Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl, a wicked stepmother and two unhappy sisters.
译文：从前，有一个美丽的女孩，有一个恶毒的继母和两个心地不好的姐妹。
Girls are often bullied by stepmothers and two sisters, forced to do heavy work, often covered with dust, so they are nicknamed "Cinderella".
译文：女孩经常被继母和两个姐妹欺负，被迫做繁重的工作，经常被尘土覆盖，因此被戏称为“灰姑娘”。
One day, the prince of the city held a dance to invite all the girls in the city, but Cinderella's stepmother and two sisters refused to let Cinderella attend.
译文：有一天，城里的王子举行了一个舞会，邀请全市的姑娘们参加，但灰姑娘的继母和两个姐姐不让灰姑娘参加。
Cinderella was also asked to do a lot of work, which made Cinderella disappointed and sad.
译文：还要求灰姑娘做很多工作，这使灰姑娘失望和悲伤。
Then a fairy appeared and helped Cinderella shake herself into a noble Miss Qianjin, turned mice into drivers, turned pumpkins into carriages, turned into a beautiful dress and a pair of crystal (glass) shoes for Cinderella to wear.
译文：这时，一位仙女出现了，帮灰姑娘摇身一变成了一位高贵的千金小姐，把老鼠变成了司机，把南瓜变成了马车，变成了一件漂亮的连衣裙和一双水晶（玻璃）鞋，供灰姑娘穿。
Cinderella was so happy that she rushed to the palace to attend the dance.
译文：灰姑娘高兴极了，赶往皇宫去参加舞会。
Before Cinderella left, the fairy warned Cinderella that Cinderella could not stay until 12 p.m. and the magic would be automatically lifted.
译文：仙女在灰姑娘离开之前警告过灰姑娘，灰姑娘不能呆到下午12点，然后魔法会自动解除。
Cinderella agreed. Cinderella attended the dance.
译文：灰姑娘同意了。灰姑娘参加了舞会。
The prince was fascinated by Cinderella and asked Cinderella to dance as soon as he saw her.
译文：王子被灰姑娘迷住了，一看到灰姑娘就请灰姑娘跳舞。
The time of joy passed quickly.
译文：欢乐的时光过得很快。
It's almost midnight. Cinderella had to leave immediately, leaving a crystal shoe in panic.
译文：快到午夜了。灰姑娘不得不立刻离开，在恐慌中留下一只水晶鞋。
The prince was so sad that he sent ministers all over the country to look for the girl wearing crystal shoes.
译文：王子非常伤心，派大臣到全国各地去寻找那个穿水晶鞋的女孩。
Despite the obstruction of his stepmother and sister, the minister succeeded in finding Cinderella.
译文：尽管继母和姐姐的阻挠，大臣仍成功的找到了灰姑娘。
The prince was very happy that he proposed to Cinderella. Cinderella agreed. From then on, they lived a happy life.
译文：王子非常高兴王子向灰姑娘求婚。灰姑娘同意了。从此以后二人过着幸福的生活。
扩展资料：
灰姑娘的起源：
灰姑娘的形象可以追溯到很早的时期。希腊历史学家斯特拉波（《Geographica》17，1.33）讲述了公元前一世纪一位嫁到埃及的希腊少女洛多庇斯的故事，这被认为是灰姑娘的最早版本。
《灰姑娘》的另一个版本是中国的叶限，它出现在公元860年左右的小说《酉阳杂俎》中。《灰姑娘》最为流行的一个版本出自法国作家夏尔·佩罗。
参考资料来源：百度百科-灰姑娘
参考资料来源：百度百科-灰姑娘的故事