057 青蛙王子

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Once upon a time, there lived a king with a beautiful daughter

从前，有一位国王，他有一个美丽的女儿。

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She liked to play with her golden ball by the pond near the forest

她喜欢在森林附近的池塘边玩她的金球。

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One day the princess accidentally let the ball fall into the pond. Splash!

有一天，公主不小心让球掉进了池塘里。扑通！

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" Oops! Oh no!" she cried

“哎呀！哦，不！”她喊道。

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She tried to find her ball in the pond, but the water was too deep

她试图在池塘里找到她的球，但水太深了。

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The princess began to cry very loudly

公主开始大声哭起来。

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An ugly frog sitting on a rock by the pond heard her

一只坐在池塘边岩石上的丑陋青蛙听到了她的哭声。

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" Boo-hoo-hoo! Now what will I do?

“呜呜呜！现在我该怎么办？

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I have lost my golden ball forever!" she said

我永远失去了我的金球！”她说。

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" What is the matter, princess? Why are you crying?" the frog asked

“怎么了，公主？你为什么哭？”青蛙问道。

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" I am crying because my golden ball fell into the pond," she answered

她回答说：“我哭是因为我的金球掉进池塘里了。”

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" Do not cry. I can help you!" said the frog

青蛙说：“别哭了。我能帮你！”

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" How can this ugly frog help me?" the princess wondered

公主心想：“这只丑青蛙怎么能帮我呢？”

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The ugly frog paused

丑青蛙停顿了一下。

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" Hmm. What will you give me for finding your golden ball?" he asked

“嗯。如果我找到你的金球，你会给我什么？”他问道。

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" I will give you whatever you want, dear frog," the princess promised

“我会给你任何你想要的东西，亲爱的青蛙，”公主承诺道。

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" I will give you my jewels

“我会给你我的珠宝。

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I will even give you the golden crown I am wearing."

我甚至会把戴着的金冠给你。”

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" I do not want your jewels or your crown," answered the frog

“我不要你的珠宝或金冠，”青蛙回答说。

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" But promise me this: take me back to the castle and let me sit by you and eat with you

“但答应我这件事：带我回城堡，让我坐在你旁边，和你一起吃饭。

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And you must kiss me too. Promise me!

而且你还得亲我一下。答应我！

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Then I will go down into the pond and get your ball."

那我就跳进池塘去帮你把球捡回来。

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" Oh, if I must, yes! I promise you all that you wish," the princess consented

“哦，如果必须的话，那好吧！我答应你所有的要求，”公主同意了。

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" Now please hurry!"

“现在请快点！”

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So the frog hopped into the pond and retrieved the golden ball

于是青蛙跳进池塘，取回了金球。

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He tossed it onto the grass

他把球扔到了草地上。

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The princess was very happy." Oh, my golden ball!

公主非常高兴。“哦，我的金球！

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Thank you, frog!" she said. She picked up the ball and hurried away

谢谢你，青蛙！”她说着，捡起球就匆匆离开了。

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" Wait, wait!" called the frog." Take me with you!

“等等，等等！”青蛙喊道。“带上我一起走！

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I cannot run as fast as you can."

我跑得没有你快。”

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But the princess ignored him and hurried back to her castle and closed the door

但公主不理他，匆匆跑回城堡，关上了门。

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" The frog is talking nonsense. The forest is the right place for a frog

"青蛙在胡说八道。森林才是青蛙该待的地方。

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Life in the castle is not for him!" she said to herself

城堡里的生活不适合他！"她自言自语道。

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The next day the frog hopped up to the castle door and knocked

第二天，青蛙跳到城堡门前，敲了敲门。

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" Oh, princess! Princess! Open the door for me."

"哦，公主！公主！请给我开开门。"

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" Oh no! It is the ugly frog! Make him go away!" the princess told her servant

"哦，不！是那只丑青蛙！让他走开！"公主对仆人说。

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The servant went to the door and told the frog to leave immediately

仆人走到门口，叫青蛙立刻离开。

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She slammed the door in the poor frog's face, but the frog did not go away

她当着可怜的青蛙的面猛地关上了门，但青蛙并没有离开。

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" Princess, princess! Open the door for me. Keep the promise you made to me

"公主，公主！请给我开门。遵守你对我的承诺。

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If you don't open the door, I will cry here day and night until you do! Open the door!"

如果你不开门，我就日夜在这里哭，直到你开门为止！开门啊！"

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The king noticed that his daughter was bothered by something

国王注意到他的女儿有心事。

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" My child, what are you afraid of? Is there something scary outside?" he asked

“我的孩子，你在害怕什么？外面有什么吓人的东西吗？”他问道。

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" No, it is nothing," she answered." It is only a disgusting frog!"

“不，没什么，”她回答。“只是一只恶心的青蛙！”

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She then told her father how the frog had helped her

然后她告诉父亲青蛙是如何帮助她的。

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" Dear child, you must keep your promise to the frog

“亲爱的孩子，你必须信守对青蛙的承诺。

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A promise is a promise. Go and let him in!"

承诺就是承诺。去让他进来吧！”

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So the princess let him in, and they all sat down to eat

于是公主让他进来了，他们都坐下来吃饭。

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" Lift me up beside you, princess," the frog asked, but the princess didn't want to

“把我抱到你旁边，公主，”青蛙请求道，但公主不愿意。

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" Dear, a promise is a promise," said the king

“亲爱的，承诺就是承诺，”国王说。

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" You should not make a promise if you do not intend to keep it."

“如果你不打算遵守，就不该做出承诺。”

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The princess did not want the frog near her, but she could not disobey her father

公主不想让青蛙靠近她，但她不能违抗父亲的命令。

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So she let the frog hop up beside her

于是她让青蛙跳到了自己身边。

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" Now push your golden plate nearer to me

“现在把你的金盘子推近我一点。

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I am hungry and I want to eat with you," the frog said

我饿了，想和你一起吃饭，”青蛙说。

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The frog enjoyed all of the food, but the princess had no appetite because she did not like being near the ugly frog

青蛙吃得很香，但公主却吃不下，因为她不喜欢靠近这只丑陋的青蛙。

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After dinner the princess went to her room, but the frog insisted on following her

晚饭后，公主回到自己的房间，但青蛙坚持要跟着她。

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When she closed the door, he made his last demand

当她关上门时，青蛙提出了最后的要求。

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" Dear princess, it is time for you to kiss me!

“亲爱的公主，你该亲吻我了！

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If you do not, I will tell your father!"

如果你不亲，我就去告诉你父亲！”

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" Oh! Nooo!" the princess protested

“哦！不！”公主抗议道。

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She grabbed the frog and threw him against the wall

她抓起青蛙，把它朝墙上扔去。

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" Now you will be quiet, you ugly frog!"

“现在你该安静了，你这只丑青蛙！”

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" Ohh!" groaned the frog. Then it was very still

“哦！”青蛙呻吟了一声，然后就一动不动了。

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The princess quickly regretted what she had done

公主立刻为自己的所作所为感到后悔。

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" Oh, is he dead? Oh my, what have I done!"

“哦，它死了吗？天哪，我做了什么！”

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She picked up the ugly frog very tenderly, but the frog still did not move

她非常温柔地捡起那只丑陋的青蛙，但它还是一动不动。

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The princess felt very sorry for him

公主为它感到非常难过。

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" He just wanted to be my friend

“它只是想和我做朋友。

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What have I done to this poor frog?" she said

我对这只可怜的青蛙做了什么？”她说。

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And she kissed the frog as she cried

她哭着亲吻了那只青蛙。

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Suddenly with a bright flash of light, the ugly frog transformed into a handsome prince

突然，一道明亮的闪光过后，丑陋的青蛙变成了一位英俊的王子。

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" Wow! You broke the spell!" he said

“哇！你解除了咒语！”他说。

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" A long time ago, a wicked witch turned me into an ugly frog just because I did not like her

“很久以前，一个邪恶的女巫把我变成了丑青蛙，仅仅是因为我不喜欢她。

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Only the kiss of a beautiful princess could save me. Thank you, dear princess!"

只有美丽公主的吻才能救我。谢谢你，亲爱的公主！”

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The princess was overjoyed at the change

公主看到这个变化，喜出望外。

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In no time at all, the prince and the princess fell in love and were married

很快，王子和公主便坠入爱河，结为夫妻。

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And they lived happily ever after

他们从此过上了幸福的生活。