曾达的囚徒牛津书虫中英文双版本.docx

1、曾达的囚徒牛津书虫中英文双版本简 介 鲁道夫拉森狄尔年轻富有，出生于一个历史悠久的英国家庭，可他却长着卢里塔尼亚王室所特有的深红色头发和长而笔挺的鼻子。这是多年前一个小小的家庭“意外”造成的结果。 鲁道夫决定去参加卢里塔尼亚新国王的加冕典礼。他到了曾达城，并在森林里漫步。第二天上午他却发现自己身陷意想不到的奇遇之中。他与新朋友萨普特上尉和弗里茨一起制定了营救曾达城堡中的囚徒的计划。很快他就与国王的死对头黑迈克和鲁帕特交上了手，而且爱上了国王的表妹，美丽的弗蕾维亚公主。 然后国王然而，谁才是真正的卢里塔尼亚的国王呢？ 安东尼霍普1863年生于伦敦，1933年去世。他的真名是安东尼霍普霍金斯爵士。

2、他成为专职作家之前是一位律师。他最著名的作品有曾达的囚徒和鲁帕特。 1 The Rassendylls-and the Elphbergs I wonder when youre going to do something useful， Rudolf，my brothers wife saidShe looked at me crossly over the breakfast table But why should I do anything，Rose？I answered，calmly eating my eggIve got nearly enough money for the t

3、hings I want，and my brother，Robert，is a lord-Lord BurlesdonIm very happy Youre twenty-nine，and youve done nothing except Play about？Its trueWe Rassendylls are a rich and famous family，and we dont need to do anything This made Rose angryRich and famous families usually behave worse than less importan

4、t families，she said When I heard this，I touched my dark red hairI knew what she meant Im so pleased that Roberts hair is black！she cried Just then my brother，Robert，came inWhen he looked at Rose，he could see that there was something wrong Whats the matter，my dear？he said Oh，shes angry because I neve

5、r do anything useful，and because Ive got red hair，I said Well，I know he cant do much about his hair，or his noseRose began No，the nose and the hair are in the family，my brother agreedAnd Rudolf has both of them In the room there were many family pictures，and one of them was of a very beautiful woman，

6、Lady Amelia，who lived a hundred and fifty years agoI stood up and turned to look at it If you took that picture away，Robert，Rose cried，we could forget all about it Oh，but I dont want to forget about it，I repliedI like being an Elphberg But perhaps I should stop for a moment and explain why Rose was

7、angry about my nose and my hair and why I，a Rassendyll，said I was an ElphbergAfter all，the Elphbergs are the royal family of Ruritania，and have been for hundreds of years The story is told in a book about the Rassendyll family history In the year 1733 Prince Rudolf of Ruritania came to England on a

8、visit and he stayed for several monthsLike many of the Elphberg royal family，he had blue eyes，an unusually long straight nose and a lot of dark red hairHe was also tall and very good-looking During his stay here，he became friendly with Lady Amelia，the beautiful wife of Lord BurlesdonThey became very

9、 good friends indeed，which，naturally，did not please Lord BurlesdonSo，one cold wet morning，the two men foughtThe Prince was hurt in the fight，but got better and was hurried back to RuritaniaThere he married and became King Rudolf the ThirdBut Lord Burlesdon fell ill，and six months later he diedTwo mo

10、nths after that，Lady Amelia had a baby son，who became the next Lord Burlesdon and the head of the Rassendyll familyThe boy grew into a man with blue eyes，a long straight nose，and dark red hair These things can happen in the best of families，and among the many pictures of the Rassendylls at home，you

11、can see that five or six of them have the same blue eyes，the same nose，and the same red hair So，because my hair was red and I had the Elphberg nose，Rose worried about meIn the end，to please her，I promised to get a job in six months timeThis gave me six free months to enjoy myself first And an idea c

12、ame to meI would visit RuritaniaNone of my family had ever been thereThey preferred to forget all about the Lady AmeliaBut I saw in the newspaper that，in three weeks，the new young King，Rudolf the Fifth，would have his coronationIt would be an interesting time to visit the country I knew my family wou

13、ld not like my going，so I told them I was going walking in Austria 1 拉森狄尔家族与艾尔弗伯格家族 “我在想你究竟什么时候才会做一些有用的事儿，鲁道夫。”我的嫂嫂说。她在餐桌的那头生气地望着我。 “但我干嘛要做事呢，罗丝？”我一边回答她，一边从容地吃着鸡蛋。“我的钱够多的，差不多想要什么就能买什么，再说我哥哥罗伯特又是一位贵族伯利斯顿勋爵，我挺幸福。” “可你都29岁了，你还什么都没干，除了” “除了胡闹？你说对了，我们拉森狄尔家的人又有钱又有名，而且我们什么也不用做。” 我这么说让罗丝生气了。“又有钱又有名的人家通常比那些普

14、通人家更不规矩！” 听了她的话，我用手摸摸我的深红色头发。我懂她的意思。 “我真高兴罗伯特的头发是黑色的！”她说道。 正在此时，我哥哥罗伯特走了进来，他一看罗丝，就看出有些不对头。 “怎么了，亲爱的？”他问道。 “她生气了，因为我从没做过什么有用的事儿，而且我还长着红头发。”我说。 “当然，我知道他对他的头发和鼻子无能为力”罗丝说。 “是的，这样的鼻子和这样的头发是祖传的，”我哥哥同意她的话，“而且鲁道夫两样都占了。” 房间里有很多家族成员的画像，其中一幅画着一位非常美丽的女人，阿米莉亚夫人，她生活在150年以前。我站了起来，转身去看她。 “如果你把那画像拿走，罗伯特，”罗丝说，“我们就可以把

15、这件事忘掉。” “哦，可是我并不想忘掉它。”我回答。“我喜欢做艾尔弗伯格家族的一员。” 也许我应该停下来一会儿，解释一下为什么罗丝对我的鼻子和头发那么生气，究竟又为什么，我，一个姓拉森狄尔的，会说我自己是艾尔弗伯格家族的一员。毕竟艾尔弗伯格家族是卢里塔尼亚的王族，而且，几百年来一直如此。 这个故事在一本关于拉森狄尔家族史的书里是这么描述的： 1733年卢里塔尼亚王子鲁道夫前来英国访问，他逗留了几个月。像艾尔弗伯格王室的许多人一样，他长着蓝色的眼睛，一只不寻常的又长又挺的鼻子和很多深红色的头发。他个子很高，相貌英俊。 他在此地停留期间，与伯利斯顿勋爵美丽的妻子阿米莉亚夫人结识，事实上，他俩成了十

16、分亲密的好友，这当然不会让伯利斯顿勋爵愉快。因此，在一个寒冷潮湿的早晨，两位男士决斗了。王子负了伤，但很快好转并且匆匆返回卢里塔尼亚。在那里他结了婚，成了国王鲁道夫三世。但是伯利斯顿勋爵病了，六个月以后去世。他辞世之后两个月，阿米莉亚夫人生了一个儿子，这个男孩即成为新的伯利斯顿勋爵以及拉森狄尔家族的首领。他成人以后有着蓝色的眼睛，长而挺直的鼻子和深红色的头发。 这一类的事情可能在最上流的家庭发生。在拉森狄尔府上的许多画像中，你能看见五六个人长着同样的蓝眼睛，同样的鼻子，同样的红头发。 因此，由于我的头发是红的，而且我长着艾尔弗伯格家的鼻子，罗丝为我发愁。结果，为了让她高兴，我保证六个月以内找到

17、一份工作。这样起码我能在六个月的时间里过得快快乐乐的。 我有了一个主意我要去卢里塔尼亚。我的家族从来没有一个人去过那里。他们更愿意忘记跟阿米莉亚夫人有关的事情。可是我看到报纸上说，在三周之内，卢里塔尼亚的年轻的新国王，鲁道夫五世，将会举行加冕典礼。这时候去这个国家看看一定很有意思。 我知道家里的人一定不喜欢让我去，所以我告诉他们我要去奥地利走走。 2 The colour of mens hair On the way to Ruritania I decided to spend a night in Paris with a friendThe next morning he came w

18、ith me to the station，and as we waited for the train，we watched the crowdsWe noticed a tall，dark，very fashionable lady，and my friend told me who she was Thats Madame Antoinette de MaubanShes travelling on the same train as you，but dont fall in love with her Why not？I asked，amused Ah，said my friend，a

19、ll Paris knows that shes in love with Duke Michael of StrelsauAnd he，as you know，is the half-brother of the new King of RuritaniaAlthough hes only the second son and will never be king himself，hes still an important man and very popular，I hear，with many RuritaniansThe lovely Madame Antoinette wont l

20、ook twice at you，Rudolf I laughed，but he had woken my interest in the ladyI did not speak to her during the journey，and when we arrived in Ruritania，I left the train at Zenda，a small town outside the capitalBut I noticed that Madame de Mauban went on to Strelsau，the capital I was welcomed very kindl

21、y at my hotelIt belonged to a fat old lady and her pretty daughterFrom them I learned that the coronation was to be on the day after next，and not in three weeks The old lady was more interested in Duke Michael of Strelsau than in the new KingThe Castle of Zenda and all the land around it belonged to

22、 the Duke，but the old lady said，Its not enoughDuke Michael should be kingHe spends all his time with usEvery Ruritanian knows him，but we never see the new King But the daughter cried，Oh no，I hate Black MichaelI want a red Elphberg-and the King，our friend Johann says，is very redJohann works for the D

23、uke and hes seen the KingIn fact，the Kings staying just outside Zenda now，she addedHes resting at the Dukes house in the forest before going on to Strelsau on Wednesday for his coronationThe Dukes already in Strelsau，getting everything ready Theyre friends？I asked Friends who want the same place and

24、 the same wife，the pretty girl repliedThe Duke wants to marry his cousin，Princess Flavia，but people say shes going to be King Rudolfs wife and the Queen Just then their friend，Johann，entered the room We have a visitor，Johann，the girls mother said，and Johann turned towards meBut when he saw me，he ste

25、pped back，with a look of wonder on his face Whats the matter，Johann？the daughter asked Good evening，sir，Johann said，still staring at meHe did not seem to like what he saw The girl began to laughIts the colour of your hair，sir，she explainedWe dont often see that colour here Its the Elphberg red-not J

26、ohanns favourite colour * * * The next day I decided to walk through the forest for a few miles and take the train to Strelsau from a little station along the roadI sent my luggage on by train and after lunch，I started out on footFirst，I wanted to see the Castle of Zenda and in half an hour I had cl

27、imbed the hill to itThere were two buildings the old one，with a moat around it，and the new，modern buildingDuke Michael could have friends to stay with him in the new castle，but he could go into the old castle when he wanted to be aloneThe water in the moat was deep，and if he pulled up the drawbridge

28、 over the moat，no one could get to him I stayed there for some time and looked at the castle，and then I walked on through the forest for about an hourIt was beautiful and I sat down to enjoy itBefore I knew what had happened，I was asleep Suddenly I heard a voice say，Good heavens！He looks just like t

29、he King！ When I opened my eyes，there were two men in front of meOne of them came nearer May I ask your name？he said Well，why dont you tell me your names first？I replied The younger of the two men said，This is Captain Sapt，and I am Fritz von TarlenheimWe work for the King of Ruritania And I am Rudolf

30、 Rassendyll，I answered，a traveller from EnglandMy brother is Lord Burlesdon Of course！The hair！Sapt criedYou know the story，Fritz？ Just then a voice called out from the trees behind usFritz！Fritz！Where are you，man？ Its the King！Fritz said，and Sapt laughed Then a young man jumped out from behind a tr

31、eeI gave a cry，and when he saw me，he stepped back in sudden surpriseThe King of Ruritania looked just like Rudolf Rassendyll，and Rudolf Rassendyll looked just like the King！ For a moment the King said nothing，but then he asked，CaptainFritzwho is this？ Sapt went to the King and spoke quietly in his earThe Kings surprise changed slowly to an amused smile，then suddenly he began to laugh l