The Nutcracker · chapter 4 of 4
The Land of Sweets
糖国
Clara feasts in the Land of Sweets and learns to dance. Then the sun starts to rise, and she wakes on Christmas morning.
Read what you hear
- The Sugar Plum Fairy 请坐，克拉拉！你想吃什么？这里有很多。
Qǐng zuò, Kèlālā! Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? Zhèlǐ yǒu hěnduō.
Please sit, Clara! What would you like to eat? There's so much here.
- Clara 我要吃那个大的！还有那个红的！
Wǒ yào chī nàge dà de! Hái yǒu nàge hóng de!
I want that big one! And that red one too!
- The Prince 你先喝茶吧。这里的茶也是甜的。
Nǐ xiān hē chá ba. Zhèlǐ de chá yě shì tián de.
Have some tea first. The tea here is sweet too.
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- Clara 茶也是甜的？这里什么都是甜的！
Chá yě shì tián de? Zhèlǐ shénme dōu shì tián de!
The tea is sweet too? Everything here is sweet!
- The Sugar Plum Fairy 对。糖国的人很高兴，因为我们有你这个朋友。
Duì. Tángguó de rén hěn gāoxìng, yīnwèi wǒmen yǒu nǐ zhège péngyou.
Yes. The people of the Land of Sweets are happy, because we have a friend like you.
- The Sugar Plum Fairy 现在，看！糖国的朋友来跳舞了！
Xiànzài, kàn! Tángguó de péngyou lái tiàowǔ le!
Now look! Our friends of the Land of Sweets have come to dance!
- Clara 他们跳舞真好看！我也想跳舞。
Tāmen tiàowǔ zhēn hǎokàn! Wǒ yě xiǎng tiàowǔ.
They dance so well! I want to dance too.
- The Prince 我请你跳舞，克拉拉。来，我教你！
Wǒ qǐng nǐ tiàowǔ, Kèlālā. Lái, wǒ jiào nǐ!
Let me invite you to dance, Clara. Come, I'll teach you!
- Clara 好！可是我不会跳舞。我的脚会很忙！
Hǎo! Kěshì wǒ bú huì tiàowǔ. Wǒ de jiǎo huì hěn máng!
All right! But I can't dance. My feet are going to be very busy!
- The Prince 没关系。一，二，三，你看我的脚。
Méi guānxi. Yī, èr, sān, nǐ kàn wǒ de jiǎo.
That's fine. One, two, three, watch my feet.
- Clara 一，二，三……啊！你的脚！对不起！
Yī, èr, sān… a! Nǐ de jiǎo! Duìbuqǐ!
One, two, three... ah! Your foot! I'm sorry!
- The Prince 没关系！我的脚也很想跳舞！
Méi guānxi! Wǒ de jiǎo yě hěn xiǎng tiàowǔ!
It's fine! My foot wanted to dance too!
- The Sugar Plum Fairy 克拉拉，你是一个好孩子。你帮了我们。
Kèlālā, nǐ shì yí gè hǎo háizi. Nǐ bāng le wǒmen.
Clara, you are a good child. You helped us.
- Clara 我好喜欢这里！我不想回家。
Wǒ hǎo xǐhuan zhèlǐ! Wǒ bù xiǎng huíjiā.
I love it here! I don't want to go home.
- The Sugar Plum Fairy 天快亮了，克拉拉。你要回家了。
Tiān kuài liàng le, Kèlālā. Nǐ yào huíjiā le.
The sun is almost up, Clara. It's time to go home.
- Clara 这么快？我会想你们的！
Zhème kuài? Wǒ huì xiǎng nǐmen de!
So soon? I'll miss you all!
- The Prince 我也会想你。再见，克拉拉！
Wǒ yě huì xiǎng nǐ. Zàijiàn, Kèlālā!
I'll miss you too. Goodbye, Clara!
- Clara 再见，王子！再见，仙子！你们都是我的好朋友！
Zàijiàn, wángzǐ! Zàijiàn, xiānzǐ! Nǐmen dōu shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou!
Goodbye, Prince! Goodbye, Fairy! You are all my dear friends!
- Fritz 克拉拉！起来！圣诞节到了！你在树下睡了一晚上！
Kèlālā! Qǐlái! Shèngdànjié dào le! Nǐ zài shù xià shuì le yì wǎnshang!
Clara! Wake up! You slept under the tree all night!
- Clara 哥哥？我的小士兵呢？
Gēge? Wǒ de xiǎo shìbīng ne?
Brother? Where's my little soldier?
- Fritz 你看，你抱着他呢。
Nǐ kàn, nǐ bàozhe tā ne.
Look, you're hugging him.
- Clara 你看！他的嘴巴好了！
Nǐ kàn! Tā de zuǐba hǎo le!
Look! His mouth is fixed!
- Fritz 对不起，克拉拉。我以后不夹胡桃了。
Duìbuqǐ, Kèlālā. Wǒ yǐhòu bù jiā hútáo le.
Sorry, Clara. I won't crack nuts anymore.
- Godfather Drosselmeyer 早上好，孩子们。克拉拉，昨天晚上好玩吗？
Zǎoshang hǎo, háizimen. Kèlālā, zuótiān wǎnshang hǎo wán ma?
Good morning, children. Clara, was last night fun?
- Clara 教父！你怎么知道我去了哪儿？
Jiàofù! Nǐ zěnme zhīdao wǒ qù le nǎr?
Godfather! How do you know where I went?
- Godfather Drosselmeyer 我什么都不说。圣诞节快乐，我的小朋友。
Wǒ shénme dōu bù shuō. Shèngdànjié kuàilè, wǒ de xiǎo péngyou.
I'm not saying a thing. Merry Christmas, my little friend.
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What changed in the story?
- What is special about the tea in the Land of Sweets?
“你先喝茶吧。这里的茶也是甜的。”
- What happens when Clara tries to dance?
“一，二，三……啊！你的脚！对不起！”
- Why does Clara have to leave?
“天快亮了，克拉拉。你要回家了。”
- Who wakes Clara up on Christmas morning?
“克拉拉！起来！圣诞节到了！你在树下睡了一晚上！”
- What does Fritz promise?
“对不起，克拉拉。我以后不夹胡桃了。”