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1、The Ugly Duckling 丑小鸭Itwassobeautifuloutonthecountry,itwassummer-thewheatfieldsweregolden,theoatsweregreen,anddownamongthegreenmeadowsthehaywasstacked.Therethestorkmincedaboutonhisredlegs,clackingawayinEgyptian,whichwasthelanguagehismotherhadtaughthim.Roundaboutthefielda
2、ndmeadowlandsrosevastforests,inwhichdeeplakeslayhidden.Yes,itwasindeedlovelyoutthereinthecountry.Inthemidstofthesunshinetherestoodanoldmanorhousethathadadeepmoataroundit.Fromthewallsofthemanorrightdowntothewater'sedgegreatburdockleavesgrew,andthereweresomesotallthatlittl
3、echildrencouldstanduprightbeneaththebiggestofthem.Inthiswildernessofleaves,whichwasasdenseastheforestsitself,aducksatonhernest,hatchingherducklings.Shewasbecomingsomewhatweary,becausesittingissuchadullbusinessandscarcelyanyonecametoseeher.Theotherduckswouldmuchratherswim
4、inthemoatthanwaddleoutandsquatundertheburdockleaftogossipwithher.Butatlasttheeggshellsbegantocrack,oneafteranother."Peep,peep!"saidthelittlethings,astheycametolifeandpokedouttheirheads."Quack,quack!"saidtheduck,andquickasquickcanbetheyallwaddledouttohavealookatthegreenwo
5、rldundertheleaves.Theirmotherletthemlookasmuchastheypleased,becausegreenisgoodfortheeyes."Howwidetheworldis,"saidalltheyoungducks,fortheycertainlyhadmuchmoreroomnowthantheyhadwhentheywereintheireggshells."Doyouthinkthisisthewholeworld?"theirmotherasked."Whyitextendsonand
6、on,clearacrosstotheothersideofthegardenandrightonintotheparson'sfield,thoughthatisfurtherthanIhaveeverbeen.Idohopeyouareallhatched,"shesaidasshegotup."No,notquiteall.Thebiggesteggstilllieshere.Howmuchlongeristhisgoingtotake?Iamreallyrathertiredofitall,"shesaid,butshesett
7、ledbackonhernest."Well,howgoesit?"askedanoldduckwhocametopayheracall."Ittakesalongtimewiththatoneegg,"saidtheduckonthenest."Itwon'tcrack,butlookattheothers.TheyarethecutestlittleducklingsI'veeverseen.Theylookexactlyliketheirfather,thewretch!Hehasn'tcometoseemeatall.""Let
8、'shavealookattheeggthatwon'tcrack,"theoldducksaid."It'saturkeyegg,andyoucantakemywordforit.Iwasfooledli
