A Yuletide Collection of Stories, Poems, and Essays

聖誕節故事、詩歌及文章選集

Annotated for Modern Readers

當代註釋

Volume 1

第一卷

She reached down into the little crib to lift out the Bambino,

她到達小馬槽，並在其中生下嬰兒，

and I could plainly see a look of astonishment rise to her face as she started back,

當她回神，臉上的驚愕清晰可見

both hands held wide apart, as if having encountered something they were unprepared to touch.

雙手敞開，彷彿尚未做好準備就要迎接。

A flame flared up within him now that must have come straight from the devil's forge.

一團火焰在他體內熊熊燃燒，這火一定來自魔鬼的熔爐。

Again the shadows played over the ceiling.

陰影再次佔據頂棚。

His teeth grated as he cocked his pistol,

他咬緊牙關彷若扣上板機

and pointed it down the beam of light that shot into the heart of the apple tree, and waited.

向下對準那束射入蘋果樹中心的光線，耐心等待。

Three Kings came riding from far away,

三個國王從遠方騎馬趕來，

Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;

Melchior、Gaspar和Baltasar；

Three Wise Men out of the East were they,

他們是三個來自東方的智者，

And they travelled by night and they slept by day,

他們夜晚趕路，白日沉睡，

For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.

因指引他們的是一顆美麗閃耀的星星。

CLASSIC TALES OF CHRISTMAS:

聖誕節經典故事

A Yuletide Collection of Stories, Poems, and Essays

聖誕節故事、詩歌及文章選集

Annotated for Modern Readers

當代註釋

Volume 1

第一卷