典范英语7-7中英文对照翻译The Masked Cleaning Ladies of Om

1、且看且珍惜7 第七篇TheMaskedCleaningLadiesofOm来自奥姆的蒙面清洁女工1Therewasaproblematthecastle.城堡里发生了一个情况。“Igiveup,”saidMrsBinns,Theroyalcleaner,“therestoomuchworkhereforoneperson.”“我不干了”，王室御用清洁女工冰说道，“这里一个人干得活儿太多了”。MrsBinnsgaveQueenNorahthekeystothecastleandleft.把城堡的钥匙给了诺拉王后以后，冰走了。QueenNorahtoldtherestoftheroyalfamil

2、y.诺拉王后将此事告诉王室其他成员。“Whatarewegoingtodo?”askedthePrincessJane.“我们要怎么办？”简公主问道。“Forastart,youcannothaveyourfriendsroundhereanymore.saidQueenNorth.“首先，你不可以带朋友到这儿来”，诺拉王后说。“Whynot?”askedPrincessJane.“为什么不可以?”简公主问。“Becausetheymaketoomuchmess.”“因为他们把这儿弄得乱七八糟”。“Perhapswecanalltrytokeepthecastletidy,”saidKingH

3、arry.“ImsurethatCaptainJonesandCaptainSmithwillhelp.Icanevendoabitofwashingmyself.”“也许我们大家可以试着让城堡保持整洁。”哈瑞王说，“我确信琼斯上尉和史密斯上尉会帮忙的，我自己甚至可以洗点东西。”“What!”shoutedQueenNorah.“PeoplewillsaythatKingHarrydoeshisowncleaning!Never!”“什么！”诺拉王后大叫，“人们将会说哈瑞王自已在打扫！决不行”。“Wecanputupanadvertforacleaner,”saidPrincessJane.“

4、我们可以张贴广告来招聘清洁工”，简公主说。“Goodidea,”saidQueenNorah.“Writeanadvertatonce.”“好主意”，诺拉王后说，“马上就写张广告”。PrincessJanewroteanotice. Shepinnedittothecastledoor.简公主就写了一张告示，她把它钉在了城堡门上。Thedayswentbyandnobodycametoaskaboutthecleaningjob.Thecastlebecamedirtieranddirtier.Therewerenomorecleanclothesandnomorecleanplates.几天

5、过去了没有任何人前来询问这份清洁工作。城堡变得越来越脏，没有任何干净衣服和任何干净盘子了。OnemorningQueenNorahheardsingingcomingfromthekitchen.Shepoppedherheadroundthedoor.Shesawashockingsight.一天早上诺拉王后听见厨房里传来歌声。她从门边探出头去，看到了令她震惊的一幕。KingHarrywasatthesinkdoingthedishes.CaptainSmithwasmoppingthefloor.CaptainJoneswaswashingtheroyalshirts.哈瑞王在洗碗池边上洗

6、盘子。史密斯上尉在拖地板。琼斯上尉在洗王室衬衣。“Stopthisatonce,”criedQueenNorah.“马上停下来”，诺拉王后大叫.“Thesearenotjobsforakingandhiscaptains.Youshouldbeoutfightingdragons.”“这可不是国王和他的上尉干的活儿。你们应当去外边与龙作战。”“Weveneverseenanydragons,dear,”saidtheKing.“我们从未见到过任何龙，亲爱的”，国王说道。“Youhaveneverevenlookedforthem,”saidQueenNorah.“可你从未前往寻找过他们”，诺拉

7、王后说。QueenNorahwassoupsetthatshemadeuphermindtogoonaroyaltourthatminute.Andyouthree:donteventhinkaboutdoingthecleaning,sheadded,YouwillgoonaquestwhileImaway.诺拉王后十分沮丧，立马打定主意进行一次御驾旅行。“你们三个：别妄想再做清洁工作，”她补充道，“我不在的时候你们要继续寻龙行动”。Aquest?saidKingHarry,hewentpale,Aquestfordragons?“寻龙行动？”哈瑞王说道，脸色发白，“进行寻龙行动？”Youc

8、anlookforthem,too.SaidQueenNorah.Butthemainjobistofindanewcleaner.“你们可以去寻龙”，诺拉王后说，“但主要任务是去寻找一个新的清洁工”。Whataboutme?askedPrincessJane.“那我干吗呢？”简公主问道。Youcanstayathomeanddontletanyburglarsin.Oryourfriends.“你可以呆在家里，并且别让盗贼和你的朋友们进来。”QueenNorahsentforherroyalcasesandbagsandbeganherroyaltour.诺拉王后派人去拿她的御用衣箱和手袋，

9、开始皇家旅行。KingHarry,CaptainJonesandCaptainSmithsetoffontheirquestforacleaner.Theylookedveryunhappy.哈瑞王，琼斯上尉和史密斯上尉动身去寻找清洁工。他们看上去非常不开心。PrincessJanewavedthemgoodbye.简公主和他们挥手告别。Itsnotfair.SniffedPrincessJane.“这不公平”，简公主忿忿不平地说. Everyonesoffonquestsandtours,andIamstuckonmyowninthissmellyoldcastle.“他们个个都离开去寻找或

10、旅行，我自己一个人被困在这个臭烘烘的旧城堡里。”2PrincessJanestuckoutherlipandhadagoodsulk.简公主撅起嘴，生了好半天闷气。Shehadjustfinishedhersulkwhentherewasaknockonthecastledoor.她正生闷气，这时城堡大门传来敲门声。PrincessJaneopenedthedoor.Therestoodthreefiguresinmasks.简公主打开了门。门口站着三个戴着面具的人。WearetheMaskedCleaningLadiesofOmsaidone.“我们是来自奥姆的蒙面清洁女工”其中一个说道。W

11、eweresentbyyourfather,KingHarry,saidanother.“我们是你父亲、哈瑞王派来的，”另一个说。Thatwasquick.SaidPrincessJane,Whereismyfather?“好快啊”简公主说“那我父亲在哪里？”Chasingdragons.Saidthethirdmaskedfigure.“在追捕龙”第三个蒙面人说。Whyareyoumasked?askedPrincessJane.“为什么你们要戴着面具？”简公主问道。Wehavetoprotectourselvesfromthedust.Saidone,Canwestart?“避免吸入灰尘”

12、，有人说，“我们可以开始了吗?”AlldaytheMaskedCleaningLadiesscrubbed,dusted,washedandpolished.Byevening,thecastlesparkled.一整天蒙面女工们都在擦洗、除尘、洗涤和抛光。到了晚上，城堡变得锃亮了。Nowthatthecastleiscleanyoucantakeoffyourmasks.SaidPrincessJane.“现在城堡干净了，你们可以取下面具了。”简公主说Oh,nosaidone,wecantdothat.“噢！不！”一个人说：“我们不能这样做”whynot?demandedPrincessJa

13、ne.“为什么不？”简公主追问道。Er,er,saidanother,IfwetakeoffourmaskswewontbetheMaskedCleaningLadiesofOm.“呃，呃?”，另一个人说“如果我们取下面具，那我们将不再是来自奥姆的蒙面女工了。”PrincessJanebegantothinkveryhard.Burglarsoftenworemasks.QueenNorahhadtoldhernottoletburglarsintothecastle.简公主开始苦思冥想，盗贼们通常带着面具，诺拉王后告诉过她不能让盗贼进到城堡来。Thenextday,PrincessJanes

14、etouttofindoutwhotheMaskedCleaningLadiesreallywere.第二天，简公主开始了搞清蒙面女工们到底是谁的行动。ThefirstMaskedCleaningLadywasinthekitchen,stuffingapileofdirtyshirtsintothewashingmachine.第一个蒙面女工在厨房，正把一堆脏衬衣塞进洗衣机里。Hm,shesaid,ShallIwashthistableclothonhotorveryhot?“唔”，她说“我该用热还是极热来洗这张台布呢？”PrincessJanecameupbehindher.Shegrab

15、bedthetableclothandpulled.ItoverthecleaningLadyshead.简公主出现在她身后。她抓起台布并把它蒙在清洁女工的头上。Help!mumbledthecleaninglady,whereami?“救命啊”，女工闷声闷气地喊道，“我在哪里？”ThesecondMaskedCleaningLadywasscrubbingthedungeonfloors.第二个蒙面女工正在擦洗地牢的地板。Excuseme,saidPrincessJane,standingoutsideoneofthecells.“打扰一下”，简公主站在一间牢房的外面说道.But,itsve

16、rydirtyinhere.“这里很脏啊”。Isweptitonlyfiveminutesago.Saidthesecondcleaninglady.Letmehavealook.“我五分钟前才刚刚打扫过”，第二个女工说。 “让我看一下，”Shewalkedintothecell.她走进了牢房。PrincessJaneclosedthedoorandturnedthekey.简公主关上了门并转动钥匙锁上。Thethirdcleaningladywasmakingaterrificnoisewiththevacuumcleaner.ShedidnotseePrincessJanecreeping

17、upbehindher.PrincessJanegrabbedthevacuum.Shepointedthenozzleatthecleaninglady.第三个清洁女工正在使用吸尘器，发出很大的声响。她没看见简公主蹑手蹑脚地从背后靠近她。简公主抢过吸尘器，把吸口对准了清洁女工。Onefalsemove.ShoutedPrincessJane,andIllsuckyouintothevacuum,now,takeoffyourmask.“敢乱动一下”，简公主大叫，“我就把你吸进吸尘器里。现在快拿下你的面具”。Slowlythecleaningladytookoffhermask.清洁女工慢慢地

18、除下了她的面具。Father!criedPrincessJane.“爸爸！”简公主大叫。TheothertwocleaningladiesturnedouttobeCaptainSmithandCaptainJones.另两个清洁女工原来是史密斯上尉和琼斯上尉。3Ithinkthatyouhadbetterexplain.SaidPrincessJane.“我认为你们最好解释是怎么回事”，简公主说Well,saidkingHarry,wesetoffonourquest.Whenwereachedthewoods,wesawadragon.“好吧”哈瑞王说，“我们开始寻找，当我们到达一片森林时

19、，我们看见了一条龙。”Wethinkwesawadragon,saidCaptainJones.“我们想，我们看见了一条龙”，琼斯上尉说。Atleast,weheardsthmovinginthewoodsanditsoundedlikeadragon.SaidCaptainSmith.“至少，我们听见了某些东西在森林中移动，并且它听上去像一条龙”，史密斯上尉说。Sowethoughtwehadbettercomehome.SaidCaptainJones.“所以我们认为我们最好回家”，琼斯上尉说。Wedressedupascleaners.SaidCaptainSmith.“我们扮成了清洁女

20、工”，史密斯上尉说。Weratherlikedoinghousework,saidKingHarry,Welikethesmellofpolish.“我们很喜欢做家务”，哈瑞王说，“我们喜欢抛光剂的味道”。Welikethehumofthevacuumcleaner.SaidCaptainJones.“我们喜欢吸尘器的嗡嗡声”，琼斯上尉说。Welikethefeelofsoapflakes.SaidCaptainSmith.“我们喜欢肥皂片的手感”，史密斯上尉说。Anditsmuchlessdangerousthanfightingdragons.AddedKingHarry.“并且它比起与龙

21、作战来危险小多了”，哈瑞王补充道。Dragonsareveryrare.SaidCaptainJones.Itsnotfairtohuntthem.“龙很罕见”，琼斯上尉说，“猎杀他们是不公平的”。Hm,saidPrincessJane.itseemstomethatyouthreehavebeentellinglies,Father,youhavealwaystoldmetotellthetruth.“唔”，简公主说，“这在我看来你们三个说谎了。爸爸，你总是告诉我要说真话”Imverysorry,saidKingHarry.“我很抱歉”，哈瑞王说。WhatwilltheQueensay?Sh

22、ellfindoutthatyouhaventfoundanycleanersorfoughtanydragons.SaidPrincessJaneshewillsendyouonayearsdragonquest.“王后会怎么说？她将会发现你们没有找到任何清洁工或与任何龙做过战。”简公主说，“她将让你们一年都去寻找龙”。KingHarry,CaptainSmithandCaptainJoneswentpale.哈瑞王，史密斯上尉和琼斯上尉的脸都发白了。Pleasedonttell,theybegged,“千万别说出去”，他们央求道，IwonttellifsaidPrincessJane.“我

23、将不会说出去，如果?”，简公主说。Ifwhat?“如果什么？”Ifmyfriendscancomeroundtoplay.“如果我的朋友们可以过来玩”。Agreed.SaidKingHarry.“一言为定”，哈瑞王说。Thenextday,QueenNorahcamebackfromherroyaltour.Shewasverypleasedtofindthecastleneatandtidy.第二天，诺拉王后结束皇家旅行回来了。她很高兴地看到城堡整洁又干净。Soshesaid,thequestwasasuccess,whodidyoufind?“这么看来”，她说道，“寻找成功了，你们找到谁啦？”Wefoundthreecleaners.SaidKingHarry.“我们找到了三个清洁工”，哈瑞王说。TheywearmaskssaidCaptainJones.“他们都戴面具”，琼斯上尉说。AndtheycanonlycomeonMondayssaidCaptainSmith.“并且他们只能在周一来”，史密斯上尉说。whysthat?askedQueenNorah.“为什么只能在周