039 石头汤

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Many years ago, England was going through hard times

很多年前，英格兰正经历着艰难的时期。

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Some villages were very poor

有些村庄非常贫穷。

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But everyone still needed to eat and laugh

但大家依然需要吃饭和欢笑。

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This is a story about how strangers become friends

这是一个关于陌生人如何成为朋友的故事。

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I say, Stanley, this looks like a good spot

我说，斯坦利，这地方看起来不错。

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Right-o, Morris. We'll stop here for the evening

好的，莫里斯。我们今晚就停在这里吧。

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Shall we start making the soup?

我们开始做汤吧？

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A fine idea

好主意。

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I'll get the water and a stone

我去弄点水和一块石头。

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Morris and Stanley were on their way to London

莫里斯和斯坦利正在前往伦敦的路上。

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They were traveling on foot

他们徒步旅行。

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Along the way Morris and Stanley stopped at villages

一路上，莫里斯和斯坦利在村庄停留。

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Each time, they made stone soup

每次，他们都会做石头汤。

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Morris, old pal, here's the water

莫里斯，老朋友，水来了。

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Smells delicious

闻起来很香。

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And here's a stone

这里还有块石头。

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That's a fine one, Stanley

斯坦利，这块石头不错。

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Our soup will be very tasty tonight

今晚我们的汤会很好喝。

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Just then Mrs. Tweedy from the village and her son Wilbert walked by

就在这时，村里的特威迪夫人和她的儿子威尔伯特路过。

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They were returning from the market

他们正从市场回来。

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Good day, madam

您好，夫人。

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Good day, gentlemen

您好，先生们。

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Would you care to join us for some soup?

您愿意和我们一起喝点汤吗？

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Oh, yes please!

哦，好的，谢谢！

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Wilbert! We must get home and prepare supper

威尔伯特！我们得回家准备晚餐了。

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Wilbert? Is that your name?

威尔伯特？那是你的名字吗？

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Yes, sir, it is

是的，先生。

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Why, that boy with the three-legged cat was named Wilbert too

哎呀，那个带着三条腿的猫的男孩也叫威尔伯特。

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Three-legged cat?

三条腿的猫？

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What happened to its other leg?

它的另一条腿怎么了？

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Well, it was born with four legs, of course, but then..

嗯，它当然天生是四条腿，但后来……

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Morris and Stanley told the story of the boy with the three-legged cat

莫里斯和斯坦利讲起了那个男孩和三脚猫的故事。

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Even Wilbert's mother listened

连威尔伯特的母亲都听了起来。

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Just then Mr. Podger from the village walked by

就在这时，村里的波杰先生路过。

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He was carrying a loaf of bread

他拿着一块面包。

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... And that's the story

……故事讲完了。

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Is it true?

这是真的吗？

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Is what true?

什么真的？

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What's going on here?

这里怎么了？

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Oh, Mr. Podger, please come and meet Morris and Stanley

哦，波杰先生，请过来见见莫里斯和斯坦利。

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Everyone said hello to each other

大家都互相打了招呼。

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Morris, is it just me or does Mr. Podger remind you of someone?

莫里斯，是只有我这么觉得，还是波杰先生真让你想起了某个人？

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Hmm, yes. He reminds me of Otis and Oliver, the twin barbers!

嗯，没错。他让我想起了那对双胞胎理发师奥蒂斯和奥利弗！

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Exactly what I was thinking

跟我想的一模一样。

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Twin barbers? Where?

双胞胎理发师？在哪儿？

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In Windermere. They're quite the barbers, Otis and Oliver. You see..

在温德米尔。他们可是很棒的理发师，奥蒂斯和奥利弗。你看……

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Mr. Podger sat down and listened to the story of the twin barbers

波杰先生坐下来，听起了双胞胎理发师的故事。

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A few minutes later, Miss Mabel from the village walked by

几分钟后，村子里的梅布尔小姐路过。

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She was carrying a bag of potatoes

她提着一袋土豆。

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Good day, all

大家好。

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May I ask what you're doing here?

请问你们在这儿做什么呢？

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Miss Mabel! Come and meet Morris and Stanley

梅布尔小姐！快来见见莫里斯和斯坦利。

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I say, Miss Mabel, what a splendid coat

哎呀，梅布尔小姐，您这件外套可真漂亮。

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Why, thank you

哎呀，谢谢。

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It looks like the one worn by Queen Francesca of Spain

它看起来就像西班牙的弗朗西斯卡女王穿的那件。

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Indeed! We met her in Chester

千真万确！我们是在切斯特见到她的。

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A coat like mine on a queen?

女王穿的外套和我的像？

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Do tell all!

快给我们讲讲！

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So Morris and Stanley told the story of the Spanish queen

于是，莫里斯和斯坦利讲起了西班牙女王的故事。

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Everyone laughed. They had a great time talking with the strangers

大家都笑了。他们和这两个陌生人聊得非常开心。

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Before long, it was getting dark

没过多久，天就黑了。

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Thank you for a lovely time

谢谢你们，今晚很开心。

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I haven't laughed so much in ages

我好久没这么笑过了。

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Oh, I hope your soup is not ruined

哦，希望你们的汤没事。

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Why is there a stone in the soup?

汤里为什么有块石头？

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Because it's stone soup

因为这是石头汤。

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That doesn't sound very tasty

那听上去不怎么好喝。

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It's actually quite good

其实味道挺好。

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Last night it tasted of turnips

昨晚它尝起来有萝卜味。

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And the night before, it tasted of peas

前晚它尝起来有豌豆味。

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Now, the villagers did not think stone soup could be tasty

起初，村民们可不觉得石头汤能好喝。

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They looked at each other and wondered

他们面面相觑，心里直犯嘀咕。

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Oh yes, this is very tasty

哦，是呀，真好喝。

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What do you think, Stanley?

斯坦利，你觉得呢？

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Delicious! But I think it needs just a little extra something

好喝！不过我觉得还差那么一丁点儿东西。

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I have some carrots and onions here

我这儿有些胡萝卜和洋葱。

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Let's put them in the soup

把它们放进汤里吧。

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I have some potatoes. In they go!

我有几个土豆。扔进去！

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And I've got fresh bread

我还带了新鲜面包。

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Just the thing to have with soup

正好配汤一起吃。

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Stanley and Morris took turns stirring the pot

斯坦利和莫里斯轮流搅拌那锅汤。

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Soon the stone soup turned into a hearty vegetable soup

很快，石头汤就变成了香浓的蔬菜汤。

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The best I've ever tasted! Help yourselves!

我从来没喝过这么好喝的汤！大家请自己盛！

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Delicious! Which reminds me of another story..

真好喝！这让我又想起一个故事……

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So Morris told them another funny story

于是莫里斯又给他们讲了一个好笑的故事。

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Everyone ate and laughed

大家边吃边笑。

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It was a wonderful evening

那真是个美妙的夜晚。

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You must come and stay the night at my house

你们一定得来我家过夜。

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Oh, thank you, sir!

哦，谢谢您，先生！

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Morris and Stanley left the next morning

第二天早上，莫里斯和斯坦利离开了。

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But the villagers never forgot the two men

但村民们从没忘记那两个人。

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They often talked about how Morris and Stanley made them laugh

他们常常说起莫里斯和斯坦利是怎么逗他们开心的。

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And everyone remembered their wonderfully delicious stone soup

而且，每个人都记得那锅美味极了的石头汤。

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The people of this town had been strangers

这个镇上的人，从前都是陌生人。

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But now they were friends. The end

可现在，他们成了朋友。全剧终。