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1、TheHappyPrince窗体顶端窗体底端FromTheHappyPrinceandOtherTales(1888)Highabovethecity,onatallcolumn,stoodthestatueoftheHappyPrince.Hewasgildedalloverwiththinleavesoffinegold,foreyeshehadtwobrightsapphires,andalargeredrubyglowedonhissword-hilt.Hewasverymuchadmiredindeed."Heisasbeautifulas
2、aweathercock,"remarkedoneoftheTownCouncillorswhowishedtogainareputationforhavingartistictastes;"onlynotquitesouseful,"headded,fearinglestpeopleshouldthinkhimunpractical,whichhereallywasnot."Whycan'tyoubeliketheHappyPrince?"askedasensiblemotherofherlittleboywhowascryingforthemoo
3、n."TheHappyPrinceneverdreamsofcryingforanything.""Iamgladthereissomeoneintheworldwhoisquitehappy,"mutteredadisappointedmanashegazedatthewonderfulstatue."Helooksjustlikeanangel,"saidtheCharityChildrenastheycameoutofthecathedralintheirbrightscarletcloaksandtheircleanwhitepinafore
4、s."Howdoyouknow?"saidtheMathematicalMaster,"youhaveneverseenone.""Ah!butwehave,inourdreams,"answeredthechildren;andtheMathematicalMasterfrownedandlookedverysevere,forhedidnotapproveofchildrendreaming.OnenightthereflewoverthecityalittleSwallow.HisfriendshadgoneawaytoEgyptsixweek
5、sbefore,buthehadstayedbehind,forhewasinlovewiththemostbeautifulReed.Hehadmetherearlyinthespringashewasflyingdowntheriverafterabigyellowmoth,andhadbeensoattractedbyherslenderwaistthathehadstoppedtotalktoher."ShallIloveyou?"saidtheSwallow,wholikedtocometothepointatonce,andtheReed
6、madehimalowbow.Soheflewroundandroundher,touchingthewaterwithhiswings,andmakingsilverripples.Thiswashiscourtship,anditlastedallthroughthesummer."Itisaridiculousattachment,"twitteredtheotherSwallows;"shehasnomoney,andfartoomanyrelations";andindeedtheriverwasquitefullofReeds.Then,
7、whentheautumncametheyallflewaway.Aftertheyhadgonehefeltlonely,andbegantotireofhislady-love."Shehasnoconversation,"hesaid,"andIamafraidthatsheisacoquette,forsheisalwaysflirtingwiththewind."Andcertainly,wheneverthewindblew,theReedmadethemostgracefulcurtseys."Iadmitthatsheisdomest
8、ic,"hecontinued,"butIlovetravelling,andmywife,conseque
