美国小学英语教材3:第119课 灰姑娘(3)

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　　She helped the two girls get ready for the ball in every way that she could, for she was always kind, even to her selfish¹ sisters.  她尽自己的所能帮助两个姐姐为参加舞会作准备，她总是那么善良，即便是对两个自私的姐姐也一样。

　　One day, when she was ironing² their clothes, the younger sister said to her," Cinderella, would you like to go to the ball?" 一天，她正在熨姐姐们的衣服，二姐对她说：“灰姑娘，你想去参加舞会吗？”

　　Oh! she answered, "a girl like me could not go to a ball!" “噢，像我这样的女孩子是不能去舞会的！”她回答道。

　　You are right, said the other sister; "people would laugh to see a Cinder-girl at a ball." “你说的没错，大姐姐说，“在舞会上看到煤渣姑娘，人们会笑话的。”

　　At last the happy evening came. 终于，这个让人开心的夜晚到来了。

　　As Cinderella watched her two sisters drive off to the palace, she could not keep the tears³ from her eyes, at the thought that she could not go with them.  灰姑娘看着两个姐姐乘着车去了王宫，想到自己无法和她们一起去，眼泪止不住地流了下来。

　　The Fairy⁴ Godmother 仙女教母

　　Now Cinderella had a godmother who was a fairy. 灰姑娘有一个仙女教母。

　　When the godmother saw the young girl in tears, she asked her what the trouble was.  教母看到小姑娘泪眼汪汪的样子，便问她出了什么事情。

　　I wish I could — I wish I could — but Cinderella was crying so hard that she could not tell what made her unhappy.  “我希望我能够……我能够……灰姑娘哭得很厉害，根本说不出是什么让她不高兴。

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