006 晨曦

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By daybreak the storm had stopped

破晓时分，暴风雨停了。

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The Little Mermaid swam to a beach, pulling the Prince through the water

小美人鱼游向一片海滩，拉着王子穿过水面。

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Then she stretched the Prince out on the white sand

然后她把王子平放在洁白的沙滩上。

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" You're safe now," she told him

“你现在安全了，”她对他说。

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But he was not awake and could not hear her

但他没有醒来，听不见她的话。

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She looked around

她环顾四周。

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She was in a little cove, with a small garden just beyond the beach

她在一个小海湾里，海滩后边就是一个小花园。

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The garden had white benches surrounded by fragrant lemon and orange trees

花园里有白色的长椅，周围环绕着芬芳的柠檬树和橙树。

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Just behind the garden, she saw a large brick building

就在花园后面，她看见一座大砖房。

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" It has such a tall tower and such big wooden doors!" cried the Little Mermaid

“它有那样高的塔楼，那样大的木门！”小美人鱼喊道。

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She held the Prince's head and ran her fingers through his wet hair

她托着王子的头，用手指梳理他湿漉漉的头发。

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" Please wake up, my Prince," said the Little Mermaid

“请醒醒吧，我的王子。”小美人鱼说。

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But his eyes remained closed

但他的眼睛仍然闭着。

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" As you sleep, the sun will warm you," she lovingly told the Prince

她怜爱地对王子说：“你睡着的时候，阳光会温暖你。”

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The Little Mermaid stared at his handsome face and then kissed his eyelids

小美人鱼凝视着他英俊的脸庞，然后亲吻了他的眼皮。

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" He looks even more handsome than the statue in my garden," she thought

她想：“他看起来比我花园里的雕像还要英俊。”

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" But my Prince is real."

“但我的王子是真实的。”

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Suddenly the Little Mermaid heard a sound she'd never heard before

忽然，小美人鱼听到了一个她从未听过的声音。

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The tower was making a loud clang

塔楼传来了响亮的钟声。

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The Little Mermaid looked up

小美人鱼抬起头来。

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" Could that sound be church bells?"

“那声音是教堂的钟声吗？”

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Out of the large doors came a group of young girls

从大门里走出一群年轻女孩。

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They were dressed in simple, white dresses, and their hair was pulled back with white ribbons

她们穿着简洁的白裙，头发用白色缎带束在脑后。

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" Who are they and what are they doing here?" wondered the curious mermaid

“她们是谁，在这里做什么？”好奇的小美人鱼想。

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The girls gathered around the benches, laughing and talking

女孩们聚在长凳周围，有说有笑。

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" The humans must not see me!" whispered the Little Mermaid, suddenly afraid

“人类可别看到我！”小美人鱼突然害怕地轻声说。

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" Please stay safe, my Prince."

“请一定平安，我的王子。”

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The mermaid left the beach and swam out to a rock

小美人鱼离开海滩，游到一块岩石旁。

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She covered herself with sea foam so no one would see her

她用海沫遮盖住自己，以免被人看见。

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Then she watched the beach

然后她望着海滩。

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" Look!" shouted one girl to her friends

“快看！”一个女孩对同伴们喊道。

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Although she was dressed like the others, she was more beautiful

虽然穿着和别的女孩一样，但她格外美丽。

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She had big, green eyes and long, dark lashes

她有一双绿色的大眼睛，睫毛又长又浓。

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She ran to the beach and stared at the young man, who still had not moved

她跑到海滩边，凝视着那个仍然一动不动的年轻男子。

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" Come here! I've found someone!"

“快过来！我发现了个人！”

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The girl touched his face to make sure he was real

女孩摸了摸他的脸，想确认这是真的。

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And at that moment, he woke up and smiled at her

就在这时，他醒了过来，对她微微一笑。

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" Oh, Maiden, what have you found?" called one giggling girl

“哦，梅登，你发现什么了？”一个女孩咯咯笑着喊道。

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Then they all ran down to the beach and gathered around the Prince

然后她们都跑到海滩上，围在了王子身边。

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When the Prince saw all the pretty, young girls around him, he smiled an even bigger smile

王子看到身边围着这么多年轻漂亮的女孩，笑得更灿烂了。

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But his eyes lingered on the girl who had found him, the one they had called Maiden

但他的目光却停留在发现他的那个女孩身上，就是那个被她们叫做梅登的女孩。

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" Thank you for saving me," he said

“谢谢你救了我。”他说。

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" He should be thanking me!" thought the Little Mermaid

“他应该感谢我才对！”小美人鱼心想。

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" I saved his life, and he doesn't even know it."

“是我救了他的命，他却浑然不知。”

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" Come inside to get warm," said the Maiden

“进来暖和一下吧。”梅登说。

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She led him toward the church

她领着他向教堂走去。

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The others followed and then disappeared through the big doors

其他人跟在后面，然后消失在大门里。

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" They're taking my Prince away from me," the Little Mermaid said from behind her rock

“她们要把我的王子带走了。”小美人鱼在岩石后面说道。

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If she could have cried, her tears would have fallen one by one into the sea

如果她能哭的话，泪水定会一滴一滴落入大海。

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But mermaids are unable to cry, so no tears mingled with the crashing waves

但人鱼是不会流泪的，所以没有泪水混入拍岸的波涛中。

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" I must go home to the Sea Kingdom," said the Little Mermaid

“我必须回海底王国去了。”小美人鱼说。

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" But I'll come back for you, my Prince."

“但我会回来找你的，我的王子。”

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And she dived underwater

说完，她潜入水中。