Ella is living a great life until her mother dies. Ella’s father remarries a “good” woman with two wretched daughters. One day Ella’s father goes on a journey and never returns because of his death. Ella gets stuck living with her “family” until she rides in the woods and meets a Prince. The Prince holds a ball expecting to see Ella there. The stepmother admits her jealousy and locks up the girl, whom she calls Cinderella, in her attic room.
参考翻译:
埃拉一直过着美好的生活,直到她母亲去世。埃拉的父亲娶了一个“好”女人,她有两个可怜的女儿。有一天,埃拉的父亲去旅行,因为他的死而再也没有回来。埃拉一直和她的“家人”住在一起,直到她在树林里遇到王子。王子拿着一个球,希望能在那里见到埃拉。继母承认了自己的嫉妒,并把这个被她称为灰姑娘的女孩锁在阁楼房间里。
重点词汇释义:
remarries再婚; remarry的第三人称单数
wretched感到不适的; 难受的; 不愉快的; 极坏的; 恶劣的; 可怜的; 悲惨的; 该死的,无法容忍的
One day将来有一天;总有一天;有朝一日; 一天;一日
because of因为; 由于①because of是复合介词,其后可接名词、代词、动名词或由what引导的从句。②because of一般引导状语,不引导表语;但当主语是代词时,because of短语在句中可用作表语。
a ball圆球
stepmother继母
jealousy嫉妒; 忌妒; 妒羡; 羡慕