白雪公主
导读
迪士尼 1937 年的动画让白雪公主家喻户晓，但格林兄弟的原版比动画阴暗得多。在 1812 年的初版里，想害死白雪公主的其实是她的亲生母亲——直到后来的修订版，格林兄弟才把这个角色改成'继母'，让故事对孩子稍微温和一些。原版中，王后命令猎人带回的不只是心脏，还要煮熟吃下，以为那是白雪公主的终结；故事结尾，王后被迫穿上烧得通红的铁鞋跳舞，一直跳到倒地死去——这些情节在动画里都被悄悄删去了。这个版本还藏着一个'三次诱惑'的结构：束身带、毒梳子、毒苹果，一次比一次致命。读的时候不妨和孩子留意：为什么白雪公主总是管不住自己，一次次忘了小矮人的叮嘱？这个古老的故事其实是一面镜子，照见'嫉妒'如何一步步吞噬一个人。
《白雪公主》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。
A hard, heavy wood that is deep black in colour.
乌木；一种坚硬厚重、颜色乌黑的木材。
Not very long after she had a daughter, with a skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony, and she was named Snow-white.
没过多久，她生下一个女儿，皮肤像雪一样白，嘴唇像血一样红，头发像乌木一样黑，因此取名叫白雪公主。
Trying to control other people in an unpleasant, arrogant way.
专横的；傲慢霸道、爱支配他人的。
After a year had gone by the king took another wife, a beautiful woman, but proud and overbearing.
一年过去了，国王娶了另一位妻子，她是一个美丽的女人，但既骄傲又傲慢。
An unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has.
嫉妒；忌妒；因他人拥有某物而心生的不满。
This gave the queen a great shock, and she became yellow and green with envy.
王后听了大吃一惊，嫉妒得脸色发青发黄。
Agreed to do something or to allow something to happen.
同意；答应（做某事）。
The huntsman consented, and led her away.
猎人答应了，把她带走了。
To eat something quickly and hungrily; to swallow up greedily.
狼吞虎咽地吃掉；吞食。
For he thought the wild animals would be sure to devour her, and it was as if a stone had been rolled away from his heart.
他心里想，野兽肯定会把她吃掉的，放过她后心里仿佛卸下了一块大石头。
A feeling of very great fear.
极度的恐惧；惊恐。
Now, when the poor child found herself quite alone in the wild woods, she felt full of terror.
可怜的孩子发现自己独自一人在野森林里，心中充满了恐惧。
Clothes or a look you put on to change your appearance so people will not recognise you.
伪装；乔装打扮（使人认不出）。
In this disguise she went across the seven mountains, until she came to the house of the seven little dwarfs.
她乔装打扮，翻过七座山，来到七个小矮人的家。
The use of magic powers, especially evil ones.
巫术；魔法（尤指邪恶的法术）。
And by witchcraft she made a poisoned comb.
于是她利用巫术做了一把毒梳子。
Unconscious; having lost the ability to feel or think.
失去知觉的；不省人事的。
No sooner was the comb put in her hair than the poison began to work, and the poor girl fell down senseless.
梳子刚碰到她的头发，毒性就发作了，可怜的女孩倒在地上失去了知觉。
Expressed deep sadness or grief, especially over a loss.
哀悼；悲痛地哭诉。
Then they laid her on a bier, and sat all seven of them round it, and wept and lamented three whole days.
于是他们把她放在灵柩上，七个人围坐着，痛哭哀悼了整整三天。
To ask someone for something in a very eager, pleading way.
恳求；哀求。
I beseech you to give it me, for I cannot live without looking upon Snow-white.
求求你们把它给我，因为看不见白雪公主我就活不下去了。
Grand and splendid ceremony, especially at a public event.
盛大隆重的排场；华丽的仪式。
And Snow-white was kind, and went with him, and their wedding was held with pomp and great splendour.
白雪公主很友善，便跟他去了，他们的婚礼举行得盛大而隆重。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
善良和纯真会战胜嫉妒与邪恶，真正的美来自内心而非外表。
教育价值
帮助孩子理解嫉妒的危害，培养善良品格，学会辨别真假善恶。
家长共读提示
与孩子讨论：为什么王后会嫉妒？什么是真正的美？朋友（小矮人）的帮助有多重要？
和孩子聊一聊
- 小矮人一再叮嘱白雪公主不要给陌生人开门，她却三次都开了门。你觉得她为什么管不住自己？
- 猎人本该杀死白雪公主，最后却放了她。是什么让他改变了主意？
- 王后拥有美貌和权力，为什么还是不快乐？'做最美的人'这件事真的那么重要吗？
- 如果你是白雪公主，独自一人在陌生的森林里，你会怎么做？
