The Twelve Months[qh]
十二个月[qh]
An awful woman lived with her daughter and stepdaughter in her household.[qh]
一个可怕的女人和她的女儿和继女住在一起
She possessed feelings of hate for her stepdaughter, Anna.[qh]
她对继女安娜怀有恨意
Anna worked while her stepsister did nothing.[qh]
安娜在工作,而她的继姐姐什么也不做
On a cold January night, Anna’s stepmother remarked, "Your stepsister desires flowers. Go and find some."[qh]
在一月一个寒冷的夜晚,安娜的继母说:“你的继妹想要花
Anna was anxious about walking through the chilly landscape.[qh]
安娜想到要在寒风里寻找,感到很焦虑
The cold air made her lungs burn.[qh]
寒冷的空气使她的肺有灼烧感
She walked at a slow pace because of the snow.[qh]
因为下雪,她走得很慢
Soon, she saw a group of people.[qh]
很快,她看到了一群人
It consisted of twelve men.[qh]
一共有十二个人
Anna told them about the flowers.[qh]
安娜把花的事告诉了他们
One of the men said they were the twelve months and that they would help Anna.[qh]
其中一个人说他们是十二个月,他们会帮助安娜
January walked to her and made a motion with his hand.[qh]
一月走到她身边,用手做了个手势
The days of the month passed rapidly until it was February's turn.[qh]
这个月的日子过得很快,到了二月
February also made the month speed up.[qh]
2月份的速度也加快了
Then, March made the sun shine, and flowers grew in the field.[qh]
然后,三月阳光明媚,鲜花在田野里生长
Anna loaded her basket with so many flowers that she could hardly lift it.[qh]
安娜在篮子里装了那么多花,她几乎举不起来
Then, she gave a quick but polite "thank you" to the twelve men and returned home.[qh]
然后,她迅速而礼貌地对那十二个人说了声“谢谢”,就回家了
She was very eager to show her stepmother all the flowers.[qh]
她非常想把所有的花拿给继母看
Back at the house, she spilled the flowers onto the table.[qh]
回到家,她把花洒在桌子上
Then, she told her stepmother about the twelve men.[qh]
然后,她把十二个人的事告诉了继母
Anna's stepmother and stepsister went to seek the twelve months.[qh]
安娜的继母和继妹去找那十二个月
Their intent was to ask for gifts.[qh]
她们的目的是索要礼物
They looked and looked.[qh]
她们找啊找啊
They became lost and never found their way home, so Anna lived happily by herself.[qh]
她们迷路了,再也找不到回家的路,所以安娜一个人快乐地生活着