093 燕子和乌鸦

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There was once a swallow that lived in the green forest

从前，有一只燕子住在绿色的森林里。

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He was handsome

他非常帅气。

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He had pretty feathers

他有着漂亮的羽毛。

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The girl birds would say: " Oh, he is so handsome!

雌鸟们会说：“哦，他可真英俊！

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His feathers are beautiful."

他的羽毛美极了。”

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The swallow was proud of his good looks

燕子为自己的英俊外表感到骄傲。

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And every day, he looked into his mirror

而且，他每天都会照镜子。

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" Look at my feathers!

“瞧瞧我的羽毛！

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They are so soft and beautiful

它们是多么柔软、多么美丽啊。

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I am a lovely bird."

我是一只可爱的鸟儿。”

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One day, a crow was flying by

一天，一只乌鸦飞过。

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He heard the swallow singing

他听见燕子在唱歌。

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" I am so wonderful

“我真是太棒了。

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I am so beautiful

我太美丽了。

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I have the best feathers in the world."

我有世界上最好的羽毛。”

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The crow stopped and looked at the swallow

乌鸦停下来，看着燕子。

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" What are you singing about?"

“你在唱什么？”

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" I am the prettiest bird in the sky

“我是天空中最美的鸟。

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You must be very jealous

你一定很嫉妒。

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You are not pretty like me."

你没有我漂亮。”

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The crow became very angry

乌鸦变得非常生气。

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" Ha! You think that you are so great

“哈！你以为自己很了不起。

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My feathers are much better than yours."

我的羽毛比你的好多了。”

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" You are joking!

“你在开玩笑吧！

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Your feathers are black and thick

你的羽毛又黑又厚。

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Mine are light and beautiful."

我的羽毛则轻盈又美丽。”

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The crow and the swallow began to argue

乌鸦和燕子开始争吵起来。

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They argued about who had better feathers

它们在争论谁的羽毛更好。

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They argued and argued and argued

它们吵啊，吵啊，吵个不停。

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" Your feathers may be light and beautiful, but mine are much better."

“你的羽毛也许轻盈美丽，但我的要好得多。”

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" Nonsense, only a fool would say your feathers are better than mine."

“胡说，只有傻瓜才会说你的羽毛比我的好。”

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The crow was clever

乌鸦很聪明。

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He could prove that his feathers were better

他能证明自己的羽毛更好。

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" All right! Let us go to the wise bird of the North

“好吧！我们到北方找智者鸟去。

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We will ask her who has better feathers."

问问她谁的羽毛更好。”

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" I will go because I like to hear other birds tell me how wonderful my feathers look

“我去，因为我喜欢听别的鸟夸我的羽毛多好看。

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The wise bird will choose me."

智者鸟会选我的。”

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So the two birds flew north to see the wise bird of the North

于是，两只鸟向北飞去，去见北方的智者鸟。

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On the way to see the wise bird, the crow and the swallow passed many birds

去见智者鸟的路上，乌鸦和燕子经过了许多鸟。

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All of the other birds thought that the swallow was very handsome

所有其他的鸟都觉得燕子很英俊。

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" Oh, look at him. He is handsome."

“哦，看他。他真英俊。”

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" He sure is

“他确实英俊。

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He is the most handsome bird."

他是最英俊的鸟。”

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As the birds flew north, the air became cooler

当鸟儿们向北飞时，空气变得越来越凉。

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" I am getting cold

“我越来越冷了。

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It is very cold here in the North."

北方这里非常冷。”

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" Yes, it is

“是的，很冷。

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The North is very cold

北方非常冷。

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We should hurry to the wise bird's house."

我们应该赶快去智者鸟的家。”

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" Yes, let's hurry."

“是的，我们快走吧。”

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As the birds flew even further north, it started to snow

当鸟儿们继续向北飞时，开始下雪了。

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Now it was very cold

现在非常冷。

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The swallow had to stop flying

燕子不得不停止飞翔。

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" I am freezing. I cannot fly anymore."

“我冻僵了。我飞不动了。”

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" The problem is that your feathers are not very good

“问题在于你的羽毛不太好。

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My feathers are strong and thick

我的羽毛又结实又厚实。

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They keep me warm."

它们能让我保持温暖。”

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The crow helped to warm the swallow with his feathers

乌鸦用自己的羽毛帮燕子取暖。

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" You are right! Your feathers are warm

“你说得对！你的羽毛很暖和。

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They are very warm."

它们非常暖和。”

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" Whose feathers are better, mine or yours?"

“谁的羽毛更好，我的还是你的？”

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" I guess yours are better

“我想你的更好。

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I was too proud of my feathers."

我之前太为自己的羽毛骄傲了。”

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When the birds returned home, the swallow told everyone what had happened

鸟儿们回到家后，燕子把发生的事情告诉了大家。

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" Crow saved my life with his wonderful feathers."

“乌鸦用他出色的羽毛救了我的命。”

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" Hurray for Crow!"

“乌鸦万岁！”

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" Oh, Crow! You do have nice, thick, black feathers

“哦，乌鸦！你确实有漂亮、厚实的黑色羽毛。

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They are excellent!"

它们太棒了！”

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From that day on, the swallow never flaunted his feathers in front of others

从那天起，燕子再也不在别人面前炫耀他的羽毛了。