The first comer was the sultan himself.
第一位来人是苏丹本人。
'Other health issues should be looked into,' the sultan said, 'instead of just facing one direction with polio eradication.
这名苏丹说，其它健康问题也应考虑，而不是只朝着消除小儿麻痹症这一个方向努力。
When Francis crossed enemy lines to reach the sultan's camp near the Nile during the summer of 1219, the sultan had every reason to dismiss a man who wanted to preach his enemy's faith.
1219年夏天，当弗朗西斯越过防线到达尼罗河畔苏丹的营地时，苏丹本来有完全的理由拒绝会见这样一个传播异教信仰的人。
And his favourite passages in history are the bits where believers (often courageous Sufi mystics) spoke truth to power, not the instances when pliant greybeards did favours to the sultan.
另外，他所喜爱的历史事件是信徒们(往往是勇敢的苏菲派(Sufi)神秘主义者)向权力说真话的点点滴滴，而不是顺从的老人们偏向于苏丹的那些事例。
Finally, the sultan spoke to her.
最后，苏丹王跟她说话了。
They made obeisance to the sultan.
他们向那苏丹鞠躬致敬。
Aladdin's mother told the sultan about her son's wish.
阿拉丁的妈妈把她儿子的愿望向苏丹王禀告。
But when the sultan himself died, no one marched at all.
而当苏丹死了，却无人为之送葬。
Aladdin's mother wanted her son to be happy. She asked the genie for something nice to give the sultan. The genie gave her a big, shiny ruby. Then, she went to the palace to talk to the sultan.
阿拉丁的妈妈想让她儿子愉快，便向精灵要了一些可以献给苏丹王的好东西，精灵给她一颗又大又闪亮的红宝石。
The sultan had a lot of money.
皇宫又大又宏伟，苏丹王很有钱。
“很好，”苏丹点头称是。
The sultan is bound to have read it with interest.
苏丹一定是饶有兴趣地读完了密信。
The sultan was still nominally the chief of staff.
苏丹在名义上仍是军队领导人。
"No," said the Sultan, "I will be true to my master."
“不，”苏丹说，“我要忠于我的主人。”
And we can give the Sultan something for his daughter.
我们能给苏丹一些求亲的礼物。
But at daylight the Sultan must need rise and go to his council.
但是，黎明时，苏丹必须起床去上朝。
The Vizier spoke to Aladdin's mother: 'Do you want to speak to the Sultan?
大臣对阿拉丁的母亲说：“你想和苏丹说话吗？
The Sultan "s Cup is an invitational tournament for teams of Southeast Asia."
苏丹杯则是东南亚队伍的邀请赛。
Very good, ' smiled the Sultan, and said to his slaves: 'Bring Aladdin's mother to me. '
“好主意，”苏丹笑道。然后对他的奴仆们说：“去把阿拉丁的母亲找来。”
When the Sultan looked out of his window and saw Aladdin's palace again, he was a happy man.
苏丹重又看到窗外阿拉丁的宫殿时，很是高兴。
But we are not poor now, Mother. And we can give the Sultan something for his daughter. Wait.
但我们现在并不穷，妈妈。我们能给苏丹一些求亲的礼物。等等。
She went into a long room, but when she saw the Sultan, his Vizier, and all his slaves, she was very afraid.
她走进一间长长的屋子，可当她看到苏丹、他的大臣和众多的仆从时，害怕极了。
The Sultan can award to commoners the title Pehin, the equivalent of a life peerage awarded in the United Kingdom.
苏丹可以赐予平民Pehin头衔，这相当于英国的授予的终生贵族地位。
Now the stories she told to the Sultan were called stories from the Arabian Nights, or the Thousand and One Nights.
她给苏丹讲的故事，现在就叫做《天方夜谈》，或者叫做《一千零一夜》。
The third artist drew him in profile, showing only his good eye. The sultan, pleased, rewarded him with gold and honours.
第三位画家画了苏丹的侧面像，只画出了他的那只好眼。苏丹很高兴，奖给他黄金，并授予他各种殊荣。
In his palace the Sultan took Aladdin to a window. 'where is your palace?' he cried angrily. 'And where is my daughter? Answer me!'
在王宫里，苏丹把阿拉丁带到窗前。“你的宫殿到哪儿去了？”他愤怒地喊道，“我的女儿到哪儿去了？赶快回答我！”
Very well, ' said the Sultan. And to Aladdin's mother he said: 'Your son must wait for three months, and then perhaps he can marry my daughter. '
“很好，”苏丹点头称是。然后他对阿拉丁的母亲说：“你儿子必须再等三个月，之后他也许就能够娶到我的女儿了。”
The Sultan begged her to govern the kingdom in his absence, and set out one night privately from his palace, and all alone took the road to Cairo.
君主请求她在他不在的时候代为摄政，便在当夜从他的宫中私自启程，独自取道向开罗而去。
After this Aladdin and his wife lived in peace. He succeeded the Sultan when he died, and reigned for many years, leaving behind him a long line of Kings.
从此之后，阿拉丁和他的妻子过上了平静的生活。苏丹过世后他做了国王，统治国家很多年，还有了很多子孙继承王位。
After this Aladdin and his wife lived in peace. He succeeded the Sultan when he died, and reigned for many years, leaving behind him a long line of Kings.
从此之后，阿拉丁和他的妻子过上了平静的生活。苏丹过世后他做了国王，统治国家很多年，还有了很多子孙继承王位。
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