The
Ugly
Duckling
一只丑小鸭的故事
The
countryside
was
lovely.
It
was
summer.
The
wheat
was
golden
and
the
oats
were
still
green.
The
hay
was
stacked
in
the
low-lying
meadows.
There
lay
great
woods
around
the
fields
and
meadows.
There
were
deep
lakes
in
the
midst
of
the
woods.
In
the
sunniest
spot
stood
an
old
mansion
surrounded
by
a
deep
moat.
Great
leaves
grew
from
the
vines
on
the
walls
of
the
house
right
down
to
the
water's
edge.
Some
of
the
leaves
were
so
big
that
a
child
could
use
them
as
an
umbrella.
乡村真美。此时正值夏季，田里的小麦都呈现金黄色而燕麦依然青绿。干草被堆放在低洼的草地上，广阔的树林围绕着田野和草地，树林的中央有多处深邃的湖泊，在阳光最充足的地方矗立着一栋老旧的大宅邸。这栋宅邸被一条深长的壕沟所包围，茂盛的叶子从这栋房子干部上的藤蔓往下长，延伸到河水的边缘。其中有一些叶子很大，小孩子可以拿它们来当雨伞。
In
the
depths
of
a
forest
a
duck
was
sitting
in
her
nest.
Her
little
ducklings
were
about
to
be
hatched.
在森林的深处有一只母鸭子坐在她的巢中，她的小鸭子们即将孵出来。
At
last
one
egg
after
another
began
to
crack."
Cheep,
cheep!"
the
ducklings
said."
Quack,
quack!"
said
the
duck.
"
How
big
the
world
is!"
said
all
the
young
ones.
终于蛋一个接一个地开始裂了。
“吱，吱！”小鸭们叫着。“呱，呱！”母鸭回道。“这个世界好大啊！”小鸭子异口同声道。
But
the
biggest
egg
was
still
there.
And
then
she
settled
herself
on
the
nest
again.
但最大的蛋依旧在那儿，于是她又再坐回她的巢中。
"Well,
how
are
you
getting
on?"
said
an
old
duck
who
came
to
pay
her
a
visit."
This
egg
is
taking
such
a
long
time,"
answered
the
sitting
duck."
一只年长的鸭子过来拜访她说：“喂！你近来可好吗？”坐着的母鸭回答说：“这枚蛋花了很长的时间，
The
shell
will
not
crack,
but
the
others
are
the
finest
ducklings.
They
are
like
their
father."
壳偏偏还不裂开，不过其他的小鸭都是最完美的鸭子，他们很像他们的爸爸。”
"let
me
look
at
the
egg
which
won't
crack,"
said
the
old
duck."
You
may
be
sitting
on
a
turkey's
egg!
I
have
been
cheated
like
that
once.
Yes.
it's
a
turkey's
egg!
年长的鸭子说：“让我看看那枚不会裂开的蛋，你或许是坐在一枚火鸡的蛋上！我曾经像那样被骗过一次。不错，那是火鸡的蛋！
You
had
better
leave
it
alone
and
teach
the
other
children
to
swim."
你最好不要管它，去教其它的小鸭游泳吧。”
"I
will
sit
on
it
a
little
longer."
“我要再多坐一会儿。”
At
last
the
big
egg
cracked.
How
big
and
ugly
the
baby
was!
"
That
is
a
very
big
duckling."
she
said,
"
None
of
the
others
look
like
that.
Can
he
be
a
turkey's
chick?
I
will
soon
find
out.
I
will
make
him
go
into
water."
终于这枚巨蛋裂开了。这小子可真是又大又丑！她说：“那是一只非常巨大的鸭子，其他的小鸭没有一只看起来像他一样。他会是火鸡的孩子吗？我会尽快查清楚，我将叫他下水去。”
The
next
day
the
mother
duck
with
her
family
went
down
to
the
moat.
She
said,
and
one
duckling
jumped
in
after
another.
隔天这只母鸭带着她的一家人走到壕沟。她跳入水中，“呱，呱，”她说，小鸭们一只接一只地跳进河里。
The
big
ugly
one
swam
about
with
them."
No,
that
is
no
turkey,"
she
said,"
Quack,
quack!
Now
come
with
me
and
I
will
take
you
into
the
world.
Keep
close
to
me
all
the
time.
Be
careful
of
the
cat!"
The
first
day
passed,
and
everything
was
fine.
这只又大又丑的鸭子跟着他们一起游来游去，她说：“不是的，那不是火鸡。呱，呱！现在跟我来，我将带你们去参观这个世界，要一直*近我并小心猫！”第一天过去了，一切都还顺利。
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