Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
词汇提示
1.ballroom 舞厅
2.bride 新娘
3.bouquet 花束
4.engagement 订婚
原文
Chapter 6: The Ball
The ballroom in the palace was very big.
There were hundreds of men and women dancing in the center.
Along the walls there were long white tables.
They had candles and all kinds of food on them.
At the top of the room, on a stage,were three large chairs.
The Queen sat in the middle and Zigfried sat on her right.
The chair on the left was empty.
It was for the Princess who would be Zigfried's wife.
"Which Princess do you like the best?"
"The one I will choose is not here yet."
"But you have met them all,surely?"
"There is another one, mother, and she is a surprise. You will see."
Every time a new guest arrived, the ballroom doors were opened, and everyone fell silent.
A servant called out the guests' names as they entered.
Each time this happened, the Prince became very excited.
But Odile never arrived.
It was almost twelve o'clock.
Zigfried had promised his mother that he would choose a bride by midnight. The two large doors opened.
"Please, let it be her!"
It was a giant cake with 18 candles on it.
Everyone in the room began to sing.
"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Prince Zigfried, Happy Birthday to you!"
Zigfried and his mother walked towards the enormous cake.
"Now, make a wish and blow out allthe candles."
No one heard him, but Zigfried said,"I wish Odile would come and be my wife."
He blew out the candles and everyone cheered.
The doors opened. "Princess Odile."
It was Odet dressed as Odile.
She wore a long white dress and long white gloves.
The gold crown was shining on her head.
She held a bouquet of flowers in her arms.
She smiled as she walked towards the Queen and Prince.
She gave the Queen the flowers, then bowed.
"Mother, this is Odile, the Princess I met in the forest."
"I knew your father. I'm sorry. I thought everyone had died in the fire. You must be the only one who lived."
Odet did not know what the wizard had done to Odile's parents.
She stopped smiling.
"Oh Mother, her story is too sad to tell. Let us enjoy this evening together. We are her family now."
"Do you mean you wish to choose Princess Odile as your wife?"
"Yes, Mother, I do. "
The Queen raised her hand for the men to sound their horns.
Everyone was quiet.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to announce the engagement of my son, Prince Zigfried. After tonight, he will be the King of this land, and he has chosen Princess Odile to be his wife."
Zigfried and Odet danced together.
Everyone around them clapped their hands.
"Odile, I knew you would come. How did you escape from the evil wizard?"
"I.. I ran away."
"And he did not see you?"
The Prince stepped back so he could look at Odet's eyes.
His heart sank when he saw those eyes.
They looked like Odile's, but there was something missing in them.
He didn't love her.
Odet began to lie about her escape from Rocford.
"I saw a falling star in the sky. I closed my eyes and made a wish. When I opened them, I was in a carriage pulled by horses. That's how I got here. It must mean we were meant to be together. Oh Zigfried, tell me you will love me forever."
He held her close, because he did not want to look in her eyes.
He knew he had loved Odile when he had first seen her.
Now he didn't know.
He thought there must be something wrong with him.
"Odile, I promise always to love you and never leave you. "
翻译
第六章：舞会
宫殿里的舞厅很大。
成百上千的男男女女在广场中央跳舞。
墙边摆着白色的长桌子。
他们有蜡烛和各种各样的食物。
在房间顶部的一个舞台上，放着三把大椅子。
王后坐在中间，齐格弗里德坐在她的右边。
左边的椅子是空的。
这是为公主准备的，她将成为齐格弗里德的妻子。
“你最喜欢哪位公主？”
“我要选的人还没来。”
“但是你一定都见过他们吧？”
“还有一个，妈妈，她是个惊喜。你会看到的。”
每当有新客人到来，舞厅的门就会打开，大家都安静下来。
客人一进来，仆人就喊他们的名字。
每次发生这种事，王子都变得非常兴奋。
但是奥迪尔一直没有来。
已经快十二点了。
齐格弗里德答应他的母亲，他会在午夜之前选择一个新娘。两扇大门打开了。
“求你了，就让她来吧！”
那是一个巨大的蛋糕，上面插着18根蜡烛。
房间里的每个人都开始唱歌。
“祝你生日快乐，祝你生日快乐，祝齐格弗里德王子生日快乐，祝你生日快乐！”
齐格弗里德和他妈妈走向那个巨大的蛋糕。
“现在，许个愿，吹灭所有的蜡烛。”
没有人听见他的话，但齐格弗里德说：“我希望奥迪尔能来做我的妻子。”
他吹灭了蜡烛，大家都欢呼起来。
门开了。“奥迪尔公主。”
是奥德打扮成奥迪尔的样子。
她穿着白色长裙，戴着白色长手套。
金王冠在她头上闪闪发光。
她怀里抱着一束花。
她微笑着走向女王和王子。
她把花送给王后，然后鞠躬。
“妈妈，这是奥迪尔，我在森林里遇到的公主。”
“我认识你父亲。我很抱歉。我以为所有人都在大火中丧生了。你一定是唯一活下来的人。”
奥德不知道巫师对奥迪尔的父母做了什么。
她不再笑了。
“哦，妈妈，她的故事太悲伤了，难以启齿。让我们一起享受这个夜晚。我们现在就是她的家人了。”
“你的意思是你想选择奥德勒公主做你的妻子？”
“是的，妈妈，我喜欢。”
女王举手示意男人们吹响喇叭。
每个人都很安静。
“女士们先生们，我要宣布我的儿子齐格弗里德王子订婚了。今晚之后，他将成为这片土地的国王，他已经选择了奥德勒公主做他的妻子。”
齐格弗里德和奥德一起跳舞。
他们周围的每个人都拍手。
“奥迪尔，我知道你会来的。你是怎么从邪恶的巫师手里逃脱的？”
“我. .我逃走了。”
“他没有看见你吗？”
王子向后退了一步，以便能看着奥德的眼睛。
当他看到那双眼睛时，他的心一沉。
它们看起来像奥迪尔的，但里面少了一些东西。
他不爱她。
奥德开始谎称她从罗福德逃走了。
“我看到天空中有一颗流星。我闭上眼睛许了个愿。当我打开它们的时候，我正坐在一辆马拉着的马车里。我就是这样来到这里的。这一定意味着我们注定要在一起。哦，齐格弗里德，告诉我你会永远爱我。”
他紧紧地抱着她，因为他不想看她的眼睛。
当他第一次见到奥迪尔的时候，他就知道他爱上了她。
现在他不知道了。
他想他一定是出了什么问题。
“奥迪尔，我保证永远爱你，永远不离开你。”
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