常春藤生活英语【7】The Paper Bag Princess 纸袋公主

A princess named Elizabeth was going to marry a prince named Ronald. One day, a dragon flew down from the mountains and burned their whole castle down. The castle was completely destroyed and the prince was captured². Elizabeth, however, managed to survive. She wanted to go rescue Ronald, but everything was burned, including her clothes. Elizabeth had no choice but to put on the only thing that was left—a paper bag.

Princess Elizabeth went into the mountains and found the cave where the dragon lived. She knocked on the door and the dragon yelled³, "Go away!" Elizabeth wouldn't leave. Instead, she asked the dragon if he could burn five forests down with one breath. The dragon laughed at her question, came out of the cave, took a deep breath, and burned the five forests easily. The princess pretended to be amazed⁴ and begged him to do it again. The dragon agreed and did what Elizabeth said. "Wow!" she screamed, "I heard you can do something else, too."

有位名叫伊丽莎白的公主即将嫁给一位叫劳纳的王子。有一天，有只恶龙从山上飞下来，把他们整座城堡都烧毁了。城堡被破坏殆尽，王子也被抓走。然而，伊丽莎白还是设法存活下来。她想去拯救劳纳，不过所有东西都被烧光了，包括她的衣裳，伊丽莎白不得已只好穿上仅剩的东西──纸袋。

伊丽莎白公主进入深山里，找到了恶龙住的洞穴。她敲了敲门，恶龙大吼：『走开！』伊丽莎白不愿离去。相反地，她问恶龙能否一口气烧掉五座森林。恶龙对她的问题一笑置之，走出洞穴，深深吸了一口气，并轻而易举地烧掉了五座森林。公主假装很惊讶的样子，拜托他再做一遍。恶龙答应了，并且照伊丽莎白的话做。她大叫：『哇！我听说你还有别的本事。』

Building Your Vocabulary

1.capture¹　vt. 俘虏；逮捕
The captain was captured by the enemies.
上尉被敌军俘虏了。

2.rescue　vt. 援救
Help! Someone please rescue me.
救命啊！拜托来人救救我啊。

3.scream　vi. 尖叫
The fans screamed when the singer arrived.
歌手抵达时，粉丝们大声尖叫。

Phrases for Learning⁵

1.burn...down　　烧毁……
The troops burned the whole city down.
军队烧毁了整座城市。

2.manage to + 原形动词　　设法……
Did you manage to get that money for me?
你有设法帮我拿到那笔钱吗？

3.pretend to + 原形动词　　假装……
Alex pretended to be sad at the funeral.
艾力克斯在葬礼上假装很悲伤的样子。

Grammar Check

She wanted to go rescue Ronald...
（她想去拯救劳纳……）

go, come 这两个动词，在口语中常采用"go/come + and + 原形动词"的句型，以代替"go/come + to + 原形动词"的用法。 而在美式口语用法中，go, come 两动词后的 and 或 to 则常被省略。例：

I'd like to go (and) see a movie tomorrow.
（我明天想看场电影。）

Come (and) take a look at this photo.
（来看看这张相片吧。）

1 capture   

vt.捕获，俘获；占领，夺得；n.抓住，捕获

参考例句：

• The company is out to capture the European market.这家公司希望占据欧洲市场。
• With the capture of the escaped tiger,everyone felt relieved.逃出来的老虎被捕获后，大家都松了一口气。

2 captured   

俘获( capture的过去式和过去分词 )； 夺取； 夺得； 引起（注意、想像、兴趣）

参考例句：

• Allied troops captured over 300 enemy soldiers. 盟军俘虏了300多名敌方士兵。
• Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。

3 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 amazed   

adj.吃惊的，惊奇的v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
• I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。

5 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。