格林童话 [3]
一起放在桌上，而不再放裁剪好的鞋料，然后，他们躲到可以观察小精灵如何行动的地方. 半夜一到，两个小精灵匆匆而来，准备开始工作. 但是他们没有发现裁剪好的皮料，却发现了为他们准备好的整洁的小衣裳，他们呆了一阵子，然后喜形于色，很快地拿起了漂亮的衣服，一面穿在身上，一面唱着：
“我们是多么时髦漂亮的小伙子啊!
“我们不再是臭皮匠了. ”
他们又跳又唱，在屋里的桌子和椅子上跳来跳去，最后跳出了大门.
从那以后，再也没有见到过他们，但是鞋匠后来终其一生都过得幸福美满，凡是所经营的事业，无不兴旺发达.
解 说
1. through no fault of his own并非由于他自己的过错. 2. he had nothing left but just enough leather to make one pair of shoes他除了仅够做一双鞋的皮料之外一无所有. (句中nothing…but…意为“只有…”)3. so as to get to work upon (next morning) 以便(明晨)对它们进行加工；(词组中so as to引导出表示目的的状语词组. )4. committed himself to heaven把自己托付给上苍；听天由命. 5. said his prayere做了祷告. 6. found the pair of shoes made and standing on his table发现那双鞋子已经做好并被放在桌上了. 7. could not tell what to think惊讶得目瞪口呆. 8. every stich was in its right place每一针的位置都很贴切. 9. as if they had come from the hand of a master -workman好像它们是制鞋大师的杰作. 10. gave more than usual price for them付的钱比往常要多. 11. enough money to buy leather for…足够买制作…的皮料. 12. with fresh spirit精力充沛地；精神焕发地. 13. who gave him so much money that… (那个顾客)给他那么多的钱…；(句中who指上文中的那个顾客，that…后接表示结果的状语从句. 14. four new pairs = four new pairs of shoes四双新鞋子. 15. Early next morning第二天一早. 16. found the four pairs also finished发现那四双鞋也已经做好了. 17. whatever he cut out in the evening无论他晚上裁剪好多少双鞋料. 18. was worked up next morning第二天早上必然被做好了. 19. so that he was soon in the way of making a good living因此，他的生活很快就越来越好，句中 in the way of表示一种发展倾向；make a good living过好日子，生活舒适. 20. not long before Christmas圣诞节前不久. 21. finish cutting out完成裁剪工作. 22. how would it be if…如果…那么会怎样？23. as soon as it was midnight一到半夜 they saw come in two neatly-formed naked little men 一到半夜，他们就发现有两个五官端正，浑身上下一丝不挂的小人走进房间，(句中，宾语从句为倒装句，句中的come in位置提前，使句子更生动，正常语序应为：…they saw two neatly-formed naked little men come in 24. …began to stitch, to pierce and to hammer so cleverly and quickly with their little fingers that…开始用他们的小手指非常迅速而熟练地穿针引线，打洞，钉钉子，因此…(句中that引导出表示结果的状语从句. )25. full of wonders was he (that) 他惊讶极了；(此句为了强调full而倒装；一般词序为：he was so full of wonderds (that…) 26. Those little men have made us rich这些小人儿使我们富裕起来. 27. with all their running about他们跑东跑西的. 28. they must be cold他们一定很冷. 29. I'll tell you what 我有个主意. 30. placed themselves so that they could observe how the little men would behave 把他们自己藏在一个地方，从那儿可以看到那些小人儿会干什么. 31. With the greatest swiftness以最快的动作. 32. What spruce and dandy boys are we! 我们是多么时髦漂亮的孩子啊!(此句为了达到押韵的目的而主谓倒置，也可改写为：What spruce and dandy boys we are!)33. No longer cobblers we will be = We will be cobblers no longer. 34. It always went well with the shoemaker as long as he lived但是鞋匠后
“我们是多么时髦漂亮的小伙子啊!
“我们不再是臭皮匠了. ”
他们又跳又唱，在屋里的桌子和椅子上跳来跳去，最后跳出了大门.
从那以后，再也没有见到过他们，但是鞋匠后来终其一生都过得幸福美满，凡是所经营的事业，无不兴旺发达.
解 说
1. through no fault of his own并非由于他自己的过错. 2. he had nothing left but just enough leather to make one pair of shoes他除了仅够做一双鞋的皮料之外一无所有. (句中nothing…but…意为“只有…”)3. so as to get to work upon (next morning) 以便(明晨)对它们进行加工；(词组中so as to引导出表示目的的状语词组. )4. committed himself to heaven把自己托付给上苍；听天由命. 5. said his prayere做了祷告. 6. found the pair of shoes made and standing on his table发现那双鞋子已经做好并被放在桌上了. 7. could not tell what to think惊讶得目瞪口呆. 8. every stich was in its right place每一针的位置都很贴切. 9. as if they had come from the hand of a master -workman好像它们是制鞋大师的杰作. 10. gave more than usual price for them付的钱比往常要多. 11. enough money to buy leather for…足够买制作…的皮料. 12. with fresh spirit精力充沛地；精神焕发地. 13. who gave him so much money that… (那个顾客)给他那么多的钱…；(句中who指上文中的那个顾客，that…后接表示结果的状语从句. 14. four new pairs = four new pairs of shoes四双新鞋子. 15. Early next morning第二天一早. 16. found the four pairs also finished发现那四双鞋也已经做好了. 17. whatever he cut out in the evening无论他晚上裁剪好多少双鞋料. 18. was worked up next morning第二天早上必然被做好了. 19. so that he was soon in the way of making a good living因此，他的生活很快就越来越好，句中 in the way of表示一种发展倾向；make a good living过好日子，生活舒适. 20. not long before Christmas圣诞节前不久. 21. finish cutting out完成裁剪工作. 22. how would it be if…如果…那么会怎样？23. as soon as it was midnight一到半夜 they saw come in two neatly-formed naked little men 一到半夜，他们就发现有两个五官端正，浑身上下一丝不挂的小人走进房间，(句中，宾语从句为倒装句，句中的come in位置提前，使句子更生动，正常语序应为：…they saw two neatly-formed naked little men come in 24. …began to stitch, to pierce and to hammer so cleverly and quickly with their little fingers that…开始用他们的小手指非常迅速而熟练地穿针引线，打洞，钉钉子，因此…(句中that引导出表示结果的状语从句. )25. full of wonders was he (that) 他惊讶极了；(此句为了强调full而倒装；一般词序为：he was so full of wonderds (that…) 26. Those little men have made us rich这些小人儿使我们富裕起来. 27. with all their running about他们跑东跑西的. 28. they must be cold他们一定很冷. 29. I'll tell you what 我有个主意. 30. placed themselves so that they could observe how the little men would behave 把他们自己藏在一个地方，从那儿可以看到那些小人儿会干什么. 31. With the greatest swiftness以最快的动作. 32. What spruce and dandy boys are we! 我们是多么时髦漂亮的孩子啊!(此句为了达到押韵的目的而主谓倒置，也可改写为：What spruce and dandy boys we are!)33. No longer cobblers we will be = We will be cobblers no longer. 34. It always went well with the shoemaker as long as he lived但是鞋匠后