010 婚礼的准备

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Mr. Rufus spoke quietly with Mrs. Gray and then left

鲁弗斯先生与格雷夫人轻声交谈了几句，然后离开了。

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" My plan is working perfectly,"

“我的计划进行得十分顺利，”

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Mrs. Gray said, her nose wiggling happily

格雷夫人说着，鼻子高兴地扭动着。

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" What plan?" asked Thumbelina

“什么计划？”拇指姑娘问道。

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" Mr. Rufus has agreed to marry you," said Mrs. Gray

“鲁弗斯先生已经同意娶你了。”格雷夫人说。

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Thumbelina was shocked

拇指姑娘大吃一惊。

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" But I don't want to marry him," she said

“但是我根本不想嫁给他。”她说。

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" Don't be silly," frowned Mrs. Gray

“别犯傻了，”格雷夫人皱起眉头说道。

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" Mr. Rufus is rich and kind

“鲁弗斯先生既富有又善良。

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You are lucky he wants to marry you."

他愿意娶你，这可是你的福气。”

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" But Mrs. Gray —," began Thumbelina

“可是格雷太太——”拇指姑娘开口道。

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" Not another word!" the mouse said sharply

“别再说话了！”老鼠尖声说道。

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" There is so much to do."

“要做的事情太多了。”

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One morning Mrs. Gray brought in a big basket of corn husks

一天早上，格雷太太提来了一大篮子玉米皮。

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" Mr. Rufus wants you to weave some mats," said Mrs. Gray

“鲁弗斯先生想让你织些垫子，”格雷太太说。

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" He has furry feet, but you do not

“他有毛茸茸的脚，可你没有。

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And his floors are cold."

而且他的地板很冷。”

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Thumbelina stared at her bare feet

拇指姑娘盯着自己光着的脚丫。

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She had lost her shoes in the forest somewhere

她在森林里把鞋子弄丢了。

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The next day, Mrs. Gray brought in dried hay

第二天，格雷太太拿来了干草。

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" You need to make some brooms," said Mrs. Gray

“你需要做一些扫帚，”格雷夫人说。

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" Mr. Rufus' home has many rooms

“鲁弗斯先生的家有很多房间。

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They all need sweeping."

它们都需要打扫。”

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" I don't care," Thumbelina almost shouted

“我不在乎，”拇指姑娘几乎喊了出来。

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" He lives underground

“他住在地下。

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I'll never see the sunshine again."

我再也看不到阳光了。”

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" Well then, you'll need some light," Mrs. Gray said, ignoring Thumbelina

“那么，你需要一些光亮，”格雷夫人说着，没有理会拇指姑娘。

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She went to the closet

她走向壁橱。

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" Here's a lantern," she said

“这儿有个灯笼，”她说。

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" It will be dark in your new home

“你的新家会很暗。

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But you will get used to it."

但你会习惯的。”

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" Why can't I stay with you?" Thumbelina asked

拇指姑娘问：“我为什么不能和你待在一起呢？”

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Mrs. Gray said sternly," Plans have been made

格雷夫人严厉地说：“计划已经定了。

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It's too late to change them now."

现在改变已经太晚了。”

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" But I won't be happy," Thumbelina said sadly

“但我不会快乐的，”拇指姑娘悲伤地说。

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Suddenly she heard a light tapping at the back door

突然，她听到后门传来轻轻的敲击声。

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Thumbelina opened the door

拇指姑娘打开了门。

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" Wonder Web Weavers at your service," said three black spiders

“神奇蛛网织造坊为您效劳，”三只黑蜘蛛说。

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They all wore gray shirts with a W on the front

它们都穿着灰色衬衫，胸前有个字母W。

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Each W was a different color

每个W颜色都不一样。

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" Mr. Rufus hired us to make your wedding dress," said the spider with the gold W

“鲁弗斯先生雇我们来给你做婚纱，”有着金色W的蜘蛛说。

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" How kind of Mr. Rufus!"

“鲁弗斯先生真是太好了！”

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Mrs. Gray clapped her hands

格雷夫人拍了拍手。

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The spiders measured and spun almost at the same time

蜘蛛们边量边纺，几乎同时进行。

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" We won't need much lace," said the spider with the red W

“我们不需要太多蕾丝，”有着红色W的蜘蛛说。

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" She has a tiny waist."

“她的腰很细。”

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" She is a bit thin," agreed the spider with the green W

“她是有点瘦，”绿色W的蜘蛛同意道。

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The wedding dress seemed to appear before Thumbelina

婚纱就这样在拇指姑娘眼前出现了。

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As she watched the spiders, tears came into her eyes

看着蜘蛛们，她的眼里涌出了泪水。

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" I need some fresh air," she said quickly

“我需要透透气，”她飞快地说。

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" Thumbelina!" Mrs. Gray said sternly

“拇指姑娘！”格雷夫人严厉地喊道。

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But Thumbelina ran outside

但拇指姑娘跑了出去。

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It was cold but sunny

天气很冷，但阳光明媚。

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" I'm tired of everybody telling me what to do," she shouted into the air

“我受够了每个人都对我指手画脚，”她对着天空大喊道。

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" I don't want to get married!

“我不想结婚！

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I don't want to live underground!"

我不想住在地底下！”

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But nobody heard Thumbelina

但是没有人听到拇指姑娘的话。