The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper
牧羊女和扫烟囱的人
There was a very old cupboard in a living room.
起居室里有一个很旧的橱柜。
Various patterns were carved on the cupboard, one of them in the middle, was a man with a strange look;
在橱柜里刻有各种各样的模型,其中位于中间的模型刻画的是一个表情奇怪的人;
he had goat's legs, a small horn on his head and a long beard on his chin.
他有着山羊的腿,头上有一个小角,下巴上留着长长的胡须。
The children who used to come in and out the room called him 'Goat Leg Billy'.
出入房间的孩子们叫他"山羊腿比利"。
Goat Leg Billy was always looking down at a desk under a mirror.
山羊腿比利的视线一直看着镜子下的桌子。
There was a lovely shepherdess made of china on the desk.
桌子上有一个瓷器做的可爱的牧羊女的模型。
The Shepherdess was holding a stick and wearing gold shoes and a skirt with red rose ornaments.
牧羊女手拿着一根棍子,穿着金色的鞋子,身穿点缀着红玫瑰的裙子。
She was also wearing a pretty golden hat.
她还戴着一顶漂亮的金色帽子。
She was very beautiful.
她漂亮极了。
Right next to her, there was a Chimney Sweeper made of china with a cute and flushed face, and he was holding a ladder.
她的旁边,有一个瓷器做的红脸的可爱的扫烟囱的人,他正拿着梯子。
They were engaged because both were close to each other, made of china and they matched each other very well as a good couple.
他们两人订婚了,因为两人离得很近,都是瓷制品看起来跟真正的夫妻一样相配。
There was another doll made of china, and this big old Chinese guy was three times bigger than the others.
那还有一个瓷器娃娃,这个上了年纪的比其他人大三倍的中国男人。
He could nod his head up and down, and he insisted that only he had the right to make decisions about the Shepherdess.
不仅可以上下点头,而且他坚持认为,只有他才有权替牧羊女做决定。
One day, Goat Leg Billy asked him to be allowed to get married with the Shepherdess, the Chinese doll nodded his head and said yes.
有一天,山羊腿比利问他是否可以娶牧羊女,中国娃娃点了点头说可以。
"Now you are going to get married.
"现在你要结婚了。
Your groom is made of mahogany, and his drawer is full of silver plates.
你的新郎是用桃花心木做的,他的抽屉里装满了银币。
Tonight, when the old cupboard makes a creaking sound, you two have to get married.
今晚,当旧碗橱里发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音时,你们就得结婚了。
The old Chinese doll said this to the Shepherdess and fell asleep.
老中国娃娃告诉牧羊女这个消息后便睡着了。
The Shepherdess cried and looked at her beloved Chimney Sweeper.
牧羊女哭着望向她心爱的扫烟囱的小伙子。
"I don't want to go to the dark cupboard. Let's go to the outside world with me!"
"我不想去黑暗的橱柜里。跟我一起去外面的世界吧!"
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