莴苣姑娘 (长发公主)
导读
'拉普泽尔'这个名字其实是一种真实的蔬菜——'莴苣'(rampion,风铃草的一种),它的嫩叶和根从前常被人做成沙拉。整个故事就是从一个孕妇对这种蔬菜的强烈渴望开始的。这个'渴望某种植物→把孩子交出去'的情节非常古老:早在格林兄弟之前,意大利和法国就有类似的版本,只是那里孕妇想吃的是欧芹。还有一个有趣的细节:在格林兄弟 1812 年的初版里,拉普泽尔是天真地问女巫'为什么我的衣服越来越紧了',才暴露了王子的到访——暗示她怀孕了;后来的版本才把这句改成我们现在读到的'你为什么爬得这么慢',让故事更适合孩子。迪士尼 2010 年的《魔发奇缘》则把长发改成会发光的魔法头发,也去掉了王子失明的黑暗情节。读这个原版时,可以和孩子聊聊:一个人如果从小被'保护'得与世隔绝,会失去什么?
《莴苣姑娘 (长发公主)》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。
Without success; without the result you hoped for.
徒劳;白费力气;没有结果。
There once lived a man and his wife, who had long wished for a child, but in vain.
从前有一对夫妻,他们一直想要个孩子,却始终未能如愿。
A plant (a kind of bellflower) whose leaves and root can be eaten in salads.
莴苣;风铃草(其叶和根可做沙拉食用)。
She saw a bed filled with the finest rampion; and it looked so fresh and green that she began to wish for some.
她看到一块苗圃里长满了极好的莴苣;它们看起来如此新鲜翠绿,让她不由得想要吃一些。
Became weak and unhappy from longing for something.
(因渴望而)憔悴;日渐消瘦。
As she knew she could not get the rampion, she pined away, and grew pale and miserable.
因为知道自己无法得到那些莴苣,她开始憔悴消瘦,脸色苍白。
The soft, dim light just after sunset.
黄昏;暮色。
So in the twilight he climbed over the wall into the witch's garden.
于是,在黄昏时分,他翻过墙壁爬进了女巫的花园。
Picked or pulled something quickly with the fingers.
摘;拔;采(用手快速地)。
He plucked hastily a handful of rampion and brought it to his wife.
他匆忙拔了一把莴苣带给妻子。
Kind and forgiving toward someone you have power over.
仁慈的;宽容的。
Be merciful rather than just, I have only done it through necessity.
请您仁慈一点,别只讲公道,我是迫不得已才这么做的。
Lengths of hair braided together into a rope-like shape.
发辫;辫子。
She would undo the fastening of the upper window, unbind the plaits of her hair, and let it down twenty ells below.
她会解开上窗的钩子,松开头发的发辫,让头发垂下二十厄尔那么长。
Long locks of a woman's hair (a literary word).
(女子的)长发;秀发(文学用语)。
Then he saw how Rapunzel let down her long tresses.
然后他看到拉普泽尔如何放下长长的发辫。
Without knowing or intending it; by accident.
不知不觉地;无意中。
Once Rapunzel said to her unwittingly, "Mother Gothel, how is it that you climb up here so slowly?"
直到有一次拉普泽尔无意中对她说:"葛朵妈妈,这是怎么回事,你爬上来这么慢?"
Was disloyal to someone who trusted you; gave away a secret.
背叛;出卖(信任你的人)。
I thought I had hidden thee from all the world, and thou hast betrayed me!
我还以为我已经把你和全世界隔绝开了,你竟然背叛了我!
A large pair of scissors used for cutting.
大剪刀。
Grasping a pair of shears in her right - snip, snap - the beautiful locks lay on the ground.
右手抓起一把剪刀——咔嚓,咔嚓——美丽的头发散落在地。
Very great pain or suffering of body or mind.
(身体或精神上的)极度痛苦。
The King's son was beside himself with grief, and in his agony he sprang from the tower.
王子悲痛欲绝,极度痛苦中他从塔上跳了下去。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
真正的爱可以战胜一切困难,自由和坚持是追求幸福的关键。
教育价值
帮助孩子理解爱的力量,培养面对困境时的坚韧精神,学会珍惜自由。
家长共读提示
与孩子讨论:为什么爱能战胜困难?自由有多重要?如何保持希望?
和孩子聊一聊
- 拉普泽尔的父母为了几棵莴苣,答应把孩子交给女巫。你觉得他们的选择对吗?如果是你会怎么做?
- 女巫把拉普泽尔关在没有门的高塔里,说是为了'保护'她。'保护'一个人和'囚禁'一个人有什么区别?
- 王子失明后没有放弃,流浪多年终于找到拉普泽尔。是什么支撑着他一直找下去?
- 拉普泽尔从小与世隔绝,第一次见到王子时非常害怕。你觉得这是为什么?


