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经典少儿英语故事皇帝的新装
经典少儿英语故事-皇帝的新装
Manyyearsagotherewasakingwholikedtowearnicenewclothes.Hisordertowearbeautifulclothesandflowerstoallthemoneyup,andhedidnotcareabouthisarmy,notlikethetheater.Excepttoshowoffhisnewclothes,hedidnotlikethecarriagethepark.Everydayhehadacoatforeveryhour.Peoplealwayssaid,referringtotheemperor:
“Theemperorintheconferenceroom.”Butwhenpeoplementionhim,alwayssaid:
.“Theemperorinthelockerroom.”
Helivedinthebigcity,lifeisveryrelaxed,veryhappy.Manyforeignerscomeeveryday.Onedaytwoswindlers.Theysaidtheywereweavers.Theysaytheycannotimaginewhoweavethemostbeautifulcloth.Thisfabriccolorsandpatternsarenotonlyverybeautiful,butalsouseittosewclothesoutthereisastrangerole,andthatisallincompetentorstupidpeoplecannotseetheclothes.
“That’swhatmyfavoriteclothes!
”Thoughttheemperor.“Iwearsuchclothes,youcanseemykingdomwhoisincompetent;Icandistinguishwhoisawiseman,whoisafool,Iwanttocallthemimmediatelysowovencloth.come!
“hepaidalotofmoneytotheswindlers,theymightbegintheirwork.
Theysetuptwolooms,andpretendedtolookatwork,butwhatdidnotontheirlooms.Theyaskedforthefinestsilkandgoldtothem.Theyputthesethingsintotheirownpockets,butpretendedworkonthatemptyloomstilllateatnight.
“Iwonderhowtheygetonwiththecloth,”saidtheemperor.However,heimmediatelythoughtofthestupidorincompetentpersoncannotseethecloth.Hisheartdidfeelsomewhatlesscomfortable.Hebelievedthathehadnothingtofear.Evenso,hestillfeltthefirsttosendamantolookmoreappropriate.Thewholetownheardaboutthisfabrichasastrangepower,soeveryonewouldliketotakethisopportunitytotesttoseeiftheirneighborsjusthowstupid,howsilly.
“Iwanttosendmyhonestoldministertotheweaverstosee,”thoughttheemperor.“Onlyhecanseethatthisiswhatitislikecloth,becauseheisintelligent,andnobodyunderstandshisofficethanhe.”
Sothefaithfuloldministerwenttotwoswindlers.Theyareonemptyloomstoworkwith.
“Thisishowchildren?
”Thoughttheoldman,hiseyeswideopenthereissizedsogreat.
“WhatIcannotseeanything!
”Buthedarenotsayso.
Bothswindlersrequestedhimtocomenear,andaskedhim,fabricpatternisnotverybeautiful,colorisnotverypretty.Theypointedtotheemptylooms.
Thepooroldminister’seyesgrewbigger,buthestillcouldnotseeanything,fortherewasnothingtobeseen.
“MyGod!
”Hethought.“?
AmIastupidpeopledoIneverdoubtedmyselfIcannotsaythatthisthingIdonotdoincompetent-not;..?
IcannotsaythatIcannotseethecloth.”
“Hey,yougotnothingtodo?
”Isaweaverweaversaid.
“Ah,beautiful!
Itwasfantastic!
”Theoldministersaid.Heworeglasseslookcarefully.“Whatabeautifulpattern!
Whatcolors!
Yes,IwilltelltheemperorthatIliketheclothverymuch.”
“Ah,wehearyou,reallyhappy,”saidthetwoweavers.Theyputtheserarecolorsanddescribedthepatternalot,plussomenounchildren.Theoldministerlistenedattentively,inordertogobacktotheEmperor,youcanstillrecite.Infact,hewilldoso.
Boththeswindlersaskedforalotofmoney,moresilkandgold,theysaiditwasnecessarytoweaving.Theyputitallputintothepockets,evenalinenortheloom.Buttheystillcontinuetoworkontheemptylooms.
Soon,theemperorsentanotherhonestofficertosee,itisnottheclothwouldsoonbebetter.Hisluckwasnotbetterthantheheadofaminister:
helookedandlooked,butonthatemptyloomsnothing,whathecannotseethings.
“Youarenotabeautifulpieceofcloth?
”Askedthetwoswindlers.Theypointedtoanumberofbeautifulpatternsandmadesomeexplanation.Infactwhatpatterndidnot.
“I’mnotstupid!
”Theofficialthought.“It’sprobablybecauseIdonotdeservetoplaysuchagoodofficerightnow?
Itisverystrange,butImustnotletanyoneseeit!
”Soheputtheclothhedidnotseealotofpraise,andsaytothem,hewasveryfondofthesebeautifulcolorsandsubtlepatterns.“Yes,thatissobeautiful,”hesaidtotheemperor.
Thatallthepeoplearetalkingaboutthisbeautifulfabric.
Whilethisstillontheloomwhentheemperorwishedtoseeithimself.Hechoseagroupofspeciallydelineatedentourage-includingtwothathavegonetoanhonestminister.Thus,hewouldgotherelivetwocraftyswindlersplacetogo.Thesetwoguysaretoyoursensesweaving,butcannotseetheshadowofalineof“Isitnotbeautiful?
”Saidthetwoofficialssaid.“YourMajesty,whatabeautifulpattern!
Whatabeautifulcolor!
”Theypointedtotheemptylooms,fortheyimaginedtheotherscouldseethecloth.
“Thisisabouthowchildrendo?
”Thoughttheemperor.“Ididnotseeanything!
Thisisridiculous!
AmIastupidperson?
AmIunfittobeemperor?
ThatI’veneverreallyhadmetoneofthemostterriblething.”
“Ah,itisverybeautiful!
”SaidtheEmperor.“Iapprobation!
”
Henoddedinsatisfaction.Hepretendedtolookatverycarefullyloomlook,becausehedidnotwanttosayhesawnothing.Allhisattendantswithhim,lookedandlooked,buttheydidnotseeanythingmore.However,theyalsoliketheemperor,saying:
“ah,verybeautiful!
”Theyadvisedhimofthisstrange,beautifulfabricsmadeclothes,puttheclothesinpersontojointheprocessionwhichwassoontobeheld.“Reallybeautiful!
Reallyfine!
It’sgood!
”Echoedwitheveryone.Everybodyseemedhappy.EmperorgavetheJazzaliarandatitlecanbewornintheirbuttonholemedalperperson;andalsotosealthemas“imperialemployedweavers.”
Thenextmorningtheprocessionwastotakeplace.Inthenightbefore,thetwoswindlersdidnotsleepallnight,lit16candles.Youcanseethattheywerebusytofinishtheemperor’snewclothes.Theypretendedtorolltheclothoffthelooms.Theyusedtwobigscissorscutforawhileintheair,butalsowithneedleswithoutthread,sewapass.Finally,theysaidinunison:
“Lookatthenewclothesareready!
!
”
Emperorwithagroupofhismostnobleknightspersonallyarrived.Thetwoswindlersraisedonehandasiftheywereholdingsomethingup.Theysaid:
“Look,thisisthepants,thisistherobewhichisthecoat!
!
”Andsoon.“It’slikeaspider’sweb,likesoftclothes:
thepersonwearingitwillfeelasiftheydonothavesomethinglike-thisispreciselythebeautyofthedress.”
“Exactly,”Allthecourtiers.Buttheydidnotseeanything,becauseinfactdidnothing.
“Pleaseundresstheemperor,”twofraudssaid,“wewanttoputonnewclothesinfrontofHisMajestythebigmirror.
TheEmperorwasundressedup.Thetwoswindlerspretendedtohavejustsewnnewclothesonebyonetohim.Theygetthereathiswaistforawhile,asifonlinesomethingup:
Thisisaftergarment(Note:
Afterthegarment(Slaebet)isdraggedbehindthedressofalongpieceofcloth;itisthefeudaleraonekindofEuropeanaristocracyattire.).Herolledhimselfemperorinfrontofthemirror,wiggledherwaist.
“God,howfitthisdressah!
Shapecutjusthowniceah!
”Everyonesaid.“Whatabeautifulpattern!
Whatcolors!
Thisisreallyapreciousclothes!
”
“Wehavebeenoutofthecanopyisready,yourMajestygoout,youcancomeandgoholduptheprocession!
”Saidtheofficialceremony.
“Yes,Iamquiteready,”saidtheEmperor,“Thisiswhattheclothesfitme?
”Sohewentinfrontofthemirror,turninghimselfabit,becausehetoldeveryonetoseehimexamininghisbeautifulclothing.Thosewithintheministerwillbeholdingaftergarment,haveahandleontheEastWesttouchtheground,asiftheyreallylikegarmentpickupthereafter.Theymarching,holdingthehandsoftheair-theydidnotlikepeopletoknowthattheyreallydidnotseeanything.
Theemperorwouldmarchupunderthebeautifulcanopy.Standingonthestreetandwindowsyardpeoplesay:
“!
!
!
Boy,theemperor’snewclothesisreallybeautifulgarmentafterhiscoatfollowinghowbeautifulhowclothesfit”whodonotwantpeopletoknowhecouldnotseeanything,becausethiswillexposethemselvesincompetent,ortoostupid.Emperor’sclothesnevergetsuchuniversalpraise.
“Butwhathedidnotwearclothesah!
”Alittlechildcriedout.
“God,yo,youlistentothevoiceofinnocence!
”Dadsaid.Andwhatthechildhadsaidwaswhisperedspread.
“Hedidnotwearanyclothes!
Thereisachildthathehasnotgotanythingon!
”
“Hereallyisnotwhattowearit!
”Finallyallthepeoplesay.
TheEmperorwasvexed,becauseheknewthatthepeoplespeakisright.Buthedidthinktohimself:
“Ihavetoholdtheprocessionceremonyfinished.”Soheputonamoreproudoftheair,hisvassalswithinwalkingbehindhim,holdingthehandsofanon-existentafterthegarment.
(1837)
Thisstorywaswrittenin1837,thesameyearandtogetherwriteanotherfairytale“LittleSea”syntheticasmallcollectionpublished.Andersonthenonly32yearsold,thatis,hebeganwritingthethirdyearafterthefairytale(theageof30hebegantowritefairytales).Butthisfairytalecanbeseen,Andersonobservedonsocietyishowdeep.Hereherevealedtotheemperor,ledbytherulingclasshowvanity,extravaganceandwaste,and,mostimportantly,howstupid.Crooksseetheirfeatures,heproposed“allincompetentorstupidpeoplecannotseetheclothes.”Ofcoursetheycannotsee,becausetherearenotanyclothes.Buttheyareguilty,theyareafraidofpeoplefindneitherincompetentandfoolish,theyspokeinpraiseofclothesthatdonotexisthowbeautiful,howbeautifultowearonthebody,butalsoheldaceremonyparadenakedthroughthestreets,lett