Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 15

English → Chinese Full Text Level 4/10

'With all my heart,' said Hans: 'but as you are so kind to me, I must tell you one thing--you will have a weary task to draw that silver about with you.'

汉斯说："我非常乐意，但既然你对我这么好，我必须告诉你一件事——你带着那些银子到处走会是一件很累人的差事。"

However, the horseman got off, took the silver, helped Hans up, gave him the bridle into one hand and the whip into the other, and said, 'When you want to go very fast, smack your lips loudly together, and cry "Jip!"'

然而，那骑马人下了马，拿走了银子，扶汉斯上了马，把缰绳交到他一只手里，把鞭子交到另一只手里，说道："当你想跑得很快的时候，大声地咂一下嘴，喊'驾！'"

Hans was delighted as he sat on the horse, drew himself up, squared his elbows, turned out his toes, cracked his whip, and rode merrily off, one minute whistling a merry tune, and another singing,

汉斯坐在马背上，心中大喜，挺起身子，张开两肘，脚尖外翻，啪地甩了一鞭，欢快地骑马而去，一会儿吹着欢快的口哨，一会儿唱着歌：

'No care and no sorrow, A fig for the morrow! We'll laugh and be merry, Sing neigh down derry!'

"无忧无虑无烦恼，明日之事不去想！我们开怀来欢笑，驾呦驾呦唱起来！"

After a time he thought he should like to go a little faster, so he smacked his lips and cried 'Jip!'

过了一会儿，他想走得快一些，于是咂了咂嘴，喊道："驾！"

Away went the horse full gallop; and before Hans knew what he was about, he was thrown off, and lay on his back by the road-side.

马儿撒蹄飞奔而去；还没等汉斯明白过来是怎么回事，他就被甩了下来，仰面躺在了路边。

His horse would have ran off, if a shepherd who was coming by, driving a cow, had not stopped it.

那匹马险些跑掉，幸好一个赶着奶牛路过的牧羊人拦住了它。

Hans soon came to himself, and got upon his legs again, sadly vexed, and said to the shepherd, 'This riding is no joke, when a man has the luck to get upon a beast like this that stumbles and flings him off as if it would break his neck.

汉斯很快清醒过来，重新站起身，懊恼万分，对牧羊人说："骑这种马可不是玩笑，一个人倒霉骑上这么一头畜生，它绊蹄把人摔下来，简直要把人的脖子摔断。"

Vocabulary

说: shuō — To speak, say, or tell someone something.
我: wǒ — First-person singular pronoun meaning I or me.
非常: fēicháng — Extremely, very; indicates a high degree.
乐意: lèyì — Willing and happy to do something.
但: dàn — Conjunction meaning but, however, yet.
既然: jìrán — Since, given that; introduces a known condition.
你: nǐ — Second-person singular pronoun meaning you.
对: duì — Toward, to; also means correct or right.
这么: zhème — So, this way; indicates degree or manner.
好: hǎo — Good, kind, well; expresses positive quality.
必须: bìxū — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation.
告诉: gàosu — To tell or inform someone of something.
一件: yī jiàn — One item or one matter, used with affairs.
事: shì — Matter, affair, thing, or event.
带着: dàizhe — Carrying or bringing something along with you.
那些: nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun for distant objects.
银子: yínzi — Silver; silver coins used as currency historically.
到处: dàochù — Everywhere, all around, in every place.
走: zǒu — To walk, go, or move from a place.
会是: huì shì — Will be; indicates a future or likely state.
很: hěn — Very, quite; common adverb of degree.
累人: lèi rén — Tiring, exhausting for a person.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
差事: chāishi — An errand, assignment, or burdensome task.
然而: rán'ér — However, nevertheless; introduces a contrasting statement.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects.
骑马人: qí mǎ rén — A person who rides a horse; equestrian.
下了: xià le — Dismounted or got down from something.
马: mǎ — Horse; a common large domesticated animal.
拿走: názǒu — To take away, carry off something.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
扶: fú — To support or help someone up physically.
上了: shàng le — Got on, mounted; completed action of ascending.
把: bǎ — Particle marking disposal of a direct object.
缰绳: jiāngshen — Reins used to control and guide a horse.
交到: jiāo dào — To hand over or deliver something to someone.
他: tā — Third-person singular pronoun meaning he or him.
一只: yī zhī — One (hand, animal, or small object); measure word.
手里: shǒu lǐ — In one's hand; within the grasp of someone.
鞭子: biānzi — A whip used to urge horses to move.
另一只: lìng yī zhī — The other one; referring to the other hand.
说道: shuōdào — Said, spoke; literary way of introducing speech.
当: dāng — When, at the time of a certain moment.
想: xiǎng — To want, think, or intend to do something.
跑得: pǎo de — Runs (in a certain way); potential complement structure.
很快: hěn kuài — Very fast, quickly; describes high speed.
时候: shíhou — Time, moment, or period when something occurs.
大声地: dàshēng de — Loudly; in a loud voice or manner.
咂: zā — To smack the lips; make a clicking sound.
一下: yīxià — Once, one time; a brief action.
嘴: zuǐ — Mouth; the facial opening used for speaking, eating.
喊: hǎn — To shout, yell, or call out loudly.
驾: jià — Giddy-up; command shouted to urge horse forward.
坐在: zuò zài — Sitting on or at a place or object.
马背: mǎ bèi — The back of a horse; where rider sits.
上: shàng — On top of, above, or upon a surface.
心中: xīn zhōng — In one's heart or mind; inner feelings.
大喜: dà xǐ — Greatly delighted, overjoyed, extremely happy.
挺起: tǐng qǐ — To straighten up, puff out one's chest proudly.
身子: shēnzi — The body; one's physical form or posture.
张开: zhāngkāi — To spread open, extend outward, open wide.
两肘: liǎng zhǒu — Both elbows; the two elbow joints.
脚尖: jiǎojiān — Tiptoe, the tip or front of the foot.
外翻: wài fān — Turned outward; rotated away from the center.
啪地: pā de — With a crack or slap sound; onomatopoeia.
甩了: shuǎi le — Swung, flicked, or lashed something forcefully.
一鞭: yī biān — One crack of the whip; a single lash.
欢快地: huānkuài de — Cheerfully, joyfully, in a lively manner.
骑马: qí mǎ — To ride a horse; the act of horse riding.
而去: ér qù — And left; departed in a certain manner.
一会儿: yīhuìr — A moment, a short while, very briefly.
吹着: chuī zhe — Blowing continuously; ongoing action of blowing.
欢快的: huānkuài de — Cheerful, merry, lively; describing a happy mood.
口哨: kǒushào — A whistle made with the mouth; whistling.
唱着: chàng zhe — Singing continuously; ongoing action of singing.
歌: gē — Song; a piece of music sung with voice.
无忧无虑: wú yōu wú lǜ — Carefree, without worries or cares at all.
无烦恼: wú fánnǎo — Free from troubles, annoyances, or worries.
明日: míng rì — Tomorrow; the day following today (literary).
之事: zhī shì — Matters of; affairs pertaining to something.
不去: bù qù — Not go; not bother with something.
我们: wǒmen — We, us; first-person plural pronoun.
开怀: kāihuái — Wholeheartedly, to one's heart's content; joyfully free.
来: lái — Come; directional complement indicating toward speaker.
欢笑: huānxiào — Joyful laughter, cheerful laughing and smiling.
唱起来: chàng qǐlái — Start singing; begin to sing a song.
过了: guò le — Passed, after a period of time elapsed.
走得: zǒu de — Walks at a certain pace; complement of manner.
快: kuài — Fast, quick, rapid; describes speed.
一些: yīxiē — A little, some, a bit more of something.
于是: yúshì — Therefore, so, thereupon; indicates result or sequence.
咂了咂: zā le zā — Smacked lips repeatedly; made clicking sounds.
喊道: hǎn dào — Shouted, cried out; literary way of quoting shout.
马儿: mǎr — Little horse; affectionate or colloquial term for horse.
撒蹄: sā tí — To gallop freely; let hooves loose and run.
飞奔: fēibēn — To dash, sprint, gallop at great speed.
还没: hái méi — Not yet, still haven't; incomplete action so far.
等: děng — To wait; also means before or by the time.
明白: míngbai — To understand, realize, be clear about something.
过来: guòlái — Come over; directional complement indicating comprehension.
是: shì — Is, are, am; the verb to be.
怎么回事: zěnme huí shì — What is going on; what happened exactly.
就: jiù — Then, immediately; indicates quick sequence of events.
被甩: bèi shuǎi — Was thrown off; passive form of being flung.
下来: xiàlái — Down, fall down; directional complement downward.
仰面: yǎng miàn — Face-up, lying on one's back facing upward.
躺在: tǎng zài — Lying down at a location; resting horizontally.
路边: lù biān — Roadside, the side or edge of a road.
那匹: nà pǐ — That horse; measure word 匹 used for horses.
险些: xiǎnxiē — Almost, nearly; a narrow escape from something bad.
跑掉: pǎo diào — To run away, escape by running off.
幸好: xìnghǎo — Fortunately, luckily; it was a good thing.
一个: yī gè — One (person or general object); measure word.
赶着: gǎn zhe — Herding or driving animals along a path.
奶牛: nǎiniú — Dairy cow, a cow raised for milk production.
路过: lùguò — To pass by, go past a place incidentally.
牧羊人: mù yáng rén — A shepherd; person who herds and tends sheep.
拦住: lán zhù — To stop, block, or intercept something or someone.
它: tā — Third-person pronoun for animals or objects; it.
清醒: qīngxǐng — Conscious, clear-headed, sober; recovered to awareness.
重新: chóngxīn — Again, anew, once more; starting over fresh.
站起: zhàn qǐ — To stand up, rise to one's feet.
身: shēn — Body; used here as complement after standing up.
懊恼: àonǎo — Annoyed, vexed, frustrated with oneself or situation.
万分: wànfēn — Extremely, utterly, ten-thousandfold; intensifier.
骑: qí — To ride an animal or bicycle straddling it.
这种: zhè zhǒng — This kind, this type of thing or animal.
可不是: kě bú shì — Indeed, that's right; emphatic affirmation.
玩笑: wánxiào — A joke, jest; something not to be taken seriously.
一个人: yī gè rén — One person; alone, by oneself.
倒霉: dǎoméi — Unlucky, having bad luck, unfortunate.
骑上: qí shàng — Mounted, got on and rode an animal.
一头: yī tóu — One (large animal); measure word for livestock.
畜生: chùsheng — Beast, animal; also used as a curse word.
绊蹄: bàn tí — To stumble, trip over one's own hooves.
把人: bǎ rén — Throw a person; 把 marks person as object.
摔下来: shuāi xià lái — To throw or fall down from a height.
简直: jiǎnzhí — Simply, just, it's practically; expresses exasperation.
要把: yào bǎ — About to, going to do to something.
人的: rén de — A person's; belonging to or of a person.
脖子: bózi — The neck; the part connecting head and body.
摔断: shuāi duàn — To break by falling; fracture through impact.

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