🔊 "Well," said Aslan, "the task is done. And now you must go back to your own world."

“好了,”阿斯兰说道,“任务完成了。现在你们必须回到自己的世界去。”

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Aslan /ˈæzlæn/

n. 阿斯兰（纳尼亚传奇中的狮王）➕

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task /tɑːsk/

n. 任务,工作➕

🔊 "But what about Mother?" asked Digory.

“那妈妈呢？”迪格雷问道。

🔊 "You would not have called me to her," said Aslan. "But she will be healed. But not here. You must take her an apple from the tree that you planted."

“你不会为了她召唤我,”阿斯兰说,“但她的病会痊愈。不过不在这里。你必须从你种下的树上取一个苹果给她。”

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healed /hiːld/

v. 治愈（heal的过去式）➕

🔊 "But how?" said Digory. "The tree is only just planted."

“可是怎么取？”迪格雷说,“树才刚刚种下。”

🔊 "It has grown already," said Aslan. "And I will give you one of its apples. But remember this. The apple must not be used for yourself or for any other purpose than to heal. For if anyone steals an apple from that tree for his own use, he will have his heart's desire but will find it turned to dust and ashes."

“它已经长大了,”阿斯兰说,“我会给你一个它的苹果。但要记住,这苹果不可用于你自己或除治病外的任何其他目的。因为倘若有人为了己用从那树上偷摘苹果,他虽能得偿所愿,却会发现愿望化作尘土与灰烬。”

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steals /stiːlz/

v. 偷窃（steal的第三人称单数现在时）➕

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desire /dɪˈzaɪər/

n. 渴望,愿望➕

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dust /dʌst/

n. 灰尘,尘土➕

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ashes /ˈæʃɪz/

n. 灰烬（ash的复数）➕

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heart's /hɑːts/

adj. 心的,内心的➕

🔊 Then Aslan gave Digory a bright apple from the tree, and Digory put it in his pocket.

于是阿斯兰给了迪格雷一个树上鲜艳的苹果,迪格雷把它放进了口袋。

🔊 Aslan then turned to Uncle Andrew, who was still sitting in the enclosure, and said, "You, sir, have caused much trouble. But you are forgiven. Go back to your own world and try to be wiser."

阿斯兰转向安德鲁舅舅--他仍坐在围场里--说道:“先生,你惹了不少麻烦。但你被宽恕了。回到你的世界去吧,试着学聪明点。”

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enclosure /ɪnˈkləʊʒər/

n. 围场,圈地➕

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forgiven /fəˈɡɪvn/

v. 被原谅的（forgive的过去分词）➕

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wiser /ˈwaɪzər/

adj. 更明智的（wise的比较级）➕

🔊 Uncle Andrew mumbled something, but he was too frightened to speak properly.

安德鲁舅舅含糊地嘟囔了些什么,但他吓得说不出完整的话来。

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mumbled /ˈmʌmbld/

v. 含糊地说,咕哝（mumble的过去式）➕

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frightened /ˈfraɪtnd/

adj. 受惊吓的,害怕的➕

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properly /ˈprɒpəli/

adv. 适当地,正确地；完全地➕

🔊 Then Aslan told Digory and Polly to put on their rings and hold hands with Uncle Andrew, and they would return to London.

接着阿斯兰告诉迪格雷和波莉戴上他们的戒指,握住安德鲁舅舅的手,他们就能回到伦敦。

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Polly /ˈpɒli/

n. 波莉（人名）➕

🔊 They did so, and in a moment they were back in Uncle Andrew's study.

他们照做了,眨眼间便回到了安德鲁舅舅的书房。

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study /ˈstʌdi/

n. 书房➕

🔊 It was just as they had left it, and no time seemed to have passed.

一切都和他们离开时一模一样,时间似乎未曾流逝。

🔊 Digory at once rushed to his mother's room and gave her the apple.

迪格雷立刻冲进母亲的房间,把苹果给了她。

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rushed /rʌʃt/

v. 冲,匆忙（rush的过去式）➕

🔊 She ate it, and almost at once the colour came back to her cheeks, and she smiled and said she felt better.

她吃了苹果,几乎立刻脸上便恢复了血色,她微笑着说自己感觉好多了。

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cheeks /tʃiːks/

n. 脸颊（cheek的复数）➕

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smiled /smaɪld/

v. 微笑（smile的过去式）➕

🔊 Within a few days, she was completely well, and Digory's father was overjoyed.

不出几天,她便完全康复了,迪格雷的父亲欣喜若狂。

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overjoyed /ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪd/

adj. 狂喜的,极度高兴的➕

🔊 As for Uncle Andrew, he gave up magic and became a much nicer person, though he never talked about Narnia again.

至于安德鲁舅舅,他放弃了魔法,变成了一个和善得多的人,尽管他再未提起过纳尼亚。

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magic /ˈmædʒɪk/

n. 魔法,魔术➕

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Narnia /ˈnɑːrniə/

n. 纳尼亚（虚构世界）➕

🔊 Digory and Polly buried the magic rings in the garden, as Aslan had told them to do.

迪格雷和波莉将魔法戒指埋在了花园里,正如阿斯兰吩咐他们的那样。

🔊 The apple core from the apple that healed Digory's mother was also planted, and it grew into a tree.

治愈迪格雷母亲的苹果核也被种下,长成了一棵树。

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core /kɔːr/

n. 核心；果核；精髓部分➕

🔊 But many years later, when Digory was an old man and a famous professor, the tree was blown down in a storm.

但多年以后,当迪格雷已是位年迈的著名教授时,那棵树在一场暴风雨中被吹倒了。

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professor /prəˈfesər/

n. 教授➕

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blown down /ˈbloʊn ˈdaʊn/

phrasal v. (过去分词形式). 被吹倒,被刮倒➕

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storm /stɔːrm/

n. 暴风雨,风暴➕

🔊 He had the wood made into a wardrobe, which he put in his country house.

他让人用那木头做了一个衣橱,放在他的乡间别墅里。

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wardrobe /ˈwɔːrdroʊb/

n. 衣柜；全部服装➕

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country house /ˈkʌntri haʊs/

n. phrase. 乡间别墅,庄园宅第➕

🔊 And that wardrobe became the way into Narnia for four children many years later, but that is another story.

而那个衣橱成了许多年后四个孩子进入纳尼亚的通道,但那是另一个故事了。

🔊 So this story ends, and all the other Narnia stories begin.

于是这个故事结束了,所有其他的纳尼亚故事由此开始。

Chapter fifteen: The End of This Story and the Beginning of All the Others (第十五章:此故事的终结与所有其他故事的开始)

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