首发：~第6章 丑小鸭 The Ugly Duckling
“we don’t understand you who can understand you, i wonder
你认为自己比猫或者老妇人更聪明吗？
do you consider yourself more clever than the cat, or the old woman
我就不说我自己了。别胡思乱想了，孩子，感谢你的好运，你被收留在这里。
i will say nothing of myself don’t imagine such nonsense, child, and thank your good fortune that you have been received here
你不是待在一个温暖的房间里，处在一个能让你学到东西的环境里吗？
are you not in a warm room, and in society from which you may learn something
但是你是个话痨，和你在一起不太愉快。
but you are a chatterer, and your pany is not very agreeable
相信我，我这么说是为你好。
believe me, i speak only for your own good
我可能会告诉你一些不好听的实话，但这是我对你友好的证明。
i may tell you unpleasant truths, but that is a proof of my friendship
因此，我建议你，下蛋，并且尽快学会咕噜咕噜叫。”
i advise you, therefore, to lay eggs, and learn to purr as quickly as possible”
“我想我必须再次到外面的世界去了。” 小鸭子说。
“i believe i must go out into the world again,” said the duckling
“是的，去吧。” 母鸡说。
“yes, do,” said the hen
于是小鸭子离开了茅屋，很快就找到了可以游泳和潜水的水域，但因为它丑陋的外表，所有其他动物都避开它。
so the duckling left the cottage, and soon found water on which it could swim and dive, but was avoided by all other animals, because of its ugly appearance
秋天来了，森林里的树叶变成了橙色和金色。
autumn came, and the leaves in the forest turned to orange and gold
然后，随着冬天临近，树叶飘落时被风卷起，在寒冷的空气中打转。
then, as winter approached, the wind caught them as they fell and whirled them in the cold air
乌云密布，饱含冰雹和雪花，低低地悬在天空，乌鸦站在蕨类植物上叫着：“呱呱，呱呱。”
the clouds, heavy with hail and snow - flakes, hung low in the sky, and the raven stood on the ferns crying, “croak, croak”
看到它让人冷得发抖。
it made one shiver with cold to look at him
这一切对可怜的小鸭子来说非常悲伤。
all this was very sad for the poor little duckling
一天傍晚，就在太阳在绚丽的云彩中落下的时候，从灌木丛中飞来了一大群美丽的鸟儿。
one evening, just as the sun set amid radiant clouds, there came a large flock of beautiful birds out of the bushes
小鸭子以前从未见过像它们这样的鸟儿。
the duckling had never seen any like them before
它们是天鹅，它们优雅地弯曲着脖子，柔软的羽毛闪耀着耀眼的白色。
they were swans, and they curved their graceful necks, while their soft plumage shown with dazzling whiteness
它们展开华丽的翅膀，发出一种奇特的叫声，然后飞离这些寒冷的地区，前往海外更温暖的国家。
they uttered a singular cry, as they spread their glorious wings and flew away from those cold regions to warmer countries across the sea
当它们在空中越飞越高时，丑陋的小鸭子看着它们，有一种非常奇特的感觉。
as they mounted higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt quite a strange sensation as he watched them
他在水里像轮子一样打转，向它们伸长脖子，发出一种非常奇怪的叫声，连他自己都被吓到了。
he whirled himself in the water like a wheel, stretched out his neck towards them, and uttered a cry so strange that it frightened himself
他能忘记那些美丽、快乐的鸟儿吗？当它们终于消失在他的视线之外时，他潜入水中，然后又兴奋得几乎发狂地浮出水面。
could he ever forget those beautiful, happy birds; and when at last they were out of his sight, he dived under the water, and rose again almost beside himself with excitement
他不知道这些鸟的名字，也不知道它们飞到哪里去了，但他对它们的感觉是他对世界上任何其他鸟从未有过的。
he knew not the names of these birds, nor where they had flown, but he felt towards them as he had never felt for any other bird in the world
他并不嫉妒这些美丽的生物，而是希望自己能和它们一样可爱。
he was not envious of these beautiful creatures, but wished to be as lovely as they
可怜的丑家伙啊，只要鸭子们给他一点鼓励，他是多么乐意和它们生活在一起啊。
poor ugly creature, how gladly he would have lived even with the ducks had they only given him encouragement
冬天变得越来越冷；他不得不一直在水上游动，以免水结冰，但他每晚游动的水面变得越来越小。
the winter grew colder and colder; he was obliged to swim about on the water to keep it from freezing, but every night the space on which he swam became smaller and smaller
最后，冰结得非常坚硬，他游动时水里的冰嘎嘎作响，小鸭子不得不尽力用腿划水，以免水面完全冻结。
at length it froze so hard that the ice in the water crackled as he moved, and the duckling had to paddle with his legs as well as he could, to keep the space from closing up
他最后筋疲力尽了，静静地躺着，无助地被冻在冰里。
he became exhausted at last, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice
清晨，一个路过的农民看到了发生的事情。
early in the morning, a peasant, who was passing by, saw what had happened
他用木鞋把冰敲碎，把小鸭子带回家交给他的妻子。
he broke the ice in pieces with his wooden shoe, and carried the duckling home to his wife
