Gerda

" I don 't understand that at all ," said little gerda .

“这个我完全不懂！”小小的格尔达说。

Suddenly little Gerda stepped through the great portal into the palace .

？？这时小小的格尔达恰巧走进大门，到宫殿里来了。

and little Gerda ran off barefooted into the wide world .

于是小小的格尔达打着一双赤脚跑到外面来。

Little Gerda was very frightened , and began to cry ;

？？小小的格尔达非常害怕，开始大哭起来。

and little Gerda walked on bravely and in security .

于是小小的格尔达就又稳步地、勇敢地向前进。

But what became of little Gerda when Kay did not return ?

当加伊没有回来的时候，小小的格尔达的心情是怎样的呢？

Oh , how Gerda 's heart beat with anxiety and longing !

？？咳！格尔达又怕又急的心跳得多么厉害啊！

many sad tears were shed , and little Gerda wept long and bitterly ;

许多人流过眼泪，小小的格尔达哭得特别久，特别伤心。

Gerda was so chilled that she could not speak .

格尔达冻得一点力气也没有，连一句话也讲不出来了。？？

The word " alone " Gerda understood quite well , and felt how much was expressed by it ;

格尔达深深地体会到“单独”这个字的意义。

And Gerda went to the Ranunculuses , that looked forth from among the shining green leaves .

格尔达走到金凤花那儿去。这花在闪光的绿叶中微笑。

He sat beside Gerda , for he could not bear riding backwards ;

它坐在格尔达的身旁，因为叫它背对着马坐着，它可受不了。

the girl laughed , and pulled Gerda into bed with her .

小强盗女孩大笑了一通，把格尔达拖进床里去。？？

but Gerda could not close her eyes , for she did not know whether she was to live or die .

不过格尔达无论如何也合不上眼睛——她不知道她要活着，还是死去。

Little Gerda repeated the Lord 's Prayer .

？？小小的格尔达念着《主祷文》。

He never thought of Gerda , and least of all that she was standing before the palace .

他一点也没有想到小小的格尔达，更想不到她是站在宫殿的门口。

Then little Gerda shed burning tears ;

于是小格尔达流出许多热泪。

And Gerda and Kay both told their story .

？？格尔达和加伊两个人都把经过讲出来了。

And the Prince got up and let Gerda sleep in his bed , and more than this he could not do .

？？王子爬下床来，让格尔达睡在他的床上——他只能够做到这一点。

She then took Gerda by the hand , led her into the little cottage , and locked the door .

于是她牵着格尔达的手，把她带到小屋子里去，把门锁起来。

In the morning Gerda told her all that the Wood-pigeons had said ;

？？第二天早晨，格尔达把斑鸠说的话都告诉了她。

the other was red , and it was here that Gerda was to look for little Kay .

另一张是红的，格尔达希望在这里面找到小小的加伊。

and , numerous as they were , it still seemed to Gerda that one was wanting , though she did not know which .

花的种类虽然多，她似乎还觉得缺少一种，不过究竟是哪一种，她可不知道。

And Gerda was so glad to be on dry land again ; but she was rather afraid of the strange old woman .

格尔达很高兴，现在又回到陆地上来了，不过她有点害怕这位陌生的老太婆。

Kay and Gerda looked at the picture-book full of beasts and of birds ;

加伊和格尔达坐着看绘有鸟儿和动物的画册。

Then little Gerda cried , and told her her whole history , and all that the Ravens had done for her .

小小的格尔达哭起来，把全部故事和乌鸦给她的帮助都告诉了她。

She recognised Gerda immediately , and Gerda knew her too .

她马上就认出了格尔达；格尔达也认出了她。

and when Gerda had finished the Lord 's Prayer , she was surrounded by a whole legion .

当格尔达念完了祷告以后，她周围就出现了一个很大的兵团。

Here the dreams were rushing past , but they hastened by so quickly that Gerda could not see the high personages .

在这儿，梦在他们身边跑过去了，但是跑得那么快，格尔达来不及察看这些要人。

she could not accompany Gerda , because she suffered from headache since she had had a fixed appointment and ate so much .

她不能跟他们同行，因为她有点头痛，而这头痛是因为她获得了那个固定职位后吃得太多了才有的。