Episode 8: The Ball・
第八集：舞会

Cinderella danced with the prince.
灰姑娘和王子跳舞。

The king and queen watched them. "What a beautiful princess," they said.
国王和王后看着他们。"多么美丽的公主啊。" 他们说。

The fine ladies stared, too. "Who made the princess's gown?" they asked. "I want one." "Me, too."
淑女们也盯着看。"公主的礼服是谁做的？" 她们问，"我也想要一件。"" 我也是。"

Then Cinderella sat down with the prince. Servants brought out trays of food.
然后灰姑娘和王子坐了下来，仆人们端出一盘盘食物。

The prince didn't eat a thing. He just stared at Cinderella.
王子什么也没吃，只是盯着灰姑娘。

Cinderella spotted her stepsisters.
灰姑娘看到了她的继姐妹们。

She smiled at the prince. "I'll be right back."
她对王子笑了笑。"我马上回来。"

Cinderella brought some treats to her stepsisters.
灰姑娘给继姐妹们拿了一些点心。

They thanked her and each gave a curtsey.
她们感谢了她，每个人都行了一个屈膝礼。

Cinderella giggled quietly. They thought she was a real princess.
灰姑娘偷偷地笑了 —— 她们以为她是真正的公主。

The prince and Cinderella began to dance again.
王子和灰姑娘又开始跳舞了。

Before midnight, Cinderella stopped. "I must go," she said.
午夜前，灰姑娘停了下来。"我得走了。" 她说。

"Oh," the prince said sadly. "I'm having another ball tomorrow. Will you come?"
"哦，" 王子伤心地说，"我明天还有一场舞会。你会来吗？"

"I will try," Cinderella said.
"我会尽量来的。" 灰姑娘说。

At home, godmother was waiting by the fire.
在家里，教母在炉火旁等着。

"Oh, godmother," Cinderella said, "I had a wonderful time at the ball. The prince is so handsome."
"哦，教母。" 灰姑娘说，"我在舞会上玩得很开心，王子真英俊。"

Soon, Cinderella's stepsisters came home.
不久，灰姑娘的继姐妹们回家了。

Cinderella yawned and stretched. She acted sleepy.
灰姑娘打了个哈欠，伸了个懒腰，装作很困的样子。

"How was the ball?" she asked.
"舞会怎么样？" 她问。

Trudy frowned. "It was terrible."
特鲁迪皱起眉头。"糟透了。"

"Some dumb princess showed up," Gert said. "After that, the prince ignored us."
"某个傻公主出现了。" 格特说，"从那以后，王子就不理我们了。"

Cinderella fell asleep with a smile.
灰姑娘带着微笑睡着了。

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