美国小学英语教材5:第255课 埃斯特班——狂欢王后的花童(8)

“Yes—yes,” she answered quickly. “It is the most beautiful crown I’ve ever seen.”

“喜欢，喜欢，”她回答得很快。“这是我见过的最漂亮的王冠。”

“Then—why doesn’t it make you glad?” Esteban burst forth¹.

“那你为什么不高兴呢?”埃斯特班说出来了。

“It does,” she said, “but I haven’t any page to carry my train when I walk up to the throne. The train is three yards long and very heavy, for it has golden palm leaves embroidered² on it. My nephew was to carry it, and today he’s all broken out with measles³. He looks like a little boiled lobster⁴. Can you imagine? Measles! At carnival⁵ time, too.”

“确实有些，”她说，“但是当我走向王位的时候，我没有任何侍从可以拿好我的裙裾。” 裙裾有三码长，非常重，因为上面绣着金色的棕榈叶。我的侄子本来可以，但今天他出麻疹了。他看起来像一只小水煮龙虾。你能想象吗？麻疹！在狂欢节的时候也是这样。”

Esteban’s heart was beating fast. He had played he was a king. He could carry her train with princely grace. He knew it. And his longing⁶ was so great that his heart grew bolder. “Let me be your page,” he cried.

埃斯特班的心跳得很快。他曾经扮演过一个国王。他可以优雅地拿好她的裙裾。他知道这一点。他的渴望是如此强烈，以致他的心越来越大胆。“让我做你的侍童吧，”他请求道。

She looked into his eager eyes. He was so glad he had washed his face. It was shining as he stood before her, his heart trembling with hope.

她看着他热切的眼睛。他很高兴自己洗过脸了。当他站在她面前的时候，他的心因为希望而颤抖着。

She hesitated. “You are just his size,” she murmured, and then she beckoned⁷ Esteban to follow her. “Come, and we’ll see if the page’s costume fits you.”

她犹豫了。“你和他个头一样，”她喃喃自语，然后示意埃斯特班跟她走。“来吧，我们来看看你穿这身衣服合适不合适。”

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 embroidered   

adj．绣花的

参考例句：

• She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. 她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
• She embroidered flowers on the front of the dress. 她在连衣裙的正面绣花。

3 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

4 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

5 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

6 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

7 beckoned   

v.（用头或手的动作）示意，召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill. 他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
• The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over. 那个坐在角落里的人向我招手让我过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》