Cinderella 2 《灰姑娘》2 （精讲之三）

Prudence: Good morning, Your Highness. Your Highness!

Cinderella: Ready for breakfast? How does a cheese omelets sound?

Prudence: The princess is missing! You! You, girl! Have you seen the princess?

Cinderella: Good morning, Prudence.

Prudence: Oh, I thought you -- But those awful clothes! Well, I - I didn't recognize you, Your Highness. Allow me to introduce your ladies in waiting. Beatrice and Daphne.

Beatrice：Pleased to meet you.

Cinderella: You're just in time for breakfast.

Beatrice：Breakfast? Ooh, with toast and jam?

Prudence: Your Highness, a princess never prepares her own meals. That is not how things are done.

Cinderella: There are rules about breakfast?

Prudence: Of course there are rules, Your Highness. But it's certainly not your fault... that you don't know the traditions of the castle. That's what the king expects me to teach you.

Cinderella: I'm sure I can learn it in no time.

Prudence: Mm-hmm. Come along. There's no time to dally. Just do as I say, and everything will be fine. The king would be horrified... to find the hostess of the royal banquet dressed like a scullery maid! A princess must be attired like royalty.

Cinderella: Do I have to wear this all the time?

Daphne: Oh, of course not, Your Highness. You'll need something much more formal for dinner.

Cinderella: Couldn't I just wear one of my own dresses?

Prudence: Very amusing, Your Highness... but it simply isn't done.

Cinderella: It's such a beautiful day. Why don't we open the curtains?

Prudence: No, no, no! These curtains are never opened. And certainly not by a princess.

妙词佳句，活学活用

1． Highness

这里的highness 可不是“高”的名词词性，意思为“陛下，殿下”。那么在日常生活中还是可以用到它来讲一些俏皮话，比如说：遵命！就可以是：As your command, Your Highness.

2．Done

Done的意思有很多，可不只是do的过去分词那么简单。
A. Having been carried out or accomplished; Finished:
结束的；已经被执行或已经被完成的
A done deed.
一件完成了的事
B. Cooked adequately.
煮熟的：烧得恰到好处的
C. Socially acceptable:
合乎社会规矩的：
Spitting on the street is just not done in polite society.
在街上吐痰，这在文明社会里是不得体的

在这里的，done是第三种意思。

3．Dress

Dress 作动词时有"给……穿衣服"的意思，作名词时有"衣服、礼服"的意思。有个常用的短语是dress up，意思是"盛装"，比如：
They dressed up and went to the prom.
他们盛装去参加舞会。

4．Wear

这可是个超级词汇，因为在英文中它算是一个万能词了。比如说，我们通常所说的穿衣服wear clothes，戴帽子wear hat，搽香水wear perfume， 戴眼镜wear glasses，背书包wear schoolbag等等都是用wear 就可以表达的。

文化面面观

How to greet each other?

When you meet a friend on the street, it is appropriate to stop and exchange a few words of greetings. Usually people will say "Hello" or "Hi", and sometimes they change the greeting words into questions like "How are you?", "What's up?", "How is everything going?" and similar questions. Do not try to give a detailed answer because people do not expect a story of your life. They are actually just showing their friendship to you.

When you meet each other for the first time, however, an appropriate greeting on most occasions is to say "Nice to meet you" or "It is nice to meet you". Naturally you speak the sentence with a smile on your face.

On certain very formal occasions, like when you are introduced to a very important person, you usually shake hands with the person if heshe extends hisher hand, and you would say "How do you do?" at the meantime. Remember, the answer for that is also "How do you do?", with you tone falling down a little bit.

考考你

用今日所学将下面的句子翻译成英语。

1. 谢殿下。
2. 这是一件已经完成了的事。
3. 她在穿礼服准备去参加晚会。
4. 他一直面露愉快的微笑。

Cinderella 2《灰姑娘》2 （精讲之二）考考你 参考答案

1. 他实践了自己的诺言。
He honored his promise.
2. 情形因国家而异。
Matters are different from country to country.
3. 他们一同离开了，留下我独自坐在那里。
They went off together and left me sitting there.