美国小学英语教材2:第32课 杰克与仙豆(3)

 　　The Magic Harp¹ 神奇的竖琴

　　After this, Jack² and his mother had all the money they wanted. 在这之后，杰克和他妈妈得到了他们想要的钱。

　　But the lad remembered the story which the fairy had told him. 但是小男孩仍记得仙女告诉他的故事。

　　He could not forget the magic harp. 他不能忘了神奇的竖琴。

　　"Mother," he said one day, "I must go back to the castle and get my father's harp." 有一天，他对妈妈说：“妈妈，我必须回到城堡拿到爸爸的竖琴。”

　　So the boy climbed the beanstalk and went to the castle a second time. 于是男孩爬上仙豆，第二次来到了城堡。

　　The giant's wife did not know that this was the same lad who had taken the magic hen, 巨人妻子不知道他就是那个拿走魔法母鸡的小家伙，

　　for Jack was much taller now. 因为杰克现在长高了。

　　So she let him in again, and when she heard the giant coming, she hid the lad in the cupboard. 于是她再次让他进去。她听到巨人回来时，把男孩藏在了碗柜里。

　　The giant came into the house. 巨人进了房子。

　　"I smell a boy," he roared³ in his deep, gruff voice. 他用粗哑低沉的声音咆哮着说：“我闻到了男孩的味道。”。

　　"You smell only the fat sheep I have cooked for you," said his wife. “你闻到的是我为你烹制的肥羊味，”他的妻子说，

　　"You are hungry. Sit down and eat your dinner". “你饿了，坐下吃饭吧。”

　　After the giant had finished eating, he roared, "Wife, bring the magic harp!" 巨人吃完饭后，嚷道：“老婆，把竖琴拿来！”

　　The woman carried in a beautiful harp with strings⁴ of gold. 女人拿来了带着金弦的漂亮竖琴。

　　"Harp," said the giant, "play for me!" “竖琴，”巨人说，“为我演奏！”

　　At once the sound of soft, sweet music filled the air. 轻柔甜美的音乐立即充斥了空气。

　　Never had Jack heard such wonderful music. 杰克从未听过如此美妙的音乐。

　　He wanted more than ever to get the magic harp. 他比以往任何时候都更渴望得到竖琴。

　　The giant listened for a long time. At last he fell fast asleep in his chair. 巨人听了很久。最后，他在椅子上睡着了。

　　While the giant slept, the boy crept⁵ quietly out of the cupboard and took the harp in his arms. 巨人睡着时，小男孩悄悄从碗柜里爬出来，把竖琴抱在怀里。

　　But as he ran through the castle door, the harp called out, 但当他跑过城堡的门时，竖琴喊道：

　　"Master! Master! Wake up! Wake up! Save me! Save me!" “主人！主人！醒醒！醒醒！救我！救我！”

　　Up jumped the giant. He ran after Jack faster than the wind. 巨人跳起来。他追赶杰克的速度比风还快。

　　But as he ran, the giant fell over a stone. 但他奔跑时，被石头绊倒了。

　　Before he could get up, Jack was at the bottom of the beanstalk. 在他起身前，杰克到了仙豆底部。

　　"Mother! Mother!" cried the lad. "Quick! Bring me the ax⁶!" “妈妈！妈妈！”小男孩叫道。“快点儿给我拿把斧子！”

　　His mother handed the ax to Jack. Quickly he took the ax and cut down the beanstalk. 他的妈妈把斧子递给他。他快速拿了斧子把仙豆砍倒。

　　Over it fell, and Jack was safe! 仙豆一倒，杰克就安全了！

　　Just then he saw the fairy standing⁷ beside him. 就在这时，他看到了站在他身边的仙女。

　　"You are a brave boy," she said. “你是个勇敢地孩子，”她说，

　　"Now you and your mother will always be rich and plenty of everything." “现在，你和你妈妈永远都会富有，拥有一切。”

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 roared   

v.咆哮( roar的过去式和过去分词 )；大笑；大哭；熊熊燃烧

参考例句：

• A log fire roared in the open hearth. 柴火在敞开着的壁炉里熊熊燃烧。
• Vroom! A sports car roared past. 呜的一声，一辆跑车疾驶而过。

4 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

5 crept   

v.蹑手蹑足地走( creep的过去式和过去分词 )；缓慢地行进；爬行；匍匐

参考例句：

• I crept up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents. 为了尽量不吵醒父母，我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
• He had crept up on his unsuspecting victim from behind. 他从背后悄悄逼近了那毫无戒备的受害者。

6 ax   

n.斧子

参考例句：

• He cut a hole through the wall with an ax.他用斧子在墙上砍出一个洞。
• He carried a large ax.他带了一把大斧。

7 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。