The Adventures of Prince Camaralzaman 5

Marzavan was rejoiced, and set out at once for Prince Camaralzaman's residence. The ship on which he embarked ¹ had a prosperous voyage till she got within sight of the capital of King Schahzaman, but when just about to enter the harbour she suddenly struck on a rock, and foundered ² within sight of the palace where the prince was living with his father and the grand- vizir（元老，高官）. , ,Marzavan, who swam well, threw himself into the sea and managed to land close to the palace, where he was kindly ³ received, and after having a change of clothing given him was brought before the grand-vizir. The vizir was at once attracted by the young man's superior air and intelligent conversation, and perceiving that he had gained much experience in the course of his travels, he said, "Ah, how I wish you had learnt some secret which might enable you to cure a malady⁴（弊病） which has plunged ⁵ this court into affliction for some time past!" , ,Marzavan replied that if he knew what the illness was he might possibly be able to suggest a remedy, on which the vizir related to him the whole history of Prince Camaralzaman. , , ,On entering the royal apartment the first thing which struck him was the prince himself, who lay stretched out on his bed with his eyes closed. The king sat near him, but, without paying any regard to his presence, Marzavan exclaimed, "Heavens! what a striking likeness ⁶!" And, indeed, there was a good deal of resemblance between the features of Camaralzaman and those of the Princess of China. , ,These words caused the prince to open his eyes with languid curiosity, and Marzavan seized this moment to pay him his compliments, contriving ⁷ at the same time to express the condition of the Princess of China in terms unintelligible ⁸, indeed, to the Sultan and his vizir, but which left the prince in no doubt that his visitor could give him some welcome information. , ,She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。,Three ships foundered in heavy seas. 三艘船在波涛汹涌的海面上沉没了 。 来自辞典例句