[翻译大赛NO.3]THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS / 三只熊的故事

THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS
三只熊的故事

ONCE upon a time there were Three Bears who lived together in a house of their own, in a wood. One of them was a Little Wee Bear, and one was a Middle-sized Bear, and the other was a Great Big Bear. They had each a bowl for their porridge; a little bowl for the Little Wee Bear; and a middle-sized bowl for the Middle-sized Bear; and a great bowl for the Great Big Bear. And they had each a chair to sit in; a little chair for the Little Wee Bear; and a middle-sized chair for the Middle-sized Bear; and a great chair for the Great Big Bear. And they had each a bed to sleep in; a little bed for the Little Wee Bear; and a middle-sized bed for the Middle-sized Bear; and a great bed for the Great Big Bear.
很久很久以前，森林里有三只熊，他们一起住在他们的房子里。有一只是小小熊，一只是中等熊，还有一只是大大熊。他们每人都有一个麦片粥碗，小小熊有一只小小碗，中等熊有一只中等碗，大大熊有一只大大碗。他们每人都有把椅子座，小小熊坐小小椅子，中等熊坐中等椅子，大大熊坐大大椅子。而且他们每个人都有一个小床可以睡在上面，小小熊睡小小床，中等熊睡中等床，大大熊睡大大床。

One day, after they had made the porridge for their breakfast, and poured it into their porridge-bowls, they walked out into the wood while the porridge was cooling, that they might not burn their mouths by beginning too soon, for they were polite, well-brought-up Bears. And while they were away a little girl called Goldilocks, who lived at the other side of the wood and had been sent on an errand by her mother, passed by the house, and looked in at the window. And then she peeped in at the keyhole, for she was not at all a well-brought-up little girl. Then seeing nobody in the house she lifted the latch. The door was not fastened, because the Bears were good Bears, who did nobody any harm, and never suspected that anybody would harm them. So Goldilocks opened the door and went in; and well pleased was she when she saw the porridge on the table. If she had been a well-brought-up little girl she would have waited till the Bears came home, and then, perhaps, they would have asked her to breakfast; for they were good Bears—a little rough or so, as the manner of Bears is, but for all that very good-natured and hospitable. But she was an impudent, rude little girl, and so she set about helping herself.
有一天，他们做好了麦片粥做早餐，他们把粥倒到他们的麦片粥碗里以后，在等麦片粥凉时，他们走出去到森林里散步，他们可不想因为太快开始喝粥而把嘴烫伤，因为他们是有礼貌的、有教养的熊。当他们离开屋子时，一个住在森林的另外一边，叫“金发姑娘”的小女孩，被她的妈妈派了个差事，刚好路过小熊们的屋子。她朝窗子里看了看，然后她从钥匙孔里看了看，因为她可是个一点儿都没有教养的小女孩儿。当看到屋子里没有人，她就把门插销提了起来。门没扣紧，因为小熊们是好熊，他们从来不会伤害任何人，也从来不会怀疑任何人会伤害他们。于是金发姑娘打开了门，走了进来，当她看到桌子上的麦片粥时她多么开心啊！如果她是个有教养的小女孩儿的话，她会等到小熊们回家来，然后，也许，他们会问她要不要一起吃早餐，因为他们是好小熊——大体来讲，以熊们的礼貌来讲，不过对所有人都很可善而且好客。但是她是个放肆无礼的，粗鲁的小女孩儿，于是她开始自说自话地大吃起来。
    
First she tasted the porridge of the Great Big Bear, and that was too hot for her. Next she tasted the porridge of the Middle-sized Bear, but that was too cold for her. And then she went to the porridge of the Little Wee Bear, and tasted it, and that was neither too hot nor too cold, but just right, and she liked it so well, that she ate it all up, every bit!
她先尝了尝大大熊的麦片粥，发现对她来说太热了。接下来她尝了中等熊的麦片粥，但是对她来说太凉了。接下来她来到小小熊的麦片粥跟前，尝了一口，发现既不太热也不太凉，正合适。她好喜欢这碗麦片粥啊，于是她就把粥喝了个精打光，一滴都不剩！

Then Goldilocks, who was tired, for she had been catching butterflies instead of running on her errand, sat down in the chair of the Great Big Bear, but that was too hard for her. And then she sat down in the chair of the Middle-sized Bear, and that was too soft for her. But when she sat down in the chair of the Little Wee Bear, that was neither too hard, nor too soft, but just right. So she seated herself in it, and there she sat till the bottom of the chair came out, and down she came, plump upon the ground; and that made her very cross, for she was a bad-tempered little girl.
然后金发姑娘累了，因为她来的路上啊，一直在捉蝴蝶，而并不是在跑她的差事。她在大大熊的椅子上坐了下来，但发现这把椅子太硬了。然后她坐在了中等熊的椅子上，但是又觉得太软了。但是当她坐在小小熊的椅子上时，发现既不太硬，也不太软，正合适。于是她坐在椅子上，坐呀坐，直到椅子的底掉了下来，她扑嗵一声坐在了地上，这让她非常抓狂，因为她是个坏脾气的小女孩儿。

Now, being determined to rest, Goldilocks went upstairs into the bedchamber in which the Three Bears slept. And first she lay down upon the bed of the Great Big Bear, but that was too high at the head for her. And next she lay down upon the bed of the Middle-sized Bear, and that was too high at the foot for her. And then she lay down upon the bed of the Little Wee Bear, and that was neither too high at the head, nor at the foot, but just right. So she covered herself up comfortably, and lay there till she fell fast asleep.
现在，金发姑娘决定要休息了，她走上楼来到三只小熊睡觉的卧室。开始她躺在大大熊的床上，但是脑袋的位置太高了。接下来她躺到中等熊的床上，但是脚的位置太高了。然后她躺到小小熊的床上，发现脑袋的位置也不高，脚的位置也不高，正合适。于是她把自己盖得舒舒服服得，躺在那儿很快睡着了。

By this time the Three Bears thought their porridge would be cool enough for them to eat it properly; so they came home to breakfast. Now careless Goldilocks had left the spoon of the Great Big Bear standing in his porridge.
这时，三只小熊觉得，他们的麦片粥应该足凉、合适喝了。于是他们回家来吃早餐。这时他们发现粗心的金发姑娘把大大熊的汤匙留在了麦片粥里。

"SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE!"
said the Great Big Bear in his great, rough, gruff voice.
“有人动了我的麦片粥！”
大大熊用他的又大，又粗，又哑的声音说。

Then the Middle-sized Bear looked at his porridge and saw the spoon was standing in it too.
"SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE!"
said the Middle-sized Bear in his middle-sized voice.
接着中等熊看了看他的麦片粥，发现汤匙也在碗里。
“有人动了我的麦片粥！”
中等熊用他的中等声音说。

Then the Little Wee Bear looked at his, and there was the spoon in the porridge-bowl, but the porridge was all gone!

"SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE,
AND HAS EATEN IT ALL UP!"
said the Little Wee Bear in his little wee voice.
然后小小熊看了他的，麦片粥碗里有汤匙，但是麦片粥都不见了！
“有人动了我的麦片粥，
而且把它全部吃光了！”
小小熊用他的小小声音说。

Upon this the Three Bears, seeing that some one had entered their house, and eaten up the Little Wee Bear抯 breakfast, began to look about them. Now the careless Goldilocks had not put the hard cushion straight when she rose from the chair of the Great Big Bear.
三只小熊发现有人进了他们的屋子，还把小小熊的早饭吃光了，于是他们开始到处察看。现在他们发现粗心的金发姑娘在从大大熊的椅子中站起来时，没有把椅垫放整齐。

"SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR!"
said the Great Big Bear in his great, rough, gruff voice.
“有人坐过我的椅子！”
大大熊用他的又大，又粗，又哑的声音说。

And the careless Goldilocks had squatted down the soft cushion of the Middle-sized Bear.
"SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR!"
said the Middle-sized Bear in his middle-sized voice.
然后发现粗心的金发姑娘把中等熊的软垫子弄到了地上。
“有人坐过我的椅子！”
中等熊用他的中等声音说。

"SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR,
AND HAS SAT THE BOTTOM THROUGH!"
said the Little Wee Bear in his little wee voice.
“有人坐过我的椅子，
而且把椅子底都坐穿了！”
小小熊用他的小小声音说。

Then the Three Bears thought they had better make further search in case it was a burglar, so they went upstairs into their bedchamber. Now Goldilocks had pulled the pillow of the Great Big Bear out of its place.
"SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED!"
said the Great Big Bear in his great, rough, gruff voice.
然后这三只小熊想，他们最好再搜查得更多一点，以防来的是个夜贼。于是他们上楼来到他们的卧室。现在他们发现金发姑娘把大大熊的枕头拖出了它原来的位置。
“有人在我的床上躺过！”
大大熊用他的又大，又粗，又哑的声音说。

And Goldilocks had pulled the bolster of the Middle-sized Bear out of its place.
"SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED!"
said the Middle-sized Bear in his middle-sized voice.
然后发现金发姑娘把中等熊的垫子拖出了它原来的位置。
“有人在我的床上躺过！”
中等熊用他的中等声音说。

But when the Little Wee Bear came to look at his bed, there was the bolster in its place!
And the pillow was in its place upon the bolster!
And upon the pillow—?
不过当小小熊来看他的床时，垫子好好的在它应该在的位置！
枕头也在垫子上面它应该在的位置！
可是在枕头上面呢——？

There was Goldilocks’s yellow head—which was not in its place, for she had no business there.
"SOMEBODY HAS BEEN LYING IN MY BED —
AND HERE SHE IS STILL!"
said the Little Wee Bear in his little wee voice.
金发姑娘的小脑袋在那儿——这可不是她应该在的位置，因为她和这儿一点儿关系也没有。
“有人在我的床上躺过——
而且她还在这儿！”
小小熊用他的小小声音说。

Now Goldilocks had heard in her sleep the great, rough, gruff voice of the Great Big Bear; but she was so fast asleep that it was no more to her than the roaring of wind, or the rumbling of thunder. And she had heard the middle-sized voice of the Middle-sized Bear, but it was only as if she had heard some one speaking in a dream. But when she heard the little wee voice of the Little Wee Bear, it was so sharp, and so shrill, that it awakened her at once. Up she started, and when she saw the Three Bears on one side of the bed, she tumbled herself out at the other, and ran to the window. Now the window was open, because the Bears, like good, tidy Bears, as they were, always opened their bedchamber window when they got up in the morning. So naughty, frightened little Goldilocks jumped; and whether she broke her neck in the fall, or ran into the wood and was lost there, or found her way out of the wood and got whipped for being a bad girl and playing truant no one can say. But the Three Bears never saw anything more of her.
这时金发姑娘在她的睡梦中听到了大大熊又大，又粗，又哑的声音，不过她很快又睡着了，这个声音对对来讲，和风的呼啸声，或是雷的隆隆声没啥两样儿。然后她听到了中等熊的中等声音，但是对她来说这就像是在睡梦中的人和她说话一样。但是当她听到小小熊的小小声音时，这个声音又尖又刺耳，她一下子就被吵醒了。她开始爬起来，当她看到三只小熊站在床的一侧时，她一个斤斗摔到了床的另一侧，然后冲向窗户。这时窗户是开着的，因为象这三只小熊这样的整洁的小熊，每天早上起床以后都会把他们卧室的窗子打开的。于是这个被吓坏了的淘气的金发姑娘从窗户跳了出去。她跳下去时到底有没有把脖子摔断了，或是后来跑进森林有没有迷路，或是她找到了走出森林的路然后因为是个坏女孩而且到处乱跑被鞭子打了，没人知道。不过这三只小熊自那时起再也没有见过她。