新概念早讀英語(yǔ)初中版 第40期:玫瑰
玫瑰
There was once a poor woman who had two children.
從前有個(gè)貧窮的婦女，她有倆個(gè)孩子。
The youngest had to go into the forest every day tofetch wood.
小女兒天天要進(jìn)森林去拾柴。
Once when she had gone a long way to find it,
有一回她走了好長(zhǎng)一段路尋找柴火，
a little child,who was quite strong,
一個(gè)十分壯實(shí)的小男孩
came and helped her industriously to pick up the wood and carry it home,
過(guò)來(lái)相助，勤快地拾撿柴火。還幫她背回家。
and then before a moment had passed the strange child disappeared.
然后轉(zhuǎn)眼工夫，這個(gè)陌生的小男孩突然消失了。
The child told her mother this,but at first she would not believe it.
小女孩把這一切告訴了媽媽，可是媽媽起先還不肯相信。
One day she brought a rose home,
后來(lái)她又帶了一朵玫瑰回家，
and told her mother that the beautiful child had given it to her,
告訴媽媽這朵美麗的玫瑰是那位美少年送給她的，
and told her that when it was in full bloom,he would return.
還對(duì)她說(shuō)，等到花兒盛開的時(shí)候，他就會(huì)回來(lái)。
The mother put the rose in water.
媽媽便把玫瑰養(yǎng)在水里。
One morning the child did not get out of bed.
一天早上小女兒沒有起床。
The mother went to the bed and found her dead,but she looked very happy.
媽媽走到床邊發(fā)現(xiàn)她已經(jīng)死了，可是她躺在那里看上去很幸福。
On the same morning, the rose was in full bloom.
也就在這天早上，那朵玫瑰綻放了。
