《The Tales OF Beedle The Bard》魔法世界的童话故事 阅读分享

《The Tales OF Beedle The Bard》魔法世界的童话故事 阅读分享

《The Tales OF Beedle The Bard》，翻译成中文《游吟诗人贝多的故事》。有诗意文字，最难翻译，又还没想到更好的中文来翻译，只好这样子了。

读这本书的初衷，是冲着JKRowling来的。对啦，就是些哈利波特的Rowling。这是一本蓝色的小书，大概是被许多人借阅过，所以封面看起来脏兮兮的。翻到出版信息看了下出版年份，原来是2008年出版的书，十年的旧书，难怪有点破损，有点脏。翻开此书，读到两行很有意思的小字“Translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger”，哦！原来是赫敏姐姐从符文翻译过来的书！随便翻了几页，又发现每个寓言故事的后面都有校长邓布利多的点评！果然是一本有趣的书。既然是一本好书，不妨随意抽出其中一个故事，与君分享。

THE FOUNTAIN OF FAIR FORTUNE

High on a hill in an enchanted garden, enclosed by tall walls and protected by strong magic, flowed the Fountain of Fair Fortune

Once a year, between the hours of sunrise and sunset on the longest day, a single unfortunate was given the chance to fight their way to the Fountain, bathe in its waters and receive Fair Fortune forevermore

On the appointed day, hundreds of people travelled from all over the kingdom to reach the garden walls before dawn Male and female, young and old, of magical means and without, they gathered in the darkness, each hoping that they would be the one to gain entrance to the garden

Three witches, each with her burden of woe, met on the outskirts of the crowd and told one another their sorrows as they waited for sunrise

The first, by name Asha, was sick of a malady no Healer could cure She hoped that the Fountain would banish her symptoms and grant her a long and happy life

The second, by name Altheda, had been robbed of her home, her gold and her wand by an evil sorcerer She hoped that the Fountain might relieve of powerlessness and poverty

The third, by name Amata, had been deserted by a man whom she loved dearly, and she thought her heart would never mend She hoped that the Fountain would relieve her of her grief and longing

Pitying each other, the three women agreed that, should the chance befall them, they would unite and try to reach the Fountain together

The sky was rent with the first ray of sun, and a chink in the wall opened The crowd surged forward, each of them shrieking their claim for the Fountain’s benison Creepers from the garden beyond snaked through the pressing mass and twisted themselves around the first witch, Asha She grasped the wrist of the second witch, Altheda, who seized tight upon the robes of the third witch, Amata

And Amata became caught upon the armour of a dismal-looking knight who was seated on a bone-thin horse

The creepers tugged the three witches through the chink in the wall, and the was dragged off his steed after them

The furious screams of the disappointed throng rose upon the morning air, then fell silent as the garden walls sealed once more

Asha and Altheda were angry with Amata, who had accidentally brought along the knight

‘Only one can bathe in the Fountain! It will be hard enough to decide which of us it will be, without adding another!’

Now, Sir Luckless, as the knight was known in the land outside the walls, observed that there were witches, and, having no magic, nor any great skill at jousting or duelling with swords, nor anything that distinguished the non-magical man, was sure that he had no hope of beating the three women to the Fountain He, therefore, declared his intention of withdrawing outside the walls again

At this, Amata became angry too

‘Faint heart!’ she chided him ‘Draw your sword, Knight, and help us reach our goal!’

And so the three witches and the forlorn knight ventured forth into the enchanted garden, where rare herbs, fruit and flowers grew in abundance on either side of the sunlit paths They met no obstacle until they reached the foot of the hill on which the Fountain stood

There, however, wrapped around the base of the hill, was a monstrous white worm, bloated and blind At their approach, it turned a foul face upon them and uttered the following words:

‘Pay me the proof of your pain’

Sir Luckless drew his sword and attempted to kill the beast, but his blade snapped Then Amata essayed every spell that might subdue or entrance it, but the power of their wands was no more effective than their friend’s stone, or the knight’s steel: the Worm would not let them pass

The sun rose higher and higher in the sky, and Asha, despairing began to weep

Then the great Worm placed its face upon hers and drank the tears from her cheeks Its thirst assuaged, the Worm slithered aside and vanished into a hole in the ground

Rejoicing at the Worm’s disappearance, the three withes and the knight began to climb the hill, sure that they would reach the Fountain before noon

Halfway up the steep slope, however, they came across words cut into the ground before them

‘Pay me the fruit of your labours’

Sir Luckless took out his only coin and placed it upon the grassy hillside, but it rolled away and was lost The three witches and the knight continued to climb, but though they walked for hours more, they advanced not a step; the summit came no nearer, and still, the inscription lay in the earth before them

All were discouraged as the sun rose over their heads and began to sink towards the far horizon, but Altheda walked faster and harder than any of them and exhorted the others to follow her example, though she moved no further up the enchanted hill

‘Courage, friends, and do not yield!’ she cried, wiping the sweat from her brow

As the drops fell glittering on the earth, the inscription blocking their path vanished, and they found that they were able to move upwards once more

Delighted by the removal of this second obstacle, they hurried towards the summit as fast as they could, until at last, they glimpsed the Fountain, glittering like crystal in a bower of flowers and trees

Before they could reach it, however, they came to a stream that ran around the hilltop, barring their way In the depths of the clear water lay a smooth stone bearing the words:

‘Pay me the treasure of your past’

Sir Luckless attempted to float across the stream on his shield, but it sank The three witches pulled him from the water, then tried to leap the brook themselves, but it would not let them cross, and all the while the sun was sinking lower in the sky

So they fell to pondering the meaning of the stone’s message, and Amata was the first to understand Taking her wand, she drew from her mind all the memories of happy times she had spent with her vanished lover and dropped them into rushing waters The stream swept them away, and stepping stones appeared, and the three witches and the knight were able to pass at last on to the summit of the hill

The Fountain shimmered before them, set amidst herbs and flowers rarer and more beautiful than any they had yet seen The sky burned ruby, and it was time to decide which of them would bathe

Before they could make their decision, however, frail Asha fell to the ground Exhausted by their struggle to the summit, she was close to death

Her three friends would have carried her to the Fountain, but Asha was in mortal agony and begged them not to touch her

Then Altheda hastened to pick all those herbs she thought most hopeful, and mixed them in Sir Luckless’s gourd of water, and poured the potion into Asha’s mouth

At once, Asha was able to stand What was more, all symptoms of her dread malady had vanished

‘I ma cured!’ she cried ‘I have no need of the Fountain--let Altheda bathe!’

But Altheda was busy collecting more herbs in her apron

‘If I can cure this disease, I shall earn gold aplenty! Let Amata bathe!’

Sir Luckless bowed, and gestured Amata towards the Fountain, but she shook her head

The stream had washed away all regret for her lover, and she saw now that he had been cruel and faithless, and that it was happiness enough to be rid of him

‘Good sir, you must bathe, as a reward for all your chivalry!’ she told Sir Luckless

So the knight clanked forth in the last rays of the setting sun, and bathed in the Fountain of Fair Fortune, astonished that he was the chosen one of hundreds and giddy with his incredible luck

As the sun fell below the horizon, Sir Luckless emerged form the waters with the glory of his triumph upon him, and flung himself in his rested armour ant the feet of Amata, who was the kindest and most beautiful woman he had ever beheldFlushed with success, he begged for her hand and her heart, and Amata, no less delighted, realised that she had found a man worthy of them

The three witches and the knight set off down the hill together, arm in arm, and all four led long and happy lives, and none of them ever know or suspected that the Fountain’s waters carried no enchantment at all

这是一个典型的童话故事，简直可以作为小孩的睡前故事。里面有女巫，有骑士；有魔法，有冒险。剧情一波三折，柳暗花明，结局还是个happy ending。一边读，一边感叹Rowling 的文笔之精美，辞藻之华丽。比如这句描写日出“The sky was rent with the first ray of sun”，写出了一缕晨光破晓的意境；又比如这句“The sky burned ruby”四个单词道出晚霞的火红美艳。

Pay me the proof of your pain

Pay me the fruit of your labours

Pay me the treasure of your past

读了上面这三句，我不禁想到英语里面的一句座右铭“No pain, No gain!”。生活里面当然有pain, 往往pain之后就是一些收获。这些收获，就如同是the fruit of labour，也是人生的宝贵经历，如同珍宝一般。

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这是最好的时代，这是最坏的时代；这是智慧的时代，这是愚蠢的时代；这是信仰的时期，这是怀疑的时期；这是光明的季节，这是黑暗的季节；这是希望之春，这是失望之冬；人们面前有着各样事物，人们面前一无所有；人们正在直登天堂，人们正在直下地狱。

另一版本：

那是最美好的时代，那是最糟糕的时代；那是智慧的年头，那是愚昧的年头；那是信仰的时期，那是怀疑的时期；那是光明的季节，那是黑暗的季节；那是希望的春天，那是失望的冬天；我们全都在直奔天堂，我们全都在直奔相反的方向--简而言之，那时跟现在非常相象，某些最喧嚣的权威坚持要用形容词的最高级来形容它。说它好，是最高级的；说它不好，也是最高级的。

《TheCanterburyTales》（GeoffreyChaucer）电子书网盘下载免费在线阅读

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书名：TheCanterburyTales

作者: Chaucer, Geoffrey

出版年: 2004-12

内容简介  

Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of 'The Knight's Tale' to the joyous bawdy of the Miller's All are told with a freshness and vigour in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear

作者简介

杰弗里·乔叟（Geoffrey Chaucer，1340年—1400年），英国中世纪著名作家，出生于一个酒商家庭。1359年随爱德华三世的部队远征法国，被法军俘虏，不久以黄金赎回。乔叟当过国王侍从，出使许多欧洲国家，两度访问意大利，发现了但丁、薄伽丘和彼特拉克的作品，对他的文学创作起了极大的作用。其他作品《公爵夫人之书》(Book of the Duchess)、《声誉之宫》(The House of Fame)、《百鸟会议》(The Parliament of Fowles)、《贤妇传说》(The Legend of Good Women)以及《特洛伊罗斯与克丽西》

最好不要换，换了也可以，习惯上这里用as

when 当。。。时 ; 就在这时

as 一边。。。一边。。。 强调同时的过程

具体你可以参考这一段。

when，while，as引导时间状语从句的区别

when，while，as显然都可以引导时间状语从句，但用法区别非常大。

一、when可以和延续性动词连用，也可以和短暂性动词连用；而while和as只能和延续性动词连用。

① Why do you want a new job when youve got such a good one already？（get为短暂性动词）你已经找到如此好的工作，为何还想再找新的？

②Sorry，I was out when you called me．（call为短暂性动词）对不起，你打电话时我刚好外出了。

③Strike while the iron is hot．（is为延续性动词，表示一种持续的状态）趁热打铁。

④ The students took notes as they listened．（listen为延续性动词）学生们边听课边做笔记。

二、when从句的谓语动词可以在主句谓语动作之前、之后或同时发生；while和as从句的谓语动作必须是和主句谓语动作同时发生。

1．从句动作在主句动作前发生，只用 when。

①When he had finished his homework，he took a short rest．（finished先发生）当他完成作业后，他休息了一会儿。

②When I got to the airport，the guests had left．（got to后发生）当我赶到飞机场时，客人们已经离开了。

2．从句动作和主句动作同时发生，且从句动作为延续性动词时，when，while，as都可使用。

①When ／While ／As we were dancing，a stranger came in．（dance为延续性动词）当我们跳舞时，一位陌生人走了进来。

②When ／While ／As she was making a phonecall，I was writing a letter．（make为延续性动词）当她在打电话时，我正在写信。

3．当主句、从句动作同时进行，从句动作的时间概念淡化，而主要表示主句动作发生的背景或条件时，只能用 as。这时，as常表示“随着……”；“一边……，一边……”之意。

① As the time went on，the weather got worse．（as表示“随着……”之意）

② The atmosphere gets thinner and thinner as the height increases．随着高度的增加，大气越来越稀薄。

③As years go by，China is getting stronger and richer．随着时间一年一年过去，中国变得越来越富强了。

④The little girls sang as they went．小姑娘们一边走，一边唱。

⑤The sad mother sat on the roadside，shouting as she was crying．伤心的妈妈坐在路边，边哭边叫。

4．在将来时从句中，常用when，且从句须用一般时代替将来时。

①You shall borrow the book when I have finished reading it．在我读完这本书后，你可以借阅。

②When the manager comes here for a visit next week，Ill talk with him about this．下周，经理来这参观时，我会和他谈谈此事。

三、when用于表示“一……就……”的句型中（指过去的事情）。

sb．had hardly（＝scarcely） done sth．when．．．＝Hardly ／ Scarcely had sb．done sth．when．．．

①I had hardly ／scarcely closed my eyes when someone knocked at the door．＝Hardly ／ Scarcely had I closed my eyes when someone knocked at the door．我刚一闭上眼，就有人在敲门了。

②I had hardly ／scarcely entered my room when the telephone rang．＝Hardly ／Scarcely had I entered my room when the telephone rang．我刚一走进房门，电话就响了

歌曲名:Fairy Tales

歌手:The Style Council

专辑:Sweet Loving Ways - The Collection

小胡制作

I she'd tears writing this song

That's the last time I she'd tears

I guess not all fairy tales come with a happy ending

So lemme tell you how it is, listen up

I didn't want it like this, but it's how it goes

Sometimes every love eventually takes it's own roads

We tried to work it out, but girl we failed

A waste of a time, just another fairy tale

I didn't want it like this, but it's how it goes

Sometimes every love eventually takes it's own roads

We tried to work it our, but girl we failed

A waste of a time, just another fairy tale

Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl

They Shared so much love they can't ditch

She brought the joy to his world

They said they'd never leave each other,

Thought that this road was for sure

But little did they know, they was about to make a swurve

Those three little words were said too soon

See things aren't the way they used to be

Now they gotta worry, time ain't even worthy

Tryna work it out, but clocked out a lil too early

So she's sittin' at home and contemplating mistakes

And he's lying all alone trying not to stay awake

Cause he only meets her in his dreams

When he goes to sleep

And she's drowning in their pain

Cause her eyes always weep

So keep the book shut and don't let it unfold

Or turn to another chapter for a different story to be told

Cause all good things must come to a DISASTER

Here's the reason why they're livin' sadly ever after

I didn't want it like this, but it's how it goes

Sometimes every love eventually takes it's own roads

We tried to work it out, but girl we failed

A waste of a time, just another fairy tale

I didn't want it like ths, but it's how it goes

Sometimes every love eventually takes it's own roads

We tried to work it out, but gitl we failed

A waste of a time, just another fairy tale

You took me for granted girl, and now I'm gone

I gotta let it go, girl, I'm movin' on, movin' on

I'll admit you swept me off my feet

But I fell in now

I'll learn to get back up

I'm a strong dude with a lotta pride

You played me, had other boys on the side

But I ain't gonna trip, I'm a just let it slide

I'm independent I don't need you to ride

You was in the front, but now u in the back

We was in love and it felt just like that

And I took the hit, my heart was crying

All the things you said to me, you was just lying

I tried and tried but now I'm done trying

When all you do is just keep on denying,

A fairy tale just a waste of my time

Days gone by girl, you faded from my mind

I didn't want it like this, but it's how it goes

Sometimes every love eventually takes it's own roads

We tried to work it out, but girl we failed

A waste of a time, just another fairy tale

I didn't want it like ths, but it's how it goes

Sometimes every love eventually takes it's own roads

We tried to work it out, but gitl we failed

A waste of a time, just another fairy tale

Everything we worked for it all went down the drain

I'm sayin this to you cause I can't take the pain

I shoulda seen this comin rite from the start

You had it in your hands

But you tore my heart apart

I'm standing here and I can't look at your face

So take the memories I packed it in a suitcase

My eyes are blurry girl, you mad it hard to see

You wanna play the game, this game is over with me

I used to be a fool over and over again

But not this time, I'm callin' it an end

The truth hurts but it has to come out

So go that way and I'll take this route

And that's the reason why I wrote this song

You tried to hide it, but I knew it all along

I got my boys there tellin' me to be strong

I'm done askin' why oh why you ever do me wrong

I didn't want it like this, but it's how it goes

Sometimes every love eventually takes it's own roads

We tried to work it out, but girl we failed

A waste of a time, just another fairy tale

I didn't want it like ths, but it's how it goes

Sometimes every love eventually takes it's own roads

We tried to work it out, but gitl we failed

A waste of a time, just another fairy tale

They say, when you love something,

Let it go and it comes back to you

And it's truly yours, right

Well, you know what

It's happened 1 too many times

And uhh needless to say

It ain't workin' out baby

So Long

http://musicbaiducom/song/8233476

歌曲名:Backyard

歌手:Good Lovelies

专辑:Let The Rain Fall

Natasha Bedingfield

Backyard

It's been too long

Don't think I've seen you smile

at me for quite a while

And we're too busy doing things

We haven't noticed what's missing

Where's the fun we used to have

My childish ways and your sarcasm

Silly jokes and fairy tales

Where did we leave them

Lost in the backyard

Your lasso my tiara

My wand, your plastic bazooka

Why can't we be how we were

In the backyard

Your cowboy hat, my tutu

You hide and seek, I catch you

Why can't we be how we

were in the backyard

Simple days of hand in hand

And drawing our names in the sand

Somehow life just complicates

Our buried treasure it just waits

Lost in the backyard

Your lasso my tiara

My wand, your plastic bazooka

Why can't we be how we were

In the backyard

Your cowboy hat, my tutu

You hide and seek, I catch you

Why can't we be how we

were in the backyard

in the backyard

Hah hah hah hah

Lost you in the backyard

You can still meet me in the garden

You and I and hide behind the rosebed

You and I

You and I

Lost in the backyard again

Your lasso my tiara

My wand, your plastic bazooka

Why can't we be how we were

In the backyard

Your cowboy hat, my tutu

You hide and seek, I catch you

Why can't we be how we were

In the backyard

In the backyard

End

http://musicbaiducom/song/16777732

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