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1、Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm,Once upon a time there was a,miller,who had a beautiful,daughter. When she came of,age he wished that she was,provided for and well married.,He thought, If a respectable,suitor,comes and asks for her,hand in marriage, I will give,敨?潴栠浩尮,Not long afterward a suitor,came who ap

2、peared to be very,rich, and because the miller,could find no fault with him, he,promised his daughter to him.,1.miller,?mili:,n.,厂主,磨房主,2.suitor,?su:t?,n.,追求某女子的人,The girl, however, did,not like him as much as a,bride should like her,bridegroom. She did not,trust him, and whenever,she saw him or tho

3、ught,about him, she felt,within her heart a sense,of horror.,One time he said to her, You are,engaged to marry me, but you have never,湯散瀠楡?敭愠瘠獩瑩尮,The girl replied, I dont know where,潹牵栠畯敳椠?,Then the bridegroom said, My house,獩漠瑵椠?桴?慤歲眠潯獤尮,Looking for an excuse, she said that,she would not be able to

4、 find the way,there.,The bridegroom said, Next Sunday,you must come out to me. I have already,invited guests. I will make a trail of ashes,so that you can find your way through the,潷摯?,1.trail,treil,n.,轨迹,When Sunday came, and it was time,for the girl to start on her way, she,became frightened, alth

5、ough she herself,did not know exactly why. In order to,mark the path, she filled both her,pockets full of peas and,lentils,. At the,entrance of the forest there was a trail,of ashes, which she followed, but at,every step she threw a couple of peas to,the ground, to the right and to the left.,She wal

6、ked almost the whole day until,she came to the middle of the woods,where it was the darkest, and there,stood a,solitary,house. She did not like,it, because it looked so dark and,sinister,.,She went inside, but no one was there.,It was totally quiet.,1.Lentil,?lent?l,n.,小扁豆,2.Solitary,?s?lit?ri,adj.,

7、孤零零的,3.Sinister,?sinist?,adj.,不祥的、危险,的,Suddenly a voice called out: Turn,back, turn back, you young bride.,You are in a murderers house.,The girl looked up and saw that,the voice came from a bird, which,was hanging in a cage on the wall. It,cried out again: Turn back, turn back,you young bride. You

8、are in a,murderers house.,Then the beautiful bride went,from one room to another, walking,through the whole house, but it was,entirely empty, and not a human soul,was to be found. Finally she came to,the,cellar,. A very old woman was,sitting there shaking her head.,1.Cellar,?sel?,n.,地窖,Could you tel

9、l me, said the girl, if,祭戠楲敤牧潯?楬敶?敨敲尿,Oh, you poor child, replied the old,woman, where did you come from? You,are in a murderers,den,. You think you,are a bride soon to be married, but it is,death that you will be marrying. Look,they made me put a large,kettle,of,water on the fire. When they have,ca

10、ptured,you, they will,chop,you to,pieces without,mercy, cook you, and eat,you, for they are cannibals. If I do not,show you compassion and save you, you,牡?潤浯摥尮,With this the old woman led her,behind a large barrel where she could,not be seen.,1. Den,den,n.,匪窝,2.Kettle,?ketl,n.,壶,Be quiet as a mouse.

11、 she said.,Do not make a sound or move, or all,will be over with you. Tonight when,the robbers are asleep we will escape.,?慨敶氠湯?慷瑩摥映牯愠?灯潰瑲湵瑩?,This had,scarcely,happened when,the godless band came home. They,were dragging with them another,maiden. They were drunk and paid no,attention to her screams

12、and sobs.,1.scarcely,?sk?sli,adv.,仅仅，绝不,They gave her wine to drink, three,glasses full, one glass of white, one,glass of red, and one glass of yellow,which caused her heart to break.,Then they,ripped off,her fine,clothes, laid her on a table,chopped,her beautiful body in pieces,and,sprinkled,salt o

13、n it. The poor,bride behind the barrel trembled,and shook, for she saw well what,fate the robbers had planned for,her.,1.rip,rip,v.,撕扯，撕破,2.chop,t?p,v.,砍、剁,3.sprinkle,?spri?kl,v.,撒、洒,One of them noticed a gold ring on,the murdered girls little finger.,Because it did not come off easily,he took an,ax

14、,and chopped the,finger off, but it flew into the air,and over the barrel, falling right,into the brides lap. The robber,took a light and looked for it, but,could not find it.,Then another one said, Did you,潬歯戠桥湩?桴?慬杲?慢牲汥尿,But the old woman cried out,Come and eat. You can continue,looking in the mor

15、ning. That finger,潷?璯爠湵愠慷?牦浯礠畯尮,1.ax,?,ks,n.,斧头,2.Lap,l?,p,n.,裙兜,Then the robbers said, The old woman,is right. They gave up their search and,sat down to eat. The old woman poured a,sleeping-potion,into their wine, so that,they soon lay down in the cellar and fell,asleep,snoring,.,When the bride hea

16、rd them snoring,she came out from behind the barrel, and,had to step over the sleepers, for they,lay all in rows on the ground. She was,afraid that she might awaken one of them,but God helped her, and she got through,safely.,The old woman went upstairs with her,opened the door, and they hurried out

17、of,the murderers den as fast as they could.,1.snore,sn?:,n.,打呼、打鼾,The wind had blown away the trail of,ashes, but the peas and lentils had,sprouted,and grown up, and showed them the way in,the moonlight. They walked all night, arriving,at the mill the next morning. Then the girl,told her father ever

18、ything, just as it had,happened.,When the wedding day came, the,bridegroom appeared. The miller had invited,all his relatives and acquaintances. As they,sat at the table, each one was asked to tell,something. The bride sat still and said,nothing.,Then the bridegroom said to the bride,Come, sweethear

19、t, dont you know anything?,Tell us something, like the others have,潤敮尮,1.sprout,spraut,v.,发芽,She answered:,Then I will tell about a dream. I was,walking alone through the woods, when finally,I came to a house. Inside there was not a,single human soul, but on the wall there was,a bird in a cage. It c

20、ried out: Turn back,turn back, you young bride. You are in a,murderers house.,Then it cried out the same thing again.,Darling, it was only a dream. Then I went,through all the rooms. They were all empty,and there was something so,eerie,in there.,Finally I went down into the cellar, and there,sat a v

21、ery old woman, shaking her head. I,asked her, Does my bridegroom live in this,潨獵?,1.eerie?ri:,a.,可怕的，阴森,的,She answered, Poor child, you have,gotten into a murderers den. Your,bridegroom does live here, but he intends,to chop you to pieces and kill you, and,桴湥栠?湩整摮?潴挠潯?潹?湡?慥?潹?,Darling, it was only a

22、 dream. After,that the old woman hid me behind a large,barrel. I had scarcely hidden myself,there when the robbers came home,dragging a girl with them. They gave her,three kinds of wine to drink: white, red,and yellow, which caused her heart to,stop beating. Darling, it was only a dream.,After that they took off her fine,clothes, and ch