Susy’s Christmas Present苏西的圣诞礼物

from Christmas Short Story翻译：寒星

Susy’s Christmas Present苏西的圣诞礼物

from Christmas Short Story翻译：寒星

圣诞节即将到来，让我们围坐在温暖的火炉旁，听苏西奶奶讲述一个过去的故事吧！

“Tell us a story,1)Nanny, please do,”begged two little girls. “Did you ever have just what you wished for at Christmas?”

“Yes, I did once. I was the oldest, and had two brothers and three little sisters.We lived in a little2)cottage. My father was dead, and mother worked for the rich people around the village.

It was the day before Christmas.Mother was working for a kind lady.Mother asked me to3)mind the children,and perhaps I might have a nice Christmas present.

I had been wishing for a4)muff. But I knew Mother could not afford one.

It was dark, and we all sat around the fire. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. I opened it. A boy5)shoved a big box into the room and ran away.

Our names were on the cover, and the children were6)wild to see what was inside.

‘Wait till mother comes,’ I said, and soon we heard her at the gate. She seemed surprised, and advised us to go to bed and wait until morning to see our presents. It was pretty hard, but at last we fell asleep.

We were up early. There were dolls and toys for the little ones, and for me a lovely muff, lined with blue. I was a happy girl that Christmas.

And now, my dears, you must go to bed, or Santa Claus will not be able to find your7)stockings.”

“Your story was very nice. Good night, and call us early in the morning.”

1) nanny [ˑnænɪ] n. 〈儿〉 奶奶

2) cottage [ˑkɒtɪdʒ] n. 小屋，村舍

3) mind [maɪnd] v. 照料，照看

4) muff [mʌf] n. 暖手筒，（御寒用的）毛皮袖套

5) shove [ʃʌv] v. 推，猛推

6) wild [waɪld] adj. 狂热的

7) stocking [ˑstɒkɪŋ] n.（女式）长筒袜

参考译文

“奶奶，给我们讲个故事吧，拜托您讲一个吧，”两个小女孩央求道。“您曾经收到过刚好是自己很想要的圣诞礼物吗？”

“是的，确实有过那么一次。我是家里的老大，有两个弟弟和三个妹妹。我们住在一间小村舍里。父亲过世了，母亲在村里的富人家中干活。

那是在圣诞节的前一天。母亲在给一个好心的夫人干活。母亲叮嘱我要好好照看弟弟妹妹们，或许我还能得到一份不错的圣诞礼物。

我一直都很想要一个暖手筒。可是我知道母亲买不起。

外头很黑，我们全都围坐在火炉旁。突然有人来敲门。我将门打开。一个男孩把一个大箱子推进屋里，转身就跑了。

箱子上写着我们的名字，弟弟妹妹们都欣喜若狂，想看看里面装的是什么。

‘先等母亲回来，’我说，不一会儿，我们便听到母亲回到家门口的动静。她看起来很惊讶，建议我们先上床睡觉，等到明天早上再拆礼物。这太难了，不过最终我们还是睡着了。

我们一大早就起床了。盒子里有给小家伙们的玩偶和玩具，给我的是一个有着蓝色内衬的可爱暖手筒。那年圣诞，我感到幸福极了。

而现在，我的孩子们，你们得睡觉咯，不然圣诞老人就找不到你们的袜子啦。”

“您的故事真好听。晚安，明天早上早点儿叫我们起床吧。”

词组加油站

line…with… 用……给……加衬里

名师考点小结

1. afford是及物动词，通常与can、be able to等连用，表示“负担得起（费用、损失、后果等），抽得出（时间）”。其后一般跟名词、代词或不定式，主要用于否定句与疑问句中。例如：

He’s not rich enough to afford to buy a car. 他不够富有，买不起车。

Are you able to afford the time for a holiday? 你能抽出时间去度假吗？

2.“advise+宾语+动词不定式”的结构表示“建议某人做某事”。例如：My teacher advises me to leave now. 老师建议我现在就离开。

动词advise意为“建议，向……提意见”。主要用法有：

1) advise+名词/代词

The doctor advised a week’s rest. 医生建议休息一周。

2) advise+动名词（不能用不定式）

We advised starting early. 我们建议早点儿出发。

Tom advised sending for a doctor at once. 汤姆建议立即去请医生。

3) advise+宾语+介词短语

Could you advise me on the problem? 对这个问题，你能给我些忠告吗？

4) advise+（that）从句

We advise (that) measures (should) be taken to stop pollution at once. 我们建议立即采取相关措施阻止污染。