The Princess Arrives

The golden coach started down the road. “ Wait! ” Godmother called. The coach stopped. Cinderella looked back. “ What is it?”

金黄色的马车沿着公路出发了。 “等等!”教母喊道。 马车停了下来。 灰姑娘回头看。“这是什么?”

“ You must obey one rule tonight, ” Godmother said. “ You must leave the ball by midnight or . . . ” “ Yes?” Cinderella asked.

“今晚你必须遵守一条规则，”教母说。 “你必须在午夜前离开舞会，否则……” “怎么?”灰姑娘问道。

“ Poof! ” Godmother said. “ Your golden coach will disappear. Your clothes will turn back into rags. ”

“噗!”教母说。 “你的金马车会消失的。你的衣服会变回破布。”

Cinderella nodded. “ I promise, Godmother. I will leave the ball by midnight. ” The horses took off again. “ Thank you! ” Cinderella called.

灰姑娘点点头。“我答应你，教母。我会在午夜前离开舞会。” 马又起飞了。 “谢谢你!”灰姑娘喊道。

At the ball the prince danced with many fine ladies. One fine lady talked too much. One fine lady danced too fast. One fine lady stepped on his toes.

在舞会上，王子和许多漂亮的女士跳舞。 一位漂亮的女士说得太多了。 一位漂亮的女士跳得太快了。 一位漂亮的女士踩到了他的脚趾。

“ This is boring, ” the prince thought. He went outside and sighed. There were many fine ladies at the ball. But he didn’t want to marry any of them.

“这太无聊了，”王子想。 他走到外面叹了口气。 舞会上有许多漂亮的女士。 但他不想和她们中的任何一个结婚。