[00:00.00]Lesson 14 The Sleeping Beauty (Part One) [00:26.81] Long,long ago there lived a king and a queen, [00:32.02]who owned wide forests,great gardens,and beautiful palaces. [00:39.22]Still they were not altogether happy,for they had no children. [00:45.22]But at last on a bright spring morning,a daughter was born to them. [00:51.41]Then great was the joy in the whole kingdom, [00:55.99]flags were waving,bells were ringing, [01:00.89]and the king decided to hold a party and to invite all the good people to come. [01:06.98]To the party were also invited six good fairies, [01:12.36]for you must know there lived seven in all, [01:16.75]but the one who was dark and evil was not invited. [01:22.03] The day for the party came with blue skies and merry songs. [01:27.82]Rich and wonderful gifts were brought, [01:31.90]gifts of silver and gold,diamonds,silk,and necklaces. [01:38.81]But the gifts of the fairies were the best. [01:42.89] The fairies danced in. [01:46.37]All the guests around the king's daughter held their breath [01:51.55]to see their beauty and loveliness. [01:55.56]One fairy stepped forward and whispered, [01:59.76]"My gift to you is this, [02:03.55]you shall become the most beautiful woman in all the kingdom." [02:09.02]"And,"added the second fairy, [02:13.01]"you shall become as kind and good as you will be beautiful." [02:18.72]The third fairy said,"I give you the gift of wisdom." [02:24.41]"And I," said the fourth,"the gift of love. [02:29.11]You shall love and be loved." [02:33.00]The fifth fairy whispered,"Mine is the gift of song and laughter." [02:39.58] Then before any one knew what had happened, [02:43.87]the dark and evil fairy pushed others aside [02:48.67]and stood beside the king's dughter. [02:52.56]"Why was I not invited to the party? [02:56.64]Ah,I shall show no mercy to you. [03:01.22]My gift is this,all my sisters' wishes shall come true; [03:07.92]but when you are sixteen, [03:11.42]you shall hurt your finger on a spindle and die." [03:16.03]The king and queen cried and the guests all wept. [03:21.31] Then the sixth good fairy stepped forward. [03:25.61]She smiled lovingly on all. [03:29.50]"Do not fear,"she said. "I can change it. [03:34.18]Our king's daughter shall not die,but sleep- [03:39.29]-sleep until in due time a king's son shall come. [03:44.57]And with his kiss she shall be awake." [03:48.74]This comforted the people of all ranks. [03:53.04]"She shall not die,not die,"they repeated. [03:57.84]The king then raised his hand,and all were silent. [04:02.74]"I command,"he cried,"that all spindles in my kingdom be burned!" [04:09.74]Gladly the people obeyed and now they all thought the little girl would be safe from harm. [04:16.44]Then began the happy life of the king's daughter. [04:21.14]Words to watch [04:40.85]beauty king queen wide [04:44.80]n.美,美丽 n.国王 n.王后,女皇 a.宽阔,广泛 [04:48.74]forest garden palace altogether [04:53.15]n.森林,森林地带 n.花园,菜园 n.宫殿 ad.完全;总共;总而言之 [04:57.55]happy spring born joy [05:01.80]a.幸福的,快乐的,乐意 n.,v.春季,春天;跳,跃 a.出生的,产生的;天生 n.欢乐,喜悦 [05:06.05]kingdom flag bell ring [05:10.15]n.王国 n.旗 n.钟,铃 v.,n.敲钟;铃声;打电话 [05:14.26]decide invite fairy blue [05:18.46]v.决定,下决心 v.邀请,招待 n.仙女,妖精 n.,v.蓝色(的),青色(的) [05:22.66]sky evil merry song [05:26.70]n.天,天空 a.坏的,邪恶的 a.欢乐的,兴高采烈的 n.歌声,歌曲 [05:30.74]wonderful diamond silver silk [05:35.39]a.惊人的,奇妙的,极好 n. 钻石,金刚石 n.银,银器,银币 n.丝绸 [05:40.03]necklace dance breath step [05:44.23]n.项链 v.,n.跳舞;舞蹈,舞会 n.呼吸,气息 n.脚步;台阶 [05:48.43]wisdom laughter mercy [05:51.83]n.智慧 n.笑声 n.仁慈,怜悯,宽恕 [05:55.22]finger spindle cry change [05:59.52]n.手指,指头 n.纺锤 v.,n.叫,喊;哭泣 n.,v.变化;改变 [06:03.82]weep kiss awake rank [06:07.61]v.哭泣,流泪 v.,n.吻,亲吻 a.,v.醒着的;唤醒,醒来n.排,行列;等级 [06:11.40]repeat raise silent burn [06:16.00]v.重复,重说 v.举起,提高,提升 a.寂静的,沉默的 v.,n.燃烧,烧毁 [06:20.59]obey safe harm [06:23.99]v.服从,遵从 a.安全;牢靠 n.,v.损害,伤害,危害
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