016 苏丹王

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" I haven't lost my mind," said Aladdin to his mother

“我没有失去理智，”阿拉丁对母亲说。

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" I have lost my heart to Princess Badra."

“我只是把心交给了巴德拉公主。”

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" What about the sultan?" Zeba asked

“那苏丹呢？”泽巴问道。

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" Why would he give his daughter to you?

“他为什么要把女儿许配给你？

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Who would dare ask him?"

谁敢向他提这个请求？”

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" You," answered Aladdin

“你呀，”阿拉丁答道。

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" You will ask the sultan."

“你要去替我请求苏丹。”

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" What?" Zeba shouted

“什么？”泽巴喊了起来。

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" Me? Do you think I have lost my mind too?"

“我？你以为我也疯了吗？”

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" If you refuse, I will die," said Aladdin

“如果你拒绝，我就会死，”阿拉丁说。

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" And if I ask the sultan such a silly thing, we will both die!" cried Zeba

“如果我向苏丹提出如此荒唐的请求，我们俩都得死！”泽巴喊道。

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" He will kill us for being too bold."

“他会因为我们胆大妄为而杀了我们。”

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Aladdin thought a moment and then spoke

阿拉丁思考了片刻，然后开了口。

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" The sultan is a good man

“苏丹是个好人。

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The people always come to him for help and favors

人们总是找他寻求帮助和恩惠。

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This is well-known, Mother."

这是众所周知的，妈妈。”

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" You speak truly," she agreed

“你说得对，”她同意道。

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" But the sultan expects a gift, a very nice gift, for his time and wisdom

“但是苏丹期待一份礼物，一份非常精美的礼物，以酬谢他付出的时间和智慧。

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We have nothing fancy to present to the sultan."

我们没有什么珍奇的东西可以献给苏丹。”

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" You are right," said Aladdin

“您说得对，”阿拉丁说。

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" We need a gift that he will notice."

“我们需要一件他会注意到的礼物。”

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His face lit up with a big smile

他脸上绽开了灿烂的笑容。

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" Mother," he said," have you forgotten the jewels I took from the enchanted treasury?

“母亲，”他说，“你忘了我从魔法宝库里取出来的那些珠宝了吗？

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Quick, bring our best serving bowl."

快，把我们最好的上菜碗拿来。”

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As Zeba ran into the kitchen, Aladdin walked over to a large pot on a shelf

泽巴跑进厨房时，阿拉丁走到架子上一个大罐子旁。

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He took out a leather bag filled with jewels

他取出一个装满珠宝的皮袋。

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" Here you are, son," Zeba said, as she held out the bowl

“给你，儿子。”泽巴说着，递过碗。

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Aladdin poured the jewels into the bowl

阿拉丁把珠宝倒进碗里。

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The beautiful stones sparkled so brightly that Zeba could not look at them

这些美丽的宝石闪闪发光，亮得让泽巴无法直视。

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" These are the biggest jewels in the world," said Aladdin

“这些是世界上最大的珠宝。”阿拉丁说。

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" You must take them to the sultan

“你一定要把这些珠宝献给苏丹。

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Tell him your son wishes to marry his daughter."

告诉他，你的儿子想娶他的女儿。”

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" I will do what you want, my son," said Zeba

“我会照你说的去做，我的儿子，”泽芭说。

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She arrived at a large hall where many people had gathered to see the sultan

她来到一个巨大的大厅，那里聚集了很多人，等着觐见苏丹。

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Zeba was nervous

泽芭很紧张。

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The people waiting all looked very rich

等候的人们看起来都非常富有。

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" They must be so important!" she thought

“他们一定都是大人物！”她想。

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Watching over everything was the sultan's most trusted adviser — the grand vizier

监管着这一切的，是苏丹最信任的顾问——大宰相。

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He saw Zeba come into the hall and take a seat in a corner by the wall

他看到泽芭走进大厅，在靠墙的一个角落里坐了下来。

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" Who is this woman and what is she carrying?" he wondered

“这个女人是谁？她拿着的是什么？”他感到疑惑。

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" What business does she have with the sultan?"

“她找苏丹有什么事？”

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Trumpets blew as the sultan entered and sat on his throne

号角吹响，苏丹走了进来，坐到了他的宝座上。

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As each person stepped before the sultan and asked for a favor, Zeba watched and listened

当每个人走到苏丹面前请求恩典时，泽芭在一旁看着、听着。

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But she was too afraid to speak to the sultan that day

但那天，她太害怕了，不敢跟苏丹说话。

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When the meeting was over, she returned home

觐见结束后，她回到了家里。

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Every day, Zeba went to the hall and sat in the same spot

每一天，泽芭都会去那个大厅，坐在同一个位置。

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Many days passed, but still she did not dare speak to the sultan about her son

很多天过去了，但她依然不敢向苏丹提起她儿子的事。

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Each night, she returned home with the jewels

每天晚上，她都带着珠宝回家。

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One day, the sultan leaned close to the grand vizier

有一天，苏丹凑近大宰相。

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" Who is that woman who comes each day?" he whispered

“每天来这里的那个女人是谁？”他低声问道。

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" And what does she want?"

“她想要什么？”

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" She's nobody important," replied the grand vizier with a frown

“她不是什么重要人物，”大宰相皱着眉头回答。

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" She probably wants to complain about her neighbors."

“她大概是想抱怨她的邻居吧。”

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The sultan was not satisfied with this answer

苏丹对这个回答并不满意。

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" Tomorrow, bring her before me."

“明天，把她带到我面前来。”

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The next day, Zeba sat in her usual corner

第二天，泽芭坐在她往常的角落里。

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As she sat watching and waiting, she saw the grand vizier point to her

正当她坐着等待观望时，她看到大宰相指向了她。

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" Stand," he commanded," and be presented to the sultan!"

“站起来，”他命令道，“去觐见苏丹！”