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You might speak a little more kindly! murmured Pandora, wiping her eyes. Ah, naughty boy! cried the little voice within the box,
潘多拉喃喃道，你可以友善點說話，她一邊說一邊擦眼淚，里面的聲音叫嚷到，啊淘氣的男孩，
in a laughing tone. He knows he wants to see me. Come, my dear Pandora, lift up the lid. I am in a great hurry to comfort you.
并發出了歡笑的語調，他知道他想見我，來吧親愛的潘多拉，把蓋子掀起來，我要馬上去安慰你。
Epimetheus, exclaimed Pandora, no matter what happens, I will open the box!
潘多拉叫嚷到，厄毗米修斯，無論發生什么，我都要將盒子打開。
And, as the lid seems very heavy, cried Epimetheus, running across the room, I will help you!
厄毗米修斯叫嚷道，蓋子很沉，他跑過房屋說道，我來幫你。
So the two children again lifted the lid. Out flew a sunny and smiling little person, and hovered about the room,
兩個孩子將蓋子掀開，飛出來一個陽光，開心的小人，在房屋上空盤旋，
throwing a light wherever she went. She flew to Epimetheus and laid the lightest touch of her finger on the spot where the Trouble had stung him,
她所到之處都會放出光亮，她飛向厄毗米修斯，她的手指輕輕地放在了麻煩蟄咬他的地方，
and immediately the pain was gone. Then she kissed Pandora on the forehead, and her hurt was also cured.
傷痛立馬消失了，她親吻了潘多拉的額頭，她的傷痛也被治愈了。
After performing these good deeds, the bright stranger fluttered over the children's heads,
做過這些好事以后，發著光的陌生人在孩子們頭上盤旋，
and looked so sweetly at them that they both began to think it not so very much wrong to have opened the box,
和藹可親地看著他們，二人認為打開盒子也不是太壞的事情，
since otherwise their cheery guest must have been kept a prisoner among those naughty imps with stings in their tails.
他們的歡快的客人一定是被這尾巴上帶毒刺的小淘氣給關押了起來。
Pray, who are you, beautiful creature? inquired Pandora. I am to be called Hope! answered the sunshiny figure.
潘多拉詢問道，美麗的生物，你到底是誰？放著光芒的她說到，我被叫做希望。
And because I am such a cheery little body, I was packed into the box to make up for that swarm of ugly Troubles which was to be let loose.
我總是快樂著，我被放進盒子里是為了彌補這一群等待被放飛的麻煩。
Your wings are colored like the rainbow! exclaimed Pandora. How very beautiful!
你的翅膀像彩虹一樣斑斕，潘多拉叫嚷道，真漂亮。
And will you stay with us, asked Epimetheus, for ever and ever? As long as you need me, said Hope,
厄毗米修斯問道，你會永遠和我們在一起嗎？希望說，只要你們需要我，
with her pleasant smile, and that will be as long as you live in the world. I promise never to leave you.
她露出了甜蜜的微笑，只要你們活在這個世上，我都會在，我保證不會離開你們。
There may be times now and then when you will think that I have vanished. But again, and again, and again,
有時你們或許會認為我消失了，但一次次，一次次，一次次，
when perhaps you least dream of my being with you, you shall see the glimmer of my wings on the ceiling of your cottage.
或許當你們夢到我時，你們會看到我在你家別墅天花板上，我的翅膀會散發出光芒。
