灰姑娘
导读
你可能在迪士尼动画里认识灰姑娘,但格林兄弟在 1812 年记录的这个版本,和大多数孩子熟悉的故事很不一样。这里没有神仙教母,也没有南瓜变成的马车——帮助灰姑娘的,是她母亲坟前那棵由泪水浇灌长成的榛树,以及树上的白色小鸟。她每天到母亲坟前哭泣、祈祷,正是这份对母亲的思念和内心的善良,为她带来了魔法般的帮助。故事的结局也更为严厉:两个姐姐为了穿上金鞋不惜削去脚趾和脚跟,最终在婚礼上被鸽子啄瞎双眼,为自己的虚伪和残忍付出了代价。读这个原汁原味的版本,正好可以和孩子聊一聊:为什么格林兄弟要保留这些并不'完美'、甚至有点残酷的情节?在老故事里,善与恶、真诚与虚伪,往往有着比动画片更分明的界限。
《灰姑娘》词汇精讲
本故事精选 10 个重点词汇,附中英释义与原文例句,帮助孩子扩展英语词汇量。
Deeply religious and reverent; showing sincere devotion.
虔诚的;笃信宗教的,对上帝或信仰充满敬意。
Dear child, be pious and good, and God will always take care of you.
亲爱的孩子,你要虔诚善良,上帝会一直保佑你。
Died; came to an end (a formal or literary way to say someone passed away).
(正式或文学用语)去世;终止。
And then she closed her eyes and expired.
说完,她闭上眼睛去世了。
To cause someone great physical or mental suffering; to bully or tease cruelly.
折磨;使(某人)痛苦;残忍地欺负或戏弄。
Besides that, the sisters did their utmost to torment her, mocking her.
除此之外,姐姐们还想尽办法折磨她,嘲笑她。
Scattering or spreading things untidily over a surface.
散落;把(东西)乱撒在某处。
Strewing peas and lentils among the ashes, and setting her to pick them up.
把豌豆和扁豆倒进灰烬里让她去捡。
Grew strongly and healthily; thrived.
茁壮成长;蓬勃生长。
It flourished and became a fine tree.
树枝长大了,变成了一棵漂亮的大树。
Continued firmly in a course of action despite difficulty or opposition.
坚持;不屈不挠地继续(做某事)。
But as she persisted in asking, at last the step-mother said...
但因为她不停地恳求,最后继母说……
Officially ordered or decreed something, especially by a person in authority.
(尤指权威人士)命令;颁布;正式规定。
Now it came to pass that the king ordained a festival that should last for three days.
后来,国王下令举办为期三天的盛大宴会。
Invited or commanded to come (archaic past participle of 'bid').
(古语)被邀请;被命令前来。
All the beautiful young women of that country were bidden, so that the king's son might choose a bride.
邀请国内所有美丽的年轻女子参加,以便王子从中挑选新娘。
Small pieces of partly burned coal or wood; ash and embers from a fire.
灰烬;余烬;未完全燃烧的煤或木头的碎块。
She had no bed to lie on, but was obliged to rest on the hearth among the cinders.
没有床睡,只能躺在灶台旁的灰烬里休息。
A difficult or unpleasant situation; misfortune or hardship.
逆境;困境;不幸的遭遇。
She remained kind and gentle despite her adversity.
尽管身处逆境,她依然保持善良温柔。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
善良和勇气终将得到回报,即使在最困难的时刻也要保持内心的美好。
教育价值
培养孩子的同理心、坚韧品格和对善恶的理解,教导孩子在逆境中保持善良。
家长共读提示
与孩子讨论:什么是真正的美?为什么善良很重要?如何面对不公平的对待?
和孩子聊一聊
- 格林版的灰姑娘没有神仙教母,帮助她的是母亲坟前的榛树和小鸟。你觉得为什么故事选择用'树'和'鸟'来帮助她?
- 灰姑娘受到那么多不公平的对待,却始终保持善良。如果换作是你,你能做到吗?
- 两个姐姐为了穿上金鞋,不惜削去自己的脚趾。这告诉我们,为了得到想要的东西而伪装自己,可能会有什么后果?
- 你更喜欢迪士尼版还是格林版的结局?为什么?


