[睡前故事之轻松学英文]皇帝的新装5

上一期的故事中我们讲到皇帝不放心，又派了另一位大臣去看看两个骗子进展得如何，第二位大臣看到的跟第一位大臣的一样，什么也没有，但他也不敢说生怕别人觉得他是不称职的，因此也跟着称赞这不存在的布有多漂亮，皇帝听了就更加迫不及待想亲自去看一看了。 "How is this?" said the Emperor to himself． "I can see nothing！ This is indeed a terrible affair！ Am I a simpleton， or am I unfit to be an Emperor? That would be the worst thing that could happen－－Oh！ the cloth is charming，" said he， aloud． "It has my complete approbation．" And he smiled most graciously， and looked closely at the empty looms； for on no account would he say that he could not see what two of the officers of his court had praised so much． All his retinue now strained their eyes， hoping to discover something on the looms， but they could see no more than the others； nevertheless， they all exclaimed， "Oh， how beautiful！" and advised his majesty to have some new clothes made from this splendid material， for the approaching procession． 这是怎么一回事儿呢？”皇帝心里想。“我什么也没有看见！这真是荒唐！难道我是一个愚蠢的人吗？难道我不配做皇帝吗？这真是我从来没有碰见过的一件最可怕的事情。” 　　“啊，它真是美极了！”皇帝说。“我表示十二分地满意！” 　　于是他点头表示满意。他装做很仔细地看着织机的样子，因为他不愿意说出他什么也没有看见。跟他来的全体随员也仔细地看了又看，可是他们也没有看出更多的东西。不过，他们也照着皇帝的话说：“啊，真是美极了！”他们建议皇帝用这种新奇的、美丽的布料做成衣服，穿上这衣服亲自去参加快要举行的游行大典。 　　"Magnificent！ Charming！ Excellent！" resounded on all sides； and everyone was uncommonly gay． The Emperor shared in the general satisfaction； and presented the impostors with the riband of an order of knighthood， to be worn in their button－holes， and the title of "Gentlemen Weavers．" “真美丽！真精致！真是好极了！”每人都随声附和着。每人都有说不出的快乐。皇帝赐给骗子每人一个爵士的头衔和一枚可以挂在纽扣洞上的勋章；并且还封他们为“御聘织师”。 　　The rogues sat up the whole of the night before the day on which the procession was to take place， and had sixteen lights burning， so that everyone might see how anxious they were to finish the Emperor's new suit． They pretended to roll the cloth off the looms； cut the air with their scissors； and sewed缝 with needles without any thread in them． "See！" cried they， at last． 　　"The Emperor's new clothes are ready！" 第二天早晨游行大典就要举行了。在头天晚上，这两个骗子整夜不睡，点起１６支蜡烛。你可以看到他们是在赶夜工，要完成皇帝的新衣。他们装做把布料从织机上取下来。他们用两把大剪刀在空中裁了一阵子，同时又用没有穿线的针缝了一通。最后，他们齐声说：“ 请看！新衣服缝好了！” 　　And now the Emperor， with all the grandees of his court， came to the weavers； and the rogues raised their arms， as if in the act of holding something up， saying， "Here are your Majesty's trousers！ Here is the scarf！ Here is the mantle！ The whole suit is as light as a cobweb； one might fancy one has nothing at all on， when dressed in it； that， however， is the great virtue of this delicate cloth．" 皇帝带着他的一群最高贵的骑士们亲自到来了。这两个骗子每人举起一只手，好像他们拿着一件什么东西似的。他们说：“请看吧，这是裤子，这是袍子！这是外衣！”等等。“ 这衣服轻柔得像蜘蛛网一样：穿着它的人会觉得好像身上没有什么东西似的——这也正是这衣服的妙处。” 　　"Yes indeed！" said all the courtiers， although not one of them could see anything of this exquisite manufacture． “一点也不错，”所有的骑士们都说。可是他们什么也没有看见，因为实际上什么东西也没有。 　　"If your Imperial Majesty will be graciously pleased to take off your clothes， we will fit on the new suit， in front of the looking glass．" “现在请皇上脱下衣服，”两个骗子说，“我们要在这个大镜子面前为陛下换上新衣。