英文绘本故事｜The Ugly Duckling 丑小鸭

One day, a mother duck felt her eggs begin to shake.

有一天，一只母鸭觉得她的蛋开始发抖。

 One by one, the eggs cracked open.

鸡蛋一个接一个地裂开了。

Eight yellow ducklings poked out their heads.

八只黄色小鸭伸出头来。

“Peep, peep,” they said.

“偷看，偷看，”他们说。

“Quack, quack!” said Mother Duck.

“嘎嘎，嘎嘎！鸭妈妈说。

But one egg did not crack—one very big egg.

但是一个鸡蛋并没有把一个很大的鸡蛋弄破。

Mother Duck sat on the big egg for a few more days.

鸭子妈妈在大鸡蛋上又坐了几天。

Finally, it cracked open.

最后，它裂开了。

Out popped a big bird.

一只大鸟突然飞了出来。

“Oh!” said Mother Duck.

“哦！鸭妈妈说。

“You do not look like my other ducklings, but I am your mother, and I love you.”

“你看起来不像我的其他小鸭子，但我是你妈妈，我爱你。”

The little yellow ducklings made fun of the new bird.

小黄鸭取笑这只新鸟。

“You do not look like us,” they said.

“你看起来不像我们，”他们说。

“You are big and gray. You are an ugly duckling.”

“你又大又灰。你是只丑小鸭。”

This made the new bird very sad.

这使这只新鸟很伤心。

“You do not look like my other ducklings,”said Mother Duck,

“你看起来不像我的其他小鸭子，”鸭子妈妈说，

“but I am your mother, and I love you.”

“但我是你的母亲，我爱你。”

The ugly duckling looked for someone to play with.

丑小鸭在找人玩。

He went to the farm pond.

他去了农场池塘。

“Will you swim with me?” he asked.

“你愿意和我一起游泳吗？”他问。

“No,” said the ducklings. “You are too ugly.”

“不，”小鸭们说。“你太丑了。”

“No,” said the frogs and turtles.

“不，”青蛙和海龟说。

“You are an ugly duckling.”

“你是只丑小鸭。”

Then he tried the farmyard.

然后他去了农场。

“Will you play with me?” he asked.

“你愿意和我一起玩吗？”他问。

“No, no,” said the horses.

“不，不，”马说。

“You are too ugly.”

“你太丑了。”

“No,” said the pigs, and they laughed at him.

“不，”猪说，他们嘲笑他。

The sad, ugly duckling went back to the farm pond.

可怜的丑小鸭回到了农场池塘。

“No one will play with me,” he said to Mother Duck.

“没有人会和我玩，”他对鸭子妈妈说。

“I am too ugly.”

“我太丑了。”

“You do not look like the other ducklings,”said Mother Duck,

“你看起来不像其他小鸭子，”鸭子妈妈说，

“but I am your mother, and I love you.”

“但我是你的母亲，我爱你。”

But the ugly duckling was not happy.

但是丑小鸭不高兴。

So he flew away.

所以他飞走了。

Soon, the ugly duckling found a small pond.

很快，丑小鸭发现了一个小池塘。

No one could say he was ugly.

没人能说他丑。

No one could make fun of him.

没人能取笑他。

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