童話：海的女兒（一）Faroutintheseathewaterisvery,veryblue.Youcanseethroughitlikeglass.Fardowninthewatertherearebeautifultreesandplants.Thesetreesandplantsaresofarfromthetopofthewaterthatnoonecanseethem.Fishesgoinandoutofthetreesjustlikebirds.ThisistheplacewheretheSeaKing’scityis.TheSeaKing’swifediedmanyyearsbefore,sohisoldmotherlookedafterhim.ShelovedtheSeaKing’ssixchildrenverymuch,andtheylovedtheirgrandmother,too.Thesesixchildrenwerebeautifulprincesses.Theyoungestprincesswasthemostbeautiful:hereyeswereasblueastheseaandherbodywaswhitelikearose.But,likeallhersisters,shehadnofeet.Thetopofherbodywaslikeagirl’sbody;andtherestofherbodywaslikethebodyofafish.ThesixprincessesoftenplayedalldayinthebigroomsinsidetheSeaKing’shouse.BeautifulflowersGREwoutofthewallsonallsidesofthem.Whenthewindowswereopened,fisheswouldgointotheroomsjustlikebirdscomeintoourrooms.ButthefisheswerebraverthanbirdsTheywentuptothelittleprincessestoeatfoodfromtheirhands.InfrontoftheSeaKing’shousetherewasalargegardenfullofredplantsandblueplants.Theflowersoftheseplantswereliketheburningsun.Therewasabluelightoverthegarden;youwouldthinkthatyouwereupinthesky—notdowninthesea.Eachofthelittleprincesseshadherownlittlegardeninsidethelargegarden.Theycouldplanttheflowers,whichtheythemselveslikedthemost.Theyoungestprincessplantedredflowersinthegarden,andsheplantedaredtreeneartheflowers.Shewasnotatalllikehersisters.在海洋的遠處，水很藍很藍，你能象隔著玻璃同樣，看透它。水底深處有漂亮的樹木和植物。這些樹木和植物離水面很遠，誰也看不到它們。魚兒在樹木間游來游去，就象鳥兒在天空翱翔同樣。海王的都市就在這個地方。海王的的妻子死了很數(shù)年了，他的老母親照顧他。她非常愛慕海王的六個孩子。她們也愛她們的祖母。這六個小孩都是漂亮的公主。最小的公主最漂亮，她的眼睛象海同樣藍，她的身體像玫瑰同樣白。不過，她和姐姐們同樣，沒有腿。她的上半截象一種姑娘的身體，下半截卻象一條魚的身體。六個公主常常成天在海王王宮的大廳里游玩。這些大廳墻壁周圍長滿了鮮花。窗戶開著的時候，魚兒會游入室內(nèi)，就象鳥兒會飛進我們的房間同樣。不過魚兒比鳥兒勇敢，它們游到小公主跟前，吃她們手里的食物。在海王宮殿前面有一種很大的花園，里面長滿了紅色的和藍色的植物。這些植物上的花朵象燃燒著的太陽?；▓@中閃耀著藍色的光輝，你會認為這是在空中，而不是在海底。在這個大花園里，每位小公主均有一種自己的小花園，她們可以栽種自己最喜歡的花卉。最年幼的公主在她的花園里種上紅色，靠近這些花，又種了一棵紅樹。她一點兒也不象她的姐姐們。童話：海的女兒（二）Thelittleprincesslovedtohearaboutpeoplewhowerenotthesameasshewas.Thesepeoplehavefeetanddidnotliveinthesea:theylivedonland.Shemadehergrandmothertellhereverythingsheknewaboutships,cities,andmen.Shewasverypleasedwhensheheardthattheflowersonlandhadalovelysmell:theflowersintheseahadnosmellatall.Shewasverypleased,too,whensheheardthatthesmallfishesintheskycouldsing.Theoldladywasspeakingaboutbirds,butshecalledthemfishesbecausethelittleprincessesdidnotknowaboutbirds."Whenyouarefifteenyearsold,youcangotothetopofthesea,"theirgrandmothersaid."Youwillthensitatnightandseetheshipsgoby.Andyouwillknowaboutcitiesandmen."Thenextyeartheoldestofthesisterswouldbefifteen.Shewasveryhappy,buttheothersisterswereunhappy.Theycouldnotgotothetopofthesea.Theoldestsistersaidthatshewouldtellthemabouteverythingthatshesaw.Butnoneofthesisterswantedtogosomuchastheyoungestsisterwantedtogo.Onmanynightsshestoodbytheopenwindow,lookingupthroughthebluewater.Shecouldseethesunanditlookedverybigtoher.Ifashipwentbyupthere,aboveher,shethoughtthatitmustbeaverybigfish.Thedaynowcamewhentheoldestoftheprincesswasfifteenandcouldgotothetopofthesea.Whenshecamebackshehadmanythingstotell.這個小公主喜歡聽跟自己不一樣的人類的故事。這些人有腿，不在海里生活，他們在陸地上生活。她讓祖母把她所懂得的一切有關船只、都市和人類的知識告訴她。當她聽到地上的花兒有好聞的香味時，她很快樂。海里的花兒一點香味也沒有。當她聽說天上的小魚兒會唱歌時，她也很快樂。老太太說的是鳥兒，不過她管它們叫魚兒，由于小公主不懂得什么叫鳥兒?！暗饶愕侥銈儩M十五歲的時候，你們可以浮到海面上去?！彼齻兊睦献婺刚f，“你們晚上坐在那兒，看船只在身旁駛過去，你們就懂得都市和人的某些事。再過一年，最大的姐姐就滿十五歲了，她很快樂，但其她的姐妹卻不快樂。她們不能到海面上去。大姐姐說，她會把她看到的一切講給她們聽。可是，在姐妹中誰也沒有象最年幼的妹妹那樣，想上去想得那么厲害。有諸多夜晚，她站在開著的窗口，透過藍色的海水，朝上凝望。她看到太陽，對她來說，太陽看起來是那么大。假如一條船從她上方的海面駛過，她會認為那是一條很大的魚。這一天來到了，最大的公主滿十五歲，可以升到海面上去了。她回來的時候，有許多事情要講。童話：海的女兒（三）"ThethingwhichIlikedtodothemostwastolookatalargecity,"shesaid."Thecitywasneartheseaandthereweremanylights.Iheardpeoplesingingandmenspeaking.IsawbighousesandIheardbellsringing.AndIwantedtogointothecity."Theyoungestprincesswantedtohearabouteverythingagain.Thenextnightwhenshestoodbytheopenwindowandlookedupthroughthesea,shethoughtshecouldhearthebellsringing.Thenextyearanothersisterbecamefifteenandwenttothetopofthesea.Shewenttherejustasthesunwasgoingdownintheskyatnight."ThiswasmorebeautifulthananyotherthingIeversaw,"shetoldhersisterswhenshecameback."Theskywasgolden,andIcannottellyouhowbeautifulitwas."Itwassoontimeforanothersistertogotothetopofthesea.Shewasthebravestofthesix,andshewentupariver.Shesawhillswithwoodsandhousesandsheheardthebirdssinging.Manychildrenwerejumpinginthewater.Thenalittledogranafterher.Shebecameafraidandwentbacktothesea."Nothingcanbemorebeautiful,"shesaidwhenshecamebackhome."Ihaveseenshipsonthewater:theyweresofarawaythattheylookedlikewhitebirds."譯文：“我最喜歡做的事就是凝視一座大都市。”她說，“這座城就在海邊，那里燈火輝煌。我聽到人們在歌唱，我聽到男人們在發(fā)言。我看到高大的房屋，聽到鐘聲叮當響。我真但愿到這個都市去。最小的公主但愿統(tǒng)統(tǒng)再聽一遍。第二天晚上，她站在開著的窗戶邊，透過海水朝上望著的時候，她認為她可以聽到鐘的響聲。次年，另一種姐姐滿十五歲，浮到海面上去了。她升到水面上的時候，太陽在傍晚的空中剛剛下落。她回來后來，告訴姐妹們說：“這比我看到過的任何東西都漂亮。天空是金黃色的，我無法形容它有多美?！焙芸?，另一種姐姐該到海面上去了。她是六姐妹中最大膽的一種，她游到一條河里去了。她看到了有樹木和房屋的小山，聽到了鳥兒歌唱。許多孩子在水里跳躍。這時，一條小狗來追逐她，她膽怯起來，就回到大海?！皼]有什么比停留在海上更美的事，”她回家后說，“我看到了水里的船只。這些船太遠了，看上去象某些白鳥。”海的女兒（四）Theyearafterthis,anothersisterbecamefifteen.Shewentuptothetopofthesea.Butthewaterwascoldandtherewasmuchsnoweverywhereontheland.Shesooncameback.Thefivesisterswereveryhappywhentheywenttothetopoftheseatolookatships,cities,andmen.Buttheydidnotrememberthesethingsforlong.Theirownhomesoonbegantolookmorebeautifulthananythingwhichtheysawatthetopoftheseaorontheland.Thefivesisterswentuptothetopoftheseamanytimes.Theywenthandinhandandtheysangbeautifulsongs.Whentherewasrainorsnow,theywentinfrontoftheshipsandsangtothepeopleontheships.Theysang,"Thosewholivedownintheseaaresohappy!"Thentheytoldthepeopleontheshipsnottobeafraid."Comedowntous,"theycried.Whenthesisterswenttothetopoftheseaatnight,theyoungestprincessstayedinthefather’shouse,lookingupatthem.Shewantedtocry,butseapeoplecannotcry.Sotheyaremoreunhappythanthepeopleonland."Oh,Iwanttobefifteen!"shesaid."IknowthatIshalllovethelandandthepeopleonit."英語童話小故事：海的女兒（四）一年后來，另一種姐姐滿十五歲了。她升到海面上，但水是冰涼的，陸地上到處都是雪，因而她很快就回來了。這五個姐妹來到海面上看到了船只、都市和人類，都覺得很開心，但她們并沒永遠記住這些事。很快，她們覺得自己的家比她們在海面上或陸地上看到的任何東西都美。五個姐妹多次到海面上去，她們手挽著手唱著好聽的歌兒。下雨或下雪的時候，她們浮到船的面前，對著船上的人們歌唱。她們唱道：“住在海底多么幸福！”然后她們告訴船上的人們不要膽怯?！跋聛戆桑轿覀冞@兒來。”她們大聲說。當姐妹們晚上浮出海面的時候，最小的那位公主待在她父親的宮殿里瞧著她們。她想哭一場，不過海里的人是不會哭的，因此他們比陸地上的人更加不幸。“哦！我要是十五歲就好了！。”她說，“我懂得我會喜歡陸地和陸地上的人的?！蓖挘汉５呐畠海ㄎ澹┯⑽腁tlastshebecamefifteen."Nowyoucangotothetopofthesea,"saidhergrandmother.Whenshewentuptothetopofthewater,thesunwasjustgoingdown.Abigshipwasonthesea.Themenontheshipweresinging.Whennightcame,therewerehundredsoflightsontheship.Thelittleseaprincesswentneartheship.Shelookedthroughthewindows.Shesawmanyrichlydressedmen;themostbeautifulofthemallwasayoungprincewithbigblueeyes.Hewasnotmucholderthantheseaprincessherself.Itwassolightintheshipthateverythingcouldbeseen.Oh!howhappytheyoungprincewas!Thelittleseaprincesscouldnotgoawayfromtheshipandthebeautifulyoungprince.Shestayedlookingthroughthewindowoftheship.Theshipbegantogomorequicklythroughthewater.Therewasabignoiseanditbegantorain.Thebigshipwasthrownaboutfromsidetoside.Watercameintoit.Thelittleseaprincessthoughtthatallthiswasverynice,butthepeopleontheshipwereafraid.Allatoncetheshipbroke.Itwentdowninthesea.Thelittleseaprincesslookedfortheyoungprince.Foratime,shethought,"Nowtheprincemustcometomycityinthesea."Butshesaid,"Canmenliveinwater?Iftheprinceevercomestomyhouse,hemaybedead!""Die?No,hemustnotdie!"shecriedout.Shewentquicklytotheprinceandheldhisheadoutofthewater.Hiseyeswereshut;hewasnearlydead.Shesaid,"Imustsavehim!"譯文最終，她滿十五歲了。“目前你可以到海面上去了。”她的祖母說。當她升到海面上時，太陽剛剛下落。海上有一條大船，船上的人在歌唱。夜幕來臨了，船上點著幾百盞燈。小海公主向這條船游去。她透過窗戶往里張望，看見許多服飾華麗的人；他們之中，最美的是那個有一對大藍眼睛的年輕王子，他比海公主自己大不了多少。船里燈火輝煌，什么東西都看得清清晰楚。哦！這位年輕的王子多么幸福?。⌒『９麟x不開這艘船和美貌而年輕的王子。她待在那兒，透過船窗注視著里面的東西。船在水里加緊了速度。忽然一聲巨響，天下起雨來。大船左右搖擺，水涌進船艙。小海公主覺得這一切都很有趣，但船上的人們卻很驚恐。忽然間，船體破裂，沉下海去了。小海公主找尋年輕的王子，她一度想道：“現(xiàn)在王子會到我們的海中都市來了?！钡终f：“人能在水里生活嗎？假如王子到我們家來，那他可能已經(jīng)死了！”“死？不成，他決不能死！”她叫了起來。她很快地游到王子身邊，把他的頭拖出水面。他的眼睛閉著，他快死了。她說：“我一定要救活他！”童話：海的女兒（六）英文Shesawthelandwithitshillscoveredwithsnow.Therewasawoodnearthesea:inthewoodtherewasabigwhitebuilding.Someyounggirlscameouttowalkinthegarden.Theseaprincesswentawayandhidnearsomestones.Oneoftheyounggirlssawtheprince.Shewasafraid,forshethoughttheprincewasdead.Sheranbacktocallhersisters.Thelittleseaprincesssawthattheprincehadopenedhiseyes.Hewasalive!Theyoungprincedidnotlookfortheseaprincess.Hedidnotknowthatshesavedhim.Peoplecameandtooktheprinceintothehouse.Theprincessbecameverysad.Shejumpedintothewaterandwentbacktoherfather’shousedowninthesea.Hesistersaskedher,"Whatdidyousee?"Butthelittleseaprincessdidnotanswer.Shewentbackmanytimestothebigwhitehousewheresheputtheyoungprince.ThesnowwentfromthehillsandflowersGREwupinthewoods.Butsheneversawtheprince.Soshealwayswentbacksadlytoherhomeinthesea.Shedidnotevenlikeherowngardenanymore.Atlastshetoldthestorytotheotherprincesses,andtheytoldittotheirfriends.Oneofthesefriendsrememberedtheprince.Sheknowthecountrywheretheprincelived."Come,littlesister!"saidtheprincesses.Andtheyallwenttothetopofthewater.Theycameoutofthesea,arminarm,justinfrontoftheprince’shouse.中文她看見陸地和積雪覆蓋著的小山。海邊有一片樹林，樹林有一幢高大的、白色的建筑物。幾種年輕的姑娘出來，走進花園。海公主游開，躲在幾塊石頭旁邊。有個年輕的姑娘看見了王子，認為他已經(jīng)死了，膽怯起來，就跑回去叫她的姐妹們。小海公主看到王子睜開眼睛，他還活著！年輕的王子沒有尋找海公主，他不懂得是海公主救了他。人們來了，把王子抬進屋里去。海公主很悲傷，跳進水里，回到海底她父親的宮殿里去了。她的姐妹們問她：“你看到了什么？”但小海公主沒有回答。她多次回到她曾經(jīng)放下年輕王子的高大的白色的房屋那兒去。山上的雪融化了，林中開滿了鮮花。不過她從未見到過那個王子，因此她回到海底的家里,總是很憂傷。她連自己的小花園也不喜歡了。最終，她把自己的心事告訴了一種姐姐。姐姐把這件事告訴了別的海公主，她們又告訴了她們的朋友。這些朋友之中有一位懂得這個王子，她懂得這位王子所在的國家。“來吧，小妹妹！”公主說。她們都朝水上游去，手挽著手游出了海面，恰好來到王子宮殿前。童話：海的女兒（七）英文Thehousewasmadeofwhitestone.Theprincesseslookedintothelargeroomsthroughthewindows.Theroomsweresobeautifulthatthesixseaprincesseswereveryhappyjusttolookatthem.Thelittleseaprincessknewthatthiswasthehouseofheryoungprince.Soshewentthereeverynight.Shewentnearerandnearertotheland.Sheoftenstayedjuststayedjustoutsideoneoftheroomsandlookedinattheyoungprince.Sometimesshesawhiminalittleshipontheriver.Shethenhidinthelonggrassnearthesideoftheriver.Ononenightshehearedthefishermentalkingabouttheprince."Heissobrave,"theysaid.Shewasveryhappy,forsherememberedhowshesavedhislife.SheGREwtolikethepeopleonthelandmoreandmoreeachday.Shewantedtobeoneofthem.Theycouldgotosomanyplacesandtheycoulddosomanythings.Theycouldgoovertheseaintheirships;theycouldgotothetopofthehills;andtheirwoodsandhousesandgardensweresobig.Thereweremanythingsthatshewantedtoknowabout,buthersisterscouldnottellher.Againshewenttoaskhergrandmother."Domenliveforever?"sheasked."Theymustdielikeus;buttheirlifeisnotsolongasours,"answeredtheoldgrandmother."Weliveforthreehundredyears.Whenwedie,ourbodiesbecomewaterinthesea.Wehavenosoulsandwecanneverliveagain.Peoplewholiveonthelandhavesouls:theirbodiesdieandbecomedust:buttheirsoulsdonotdie.Theygotoabeautifulplaceinthesky.""Whyhavewenosouls?"askedthelittleseaprincess."IwouldnotwanttoliveforthreehundredyearsifIhadasoul.Whenmybodydied,Ishouldbeabletoliveforeverinthatbeautifulplaceinthesky."中文這座宮殿是由白色的石塊建筑的，公主們透過窗戶往大房間里張望。房間富麗堂皇，只要看看這些房間，這六個海公主就非?？鞓妨?。小海公主懂得，這是她那年輕王子的宮殿，因此她每晚都到那兒去。她越游越靠近陸地，常常待在一間房子外面，瞧著那位年輕的王子。有時候，她看到王子坐著小船在河上游玩，她就躲藏在河邊的高高的草叢里。有一天晚上，她聽到漁夫們談到王子，他們說：“他真勇敢?！焙９骱芸鞓罚捎谒貞浧鹚鯓泳攘怂拿?。她漸漸越來越愛陸地上的人了。她想成為他們中的一種。他們可以到那么多的地方去，他們能做那么多的事情。他們可以乘自己的船在海上行駛，能爬高山頂端。他們的樹林、房屋和花園又是那么宏大。她想懂得的事情諸多，可是她的姐姐們都不能告訴她。她又去問她的祖母了?！叭藭肋h活下去嗎？”她問。“他們和我們同樣，也是要死的，但她們的壽命比我們還要短呢?！崩献婺富卮鸬溃拔覀兡芑畹饺贇q。等我們死了，我們的身體變成海里的水。我們沒有靈魂，不能再活了。生活在陸地上的人有靈魂，他們的身體死后化成塵土，而他們的靈魂還活著，升到天上一種漂亮的地方去?！盀楹挝覀儧]有靈魂？”小海公主問，“假如我有靈魂的話，我樂意放棄我能活三百歲的生命，等我的身體死去，我可以在天上漂亮的世界得到永生?！蓖挘汉５呐畠海ò耍┯⑽?Youmustnotthinkofthat,"hergrandmotheranswered."Welivelongerandwearefarhappierthanpeopleonland."Butthelittleseaprincesssaid,"IfIdie,Icannevergotothetopoftheseaagain.Icanneverhearthelovelynoiseofthesea,neveragainseethebeautifulflowersandthesun!Tellme,grandmother,isthereanywaybywhichIcangetasoul?"Thegrandmotheranswered,"Ifapersononthelandlovesyoumorethanhisfatherormother.Ifhesaysthathewillloveyouforever.Thenhissoulwillgointoyourbody.Youcangetasoulfromapersononthelandwholovesyou.Butthatcanneverbe!Thepeopleonthelandarenotlikeus.Theythinkthatfeetarebeautiful!""Iwillgototheoldwomanwhoknowsallaboutmagic,"saidtheseaprincess."Ihavealwaysbeenafraidofher,butshecanhelpme."Thelittleseaprincesslookedsadlydown.Mostofherbodywasbeautiful.Justlikethebodiesofpeopleontheland.Butshehadnofeet.Thereherbodywaslikethebodyofafish.Sothelittleseaprincesswenttotheoldwoman.Thereweremanyuglyplantsroundtheoldwoman’shouse;theyhadlongarms;theycaughteverythingthatwasnearthem.Thelittleseaprincesswasafraid.Shewanttogoback,butsherememberedtheprince.Thismadeherbraveandshewentbytheseuglyplants.Shesawthattheplantshaddeadpeopleintheirarms.Atlastshecametotheoldwoman."Iknowwhatyouwanttoaskme,"Shesaidtothelittleseaprincess."Ishallgiveyouwhatyouwant,butitwillmakeyouunhappy.Youwantmemakeallyourbodylikethebodiesofthelandpeople.Youwanttwofeet,thenayoungprincemayloveyouandyoumakegetasoul.Iwillmakeyousomethingtodrink.Youmusttakeittotheland.Whenyoudrinkit,youwillgettwofeet.Yourbodywillbecomelikethebodiesofthelandpeople.ButthechangewillgiveyouGREatpain.Youwillbeverybeautiful.Butwhenyouwalk,youwillhavmuchpain.Yourfeetwillbeverypainful.Doyoustillwanttobecomelikethepeopleonland?"中文“你決不能這樣想?！彼婺富卮鸬?，“我們的壽命比陸地上的人長，我們的生活比他們幸福?！钡『９髡f：“要是我死了，我就再不能到海面上去了。我再也聽不到大?？蓯鄣臐暎僖部床灰娖恋幕ǘ浜吞?！告訴我，祖母，有什么措施讓我得到一種靈魂？”祖母回答道：“假如陸地上有一種有愛你，把你當作比父母還親切的人。假如他說，他永遠愛你。那么，他的靈魂就會轉移到你的身上，你可以從陸地上愛你的人那里得到一種靈魂。不過，這種事情是永遠不會有的！陸地上的人們不象我們，他們認為腿是漂亮的！”小海公主悲傷地向下看著。她身體的大部是漂亮的，和陸地上的人的身體同樣。但她沒有腿，她的下半身同魚的身體同樣?！拔乙侥莻€懂得所有巫術的老巫婆那里去?！焙９髡f，“我一直怕她，但她可以協(xié)助我。”于是小海公主去找那個老巫婆。老巫婆信的房子周圍長著諸多丑陋的植物。它們?nèi)虚L長的手臂，捕捉附近的每樣東西。小海公主膽怯了。她想轉身回去，但她想起了王子，就又有了勇氣，穿過那些難看的植物。她看到在植物手臂里的死人。最終她來到老巫婆住的地方。“我懂得你是來求我什么的?！彼龑π『９髡f，“我會給你你所要的東西，可是這會使你痛苦的。你想叫我使你全身都和陸地的人類同樣。你要兩條腿，這樣，年輕的王子就會愛你，而你可以得到一種靈魂。我要讓你喝一點東西，你必須把這東西帶到陸地上去，喝下去后來，你就會有兩條腿，你的身體就會變得跟陸地上人類的身體同樣了，但這種變化會使你非常疼。你會變得非常美，可是你一走路，就會疼，你的腳非常疼。你是不是還要變成陸地上那樣的人呢？”童話：海的女兒（九）英文"Yes,Ido,"theprincessanswered.Sherememberedherprinceandthesoulwhichshemightget."Youcanneveragainbecomeaseaprincess.Youwillnevergetbackyourfish’sbody.Youcannevergobacktolivewithyoursisters.Theprincemustloveyousomuchthathewillgoawayfromhisfatherandmother.Ifhedoesnotmarryyou,youwilldie.Theyouwillbechangedtowaterinthesea.""Istillwanttobecomelikethelandpeople,"saidthelittleseaprincess."Thereisonemorething,"saidtheoldwoman."Younowspeakandsing