012 童话剧表演

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The children had a delightful lunch with Mademoiselle

孩子们与玛德莫瓦塞尔一起享用了一顿愉快的午餐。

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She served them cakes and tarts, and made wreaths for their heads

她给他们端来了蛋糕和果馅饼，还做了花环给他们戴上。

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She drew pictures and told stories about her own school days

她画了画，并讲起了自己上学时的故事。

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" Draw us a picture of a theater," said Gerald

“给我们画一幅剧院的画吧，”杰拉尔德说。

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" Do you like plays?" asked Mabel

“您喜欢戏剧吗？”梅布尔问道。

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" Oh yes, I love them!"

“哦，是的，我非常喜欢！”

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Mademoiselle concentrated on her drawing

玛德莫瓦塞尔专心致志地画起画来。

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The children looked at each other and smiled

孩子们对视一眼，笑了。

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" We'll put on a play for you tonight," said Jimmy

“我们今晚会为您演一出戏，”吉米说。

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" And please, may Eliza come too?" asked Kathleen

“还有，请问可以让伊莱扎也来吗？”凯瑟琳问道。

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" Of course," said Mademoiselle with a smile

“当然，”玛德莫瓦塞尔笑着说。

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Mademoiselle stayed in the sitting room as usual

玛德莫瓦塞尔像往常一样待在起居室。

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It was a good thing that she was not trying to concentrate!

幸好她没有想要集中注意力！

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The children came in and out all afternoon, asking for things

孩子们整个下午进进出出，问这问那。

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May they have the sofa cushions?

他们可以用沙发靠垫吗？

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May they have the clothesline?

他们可以用晾衣绳吗？

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Did she have any brightly colored scarves they could borrow?

她有没有颜色鲜艳的围巾可以借给他们？

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May they have tea in the garden because the stage was in the dining room?

他们可以在花园里喝茶吗，因为舞台设在餐厅里？

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At last Eliza rang the dinner bell

最后，伊莱扎敲响了晚餐铃。

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That was the signal for Mademoiselle to go into the dining room for the play

那是让玛德莫瓦塞尔去餐厅看戏的信号。

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Several tables had been pushed together to make a stage

几张桌子被拼在一起搭成了一个舞台。

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Rows of chairs were set out for an audience

一排排椅子摆好，准备给观众坐。

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Mademoiselle was surprised to see seven people sitting in these chairs

玛德莫瓦塞尔惊讶地看见有七个人坐在这些椅子上。

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" Children," she whispered through the stage curtains

“孩子们，”她透过舞台幕布小声说。

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" You should have asked me before you invited guests."

“你们邀请客人之前应该先问问我。”

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The children laughed

孩子们笑了。

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" Turn up the lights," said Mabel

“把灯调亮些。”梅布尔说。

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Mademoiselle looked again at the people in the audience

玛德莫瓦塞尔又看了看观众席上的人。

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" Oh! They're not alive!" she cried in surprise

“哦！他们不是活的！”她惊讶地叫起来。

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And indeed they were not

确实如此。

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Their bodies were made of pillows and rolled-up blankets

它们的身体是用枕头和卷起的毯子做的。

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Their spines were broom handles

脊柱是扫帚柄。

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Their arms and legs were hockey sticks and umbrellas

胳膊和腿是曲棍球棒和雨伞。

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They were dressed in whatever coats, hats, and gloves the children could find

它们穿着孩子们能找到的各种外套、帽子和手套。

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And their faces were paper masks made by Gerald

它们的脸是杰拉尔德做的纸面具。

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" You've made yourself an audience! Bravo!" said Mademoiselle

“你们给自己做了批观众！太棒了！”玛德莫瓦塞尔说。

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And she and Eliza clapped

然后，她和伊丽莎鼓起掌来。

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They sat down and the curtain opened

她们坐下，幕布拉开了。

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" Beauty and the Beast," announced a voice from backstage

“《美女与野兽》，”后台传来一个声音宣布。

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The children had spent much time making their costumes and audience

孩子们花了很多时间制作服装和观众。

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So they'd had little time to rehearse

所以他们几乎没有时间排练。

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But they had fun acting out the fairy tale

但表演这个童话故事让他们很开心。

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As Beauty, Mabel wore her princess clothes

扮演美女的梅布尔穿上了她的公主裙。

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As the Beast, Gerald wore some small rugs

扮演野兽的杰拉尔德披上了几块小毯子。

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Jimmy and Kathleen played all the minor parts

吉米和凯瑟琳扮演了所有小角色。

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At the end of the second scene, everyone was backstage

第二幕结束时，大家都在后台。

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" You should give me the ring," Mabel said to Gerald

"你应该把戒指给我的，"梅布尔对杰拉尔德说。

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He'd forgotten that it was in his pocket

他忘了戒指就在自己口袋里。

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" I'll do it in the next scene."

"下一幕我会给的。"

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And he did, making the ring part of the play

他照做了，让戒指成了剧情的一部分。

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He told Beauty that the ring was a magic ring

他告诉美女这枚戒指是一枚魔法戒指。

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It would give her anything she wished

它能满足她的一切愿望。

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So to see him again, she simply had to put it on and make her wish

所以，要想再见到他，她只需戴上戒指许愿就行。

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At last they came to the final scene

终于到了最后一幕。

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Beauty was reunited with Beast, who was really a prince

美女与野兽重逢了，而野兽其实是一位王子。

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Mademoiselle and Eliza clapped and cheered

玛德莫瓦塞尔和伊莱扎鼓掌欢呼。

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Mabel looked at the fake audience members

梅布尔看着那些假观众。

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" I wish those creatures we made were alive

“真希望我们做的那些家伙是活的。

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We'd get some real applause then."

那样我们就能听到真正的掌声了。”

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" I'm glad they aren't alive," said Gerald

“幸好它们不是活的，”杰拉尔德说。

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" I feel silly when I look at them."

“看着它们，我觉得自己好傻。”

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And suddenly it happened

突然，事情发生了。

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There was the sound of more clapping

传来了更多的鼓掌声。

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Seven paper faces were looking eagerly up at the stage

七张纸做的脸正热切地望向舞台。

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The creatures had come alive!

那些家伙活过来了！

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Mademoiselle and Eliza screamed and ran from the room

玛德莫瓦塞尔和伊莱扎尖叫着跑出了房间。

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" Give me the ring!" Gerald said to Mabel

“把戒指给我！”杰拉尔德对梅布尔说。

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He put the ring on his finger and cried

他戴上戒指，大喊道：

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" I wish those Ugly-Wuglies weren't alive!"

“我希望那些丑八怪不是活的！”

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But nothing changed

但什么都没有改变。

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Mabel and Gerald followed the creatures out into the hallway

梅布尔和杰拉尔德跟着那些家伙来到了走廊。

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" Excuse me," one said to Gerald," can you recommend a good hotel?"

“打扰一下，”其中一个对杰拉尔德说，“能推荐一家好旅馆吗？”