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the adventures of prince camaralzaman 4
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"sire," replied the prince, "pray do not increase my 1 in this matter, but rather make me happy by giving her to me in marriage. however much i may have objected to matrimony(婚礼) 2, the sight of this lovely girl has overcome all my prejudices, and i will gratefully receive her from your hands." 
 
the king was almost speechless on hearing his son, but after a time assured him most solemnly that he knew nothing whatever about the lady in question, and had not 3 at her appearance. he then desired the prince to relate the whole story to him. 
 
camaralzaman did so at great length, showed the ring, and 4 his father to help to find the bride he so 5(热烈地) desired. 
 
"after all you tell me," remarked the king, "i can no longer doubt your word; but how and whence the lady came, or why she should have stayed so short a time i cannot imagine. the whole affair is indeed mysterious. come, my dear son, let us wait together for happier days." 
 
so saying the king took camaralzaman by the hand and led him back to the palace, where the prince took to his bed and gave himself up to despair, and the king shutting himself up with his son 6 neglected the affairs of state. 
 
the prime minister, who was the only person admitted, felt it his duty at last to tell the king how much the court and all the people complained of his 7, and how bad it was for the nation. he urged the sultan to remove with the prince to a lovely little island close by, whence he could easily attend public audiences, and where the charming scenery and fine air would do the 8 so much good as to enable him to bear his father's occasional absence. 
 
the king approved the plan, and as soon as the castle on the island could be prepared for their reception he and the prince arrived there, schahzaman never leaving his son except for the prescribed public audiences twice a week. 
 
whilst all this was happening in the capital of schahzaman the two genii had carefully borne the princess of china back to her own palace and replaced her in bed. on waking next morning she first turned from one side to another and then, finding herself alone, called loudly for her women. 
 
"tell me," she cried, "where is the young man i love so dearly, and who slept near me last night?" 
 
"princess," exclaimed the nurse, "we cannot tell what you 9 to without more explanation." 
 
"why," continued the princess, "the most charming and beautiful young man lay sleeping beside me last night. i did my utmost to wake him, but in vain." 
 
"your royal highness wishes to make game of us," said the nurse. "is it your pleasure to rise?" 
 
"i am quite in earnest," persisted the princess, "and i want to know where he is." 
 
"but, princess," expostulated the nurse, "we left you quite alone last night, and we have seen no one enter your room since then." 
 
at this the princess lost all patience, and taking the nurse by her hair she boxed her ears soundly, crying out: "you shall tell me, you old witch, or i'll kill you." 
 
the nurse had no little trouble in escaping, and hurried off to the queen, to whom she related the whole story with tears in her eyes. 
 
"you see, madam," she concluded, "that the princess must be out of her mind. if only you will come and see her, you will be able to judge for yourself." 
 
the queen hurried to her daughter's apartments, and after tenderly embracing her, asked her why she had treated her nurse so badly. 
 
"madam," said the princess, "i perceive that your 10 wishes to make game of me, but i can assure you that i will never marry anyone except the charming young man whom i saw last night. you must know where he is, so pray send for him." 
 
the queen was much surprised by these words, but when she declared that she knew nothing whatever of the matter the princess lost all respect, and answered that if she were not allowed to marry as she wished she should kill herself, and it was in vain that the queen tried to 11(安慰) her and bring her to reason. 
 
the king himself came to hear the rights of the matter, but the princess only persisted in her story, and as a proof showed the ring on her finger. the king hardly knew what to make of it all, but ended by thinking that his daughter was more crazy than ever, and without further argument he had her placed in still closer #p#分页标题#e#confinement(限制), with only her nurse to wait on her and a powerful guard to keep the door. 
 
then he assembled his council, and having told them the sad state of things, added: "if any of you can succeed in curing the princess, i will give her to him in marriage, and he shall be my heir." 
 
an elderly emir present, fired with the desire to possess a young and lovely wife and to rule over a great kingdom, offered to try the magic arts with which he was acquainted. 
 
"you are welcome to try," said the king, "but i make one condition, which is, that should you fail you will lose your life." 
 
the emir accepted the condition, and the king led him to the princess, who, veiling her face, remarked, "i am surprised, sire, that you should bring an unknown man into my presence." 
 
"you need not be shocked," said the king; "this is one of my emirs who asks your hand in marriage." 
 
"sire," replied the princess, "this is not the one you gave me before and whose ring i wear. permit me to say that i can accept no other." 
 
the emir, who had expected to hear the princess talk nonsense, finding how calm and reasonable she was, assured the king that he could not venture to undertake a cure, but placed his head at his majesty's disposal, on which the justly irritated 12 13 had it cut off. 
 
this was the first of many suitors for the princess whose inability to cure her cost them their lives. 
 
now it happened that after things had been going on in this way for some time the nurse's son marzavan returned from his travels. he had been in many countries and learnt many things, including astrology. needless to say that one of the first things his mother told him was the sad condition of the princess, his foster-sister. marzavan asked if she could not manage to let him see the princess without the king's knowledge. 
 
after some consideration his mother consented, and even persuaded the eunuch on guard to make no objection to marzavan's entering the royal apartment. 
 
the princess was delighted to see her foster-brother again, and after some conversation she 14 to him all her history and the cause of her 15(监禁)
 
marzavan listened with downcast eyes and the utmost attention. when she had finished speaking he said, 
 
"if what you tell me, princess, is indeed the case, i do not despair of finding comfort for you. take patience yet a little longer. i will set out at once to explore other countries, and when you hear of my return be sure that he for whom you sigh is not far off." so saying, he took his leave and started next morning on his travels. 
 
marzavan journeyed from city to city and from one island and province to another, and wherever he went he heard people talk of the strange story of the princess badoura, as the princess of china was named. 
 
after four months he reached a large 16 17 town named torf, and here he heard no more of the princess badoura but a great deal of prince camaralzaman, who was reported ill, and whose story sounded very similar to that of the princess badoura.


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1 3llzx     
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
参考例句:
  • nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
2 ni3x9     
adv.从前,以前
参考例句:
  • we now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
  • this boat was formerly used on the rivers of china.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
3 ec373bf4aaa10dd288a5e4aabc013742     
v.密谋 ( connive的过去式和过去分词 );搞阴谋;默许;纵容
参考例句:
  • her brother is believed to have connived at her murder. 据信她的哥哥没有制止对她的谋杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • the jailer connived at the escape from prison. 狱吏纵容犯人的逃狱。 来自辞典例句
4 0b089ebf3591e554caa381773b194ff1     
恳求或乞求(某人)( implore的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • she implored him to stay. 她恳求他留下。
  • she implored him with tears in her eyes to forgive her. 她含泪哀求他原谅她。
5 8ygzx8     
adv.热心地,热烈地
参考例句:
  • the preacher is disserveing the very religion in which he ardently believe. 那传教士在损害他所热烈信奉的宗教。 来自辞典例句
  • however ardently they love, however intimate their union, they are never one. 无论他们的相爱多么热烈,无论他们的关系多么亲密,他们决不可能合而为一。 来自辞典例句
6 entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • the fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • his life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
7 5dize     
n.隐遁,隔离
参考例句:
  • she liked to sunbathe in the seclusion of her own garden.她喜欢在自己僻静的花园里晒日光浴。
  • i live very much in seclusion these days.这些天我过着几乎与世隔绝的生活。
8 v4oxh     
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的
参考例句:
  • he will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。
  • a passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。
9 vfdyw     
v.提及,暗指
参考例句:
  • many passages in scripture allude to this concept.圣经中有许多经文间接地提到这样的概念。
  • she also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles.她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。
10 maexl     
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权
参考例句:
  • the king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
  • your majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下,您必须赶快做出决定!
11 xkfxa     
vt.使(某人)平静(或息怒);抚慰
参考例句:
  • he tried to pacify the protesters with promises of reform.他试图以改革的承诺安抚抗议者。
  • he tried to pacify his creditors by repaying part of the money.他为安抚债权人偿还了部分借款。
12 l6lzj     
n.帝王,君主,最高统治者
参考例句:
  • the monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
  • i think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。
13 lrmxm     
adv.及时地,敏捷地
参考例句:
  • he paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • she promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
14 724f3f12e93e38bec4dda1e47c06c3b1     
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
参考例句:
  • she confided all her secrets to her best friend. 她向她最要好的朋友倾吐了自己所有的秘密。
  • he confided to me that he had spent five years in prison. 他私下向我透露,他蹲过五年监狱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 i9uxk     
n.关押,监禁,坐牢
参考例句:
  • his sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
  • he was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。
16 4orxv     
adj.人口稠密的,人口众多的
参考例句:
  • london is the most populous area of britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
  • china is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。
17 rz3xb     
n.海港,港口,港市
参考例句:
  • ostend is the most important seaport in belgium.奥斯坦德是比利时最重要的海港。
  • a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal.轮船能够补充煤炭的海港。
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