016 胡桃夹子上

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It was Christmas Eve

那是圣诞夜。

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Fritz, Marie, and their godfather were sitting next to the Christmas tree

弗里茨、玛丽和他们的教父坐在圣诞树旁。

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" Godfather, what's that present?" asked Fritz curiously

“教父，那是什么礼物？”弗里茨好奇地问。

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Fritz pointed to a very big red-and-green box

弗里茨指向一个很大的红绿相间的盒子。

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" Open it and see," replied their godfather

“打开看看吧，”教父回答。

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Fritz and Marie opened their gift

弗里茨和玛丽打开了礼物。

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It was an old wooden nutcracker shaped like a man

那是一个旧木制胡桃夹子，做成人形的样子。

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" He's kind of ugly," said Fritz, disappointed

“他有点丑，”弗里茨失望地说。

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The nutcracker's legs were too short and his head was too big

胡桃夹子的腿太短，头又太大。

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" This nutcracker wasn't always ugly," said Godfather

“这个胡桃夹子并非一直这么丑，”教父说。

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" I like this funny-looking nutcracker," said Marie

“我喜欢这个模样滑稽的胡桃夹子，”玛丽说。

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" What happened to him?"

“他发生过什么事？”

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" Once upon a time," Godfather began," there was a king and a queen who lived in a palace

“很久以前，”教父开始讲道，“有位国王和一位王后，他们住在一座宫殿里。

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The queen was in the kitchen, when suddenly a very large mouse burst in

王后正在厨房里，突然一只硕大无比的老鼠闯了进来。

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It was not any ordinary mouse but the queen of the mice

那不是普通的老鼠，而是老鼠们的王后。

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The Mouse Queen squeaked,' Queen, may I have some bacon?'

老鼠王后吱吱叫着说：‘王后，能给我些培根吗？’

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The kind queen replied,' Of course.'

善良的王后回答说：‘当然可以。’

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But the Mouse Queen was cunning

但这老鼠王后十分狡猾。

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She quickly called all her family and friends

她很快叫来了她所有的亲戚和朋友。

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Hundreds of mice filled the kitchen. The mice ate everything in sight

成百上千只老鼠涌进厨房，看见什么就吃什么。

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The queen tried to chase them away, but there were too many

王后试图赶走它们，但老鼠实在太多了。

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She ran out screaming

她尖叫着跑了出去。

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Later the king ordered mousetraps to be set all around the palace

后来，国王下令在宫殿各处都放上捕鼠夹。

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All of the mice, except for the Mouse Queen, died in the mousetraps

除了老鼠王后，所有老鼠都死在了捕鼠夹里。

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The Mouse Queen was furious at the king and the queen

老鼠王后对国王和王后大发雷霆。

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All the mice were dead

所有老鼠都死了。

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That night, when the king and queen were eating, the Mouse Queen jumped onto the table

那天晚上，国王和王后正在用餐，老鼠王后跳上了桌子。

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She shrieked at them,' When you have a baby, I will take my revenge!'

她朝他们尖叫道：“等你们有了孩子，我一定会报仇的！”

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Later, when Princess Perlipat was born, everyone was overjoyed―everyone except the queen

后来，佩莉帕特公主出生时，所有人都欣喜若狂——除了王后。

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She was afraid of the Mouse Queen's revenge

她害怕老鼠王后的报复。

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For ten years eight nurses and eight cats guarded the princess day and night

十年来，八个保姆和八只猫日夜守护着公主。

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Meanwhile the Mouse Queen had a son of her own, but she never forgot her plan of revenge

与此同时，鼠后自己生了个儿子，但她从未忘记复仇计划。

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One night, when the nurses and cats were sleeping, the Mouse Queen snuck into the nursery

一天夜里，趁保姆和猫都睡着时，鼠后悄悄溜进了育儿室。

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She whispered a magic spell and the beautiful princess became ugly

她轻声念出咒语，美丽的公主就变丑了。

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The princess' head became larger than her body, and her mouth grew until it was the largest part of her face

公主的头变得比身体还大，嘴不停地长，成了脸上最大的一部分。

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The king and queen were very upset, so the king asked his wise men for help

国王和王后非常难过，于是国王向智者们求助。

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They agreed there was only one solution

他们一致认为只有一个办法。

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The king must find a nut made out of solid gold

国王必须找到一颗纯金做的核桃。

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The wise men also told the king to find a handsome nutcracker man: ' The nutcracker must open the golden nut and give it to the princess

智者们还告诉国王，要找一个英俊的胡桃夹子：“胡桃夹子必须打开这颗金核桃，把它递给公主。

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Then he must take seven steps backwards

然后，他必须后退七步。

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When he does, the Mouse Queen's spell will be broken.'

这样，鼠后的咒语就会解除。”

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The king's men searched everywhere, and eventually they returned with a golden nut and a nutcracker man

国王的手下四处搜寻，最终带回了金核桃和一位胡桃夹子。

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The king looked at the nutcracker and said,' Nutcracker, if you break the magic spell, I will give you my kingdom

国王看着胡桃夹子说：“胡桃夹子，如果你解除了魔法，我就把我的王国给你。

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If Princess Perlipat wishes, she may marry you.'

如果佩莉帕特公主愿意，她也可以嫁给你。”

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The nutcracker man did not answer. He only stared ahead

胡桃夹子没回答，只是直直地盯着前方。

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The king's men carried the nutcracker and the golden nut into the princess' room

国王的手下把胡桃夹子和金核桃抬进了公主的房间。

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Many people watched as the nutcracker cracked the nut

许多人看着胡桃夹子夹开了核桃。

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He gave it to the princess, closed his eyes, and started to walk seven steps backward

他把核桃递给公主，闭上眼，开始后退七步。

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Suddenly there was a loud gasp, but the nutcracker kept his eyes closed

突然传来一阵惊呼，但胡桃夹子依然闭着眼。

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The Mouse Queen had appeared

鼠后出现了。

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Her eyes glittered with anger as she glared at the nutcracker

她愤怒地瞪着胡桃夹子，眼睛闪着凶光。

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The nutcracker was just about to take his seventh step when the Mouse Queen stuck out her bony leg and tripped him

就在胡桃夹子要迈第七步时，鼠后伸出干瘦的腿绊倒了他。

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The nutcracker stumbled and fell, but as he fell, his sword cut the Mouse Queen's neck

胡桃夹子踉跄着摔倒了，但倒下时，他的剑划破了鼠后的脖子。

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She shrieked in pain and cried out,' This spell has changed because the nutcracker man has fallen

她疼得尖叫起来，喊道：“咒语变了，因为胡桃夹子摔倒了。

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The princess will become beautiful, but the nutcracker will be ugly instead.'"

公主会变美，但胡桃夹子却要变丑。”