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1、TheRobberBridegroomJacobandWilhelmGrimmOnceuponatimetherewasamillerwhohadabeautifuldaughter.Whenshecameofagehewishedthatshewasprovidedforandwellmarried.Hethought,"Ifarespectablesuitorcomesandasksforherhandinmarriage,Iwillgivehertohim."Notlongafterwardasuitorcamewhoappearedtobeveryrich,andbecausethe
2、millercouldfindnofaultwithhim,hepromisedhisdaughtertohim.1.miller[ˈmili:]n.厂主,磨房主2.suitor[ˈsu:tə]n.追求某女子的人Thegirl,however,didnotlikehimasmuchasabrideshouldlikeherbridegroom.Shedidnottrusthim,andwhenevershesawhimorthoughtabouthim,shefeltwithinherheartasenseofhorror.Onetimehesaidtoher,"Youareengagedt
3、omarryme,butyouhaveneveroncepaidmeavisit."Thegirlreplied,"Idon'tknowwhereyourhouseis."Thenthebridegroomsaid,"Myhouseisoutinthedarkwoods."Lookingforanexcuse,shesaidthatshewouldnotbeabletofindthewaythere.Thebridegroomsaid,"NextSundayyoumustcomeouttome.Ihavealreadyinvitedguests.Iwillmakeatrailofashes,
4、sothatyoucanfindyourwaythroughthewoods."1.trail[treil]n.轨迹WhenSundaycame,anditwastimeforthegirltostartonherway,shebecamefrightened,althoughsheherselfdidnotknowexactlywhy.Inordertomarkthepath,shefilledbothherpocketsfullofpeasandlentils.Attheentranceoftheforesttherewasatrailofashes,whichshefollowed,b
5、utateverystepshethrewacoupleofpeastotheground,totherightandtotheleft.Shewalkedalmostthewholedayuntilshecametothemiddleofthewoods,whereitwasthedarkest,andtherestoodasolitaryhouse.Shedidnotlikeit,becauseitlookedsodarkandsinister.Shewentinside,butnoonewasthere.Itwastotallyquiet.1.Lentil[ˈlentəl]n.小扁豆2
6、.Solitary[ˈsɔlitəri]adj.孤零零的3.Sinister[ˈsinistə]adj.不祥的、危险的Suddenlyavoicecalledout:Turnback,turnback,youyoungbride.Youareinamurderer'shouse.Thegirllookedupandsawthatthevoicecamefromabird,whichwashanginginacageonthewall.Itcriedoutagain:Turnback,turnback,youyoungbride.Youareinamurderer'shouse.Thenthe
7、beautifulbridewentfromoneroomtoanother,walkingthroughthewholehouse,butitwasentirelyempty,andnotahumansoulwastobefound.Finallyshecametothecellar.Averyoldwomanwassittingthereshakingherhead.1.Cellar[ˈselə]n.地窖