The Nutcracker 1

The Nutcracker 1

胡桃夹子1

It was Christmas Eve. Fritz, Marie, and their godfather were sitting next to the Christmas tree. “ Godfather, what’s that present?” asked Fritz curiously. Fritz pointed to a very big red-and- green box. “ Open it and see, ” replied their godfather. Fritz and Marie opened their gift. It was an old wooden nutcracker shaped like a man. “ He’s kind of ugly, ” said Fritz, disappointed.

那天是平安夜。弗里茨、玛丽和他们的教父坐在圣诞树旁。 “教父，那是什么礼物？”弗里茨好奇地问。弗里茨指着一个很大的红绿色盒子。 “打开看看，”他们的教父回答。弗里茨和玛丽打开了礼物。 那是一个形状像人的老式木制胡桃夹子。 “他有点丑，”弗里茨失望地说。

The nutcracker’s legs were too short and his head was too big. “ This nutcracker wasn’t always ugly, ” said Godfather. “ I like this funny-looking nutcracker, ” said Marie. “ What happened to him?” “ Once upon a time, ” Godfather began, “ there was a king and a queen who lived in a palace. The queen was in the kitchen, when suddenly a very large mouse burst in. ”

胡桃夹子的腿太短，头太大。 “这个胡桃夹子并不总是很丑，”教父说。 “我喜欢这个看起来很有趣的胡桃夹子，”玛丽说。“他怎么了?” “很久以前，”教父开始说道，“有一个国王和一个王后住在宫殿里。王后在厨房里，突然一只非常大的老鼠闯了进来。”

“ It was not any ordinary mouse but the queen of the mice. The Mouse Queen squeaked, ‘Queen, may I have some bacon?’ ” “ The kind queen replied, ‘Of course. ’ ” “ But the Mouse Queen was cunning. She quickly called all her family and friends. Hundreds of mice filled the kitchen. The mice ate everything in sight. The queen tried to chase them away, but there were too many. She ran out screaming. Later the king ordered mousetraps to be set all around the palace.

“那不是普通的老鼠，而是老鼠中的女王。老鼠女王吱吱叫道：‘女王，我可以吃点培根吗？’ ” “善良的王后回答说，‘当然。’ ” “但是老鼠女王很狡猾。她很快就呼唤所有的家人和朋友。 数百只老鼠遍及厨房。老鼠吃光了眼前的一切。 女王试图把他们赶走，但实在太多了。 她尖叫着跑了出来。后来国王下令在宫殿周围设置捕鼠器。

All of the mice, except for the Mouse Queen, died in the mousetraps. ” “ The Mouse Queen was furious at the king and the queen. All the mice were dead. That night, when the king and queen were eating, the Mouse Queen jumped onto the table. She shrieked at them, ‘When you have a baby, I will take my revenge! ’ ” “ Later, when Princess Perlipat was born, everyone was overjoyed―everyone except the queen.

除了老鼠皇后，所有的老鼠都死在捕鼠器里。” “老鼠王后对国王和王后大发雷霆。所有的老鼠都死了。 那天晚上，当国王和王后吃饭时，老鼠王后跳上了桌子。 她冲他们尖叫道，‘等你有了孩子，我会报仇的！’ ” “后来，当佩里帕特公主出生时，所有人都喜出望外——除了女王之外的所有人。

She was afraid of the Mouse Queen’s revenge. For ten years eight nurses and eight cats guarded the princess day and night. Meanwhile the Mouse Queen had a son of her own, but she never forgot her plan of revenge. ” “ One night, when the nurses and cats were sleeping, the Mouse Queen snuck into the nursery. She whispered a magic spell and the beautiful princess became ugly. The princess’ head became larger than her body, and her mouth grew until it was the largest part of her face. ”

她害怕老鼠女王的报复。十年来，八名护士和八只猫日夜守护着公主。 与此同时，老鼠女王有了自己的儿子，但她从未忘记自己的复仇计划。” “一天晚上，当护士和猫在睡觉的时候，老鼠皇后偷偷地溜进了儿童房。 她低声念了一个咒语，美丽的公主变丑了。 公主的头变得比身体还大，嘴巴也长到了脸上最大的部分。”