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1、安徒生童话：TheGoblinandtheHuckster小鬼和小商人Therewasoncearegularstudent,wholivedinagarret,andhadnopossessions.Andtherewasalsoaregularhuckster,towhomthehousebelonged,andwhooccupiedthegroundfloor.Agoblinlivedwiththehuckster,becauseatChristmashealwayshadalargedishfullofjam,with
2、agreatpieceofbutterinthemiddle.Thehuckstercouldaffordthis;andthereforethegoblinremainedwiththehuckster,whichwasverycunningofhim.Oneeveningthestudentcameintotheshopthroughthebackdoortobuycandlesandcheeseforhimself,hehadnoonetosend,andthereforehecamehimself;heobtained
3、whathewished,andthenthehucksterandhiswifenoddedgoodeveningtohim,andshewasawomanwhocoulddomorethanmerelynod,forshehadusuallyplentytosayforherself.Thestudentnoddedinreturnasheturnedtoleave,thensuddenlystopped,andbeganreadingthepieceofpaperinwhichthecheesewaswrapped.It
4、wasaleaftornoutofanoldbook,abookthatoughtnottohavebeentornup,foritwasfullofpoetry.“Yonderliessomemoreofthesamesort,”saidthehuckster:“Igaveanoldwomanafewcoffeeberriesforit;youshallhavetherestforsixpence,ifyouwill.”“IndeedIwill,”saidthestudent;“givemethebookinsteadoft
5、hecheese;Icaneatmybreadandbutterwithoutcheese.Itwouldbeasintotearupabooklikethis.Youareacleverman;andapracticalman;butyouunderstandnomoreaboutpoetrythanthatcaskyonder.”Thiswasaveryrudespeech,especiallyagainstthecask;butthehucksterandthestudentbothlaughed,foritwasonl
6、ysaidinfun.Butthegoblinfeltveryangrythatanymanshouldventuretosaysuchthingstoahucksterwhowasahouseholderandsoldthebestbutter.Assoonasitwasnight,andtheshopclosed,andeveryoneinbedexceptthestudent,thegoblinsteppedsoftlyintothebedroomwherethehuckster'swifeslept,andtookaw
7、ayhertongue,whichofcourse,shedidnotthenwant.Whateverobjectintheroomheplacedhistongueuponimmediatelyreceivedvoiceandspeech,andwasabletoexpressitsthoughtsandfeelingsasreadilyastheladyherselfcoulddo.Itcouldonlybeusedbyoneobjectatatime,whichwasagoodthing,asanumberspeaki
8、ngatoncewouldhavecausedgreatconfusion.Thegoblinlaidthetongueuponthecask,inwhichlayaquantityofoldnewspapers.“Isitreallytrue,”heasked,“thaty
