036 长发公主

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Once upon a time, there lived a married couple who desperately wanted to have a child

从前，住着一对夫妇，他们非常渴望有个孩子。

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Their house overlooked a beautiful garden. Every day from her window, the wife looked down at all the flowers and herbs

他们的房子俯瞰着一个美丽的花园。妻子每天都从窗口往下看那些花草和药草。

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Her favorite was the rapunzel herb." If only I had a daughter as beautiful as that rapunzel," she wished. Finally the wife became pregnant

她最喜欢的是长发公主菜。她许愿说："要是我有个像那长发公主菜一样美丽的女儿就好了。"终于，妻子怀孕了。

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One day the wife, pointing to the rapunzel, asked her husband," Darling, would you bring me some of those herbs?"

一天，妻子指着长发公主菜，对丈夫说："亲爱的，你能给我摘些那种菜来吗？"

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" But... but... that's the witch's garden," he stammered

"可……可……那是巫婆的花园，" 他结结巴巴地说。

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" If I don't have some rapunzel, I'll die!" she said angrily

"要是吃不到长发公主菜，我会死的！" 她生气地说。

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Everyone was afraid of the old witch

人人都怕那个老巫婆。

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She had great powers and cast spells on people

她法力高强，会给人下咒。

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No one dared enter her garden, knowing they would probably not come out alive!

谁也不敢进她的花园，因为都知道进去了恐怕就出不来了！

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The wife refused to eat anything and began to look pale

妻子什么都不肯吃，脸色开始变得苍白。

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Worrying about her health, as well as the baby's, the husband finally gave in

考虑到她和胎儿的健康，丈夫最终妥协了。

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" I'll get the herbs for you," he said

“我会给你弄来那些香草的，”他说。

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" Thank you, honey," she said. She blew him a kiss and clapped her hands

“谢谢你，亲爱的，”她说。她向他送了个飞吻，然后拍起手来。

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That night the husband crept into the witch's garden and stole some rapunzel

那天夜里，丈夫溜进巫婆的花园，偷了一些长发公主菜。

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He brought it to his wife, who immediately ate it up

他把菜带给妻子，她立刻吃了个精光。

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" Bring me fresh rapunzel every night!" she said happily

“每天晚上都给我带新鲜的长发公主菜来！”她开心地说。

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For a few nights after that, the husband bravely did as his wife asked until one evening, when he got caught by the witch herself

在那之后的几个晚上，丈夫都勇敢地照妻子的话做了，直到一天傍晚，他被巫婆当场抓住。

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" So you are the thief stealing my rapunzel!" she accused angrily

“你就是那个偷我长发公主菜的小偷！”她气愤地指责道。

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" Please have mercy," he pleaded." My pregnant wife said she would die if she couldn't have some."

“请发发慈悲吧，”他恳求道。“我怀孕的妻子说，要是吃不到这菜，她就会死。”

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" Take as much as you like," the witch said, softening her voice

“你想要多少就拿多少吧，”巫婆说道，语气缓和了下来。

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" But in return, the child born to you will be mine!"

“但作为交换，你们生下的孩子将归我所有！”

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The husband, frightened out of his wits, had no choice but to agree

丈夫吓得魂飞魄散，别无选择，只好答应。

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A few months later, a baby girl was born

几个月后，一个女婴出生了。

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The couple's happiness lasted only a short time because soon after, the witch appeared

夫妇俩的幸福只持续了很短的时间，因为不久后，巫婆出现了。

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She snatched the baby from the astonished wife and said," I will call her Rapunzel and raise her as my own."

她从惊愕万分的妻子手中夺过婴儿，说道：“我要叫她长发公主，把她当作自己的女儿养大。”

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Without another word, she vanished, taking Rapunzel with her

她二话不说，就带着长发公主消失了。

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Rapunzel grew up to be an extremely beautiful girl

长发公主长大后出落成一位极其美丽的少女。

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The witch did not want others to see her beauty, so she shut Rapunzel up in a tower

巫婆不想让别人看到她的美貌，于是把长发公主关在了一座高塔里。

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This tower, located in the forest, had no stairs or doors

这座塔位于森林深处，没有楼梯，也没有门。

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There was only one way to enter it

进入塔内只有一种方法。

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" Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair!" shouted the witch

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From the small window dropped a thick golden rope

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The witch climbed up the strange, shiny rope to the top of the tower

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But in fact, it was no rope at all. Rapunzel had magnificent, long golden hair that reached past her feet

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Whenever the witch called out, Rapunzel dropped her hair out the window

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A few years later, the king's son happened to be riding through the forest

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He imagined that he heard an angel singing and stopped to listen

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" No, it's the voice of a maiden!" he realized

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The sweet melancholy voice was coming from a tower just ahead

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Upon seeing Rapunzel in the window, the prince fell deeply in love with her

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He longed to go up and declare his feelings to her

他渴望上去，向她表明心意。

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" But how can I get inside that tower?" He was about to find out

“但我该怎么进那座塔呢？”他即将找到答案。

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He saw the witch approach the tower." Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair!" shouted the witch

他看到女巫走近高塔。“长发公主，长发公主！把你的头发放下来！”女巫喊道。

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The prince watched in amazement as a long golden rope descended from the window

王子惊讶地看着，一条长长的金色绳索从窗口垂落下来。

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The prince waited until the witch left and then called out loudly," Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair!"

王子等到女巫离开后，便大声喊道：“长发公主，长发公主！把你的头发放下来！”

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A few minutes later, the rope appeared, and the prince began his climb

几分钟后，那条绳索出现了，王子开始往上爬。

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Rapunzel was shocked when she saw a strange man enter through the tower window

当一个陌生男人从高塔窗户进来时，长发公主吓了一跳。

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" I mean no harm," the prince spoke gently

“我没有恶意，”王子温柔地说。

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He confessed his feelings for her and asked if she would marry him

他向她表白了爱意，并问她是否愿意嫁给他。

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Rapunzel's heart welled with joy, and she accepted his proposal

长发公主心中充满了喜悦，她接受了他的求婚。

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Rapunzel and the prince continued to meet secretly

长发公主和王子继续秘密见面。

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On each visit, the prince brought some silk threads

每次来访，王子都带来一些丝线。

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Rapunzel used the silk to make a rope so she could escape from the tower

长发公主用丝线制作了一根绳子，以便从高塔逃出去。

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" Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair!" shouted the witch at her usual time

“长发公主，长发公主！放下你的头发！”女巫在平时的时间喊道。

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As she let her hair fall down, Rapunzel thought happily to herself that today would be her last day as a captive

当她放下头发时，长发公主高兴地想着，今天将是她被囚禁的最后一天。

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In a few hours, the prince would come on his horse and..

再过几个小时，王子就会骑着他的马来了，然后……

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" What are you so happy about?" The witch interrupted Rapunzel's thoughts

“你这么高兴是为什么？”女巫打断了长发公主的思绪。

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" Uh... nothing," Rapunzel stammered

“呃……没什么，”长发公主结结巴巴地说。

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" What's that?" The witch pointed to something next to the bed

“那是什么？”女巫指着床边的东西。

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Rapunzel stared in horror as the witch held up the prince's hat

当女巫拿起王子的帽子时，长发公主惊恐地盯着。

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" Ungrateful girl! You dare deceive me?" yelled the witch

“忘恩负义的丫头！你竟敢骗我？”女巫吼道。

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" I... I love him! We're going to get married!" Rapunzel managed to reply

“我……我爱他！我们要结婚了！”长发公主勉强回答道。

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The witch's eyes turned red as she pulled out a pair of scissors

女巫的眼睛变得通红，她拿出了一把剪刀。

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Then in the blink of an eye — snip, snip! — Rapunzel's braid fell to the floor

眨眼间——咔嚓，咔嚓！——长发公主的辫子掉在了地上。

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The witch then banished Rapunzel to the forest

随后，女巫把长发公主放逐到了森林里。

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That evening the prince arrived, unaware of what had happened

那天晚上，王子来了，对所发生的事毫不知情。

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" Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair!" he called out joyfully

“长发公主，长发公主！把你的头发放下来！”他高兴地喊道。

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The end of the braid fell and hit his head." Ouch!"

辫梢掉下来，砸到了他的头。“哎哟！”

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The prince rubbed his head. Climbing the tower, he thought only of getting married

王子揉了揉头。爬上高塔时，他满脑子只想着结婚。

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" Tonight will be the last time I..." Suddenly he screamed

“今晚将是我最后一次……”他突然尖叫起来。

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Looking out the window at him was the witch. The prince was speechless

从窗口望着他的是那个女巫。王子说不出话来。

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" So you tried to steal what's not yours!" said the witch, moving closer

“原来你想偷不属于你的东西！”女巫说着，逼近过来。

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Before she could cast a spell on him, the prince let go of Rapunzel's hair

她还没来得及对他施咒，王子就松开了长发公主的头发。

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He fell into a thorny bush that pierced his eyes

他掉进了一片荆棘丛里，荆棘刺伤了他的眼睛。

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Blinded, the prince got on his horse and took off for the forest

王子失明了，他骑上马，朝着森林奔去。

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Days turned to weeks, and weeks turned to months

日复一日，周复一周，月复一月。

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The blind prince searched and searched for his beloved

失明的王子不停地寻找他心爱的人。

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He could find no trace of Rapunzel

他找不到长发公主的任何踪迹。

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After several years the prince was about to give up and return to his palace when he heard a familiar sound

几年后，当王子快要放弃，准备返回他的王宫时，他听到了一个熟悉的声音。

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" Rapunzel? Is that you?" he called out toward the sweet singing voice

“长发公主？是你吗？”他朝着那甜美的歌声喊道。

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The singing stopped abruptly, and the woman turned around

歌声戛然而止，那女人转过身来。

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" My prince, you found me!" she cried

“我的王子，你找到我了！”她喊道。

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As tears of joy ran down his face, the prince saw a bright light

当喜悦的泪水顺着他脸庞流下时，王子看到了一道亮光。

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True love reopened his eyes. Not even the witch's hate could separate them forever

真爱让他重见光明。即使是女巫的仇恨也不能永远分开他们。

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The prince took Rapunzel back to his palace, and they lived happily ever after

王子带着长发公主回到了他的王宫，从此他们幸福地生活在了一起。