THE GOLDEN BIRD②

话说故事里的狐狸对主人公也太好了吧！主人公也真是幸运，原本只想要黄金鸟，没想到差点收获了爱情……不过，还不知道能不能成功。

When they came tothe village, the son followed the fox's counsel, and withoutlooking about（四下观望，进行调查）him went to the shabby inn and rested there all nightat his ease. In the morning came the fox again and met him as he was beginninghis journey, and said, 'Go straight forward, till you come to a castle, beforewhich lie a whole troop of soldiers fall asleep andsnoring（打呼噜，打鼾）: take no notice of them, but go into thecastle andpass on and on[1-2] till you come toa room, where the golden bird sits in a woodencage(笼子，牢房);close by[3]it stands a beautifulgolden cage; but do not try to take the bird out of the shabby cage and put itinto the handsome one, otherwise you willrepent（vt.对…感到后悔）it.' Then the foxstretchedout[4] his tail again, and the young man sathimself down, and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistledin the wind.

1.pass on 传递，去世，前进，对…发表意见

2. on and on adv. 继续不停地

3. close by  在…的近旁

4. stretch out 延伸，绵延，伸直，满足需要

Before the castlegate all was as the fox had said: so the son went in and found thechamber（会客室，卧室，议事厅）where the golden bird hung in a wooden cage, and below（prep.在…的下面）stood the golden cage, and the three golden applesthat had been lost were lying close by it. Then thought he to himself, 'It willbe a verydroll（adj.离奇古怪的，滑稽的；）thing tobring away[1]such a fine bird in this shabby cage'; so he opened the door andtook hold of[2] it and put it into the golden cage. But the bird set upsuch a loud scream（发出大声的尖叫）that all the soldiers awoke, and they took himprisoner（n.囚犯）and carried him before the king. The next morning the court sat to judge（审判）him; and when all was heard, itsentenced（判决）him to die, unless he should bring the king the golden horse whichcould run as swiftly as the wind; and if he did this, hewas to[3] have the golden bird given him for his own.

[1]bring away  带着…离开

[2]take hold of 握住，控制住，吸引，对…有吸引力

[3]be to do  打算做

So he set out once more on his journey, sighing（叹气，悲鸣，悲叹）, and in great despair, when on a sudden his friend the fox met him, and said, 'You see now what has happened on account of[1] your not listening to my counsel. I will still, however, tell you how to find the golden horse, if you will do as I bid（告诉、邀请、努力争取，这里是“告诉”的意思） you. You must go straight on till you come to the castle where the horse stands in his stall（畜栏）: by his side will lie the groom（马夫、新郎、男仆） fast asleep[2] and snoring（打呼噜）: take away the horse quietly, but be sure to put the old leathern（皮革的、皮质的） saddle（马鞍） upon him, and not the golden one that is close by it.' Then the son sat down on the fox's tail, and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled in the wind.

[1]on account of 由于；基于

[2]fast asleep 熟睡的；很快入睡的

All went right[1], and the groom lay snoring with his hand upon the golden saddle. But when the son looked at the horse, he thought it a great pity（遗憾） to put the leathern saddle upon it. 'I will give him the good one,' said he; 'I am sure he deserves it.' As he took up[2] the golden saddle the groom awoke and cried out so loud, that all the guards ran in and took him prisoner[3], and in the morning he was again brought before the court to be judged, and was sentenced to die. But it was agreed, that, if he could bring thither（adv.到那边，向那方） the beautiful princess, he should live, and have the bird and the horse given him for his own.

[1]all went right 一切顺利

[2]take up 开始从事；接受（提议）；占用

[3]take sb pinsoner 把（某人）关到牢里

Then he went his way very sorrowful（悔恨的）; but the old fox came and said, 'Why did not you listen to me? If you had, you would have carried away both the bird and the horse; yet will I once more give you counsel. Go straight on, and in the evening you will arrive at a castle. At twelve o'clock at night the princess goes to the bathing-house（浴室）: go up to her and give her a kiss, and she will let you lead her away; but take care you do not suffer her to go and take leave of[1] her father and mother.' Then the fox stretched out[2] his tail, and so away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled again.

[1]take leave of离开；向…告别；十分尽力

[2]stretch out 伸直

As they came to the castle, all was as the fox had said, and at twelve o'clock the young man met the princess going to the bath and gave her the kiss, and she agreed to run away with[1] him, but begged with many tears that he would let her take leave of her father. At first he refused, but she wept（哭泣，流泪） still more and more, and fell at his feet, till at last he consented; but the moment she came to her father's house the guards awoke and he was taken prisoner again.

[1]run away with 与…私奔 ；消耗

Then he was brought before the king, and the king said, 'You shall never have my daughter unless in eight days you dig away[1] the hill that stops the view from my window.' Now this hill was so big that the whole world could not take it away: and when he had worked for seven days, and had done very little, the fox came and said. 'Lie down[2] and go to sleep; I will work for you.' And in the morning he awoke and the hill was gone; so he went merrily(快乐地、愉快地、兴高采烈地) to the king, and told him that now that it was removed he must give him the princess.

[1]dig away 连续挖；挖开；挖松；挖走

[2]lie down 躺下（休息）

Then the king was obliged to[1] keep his word, and away went the young man and the princess; and the fox came and said to him, 'We will have all three, the princess, the horse,and the bird.' 'Ah!' said the young man, 'that would be a great thing, but how can you contrive（设计，发明；创造；计划） it?'

[1]be obliged to 不得不；只得；必须

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