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The Wicked Fairy Once upon a time there lived a king and a queen who for many years were very sad because they had no child. At last a little daughter came to them, and the king was so happy that he wanted to give a great feast at the castle. Now in his country there were thirteen fairies.Of course the king wished to invite all of these fairies to the feast, so that each of them might give his dear child a fairy gift. How can you invite them all? asked the queen. 'We have only twelve golden plates. One of the fairies must stay at home.' So only twelve fairies were invited to the castle.When they came, they brought magic gifts to the baby, and very wonderful gifts they were. One fairy said to the child,'You shall be good.'Another said,'You shall be wise.' A third promised her beauty, and a fourth, riches; and so on, until she had been given everything in the world that one could wish for. Eleven of the fairies had named their gifts and the last one was about to speak, when in walked the fairy who had not been invited to the feast. She was very angry about it. Without even looking at anyone, she cried in a loud voice,'When the princess is fifteen years old, she shall prick her hand on a spinning wheel and die!' With these words, the angry fairy disappeared. Everyone at the feast was frightened; but the last of the twelve fairies had not yet told what her gift would be. She stood up as soon as the wicked fairy had left, and said,'The princess shall not die. A deep sleep will fall upon her, but she will awake at the end of a hundred years.' From that time on, the king and queen were very sad. 译文 邪恶的仙女 很久很久以前，有个国王和王后因为没有孩子而苦恼了许多年。 终于他们有了个小女儿，国王高兴极了，于是想在城堡里举行一场盛大的宴会。 当时在他的国家里有13个仙女。当然，国王希望能请到所有的仙女参加宴会，这样每个仙女都可以给他的女儿一份礼物。 你怎么才能请到所有的仙女？王后问道，我们只有12只金盘子，必须在有一个仙女待在家里。 于是，只有12个仙女受邀来到了城堡。她们来的时候，都给这个小宝贝带来了有魔法的礼物，这些礼物都非常神奇。 一个仙女对这孩子说：你将会健康。另一个仙女说：你将会聪明。 第3个仙女赋予她美丽，第4个仙女赋予她富有，等等。直到她收到了世人都想要得到的所有东西。 11个仙女都说出了自己的礼物，就在最后一个仙女要说话的时候，没有受邀参加宴会的仙女走进来了。 她非常生气，看也不看大家，大声说道：“公主在她15岁的时候，会被纺车扎到手面死去！” 说完这些话，这个怒气冲冲的仙女就消失了。 宴会上的每一个人都被吓坏了，但12个仙女中最后一个仙女还没有说出她的礼物是什么。 当这个邪恶的仙女一走，她就站了起来，说：“公主是不会死的，她只会陷入深深的睡眠，100年后，她会醒来。” 从此以后，国王和王后陷入了无尽的忧伤。 单词 1.wicked [wɪkt , ˈwɪkɪd] adj.邪恶的; 缺德的; 淘气的; 调皮的 2.once upon a time （常用于儿童故事的开头） 从前，很久以前 ※3.feast [fiːst] n.盛宴; 宴会; (宗教的) 节日 4.castle [ˈkɑːsl] n.城堡; 堡垒; 车 5.country [ˈkʌntri] n.国; 国家 6.of course (表示平常、显然或众所周知的事实) 当然，自然 7.wish [wɪʃ] v.希望(不大可能的事)发生; 怀着(不可能实现的)愿望; 希望(做某事) 8.so that 因此; 以便 9.might [maɪt] (may的过去时，用于间接引语) 可能，可以; (表示可能性) 可能 10.golden [ˈɡəʊldən] adj.金质的; 金的; 金色的 11.plate [pleɪt] n.盘子; 碟子 12.and so on 及诸如此类; 等等 13.until [ənˈtɪl] conj.到…时; 直到…为止 14.be about to 即将做，马上做; 决计要，拿定主意要 15.without [wɪˈðaʊt] prep.没有; 缺乏; 不和…在一起; 无…相伴; 不用; 不拿; 不带 16.voice [vɔɪs] n.嗓音; 说话声 ※17.prick [prɪk] v.扎; 刺; 戳; 扎破 ※18.spinning [ˈspɪnɪŋ] n.纺线(手艺); 纺纱(手艺) 19.wheel [wiːl] n.轮; 车轮; 轮子 20.disappear [ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)] v.消失; 不见 21.not yet 还没有; 也不 22.as soon as 立刻; 一…就… 23.deep [diːp] adj.深的; 厚的 24.awake [əˈweɪk] adj.醒着(尤指入睡前或刚醒时) v.(使) 醒来; 唤起; 被唤起 25.at the end of 在…末端; 在…的结尾 26.from that time on 从那时起 备注：加※号的单词了解即可，初中阶段不需要掌握。 |
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