001 山鲁佐德讲述故事

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I am Shahrazad, the wife of the king of Persia

我是莎赫拉扎德，波斯国王的妻子。

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I am not the king's first wife

我不是国王的第一任妻子。

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Oh no! He has had hundreds of wives!

哦不！他已经有过上百个妻子了！

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I will explain

我来解释一下。

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For years, each and every day the king would marry a beautiful young woman

多年来，日复一日，国王都会娶一位年轻美丽的女子。

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Then the very next morning, he would order her to be killed!

然后第二天一早，他就下令把她处死！

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The people in the kingdom became very angry at this

王国的百姓对此非常愤怒。

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Mothers and fathers cried, and all the young women shook with fear

父母们痛哭流涕，所有的年轻女子都吓得发抖。

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No one wanted to marry the king

没人愿意嫁给国王。

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But unfortunately a king may do whatever he wants

可不幸的是，国王想做什么就能做什么。

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One day it was my turn, and I became his bride

有一天轮到我了，我成了他的新娘。

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But as you can see, I am still alive

但正如你所见，我还活着。

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On the night of the day we were married, I kissed the king and said

我们结婚的那天晚上，我亲吻了国王，说：

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" Shall I tell you a story to pass the time, sire?"

"陛下，我讲个故事给您消磨时间好吗？"

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" I love stories!" he said

"我喜欢故事！"他说。

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So I told him a very good tale full of adventure

于是，我给他讲了一个充满冒险的精彩故事。

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And the king listened all night

国王听了一整夜。

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When I came to the end of the story, the king clapped his hands and said

故事讲完时，国王拍手说：

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" Oh, what a fine story!

"哦，多么精彩的故事！

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Please tell me another one, right now."

请现在就给我再讲一个。"

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Just then the sun peeked through the window, and a rooster crowed

就在这时，阳光透过窗户照了进来，一只公鸡打起了鸣。

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" I am sorry, husband," I said

“对不起，夫君，”我说。

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" The night is over, and there is no time left

“夜晚结束了，没时间了。

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But if you let me live, tonight I will tell an even better story."

但如果你让我活下去，今晚我会讲一个更好的故事。”

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So the king did not kill me that day

于是那天国王没有杀我。

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That night, I told him a very long story

那天晚上，我给他讲了一个很长很长的故事。

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It was so long that when morning came, I was not finished

故事太长了，到早上时，我还没讲完。

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The king had to spare my life again so that he could hear how the story ended!

国王只好再次饶我一命，这样他才能听到故事的结局！

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So it has gone on, night after night

就这样，一夜又一夜地继续着。

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At sunrise, he lets me live another day so he can hear another exciting story

日出时分，他让我多活一天，好再听一个精彩的故事。

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Would you like to hear one of the king's favorite stories? Yes?

你们想听国王最喜欢的故事之一吗？想听吗？

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Then I will tell you all about Aladdin and his wonderful lamp

那我就给你们讲讲阿拉丁和他的神灯的故事。

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Long ago, a poor tailor lived in a faraway land by a great sea

很久以前，在一个遥远的海边，住着一个穷裁缝。

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This tailor had a son named Aladdin, who wanted to do nothing but play

这个裁缝有个儿子叫阿拉丁，他只想玩耍，别的什么也不想干。

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When Aladdin was ten years old, the tailor said

阿拉丁十岁的时候，裁缝说：

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" Son, you must learn a trade

“孩子，你得学一门手艺。”

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I will teach you to be a tailor like me."

“我会教你，像我一样做个裁缝。”

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" I don't want to work," Aladdin grumbled

“我不想干活。”阿拉丁嘟囔道。

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Every time the tailor turned his back, Aladdin would run out the door to play

每次裁缝一转身，阿拉丁就会跑出门去玩耍。

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" Come back!" the tailor called, but the boy would not obey

“回来！”裁缝喊道，可那男孩就是不听。

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Aladdin's father was so sad that he became ill

阿拉丁的父亲非常伤心，结果病倒了。

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He soon died of a broken heart

不久他便心碎而死。

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Aladdin and his mother were alone in the world

阿拉丁和母亲相依为命，孤苦伶仃。

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" All day I spin yarn so I can buy bread,"

“我整天纺线，就为了能买点面包，”

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sighed his mother, who was named Zeba

他的母亲泽巴叹着气说。

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" You play all day

“你却整天玩耍。

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You come home only when you are hungry!"

只有饿了才知道回家！”

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And that is how things remained until Aladdin was seventeen years old

日子就这样一天天过去，直到阿拉丁十七岁。

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That year a stranger named Magrib came to the city

那年，一个叫马格里布的陌生人来到城里。

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Nobody knew that Magrib was a magician

没人知道马格里布是个魔法师。

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That was his secret

那是他的秘密。

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One day Magrib was watching the children who played in the streets

一天，马格里布看着在街上玩耍的孩子们。

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His pale eyes shone beneath the hood of his dusty robe

他苍白的眼睛在沾满灰尘的袍子兜帽下闪闪发亮。

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He pointed to Aladdin

他伸手指向阿拉丁。

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" Who is that boy?" he whispered to a nearby child

“那个男孩是谁？”他低声问旁边的一个孩子。

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" Who is his father?"

“他的父亲是谁？”

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" That's Aladdin," the child said

“那是阿拉丁，”那孩子说。

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" He's the tailor's son."

“他是裁缝的儿子。”

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Magrib asked many questions

马格里布问了很多问题。

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He learned everything about Aladdin

他把阿拉丁的事打听得一清二楚。

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Then he smiled

然后他笑了。

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" My search is over!" said the magician

“我的寻找到此为止！”魔法师说。

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" I have found him!"

“我找到他了！”