美国小学英语教材3:第10课 不会哭的公主(1)

 　　The Princess¹ Who Could² Not Cry 不会哭的公主

　　If you wanted to make someone³ cry without hurting him, how would⁴ you do it?  如果你想要一个人哭而又不想伤害他，那你应该怎么做呢？

　　A little girl in this story thought⁵ of a very funny way. 这则故事里的小姑娘想到了一个十分有趣的方法。

　　What The Wise⁶ Men Did⁷ 智者的做法

　　There was⁸ once a young princess who could not cry. 从前，有位年轻的公主不知道怎么哭。

　　That would have been all right if she had⁹ not laughed at everything. 却遇到任何事情都会笑，遇到什么事都笑。

　　And this was not a nice thing for any young girl to do. 这对于任何一个年轻的女孩来说肯定不是件好事。

　　The mother and father of the princess were so unhappy¹⁰ about her laughing that they asked a wise fairy¹¹ to help them. 公主的妈妈和爸爸对她的笑很是苦恼，于是，请求一个聪明的小仙女来帮助他们。

　　The fairy thought and thought and thought. 小仙女想啊想、想啊想。

　　At last she said¹², "If the princess can only be made¹³ to cry once, she will be just like other people." 最后她说，“如果公主能哭一次的话，她就会和其他人一样了”。

　　Soon everyone in the king¹⁴'s palace¹⁵ was trying to think of some way to make the princess cry. 于是，皇宫里的每个人都想尽办法想让公主哭出来。

　　This was a very hard thing to do. 但这是一件非常难办的事。

　　No one wanted the young girl to be really unhappy, but she must be a little sad or she would not cry. 没人想让这个小姑娘真的不开心，但是她必须得伤心才能哭出来。

　　At last the king said that he would give a bag of gold to anyone¹⁶ who could make the princess cry without hurting her. 最后国王说，谁能让公主哭而又不伤害到她，他就给谁一袋金子。

　　From all over the country wise men came¹⁷, to see what they could do. 于是，全国的智者都来了，他们都想看看自己能做些什么。

　　They were all sure that they could make the princess cry. 他们都确信自己能让公主哭出来。

　　The first wise man said, "The princess must be shut¹⁸ up in a room by herself¹⁹ for a week. 第一个智者说，“必须把公主自己一人关在屋里，关她一周的时间。

　　While²⁰ she is in this room, she must be given²¹ nothing to eat but bread and water." 她在屋里的期间除了面包和水，别的什么也不要给她吃”。

　　To the queen²² this seemed²³ very unkind²⁴,  在王后看来这有些不近人情，

　　but she said that it would be all right if the princess could have bread and milk instead²⁵ of just bread and water. 但她说，要是公主能吃到面包、喝到牛奶而不只是只有面包和水的话，这应该没有什么问题。

1 princess   

n.公主，王妃，公爵夫人

参考例句：

• The princess grew up happily.公主很快乐地长大了。
• She was the people's princess.她是人民的王妃。

2 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

3 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

4 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

5 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

6 wise   

adj.明智的，有学问的，有智慧的，聪明的

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• Even the wise are not always free from error.智者千虑，必有一失。

7 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

8 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

9 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

10 unhappy   

adj.不幸的，不愉快的，不幸福的

参考例句：

• With all his money,he is unhappy.尽管他有那么多钱，他也并不愉快。
• I'm unhappy about the work you did for me.你替我做这件事我不太满意。

11 fairy   

n.仙女；小精灵

参考例句：

• When did the bad fairy run away?坏仙女什么时候跑掉了？
• The bad fairy becomes a dragon.坏仙女变成了一条龙。

12 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

13 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

14 king   

n.君主，国王

参考例句：

• He was a good king!他是个好国王！
• The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

15 palace   

n.皇宫；官殿；豪华大厦

参考例句：

• It is really a magic palace!那真是一个有魔力的宫殿！
• What a palace this was!这里可真像皇宫啊！

16 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

17 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

18 shut   

adj.关闭的，合拢的，围绕的；v.关上，闭起，幽禁；vbl.关上，闭起，幽禁

参考例句：

• It's time to shut up shop and go home.该闭店回家了。
• Shut up.I'm trying to think.闭嘴，我在想问题。

19 herself   

pron.她自己

参考例句：

• The little girl wrote the letter all by herself. 这小女孩自己写了这封信。
• She should do her homework herself.她应该自己做作业。

20 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

21 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

22 queen   

n.女王，皇后；(纸牌、国际象棋中的)王后

参考例句：

• She sounds like a queen!她听起来像是一个王后！
• The evil queen is very angry.邪恶的皇后非常生气。

23 seemed   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
• My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。

24 unkind   

adj.不仁慈的，不和善的

参考例句：

• He was never unkind to her.他从未亏待过她。
• Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person.恶人有恶报。

25 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？