阿拉丁和神燈
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
阿拉丁曾經(jīng)是一個一無是處，整天只知道和朋友玩的孩子。他從來都不工作，也不幫助他的母親。有一天，一位自稱是阿拉丁的叔叔阿巴那扎爾來到這個城市，找到阿拉丁，還給了他一些金幣。阿拉丁非常高興，拿著金幣去找母親。但其實阿巴那扎爾是一位來自摩洛哥的魔法師，他的目的是找到一盞神燈。而只有一個窮孩子能進入花園找到那盞神燈，這個孩子便是阿拉丁。阿拉丁找到神燈后，無意間發(fā)現(xiàn)了它的魔力，從此，阿拉丁為保護神燈而戰(zhàn)，神燈也為阿拉丁帶來了財富和愛情。
1. Help from a rich man
Many years ago, in a city in Arabia, there was a boy called Aladdin.
He lived with his mother in a little house near the market, and they were very poor. Aladdin's mother worked all day, and sometimes half the night, but Aladdin never helped her.
He was a lazy boy and he did not like to work. He only wanted to play all the time. Every morning he ran through the streets to the market. There, he talked and laughed and played with his friends all day.
Then in the evening he went home for his dinner. And every night his mother said to him: ‘Oh, Aladdin, Aladdin! You are a lazy boy-a good-for-nothing! When are you going to do some work, my son?' But Aladdin never listened to his mother.
One day in the market there was an old man in a long black coat.Aladdin did not see him, but the old man watched Aladdin very carefully. After some minutes he went up to an orange-seller and asked: ’That boy in the green coat, who is he?'
'Aladdin, son of Mustafa,' was the answer.
The old man moved away. ‘Yes,' he said quietly.
‘Yes, that is the boy. The right name, and the right father.’
Then he called out to Aladdin: 'Boy! Come here for a minute. Is your name Aladdin? Aladdin, son of Mustafa?' Aladdin left his friends and came to the old man.
'Yes,' he said, 'I am Aladdin, son of Mustafa. But my father is dead. He died five years ago.’
‘Dead!' said the old man.
‘Oh, no!' He put his face in his hands and began to cry.
‘Why are you crying?' asked Aladdin. ‘Did you know my father?'
The old man looked up. ‘Mustafa was my brother!’ he said. I wanted to see him again, and now you tell me he is dead.’
Oh, this is not a happy day for me! Then he put his hand on Aladdin's arm. ‘But here is my brother's son, and I can see Mustafa in your face my boy.’ Aladdin, I am your uncle, Abanazar.'
‘My uncle?' said Aladdin. He was very surprised. 'Did my father have a brother?’
‘I didn't know that I went away before you were born, my boy,' said the old man.
‘Look.' He took ten pieces of gold out of his bag, and put them into Aladdin's hands. 'Go home to your mother and give this money to her. Tell her about me,' and say this: ‘Her husband's brother wants to meet her, and he is going to visit her tomorrow.’
Ten pieces of gold is a lot of money and Aladdin was very happy. He ran home quickly and gave the gold to his mother.
At first she was afraid. ‘Where did you get this, Aladdin? Did you find it? It isn't our money. You must give it back.'
‘But it is our money Mother,’ said Aladdin, ‘My uncle, my father‘s brother, gave the money to us. Uncle Abanazar is coming to visit us tomorrow.'
‘Who? You don't have an uncle Abanazar.’
‘But he knows my name, and my father’s name,' Aladdin said, ‘a(chǎn)nd he gave ten pieces of gold to me. He's very nice. You must make a good dinner for him.’
