E02 002 小小海公主

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0:13 Each princess had her own small garden 每位公主都有一个小小的花园。
0:21 One princess made her flower bed in the shape of a whale 一位公主把花坛做成了鲸鱼的形状。
0:25 Another princess made her garden in the shape of a shell 另一位公主把花园做成了贝壳的形状。
0:29 The sisters filled their gardens with odd things they had found in sunken ships 姐妹们用沉船里找到的各种稀奇玩意儿装点花园。
0:36 But the Little Mermaid's garden was simple 但小美人鱼的花园很朴素。
0:39 It had only red flowers and a statue of a human boy 那里只有红色的花朵和一座人类男孩的雕像。
0:44 The statue had been her mother's, and the Little Mermaid loved it 这座雕像本是母亲的，小美人鱼珍爱它。
0:49 While her sisters played in their gardens, the Little Mermaid sat quietly in hers 当姐妹们在自己花园里玩耍时，小美人鱼只是静静地坐在她的花园中。
0:56 Looking at the boy, she wondered about humans and the world above 她望着那个男孩，好奇人类和上面的世界是什么样子。
1:01 " What is it like in the Upper World?" she asked her grandmother one day “上面的世界是什么样子的？”有一天她问祖母。
1:07 " Oh, little one, there is so much to see!" said the Wise Mermaid “哦，小宝贝，陆地上有太多好看的东西啦！” 智慧美人鱼说。
1:13 " There are thick forests of trees that turn colors when the air turns cold “那里有茂密的森林，天气变冷时，树叶会变换颜色。
1:19 Soon after, their leaves fall to the ground 过不了多久，叶子就会飘落到地上。
1:23 Then the snow comes." 然后雪就来了。”
1:26 " Snow?" said the Little Mermaid." What's that?" “雪？” 小美人鱼问，“那是什么呀？”
1:31 " Snow is made of thousands of small ice flakes," replied her grandmother “雪是由成千上万片小冰花组成的，” 她的祖母回答说。
1:37 " In winter these flakes fall from the sky “冬天，这些小冰花从天空飘落。
1:42 But in summer green grass covers the ground 但到了夏天，绿色的草地铺满大地。
1:46 And the flowers give off a lovely scent." 花朵还会散发出迷人的芳香。”
1:51 " It sounds wonderful," the Little Mermaid said “听起来太美了，” 小美人鱼说。
1:56 " Here our trees always look the same “这里的树总是老样子，
2:00 And the flowers have no smell at all." 花儿也一点香味都没有。”
2:03 The Wise Mermaid told her more 智慧美人鱼继续讲道：
2:06 " In the Upper World, you can look up in the sky and clearly see the sun, moon, and stars “在人间，你抬头仰望天空，就能清楚地看到太阳、月亮和星星，
2:14 And birds fly from tree to tree, singing lovely songs." 小鸟在树木间飞来飞去，唱着动听的歌。”
2:21 " Tell me about the animals, Grandmother," the Little Mermaid begged “给我讲讲动物吧，奶奶。”小美人鱼央求道。
2:26 " Some fly, as I said “有的会飞，就像我说的，
2:29 But many have four legs and walk on the ground 但是很多都有四条腿，在地上走路。
2:34 Humans walk on two legs, and they are very good at building things 人类用两条腿走路，而且他们很会建造东西。
2:40 They make lots of houses, which become towns." 他们盖了许多房子，就变成了城镇。”
2:45 The Little Mermaid wanted to hear more 小美人鱼还想听更多。
2:49 " They also build ships, don't they?" “他们还会造船，对吧？”
2:52 " Oh yes, little one," her grandmother said “哦，是的，孩子，”她的祖母说。
2:57 " But you already know that." “但你已经知道这些了。”
3:01 " I know, but I love to hear about humans “我知道，可我就是喜欢听关于人类的事。
3:05 They come so close to us, sailing above 他们在上面航行，离我们这么近。
3:09 But their world seems so far away." 可他们的世界又像是遥不可及。”
3:13 " Yes, humans are very different from us," said her grandmother “是啊，人类跟我们很不一样，”她的祖母说。
3:18 " They don't live as long as sea folk “他们没有海族人长寿。
3:22 We live for three hundred years! 我们可以活三百年呢！
3:24 But humans have souls." 但人类拥有灵魂。”
3:28 " What is a soul?" the Little Mermaid asked “灵魂是什么？”小美人鱼问道。
3:32 " I don't know, little one," the Wise Mermaid replied “我也不知道，孩子，”智慧美人鱼答道。
3:36 " I have heard a soul can live forever “我听说灵魂能永远活着。
3:41 But humans don't really know what a soul is either 但人类其实也不清楚灵魂是什么。
3:45 Whatever it is, I think it must be something special." 不管它是什么，我想一定是很特别的东西。”
3:50 " I want to know everything about humans!" “我想知道关于人类的一切！”
3:54 " When you are 15 years old, you will see," said her grandmother “等你满15岁，就能看见了，”她的祖母说。
4:01 " You'll swim to the surface and watch the ships sail by." “你可以游到海面上，看船只驶过。”
4:06 " But I want to go now!" the Little Mermaid pleaded “可我现在就想去！”小美人鱼恳求道。
4:11 " Be patient — your turn will come in five years," said her grandmother, smiling “耐心点——五年后就轮到你了，”她的祖母微笑着说。
4:18 " But you will find, dear, that our home down here is better than any place else." “不过，亲爱的，你会发现我们海底的家比任何地方都好。”
4:25 The years passed and the Little Mermaid's sisters went to the Upper World 时光流逝，小美人鱼的姐姐们都去了上面的世界。
4:30 But she had to wait 但她只能等待。
4:33 So on clear nights, she looked up at the moon and stars 于是，在晴朗的夜晚，她就仰望月亮和星星。
4:39 Whenever a shadow swept across them, she knew it was a ship passing overhead 每当有影子掠过它们，她就知道有船从头顶驶过。
4:46 Eagerly the Little Mermaid stretched her white arms up toward the bottom of the ship 小美人鱼急切地向着船底伸出白皙的手臂。
4:53 Someday she would touch the world above 总有一天，她会触碰到上面的世界。