To see; to catch sight of something or someone.
那: nà — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.
正是: zhèngshì — Exactly; precisely; it is none other than this.
他们: tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; by now; indicating something has happened.
沦为: lúnwéi — To sink into; to degenerate into a bad state.
强盗: qiángdào — Robber; bandit; someone who steals through violence.
难道: nándào — Could it be; used to form a rhetorical question.
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; lacking something.
办法: bànfǎ — Method; way; means to solve a problem.
能: néng — Can; to be able to do something.
救: jiù — To save; to rescue someone from danger or harm.
吗: ma — Question particle turning statement into a yes/no question.
不行: bùxíng — Not allowed; won't work; it cannot be done.
除非: chúfēi — Unless; only if a certain condition is met.
愿意: yuànyì — Willing; ready; agreeable to do something.
把: bǎ — Disposal marker directing action onto a specific object.
所有: suǒyǒu — All; every; the entirety of something owned.
钱: qián — Money; currency; coins used for buying things.
都: dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception.
花在: huā zài — To spend money on a particular person or thing.
这: zhè — This; referring to something close or just mentioned.
恶棍: ègùn — Villain; scoundrel; a wicked or despicable person.
身上: shēnshang — On one's body; on a person; with someone.
以: yǐ — In order to; so as to achieve a purpose.
自由: zìyóu — Freedom; liberty; the state of being unrestricted.
思索: sīsuǒ — To ponder; to think deeply about something carefully.
付: fù — To pay; to hand over money for something.
所: suǒ — That which; used before verbs to form noun clauses.
要求: yāoqiú — To demand; requirement; a request for something needed.
兄弟们: xiōngdìmen — Brothers; plural form addressing multiple male siblings.
释放: shìfàng — To release; to set free from captivity or restraint.
并: bìng — And; moreover; furthermore; used to join actions together.
一同: yītóng — Together; at the same time; jointly with others.
踏上: tàshàng — To set foot on; to begin a journey or path.
回家: huíjiā — To return home; to go back to one's house.
路: lù — Road; path; route; the way to somewhere.
最初: zuìchū — At first; initially; in the very beginning of.
相遇: xiāngyù — To meet each other; to encounter someone by chance.
那片: nà piàn — That stretch of; that expanse of land or area.
树林: shùlín — Forest; woods; a cluster of trees in an area.
是: shì — Is; am; are; linking verb indicating identity or state.
如此: rúcǐ — So; such; like this; to this extent or degree.
凉爽: liángshuǎng — Cool and refreshing; pleasantly cool weather or breeze.
宜人: yírén — Pleasant; agreeable; delightfully comfortable for people.
以至于: yǐzhìyú — So much so that; to the extent that something happens.
让: ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone do something.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
休息: xiūxi — To rest; to take a break from activity.
一会儿: yīhuìr — A moment; a short while; briefly for some time.
吃点: chī diǎn — Eat a little; have some food or a snack.
喝点: hē diǎn — Drink a little; have something to drink now.
吧: ba — Particle suggesting a proposal, mild command, or assumption.

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