勇敢的小裁缝
导读
'一下打死七个！'——小裁缝把这句话绣在腰带上，可他打死的其实只是七只苍蝇。这正是整个故事的妙处：小裁缝从头到尾几乎没说过一句谎，他只是让别人自己去误会，然后用机智一次次兑现这份'威名'。这类'靠名声和头脑取胜'的故事在欧洲和亚洲流传极广（民间故事学里叫 ATU 1640 型），主角往往是被人看不起的小人物——裁缝在旧时的民间故事里常是瘦小、软弱的象征，而这个故事偏偏让他当上了国王，是一次痛快的'翻身'。1938 年，迪士尼还把它拍成了一部由米老鼠主演的动画短片《勇敢的小裁缝》，在当年是制作最昂贵的动画之一，还提名了奥斯卡。读的时候可以和孩子聊聊：小裁缝到底靠的是运气，还是真本事？以及——'让别人误会'，算不算一种撒谎？
《勇敢的小裁缝》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。
Brave and bold behaviour; courage.
英勇；勇敢的行为。
This is indeed somewhat, he said, wondering at his own gallantry.
'这真是不简单，'他惊叹于自己的英勇。
Shook or trembled with a slight, fast movement.
颤动；微微发抖。
And his heart quivered with joy, like a lamb's tail.
他的心因喜悦而颤动，像羔羊的尾巴一样欢快。
A feeling of being very tired.
疲劳；劳累。
Then he set out gallantly on his way, and as he was light and active he felt no fatigue.
然后他勇敢地踏上了路途，由于身体轻便灵活，他一点也不觉得累。
In a way that shows you think someone is worthless; scornfully.
轻蔑地；鄙夷地。
The giant looked at the tailor contemptuously, and said, You little rascal! you miserable fellow!
巨人轻蔑地看着裁缝，说道：'你这个小无赖！你这个可怜的家伙！'
The watery liquid left when milk turns into curds or cheese.
乳清（牛奶凝固后剩下的水状液体）。
He put his hand in his pocket and took out the cheese and squeezed it, so that the whey ran out of it.
他把手伸进口袋，掏出那块奶酪捏了一下，乳清流了出来。
The leaves of a tree or plant.
（树木的）枝叶；叶丛。
You take the trunk on your shoulders, I will take the branches with all their foliage, that is much the most difficult.
你把树干扛在肩上，我来扛带有所有枝叶的树枝，那可是最重的部分。
Able to move quickly, lightly, and easily.
敏捷的；灵活的。
The nimble hero rushed into a chapel which chanced to be near, and jumped quickly out of a window on the other side.
但这敏捷的英雄冲进附近的一座小教堂，又迅速从另一边的窗户跳了出去。
Long, pointed teeth that stick out of an animal's mouth.
（象、野猪等的）长牙；獠牙。
When the boar caught sight of the tailor he ran at him with foaming mouth and gleaming tusks to bear him to the ground.
当野猪看见裁缝时，嘴里冒着白沫，獠牙闪着寒光冲向他，想把他撞倒在地。
A great fighter or winner; someone who defeats all others.
勇士；冠军；斗士。
Why should this great lord come here in time of peace? what a mighty champion he must be.
这位大英雄怎么在和平时期来到这里？他一定是个了不起的勇士。
Money or property given with a bride at her marriage.
嫁妆；陪嫁。
The King would give him his only daughter in marriage, and half his kingdom as dowry.
国王就把唯一的女儿嫁给他，并把半个王国作为嫁妆。
Big, heavy, and hard to move or handle.
笨重的；难以操控的。
There he was imprisoned, for the creature was too big and unwieldy to jump out of the window too.
他被关在了里面，因为那畜生太大太笨重，没法像他一样从窗户跳出来。
Comforted someone who is sad or worried.
安慰；慰藉。
So the wife felt consoled, but the king's water-bearer, who had been listening all the while, went to the little tailor and disclosed to him the whole plan.
妻子感到宽慰，但一直偷听的国王的送水工去找了小裁缝，把整个计划都透露给了他。
延伸阅读与亲子共读
故事寓意
智慧和勇气比蛮力更重要，自信和机智可以帮助弱小者战胜强大对手。
教育价值
培养孩子的自信心和解决问题的能力，学习用智慧而非暴力面对挑战。
家长共读提示
与孩子讨论：小裁缝为什么能成功？智慧和力量的区别是什么？如何建立自信？
和孩子聊一聊
- 小裁缝腰带上写'一下打死七个'，其实打的是苍蝇。他并没有直接撒谎，只是让别人误会——这样做对吗？
- 面对巨人、独角兽和野猪，小裁缝一次也没靠力气取胜。他每一次用的是什么？
- 国王明明害怕小裁缝、想除掉他，为什么最后还是把公主嫁给了他？
- 如果别人都以为你很厉害、其实你没那么厉害，你会觉得高兴，还是有点心虚？
