058 不来梅的音乐家

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Once upon a time, a donkey lived on a farm

很久很久以前，农场里住着一头驴。

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The donkey worked hard for the farmer

这头驴为农夫辛勤地干活。

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After many years the donkey became old and tired

许多年过去，驴变得又老又累。

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" Oh, this sack is so heavy! I wish I could rest."

“哦，这袋东西太重了！我真希望能歇一歇。”

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" Hmm, this donkey is getting too old to work for me any longer

“嗯，这头驴太老了，不能再替我干活了。

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I should sell him to the butcher."

我该把他卖给屠夫。”

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" Oh no! The butcher will kill me. I must escape

“哦不！屠夫会杀了我的。我必须逃走。

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Hmm, but what will I do for a living then?

嗯，可到时候我靠什么谋生呢？

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Ah! I will go to Bremen and become a musician."

啊！我要去不来梅，当个音乐家。”

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The farmer and the donkey returned to the farm

农夫和驴回到了农场。

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The farmer took the donkey's sack and went into the barn

农夫拿走了驴子的粮袋，走进了谷仓。

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" Now is my chance!"

“我的机会来了！”

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The donkey ran away

驴子逃跑了。

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Soon the donkey found the road to Bremen

很快，驴子找到了通往不来梅的路。

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He met an old dog lying on the road. The dog was out of breath

它遇到一只老狗躺在路上，气喘吁吁的。

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" Why are you out of breath, Mr. Dog?"

“狗先生，你怎么累成这样？”

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" Ah! I am old and weak. I cannot hunt anymore

“唉！我年纪大了，身体又弱，再也无法打猎了。”

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My master thought I was lazy, so he tried to shoot me. I ran away

“我的主人觉得我太懒，想开枪打死我。我就逃出来了。”

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But now I do not have either a home or a job. I will starve."

“但现在我无家可归，也没活儿干，快要饿死了。”

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" I am going to Bremen to become a musician. Let's go together

“我要去不来梅当音乐家。我们一起去吧。”

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We can start a musical band. I will play the guitar, and you can beat the drum."

我们可以组建一个乐队。我弹吉他，你打鼓。”

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" That's a great idea!"

“那真是个好主意！”

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The donkey and the dog walked towards Bremen

驴和狗朝不来梅走去。

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Before long they met a cat. He was sitting beside the road. The cat had a sad look

不久，他们遇到一只猫。他坐在路边，一脸悲伤。

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" Mr. Cat, you look so sad. What's the matter with you?"

“猫先生，你看上去好难过。你怎么了？”

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" I am sad because I am no longer loved. I am too old to catch mice anymore

“我伤心是因为没人再爱我了。我太老了，抓不到老鼠了。

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And my mistress beat me. So I ran away. But I don't know where to go."

我的女主人还打我。所以我就逃走了。但我不知道去哪里。”

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" Oh, come with us to Bremen. We can start a musical band

“哦，跟我们一起去不来梅吧。我们可以组建一个乐队。

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I will play the guitar, Mr. Dog can beat the drum, and you can sing in our band."

我弹吉他，狗先生打鼓，你可以在乐队里唱歌。”

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" That sounds great!"

“听起来真棒！”

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So the cat joined the dog and the donkey on their way to Bremen

于是，猫加入了狗和驴，一同前往不来梅。

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Soon the three animals came to a farm. A rooster sat on the fence

很快，三只动物来到一个农场。一只公鸡正站在篱笆上。

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He crowed with all his might." Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

他用尽全力打鸣。“喔喔喔！”

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" You sound scared. What is the matter?"

“你听起来很害怕。出什么事了？”

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" I wake up everyone on the farm every morning

“我每天早上叫醒农场里的所有人。

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But tonight guests are coming for dinner

但是今晚有客人要来吃晚饭。

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The master's wife told the cook to cook me for their soup

主人的妻子吩咐厨师，要把我煮了做汤给他们喝。

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So I am crowing until I die. Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

所以我要一直打鸣，直到我死掉。喔喔喔！”

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" Mr. Rooster, you must come with us too. We are going to Bremen

“公鸡先生，您也一定要跟我们走。我们要去不来梅。

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You have a good voice. You can sing in our band."

您有一副好嗓子。您可以在我们的乐队里唱歌。”

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" Anything is better than death! I will join you right now."

"什么都比死了强！我马上加入你们。"

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The rooster jumped down from the fence

公鸡从篱笆上跳了下来。

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Then all of the animals walked toward Bremen

于是，所有的动物一起朝不来梅走去。

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That evening the animals passed through a forest

那天晚上，动物们穿过一片森林。

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They decided to spend the night by a big tree

他们决定在一棵大树下过夜。

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The donkey and the dog lay down near the tree

驴和狗在大树旁边躺了下来。

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The cat climbed up the tree and curled up on a large branch

猫爬上树，在一根粗大的树枝上蜷缩起来。

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But the rooster flew up to the top of the tree. He could see all around them

但是公鸡飞到了树顶上。他能看到四周的一切。

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" I see a light over there. It is a house. It is not too far from here!"

"我看见那边有灯光。是座房子，离这里不远！"

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" Let's spend the night in the house

"我们到那房子里过夜吧。"

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It is too cold and windy to stay outside."

外面又冷风又大，没法待了。

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" Yes, and there may be some food there too."

是啊，说不定那里还有吃的呢。

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The animals walked through the forest. Finally they reached the house

动物们一起穿过森林，终于来到了那座房子前。

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The donkey was the tallest, so he looked through the window

驴子个子最高，于是他朝窗户里望去。

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" What do you see, Mr. Donkey?"

"驴先生，你看到了什么？"

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" Shush! Keep your voice down. Someone is in there."

"嘘！小声点儿，里面有人。"

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" Ohhh! We stole so much money. What a lucky day! Ha-ha-ha! Let's drink all night."

"哦！我们偷了这么多钱。今天运气真好！哈哈哈！咱们喝个通宵吧。"

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" What do you see, Mr. Donkey?"

"驴先生，你看到了什么？"

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" There are good things to eat and drink on the table

"桌上有好吃好喝的东西。

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But robbers are sitting at the table too."

不过，桌边坐的是一群强盗。"

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" Robbers? Oh my. They might kill us. Let's run away!"

“强盗？哦，天哪。他们可能会杀了我们。我们快跑吧！”

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" But I'm so hungry."

“可是我太饿了。”

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" We can scare them away. Then we can eat the food and spend the night in the warm house."

“我们可以把他们吓跑。然后我们就可以吃那些食物，在温暖的房子里过夜。”

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" How?"

“怎么做呢？”

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" I know how to scare them. I will put my front legs on the window ledge

“我知道怎么吓跑他们。我把前腿搭在窗台上。

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Mr. Dog can jump on my back. Mr. Cat can climb on Mr. Dog's back

狗先生可以跳到我背上。猫先生可以爬到狗先生背上。

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Mr. Rooster can fly to the very top

公鸡先生可以飞到最上面。

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When I say ' Go,' we will all make noises as loudly as we can."

等我说‘开始’，我们就一起尽可能大声地叫。”

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The other animals thought that this was a great idea

其他动物都觉得这是个绝妙的主意。

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They each climbed up on the donkey's back and waited for his signal." Go!"

他们一个接一个爬到驴的背上，等着他的信号。“开始！”

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" Cock-a-doodle-doo!"" Hee-haw, hee-haw!"" Meow, meeeooow!"" Bow-wow, ruff, ruff!"

“喔喔喔！” “嗯昂，嗯昂！” “喵，喵呜！” “汪汪，汪汪！”

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" Oh! It's a ghost! It is here to punish our sins. What should we do?"

“哦！是鬼！它来惩罚我们的罪过了。我们该怎么办？”

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But the donkey was old and weak

可驴子又老又弱。

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He leaned against the window because he was tired

他累了，就靠在了窗户上。

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Suddenly the window broke. They all fell through the window and into the room

突然，窗户破了。他们全都摔进了房间里。

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But fortunately the wind blew the candle out at the same time

不过幸运的是，风同时也把蜡烛吹灭了。

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" Ohhh! It's a ghost! Run!" The robbers ran out of the house thinking that a ghost made the noise and broke the window

“哦！是鬼！快跑！”强盗们以为发出声响、打破窗户的是鬼，慌忙跑出了房子。

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Then the four animals laughed and sat down at the table. They ate and ate

接着，四只动物笑了起来，在桌旁坐下。他们吃啊吃。

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Each animal found a comfortable spot and soon fell asleep

每只动物都找到了舒服的地方，很快就睡着了。

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The robbers watched the house from the forest

强盗们从树林里盯着那栋房子。

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" Let's pull ourselves together now. Look! It is quiet again

“咱们打起精神来。看！又安静下来了。

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I think we should go back to check it out."

我觉得我们应该回去看看情况。”

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" Then you go to the house first."

“那你先进屋去。”

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" Okay, I'm not scared!"

“好，我才不怕呢！”

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The robber entered the house quietly. He went into the kitchen to light a candle

强盗悄悄溜进屋子。他走进厨房想点根蜡烛。

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But the cat was watching him." Ah, there are two coals in the fireplace

但猫正盯着他。“啊，壁炉里有两块炭火。

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I will strike my match on one of them."

我往其中一块上划根火柴。”

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But the coals were really the cat's eyes

但那炭火其实是猫的眼睛。

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The robber struck the match on the cat's face

强盗往猫的脸上划火柴。

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The cat hissed and scratched the robber's face

猫嘶嘶叫着抓破了强盗的脸。

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The frightened robber ran to the back door. There the dog bit his leg

受惊吓的强盗跑向后门，那里的狗咬了他的腿。

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The robber screamed and ran across the yard

强盗尖叫着跑过院子。

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The donkey woke up and kicked the robber

驴醒过来，踢了强盗一脚。

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Then the rooster woke up." Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

然后公鸡醒了。“喔喔喔！”

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The frightened robber ran to warn his friend

受惊吓的强盗跑去警告他的朋友。

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" Ah, there is a horrible witch sitting in the house

“啊，房子里坐着一个可怕的女巫。

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She hissed and scratched my face with her long claws

她嘶嘶地叫，用长长的爪子抓了我的脸。

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And by the door, a man with a knife stabbed me in the leg

门口有个拿刀的男人刺了我的腿。

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When I ran outside, a black monster beat me with a club

我跑出去的时候，一个黑色怪物用棍子打我。

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A judge sat on the roof and called out,' You are all robbers. Go away.'

一个法官坐在屋顶上喊道：‘你们都是强盗。走开。’

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So I ran away as fast as I could."

所以我拼命地逃走了。”

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" We must escape before they come after us."

“我们得在他们追来之前逃走。”

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So the robbers ran far away. The animals watched as the robbers ran away

于是强盗们逃得远远的。动物们看着强盗们跑远了。

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" Hooray! The robbers are gone!"

“万岁！强盗们走了！”

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" This is a nice place to live. There is plenty to eat

“这是个生活的好地方。有充足的食物。

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And each of us has a warm place to sleep."

我们每个人也都有温暖的地方睡觉。”

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" Let's stay here forever!"

“我们就永远留在这里吧！”

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" Yes! Let's stay here. We can sing and eat all we want!

“是的！我们就留在这里。我们可以尽情唱歌、尽情吃东西！

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We do not need to go to Bremen any longer."

我们再也不需要去不来梅了。”

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The robbers never returned to the house

强盗们再也没有回到这所房子。

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And the four " musicians " lived in the house happily ever after

于是，这四个“音乐家”在那所房子里从此幸福地生活着。