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THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER; OR, THE BLACK BROTHERS John Ruskin
《金河王》或《黑兄弟》 約翰·拉斯金
John Ruskin, the author of this story, was one of England's greatest writers and thinkers.
約翰·拉斯金是這篇故事的作者，也是英格蘭著名的作家和思想家。
He spent many years of his life and a great part of his wealth in helping poor people to have better homes and to live happier lives.
他花費了許多年和大量金錢幫助窮人，讓他們有更好的住所，有幸福的生活。
Ruskin at one time said that being kind and true, helping needy or distressed people,
拉斯金有一次說道，友善真實，幫助需要幫助或痛苦的人，
and enjoying the beautiful things of the outdoor world were the only true riches.
享受戶外世界的美麗，這些是唯一且真正的財富。
Keep in mind what Ruskin said as you read this story of the strange adventures that happened to the three brothers—Schwartz, Hans, and Gluck.
這篇故事圍繞三兄弟，施瓦茲，漢斯以及格拉克展開，描述了發生在他們身上的奇怪旅程，在閱讀時記住拉斯金說過的話。
Chapter One A STRANGE VISITOR COMES TO TREASURE VALLEY
第一章 一名奇怪的訪客來到寶藏谷
In a mountainous part of Styria there was, in old time, a valley of the most surprising fertility.
施蒂里亞州曾經有一片多山的地區，那里有座山谷，山谷土地肥沃得十分驚人。
It was surrounded on all sides by steep and rocky mountains which were always covered with snow.
四面都是陡峭的山峰，而且總是被雪覆蓋著。
From the peaks of these mountains streams of water poured constantly in rushing waterfalls.
山頂會傾下瀑布似的水流，而且一直如此。
One of these fell westward over the face of a crag so high that, when the sun had set and all below was darkness,
其中一股水流向西傾瀉，它的表面是高聳的懸崖，當太陽落山，下面全部黑暗時，
his beams still shone upon this waterfall so that it looked like a shower of gold.
它的水流依然照耀著瀑布，看起來很像金色瀑布。
It was therefore called by the people of the neighborhood, the Golden River.
周圍的居民都稱之為金河。
It was strange that none of these streams fell into the valley itself.
很奇怪的是，沒有水流流向河谷。
They all rushed down the other side of the mountains and wound their way through broad plains and past busy cities.
它們都流向了山峰的另一側，流經寬廣的平原和繁忙的城市。
But the clouds were drawn so constantly to the snowy hills, and rested so softly in the valley,
但云彩一直被雪峰所吸引，安靜地棲息在山谷上方，
that in time of drought and heat, when all the country round was burned up, there was still rain in the little valley.
當遇到干旱或高溫天氣，當周圍像被燒灼一樣炎熱時，山谷中依然會下雨。
Its crops were so heavy, and its hay so high, and its apples so red, and its grapes so blue,
作物大豐收，干草很高，蘋果很紅，葡萄很藍，
and its wine so rich, and its honey so sweet, that it was called the Treasure Valley.
葡萄酒很濃郁，蜂蜜很甜美，這里被叫做寶藏谷。
