韩赛尔与格蕾特
导读
《韩赛尔与格蕾特》是格林童话中最广为流传的故事之一，糖果屋的形象几乎成了童话的象征。但它并不只是一场甜蜜的冒险——许多研究者认为，故事背后藏着中世纪欧洲大饥荒的真实阴影：在粮食耗尽的年代，'把孩子带进森林'这样残酷的情节，其实映照着那段绝望的历史。和《白雪公主》一样，在格林兄弟的早期版本里，狠心遗弃孩子的原本是亲生母亲，后来才被改成'继母'。故事结尾那句'我的故事讲完了，那边跑着一只老鼠……'是欧洲民间童话传统的收尾套话，讲故事的人用它俏皮地把听众拉回现实。读这个故事时，可以和孩子聊聊：糖果屋那么诱人，为什么反而是最危险的地方？以及在最绝望的时刻，是什么让兄妹俩活了下来——是运气，还是他们彼此的勇气和机智？
《韩赛尔与格蕾特》词汇精讲
本故事精选 12 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。
A time when there is not enough food and many people go hungry.
饥荒。
They never had much to eat, and when a famine spread across the land, the man could no longer earn even their daily bread.
他们家从来没有多少吃的，等到饥荒蔓延全国，男人连一天的面包钱都挣不出来了。
Shone with many small flashes of bright light.
闪闪发光；闪烁。
The moon was shining, and the white pebbles in front of the house glittered like silver coins.
月光很亮，屋前那些白石子闪得像银币一样。
Dried up and no longer living or fresh.
枯萎的；干枯的。
In fact it was only a dead branch that he had tied to a withered tree, knocking back and forth in the wind.
其实那只是一根他系在枯树上的死枝子，在风里来回敲打。
Small broken branches and twigs gathered for burning.
枯枝；柴火。
Hansel and Grethel collected a whole mountain of brushwood, and it was lit, and when the flames were burning high the woman said, "Lie down by the fire and rest, children."
韩赛尔和格蕾特拾回小山一样高的干柴，火点着了，等火苗蹿得老高，那女人说："躺到火边歇着吧，孩子们。"
Broke something soft into very small pieces.
捏碎；弄成碎屑。
On the way into the forest, Hansel crumbled his in his pocket and kept stopping to drop a few crumbs on the ground.
往林子里走的路上，韩赛尔在口袋里把面包捏碎，不时停下来往地上撒几粒屑。
To attract someone into a trap by offering something nice.
引诱；诱骗。
She was a wicked witch who lay in wait for children, and she had built the house of bread on purpose to lure them in.
她是个专门守候孩子的恶毒女巫，那座面包房子就是她特意盖来引诱孩子的。
Wanting to hurt or upset someone on purpose.
恶毒的；存心伤人的。
As soon as she knew Hansel and Grethel were close, she laughed a spiteful laugh.
一发觉韩赛尔和格蕾特快到了，她就发出一声恶毒的笑。
Took hold of something suddenly and firmly.
一把抓住；攫住。
Then she seized Hansel with her bony hand, carried him out to a little stable, and shut him in behind a grating.
接着她用干瘦的手一把抓住韩赛尔，把他拎到一间小棚屋里，关在铁栅栏后面。
Rounder and fatter than before, in a healthy way.
更胖一些的；更丰满的。
She took it for his finger and could not understand why he never grew any plumper.
她只当那是他的手指，怎么也想不通他为什么一点都不见胖。
The ability to wait calmly without getting angry.
耐心。
When four weeks had gone by and Hansel was still as thin as ever, she ran out of patience.
四个星期过去，韩赛尔还是那么瘦，她再也没有耐心了。
Pressed and folded dough with the hands to get it ready for baking.
揉（面）。
I have heated the oven and kneaded the dough already.
炉子我已经烧热了，面也揉好了。
Rare and worth a great deal of money.
珍贵的；宝贵的。
And now that they had nothing left to fear, they went through the whole house, and in every corner there were chests of pearls and precious stones.
既然再没什么可怕的了，他们就把整座屋子走了一遍，每个角落里都堆着装满珍珠和宝石的箱子。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
智慧和勇气可以帮助人们战胜困难，兄妹之间的互助精神最为珍贵。
教育价值
培养孩子的独立思考能力、解决问题的技巧，以及面对困境时的勇气。
家长共读提示
与孩子讨论：韩赛尔是怎么想办法的？为什么兄妹团结很重要？如何识别危险？
和孩子聊一聊
- 韩赛尔第一次用燧石、第二次用面包屑给自己做记号。为什么燧石成功了，面包屑却失败了？
- 糖果屋看起来那么诱人，结果却是陷阱。生活中还有什么东西是'看起来很美好，其实藏着危险'的？
- 是格蕾特想出办法把女巫推进了烤炉。你觉得在害怕的时候，怎样才能像她一样保持冷静？
- 如果你和兄弟姐妹一起迷了路，你们会怎样分工、互相帮助？
