007 远方的守望

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At first the Little Mermaid decided to keep her love for the Prince a secret

起初，小美人鱼决定把她对王子的爱慕藏在心底。

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" I will tell no one," she thought

“我不会告诉任何人，”她心想。

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" Maybe I will forget about him if I don't speak of him."

“或许，如果不提起他，我就会慢慢忘记他。”

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But she could think of nothing else

但她脑中却再也装不下别的事情。

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Finally she told her eldest sister," I have fallen in love with someone from the Upper World."

终于，她告诉了她的大姐：“我爱上了一个陆地上的人。”

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" Oh no!" cried her sister." Who?"

“哦，不！”她的大姐叫道。“是谁？”

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" He is a prince," said the Little Mermaid

“他是一位王子，”小美人鱼说。

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" But I don't know where his kingdom is or where he lives."

“但我不知道他的王国在哪里，也不知道他住在何处。”

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Her sister told other sea folk what the Little Mermaid had said

她的大姐把小美人鱼的话告诉了海底的居民们。

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Soon one mermaid heard the tale and visited the lovesick princess

不久，一位人鱼听说了这个故事，便来拜访这位害了相思的小公主。

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" I know where he lives," she told her

“我知道他住在哪里，”她告诉她。

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" His palace is on a hill, just beyond the sea cliffs."

“他的宫殿就在海崖那边的一座小山上。”

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" Please take me there," begged the Little Mermaid

“请带我去那儿吧，”小美人鱼恳求道。

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" We have no legs to walk to his door," the other mermaid said

“我们没有腿，走不到他的门前，”另一条人鱼说。

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" But we can swim to the cliffs

“但是我们可以游到海崖那儿去。

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From the high rocks, we can see the little balcony where the Prince sometimes stands."

从高高的岩石上，我们可以看见那个小阳台，王子有时会站在那里。”

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With her guide the Little Mermaid swam to the cliffs and climbed onto the nearby rocks

在向导的带领下，小美人鱼游到了海崖边，爬上了附近的岩石。

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From there she saw a palace built of golden stones

从那里，她看到了一座用金色石头建成的宫殿。

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A steep stairway led from the ocean to the palace entrance

一道陡峭的阶梯从海边一直通向宫殿的入口。

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And sure enough, on one side of the palace was a balcony

果不其然，在宫殿的一侧有一个阳台。

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" Oh, maybe I will see him!"

“哦，也许我会见到他！”

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cried the Little Mermaid, peering from behind a rock

小美人鱼喊道，从一块岩石后面窥视着。

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She forgot all about her guide, who soon swam away

她完全忘记了她的向导，那向导很快就游走了。

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From that day on, the Little Mermaid visited the cliffs every evening

从那天起，小美人鱼每晚都会来到悬崖边。

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She sat on a rock and waited for her handsome Prince

她坐在一块岩石上，等待着她英俊的王子。

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Once in a while, she caught sight of him standing alone in the bright moonlight

偶尔，她会瞥见他独自一人站在明亮的月光下。

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" Oh, Prince, I long to talk to you," she said

“哦，王子，我渴望与你交谈。”她说。

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" But I can't reach you. So I'll sing to you instead."

“可我无法靠近你，所以，我唱歌给你听吧。”

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The Little Mermaid thought the Prince would notice her if he heard her voice

小美人鱼想，如果王子听到她的声音，就会注意到她。

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In the Sea Kingdom, everyone said she had the sweetest voice of all the mermaids

在海王国，人人都说她的嗓音是所有美人鱼中最甜美的。

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My home is in the sea

我的家在大海里，

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Your home is in a place I cannot be

你的家在我无法到达的地方。

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But your handsome face is in my heart

可你英俊的脸庞在我心中，

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And my whole heart is in your hands

而我整颗心都在你的手里。

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Come to me, my Prince, come to me!

到我这儿来吧，我的王子，到我这儿来！

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But he was on land and she was in the waves

但他在陆地上，而她在海浪中。

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Under the stars the ocean breeze carried her voice away — too far away to be heard

星空下，海风将她的声音吹散了——飘得太远，无法被听到。

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So she watched him from afar

于是，她只好在远处望着他。

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Some nights the Little Mermaid would swim to the harbor, hoping to see him on the dock

有些夜晚，小美人鱼会游到港湾，希望能看到他在码头上。

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But most of the time, she saw only fishermen with their nets, talking and laughing

但大多数时候，她只看到渔夫们拿着渔网，有说有笑。

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" What a smart and kind young prince," a fisherman said

“多么聪慧又善良的年轻王子啊。”一个渔夫说。

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" He will make a great ruler some day."

“有朝一日，他会成为一位伟大的统治者。”

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The Little Mermaid thought about her time with the Prince as he lay on the shore

小美人鱼回想起王子躺在岸边时，她和他在一起的时光。

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" And to think — it was I who saved his life!"

“想想看——救了他一命的人，竟然是我！”

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She shivered with pride and love

她因自豪和爱意而颤抖起来。

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The Little Mermaid remembered how she had kissed his eyelids

小美人鱼记起她是如何亲吻他的眼睑的。

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But the Prince knew nothing of what had happened

但王子对所发生的一切毫不知情。

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" I hope he'll learn the truth some day," she thought wistfully

“希望有一天他能知道真相。”她渴望地想着。