美国小学英语教材3:第43课 从未笑过的公主(1)

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Do you remember how all the wise² men tried very hard to make the laughing princess cry? 你还记得所有智者是怎么花尽心思让大笑不止的公主哭的吗？

In this story a boy makes a sad little princess laugh without even³ trying! 在这则故事中，一个男孩毫不费劲，就让一个忧伤的小公主笑了出来。

The Little Old Man 矮个子老人

There was⁴ once a wood-cutter who had⁵ three sons. 曾经有一位伐木工人，他有三个儿子。

He was very proud⁶ of the two older boys, but he thought⁷ the youngest son was a simpleton. 他以两个大儿子为骄傲，却认为自己的小儿子是个傻瓜。

One day the oldest son started out to cut wood in the forest⁸. 一天，大儿子去森林里伐树。

His mother gave⁹ him some fine brown pancakes¹⁰ to take with him for his lunch. 他的妈妈给他一些上好的布朗饼，让他带着作午餐。

When the boy reached¹¹ the forest, he met an old man who said¹², 当这个男孩走到森林的时候，他遇到了一位老人，老人说，

"Good-morning, friend! I am hungry. Will you please give me one of your pancakes?" 朋友，早上好啊，我饿了，你能给我一块饼吗？

"Not I," said the oldest son. "I might¹³ not have enough for myself¹⁴." 不行，我自己吃，还不一定够呢，大儿子说道。

So he began his work, but at the very first stroke¹⁵, his ax¹⁶ cut his arm. 于是他开始干活，但是刚砍了第一斧下去，他便伤到了自己的胳膊。

Then he had to go home without any wood. 接着他便回了家，一片木头也没带回去。

The next day the second son started out to cut wood and his mother gave him a nice cake to take with him. 第二天，二儿子前去砍树，他的妈妈给他做了一份精美的蛋糕，让他带着。

In the forest he met the same little old man, who asked for a piece of cake. 在森林中，他遇见了同一位矮个子老人，他想要一块蛋糕。

"No!" cried the second son. "I might not have enough for myself." 不行，我自己吃还不一定够呢，二儿子大声说道。

So he turned away and began to cut down a tree, but suddenly¹⁷ he hit his leg such¹⁸ a hard blow that he had to go home. 于是他转过身来开始砍树，但突然斧子重重的砸在了腿上，他不得不回家了。

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