004 美人鱼浮出水面

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At last it was the Little Mermaid's fifteenth birthday

终于到了小美人鱼的十五岁生日。

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" Today will be your first day in the Upper World," announced her grandmother

“今天将是你第一次去上层世界的日子，”她的祖母宣布道。

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" I'm so excited!" squealed the Little Mermaid

“我太兴奋了！”小美人鱼尖叫道。

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" I've been waiting so long for this day."

“这一天我等了很久了。”

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The Wise Mermaid placed a wreath of white lilies in the Little Mermaid's hair

智慧美人鱼将一顶白色百合花环戴在小美人鱼的头上。

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Then she hooked four oysters on her tail, a sign of royalty

然后她在她的尾巴上钩了四只牡蛎，这是王室的标志。

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" Ouch! That hurts!" cried the Little Mermaid

“哎呦！好疼！”小美人鱼叫道。

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" A small sacrifice for becoming a 15-year-old princess," said her grandmother

“这是成为十五岁公主的一点小小代价，”她的祖母说。

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The Little Mermaid had to agree the oysters looked lovely

小美人鱼不得不承认，这些牡蛎看起来很美。

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But she was anxious to start her adventure

但她急切地想要开始她的冒险。

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" Please hurry, Grandmother," she begged

“请快一点，祖母，”她恳求道。

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" Go ahead, dear," her grandmother said

“你先去吧，亲爱的，”她的祖母说。

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" But don't stay too long

“但别待太久了。”

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Remember, your place is here, under the sea."

记住，你的家在这里，海底之下。”

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Impatiently the Little Mermaid hugged her grandmother good-bye and swam away

小美人鱼不耐烦地拥抱了祖母道别，然后游走了。

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When the Little Mermaid got to the surface, the sun was just setting

当小美人鱼到达海面时，太阳刚刚开始落山。

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She saw the sky turn from blue to pink

她看到天空从蓝色变成了粉色。

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As night fell, the sky turned deep purple and sparkled with stars

夜幕降临时，天空变成了深紫色，繁星闪烁。

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Soon the moon poured light on the sea

很快，月光倾泻在海面上。

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" It's so beautiful in the Upper World!" exclaimed the Little Mermaid

“上方的世界真是太美了！”小美人鱼惊叹道。

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In the distance the mermaid saw a ship with three tall masts

远处，美人鱼看见一艘有三根高桅杆的船。

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She swam closer and saw that the ship was standing still in the water

她游近些，发现那艘船静静地停在水中。

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Music was playing, and she saw bright, colored lights

音乐在演奏，她看到了明亮的彩色灯光。

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Sailors moved about on the ship's top deck

水手们在船的上层甲板上来回走动。

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They walked on two legs

他们用两条腿走路。

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" Humans?" she wondered." What a strange sight."

“人类？”她纳闷道，“好奇怪的景象。”

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Excited, she swam right up to the side of the ship and peeked through a window

她兴奋地径直游到船边，透过一扇窗户偷偷往里看。

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Inside, more humans were singing and dancing

船舱里，更多人在唱歌跳舞。

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All of them were dressed in fine clothes

他们全都穿着精美的衣服。

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" It looks like a party!" she thought

“看起来像是在开派对！”她想。

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The mermaid studied each human carefully until her eyes fell upon a young man

小美人鱼仔细地打量着每一个人，直到她的目光落在一位年轻男子身上。

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" Oh, how handsome," she thought

"哦，多么英俊啊，" 她心想。

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Her eyes followed him as everyone went up on deck

当大家都走上甲板时，她的目光一直追随着他。

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" We remember when you were born, dear Prince, 16 years ago,"

"我们记得你出生的那天，亲爱的王子，那是16年前，"

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said a woman with a blue feather in her hair

一位头发上插着蓝色羽毛的女士说道。

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" He's a prince!" exclaimed the Little Mermaid

"他是一位王子！" 小美人鱼惊呼道。

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Another guest said," With your kind heart, you'll be a great king some day!"

另一位宾客说："以你的善良之心，将来一定会成为一位伟大的国王！"

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" May every year be as happy as this one!"

"愿岁岁年年都如此快乐！"

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added a man, holding up his glass

一位男子举起酒杯补充道。

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" Happy Birthday, Prince!" the crowd cheered

"生日快乐，王子！" 人群欢呼起来。

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" Everyone loves him," thought the Little Mermaid

"每个人都爱他，" 小美人鱼心想。

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" He must be wonderful."

"他一定很了不起。"

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Rockets shot into the air and exploded into a thousand tiny lights

火箭冲上天空，炸裂成万千细碎的光芒。

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The water reflected the fireworks, and the entire ocean glowed

水面倒映着烟花，整片海洋都闪闪发光。

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" Oh my!" The mermaid had never seen such a sight

"哦，天啊！" 小美人鱼从未见过这样的景象。

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Frightened, she quickly dived underwater

她吓了一跳，迅速潜入水下。

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But looking up through the water, she soon lost her fear

但透过水波向上望去，她很快就忘记了害怕。

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" So many sparkling flowers in the sky!" she exclaimed

"天空中有这么多闪闪发光的花朵！" 她惊叹道。

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The Prince hugged his guests, shook their hands, and said

王子拥抱他的宾客，与他们握手，然后说道：

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" Thank you for a lovely celebration."

"谢谢你们举办的可爱庆典。"

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The Little Mermaid swam up to the surface and watched

小美人鱼游上水面，静静望着。

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The Prince was the most beautiful of all the humans

王子是所有人类中最美丽的一个。

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He was as beautiful as the statue in her garden

他如同她花园中的那尊雕像一样美丽。

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But soon the music stopped, and the colored lights were put away

但很快音乐停止了，彩灯也被收了起来。

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" Thanks for all your help!" said the Prince to his crew

"谢谢大家帮忙！" 王子对他的船员们说。

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" It was a great party."

"真是一场很棒的派对。"

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Then the Prince and his guests went below the deck to sleep

随后，王子和宾客们就下到甲板下面去睡觉了。

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But the Little Mermaid could not swim away from the ship or the handsome Prince

但小美人鱼无法离开这艘船，离开那位英俊的王子。

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For her it was love at first sight!

对她而言，这就是一见钟情！