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"Little kitchen maid," said the cavalier, "I will get you a permanent appointment in the kitchen, with permission to see the Emperor dine, if you will lead us to the Nightingale."
武士说：“小厨娘，如果你领我们找到夜莺的话，我会给你在厨房安排一个固定的工作，并允许你伺奉皇帝用膳。”
So they all went out into the wood; half the court went along. When they were in the midst of their journey, a cow began to low.
就这样，他们一起出发，来到树林，一半的大臣们跟随而至。当他们行至半程时，一头奶牛 开始“哞哞”地叫起来。
"Oh!" said all the court cavaliers, "there it is! That's really a remarkable power in so small a creature!"
所有的大臣们都说：“噢！在那儿呢！这么小的生命竟有这么大的力气！”
"No, those are cows lowing!” said the little kitchen maid. "We are a long way from the place yet."
小厨娘说：“不，这些是牛在叫！我们离目的地还远着呢。”
Now the frogs began to croak in the pool.
现在，青蛙又开始在池塘里叫起来。
"Glorious!" said the court preacher. "Now I can hear it—it sounds just like little church bells."
传道的大臣说：“太好了！现在我能听见了：它听起来就像教堂的钟声。”
"No，those are frogs," said the little kitchen maid. "But now I think we shall soon hear it."
小厨娘说：“不，这些是青蛙。但现在，我想我们不久就能听见夜莺叫了。”
And then the Nightingale began to sing.
就在那时，夜莺开始唱歌了。
"That is it!" said the little girl. "Listen, listen! And it's sitting there!"
小厨娘说：“找到了！听，听啊！夜莺在那儿。”
And she pointed to a little gray bird up in the boughs.
她指着那只在树上的灰色的小鸟。
"Is it possible?" said the cavalier. "I should never have thought it looked like that! How plain it looks! I suppose it lost its color at seeing so many aristocratic visitors."
武士说：“不可能吧？我从没想到它长这个样子！简直太普通了！我看它一定是因为看到这么多尊贵的来访者而吓得失去了光彩吧。”
