058 坚定的锡兵

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Inside a box lay 25 tin soldiers

盒子里躺着25个锡兵。

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Each shouldered a rifle and wore a smart red uniform

每个锡兵都肩扛步枪，身穿鲜艳的红色制服。

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When the lid was taken off the box, a little boy clapped his hands and cried with delight," Soldiers, soldiers!"

盒盖被掀开时，一个小男孩拍手欢呼道：“锡兵，锡兵！”

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He lost no time setting them up on a table

他迫不及待地把它们摆到桌上。

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All the soldiers were exactly alike except for one who had only one leg

除了一个只有一条腿的，所有的锡兵都一模一样。

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But he stood just as well as the others — and just as proudly too

但他站得和其他锡兵一样稳——也一样自豪。

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From where he stood, the tin soldier with one leg could see a delightful castle on a table near the window

从所站之处，这个独腿锡兵能看到窗边桌上有一座迷人的城堡。

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In front of the castle stood a paper doll

城堡前站着一个纸娃娃。

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She was a beautiful dancer and wore a dress of the palest pink, with a rose in her hair

她是个美丽的舞者，穿着极浅的粉色裙子，发间别着一朵玫瑰。

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" She would be the perfect wife for me!" thought the tin soldier

“她会是我最完美的妻子！”锡兵心想。

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" But she lives in a palace and must be a princess, while I am only a soldier and live in a box

"但她住在宫殿里，一定是个公主，而我只是个士兵，住在盒子里。

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Nonetheless, I hope I get to meet her."

尽管如此，我还是希望能见到她。"

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Late in the evening, the boy put the other soldiers back into their box, but to the tin soldier he said

深夜，男孩把其他士兵放回盒子里，但对锡兵说，

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" You must guard the others, brave soldier," and set him beside the box

"你必须守护其他人，勇敢的士兵，" 然后把他放在盒子旁边。

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After the boy left, all the other toys amused themselves with dances and games

男孩离开后，所有其他玩具都自娱自乐地跳舞和做游戏。

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The only ones who did not move were the tin soldier and the little dancer

唯一没有动的是锡兵和小舞者。

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She stood on tiptoe, with her arms spread out

她踮着脚尖站着，双臂张开。

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He, bravely on his one leg, did not take his eyes off her for a moment

他，勇敢地用独腿站着，一刻也没有把目光从她身上移开。

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When the clock struck twelve, up flew the lid of a Jack-in-the-box and out popped a goblin with a grin

当钟敲响十二点时，一个玩偶盒的盖子飞了起来，一个咧嘴笑的小妖精弹了出来。

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" Tin soldier!" said the goblin," Look away

"锡兵！" 小妖精说，"别看了。

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You will never have the pretty dancer's heart."

你永远也得不到那位美丽舞者的芳心。"

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But the tin soldier ignored him and didn't say a word

但锡兵不理他，一个字也没说。

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" Ah! Tomorrow you will be punished," said the goblin

"啊！明天你会受到惩罚的，"小妖精说。

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In the morning the boy and his friend decided to put the tin soldier by the window

早上，男孩和他的朋友决定把锡兵放在窗边。

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Now, whether it was caused by the goblin or by a puff of wind, we do not know, but all at once the tin soldier fell headfirst into the garden below

现在，不知道是小妖精搞的鬼，还是一阵风吹的，但突然间锡兵头朝下掉进了下面的花园里。

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It was a terrific fall, and he landed under some flowers

这一跤摔得厉害，他落在了花丛下。

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The little boy looked for him, and if the soldier had only called," Here I am," the boy would easily have found him

小男孩到处找他，如果锡兵喊一声"我在这里"，男孩很容易就能找到他。

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But the soldier did not think it was proper to cry for help while he was in uniform

但锡兵觉得穿着制服呼救不太合适。

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It began to rain, and the drops fell faster and harder

天开始下雨了，雨点落得又急又猛。

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Two boys came along." Look!" said one

两个男孩走过来。"看！"其中一个说。

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" It's a tin soldier! Let's send him for a sail."

“是个锡兵！我们让他去航行吧。”

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So they made a boat out of newspaper and stood the soldier in it

于是他们用报纸做了一条船，让锡兵站在里面。

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As he sailed away down the gutter, both boys ran alongside, clapping their hands

当他顺着水沟漂走时，两个男孩在边上跟着跑，拍着手。

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The waves were high and the current was strong, but the tin soldier showed no fear

浪很高，水流很急，但锡兵毫不畏惧。

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Up ahead, the gutter flowed under an arch and into a long dark tunnel

前方，水沟从一个拱门下面流过，进入了一条又长又黑的隧道。

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" Where on earth am I going now!" thought the soldier as the boat carried him along

“我这是要去哪儿啊！”小船载着他往前漂时，锡兵想道。

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" Well, it is the fault of that goblin!

“唉，这都是那个妖精的错！

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Oh, if only the little dancer were with me in my boat, I wouldn't care about the dark!"

哦，要是那位小舞者和我一起在船上，我才不在乎黑不黑呢！”

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At this moment, a big water rat swam up

就在这时，一只大老鼠游了过来。

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" Do you have a pass?" asked the rat." Show me your pass!"

“你有通行证吗？”老鼠问道，“出示你的通行证！”

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The tin soldier did not speak, but clung tightly to his gun

锡兵没有说话，只是紧紧握着他的枪。

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The boat rushed on

小船急速前行。

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The rat showed its teeth and shouted," Stop him, stop him; he doesn't have a pass!"

老鼠龇着牙喊道：“拦住他，拦住他；他没有通行证！”

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But the current grew stronger, and the soldier's boat quickly left the rat behind

但水流越来越急，锡兵的小船很快就把老鼠甩在了后面。

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Up ahead, the tin soldier could see daylight, but he also heard the loud roar of water

前方，锡兵能看到日光，但也听到了巨大的水的轰鸣声。

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Where the tunnel ended, the stream poured straight into a big canal

在隧道尽头，溪流直接汇入了一条大运河。

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The boat rushed out of the tunnel and, in a gush of water, fell into the canal

小船冲出隧道，随着一股急流，掉进了运河。

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Swirling around, the boat filled with water, but the tin soldier stood bravely at attention

小船打着转，灌满了水，但锡兵依然勇敢地站得笔直。

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As the waves rose over his head, he thought of the elegant little dancer

当波浪没过他头顶时，他想起了那位优雅的小舞者。

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But much as he wished to see her again, he remembered that a soldier must bravely face his fate

尽管他很想再见到她，但他记起，一个士兵必须勇敢面对他的命运。

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Suddenly a great fish appeared and swallowed him up

突然，一条大鱼出现，把他吞了下去。

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It was dark inside that fish, worse than being in the tunnel!

鱼肚子里一片漆黑，比在隧道里还要糟糕！

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But the tin soldier showed no fear

但锡兵毫无惧色。

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The fish was caught, taken to the market, and sold to the same cook who lived in the boy's house

鱼被捉住，带到市场，卖给了住在男孩家里的那个厨娘。

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She cut the fish open with a knife

她用刀把鱼剖开。

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" Look, the tin soldier!" she called

“看，那个锡兵！”她喊道。

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Marveling at the soldier who had traveled so far and returned in a fish, she carried him to the boy

她惊叹这个锡兵经历了这么远的旅途、裹在鱼肚子里回来，便把他带到了男孩面前。

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The goblin in the Jack-in-the-box was far from pleased to see the soldier return

玩偶匣里的小妖精看到锡兵回来，非常不高兴，

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but the happy boy set the soldier in his place on the table by the fire

但开心的男孩把锡兵安放在壁炉旁的桌子上，他原来的位置。

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To the soldier's delight, the dancer still stood in front of the castle, as pretty as he remembered her

令锡兵高兴的是，舞者仍然站在城堡前，和他记忆中一样美丽。

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She had tears in her eyes and a smile on her face

她眼里含着泪水，脸上带着微笑。

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The soldier was so moved that he was ready to shed a tear of his own, but that would not have been proper for a soldier

锡兵感动极了，几乎要流出自己的眼泪，但那实在不合军人的体统。

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The goblin, of course, was jealous when he saw their happiness

小妖精看到他们幸福的样子，自然是嫉妒了。

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And whether the goblin knocked him, or the tin soldier fell, or some other tragedy occurred

不知是小妖精推了他，还是锡兵自己跌倒了，或是别的什么不幸发生，

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it is impossible to say; but just then the tin soldier tumbled into the fireplace

谁也说不准；但就在这时，锡兵跌进了壁炉里。

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The flames surrounded him with a horrible heat, and he felt that he was melting away

火焰包围着他，灼热难耐，他感到自己正在熔化。

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Whether it was from the heat of the fire or the grief in his heart, who can tell?

到底是因为火焰的高温，还是因为心中的悲伤，谁又能说得清呢？

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A door was suddenly opened; a light wind caught the little dancer, and she fluttered like a fairy, straight into the fire to join the soldier

一扇门突然开了；一阵微风拂起了小舞者，她像仙女一样飘然，径直飞入火中，去找锡兵了。

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In a blaze, she was gone!

在火焰一闪中，她消失了！

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The poor little soldier was reduced to a molten lump

可怜的小锡兵化成了一团熔块。

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But the next morning, when the maid cleaned away the ashes from the fireplace, she found a small, perfectly-shaped tin heart

但第二天早上，当女仆清理壁炉的灰烬时，她发现了一颗小小的、形状完美的心形的锡块。

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And in its center was the rose from the dancer's hair

而在它的中心，是舞者头发上的那朵玫瑰。