Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes. He had a different suit for each hour of the day; and as of any other king or emperor, one is accustomed to say, “he is sitting in council,” it was always said of him, “The Emperor is sitting in his wardrobe.”
很多年前，有一个皇帝，非常宠爱 新衣服，他把所有的钱都花在了衣服上。他没有麻烦 他自己对他的士兵有丝毫的了解；他也不想去 戏剧或追逐，除了当时给他的机会 展示他的新衣服。他每个小时都有不同的西装 那天；正如任何其他国王或皇帝一样，人们习惯说： “他坐在议会里，”人们总是这样评价他，“皇帝是 坐在他的衣柜里。”
Time passed merrily in the large town which was his capital; strangers arrived every day at the court. One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers, made their appearance. They gave out that they knew how to weave stuffs of the most beautiful colors and elaborate patterns, the clothes manufactured from which should have the wonderful property of remaining invisible to everyone who was unfit for the office he held, or who was extraordinarily simple in character.
在他的首都这座大城市里，时间过得很愉快。陌生人 每天都到达法庭。有一天，两个盗贼自称 织布工，出现了。他们表示他们知道如何 编织出最美丽的色彩和精致的图案， 制成的衣服应具有以下优良特性 对所有不适合担任其职务的人保持隐形，或者 性格异常单纯。
“These must, indeed, be splendid clothes!” thought the Emperor. “Had I such a suit, I might at once find out what men in my realms are unfit for their office, and also be able to distinguish the wise from the foolish! This stuff must be woven for me immediately.” And he caused large sums of money to be given to both the weavers in order that they might begin their work directly.
“这些衣服确实很漂亮！”皇帝想。 “如果我 这样的一套衣服，我可能会立刻发现我这个领域的男人不适合什么 为他们的办公室，也能够区分智者和智者 愚蠢！这东西必须马上给我织好。”而他造成的 向两位织布工提供大笔资金，以便他们 可能会直接开始他们的工作。
So the two pretended weavers set up two looms, and affected to work very busily, though in reality they did nothing at all. They asked for the most delicate silk and the purest gold thread; put both into their own knapsacks; and then continued their pretended work at the empty looms until late at night.
于是，两个假装织布的人架起了两台织布机，装模作样地干活。 忙碌，但实际上他们什么也没做。他们要求 最精致的丝绸，最纯净的金线；把两者都放进自己的 背包；然后继续假装在空织机前工作 直到深夜。
“I should like to know how the weavers are getting on with my cloth,” said the Emperor to himself, after some little time had elapsed; he was, however, rather embarrassed, when he remembered that a simpleton, or one unfit for his office, would be unable to see the manufacture. To be sure, he thought he had nothing to risk in his own person; but yet, he would prefer sending somebody else, to bring him intelligence about the weavers, and their work, before he troubled himself in the affair. All the people throughout the city had heard of the wonderful property the cloth was to possess; and all were anxious to learn how wise, or how ignorant, their neighbors might prove to be.
“我想知道织工们对我的布料进行得怎么样了，” 过了一会儿，皇帝自言自语道。他是， 然而，当他想起那个傻瓜，或者 不适合在他的办公室工作的人将无法看到制造过程。成为 当然，他认为自己没有什么可冒险的。但然而，他 更愿意派其他人去给他带来有关此事的情报 在他为这件事烦恼之前，织布工和他们的工作。全部 全城的人们都听说过这处美妙的房产 布是占有；布是占有；所有人都渴望知道如何明智，或者如何 他们的邻居可能被证明是无知的。
“I will send my faithful old minister to the weavers,” said the Emperor at last, after some deliberation, “he will be best able to see how the cloth looks; for he is a man of sense, and no one can be more suitable for his office than he is.”
皇帝说道：“我会派我忠实的老臣去织布工那里。” 最后，经过深思熟虑，“他将能够最好地了解如何 布料外观；因为他是一个有理智的人，没有人比他更合适了 为了他的办公室而不是他自己。”
So the faithful old minister went into the hall, where the knaves were working with all their might, at their empty looms. “What can be the meaning of this?” thought the old man, opening his eyes very wide. “I cannot discover the least bit of thread on the looms.” However, he did not express his thoughts aloud.
于是，忠实的老大臣走进了无赖们所在的大厅。 他们在空荡荡的织布机上竭尽全力地工作。 “什么可以是 这是什么意思？”老人睁大了眼睛想道。 “我 织布机上连一丝丝线都找不到。”然而，他做到了 不大声表达自己的想法。
The impostors requested him very courteously to be so good as to come nearer their looms; and then asked him whether the design pleased him, and whether the colors were not very beautiful; at the same time pointing to the empty frames. The poor old minister looked and looked, he could not discover anything on the looms, for a very good reason, viz: there was nothing there. “What!” thought he again. “Is it possible that I am a simpleton? I have never thought so myself; and no one must know it now if I am so. Can it be, that I am unfit for my office? No, that must not be said either. I will never confess that I could not see the stuff.”
冒名顶替者非常有礼貌地要求他一定要来 靠近他们的织机；然后问他这个设计是否满意 他，以及颜色是否不太漂亮；同时 指向空帧。可怜的老部长看了又看， 他在织布机上找不到任何东西，这是有充分理由的， 即：那里什么也没有。 “什么！”他又想。 “有可能吗 我是个傻瓜吗？我自己从来不这么认为；没有人必须 如果我是这样的话，现在就知道了。难道我不适合我的办公室吗？不， 这也不能说。我永远不会承认我看不到 那些东西。”
“Well, Sir Minister!” said one of the knaves, still pretending to work. “You do not say whether the stuff pleases you.”
“好的，部长阁下！”一名恶棍说道，他仍然假装在工作。 “你不会说这些东西是否让你满意。”
“Oh, it is excellent!” replied the old minister, looking at the loom through his spectacles. “This pattern, and the colors, yes, I will tell the Emperor without delay, how very beautiful I think them.”
“噢，太棒了！”老大臣看着织布机回答道 透过他的眼镜。 “这个图案，还有颜色，是的，我会告诉 皇帝陛下，我觉得他们多漂亮啊。”
“We shall be much obliged to you,” said the impostors, and then they named the different colors and described the pattern of the pretended stuff. The old minister listened attentively to their words, in order that he might repeat them to the Emperor; and then the knaves asked for more silk and gold, saying that it was necessary to complete what they had begun. However, they put all that was given them into their knapsacks; and continued to work with as much apparent diligence as before at their empty looms.
“我们将非常感谢你，”冒名顶替者说，然后他们 命名不同的颜色并描述假装的图案 东西。老大臣认真听着他们的话，以便 以便他可以向皇帝复述这些内容；然后恶棍们要求 更多的丝绸和黄金，说是要完成什么 他们已经开始了。然而，他们却把所有的一切都投入到了自己的生活中。 背包；并继续以同样明显的勤奋工作 之前在他们空荡荡的织布机前。
The Emperor now sent another officer of his court to see how the men were getting on, and to ascertain whether the cloth would soon be ready. It was just the same with this gentleman as with the minister; he surveyed the looms on all sides, but could see nothing at all but the empty frames.
皇帝现在派了另一位宫廷官员去看看这些人如何 正在继续，并确定布料是否很快就会被 准备好了。这位先生的情况和大臣的情况是一样的。 他观察了织布机的四面八方，但除了织布机之外什么也看不见。 空帧。
“Does not the stuff appear as beautiful to you, as it did to my lord the minister?” asked the impostors of the Emperor's second ambassador; at the same time making the same gestures as before, and talking of the design and colors which were not there.
“这东西对你来说不就像对我的大人来说一样美丽吗？ 部长？”冒充皇帝第二任大使的人问道；在 同时做出和以前一样的手势，并谈论 不存在的设计和颜色。
“I certainly am not stupid!” thought the messenger. “It must be, that I am not fit for my good, profitable office! That is very odd; however, no one shall know anything about it.” And accordingly he praised the stuff he could not see, and declared that he was delighted with both colors and patterns. “Indeed, please your Imperial Majesty,” said he to his sovereign when he returned, “the cloth which the weavers are preparing is extraordinarily magnificent.”
“我当然不傻！”使者想道。 “这一定是，我 我不适合我的良好的、有利可图的办公室！这很奇怪；然而，没有 人们将会对此一无所知。”因此他称赞了这些东西 他看不到，并宣称他对这两种颜色都很满意 和图案。 “确实如此，请陛下，”他对他的侍从说道。 当他回来时，国王说：“织布工正在准备布 真是异常的宏伟。”
The whole city was talking of the splendid cloth which the Emperor had ordered to be woven at his own expense.
整个城市都在谈论皇帝拥有的华丽布料 命人自费编织。
And now the Emperor himself wished to see the costly manufacture, while it was still in the loom. Accompanied by a select number of officers of the court, among whom were the two honest men who had already admired the cloth, he went to the crafty impostors, who, as soon as they were aware of the Emperor's approach, went on working more diligently than ever; although they still did not pass a single thread through the looms.
现在皇帝本人希望看到昂贵的制造，而 它仍然在织布机上。由选定数量的官员陪同 法庭上，其中有两个已经欣赏过的老实人 布，他去找狡猾的冒名顶替者，他们一到手， 意识到皇帝的做法，继续更加勤奋地工作 曾经；尽管他们仍然没有通过任何一个线程 织布机。
“Is not the work absolutely magnificent?” said the two officers of the crown, already mentioned. “If your Majesty will only be pleased to look at it! What a splendid design! What glorious colors!” and at the same time they pointed to the empty frames; for they imagined that everyone else could see this exquisite piece of workmanship.
“这作品不是非常出色吗？”两名官员说 皇冠，已经说过了。 “如果陛下愿意看看 就它！多么美妙的设计啊！多么绚丽的色彩啊！”同时 他们指着空框的时间；因为他们以为每个人 其他人也能看到这件精美的工艺品。
“How is this?” said the Emperor to himself. “I can see nothing! This is indeed a terrible affair! Am I a simpleton, or am I unfit to be an Emperor? That would be the worst thing that could happen--Oh! the cloth is charming,” said he, aloud. “It has my complete approbation.” And he smiled most graciously, and looked closely at the empty looms; for on no account would he say that he could not see what two of the officers of his court had praised so much. All his retinue now strained their eyes, hoping to discover something on the looms, but they could see no more than the others; nevertheless, they all exclaimed, “Oh, how beautiful!” and advised his majesty to have some new clothes made from this splendid material, for the approaching procession. “Magnificent! Charming! Excellent!” resounded on all sides; and everyone was uncommonly gay. The Emperor shared in the general satisfaction; and presented the impostors with the riband of an order of knighthood, to be worn in their button-holes, and the title of “Gentlemen Weavers.”
“怎么样？”皇帝自言自语道。 “我什么也看不见！这 确实是一件可怕的事情！我到底是个傻瓜，还是我不配做一个傻瓜？ 皇帝？那将是可能发生的最糟糕的事情——哦！布 很迷人，”他大声说道。 “这得到了我的完全认可。”而他 非常亲切地微笑着，仔细地看着空荡荡的织布机。对于没有 他会说他看不到两名军官的情况吗？ 他的朝廷对此给予了如此多的赞扬。他所有的随从现在都睁大了眼睛， 希望在织布机上发现一些东西，但他们再也看不到了 比其他人；尽管如此，他们还是惊叹道：“噢，多么美丽啊！” 并建议国王陛下用这件精美的衣服制作一些新衣服 材料，为即将到来的游行队伍。 “太棒了！迷人！ 太棒了！”响彻四面八方；每个人都是不同寻常的同性恋。的 皇帝也普遍感到满意。并介绍了冒名顶替者 带有骑士勋章的丝带，佩戴在他们的 纽扣孔，以及“织工先生”的头衔。
The rogues sat up the whole of the night before the day on which the procession was to take place, and had sixteen lights burning, so that everyone might see how anxious they were to finish the Emperor's new suit. They pretended to roll the cloth off the looms; cut the air with their scissors; and sewed with needles without any thread in them. “See!” cried they, at last. “The Emperor's new clothes are ready!”
盗贼们在事件发生的前一天晚上彻夜未眠。 游行要举行，有十六盏灯亮着，这样 每个人都可以看到他们是多么渴望完成皇帝的新作品 西装。他们假装把布从织布机上卷下来；切断空气 他们的剪刀；并用没有任何线的针缝制。 “看！”他们终于喊道。 “皇帝的新衣准备好了！”
And now the Emperor, with all the grandees of his court, came to the weavers; and the rogues raised their arms, as if in the act of holding something up, saying, “Here are your Majesty's trousers! Here is the scarf! Here is the mantle! The whole suit is as light as a cobweb; one might fancy one has nothing at all on, when dressed in it; that, however, is the great virtue of this delicate cloth.”
现在，皇帝带着宫廷里的所有达官贵人来到了皇宫。 织布工；盗贼们举起双臂，仿佛在握着 事情发生了，说道：“这是陛下的裤子！这是 围巾！这是斗篷！整套衣服轻盈如蜘蛛网； 当一个人穿上它时，你可能会觉得自己什么都没穿；那个， 然而，这正是这种精致布料的伟大之处。”
“Yes indeed!” said all the courtiers, although not one of them could see anything of this exquisite manufacture.
“确实是的！”所有朝臣都说道，尽管没有一个人能看到 任何这种精美制造的东西。
“If your Imperial Majesty will be graciously pleased to take off your clothes, we will fit on the new suit, in front of the looking glass.”
“如果陛下愿意脱下您的 衣服，我们会在镜子前穿上新衣服。”
The Emperor was accordingly undressed, and the rogues pretended to array him in his new suit; the Emperor turning round, from side to side, before the looking glass.
皇帝因此脱光衣服，无赖们假装 给他穿上新衣服；皇帝转过身来，从一边到另一边， 镜子前。
“How splendid his Majesty looks in his new clothes, and how well they fit!” everyone cried out. “What a design! What colors! These are indeed royal robes!”
“国王陛下穿上新衣服看起来多么光彩照人，多么好看啊！” 适合！”大家都哭了。 “多棒的设计！多棒的颜色！这些确实是 皇袍！”
“The canopy which is to be borne over your Majesty, in the procession, is waiting,” announced the chief master of the ceremonies.
“在游行中，陛下头上所举的华盖， 正在等待，”首席仪式主持人宣布。
“I am quite ready,” answered the Emperor. “Do my new clothes fit well?” asked he, turning himself round again before the looking glass, in order that he might appear to be examining his handsome suit.
“我已经准备好了。”皇帝回答道。 “我的新衣服合身吗？” 他问道，在镜子前再次转过身来，以便 他可能看起来正在检查他那套漂亮的西装。
The lords of the bedchamber, who were to carry his Majesty's train felt about on the ground, as if they were lifting up the ends of the mantle; and pretended to be carrying something; for they would by no means betray anything like simplicity, or unfitness for their office.
为国王陛下送行的寝宫诸侯们感到 大约在地面上，好像他们正在举起斗篷的末端； 并假装带着东西；因为他们决不会 背叛任何简单的事情，或者不适合他们的办公室。
So now the Emperor walked under his high canopy in the midst of the procession, through the streets of his capital; and all the people standing by, and those at the windows, cried out, “Oh! How beautiful are our Emperor's new clothes! What a magnificent train there is to the mantle; and how gracefully the scarf hangs!” in short, no one would allow that he could not see these much-admired clothes; because, in doing so, he would have declared himself either a simpleton or unfit for his office. Certainly, none of the Emperor's various suits, had ever made so great an impression, as these invisible ones.
现在皇帝正行走在他高高的华盖下， 游行队伍穿过首都的街道；和所有的人 站在一旁的人和窗外的人都喊道：“哦！多么美丽啊！” 是我们皇帝的新衣！多么宏伟的火车啊 地幔；围巾挂得多么优雅啊！”简而言之，没有人会 让他看不到这些令人羡慕的衣服；因为，在 这样做的话，他就会宣称自己要么是个傻瓜，要么就是不合格的人。 为他的办公室。当然，皇帝的各种套装都没有 就像这些看不见的东西一样，给人留下了如此深刻的印象。
“But the Emperor has nothing at all on!” said a little child.
“可是皇帝什么也没穿啊！”一个小孩子说道。
“Listen to the voice of innocence!” exclaimed his father; and what the child had said was whispered from one to another.
“听听天真的声音！”他父亲惊呼道；以及什么 孩子说的话是一个人低声说给另一个人听的。
“But he has nothing at all on!” at last cried out all the people. The Emperor was vexed, for he knew that the people were right; but he thought the procession must go on now! And the lords of the bedchamber took greater pains than ever, to appear holding up a train, although, in reality, there was no train to hold.
“可是他什么也没穿啊！”最后，所有的人都喊了起来。 皇帝很恼火，因为他知道人民是对的。但他 我想现在游行必须继续了！还有寝宫的主人们 比以往任何时候都付出更大的努力，才表现出拦住火车的样子，尽管如此， 事实上，没有火车可以停。