The Bad Beginning

ENGLISH VERSION:
The novel tells the story of three children, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, who are orphaned by an arsonous fire and sent to live with their distant and conniving cousin Count Olaf.
The novel begins with a dedication to a mysterious Beatrice, whom Snicket describes as "darling, dearest, dead". The author then provides a brief explanation of why the book should not be read, before describing the series' protagonists: Violet Baudelaire, a 14-year old amateur inventor; Klaus Baudelaire, a 12-year old who loves to read, and Sunny Baudelaire, an infant with unusually powerful teeth.
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CHINESE VERSION:
波特萊爾三姐弟（紫兒、克勞斯和桑妮）的豪華大宅邸在一場無名大火後燒毀，父母雙亡，於是，遺囑執行人波先生將他們帶往歐拉夫伯爵家。 歐拉夫伯爵的腳踝上有一個眼睛刺青，他和他的劇團總是會做一些不法的勾當。歐拉夫伯爵把目標鎖定在波特萊爾家的財產，收養三姐弟之後，總是一再的虐待他們，甚至計劃要娶紫兒為妻，好奪取他們家的財產。在千鈞一髮之際，波特萊爾三姐弟揭穿了他邪惡的計劃，但歐拉夫伯爵和他的劇團卻逃之夭夭，還宣誓說一定會再回來奪取波特萊爾家的財產。

取自「http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=波特萊爾大遇險1—悲慘的開始&oldid=24290913」

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