部分格林童话中英文对照

TheElvesandtheShoemakerTherewasonceashoemaker,who,throughnofaultofhisown,becamesopoorthatatlasthehadnothingleftbutjustenoughleathertomakeonepairofshoes.Hecutouttheshoesatnight,soastosettoworkuponthemnextmorning;andashehadagoodconscience,helaidhimselfquietlydowninhisbed,committedhimselftoheaven,andfellasleep.Inthemorning,afterhehadsaidhisprayers,andwasgoingtogettowork,hefoundthepairofshoesmadeandfinished,andstandingonhistable.Hewasverymuchastonished,andcouldnottellwhattothink,andhetooktheshoesinhishandtoexaminethemmorenearly;andtheyweresowellmadethateverystitchwasinitsrightplace,justasiftheyhadcomefromthehandofamaster-workman.Soonafter,apurchaserentered,andastheshoesfittedhimverywell,hegavemorethantheusualpriceforthem,sothattheshoemakerhadenoughmoneytobuyleatherfortwomorepairsofshoes.Hecutthematnight,andintendedtosettoworkthenextmorningwithfreshspirit;whenhegotuptheywerealreadyfinished,andacustomerevenwasnotlacking,whogavehimsomuchmoneythathewasabletobuyleatherenoughforfournewpairs.Earlynextmorninghefoundthefourpairsalsofinished,andsoitalwayshappened;whateverhecutoutintheeveningwasworkedupbythemorning,sothathewassooninthewayofmakingagookliving,andintheendbecameverywelltodo.Onenight,notlongbeforeChristmas,whentheshoemakerhadfinishedcuttingout,andbeforehewenttobed,hesaidtohiswife,“Howwoulditbeifweweretosituptonightandseewhoitisthatdoesusthisservice?”Hiswifeagreed,andsetalighttoburn.Thentheybothhidinacorneroftheroom,behindsomecoatsthatwerehangingup,andthentheybegantowatch.Assoonasitwasmidnighttheysawcomeintwoneatly-formednakedlittlemen,whoseatedthemselvesbeforetheshoemaker'stable,andtookuptheworkthatwasalreadyprepared,andbegantostitch,topierce,andtohammersocleverlyandquicklywiththeirlittlefingersthattheshoemaker'seyescouldscarcelyfollowthem,sofullofwonderwashe.Andtheyneverleftoffuntileverythingwasfinishedandwasstandingreadyonthetable,andthentheyjumpedupandranoff.Thenextmorningtheshoemaker'swifesaidtoherhusband,“Thoselittlemenhavemadeusrich,andweoughttoshowourselvesgrateful.Withalltheirrunningabout,andhavingnothingtocoverthem,theymustbecold.I'lltellyouwhat:Iwillmakelittleshirts,coats,waistcoats,andbreechesforthem,andkniteachofthemapairofstockings,andyoushallmakeeachofthemapairofshoes.”Thehusbandconsentedwillingly,andatnight,wheneverythingwasfinished,theylaidthegiftstogetheronthetable,insteadofthecut-outwork,andplacedthemselvessothattheycouldobservehowthelittlemenwouldbehave.Whenmidnightcame,theyrushedin,readytosetwork,butwhentheyfound,insteadofthepiecesofpreparedleather,theneatlittlegarmentsputreadyforthem,theystoodamomentinsurprise,andthentheytestifiedthegreatestdelight.Withthegreatestswiftnesstheytookuptheprettygarmentsandslippedthemon,singing,“Whatspruceanddandyboysarewe!Nolongercobblerswewillbe.”Thentheyhoppedanddancedabout,jumpingoverthechairsandtables,andatlastdancedoutatthedoor.Fromthattimetheywereneverseenagain;butitalwayswentwellwiththeshoemakeraslongashelived,andwhateverhetookinhandprospered.asif…好像；尤如asleep[+'sli:p]adj.熟睡的astonish[+'st&niM]vt.吃惊beastonished惊愕but[(弱)b+t,(强)b)t]prep.但是commit[k+'mit]vt.承诺；委托commitoneselfto承诺(某事)conscience['k&nM+ns]n.良心elf[elf]n.小精灵enough[i'n)f]adj.足够的enter['ent+]vi.进入examine[ig'z$min]vi.检查；察看fall[f&:l]vi.(fell[fel]，fallen['f&:l+0n])跌落；下降fallasleep睡着；进入梦乡fault[f&:t]n.缺点finish['finiM]vt.完成fit[fit]vi.大小合适getto着手干(某事)(be)goingto…打算(从事某事)heaven['hevn]n.天；上天；天堂just[DN)st]adv.正巧；正当last[l%:st]n.最后atlast终于lay[lei]vt.(laid[leid])放layoneself(让自己)躺在…leather['leJ+]n.皮革leave[li:v]vt.离开；离别master-workman['m%:st+w+:km+n]n.老师傅；名工巧匠nearly['ni+li]adv.几乎once[w)ns]adv.一次one'sown自己pair[p#+]n.一对；一双place[pleis]n.地方；场所prayer[prei+]n.祷告price[prais]n.代价；价钱purchaser['p+:tM+s+]n.购买者quietly['kwai+tli]adv.静静地right[rait]adj.正确的shoemaker['Mu:meik+]n.制鞋匠soasto为了…的目的sothat为了…；以至于soon[su:n]adv.很快；不久stitch[stitM]n.一针through[Iru:]prep.通过usual['ju:{u+l]adj.普通的workupon对…进行加工able['eibl]asdj.能够的beableto能够(做…)agree[+'gri:]vi.同意already[&:l'redi]adv.已经behind[bi'haind]prep.在…的后面both[b+(I]adj.两个的burn[b+:n]vt.(burnt[b+:nt])燃烧Christmas['krism+s]n.圣诞节corner['k&::n+]n.角落customer['k)st+m+]n.顾客end[end]n.尾端；结尾；结束enough[i'n)f]adj.足够的even['i:v+n]adv.甚至于finish['finiM]vt.完成；结束fresh[freM]adj.新鲜的getupvi.起床hang[h$R]vi.(hung[h)R])挂着；挂起；吊起happen['h$p+n]vi.发生hide[haid]vi.(hid[hid],hidden['hidn])躲藏intend[in'tend]vi.打算；想要做…lacking['l$kiR]adj.缺乏的leather['leJ+]n.皮革living['liviR]n.生计midnight['midnait]n.半夜naked['neikid]adj.赤裸裸的；裸露的neatly-formed['ni:tli'f&:md]adj.(体形等)端正的pair[p#+]n.一对，一双prepair[pri'p#+]vi.准备seatoneself坐下；坐在…service['s+:vis]n.服务，干活setto准备好(做某事)shoemaker['Mu:meik+]n.鞋匠situp熬夜，开夜车so…that(用于表示结果)太…以至于soon[su:n]adv.很快；不久assoonas…一…就…spirit['spirit]n.精神watch[w&tM]vt.观看；观察welltodo富裕的whatever[hw&t'ev+]pron.无论如何behave[bi'heiv]vi.表现；举止breeches['bri:tMiz]n.短裤；马裤cleverly['klev+li]adv.巧妙地consent[k+n'sent]vi.同意cut-out['k)taut]adj.裁剪finish['finiM]vt.完成follow['f&l+u]vt.跟随full[ful]adj.充满的garment['g%:m+nt]n.服装(总称)gift[gift]n.礼品grateful['greitful]adj.感激的hammer['h$m+]vt.用榔头敲打husband['h)zb+nd]n.丈夫insteadof代替knit[nit]vt.编织lay[lei]vt.(laid[leid])(