The Original Story of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs | Stories For Teenagers · Magical Fairy Tales
重温经典童话《白雪公主》,了解故事中嫉妒、忠诚与救赎的主题。适合练习阅读理解与故事复述。
Once upon a time, in the middle of a cold snowy winter,
从前,在一个寒冷多雪的冬天里,
a queen sat by her window sewing.
一位女王坐在窗边缝纫。
She accidentally pricked her finger with her needle, and drops of bright red blood fell onto the snow on the window sill.
她不小心用针刺到了手指,鲜红色的血珠掉在了窗台上的雪地上。
As she looked at the striking contrast of red on white,
当她注视着红色与白色之间那鲜明的对比时……
she whispered to herself, I wish I had a child with skin as white as snow,
她自言自语道:“真希望我有一个皮肤白如雪的孩子。
lips as red as blood, and hair as black as this ebony would.
嘴唇红得像鲜血,头发则黑得如同这块乌木一般。
Not long after, the queen gave birth to a baby girl who looked exactly as she had wished.
不久之后,王后生下了一位女婴,她的容貌完全符合王后的期望。
Her skin was pure white, her lips deep red, and her hair black as night.
她的皮肤洁白无瑕,嘴唇呈深红色,头发则黑如夜幕。
We shall name her Snow White.
我们给她起名叫“白雪公主”。
But happiness was brief, for the queen died soon after,
然而,这份幸福并没有持续太久,因为女王不久后就去世了。
a year passed, and the king married again.
一年过去了,国王又重新结婚了。
His new queen was a beautiful woman, but she was also proud and cruel.
他的新王后是一位美丽的女性,但她同时也傲慢且残忍。
She couldn't stand the thought of anyone being more beautiful than her.
她无法忍受任何人比她更漂亮这个事实。
She had a magical mirror, and every day she stood in front of it and asked, Mirror,
她拥有一面神奇的镜子,每天她都会站在镜子前问道:“镜子啊……
mirror on the wall.
墙上的那面镜子……
Who is the fairest one of all?
谁才是最美丽、最善良的人呢?
You, my queen, are the fairest of all.
你,我的女王,是所有女性中最美丽的。
That answer always made her happy, until one day, when Snow White had grown into a lovely little girl.
那个回答总是能让她感到开心,直到有一天,白雪公主长成了一位可爱的小女孩。
By the time she was only seven years old, she had already become more beautiful than the queen.
在她年仅七岁的时候,她就已经比王后还要美丽了。
One
一个
morning, when the queen asked the mirror the same question, the mirror answered,
早晨,当女王再次向镜子提出同样的问题时,镜子回答道:
You are fair, O queen.
您真是一位公正的女王啊。
It's true, but Snow White is fairer than you.
没错,但白雪公主比你更漂亮。
The queen was furious.
女王勃然大怒。
Her jealousy turned into hatred.
她的嫉妒最终变成了仇恨。
From that moment on, she couldn't stand the sight of Snow White.
从那一刻起,她就再也无法忍受看到白雪公主了。
Her anger and envy grew each day, until she could no longer bear it.
她的愤怒与嫉妒与日俱增,最终她再也无法忍受下去了。
Take Snow White into the forest.
把白雪公主带到森林里去。
Kill her and bring me her heart as proof that she's dead.
杀了她,然后把她的心脏拿来给我作为她已经死去的证明。
The Huntsman obeyed and led Snow White deep into the woods.
猎人遵命行事,将白雪公主带到了森林深处。
When he raised his knife to kill her, she began to cry.
当他举起刀准备杀死她时,她开始哭泣。
Please,
请……
dear Huntsman, don't hurt me.
亲爱的亨茨曼,请不要伤害我。
Let me go, and I promise I'll never come back.
放开我,我保证再也不会回来了。
The Huntsman looked at her innocent face and felt sorry for her.
猎人看着她那纯真的面容,心中为她感到难过。
She was too kind and too beautiful to kill.
她太善良、太美丽了,根本不值得被杀害。
Run, child.
快跑,孩子。
Escape and never return.
逃出去,永远不要再回来。
To trick the queen, he killed a wild boar instead and took its heart back to the castle,
为了欺骗女王,他杀了一头野猪,然后将野猪的心脏带回了城堡。
pretending it was Snow White's.
假装那是白雪公主的东西。