016 气灵的世界

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The Little Mermaid felt the warmth of the morning sun on her face

小美人鱼感受到清晨阳光的温暖洒在脸上。

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To her surprise she was not dead and had not turned into sea foam

令她惊讶的是，她并没有死去，也没有变成海中的泡沫。

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Instead she was floating above the water

相反，她正漂浮在水面上方。

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" It is dawn and I am still alive?" she wondered

“天亮了，我还活着？”她疑惑地想。

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Above her head were two strange beings in long, white robes

在她头顶上方，有两个身穿白色长袍的奇怪生灵。

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They looked as if they were waiting to greet her

它们看起来好像在等着迎接她。

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They smiled as they floated in the air like clouds

它们微笑着，像云朵一样飘浮在空中。

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She tried to touch them, but her hand went right through them

她试图触碰它们，但手径直穿了过去。

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The Little Mermaid soon discovered that she was dressed in a robe too

小美人鱼很快发现自己也穿着一件长袍。

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Like them she was also part of the air and floating like a cloud

像它们一样，她也成了空气的一部分，像云朵一样飘浮着。

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Without thinking she called out to them," Who are you?"

她不假思索地向他们喊道：“你们是谁？”

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To her surprise she heard her own voice

令她惊讶的是，她听到了自己的声音。

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And it was just as beautiful as it had been before she gave it to the Sea Witch

那声音和她交给海巫婆之前一样美丽。

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" We are the Spirits of the Air," one of them replied

“我们是空气精灵，”其中一个回答道。

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" We travel through the world doing good deeds."

“我们游历世界，行善事。”

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" Why am I here with you?" the Little Mermaid asked

“我为什么和你们在一起？”小美人鱼问道。

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" Your loyalty to the Prince and your sacrifice has raised you up to the world of Air Spirits," the other said

“你对王子的忠诚和你的牺牲，使你升入了空气精灵的世界，”另一个说道。

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" You are now one of us."

“你现在是我们中的一员了。”

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The mermaid was curious

小美人鱼很好奇。

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" I need to know more

“我需要了解更多。

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Do you live for three hundred years like the sea folk?

你们像海族一样能活三百年吗？

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Do you have a soul like the humans?"

你们像人类一样有灵魂吗？

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" Here, in our world, we also live for three hundred years

在我们这里，我们也能活三百年。

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But we can earn our souls

但我们可以赢得灵魂。

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When we do, we live forever."

一旦赢得，我们就永生不死。

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" I've always wanted a soul," said the mermaid

“我一直想要一个灵魂，”小美人鱼说。

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" What must I do to deserve one?"

“我该怎么做才能配得上一个灵魂呢？”

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" If you do many good deeds throughout your three hundred years, you will get a soul," answered one of the air spirits

“如果你在三百年里做了许多善事，你就会得到一个灵魂，”一位空气精灵回答。

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" Exactly what is a good deed?"

“善事具体指什么？”

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asked the Little Mermaid, now very interested

小美人鱼问，现在非常感兴趣。

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" A good deed is when you do something nice for humans

“善事就是为人类做些好事。

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The Spirits of the Air watch over humans

空气精灵守护着人类。

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We bring them food when they are hungry and clothes when they are cold

他们饥饿时我们送去食物，寒冷时送去衣物。

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Sometimes we whisper good thoughts into their ears when they are sad

有时在他们悲伤时，我们在他们耳边低语美好的念头。

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We try to help in any way we can."

我们尽力以任何方式帮助。”

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Pleased, the Little Mermaid looked down to the earth

小美人鱼高兴地低头看向大地。

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She liked the idea of watching over the humans, whom she had learned to love

她喜欢守护人类的这个想法，她已经学会了爱他们。

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" I finally have a chance to earn a soul," she said, laughing

“我终于有机会赢得灵魂了，”她笑着说。

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The Little Mermaid's joy was so great that, for the first time in her life, she began to cry

小美人鱼的喜悦如此巨大，她生平第一次哭了起来。

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Her tears of happiness fell one by one into the sea below her

幸福的泪水一颗颗滴落到她下方的大海中。

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Then the Little Mermaid saw the grand ship

接着，小美人鱼看到了那艘宏伟的船。

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She could see that everyone on board was now awake

她看到船上所有人都醒了。

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The Prince and his bride were looking for her and calling out

王子和他的新娘在寻找她，呼唤着她。

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After a while they just gazed sadly out to sea

过了一会儿，他们只是悲伤地凝视着大海。

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" What has happened to my little companion?" wondered the Prince

“我的小伙伴发生了什么事？”王子心想。

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" She was so faithful to me."

“她对我如此忠诚。”

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The Little Mermaid blew him a kiss that turned into a white feather

小美人鱼向他飞了一个吻，那吻化作一片白色的羽毛。

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Floating softly down, it brushed the Prince's cheek

轻轻飘落，拂过王子的脸颊。

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Then she blew another kiss to his bride

然后她向他的新娘也飞了一个吻。

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She wished them both well — her first good deed

她祝福他们两人——这是她的第一件善事。