[00:00.00]Lesson 15   The Sleeping Beauty (Part Two)
[00:27.19]On her sixteenth birthday,
[00:30.89]the king's daughter felt tired of her palace.
[00:35.57]She wandered alone into the dark woods.
[00:39.96]And in a very lonely spot she saw a castle among the bushes.
[00:45.74]She climbed the winding stairs into the tower,and pushed the door open,
[00:52.13]then she saw an old blind woman turning a stick around between her hands
[00:59.40]and a long white cotton thread ,
[01:03.29]soft and smooth,running through her fingers.
[01:08.50]The king's daughter begged the old woman to allow her to have a try.
[01:14.09]As soon as she got hold of the spindle,she hurt her finger.
[01:19.58]All at once she fell asleep,and at that very moment all else slept.
[01:26.28]The lovely birds stopped singing,
[01:30.17]the green leaves dropped off the trees,
[01:34.37]and the fresh flowers dried.
[01:38.16]The king,queen and all the chief officials slept where they sat or stood.
[01:45.05]In the kitchen the cook was just going to box the ears of the kitchen boy
[01:51.34]when all fell asleep.
[01:54.62]Everything slept --slept for a hundred years.
[02:00.02]At last a king's son came riding through the land.
[02:05.21]When he was told the tale,
[02:08.50]he lifted his golden sword and rushed bravely into the tower room.
[02:15.00]There he found her,the sleeping beauty,
[02:19.49] lying as beautiful as when she fell asleep one hundred years ago.
[02:25.97]Then he leaned over her and kissed her.
[02:30.17]She opened her eyes and looked at him.
[02:34.37]"Ah,my dear,"she cried,"you have come at last.
[02:39.36]I have waited for you--oh,so long!"
[02:44.26]The very moment the king's daughter awoke,
[02:48.24]the birds began to sing,the flowers opened,
[02:53.62]the leaves turned green--everything awoke.
[02:58.90]The cook boxed the kitchen boy,
[03:02.66]the king,queen,and the high rank officials went about their affairs.
[03:08.35]Suddenly,the king's daughter with a young man stood before them
[03:14.04]---and they remembered all.
[03:17.23]They had sept--slept a hundred years---and the sleep was over now.
[03:24.02]"Yes,she is yours,"declared the king,
[03:28.30]and he placed the hand of his daughter in the hand of the young man.
[03:33.48]Then,with the cheers of the kingdom,
[03:37.58]the two,hand in hand,walked into a new world
[03:43.27]--a world of songs and flowers,of sunshine and love.
[03:49.15]Words to watch
[04:08.23]tired                wander               wood                 lonely
[04:12.53]a.疲劳的,厌倦的      v.徘徊,漫步;迷路     n.小森林,树林;木头   a.孤独,荒凉
[04:16.82]spot                 castle               bush                 climb
[04:20.96]n.地点,场所;点,斑点  n.城堡               n.灌木,灌木丛        v.,n.爬,攀登
[04:25.10]wind                 stair                stick
[04:28.20]v.绕,缠,弯曲         n.(pl.)楼梯          v.刺,扎;粘贴 n.棍,棒
[04:31.30]cotton               thread               soft                 smooth
[04:35.24]n.棉花,棉纱,棉制品   n.,v.线;穿线,穿过    a.柔软,温柔,柔和     a.光滑,平滑
[04:39.19]asleep               bird                 sing                 green
[04:43.64]a.睡着的,睡熟        n.鸟,禽              v.唱,唱歌,鸣叫       n.,a.绿色,绿色的
[04:48.10]leaf                 tree                 fresh                flower
[04:52.39]n.叶,叶子            n.树                 a.新的,新鲜的        n.花,花卉
[04:56.69]dry                  chief                kitchen              cook
[05:00.43]a.,v.干的,干旱的;晒干a.,n.主要的;领袖     n.厨房               v.,n.烹调,煮;炊事员
[05:04.18]box                  ride                 tale                 lift
[05:08.22]v.拳击,用手打        v.,n.骑,乘           n.故事,传说          v.提起,举起
[05:12.26]sword                rush                 brave                tower
[05:16.76]n.剑,刀              v.,n.冲,奔,急速流动  a.勇敢的             n.塔
[05:21.26]affair               declare              cheer                sunshine
[05:25.76]n.事,事情,事件       v.宣布,宣告          v.,n.喝彩;(使)振奋   n.阳光,日照