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The Nutcracker (1) |
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胡桃鉗 (1) |
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Once upon a time, there lived a young girl named Clara. It was Christmas Eve, and her parents were throwing a party complete with wonderful food and a fantastic Christmas tree. |
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The party was in full swing when her godfather, Drosselmeyer the Toymaker, arrived. He wasn't just an ordinary toymaker, mind you; he was a magician toymaker, and all the children loved him. |
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Drosselmeyer gave Clara's brother Fritz a fine gift. To Clara, he gave a marvelous nutcracker. It was shaped like a brave soldier and could crack nuts between its teeth. |
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Upon seeing this beautiful gift, Fritz became jealous and broke it. When Clara began to cry, her godfather magically pulled a handkerchief from the air and used it to fix the broken toy. As you can imagine, this hushed Clara up right away, and she danced with happiness. |
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After the party, the children were sent to bed, but Clara could not stay away from her present. She held the nutcracker in her arms and fell asleep beneath the Christmas tree. |
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很久很久以前，有個小女孩名叫克萊拉。在聖誕節前夕，她爸媽正在開宴會，裡頭美食和漂亮的聖誕樹都一應俱全。 |
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宴會進入最高潮的時候，她的教父，玩具師傅卓索麥爾來了。請注意，他可不是普通的玩具師傅，他是個會魔法的玩具師傅，深受所有孩子們的愛戴。 |
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卓索麥爾送給克萊拉的弟弟佛瑞茲一份好禮物。給克萊拉的則是一個很棒的胡桃鉗，造型像是個英勇的士兵，可用牙齒把核桃夾碎。 |
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佛瑞茲一看到這份美麗的禮物就心生忌妒，把胡桃鉗弄壞了。當克萊拉開始大哭時，她的教父神奇地憑空變出一條手帕，用手帕修好了壞掉的玩具。正如你所能想像的，這使得克萊拉馬上安靜下來，並快樂地跳起舞來。 |
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宴會結束後，孩子們被送上床睡覺，但是克萊拉離不開她的禮物。她把胡桃鉗抱在懷裡，在聖誕樹下睡著了。 |
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| nutcracker |
n. |
胡桃鉗 |
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| in full swing |
phr. |
達到最高峰；正全力進行中 |
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| ordinary |
adj. |
普通的；平凡的 |
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| marvelous |
adj. |
令人驚嘆的；了不起的 |
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| hush |
v. |
使安靜；使沈默 |
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