in vainB2/ɪn ˈveɪn/短语Without success; without the result you hoped for.

徒劳；白费力气；没有结果。

There once lived a man and his wife, who had long wished for a child, but in vain.

从前有一对夫妻，他们一直想要个孩子，却始终未能如愿。

rampionC1/ˈræmpiən/名词A plant (a kind of bellflower) whose leaves and root can be eaten in salads.

莴苣；风铃草（其叶和根可做沙拉食用）。

She saw a bed filled with the finest rampion; and it looked so fresh and green that she began to wish for some.

她看到一块苗圃里长满了极好的莴苣；它们看起来如此新鲜翠绿，让她不由得想要吃一些。

pined(pine)C1/paɪnd/动词Became weak and unhappy from longing for something.

（因渴望而）憔悴；日渐消瘦。

As she knew she could not get the rampion, she pined away, and grew pale and miserable.

因为知道自己无法得到那些莴苣，她开始憔悴消瘦，脸色苍白。

twilightB2/ˈtwaɪlaɪt/名词The soft, dim light just after sunset.

黄昏；暮色。

So in the twilight he climbed over the wall into the witch's garden.

于是，在黄昏时分，他翻过墙壁爬进了女巫的花园。

plucked(pluck)B2/plʌkt/动词Picked or pulled something quickly with the fingers.

摘；拔；采（用手快速地）。

He plucked hastily a handful of rampion and brought it to his wife.

他匆忙拔了一把莴苣带给妻子。

mercifulB2/ˈmɜːsɪfl/形容词Kind and forgiving toward someone you have power over.

仁慈的；宽容的。

Be merciful rather than just, I have only done it through necessity.

请您仁慈一点，别只讲公道，我是迫不得已才这么做的。

plaits(plait)C1/plæts/名词Lengths of hair braided together into a rope-like shape.

发辫；辫子。

She would undo the fastening of the upper window, unbind the plaits of her hair, and let it down twenty ells below.

她会解开上窗的钩子，松开头发的发辫，让头发垂下二十厄尔那么长。

tresses(tress)C1/ˈtresɪz/名词Long locks of a woman's hair (a literary word).

（女子的）长发；秀发（文学用语）。

Then he saw how Rapunzel let down her long tresses.

然后他看到拉普泽尔如何放下长长的发辫。

unwittinglyC1/ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/副词Without knowing or intending it; by accident.

不知不觉地；无意中。

Once Rapunzel said to her unwittingly, "Mother Gothel, how is it that you climb up here so slowly?"

直到有一次拉普泽尔无意中对她说："葛朵妈妈，这是怎么回事，你爬上来这么慢？"

betrayed(betray)B2/bɪˈtreɪd/动词Was disloyal to someone who trusted you; gave away a secret.

背叛；出卖（信任你的人）。

I thought I had hidden thee from all the world, and thou hast betrayed me!

我还以为我已经把你和全世界隔绝开了，你竟然背叛了我！

shearsB2/ʃɪəz/名词A large pair of scissors used for cutting.

大剪刀。

Grasping a pair of shears in her right - snip, snap - the beautiful locks lay on the ground.

右手抓起一把剪刀——咔嚓，咔嚓——美丽的头发散落在地。

agonyB2/ˈæɡəni/名词Very great pain or suffering of body or mind.

（身体或精神上的）极度痛苦。

The King's son was beside himself with grief, and in his agony he sprang from the tower.

王子悲痛欲绝，极度痛苦中他从塔上跳了下去。