第1级-《阿拉丁和神灯》-第13课

前情提要 

阿拉丁来到了摩洛哥，在窗外向公主喊话，公主循着声音又和自己的爱人团聚了。公主知道了油灯的魔力，因为把它送人后悔不已。阿拉丁告诉公主，他会用魔法弄来一些催眠药粉，让公主把药粉放在给阿巴那扎尔的酒里。等阿巴那扎尔睡熟的时候，阿拉丁就能杀死他并带公主回家了。阿拉丁的计划能否顺利进行？

故事原文 

Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp L13

阿拉丁和神灯 L13

In the evening they heard him on the stairs.

傍晚时分，他们终于听到了他上楼梯的声音。

‘Don't be afraid,’ Aladdin said quietly to his wife. ‘I am in the next room and can be with you in a second.’ He went quickly into the next room and stood behind the door.

“不要害怕，”阿拉丁悄声对他妻子说，“我就在隔壁的房间里，随时可以来帮助你。”他很快地躲到隔壁房间的门后。

Abanazar opened the door of Badr-al-Budur’s room and came in. He smiled: ‘You are more beautiful every day, Badr-al-Budur,’ he said. ‘Your husband, that good-for-nothing Aladdin, is dead now. You must marry me. You can have gold, jewels, palaces, anything! But you must be my wife.’

阿巴那扎尔打开白狄仑·布杜鲁公主的房门走了进来。他谄笑道：“你一天比一天漂亮了，白狄仑·布杜鲁公主。你的丈夫，那个叫阿拉丁的废物已经死了。你必须嫁给我。你可以拥有金银、珠宝、宫殿，所有的一切！但你必须做我的妻子。”

For the first time the Princess smiled at Abanazar.⑴

公主第一次对阿巴那扎尔露出了笑容。

‘Why not?’ she said. ‘You are a rich man and I am happy here. Yes, let's drink to that.’

“为什么不呢？”她欣慰说道，“你很富有，我在这儿也很高兴。好，那就让我们为这个喝一杯吧。”  

And she gave him a tall gold cup with the drink and the powder in it.

她递给他一个高脚金杯，里面盛着掺了药粉的酒。

‘Let us drink from one cup, Abanazar,’ she said, and smiled at him. ‘You first, then me. In my country new husbands and wives always do this.’

“我们就用一个杯子喝吧，阿巴那扎尔，”她对他微笑道，“你先喝，我后喝。在我们国家，新婚夫妇都是这样做的。” 

‘To Badr-al-Budur, the most beautiful woman in Morocco,’ Abanazar said happily, ‘and my wife.’

“为白狄伦·布杜鲁，摩洛哥最漂亮的女人，”阿巴那扎尔高兴地说，“我的妻子。”

He looked into Badr-al-Budur’s eyes and began to drink. Very afraid, the Princess watched him. But it was a good sleeping-powder, and after five seconds Abanazar’s eyes closed and he was asleep.

他看着白狄仑·布杜鲁的眼睛，开始饮酒。公主也看着他，心里害怕极了。但催眠药粉的效果非常好，五秒钟之后阿巴那扎尔就闭上眼睛睡熟了。

The Princess ran to the door of the next room.

公主跑到隔壁的门口。

‘Quick, Aladdin,’ she called.

“快，阿拉丁！”她喊道。

Aladdin ran in with his sword and saw the sleeping magician. ‘Well done, my love!’⑵ he said. ‘Now, go into the next room and do not watch.’

阿拉丁提着剑跑进屋里，看到了熟睡的魔法师。“好样的，亲爱的！”他说，“现在你到隔壁去，别看着。” 

Badr-al-Budur ran to the next room and closed the door. Aladdin put his hand in Abanazar’s pocket and took out the lamp. He put it carefully into the pocket of his coat, and then stood up.

公主跑到隔壁把门关上。阿拉丁把手伸进阿巴那扎尔的口袋里，掏出了神灯，然后小心地把它放进自己的外衣口袋里，站了起来。

The sword did its work quickly, and Abanazar never opened his eyes again.⑶

阿拉丁手起剑落，阿巴那扎尔就再也没有睁开眼睛了。

The Princess came back into the room, and ran to Aladdin. He took her in his arms.

公主跑回房间里，扑向阿拉丁。他把她紧紧地抱在怀里。 

‘The magician is dead,’ he said. ‘And now we can go home.’ He began to rub the lamp...

“魔法师死了，”他说，“现在我们回家。”他把神灯拿出来擦拭……

WHOOSH! Fire and red smoke came from the lamp. The Princess watched, afraid.

呼啦！火光和红色的烟雾从灯里冒了出来。公主很害怕地看着。

‘I am here, master,’ said the jinnee of the lamp. ‘What is your wish?’

“我来了，主人，”灯神说道，“你有什么愿望？”

‘Carry this palace, Badr-al-Budur, and me back to our city in Arabia. But leave that dog, Abanazar, here.’⑷

“把这座宫殿、白狄仑·布杜鲁公主，还有我带回阿拉伯我们的城市里，但把阿巴那扎尔这条狗留在这儿。”

‘To hear is to obey,’ said the jinnee.

“听到就得遵从。”灯神说道。

When the Sultan looked out of his window and saw Aladdin’s palace again, he was a happy man. And when he took his daughter in his arms, he was the happiest man in Arabia.

苏丹重又看到窗外阿拉丁的宫殿时，很是高兴。拥抱着女儿时，他就是整个阿拉伯最幸福的人了。

From that day, Aladdin and Badr-al-Budur lived happily in their palace. They lived for many years, and had many children. But Aladdin always carried the magic lamp with him, day and night.⑸

从那天起，阿拉丁就和白狄伦·布杜 鲁公主幸福地生活在他们的宫殿里。他们活了很多年，有了很多孩子。但阿拉丁日夜都把神灯带在身边。

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核心语言点 

1.smile at 对……微笑

例句：So smile at the world and it will smile back.

           对这个世界微笑，它将会回报你微笑。

           All I can do is just to smile at him and not say anything.

           我所能做的只有对他微笑，什么也不用说。

2.well done 干得好

例句：You got into Oxford? Well done!

           你进牛津了？太好了！

3.do one’s work 有作用；有效

例句：The only way to get it right is to let the market do its work.

           让市场发挥作用才是正确做法。

            Let it do its work.

            顺其自然。

4.leave /li:v/ v. 离开；留给……

拓展：leave a place 离开一个地方

例句：I’ll leave you to (do) it. 我不打扰你了。

5.day and night 日夜；夜以继日

例句：If you know where you’re going, you’ll work day and night for it.

           如果你知道自己的方向，你会为此不懈奋斗。