The emperor and the nightingale

the Emperor and the Nightingale.

《皇帝与夜莺》

The emperor of China was a very proud man. He always wanted the best of everything.

中国的皇帝是个非常骄傲的人，什么东西都想要最好的。

His palace was made of fine white bricks. The roof was solid gold. The garden was full of bright flowers with silver bells. They tinkled in the wind.

他的宫殿用上好的白砖建成，屋顶是纯金打造的。 花园里开满了系着银铃的鲜艳花朵，银铃在风中叮当作响。

The garden was very big. It was so big that even the emperor never saw it all. Oof! He never saw the little brown nightingale who lived in the trees.

花园大极了，大到就连皇帝自己都没逛完过整个花园。 哎呀！他从来没见过住在树林里那只棕褐色的小夜莺。

But other people saw the nightingale. The gardener saw her every day. He liked to listen to her singing. Her songs always made him smile. Cheer cheer up! Cheer up!

不过其他人见过这只夜莺。 园丁每天都能见到她。 他最爱听她唱歌。 她的歌声总能让他露出笑容。 加油呀！加油呀！

One day the emperor was reading a book about his wonderful palace. The book said, The garden is full of bells that tinkle sweetly. The emperor smiled, but the next page made him frown. It went on, But the nightingale's song sounds sweeter than the bells. What's a nightingale?

有一天，皇帝正在读一本介绍他华美宫殿的书。 书上写着： 花园里满是银铃，叮当作响，悦耳极了。 皇帝笑了，可下一页的内容却让他皱起了眉头。 书上接着写： 但夜莺的歌声比银铃的响声还要动听。 夜莺是什么东西？