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阿拉丁和神灯 Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp 阿拉丁曾经是一个一无是处，整天只知道和朋友玩的孩子。他从来都不工作，也不帮助他的母亲。有一天，一位自称是阿拉丁的叔叔阿巴那扎尔来到这个城市，找到阿拉丁，还给了他一些金币。阿拉丁非常高兴，拿着金币去找母亲。但其实阿巴那扎尔是一位来自摩洛哥的魔法师，他的目的是找到一盏神灯。而只有一个穷孩子能进入花园找到那盏神灯，这个孩子便是阿拉丁。阿拉丁找到神灯后，无意间发现了它的魔力，从此，阿拉丁为保护神灯而战，神灯也为阿拉丁带来了财富和爱情。 1. Help from a rich man Many years ago, in a city in Arabia, there was a boy called Aladdin. He lived with his mother in a little house near the market, and they were very poor. Aladdin's mother worked all day, and sometimes half the night, but Aladdin never helped her. He was a lazy boy and he did not like to work. He only wanted to play all the time. Every morning he ran through the streets to the market. There, he talked and laughed and played with his friends all day. Then in the evening he went home for his dinner. And every night his mother said to him: ‘Oh, Aladdin, Aladdin! You are a lazy boy-a good-for-nothing! When are you going to do some work, my son?' But Aladdin never listened to his mother. One day in the market there was an old man in a long black coat.Aladdin did not see him, but the old man watched Aladdin very carefully. After some minutes he went up to an orange-seller and asked: ’That boy in the green coat, who is he?' 'Aladdin, son of Mustafa,' was the answer. The old man moved away. ‘Yes,' he said quietly. ‘Yes, that is the boy. The right name, and the right father.’ Then he called out to Aladdin: 'Boy! Come here for a minute. Is your name Aladdin? Aladdin, son of Mustafa?' Aladdin left his friends and came to the old man. 'Yes,' he said, 'I am Aladdin, son of Mustafa. But my father is dead. He died five years ago.’ ‘Dead!' said the old man. ‘Oh, no!' He put his face in his hands and began to cry. ‘Why are you crying?' asked Aladdin. ‘Did you know my father?' The old man looked up. ‘Mustafa was my brother!’ he said. I wanted to see him again, and now you tell me he is dead.’ Oh, this is not a happy day for me! Then he put his hand on Aladdin's arm. ‘But here is my brother's son, and I can see Mustafa in your face my boy.’ Aladdin, I am your uncle, Abanazar.' ‘My uncle?' said Aladdin. He was very surprised. 'Did my father have a brother?’ ‘I didn't know that I went away before you were born, my boy,' said the old man. ‘Look.' He took ten pieces of gold out of his bag, and put them into Aladdin's hands. 'Go home to your mother and give this money to her. Tell her about me,' and say this: ‘Her husband's brother wants to meet her, and he is going to visit her tomorrow.’ Ten pieces of gold is a lot of money and Aladdin was very happy. He ran home quickly and gave the gold to his mother. At first she was afraid. ‘Where did you get this, Aladdin? Did you find it? It isn't our money. You must give it back.' ‘But it is our money Mother,’ said Aladdin, ‘My uncle, my father‘s brother, gave the money to us. Uncle Abanazar is coming to visit us tomorrow.' ‘Who? You don't have an uncle Abanazar.’ ‘But he knows my name, and my father’s name,' Aladdin said, ‘and he gave ten pieces of gold to me. He's very nice. You must make a good dinner for him.’ |
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