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在母亲这一边,她的血统同样显赫。米妮特·利特尔平(这是汤姆·拇指夫人的娘家姓)是那位传奇公主的曾孙女,那位公主曾经住在一个眼镜盒里,出来时衣着华丽,她那小巧身姿的光彩照亮了周围的一切事物。

On the mother's side, her lineage was no less distinguished. Mignonette Littlepin (this was the family name of Madam Tom Thumb) was the great granddaughter of the wonderful Princess, who once lodged in a spectacle case, out of which she came so splendidly attired that the brilliancy of her little person illuminated all surrounding objects.

一位可信的传记作者告诉我们,汤姆·拇指先生和夫人的历史上没有任何事情玷污了他们显赫的家世,而且人们认为,他们虽然比其他人矮小一些,却丝毫不影响他们成为优秀的公民。

A trustworthy biographer tells us that nothing occurred in the history of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb to disgrace their illustrious parentage, and they were considered none the less good citizens because they were rather smaller than other people.

然而与此同时,这对平凡的夫妇因为我们女主角的降生而突然声名大噪;这个小生命是如此娇嫩、如此精致、如此可爱,又如此活泼而充满生气,以至于从两岁起便成为众人争相赞叹的对象。

In the mean while, however, our humble couple became suddenly celebrated by the birth of our heroine; this small creature was so delicate, so exquisite, so pretty, and so lively and full of spirit, that from the age of two years she became the object of general admiration.

她的身高不超过一英寸,她的母亲原本为一个普通大小的孩子准备好了摇篮和婴儿衣物,却不知道该如何是好。

She was not more than one inch in height, and her mother, who had prepared the cradle and baby linen for a child of the usual size, was puzzled to know what to do.

最终,半个椰子壳被铺上内衬,填入蓟花绒制成的软垫,成了这个小奇迹的温馨小床;而育儿室的保姆——附近一位钟表匠的妻子,是个心灵手巧的人——想出了一个绝妙的主意,将这个椰子壳摇篮挂在一座大钟的钟摆上,这样婴儿就能一直被摇晃着入睡。

Finally, the half of a cocoanut shell, lined, and furnished with soft cushions of thistle down, made a good bed for the little wonder; and the nursery maid, wife of a neighboring clockmaker, and a person of ingenuity, conceived the admirable idea of suspending the cocoanut cradle from the pendulum of a great clock, in order that the infant might be rocked all the time.

汤姆·拇指夫人对这个发明赞不绝口。

Madam Tom Thumb was enchanted with the invention.

Vocabulary

mother
母亲,妈妈
side
一方;方面,如母方或父方
lineage
家系,血统,祖先的传承
less
较少,不及
distinguished
杰出的,显赫的,有名望的
family
家庭,家族
name
名字,名称
Madam
女士,对女性的尊称
Thumb
拇指;大拇指(拇指汤姆为传说中极小的人)
great
伟大的;曾(用于亲属关系)
granddaughter
孙女,外孙女
wonderful
奇妙的,令人惊叹的
Princess
公主,王族的女儿
once
曾经,一度
lodged
暂住,寄宿于某处
spectacle
眼镜;壮观的景象
case
盒子,容器;情况,案例
splendidly
华丽地,出色地,壮观地
attired
穿着,打扮得(衣着讲究)
brilliancy
光辉,光彩,璀璨夺目
little
小的,少的
person
人,个人
illuminated
照亮,使明亮
surrounding
周围的,环绕的
objects
物体,物品
trustworthy
可信赖的,值得信任的
biographer
传记作家,撰写他人生平的人
occurred
发生,出现(occur的过去式)
history
历史,历程
Mr.
先生,对男性的称谓
Mrs.
太太,已婚女性的称谓
disgrace
使丢脸,使蒙羞,带来耻辱
illustrious
著名的,杰出的,显赫的
parentage
出身,家世,父母的身份
considered
被认为,被视为
none
没有一个,毫无
citizens
公民,市民
rather
相当,有点;宁愿
mean
平均的;吝啬的;意思是
while
当……时,同时
however
然而,但是,表示转折
humble
谦虚的,地位低下的,卑微的
couple
一对,夫妻,两人
suddenly
突然地,猛然地
celebrated
著名的,知名的;庆祝
birth
出生,诞生
heroine
女主人公,女英雄
creature
生物,动物,小生命
delicate
娇嫩的,精致的,纤细的
exquisite
精美的,精致的,极其美丽的
pretty
漂亮的,可爱的
lively
活泼的,生气勃勃的
spirit
精神,活力,灵魂
age
年龄,时代
object
对象,物体;目的
general
普遍的,全体的;将军
admiration
钦佩,赞美,羡慕
inch
英寸,长度单位(约2.54厘米)
height
高度,身高
prepared
准备,预备(prepare的过去式)
cradle
摇篮,婴儿床
baby
婴儿,宝宝
linen
亚麻布,床单等布料用品
child
孩子,儿童
usual
通常的,寻常的,普通的
size
大小,尺寸
puzzled
困惑的,不知所措的
Finally
最终,最后
half
一半,二分之一
cocoanut
椰子(coconut的旧拼法)
shell
外壳,贝壳,硬壳
lined
衬有内里的,在内部铺上材料
furnished
配备,提供家具或物品
soft
柔软的,温和的
cushions
坐垫,靠垫,软垫
thistle
蓟草,一种带刺的野生植物
down
向下;(植物或羽毛的)绒毛
bed
床,睡床
wonder
奇迹,惊奇,感到好奇
nursery
育婴室,幼儿房间
maid
女仆,侍女
wife
妻子,太太
neighboring
邻近的,附近的
clockmaker
钟表匠,制造或修理钟表的人
ingenuity
独创性,心灵手巧,聪明才智
conceived
想出,构想(conceive的过去式)
admirable
令人钦佩的,值得赞扬的
idea
主意,想法,念头
suspending
悬挂,使悬浮
pendulum
钟摆,来回摆动的装置
clock
时钟,钟表
order
命令;顺序;为了(in order to)
infant
婴儿,幼儿
might
可能,也许(情态动词)
rocked
被摇动,摇摆(rock的过去式)
time
时间,时候,次数
enchanted
着迷的,被迷住的,陶醉的
invention
发明,创造物
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