005 丑小鸭

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It was a lovely summer day in the country

乡村里一个可爱的夏日。

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Mother Duck sat on her eggs for a long time

鸭妈妈在她的蛋上坐了很长时间。

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After a while, one by one, ducklings came out of the eggs

过了一会儿，小鸭子们一个接一个地从蛋里出来了。

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" Peep, peep! Peep, peep!"

“唧唧，唧唧！唧唧，唧唧！”

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" Quack, quack! Are you all out?"

“嘎嘎，嘎嘎！你们都出来了吗？”

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" No, one egg is still here. Look how big it is!"

“没有，还有一个蛋在这里。看它多大呀！”

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At last the big egg hatched. This duckling was very big and very ugly

最后，大蛋孵化了。这只小鸭子非常大，而且非常丑。

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" Oh my! This duckling is big and different from the others

“天哪！这只小鸭子很大，和别的都不一样。

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I wonder if it is a turkey. We will soon find out."

我想知道它是不是一只火鸡。我们很快就会知道了。”

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Mother Duck took her ducklings to the water

鸭妈妈带着她的小鸭子们去水边了。

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One after another the little ducklings jumped into the water

小鸭子们一个接一个跳进了水里。

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The ugly duckling also jumped into the water and swam very well

丑小鸭也跳进水里，游得非常好。

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" Oh, he is not a turkey. Turkeys can't swim. He is a duckling

“哦，他不是火鸡。火鸡不会游泳。他是一只小鸭子。”

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Let's go to the farmyard. But you must stay close to me and watch out for the cat."

“我们去农场吧。但你们必须紧跟着我，小心猫。”

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" Look at that duckling! He looks so strange."

“看那只小鸭子！他看起来好奇怪。”

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" He is so big and ugly. Go away!"

“他真大真丑。走开！”

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" Please, leave him alone. He is not doing any harm."

“请别打扰他。他没做任何坏事。”

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But the ducks pecked the ugly duckling

但鸭子们啄丑小鸭。

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All the animals in the farmyard bit him and pushed him too

农场里所有的动物都咬他、推他。

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" I wish the cat would eat you!"

“我真希望猫把你吃了！”

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" You should never have been born."

“你根本就不该出生。”

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So the poor little duckling was very sad. Finally he ran away

可怜的小鸭子非常伤心，最后他逃走了。

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" Why does everyone hate me? Is it because I am so ugly? But I am really nice."

“为什么大家都讨厌我？是因为我太丑了吗？可是我真的很友善啊。”

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The ugly duckling met two wild ducks

丑小鸭遇到了两只野鸭。

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" What kind of duck are you?"

“你是什么鸭子？”

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" You are really ugly. But that's okay if you don't marry a duck from our family."

“你真的很丑。不过只要你不娶我们家的鸭子，那也无所谓。”

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Then the ugly duckling heard pop, pop! And the two wild ducks fell dead

然后丑小鸭听到砰砰两声！两只野鸭应声倒地死去。

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Just then many hunting dogs appeared. The ugly duckling was very afraid

就在那时，许多猎狗冲了出来。丑小鸭害怕极了。

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So he tucked his head under his wing

于是他把头藏到了翅膀底下。

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A hunting dog sniffed the ugly duckling." Sniff, sniff! You are ugly!"

一只猎狗过来嗅了嗅丑小鸭。“嗅嗅！你真丑！”

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And they went away without touching the ugly duckling

它们就这样走了，碰都没碰丑小鸭。

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" Oh, I am alive! No one wants me. Even a dog doesn't want to bite me."

“哦，我还活着！没人要我。连狗都不愿意咬我。”

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He felt lucky, but at the same time he felt sad

他觉得自己很幸运，但同时又感到悲伤。

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The poor duckling waited for several hours and then ran away

可怜的丑小鸭等了好几个小时，然后跑掉了。

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A storm began. The rain and lightning terrified the ugly duckling

暴风雨来了。雨和闪电把丑小鸭吓坏了。

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He was so cold and wet! He ran and ran as he looked for shelter from the storm

他又冷又湿！他跑啊跑，想找个地方躲避暴风雨。

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Finally he arrived at a cottage. An old woman, a cat, and a hen lived in this cottage. He went inside

最后他来到了一座小屋。屋里住着一位老妇人、一只猫和一只母鸡。他走了进去。

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" May I have some food?"

“能给我一点食物吗？”

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" Oh, what a prize! Is it a fat duck? Now I can have duck eggs."

“哦，真是个意外收获！这是一只肥鸭吗？现在我可以有鸭蛋了。”

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The old woman's sight was very bad

老妇人的视力很差。

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So the duckling lived there for a few days

于是丑小鸭在那里住了几天。

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But the hen and the cat were mean to the duckling

可是母鸡和猫对丑小鸭很刻薄。

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" I can lay eggs. Can you do that?"

“我能下蛋。你能吗？”

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" No."

“不能。”

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" I can catch a mouse. Can you do that?"

“我能抓老鼠。你能吗？”

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" No."

“不能。”

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" Then what can you do?"

“那么你会做什么？”

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" I can swim."

“我会游泳。”

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" Oh, no one should swim! You will surely drown!"

“哦，没人应该游泳！你肯定会淹死的！”

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" I won't drown."

“我不会淹死的。”

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" You are a big liar!"

“你是个大骗子！”

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So the poor duckling left the cottage

于是可怜的丑小鸭离开了小屋。

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Soon summer turned into fall. The ugly duckling swam in the pond

很快夏去秋来。丑小鸭在池塘里游泳。

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A group of swans flew over the duckling

一群天鹅从丑小鸭头顶飞过。

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" What beautiful birds! I wish I could be like them."

“多么美的鸟儿啊！我多么希望自己能和它们一样。”

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The weather grew colder and colder. Then winter came

天气越来越冷。然后冬天来了。

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" I must swim and swim, or the pond will freeze around me."

“我得不停地游啊游，否则池塘会在我周围结冰。”

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But every night the ice grew thicker and thicker

但是每天晚上，冰都越来越厚。

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Finally the pond froze over, and the duckling couldn't move anymore

最终，池塘完全结冰了，小鸭子再也动弹不了了。

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Early in the morning, a farmer saw the frozen duckling

清晨，一位农夫看见了被冻住的小鸭子。

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" Oh, poor duckling! I'll take you home to my wife and children."

“哦，可怜的小鸭子！我带你回家，见我的妻子和孩子们。”

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The wife took care of the duckling. Soon the duckling got well

农夫的妻子照顾着小鸭子。很快，小鸭子就康复了。

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But the children wanted to play with the duckling

但孩子们想和小鸭子一起玩。

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" Come and play with us! Come and play with us!" The duckling was scared

“来和我们玩吧！来和我们玩吧！”小鸭子很害怕。

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The farmer's wife and the children chased the duckling around the farm house. Finally he ran out the door

农夫的妻子和孩子们绕着农舍追赶小鸭子。最后，他跑出了门外。

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Spring came and everything was beautiful. The ugly duckling saw the butterflies dancing and heard the birds singing

春天来了，一切都那么美好。丑小鸭看到蝴蝶翩翩起舞，听到鸟儿婉转歌唱。

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One day his wings felt very strong

有一天，他觉得自己的翅膀非常有力。

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So he flapped them against his sides and flew high into the sky

于是，他拍打着翅膀，高高地飞上了天空。

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" Wow, I can fly so high! What's happened to me?"

“哇，我能飞这么高！我这是怎么了？”

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The ugly duckling saw a beautiful garden with a pond

丑小鸭看到了一座带池塘的美丽花园。

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He decided to rest there for a while

他决定在那里休息一会儿。

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Just then three swans swam out of the bushes by the pond. He remembered the beautiful birds

就在这时，三只天鹅从池塘边的灌木丛中游了出来。他记起了那些美丽的鸟儿。

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" I want to stay with these beautiful birds

“我想和这些美丽的鸟儿待在一起。”

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But they will kill me because I am so ugly

“但它们会杀掉我的，因为我太丑了。”

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At least I will die happily if I can be with them for a while."

“如果我能和它们待上一会儿，至少我会死得很幸福。”

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So he swam towards the swans. When the swans saw the young bird, they swam to him

于是，他朝着天鹅们游去。当那些天鹅看到这只幼鸟时，便向他游了过来。

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" Peck me if you must!" And he bent his head down to the surface of the water

“如果你们非得啄我，那就来吧！”他把头低低地垂向水面。

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But the ugly duckling saw a beautiful swan looking back at him in the water!

可是，丑小鸭却在水里看到，一只美丽的天鹅正在回头望着他！

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" Oh! Is that really me? I am a beautiful swan!

“哦！那真的是我吗？我是一只美丽的天鹅！”

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I am not an ugly duckling after all!"

“我终究不是一只丑小鸭！”

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The three swans welcomed the young swan

三只天鹅欢迎了这只年轻的天鹅。

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Some children came to the pond and threw pieces of bread into the water

几个孩子来到池塘边，朝水里扔了些面包块。

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" Look, there is another swan! This new one is the most beautiful of all."

“看，又来了一只天鹅！这只新来的最漂亮了。”

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The ugly duckling was so happy. He was more beautiful than he had ever hoped to be

丑小鸭开心极了。他比自己曾经奢望的还要美丽。

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And now he knew where he belonged

现在，他知道了自己的归宿在哪里。