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1、7第七篇The Masked Cleaning Ladies of Om来自奥姆的蒙面清洁女工1There was a problem at the castle.城堡里发生了一个情况。 I give up, said Mrs Binns, The royal cleaner, “there s too much work here for one person.w“我不干了”，王室御用清洁女工冰说道，“这里一个人干得活儿太多了”。Mrs Binns gave Queen Norah the keys to the castle and left.把城堡的钥匙给了诺拉王后以后，冰走了。Quee

2、n Norah told the rest of the royal family.诺拉王后将此事告诉王室其他成员。“What are we going to do?” asked the Princess Jane.“我们要怎么办？ ”简公主问道。“For a start ,you cannot have your friends round here any more . said Queen North.“首先，你不可以带朋友到这儿来。诺拉王后说。“Why not?” asked Princess Jane.“为什么不可以?”简公主问。“Because they make too muc

3、h mess. w“因为他们把这儿弄得乱七八糟”。“Perhaps we can al I try to keep the castle tidy, said King Harry. UV m sure that Captain Jones and Captain Smith wi11 help. I can even do a bit of washing myself. H“也许我们大家可以试着让城堡保持整洁J哈瑞王说，“我确信琼斯上尉和史密斯上尉会 帮忙的，我自己甚至可以洗点东西。”“What!” shouted Queen Norah. People wi11 say that Kin

4、g Harry does his own cleaning! Never!“什么!”诺拉王后大叫，“人们将会说哈瑞王自已在打扫！决不行”。“We can put up an advert for a cleaner,M said Princess Jane.“我们可以张贴广告来招聘清洁工”，简公主说。“Good idea, said Queen Norah, Write an advert at once. w“好主意”，诺拉王后说，“马上就写张广告”。Princess Jane wrote a notice. She pinned it to the castle door.简公主就写了一张

5、告示，她把它钉在了城堡门上。The days went by and nobody came to ask about the cleaning job. The castle became dirtier and dirtier. There were no more clean clothes and no more clean plates.几天过去了没有任何人前来询问这份清洁工作。城堡变得越来越脏，没有任何干净衣服和 任何干净盘子了。One morning Queen Norah heard singing coming from the kitchen. She popped her

6、 head round the door. She saw a shocking sight.一天早上诺拉王后听见厨房里传来歌声。她从门边探出头去，看到了令她震惊的一幕。King Harry was at the sink doing the dishes. Captain Smith was mopping the floor.Captain Jones was washing the royal shirts.哈瑞王在洗碗池边上洗盘子。史密斯上尉在拖地板。琼斯上尉在洗王室衬衣。“Stop this at once, cried Queen Norah.“马上停下来”，诺拉王后大叫“Thes

7、e are not jobs for a king and his captains. You should be out fighting dragons.”“这可不是国王和他的上尉干的活儿。你们应当去外边与龙作战JWe ve never seen any dragons, dear,w said the King.“我们从未见到过任何龙，亲爱的，国王说道。“You have never even Iooked for them, said Queen Norah.“可你从未前往寻找过他们”，诺拉王后说。Queen Norah was so upset that she made up he

8、r mind to go on a royal tour that minute. And you three： don t even think about doing the cleaning, * she added, You wi11 go on a quest while V m away. *诺拉王后十分沮丧，立马打定主意进行一次御驾旅行。“你们三个:别妄想再做清洁工作,” 她补充道，“我不在的时候你们要继续寻龙行动”。A quest?1 said King Harry, he went pale, A quest for dragons?*“寻龙行动？ ”哈瑞王说道，脸色发白，”

9、进行寻龙行动？ ”You can look for them, too.* Said Queen Norah. But the main job is to find a new cleaner. ,“你们可以去寻龙。诺拉王后说，“但主要任务是去寻找一个新的清洁工”。What about me? asked Princess Jane.“那我干吗呢？ ”简公主问道。You can stay at home and don t let any burglars in.Or your friends., “你可以呆在家里，并且别让盗贼和你的朋友们进来JQueen Norah sent for he

10、r royal cases and bags and began her royal tour. 诺拉王后派人去拿她的御用衣箱和手袋，开始皇家旅行。King Harry, Captain Jones and Captain Smith set off on their quest for a cleaner. They Iooked very unhappy.哈瑞王，琼斯上尉和史密斯上尉动身去寻找清洁工。他们看上去非常不开心。Princess Jane waved them goodbye.简公主和他们挥手告别。It s not fair. Sniffed Princess Jane.“这不公

11、平。简公主忿忿不平地说.Everyone s off on quests and tours, and I am stuck on my own in this smeIly old cast Ie.“他们个个都离开去寻找或旅行，我自己一个人被困在这个臭烘烘的旧城堡里。” 2Princess Jane stuck out her I ip and had a good sulk.简公主撅起嘴，生了好半天闷气。She had just finished her sulk when there was a knock on the cast Ie door. 她正生闷气，这时城堡大门传来敲门声。P

12、rincess Jane opened the door.There stood three figures in masks.简公主打开了门。门口站着三个戴着面具的人。We are the Masked Cleaning Ladies of Onf said one.“我们是来自奥姆的蒙面清洁女工”其中一个说道。We were sent by your father, King Harry,F said another.“我们是你父亲、哈瑞王派来的,”另一个说。That was quick. * Said Princess Jane, Where is my father?*“好快啊”简公主

13、说“那我父亲在哪里？”Chasing dragons. * Said the third masked figure.“在追捕龙”第三个蒙面人说。4Why are you masked ? asked Princess Jane.“为什么你们要戴着面具？ ”简公主问道。We have to protect ourselves from the dust.* Said one, Can we start?“避免吸入灰尘。有人说，“我们可以开始了吗?”Al I day the Masked Cleaning Ladies scrubbed, dusted, washed and polished.

14、 By evening, the castle sparkled.一整天蒙面女工们都在擦洗、除尘、洗涤和抛光。到了晚上，城堡变得锋亮了。Now that the cast Ie is clean you can take off your masks. , Said Princess Jane.“现在城堡干净了，你们可以取下面具了 J简公主说Oh, no* said one, we can* t do that. *“噢！不!” 一个人说：“我们不能这样做”why not? demanded Princess Jane.“为什么不？ ”简公主追问道。Er,er, said another, I

15、f we take off our masks we won t be the Masked Cleaning Ladies of Om.“呃,呃? ”，另一个人说“如果我们取下面具，那我们将不再是来自奥姆的蒙面女工了 J Princess Jane began to think very hard. Burglars often wore masks. Queen Norah had told her not to let burglars into the castle.简公主开始苦思冥想，盗贼们通常带着面具，诺拉王后告诉过她不能让盗贼进到城堡来。The next day, Princes

16、s Jane set out to find out who the Masked Cleaning Ladies really were.第二天，简公主开始了搞清蒙面女工们到底是谁的行动。The first Masked Cleaning Lady was in the kitchen, stuffing a pi Ie of dirty shirts into the washing machine.第一个蒙面女工在厨房，正把一堆脏衬衣塞进洗衣机里。Hm, she said, Shall I wash this tablecloth on hot or very hot* ?“唔二她说“我

17、该用热还是极热来洗这张台布呢？ Princess Jane came up behind her. She grabbed the tablecloth and pul led. It over the cleaning Lady* s head.简公主出现在她身后。她抓起台布并把它蒙在清洁女工的头上。Help! mumbIed the cleaning lady, where am i?“救命啊”，女工闷声闷气地喊道，“我在哪里？ ”The second Masked Cleaning Lady was scrubbing the dungeon floors.第二个蒙面女工正在擦洗地牢的地

18、板。Excuse me, said Princess Jane, standing outside one of the cells.“打扰一下”，简公主站在一间牢房的外面说道.But, if s very dirty in here.1“这里很脏啊”。I swept it only five minutes ago. * Said the second cleaning lady, let me have a I ook.“我五分钟前才刚刚打扫过，第二个女工说。“让我看一下,”She waIked into the cell.她走进了牢房。Princess Jane cIosed the d

19、oor and turned the key.简公主关上了门并转动钥匙锁上。The third cleaning lady was making a terrific noise with the vacuum cleaner. She did not see Princess Jane creeping up behind her. Princess Jane grabbed the vacuum. She pointed the nozzIe at the cleaning lady.第三个清洁女工正在使用吸尘器，发出很大的声响。她没看见简公主蹑手蹑脚地从背后靠 近她。简公主抢过吸尘器，把

20、吸口对准了清洁女工。One false move. * Shouted Princess Jane, * and T 11 suck you into the vacuum, now, take off your mask.r“敢乱动一下”，简公主大叫，“我就把你吸进吸尘器里。现在快拿下你的面具”。Slowly the cleaning lady took off her mask.清洁女工慢慢地除下了她的面具。Father! cried Princess Jane.“爸爸!”简公主大叫。The other two cleaning ladies turned out to be Captai

21、n Smith and Captain Jones.另两个清洁女工原来是史密斯上尉和琼斯上尉。3I think that you had better explain/ Said Princess Jane.“我认为你们最好解释是怎么回事”，简公主说Well, said king Harry, we set off on our quest. When we reached the woods, we saw a dragon.1“好吧”哈瑞王说，“我们开始寻找，当我们到达一片森林时，我们看见了一条龙。”We think we saw a dragon, said Captain Jones.

22、“我们想，我们看见了一条龙”，琼斯上尉说。At least, we heard sth moving in the woods and it sounded I ike a dragon., Said Captain Smith.“至少，我们听见了某些东西在森林中移动，并且它听上去像一条龙”，史密斯上尉说。So we thought we had better come home. Said Captain Jones.“所以我们认为我们最好回家”，琼斯上尉说。We dressed up as cleaners. * Said Captain Smith.“我们扮成了清洁女工”，史密斯上尉说。

23、We rather I ike doing housework, * said King Harry, We I ike the smelI of polish. *“我们很喜欢做家务”，哈瑞王说，“我们喜欢抛光剂的味道”。4We I ike the hum of the vacuum cleaner. , Said Captain Jones.“我们喜欢吸尘器的嗡嗡声。琼斯上尉说。We I ike the feel of soap flakes.v Said Captain Smith.“我们喜欢肥皂片的手感”，史密斯上尉说。4And if s much less dangerous tha

24、n fighting dragons.* Added King Harry.“并且它比起与龙作战来危险小多了”，哈瑞王补充道。Dragons are very rare.* Said Captain Jones. It s not fair to hunt them.“龙很罕见。琼斯上尉说，“猎杀他们是不公平的”。Hm, said Princess Jane. it seems to me that you three have been telling lies, Father, you have always told me to tel I the truth.f“唔。简公主说，“这在我

25、看来你们三个说谎了。爸爸，你总是告诉我要说真话” m very sorry, * said King Harry.“我很抱歉”，哈瑞王说。What wi11 the Queen say? She, 11 find out that you haven t found any cleaners or fought any dragons. , Said Princess Jane she wi11 send you on a year s dragon quest.f“王后会怎么说？她将会发现你们没有找到任何清洁工或与任何龙做过战J简公主说, “她将让你们一年都去寻找龙”。King Harry,

26、 Captain Smith and Captain Jones went pale.哈瑞王，史密斯上尉和琼斯上尉的脸都发白了。Please don t tell/ they begged, “千万别说出去。他们央求道，*1 won t tel I if said Princess Jane.“我将不会说出去，如果?”，简公主说。If what?“如果什么？ ”Uf my friends can come round to play. ,“如果我的朋友们可以过来玩”。Agreed. Said King Harry.“一言为定”，哈瑞王说。The next day, Queen Norah ca

27、me back from her royal tour. She was very pleased to find the castle neat and tidy.第二天，诺拉王后结束皇家旅行回来了。她很高兴地看到城堡整洁又干净。So she said, the quest was a success, who did you find?,“这么看来”，她说道，“寻找成功了，你们找到谁啦？”We found three cleaners. * Said King Harry.“我们找到了三个清洁工”，哈瑞王说。They wear masks said Captain Jones.“他们都戴面

28、具，琼斯上尉说。And they can only come on Mondaysr said Captain Smith.“并且他们只能在周一来”，史密斯上尉说。why s that? asked Queen Norah.“为什么只能在周一”，诺拉王后问道。They are having lots of trouble with dagons, * said Princess Jane. Father and the captains are going to fight the dragons every Monday while the the cleaners com and tidy

29、 the castle.v“他们深受龙的困扰”，简公主说，“父亲和上尉们准备每周一在清洁工来打扫城堡的时候 去与龙战斗”。Harry, said Queen Norah,F I am so proud of you.“哈利”，诺拉王后说，“我为你感到自豪”。Now that we have proper cleaners.r Said King Harry. Don t you think that Jane, s friends can come here again?“既然我们有正规的清洁工了”，哈瑞王说，“你不认为简的朋友们又可以来这里了吗？”Queen Norah was so ple

30、ased to be in a nice clean castle that she agreed at once.诺拉皇后对于漂亮干净的城堡很满意，于是马上同意了。Every Monday Queen Norah waves goodbye to king Harry and his two captains as they set off to fight dragons. Princess Jane s friends come to play. Later, the masked cleaning ladies of om arrive to clean the castle. So everybody is happy.每个星期一诺拉王后都挥手和哈瑞王王和他的两个上尉告别，让他们出发去与龙作战。公 主简的朋友们过来玩。然后，奥姆的蒙面清洁女工会过来打扫城堡，从此人人都很开心。