7 The Tale of Sinbad the Sailor and Sinbad the Porter

CHAPTER 7 The Tale of Sinbad the Sailor and Sinbad the Porter THE TWENTY-THIRD NIGHT The following night, when Scheherazade was in bed, her sister Dinarzad said, "Please, sister, tell us one of your lovely little tales." The king added, "Let it be even more amazing than the last." Scheherazade replied, "With the greatest

第七章水手辛巴达和看门人辛巴达的故事第二十三晚第二天晚上，当山鲁莎德躺在床上时，她的妹妹迪娜扎德说：“姐姐，请你给我们讲一个你可爱的小故事吧。” 国王又说：“让它比上一次更神奇。” 山鲁佐德答道：“和最伟大的人在一起

pleasure!" It is said, O great King, that in Baghdad there was a poor porter named Sinbad. One day, he set his load of goods down before the gates of a rich merchant. From inside, he heard the sounds of lutes playing and people dancing and eating. Sinbad prayed to God, cursing his misery and complaining about his poor luck in life. Just as he had finished his prayer, the gates swung open. Sinbad walked in. He saw a beautiful house, like none he had seen before. The merchant welcomed him kindly, asking his name. "My name is Sinbad the Porter," he replied. The host said, "My name is the same, for I am called Sinbad the Sailor." Then he asked the porter to sit down, and Sinbad the Sailor told him of his voyages and the many dangers he had faced:

快乐!”据说，伟大的国王啊，在巴格达有一个贫穷的门房，名叫辛巴达。 一天，他把满载的货物放在一个富商的大门前。 从里面，他听到了弹琵琶的声音，人们跳舞和吃饭的声音。 辛巴达向上帝祈祷，诅咒自己的不幸，抱怨自己生活中的不幸。 他刚做完祷告，大门就打开了。 辛巴达走了进来。他看到了一座漂亮的房子，和他以前见过的都不一样。 商人亲切地欢迎他，问他的名字。 “我叫守门人辛巴达，”他回答说。 主人说：“我的名字没变，我叫水手辛巴达。” 然后他请看门人坐下，水手辛巴达给他讲了他的航行和他所面临的许多危险。

My father was a rich man and left me a lot of money. But it did not help me. I wasted the money away until there was hardly anything left. I took what remained and bought goods to take on a trading voyage at sea. We passed from island to island and finally came to one that was just as beautiful as paradise itself. We had just started a fire for cooking when I heard the captain crying, "Run! In the name of God, run for the ship!" We all ran, not knowing then that the whole island was actually a giant fish. We were too late. Some made it to the ship, but others of us were tossed into the wild ocean by the jerking and shaking of the fish. The strong tide soon pulled me to an island, where I landed on the beach. Looking around, I spotted a beautiful horse tied to a tree by the shore. As I was walked over to the horse, the ground split open and a man came out. He asked me what my story was.

我父亲是个有钱人，给我留下了很多钱。 但这对我没有帮助。我把钱都浪费掉了，最后几乎没剩下什么了。 我带着剩下的钱，买了一些货物，准备在海上进行贸易航行。 我们从一个岛走到另一个岛，最后来到了一个和天堂一样美丽的岛。 我们刚生了一堆火准备做饭，我就听到船长喊道：“快跑！看在上帝的份上，快跑到船上去！”我们都跑了，不知道整个岛实际上是一条大鱼。 我们来晚了。有些人成功地爬上了船，但我们中的其他人被鱼的抽搐和摇晃抛进了狂野的大海。 汹涌的潮水很快把我拖到一个小岛上，我在海滩上登陆。 环顾四周，我发现有一匹漂亮的马拴在岸边的一棵树上。 当我走到马旁边时，地面裂开了，一个人走了出来。 他问我的故事是什么。

When I told him, he led me downstairs, beneath the earth, where he gave me food and drink. He told a peculiar tale. He was the servant of a great king who sent him here at every new moon and ordered him to tie his horse by the shore. Each time, the waves of the sea would wash up near the mare. The servant would untie the horse and watch her plunge wildly into the sea. When the mare returned from the sea, she would be pregnant. Later, she would deliver a colt worth a great deal of money. I was amazed at this story, but I went along with the servant, and everything he had spoken of came true. Then the servant brought me to the other side of island and introduced me to his king, who treated me kindly and put me to work meeting ships as they came into the port. I lived this way for many months before a familiar ship arrived. The sailors aboard said that the owner had died, and I asked them for his name. "Sinbad," they replied. I told them I was the man

当我告诉他的时候，他带我下了楼，在地下，他给了我食物和饮料。 他讲了一个奇特的故事。他是一位伟大国王的仆人，每逢新月，国王就派他到这里来，命令他把马拴在岸边。 每一次，海浪都会冲到海的附近。 仆人会把马解开，看着它疯狂地跳进海里。 当母马从海里回来的时候，她就怀孕了。 后来，她会送出一匹价值不菲的小马。 我听了这个故事很惊奇，但我跟着仆人去了，他所说的一切都实现了。 然后仆人把我带到岛的另一边，把我介绍给他的国王，他对我很好，让我去迎接进港的船只。 在一艘熟悉的船到来之前，我就这样生活了好几个月。 船上的水手说船主已经死了，我问他们船主的名字。 “辛巴达，”他们回答。我告诉他们我就是那个男人

they spoke of. Looking again, they recognized me and welcomed me with open arms. The ship had made a lot of money from selling my goods, and I gave some of it to the king to thank him. Then I sailed home, richer than ever before. I promised never to take such a voyage again. But morning drew near Scheherazade, and she fell silent. Dinarzad said to her sister, "Sister, what an amazing story!" Scheherazade replied, "It is nothing compared with what I will tell you tomorrow, if the king lets me live." THE TWENTY-FOURTH NIGHT The following night, when Scheherazade was in bed, her sister Dinarzad said, "Please, sister, tell us another of your lovely little tales." The king added, "Let it be more amazing than the last." Scheherazade replied, "As you wish!"

他们谈到。再看一遍，他们认出了我，张开双臂欢迎我。 这艘船卖了我的货物赚了很多钱，我把一部分钱给了国王以表示感谢。 然后我坐船回家，比以前更富有了。 我发誓再也不做这样的旅行了。 可是，天快亮了，舍赫拉扎德沉默了。 迪娜扎德对妹妹说：“姐姐，这真是个神奇的故事！”山鲁佐德回答说：“如果国王让我活下去，明天我要告诉你的事情就不算什么了。” 第二十四夜第二天晚上，舍赫拉扎德躺在床上，她的妹妹迪娜扎德说：“姐姐，请你再给我们讲一个你的可爱的小故事吧。” 国王又说：“这一次要比上一次更精彩。” 山鲁佐德回答说：“如你所愿！”

It is said, O happy King, that after hearing the story, Sinbad the Porter thanked his host and prepared to leave. Sinbad the Sailor invited him to return the next day and dine with him again. So the porter returned to the house the next day. Once more, the gates swung open, and once more he found people eating and dancing inside the beautiful home. Sinbad the Sailor welcomed him kindly, asked him to sit, and gave him food and drink. Then the sailor resumed the tale of his adventures and the many great dangers he had faced: After I had been at home some years, I desired to travel again. I bought goods and set out on a trading voyage with a number of merchants. We came to a lovely and deserted island and stopped for a while there. I fell asleep. Later I woke with terror to find that the ship was gone.

据说，快乐的国王啊，看门人辛巴达听了这个故事后，感谢了主人，准备离开。 水手辛巴达邀请他第二天再来和他一起吃饭。 第二天，看门人又来了。 大门又一次打开了，他又一次看到人们在这座美丽的房子里吃饭跳舞。 水手辛巴达热情地欢迎他，请他坐下，并给他食物和饮料。 然后水手又开始讲他的冒险经历和他所面临的许多巨大的危险：我在家里呆了几年之后，我渴望再次旅行。 我买了一些货物，和一些商人进行了一次贸易航行。 我们来到一个可爱的荒岛，在那里停了一会儿。 我睡着了。后来我惊恐地醒来，发现船不见了。