You think I'm just gonna peck at crumbs you lay out
Give me some crumb clue.
Once upon a time there lived at the edge of a great forest a poor woodcutter and his two
children,Hansel and Gretel.
Hansel and Gretel overheard their stepmother urging a terrible plan on their father.
"What' s on your mind?" = What's troubling/worrying you?
"What's in your mind?" = What are you thinking about?
And a fine lot of good that'll do when you're dead of starvation
當你餓死的時候，會知道它們的好
without a doubt
someone (who can take) better care of them than we can.
no matter who it is, the children couldn't be worse off than they are with us.
what can father do when she makes up her mind?
Look at the pebbles in the path , glistening in the moonlight.
The way we'll find our way back.
we can follow the path of the pebbles and find our way home again.
it's the sun shining on the chimney.
I'm dropping the pebbles every few feet.
you must let them stop a moment and rest. we've come miles.
Now we'll build a fire here in the open.
here's some bread for you and Hansel-for lunch.
You father and I are going a bit farther into the forest now.
I'll light the fire now.
Now just one thing before we go.
Don't wander off trying to find us.
I can't bear it.
I dropped those silvery pebbles all along the way.
Now all we have to do is wait till night comes.
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all we have to do .... 我們能做的就是
the fire's making me sleepy.
Let's both lie down and sleep and get rested for our long walk home tonight.
it's shining on those pebbles at the edge of the clearing.
It's going to be easy to find our way home.
it ... to...
before you know it, we 'll be home safe and sound.
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before you know it 很快地 - 快到連自己都沒有察覺
how on Earth,oh, you bad children!
How on earth (常用於疑問句後加強語氣)究竟, 到底
where have you been?
why did you wander away and get lost , so we couldn't find you?
I ought to spank both of you.
tomorrow it'll be a different story.
My prayers were answered tonight.
I can't imagine ( what sort of trick they used ) to find their way back here tonight,
they shan't use it tomorrow.
this bread she gave us for our lunch.
I'll crumble it , and mark the way with crumbs.
what's holding you up?
come along now and stop lagging.
The path is so rough along here.
hold my hand, Gretel, so you won't fall over the roots of the trees.
have you enough bread?
there's not a single bread crumb anywhere.
not + anywhere
what could've happened to them?
I think I know what happened.
I should have realized it while I was doing it.
while + 進行式
it was the birds - they flew down and ate the bread crumb I droped.
Those crumbs were all ( we had ) to mark our path home.
all 是代名詞 pron.
it's no use.
surely we'll find a path that leads somewhere. but we don't.
What's going to become of us, Hansel? will we just starve to death ?
to death : 極度
He was tired to death after a day ' s work .
工作了一天他累得要死。
it's almost as though he wanted us to follow him.
it looks almost as though it were made of gingerbread.
We haven't eaten anything for three day, we're starved.
I wouldn't think of being crossed.
it's nice and cozy.
I'll give you a real supper of strawberries and ( cream and sugared ) pancakes.
You'll find it ever so nice inside with all sorts of goodies to eat .
that's right ...in you go.
I think you would both make very tasty meals.
I think your brother here would fatten up more quickly than you.
I think you'll be just about plump enough to eat by my birthday.
Here is cage in which I keep you till you're plump enough for a tasty feast! In with you now.
You can fetch water and cook the meals that will fatten up your brother.
you can be in charge of my birthday dinner.
Dascha will see to it you do as you re told.
Don't try any tricks while I'm gone.
you'll have me crying too.
I'm supposed to feed you.
you'll grow fat !!
Who would've thought anybody so horrible could live in such a nice little gingerbread house?
Who would've thought + that S V( could V)
Dascha always barks twice when she's coming.
She 'll want me to stick my arm out between the bars so she can feel it.
what's the matter with her? Is she half blind?
She can hardly see.
Hansel, (give me back that piece of meat ) I just give you. Quickly.
還給我剛才我給你的那塊肉
Wouldn't you like to have this nice piece of meat in exchange for that bone of yours?
bone of yours 雙所有格
it's worth to try 值得一試
You must be getting nice and fat by now.
why your arm is not a bit fatter
it's thinner if anything
it seems so to me.
it seems as though 看樣子...; 看起來...; 似乎...; 好像...
it feels like nothing but bone.
（用於nothing, nobody, who, all等詞後面）除……以外
No one saw it but me . 除了我沒有人看到。
Dick seldom talks of anything but music . 狄克很少談及音樂以外的事情。
I'm going to start feeding you, so you're bound to get fat, young man!
then you'll be my birthday dinner yet !
Hansel and Gretel , left in the woods by their cruel stepmother, wandered arounded
till they found a hose ( made of gingerbread ).
分詞構句
for three months now she's made Gretel feed him to fatten him for a birthday feast for herself.
make + O + Vo
it had better be fatter
No fatter than yesterday. Or the day before
it just no use
I'll have to eat him just as he is.
Today is my birthday, and I'll have him for dinner - thin or fat!
Help me build up the fire under the oven.
it should be hot enough in a couple of hours.
That oven isn't large enough to hold him.
there's no use going ahead.
It won't hold him,eh ?
You couldn't even get half-way in.
let's just see how much you know about it.
Get out of the way.
a lady . out of nowhere.
Right where Dascha was standing.
she changed me into the bird who brought you here.
how is it that you're free now.
The enchantment was broken as soon as the witch took her last breath.
I shall always be grateful to you.
I'm glad you're free.
I'd like to reward you for all your suffering.
I can show you what's hidden in the cottage.
Take this basket, fill it as full as you can, then fill your pockets: take all you want.
I'm sure I'll be able to get you on the road that leads to your home before I say farewell.
will our troubles never be over?
Is there anyone deep in the forest here to help us?
I've never done that before.
I can carry you over on my back.
When I land in the water, I'll be a great , fat duck.
get on my back.
I'd rather be a fairy than a duck.
can you tell us if( 是否 ) the road ahead will lead us to our home?
you can't ( get lost ) now.
I'm going to swim around like a duck some more before I change myself back.
I never really hoped for anything so wonderful.
what's happened to you since last I saw you?
but not nearly so wonderful as having you home again.
Can you ever forgive me for letting yours stepmother do what( she did )?
And our troubles are over now, so we'll all live happily together forever and ever.
