Snow White · chapter 2 of 15
Into the Forest
走进森林
The Queen cannot rest while Snow White is the most beautiful. She sends her huntsman into the forest with Snow White, and with a cruel order.
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- Narrator 王宫里，王后很多天都在生气。
Wánggōng li, wánghòu hěn duō tiān dōu zài shēngqì.
In the palace, the Queen had been angry for many days.
- The Queen 白雪公主！我白天看见她，晚上睡觉也看见她！
Báixuě gōngzhǔ! Wǒ báitiān kànjiàn tā, wǎnshang shuìjiào yě kànjiàn tā!
Snow White! I see her all day, and at night I see her in my sleep!
- The Queen 最漂亮的，只能是我！猎人，你来一下！
Zuì piàoliang de, zhǐ néng shì wǒ! Lièrén, nǐ lái yíxià!
The most beautiful can only be me! Huntsman, come here!
- The Huntsman 王后，您有什么事？
Wánghòu, nín yǒu shénme shì?
What do you need, my Queen?
- The Queen 你和白雪公主去森林。到了那儿，杀了她！
Nǐ hé Báixuě gōngzhǔ qù sēnlín. Dào le nàr, shā le tā!
Go into the forest with Snow White. When you get there, kill her!
- The Huntsman 王后，您要我杀她？
Wánghòu, nín yào wǒ shā tā?
My Queen, you want me to kill her?
- The Queen 不要问！我要她的心。你回来，给我看！
Bú yào wèn! Wǒ yào tā de xīn. Nǐ huílái, gěi wǒ kàn!
Don't ask! I want her heart. Come back and show it to me!
- Snow White 猎人，森林好大！我们去哪儿？
Lièrén, sēnlín hǎo dà! Wǒmen qù nǎr?
Huntsman, the forest is so big! Where are we going?
- The Huntsman 去里边。
Qù lǐbian.
Deeper in.
- Snow White 猎人，你的话真少！
Lièrén, nǐ de huà zhēn shǎo!
Huntsman, you really don't say much!
- The Huntsman 我们猎人，话都不多。
Wǒmen lièrén, huà dōu bù duō.
We huntsmen never say much.
- Snow White 好，我说，你听！王宫里，没有人和我说话。王后也不看我。
Hǎo, wǒ shuō, nǐ tīng! Wánggōng li, méiyǒu rén hé wǒ shuōhuà. Wánghòu yě bú kàn wǒ.
All right, I'll talk and you listen! In the palace, nobody talks to me. The Queen doesn't look at me either.
- The Huntsman 公主……我们到了。
Gōngzhǔ… wǒmen dào le.
Princess... we're here.
- Snow White 森林里没有人，也没有家。猎人，我们回去吧？
Sēnlín li méiyǒu rén, yě méiyǒu jiā. Lièrén, wǒmen huíqù ba?
There are no people in the forest, and no homes. Huntsman, shall we go back?
- Snow White 猎人！你的刀……你要做什么？
Lièrén! Nǐ de dāo… nǐ yào zuò shénme?
Huntsman! Your knife... what are you going to do?
- The Huntsman 王后要你死。
Wánghòu yào nǐ sǐ.
The Queen wants you dead.
- Narrator 白雪公主哭了。
Báixuě gōngzhǔ kū le.
Snow White began to cry.
- Snow White 我做错了什么？不要杀我！我跑到森林里边去，再也不回家了！
Wǒ zuò cuò le shénme? Bú yào shā wǒ! Wǒ pǎo dào sēnlín lǐbian qù, zài yě bù huí jiā le!
What have I done wrong? Don't kill me! I'll run deep into the forest and never come home again!
- The Huntsman 不要哭了，我不杀你。孩子，你跑吧！不要回来！
Bú yào kū le, wǒ bù shā nǐ. Háizi, nǐ pǎo ba! Bú yào huílái!
Stop crying, I won't kill you. Run, child! Don't come back!
- Snow White 谢谢你，猎人！
Xièxie nǐ, lièrén!
Thank you, huntsman!
- The Huntsman 这里有很多动物，她会死的吧。还好，我没有杀她。
Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō dòngwù, tā huì sǐ de ba. Hái hǎo, wǒ méiyǒu shā tā.
There are lots of animals here; she'll die, I suppose. At least I didn't kill her.
- The Huntsman 一只小野猪……王后不会知道的。
Yì zhī xiǎo yězhū… wánghòu bú huì zhīdào de.
A young boar... The Queen will never know.
- Narrator 猎人杀了那只野猪，回到了王宫。
Lièrén shā le nà zhī yězhū, huí dào le wánggōng.
The huntsman killed the boar and went back to the palace.
- The Huntsman 王后，这是她的心。
Wánghòu, zhè shì tā de xīn.
My Queen, this is her heart.
- The Queen 好。这件事，你对谁也不要说。
Hǎo. Zhè jiàn shì, nǐ duì shéi yě bú yào shuō.
Good. Tell no one about this.
- Narrator 王后叫人做了它。她吃了它。
Wánghòu jiào rén zuò le tā. Tā chī le tā.
The Queen had it cooked. She ate it.
- The Queen 白雪公主死了！现在，我最漂亮了！
Báixuě gōngzhǔ sǐ le! Xiànzài, wǒ zuì piàoliang le!
Snow White is dead! Now I am the most beautiful!
- Narrator 森林里边，白雪公主没有死。
Sēnlín lǐbian, Báixuě gōngzhǔ méiyǒu sǐ.
Deep in the forest, Snow White was not dead.
- Snow White 那是什么？是动物吗？我好怕……
Nà shì shénme? Shì dòngwù ma? Wǒ hǎo pà…
What was that? Is it an animal? I'm so scared...
- Snow White 天要黑了。我一个人，没有家了……我去哪儿？
Tiān yào hēi le. Wǒ yí gè rén, méiyǒu jiā le… wǒ qù nǎr?
It's getting dark. I'm all alone, with no home... Where do I go?
What changed in the story?
- What does the Queen tell the huntsman to do?
“你和白雪公主去森林。到了那儿，杀了她！”
- What does Snow White tell the huntsman about the palace?
“王宫里，没有人和我说话。王后也不看我。”
- What does Snow White promise the huntsman?
“我跑到森林里边去，再也不回家了！”
- What does the huntsman bring back to the Queen?
“猎人杀了那只野猪，回到了王宫。”……“王后，这是她的心。”
- What does the Queen believe at the end of the day?
“白雪公主死了！现在，我最漂亮了！”