"Yes," said the king, "they are twelve huntsmen."

“是的，”国王说，“他们是十二个猎人。”

I leapt over the tree because the huntsmen are shooting down there in the thicket.

我跳过了树顶，因为有猎人们正在林子里开枪。

He summoned all the huntsmen together, and bade them go out into the forest with him.

他把所有的猎人召集在一起，命令他们和他一起到森林里去。

She asked if he required any huntsmen, and if he would take all of them into his service.

她问他是否需要猎人，能否让他们都为他效劳。

It came to pass that one evening he said to the king: "You think you have twelve huntsmen?"

一天晚上，他对国王说：“你以为你雇了十二个猎人吗？”

The servant, who was well disposed to the huntsmen, went to them, and disclosed the project.

很喜欢猎人们的仆人们去将计划告诉了她们。

Two hundred deer and more came running inside the circle at once, and the huntsmen shot them.

二百多只鹿立刻跑进了圈子，猎人们把它们射杀了。

The twelve huntsmen always followed the king to the chase, and his liking for them continually increased.

十二个猎人总是跟着国王去打猎，国王对她们的喜爱也与日俱增。

Huntsmen chased the deer silently.

猎人们悄悄地追捕那头鹿。

The huntsmen rode fast, chasing after the fox.

猎人们疾驶，追捕那只狐狸。

She was covered in blood, but all the huntsmen seemed pleased.

兔子全身血淋淋的，但所有的猎人看上去都很高兴。

The huntsmen, however, not letting themselves be dissuaded, climbed the tree, lifted the girl down, and took her to the king.

可就是这样，这些猎手还是赖着不走，并且爬到树上把姑娘抱了下来，领到国王面前。

After she had already spent a long time there it happened that the king of the land was hunting in these woods. His huntsmen came to the tree where the girl was sitting.

她在森林里就这样过了很长一段时间，直到有一天，当地的国王到森林里来打猎，猎手们来到姑娘坐在上面的那棵树跟前。

On soil where an imprint of the track may be left, this manoeuvre possesses, among other advantages, that of deceiving the huntsmen and the dogs, by throwing them on the wrong scent.

这种行动有多种好处，其中的一种便是在可以留下迹印的地方让倒着走的蹄痕把猎人和猎狗引入歧路。

"But remember," she said, "I must lock the cottage door against those huntsmen, so when you come back in the evening, and knock, I shall not admit you, unless you say, 'Dear little sister let me in."

“但是记住，”她说，“我一定会锁上小屋的房门拒绝那些猎人，所以当你晚上回来的时候，敲门，我将不会让你进来，直到你说：亲爱的小妹妹让我进来吧。”