001 海洋王国

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At the bottom of the wide ocean is a world called the Sea Kingdom

在广阔海洋的底部，有一个叫做海洋王国的世界。

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This kingdom lies at the deepest part of the ocean

这个王国位于海洋的最深处。

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It is deeper than any anchor can go

它比任何船锚能到达的地方都深。

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It is so deep that humans, who live on land in the Upper World, can never visit

它是如此之深，以至于生活在陆地上的人类永远无法造访。

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In the Sea Kingdom, blue water covers everything

在海洋王国里，蓝色的海水覆盖着一切。

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The water there moves like the waves above

那里的海水像上方的波浪一样流动。

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When the ocean is calm, the sun's rays reach down to this deep place

当大海平静时，阳光会照射到这个深邃的地方。

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And on a still night, the moon and stars send pale light sparkling down through the water

而在寂静的夜晚，月亮和星星会将闪烁的淡淡光芒洒入水中。

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The most beautiful trees grow at the bottom of the sea

海底生长着最美丽的树木。

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Some have purple branches and blue leaves

有些长着紫色的枝条和蓝色的叶子。

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There are gardens with many brightly colored flowers too

那里还有开满鲜艳花朵的花园。

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The plants all move slowly back and forth with each ripple of the water

所有植物都随着水波的每一次荡漾缓缓摇曳。

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Many kinds of fish, large and small, swim among the leaves and the flowers

大大小小的各种鱼儿在花叶之间游来游去。

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They play all day and sleep among the rocks

它们整天嬉戏，在岩石间安睡。

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Sea folk live in the Sea Kingdom, and they are called mermaids and mermen

海洋王国里住着海之民，他们被称为美人鱼和人鱼。

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They love to swim and play tag with the fish

他们喜欢游泳，也爱与鱼儿们玩捉迷藏。

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The mermaids also love to feed the fish from their pretty hands

美人鱼们也喜欢用他们美丽的双手喂鱼。

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Like their fish friends, the mermaids and mermen have tails to help them swim

就像他们的鱼类朋友一样，美人鱼和人鱼也有尾巴来帮助他们游水。

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The sea folk love the ocean and everything in it

海之民热爱着大海和海里的一切。

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They would never want to live anywhere else

他们绝不想去任何别的地方生活。

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And they live a very long time, about three hundred years

而且他们能活很久，大约三百年。

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The sea folk are happy to spend their days singing and playing in the gardens

海中的人们很快乐，整天在花园里唱歌玩耍。

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A long time ago, a king lived in a palace at the deepest part of the sea

很久很久以前，一位国王住在海底最深处的宫殿里。

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He lived with his six young daughters, the mermaid princesses

他和他的六个年幼的女儿——美人鱼公主们——住在一起。

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His palace had walls of bright orange coral

他的宫殿墙壁是用鲜橙色的珊瑚筑成的。

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Black mussels covered the roof

黑色的贝壳覆盖着屋顶。

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Their shells opened and closed with the changing of the tide

它们的壳随着潮汐的变化开开合合。

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When each shell was open, a silver pearl twinkled from within

当每个贝壳张开时，里面都有一颗银色的珍珠在闪烁。

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The Sea King was kind and ruled over all the beings living underwater

海王很仁慈，统治着所有生活在水下的生灵。

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He loved to make them happy, but he lived with a broken heart

他乐于让他们快乐，但他自己却带着一颗破碎的心生活。

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" How sad that my wife, the Queen, died many years ago." He sighed

“多么悲伤啊，我的妻子，王后，在许多年前去世了。”他叹息道。

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" Now I care for the six mermaid princesses all by myself."

“现在我独自一人照顾这六位美人鱼公主。”

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" Oh no, you don't," said his mother, the Wise Mermaid

“哦，不，你才没有，”他的母亲，智慧美人鱼说道。

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" I'm the one who takes care of them

“我才是照顾她们的人。

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And I make sure the palace is clean and tidy too

而且我还负责保持宫殿的干净整洁。

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Son, you always forget about everything I do around here!"

儿子，你总是忘记我在这里所做的一切！”

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" You are right, Mother," said the Sea King with a smile

“您说得对，母亲，”海王微笑着说。

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" This family is very lucky to have you."

“这个家有您真是太幸运了。”

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The Wise Mermaid knew a lot about the world

智慧美人鱼非常了解这个世界。

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And she taught her granddaughters well

她把她所知道的都很好地教给了她的孙女们。

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" When you are ready," she always told the princesses," I will teach you about life above the sea."

“当你们准备好的时候，”她总是对公主们说，“我会教你们关于海面上的生活。”

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The sisters were each born one year apart

这些姐妹每人的出生都相隔一年。

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When each sister turned 15, she would be allowed to swim up to the sea surface

当每位姐妹年满15岁时，她就会被允许游到海面上去。

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Then the mermaid princess would see the Upper World for the first time

那时，美人鱼公主就会第一次看到上面的世界。

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The mermaid princesses were happy with their simple lives in the Sea Kingdom

美人鱼公主们对她们在海洋王国里简单的生活感到很满足。

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Every one of their days was spent in fun and laughter

她们每一天都在欢乐和笑声中度过。

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But the youngest princess was different

但最小的公主却不一样。

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She was quiet, thoughtful — a bit unusual

她很安静、爱思考——有点与众不同。

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Because she was the youngest and the smallest, they called her the Little Mermaid

因为她年纪最小，个头也最小，所以她们叫她小美人鱼。