However that baby duck was very ugly compared to the other baby ducks.

但是那只小鸭子和其他的小鸭子比起来很丑

The mother duck was worried, but still she took the baby ducks near the water and taught them how to swim.

母鸭很担心，但她还是把小鸭子带到水边教它们游泳。

The ugly duckling also swam with his brothers and sisters, moving his legs eagerly.

丑小鸭也和他的兄弟姐妹一起游泳，急切地移动着腿。

"It is lucky though. That baby swims well." Still his brothers pecked at the ugly duckling with their bills.

“但这是幸运的。那个小个游得很好。”他的兄弟们仍然用他们的嘴巴啄着那只丑小鸭。

"How hideous this baby duck is. We don't want to see you. Go to a cat." His brothers gave a very hard time to the poor duckling.

“这只小鸭子真可怕。我们不想看到它。”他的兄弟们给这只可怜的小鸭很残忍的对待。

"Stop it, don't do that!" The mother duck sighed and said, "Ah! I wish that this baby could live happily at another place."

“住手，别这样！”鸭妈妈叹了口气说：“啊！我希望这个孩子能在另一个地方幸福地生活。

The baby duck heard what his mother said and dropped tears of sorrow saying, "Mom, I will leave. Good-bye."

小鸭子听到妈妈说的话，伤心地流下眼泪说：“妈妈，我要走了。再见。”

The ugly duckling left his nest beyond the pond.

丑小鸭离开了他的窝。

When he entered the forest, other birds were frightened by the baby duck and ran away.

当他进入森林时，其他的鸟被小鸭子吓跑了。

"Why do they run away? Is it because I am so awful?"

“他们为什么要逃跑？是因为我太可怕了吗？”

The baby duck became sadder and plodded along the field.

小鸭子变得更悲伤了，在田野里艰难地走着。

Near the water beside the field, two wild ducks were playing around.

在水边的田里，两只野鸭在玩耍。

"Yah, what is that ugly duck? Let's make fun of him."

“啊，那只丑鸭子是什么？我们来取笑他吧。”

The two wild ducks flew up in the air and threw stones at the baby duck.

两只野鸭飞到空中，向小鸭子扔石头。

"Bang! Bang!" At that time, a hunter shot his gun.

“砰！砰！”当时，一个猎人开枪打死了他的枪。

The two wild ducks fell down dead to the ground. "Uh? What is this small bird?"

两只野鸭倒地而死。”诶？这只小鸟是什么？”

The hunter took home the awkward little baby duck along with the two wild ducks.

猎人把笨拙的小鸭子和两只野鸭带回家。

"Dad, what is this poor-looking bird?" "I took it with me in order to give it to you, my son.

“爸爸，这只可怜的鸟是什么？”我带着它是为了给你，我的儿子。

It was trembling with fear in the water." The children gave a hard time to the baby duck by pulling its wings and tail.

孩子们拉着小鸭子的翅膀和尾巴，给它一段艰难的时光。

"That hurts! Ow!" The baby duck spilled a jug of milk while running away from the cruel hands of the children.

“太疼了！哎哟！”小鸭子在逃离孩子们残忍的手时，洒了一壶牛奶

The dishes on the table were also broken. The angry hunter sent out the baby duck with a flourish of his broomstick.

桌上的盘子也坏了。愤怒的猎人挥动扫帚把小鸭子赶了出去。

And so the after being cast out from the house of the hunter, the ugly duckling spent a long and cold winter alone.

因此，当丑小鸭被从猎人的房子里赶出来后，就独自度过了漫长而寒冷的冬天。

Finally spring came. The baby duck had a good stretch and flew up in the air vigorously. "Uh! I am flying!"

春天终于来临了。小鸭子伸了伸懒腰，猛地飞到空中。”呼！我在飞！”

Upon the lake, a flock of white and pretty swans were playing around while swimming. "They are indeed pretty birds."

在湖面上，一群洁白美丽的天鹅在游泳时四处玩耍。”它们真的很漂亮。”

The baby duck became sad. "Those birds may not like me as I am so ugly."

小鸭子开始伤心了。”那些鸟可能不喜欢我，因为我长得这么丑。”

The baby duck tried to run away from the group of beautiful swans. "Hi! Where are you going? Come and play around with us!"

这只小鸭子试图从一群美丽的天鹅中逃走。”你好！你要去哪里？来和我们一起玩吧！”

The baby duck approached the swans hesitatingly.

小鸭子迟疑地走近天鹅。

At that moment, the baby duck saw his own appearance reflected to the lake.

那一刻，小鸭子看到自己的外表映照在湖面上。

There was one more beautiful swan gliding gracefully across the water.

还有一只美丽的天鹅在水面上优雅地滑翔。

The ugly duckling who overcame all suffering had finally become a beautiful swan. And so he lived happily ever after.

那只克服一切痛苦的丑小鸭终于变成了一只美丽的天鹅。从此它过着幸福的生活。

原文标题：少儿经典英语童话故事—The Ugly Duckling（丑小鸭）

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苦尽甘来的故事，不甘平凡的故事，逆袭的故事，这些都能从这篇故事中找到，但这些隐含的倾向与愿望其实更多存在于成人身上。小孩子能从故事中听到的也许只是，其它鸭子们欺负小鸭子，所以它们是坏鸭子；白天鹅一定会很美。孩子的心灵是纯洁洁的，所以丑小鸭能变成白天鹅。返回搜狐，查看更多