Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 12

English → Chinese Full Text Level 4/10

' So he said, 'Yes,' and forgot the fox's counsel, and sat down on the side of the river; and while he suspected nothing, they came behind, and threw him down the bank, and took the princess, the horse, and the bird, and went home to the king their master, and said.

于是他说了"好的"，忘记了狐狸的忠告，坐在了河岸边；他毫无防备，他们从背后走来，将他推下河岸，带走了公主、马和鸟，回到他们的主人国王那里，说道：

'All this have we won by our labour.'

"这一切都是我们靠自己的努力赢得的。"

Then there was great rejoicing made; but the horse would not eat, the bird would not sing, and the princess wept.

于是举国上下一片欢腾；但是那马不肯吃草，那鸟不肯歌唱，公主也哭泣不止。

The youngest son fell to the bottom of the river's bed: luckily it was nearly dry, but his bones were almost broken, and the bank was so steep that he could find no way to get out.

小儿子跌落到了河床底部：幸运的是河里几乎没有水，但他的骨头几乎都摔断了，河岸又十分陡峭，他找不到任何出去的办法。

Then the old fox came once more, and scolded him for not following his advice; otherwise no evil would have befallen him: 'Yet,' said he, 'I cannot leave you here, so lay hold of my tail and hold fast.'

这时老狐狸再次出现，责怪他没有听从自己的忠告，否则就不会遭遇这些祸事了："但是，"它说，"我不能把你丢在这里，所以抓住我的尾巴，紧紧抓牢。"

Then he pulled him out of the river, and said to him, as he got upon the bank, 'Your brothers have set watch to kill you, if they find you in the kingdom.'

于是它把他从河里拉了出来，当他爬上河岸时，狐狸对他说："你的哥哥们已经布下眼线，一旦在王国里发现你就要杀掉你。"

So he dressed himself as a poor man, and came secretly to the king's court, and was scarcely within the doors when the horse began to eat, and the bird to sing, and the princess left off weeping.

于是他乔装成一个穷人，悄悄来到国王的宫廷，刚一踏入宫门，那马便开始吃草，那鸟也开始歌唱，公主也止住了哭泣。

Vocabulary

于是: yúshì — thereupon; as a result; and so then
他: tā — he; him; third person masculine pronoun
说: shuō — to say; to speak; to tell
了: le — particle indicating completed action or change
好的: hǎo de — okay; alright; expressing agreement or acceptance
忘记: wàngjì — to forget; to fail to remember something
狐狸: húli — fox; a cunning wild animal
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
忠告: zhōnggào — sincere advice; honest counsel given to someone
坐: zuò — to sit; to take a seat
在: zài — at; in; on; indicating location or presence
河岸: hé'àn — riverbank; the bank or shore of a river
边: biān — side; edge; border; near a place
毫无防备: háowú fángbèi — completely unprepared; totally caught off guard
他们: tāmen — they; them; third person plural pronoun
从: cóng — from; via; following a path or direction
背后: bèihòu — from behind; at someone's back; secretly
走来: zǒulái — to walk over; to approach by walking
将: jiāng — to take; will; particle indicating future action
推下: tuīxià — to push down; to shove something downward
带走: dàizǒu — to take away; to carry someone or something off
公主: gōngzhǔ — princess; daughter of a king or emperor
马: mǎ — horse; a large domesticated animal
和: hé — and; together with; connecting nouns or phrases
鸟: niǎo — bird; a feathered winged animal
回到: huídào — to return to; to go back to a place
主人: zhǔrén — master; owner; host of a place
国王: guówáng — king; ruler of a kingdom
那里: nàlǐ — there; that place; over there
说道: shuōdào — to say; to speak; used to introduce quoted speech
这一切: zhè yīqiè — all of this; everything here mentioned
都是: dōushì — all are; everything is; used for emphasis
我们: wǒmen — we; us; first person plural pronoun
靠: kào — to rely on; to depend on; by means of
自己: zìjǐ — oneself; by oneself; one's own effort
努力: nǔlì — to work hard; to make a great effort
赢得: yíngdé — to win; to earn through effort or competition
举国上下: jǔguó shàngxià — the entire nation; all people throughout the country
一片欢腾: yīpiàn huānténg — jubilation everywhere; the whole place is celebrating
但是: dànshì — but; however; indicating contrast or exception
那: nà — that; referring to something previously mentioned
不肯: bùkěn — unwilling to; refusing to do something
歌唱: gēchàng — to sing; to perform songs with voice
也: yě — also; too; as well; additionally
哭泣: kūqì — to weep; to cry; to shed tears sadly
不止: bùzhǐ — without stopping; incessantly; more than just
小儿子: xiǎo érzi — youngest son; the smallest or last-born son
跌落: diēluò — to fall; to drop down suddenly
到: dào — to arrive at; to reach; indicating destination
河床: héchuáng — riverbed; the bottom floor of a river
底部: dǐbù — bottom; the lowest part of something
幸运: xìngyùn — lucky; fortunate; having good fortune
的是: de shì — the thing is; used to introduce a qualifier
河里: hé lǐ — inside the river; within the river's waters
几乎: jīhū — almost; nearly; very close to being
没有: méiyǒu — to not have; there is no; lacking
水: shuǐ — water; liquid essential for life
但: dàn — but; however; yet; indicating contrast
骨头: gǔtou — bone; the hard structural tissue in the body
都: dōu — all; both; every; indicating totality
摔断: shuāiduàn — to break by falling; to fracture from impact
又: yòu — again; also; additionally; furthermore
十分: shífēn — very; extremely; fully; to a great degree
陡峭: dǒuqiào — steep; precipitous; having a very sharp incline
找不到: zhǎo bu dào — unable to find; cannot locate something
任何: rènhé — any; whichever; no matter what kind
出去: chūqu — to go out; to exit; to leave a place
办法: bànfǎ — method; way; means to solve a problem
这时: zhèshí — at this moment; just then; at this time
老狐狸: lǎo húli — old fox; a cunning experienced fox character
再次: zàicì — once again; a second time; once more
出现: chūxiàn — to appear; to emerge; to show up
责怪: zéguài — to blame; to reproach someone for a mistake
听从: tīngcóng — to obey; to follow advice or instructions
否则: fǒuzé — otherwise; if not; or else
就: jiù — then; exactly; just; indicating consequence
不会: bù huì — would not; cannot; will not happen
遭遇: zāoyù — to encounter; to suffer; a bad experience met
这些: zhèxiē — these; referring to multiple nearby things
祸事: huòshì — misfortune; disaster; a calamitous event or trouble
它: tā — it; third person pronoun for non-human things
我: wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun
不能: bù néng — cannot; unable to; not allowed to do
把: bǎ — particle marking the object of disposal or action
你: nǐ — you; second person singular pronoun
丢在: diū zài — to leave behind; to abandon at a place
这里: zhèlǐ — here; this place; this location
所以: suǒyǐ — therefore; so; for this reason
抓住: zhuāzhù — to grab; to seize; to hold onto tightly
尾巴: wěiba — tail; the rear appendage of an animal
紧紧: jǐnjǐn — tightly; firmly; holding with great force
抓牢: zhuāláo — to grip firmly; to hold on securely
拉: lā — to pull; to drag; to tug toward oneself
出来: chūlai — to come out; to emerge from inside somewhere
当: dāng — when; while; at the time of
爬上: páshàng — to climb up; to scale upward by climbing
时: shí — when; at the time; a moment or period
对: duì — toward; to; regarding; addressing someone
哥哥们: gēgemen — older brothers; plural form of older brother
已经: yǐjīng — already; by now; indicating something has occurred
布下: bùxià — to set up; to deploy; to lay out a trap
眼线: yǎnxiàn — spy; informant; someone who watches for another
一旦: yīdàn — once; if ever; as soon as something happens
王国里: wángguó lǐ — inside the kingdom; within the country's territory
发现: fāxiàn — to discover; to find; to notice something
就要: jiù yào — about to; will immediately; going to do
杀掉: shādiào — to kill; to slay; to put someone to death
乔装: qiáozhuāng — to disguise oneself; to dress up in disguise
成: chéng — to become; to turn into; to transform into
一个: yī gè — one; a single; the numeral one with measure word
穷人: qióngrén — poor person; someone who is impoverished
悄悄: qiāoqiāo — quietly; secretly; without making noise
来到: láidào — to arrive at; to come to a place
宫廷: gōngtíng — royal court; the palace and its court
刚一: gāng yī — just as; the moment; as soon as one does
踏入: tàrù — to step into; to enter by stepping through
宫门: gōngmén — palace gate; the entrance door of a palace
便: biàn — then; thereupon; immediately after; as soon as
开始: kāishǐ — to begin; to start; the commencement of something
止住: zhǐzhù — to stop; to halt; to cease an action

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