求翻译！！

哇！这位朋友其实问了四个问题，下面大体解释一下：

1 Why couldn't Cinderella be a good soccer player？

She lost her shoe She ran away from the ball, and her coach was a pumpkin

解：这是道英语的脑筋急转弯，含有“双关语”翻译就会失去原文的特色。大体解释一下吧：

第一句是问题，第二句是答案。看懂这道题要知道Cinderella（灰姑娘）这个故事，而且要知道答案中ball的双关：1 球；2 舞会。还要知道coach的双关：1 教练；2 四轮马车。

2 Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it

-Laurence J Peter

解：这是句劳伦斯·J·彼得的名言。

大体意思：原创性就是记得自己听过什么，但却忘记从何听得的佳艺。

3 原引句子有误，应为：Electricity is really just organized lightning-George Carlin

解：这是乔治·卡林的名言。

大体意思：其实把闪电组织起来就有了电。

4 A: Meet my new born brother （见到我刚出生的弟弟了。)

B: Oh, he is so handsome! What's his name（哦，他很帅气啊。叫啥名啊？）

A: I don't know I can't understand a word he says（我咋知道呢。他说的话，我一个字也听不懂。）

解：这个应该是个幽默。

仅供参考，望高手指教，谢谢。

请在此输

There once was a widower who remarried His second wife was ill-natured, and she had two daughters who were just as unpleasant as their mother The man had a beautiful, gentle daughter of his own, and she was soon to become the servant of her evil step-mother and step-sisters They made her do all the chores around the house, and she was named Cinderella, after the cinders she swept out of the fireplace

The King needed to find a queen for his prince, so he threw a huge ball The evil step-mother and step-sisters were invited, but Cinderella was not allowed to go After they left, Cinderellaís fairy godmother appeared and changed her dirty rags into a beautiful gown with glass slippers Next the fairy godmother changed a pumpkin into a coach and some mice into footmen Before Cinderella left, the fairy godmother warned her to be home before midnight, because the spell would only last till then

Cinderella was a hit at the ball The prince fell in love with her and asked her name Just then the clock struck midnight, and Cinderella ran away She was in such a hurry, she lost one of her glass slippers It was the only clue the prince had to find his true love He went to every home in the kingdom and had every single young girl try on the slipper to see if it fit The evil step-sisters couldnít fit the slipper, but Cinderella did The prince married her and they all lived happily ever after

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A　rich　man＇s　wife　became　sick，　and　when　she　felt　that　her　end　was　drawing　near，　she　called　her　only　daughter　to　her　bedside　and　said，

从前，有一个富人的妻子得了重病，在临终前，她把自己的独生女儿叫到身边说：“乖女儿，妈去了以后会在九泉之下守护你、保佑你的。”说完她就闭上眼睛死了。

The　girl　t　out　to　her　mother＇s　grave　every　day　and　wept，　and　she　remained　pious　and　good．　When　winter　came　the　snow　spread　a　white　cloth　over　the　grave，　and　when　the　spring　sun　had　removed　it　again，　the　man　took　himself　another　wife．　　　她被葬在了花园里，小姑娘是一个虔诚而又善良的女孩，她每天都到她母亲的坟前去哭泣。冬天来了，大雪为她母亲的坟盖上了白色的毛毯。春风吹来，太阳又卸去了坟上的银装素裹。冬去春来，人过境迁，他爸爸又娶了另外一个妻子。

This　wife　brought　two　daughters　into　the　house　with　her．　They　were　beautiful，　with　fair　faces，　but　evil　and　dark　hearts．　Times　soon　grew　very　bad　for　the　poor　stepchild．

新妻子带着她以前生的两个女儿一起来安家了。她们外表很美丽，但是内心却非常丑陋邪恶。她们到来之时，也就是这个可怜的小姑娘身受苦难之始。

They　took　her　beautiful　clothes　away　from　her，　dressed　her　in　an　old　gray　smock，　and　gave　her　wooden　shoes．

说完又脱去她漂亮的衣裳，给她换上灰色的旧外套，恶作剧似地嘲笑她，把她赶到厨房里去了。

There　she　had　to　do　hard　work　from　morning　until　evening，　get　up　before　daybreak，　carry　water，　make　the　fires，　cook，　and　wash．　Besides　this，　the　sisters　did　everything　imaginable　to　hurt　her．　They　made　fun　of　her，　scattered　peas　and　lentils　into　the　ashes　for　her，　so　that　she　had　to　sit　and　pick　them　out　again．　In　the　evening　when　she　had　worked　herself　weary，　there　was　no　bed　for　her．　Instead　she　had　to　sleep　by　the　hearth　in　the　ashes．　And　because　she　always　looked　dusty　and　dirty，　they　called　her　Cinderella．

她被迫去干艰苦的活儿。每天天不亮就起来担水、生火、做饭、洗衣，而且还要忍受她们姐妹对她的漠视和折磨。到了晚上，　她累得筋疲力尽时，连睡觉的床铺也没有，不得不睡在炉灶旁边的灰烬中，这一来她身上都沾满了灰烬，又脏，又难看，由於这个原因她们就叫她灰姑娘。

One　day　it　happened　that　the　father　was　going　to　the　fair，　and　he　asked　his　two　stepdaughters　what　he　should　bring　back　for　them．

有一次，父亲要到集市去，他问妻子的两个女儿，要他给她们带什么回来。

第一个说：“我要漂亮的衣裳。”

第二个叫道：“我要珍珠和钻石。”

他又对自己的女儿说：“孩子，你想要什么？”

灰姑娘说：“亲爱的爸爸，就把你回家路上碰着你帽子的第一根树枝折给我吧。”　　　So　he　bought　beautiful　dresses，　pearls，　and　jewels　for　his　two　stepdaughters．　On　his　way　home，　as　he　was　riding　through　a　green　thicket，　a　hazel　twig　brushed　against　him　and　knocked　off　his　hat．　Then　he　broke　off　the　twig　and　took　it　with　him．　Arriving　home，　he　gave　his　stepdaughters　the　things　that　they　had　asked　for，　and　he　gave　Cinderella　the　twig　from　the　hazel　bush．

父亲回来时，他为前两个女儿带回了她们想要的漂亮衣服和珍珠钻石。在路上，他穿过一片浓密的矮树林时，有一根榛树枝条碰着了他，几乎把他的帽子都要扫下来了，所以他把这根树枝折下来带上了。回到家里时，　他把树枝给了他女儿。

Cinderella　thanked　him，　t　to　her　mother＇s　grave，　and　planted　the　branch　on　it，　and　she　wept　so　much　that　her　tears　fell　upon　it　and　watered　it．　It　grew　and　became　a　beautiful　tree．Cinderella　t　to　this　tree　three　times　every　day，　and　beneath　it　she　wept　and　prayed．

她拿着树枝来到母亲的坟前，将它栽到了坟边。她每天都要到坟边哭三次，每次伤心地哭泣时，泪水就会不断地滴落在树枝上，浇灌着它，使树枝很快长成了一棵漂亮的大树。

A　white　bird　came　to　the　tree　every　time，　and　whenever　she　expressed　a　wish，　the　bird　would　throw　down　to　her　what　she　had　wished　for．

不久，有一只小鸟来树上筑巢，她与小鸟交谈起来。后来她想要什么，小鸟都会给她带来。

Now　it　happened　that　the　king　proclaimed　a　festival　that　was　to　last　three　days．　All　the　beautiful　young　girls　in　the　land　were　invited，　so　that　his　son　could　select　a　bride　for　himself．　When　the　two　stepsisters　heard　that　they　too　had　been　invited，　they　were　in　high　spirits．

国王为了给自己的儿子选择未婚妻，准备举办一个为期三天的盛大宴会，邀请了不少年青漂亮的姑娘来参加。王子打算从这些参加舞会的姑娘中选一个作自己的新娘。灰姑娘的两个姐姐也被邀请去参加。

They　called　Cinderella，　saying，

她们把她叫来说道：“现在来为我们梳好头发，擦亮鞋子，系好腰带，我们要去参加国王举办的舞会。”

Cinderella　obeyed，　but　wept，　because　she　too　would　have　liked　to　go　to　the　dance　with　them．　She　begged　her　stepmother　to　allow　her　to　go．

她按她们的要求给她们收拾打扮完毕后，禁不住哭了起来，因为她自己也想去参加舞会。她苦苦哀求她的继母让她去。

However，　because　Cinderella　kept　asking，　the　stepmother　finally　said，

灰姑娘不停地哀求着，为了摆脱她的纠缠，继母最后说道：“我把这一满盆碗豆倒进灰堆里去，如果你在两小时内把它们都拣出来了，你就可以去参加宴会。”说完，她将一盆碗豆倒进灰烬里，扬长而去。

The　girl　t　through　the　back　door　into　the　garden，　and　called　out，

灰姑娘没办法，只好跑出后门来到花园里喊道：　“掠过天空的鸽子和斑鸠，飞来吧！飞到这里来吧！快乐的鸟雀朋友们，飞来吧！快快飞到这里来吧！大伙快来帮我忙，快快拣出灰中的碗豆来吧！好豆子放到小盆里，坏豆子吃进嘴。”

Two　white　pigeons　came　in　through　the　kitchen　window，　and　then　the　turtledoves，　and　finally　all　the　birds　beneath　the　sky　came　whirring　and　swarming　in，　and　lit　around　the　ashes．　The　pigeons　nodded　their　heads　and　began　to　pick，　pick，　pick，　pick．　And　the　others　also　began　to　pick，　pick，　pick，　pick．　They　gathered　all　the　good　grains

flew　out　again．

先飞来的是从厨房窗子进来的两只白鸽，跟着飞来的是两只斑鸠，接着天空中所有的小鸟都叽叽喳喳地拍动着翅膀，飞到了灰堆上。小白鸽低下头开始在灰堆里拣起来，一颗一颗地拣，不停地拣！其它的鸟儿也开始拣，一颗一颗地拣，不停地拣！它们把所有的好豆子都从灰里拣出来放到了一个盘子里面，只用一个小时就拣完了。她向它们道谢后，鸟雀从窗子里飞走开了。

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