典范英語(yǔ)7-7中英文對(duì)照翻譯The Masked Cleaning Ladies of Om

1、且看且珍惜7 第七篇TheMaskedCleaningLadiesofOm來(lái)自?shī)W姆的蒙面清潔女工1Therewasaproblematthecastle.城堡里發(fā)生了一個(gè)情況?！癐giveup,”saidMrsBinns,Theroyalcleaner,“therestoomuchworkhereforoneperson.”“我不干了”，王室御用清潔女工冰說(shuō)道，“這里一個(gè)人干得活兒太多了”。MrsBinnsgaveQueenNorahthekeystothecastleandleft.把城堡的鑰匙給了諾拉王后以后，冰走了。QueenNorahtoldtherestoftheroyalfamil

2、y.諾拉王后將此事告訴王室其他成員?！癢hatarewegoingtodo?”askedthePrincessJane.“我們要怎么辦？”簡(jiǎn)公主問(wèn)道?！癋orastart,youcannothaveyourfriendsroundhereanymore.saidQueenNorth.“首先，你不可以帶朋友到這兒來(lái)”，諾拉王后說(shuō)。“Whynot?”askedPrincessJane.“為什么不可以?”簡(jiǎn)公主問(wèn)。“Becausetheymaketoomuchmess.”“因?yàn)樗麄儼堰@兒弄得亂七八糟”?！癙erhapswecanalltrytokeepthecastletidy,”saidKingH

3、arry.“ImsurethatCaptainJonesandCaptainSmithwillhelp.Icanevendoabitofwashingmyself.”“也許我們大家可以試著讓城堡保持整潔?！惫鹜跽f(shuō)，“我確信瓊斯上尉和史密斯上尉會(huì)幫忙的，我自己甚至可以洗點(diǎn)東西?！薄癢hat!”shoutedQueenNorah.“PeoplewillsaythatKingHarrydoeshisowncleaning!Never!”“什么！”諾拉王后大叫，“人們將會(huì)說(shuō)哈瑞王自已在打掃！決不行”?！癢ecanputupanadvertforacleaner,”saidPrincessJane.“

4、我們可以張貼廣告來(lái)招聘清潔工”，簡(jiǎn)公主說(shuō)?！癎oodidea,”saidQueenNorah.“Writeanadvertatonce.”“好主意”，諾拉王后說(shuō)，“馬上就寫(xiě)張廣告”。PrincessJanewroteanotice. Shepinnedittothecastledoor.簡(jiǎn)公主就寫(xiě)了一張告示，她把它釘在了城堡門(mén)上。Thedayswentbyandnobodycametoaskaboutthecleaningjob.Thecastlebecamedirtieranddirtier.Therewerenomorecleanclothesandnomorecleanplates.幾天

5、過(guò)去了沒(méi)有任何人前來(lái)詢問(wèn)這份清潔工作。城堡變得越來(lái)越臟，沒(méi)有任何干凈衣服和任何干凈盤(pán)子了。OnemorningQueenNorahheardsingingcomingfromthekitchen.Shepoppedherheadroundthedoor.Shesawashockingsight.一天早上諾拉王后聽(tīng)見(jiàn)廚房里傳來(lái)歌聲。她從門(mén)邊探出頭去，看到了令她震驚的一幕。KingHarrywasatthesinkdoingthedishes.CaptainSmithwasmoppingthefloor.CaptainJoneswaswashingtheroyalshirts.哈瑞王在洗碗池邊上洗

6、盤(pán)子。史密斯上尉在拖地板。瓊斯上尉在洗王室襯衣?！癝topthisatonce,”criedQueenNorah.“馬上停下來(lái)”，諾拉王后大叫.“Thesearenotjobsforakingandhiscaptains.Youshouldbeoutfightingdragons.”“這可不是國(guó)王和他的上尉干的活兒。你們應(yīng)當(dāng)去外邊與龍作戰(zhàn)?！薄癢eveneverseenanydragons,dear,”saidtheKing.“我們從未見(jiàn)到過(guò)任何龍，親愛(ài)的”，國(guó)王說(shuō)道?！癥ouhaveneverevenlookedforthem,”saidQueenNorah.“可你從未前往尋找過(guò)他們”，諾拉

7、王后說(shuō)。QueenNorahwassoupsetthatshemadeuphermindtogoonaroyaltourthatminute.Andyouthree:donteventhinkaboutdoingthecleaning,sheadded,YouwillgoonaquestwhileImaway.諾拉王后十分沮喪，立馬打定主意進(jìn)行一次御駕旅行?！澳銈?nèi)齻€(gè)：別妄想再做清潔工作，”她補(bǔ)充道，“我不在的時(shí)候你們要繼續(xù)尋龍行動(dòng)”。Aquest?saidKingHarry,hewentpale,Aquestfordragons?“尋龍行動(dòng)？”哈瑞王說(shuō)道，臉色發(fā)白，“進(jìn)行尋龍行動(dòng)？”Youc

8、anlookforthem,too.SaidQueenNorah.Butthemainjobistofindanewcleaner.“你們可以去尋龍”，諾拉王后說(shuō)，“但主要任務(wù)是去尋找一個(gè)新的清潔工”。Whataboutme?askedPrincessJane.“那我干嗎呢？”簡(jiǎn)公主問(wèn)道。Youcanstayathomeanddontletanyburglarsin.Oryourfriends.“你可以呆在家里，并且別讓盜賊和你的朋友們進(jìn)來(lái)?！盦ueenNorahsentforherroyalcasesandbagsandbeganherroyaltour.諾拉王后派人去拿她的御用衣箱和手袋，

9、開(kāi)始皇家旅行。KingHarry,CaptainJonesandCaptainSmithsetoffontheirquestforacleaner.Theylookedveryunhappy.哈瑞王，瓊斯上尉和史密斯上尉動(dòng)身去尋找清潔工。他們看上去非常不開(kāi)心。PrincessJanewavedthemgoodbye.簡(jiǎn)公主和他們揮手告別。Itsnotfair.SniffedPrincessJane.“這不公平”，簡(jiǎn)公主忿忿不平地說(shuō). Everyonesoffonquestsandtours,andIamstuckonmyowninthissmellyoldcastle.“他們個(gè)個(gè)都離開(kāi)去尋找或

10、旅行，我自己一個(gè)人被困在這個(gè)臭烘烘的舊城堡里?！?PrincessJanestuckoutherlipandhadagoodsulk.簡(jiǎn)公主撅起嘴，生了好半天悶氣。Shehadjustfinishedhersulkwhentherewasaknockonthecastledoor.她正生悶氣，這時(shí)城堡大門(mén)傳來(lái)敲門(mén)聲。PrincessJaneopenedthedoor.Therestoodthreefiguresinmasks.簡(jiǎn)公主打開(kāi)了門(mén)。門(mén)口站著三個(gè)戴著面具的人。WearetheMaskedCleaningLadiesofOmsaidone.“我們是來(lái)自?shī)W姆的蒙面清潔女工”其中一個(gè)說(shuō)道。W

11、eweresentbyyourfather,KingHarry,saidanother.“我們是你父親、哈瑞王派來(lái)的，”另一個(gè)說(shuō)。Thatwasquick.SaidPrincessJane,Whereismyfather?“好快啊”簡(jiǎn)公主說(shuō)“那我父親在哪里？”Chasingdragons.Saidthethirdmaskedfigure.“在追捕龍”第三個(gè)蒙面人說(shuō)。Whyareyoumasked?askedPrincessJane.“為什么你們要戴著面具？”簡(jiǎn)公主問(wèn)道。Wehavetoprotectourselvesfromthedust.Saidone,Canwestart?“避免吸入灰塵”

12、，有人說(shuō)，“我們可以開(kāi)始了嗎?”AlldaytheMaskedCleaningLadiesscrubbed,dusted,washedandpolished.Byevening,thecastlesparkled.一整天蒙面女工們都在擦洗、除塵、洗滌和拋光。到了晚上，城堡變得锃亮了。Nowthatthecastleiscleanyoucantakeoffyourmasks.SaidPrincessJane.“現(xiàn)在城堡干凈了，你們可以取下面具了?！焙?jiǎn)公主說(shuō)Oh,nosaidone,wecantdothat.“噢！不！”一個(gè)人說(shuō)：“我們不能這樣做”whynot?demandedPrincessJa

13、ne.“為什么不？”簡(jiǎn)公主追問(wèn)道。Er,er,saidanother,IfwetakeoffourmaskswewontbetheMaskedCleaningLadiesofOm.“呃，呃?”，另一個(gè)人說(shuō)“如果我們?nèi)∠旅婢撸俏覀儗⒉辉偈莵?lái)自?shī)W姆的蒙面女工了?！盤(pán)rincessJanebegantothinkveryhard.Burglarsoftenworemasks.QueenNorahhadtoldhernottoletburglarsintothecastle.簡(jiǎn)公主開(kāi)始苦思冥想，盜賊們通常帶著面具，諾拉王后告訴過(guò)她不能讓盜賊進(jìn)到城堡來(lái)。Thenextday,PrincessJanes

14、etouttofindoutwhotheMaskedCleaningLadiesreallywere.第二天，簡(jiǎn)公主開(kāi)始了搞清蒙面女工們到底是誰(shuí)的行動(dòng)。ThefirstMaskedCleaningLadywasinthekitchen,stuffingapileofdirtyshirtsintothewashingmachine.第一個(gè)蒙面女工在廚房，正把一堆臟襯衣塞進(jìn)洗衣機(jī)里。Hm,shesaid,ShallIwashthistableclothonhotorveryhot?“唔”，她說(shuō)“我該用熱還是極熱來(lái)洗這張臺(tái)布呢？”P(pán)rincessJanecameupbehindher.Shegrab

15、bedthetableclothandpulled.ItoverthecleaningLadyshead.簡(jiǎn)公主出現(xiàn)在她身后。她抓起臺(tái)布并把它蒙在清潔女工的頭上。Help!mumbledthecleaninglady,whereami?“救命啊”，女工悶聲悶氣地喊道，“我在哪里？”ThesecondMaskedCleaningLadywasscrubbingthedungeonfloors.第二個(gè)蒙面女工正在擦洗地牢的地板。Excuseme,saidPrincessJane,standingoutsideoneofthecells.“打擾一下”，簡(jiǎn)公主站在一間牢房的外面說(shuō)道.But,itsve

16、rydirtyinhere.“這里很臟啊”。Isweptitonlyfiveminutesago.Saidthesecondcleaninglady.Letmehavealook.“我五分鐘前才剛剛打掃過(guò)”，第二個(gè)女工說(shuō)。 “讓我看一下，”Shewalkedintothecell.她走進(jìn)了牢房。PrincessJaneclosedthedoorandturnedthekey.簡(jiǎn)公主關(guān)上了門(mén)并轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)鑰匙鎖上。Thethirdcleaningladywasmakingaterrificnoisewiththevacuumcleaner.ShedidnotseePrincessJanecreeping

17、upbehindher.PrincessJanegrabbedthevacuum.Shepointedthenozzleatthecleaninglady.第三個(gè)清潔女工正在使用吸塵器，發(fā)出很大的聲響。她沒(méi)看見(jiàn)簡(jiǎn)公主躡手躡腳地從背后靠近她。簡(jiǎn)公主搶過(guò)吸塵器，把吸口對(duì)準(zhǔn)了清潔女工。Onefalsemove.ShoutedPrincessJane,andIllsuckyouintothevacuum,now,takeoffyourmask.“敢亂動(dòng)一下”，簡(jiǎn)公主大叫，“我就把你吸進(jìn)吸塵器里。現(xiàn)在快拿下你的面具”。Slowlythecleaningladytookoffhermask.清潔女工慢慢地

18、除下了她的面具。Father!criedPrincessJane.“爸爸！”簡(jiǎn)公主大叫。TheothertwocleaningladiesturnedouttobeCaptainSmithandCaptainJones.另兩個(gè)清潔女工原來(lái)是史密斯上尉和瓊斯上尉。3Ithinkthatyouhadbetterexplain.SaidPrincessJane.“我認(rèn)為你們最好解釋是怎么回事”，簡(jiǎn)公主說(shuō)Well,saidkingHarry,wesetoffonourquest.Whenwereachedthewoods,wesawadragon.“好吧”哈瑞王說(shuō)，“我們開(kāi)始尋找，當(dāng)我們到達(dá)一片森林時(shí)

19、，我們看見(jiàn)了一條龍?！盬ethinkwesawadragon,saidCaptainJones.“我們想，我們看見(jiàn)了一條龍”，瓊斯上尉說(shuō)。Atleast,weheardsthmovinginthewoodsanditsoundedlikeadragon.SaidCaptainSmith.“至少，我們聽(tīng)見(jiàn)了某些東西在森林中移動(dòng)，并且它聽(tīng)上去像一條龍”，史密斯上尉說(shuō)。Sowethoughtwehadbettercomehome.SaidCaptainJones.“所以我們認(rèn)為我們最好回家”，瓊斯上尉說(shuō)。Wedressedupascleaners.SaidCaptainSmith.“我們扮成了清潔女

20、工”，史密斯上尉說(shuō)。Weratherlikedoinghousework,saidKingHarry,Welikethesmellofpolish.“我們很喜歡做家務(wù)”，哈瑞王說(shuō)，“我們喜歡拋光劑的味道”。Welikethehumofthevacuumcleaner.SaidCaptainJones.“我們喜歡吸塵器的嗡嗡聲”，瓊斯上尉說(shuō)。Welikethefeelofsoapflakes.SaidCaptainSmith.“我們喜歡肥皂片的手感”，史密斯上尉說(shuō)。Anditsmuchlessdangerousthanfightingdragons.AddedKingHarry.“并且它比起與龍

21、作戰(zhàn)來(lái)危險(xiǎn)小多了”，哈瑞王補(bǔ)充道。Dragonsareveryrare.SaidCaptainJones.Itsnotfairtohuntthem.“龍很罕見(jiàn)”，瓊斯上尉說(shuō)，“獵殺他們是不公平的”。Hm,saidPrincessJane.itseemstomethatyouthreehavebeentellinglies,Father,youhavealwaystoldmetotellthetruth.“唔”，簡(jiǎn)公主說(shuō)，“這在我看來(lái)你們?nèi)齻€(gè)說(shuō)謊了。爸爸，你總是告訴我要說(shuō)真話”Imverysorry,saidKingHarry.“我很抱歉”，哈瑞王說(shuō)。WhatwilltheQueensay?Sh

22、ellfindoutthatyouhaventfoundanycleanersorfoughtanydragons.SaidPrincessJaneshewillsendyouonayearsdragonquest.“王后會(huì)怎么說(shuō)？她將會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你們沒(méi)有找到任何清潔工或與任何龍做過(guò)戰(zhàn)?！焙?jiǎn)公主說(shuō)，“她將讓你們一年都去尋找龍”。KingHarry,CaptainSmithandCaptainJoneswentpale.哈瑞王，史密斯上尉和瓊斯上尉的臉都發(fā)白了。Pleasedonttell,theybegged,“千萬(wàn)別說(shuō)出去”，他們央求道，IwonttellifsaidPrincessJane.“我

23、將不會(huì)說(shuō)出去，如果?”，簡(jiǎn)公主說(shuō)。Ifwhat?“如果什么？”Ifmyfriendscancomeroundtoplay.“如果我的朋友們可以過(guò)來(lái)玩”。Agreed.SaidKingHarry.“一言為定”，哈瑞王說(shuō)。Thenextday,QueenNorahcamebackfromherroyaltour.Shewasverypleasedtofindthecastleneatandtidy.第二天，諾拉王后結(jié)束皇家旅行回來(lái)了。她很高興地看到城堡整潔又干凈。Soshesaid,thequestwasasuccess,whodidyoufind?“這么看來(lái)”，她說(shuō)道，“尋找成功了，你們找到誰(shuí)啦？”Wefoundthreecleaners.SaidKingHarry.“我們找到了三個(gè)清潔工”，哈瑞王說(shuō)。TheywearmaskssaidCaptainJones.“他們都戴面具”，瓊斯上尉說(shuō)。AndtheycanonlycomeonMondayssaidCaptainSmith.“并且他們只能在周一來(lái)”，史密斯上尉說(shuō)。whysthat?askedQueenNorah.“為什么只能在周