On a beautiful summer day, a family of ducks is taking a swim while another is enjoying

在一個美麗的夏日，一家人的鴨子。 正在游泳，而另一個正在享受

a stroll by the bank.

岸邊散步。

But one duck is sitting on her eggs among the tall leaves.

但有一隻鴨子正坐在她的蛋中 高大的葉子。

I wonder when my babies are going to come out.

我不知道我的寶寶什麼時候會來 出。

They are taking so long to hatch!

它們孵化的時間太長了!

It is so lonely, no one has the time to visit me.

它是如此孤獨，沒有人有時間去看望它。 我。

But Mommy duck didn't have to wait too long.

但鴨媽媽沒有等太久。

Soon the eggs started cracking and the little ducklings started taking small unsteady steps

很快，雞蛋開始破裂，小 小鴨子開始邁著不穩的小步子走路了

out of the shells.

出殼。

Quack quack, quack quack.

嘎嘎嘎，嘎嘎嘎。

Oooh, my babies are so beautiful!

嗚嗚，我的寶貝們真漂亮!

Now come and line up here all of you.

現在你們都來這裡排隊吧。

One..Two..Three..Four…Five..Hey, there should be one more.

一，二，三，四，五，嘿，應該有。 是一個更。

Mother duck looked around, and saw one egg which had not yet hatched

鴨媽媽環顧四周，看到一個個雞蛋。 胎死腹中

I think I will have to sit again on this egg till it hatches.

我想我得再坐一坐這個蛋了 直到它孵化。

It seems pretty large.

看起來挺大的。

Soon the last egg hatched, but the duckling that crept out was large and ugly.

很快，最後一個蛋孵化出來了，但小鴨子... ... 爬出來的是又大又醜。

This little fellow doesn't look like his brothers and sisters.

這個小傢伙看起來不像他的 兄弟姐妹。

The next day, Mother Duck leads her brood to the water.

第二天，鴨媽媽帶著她的小鴨子。 到水。

Oh!

哦！

I am proud today that my ducklings are swimming so well!

我今天很自豪，我的小鴨子會游泳了。 那麼好

And how well the youngest one is swimming.

還有最小的那個人遊得多好。

Come on kids, that's enough for today.

來吧，孩子們，今天就到這裡吧。

We must get to the farm before it turns dark.

我們必須在天黑前趕到農場。

The duck family makes its way to the farmhouse, where there are lots of other ducks.

鴨子一家到了農家院。 那裡有很多其他的鴨子。

What is that strange looking creature doing here?

那個奇怪的生物在幹什麼？ 這裡？

The other ducklings are so cute but this one is so big and ugly.

其他的小鴨子都很可愛，但這隻小鴨子... 是那麼大，那麼醜。

He is ugly.

他是醜陋的。

We don't want him here.

我們不希望他在這裡。

That's not a nice thing to say.

這話可不好聽。

He is still small, and I'm sure he will grow up to be beautiful too.

他現在還小，我相信他一定會 長大後也會變得美麗。

But the other ducklings continued to bully and make fun of the ugly duckling.

但其他小鴨子繼續欺負人 並取笑醜小鴨。

I hope the ducklings stop this nonsense.

希望小鴨子們不要再這樣胡鬧了。

I can't bear to see that poor child looking so sad.

我不忍心看到那個可憐的孩子的樣子。 如此悲傷。

But as days went by, things started becoming worse for the ugly duckling.

但隨著日子的推移，事情開始變得 醜小鴨更慘。

Wherever he went, everyone was mean to him.

無論他走到哪裡，大家都對他很凶。

Have you ever seen anything uglier than this?

你見過比這更醜的東西嗎？

Uff!

Uff!

Seeing this creature in the morning, my day will also be as ugly as he is.

早上看到這個生物，我的日子就好過多了 也會像他一樣醜陋。

Ha..Ha…he seems to be getting uglier by the day.

哈......哈......他好像越來越醜了。 當天。

The Ugly Duckling just wanted to hide somewhere and cry.

醜小鴨只想躲在某個地方。 和哭泣。

Even his brothers and sisters were rude to him.

連他的兄弟姐妹都對他無禮 他。

Mother Duck was very sad to see everyone treat the ugly ducking so badly.

鴨媽媽看到大家請客，非常傷心 醜陋的鴨子這麼嚴重。

Nobody wants to talk to me or play with me because I am ugly.

沒有人願意和我說話，也沒有人願意和我玩耍 因為我是醜陋的。

I will run away from here.

我將從這裡逃走。

So the ugly duckling flew over the fence of the farmyard, and continued flying till he

於是，醜小鴨飛過圍牆的。 農場，並繼續飛行，直到他

spotted a large moor.

發現了一大片荒地。

He decided to spend the night there.

他決定在那裡過夜。

I am so tired.

我好累啊

I think I will spend the night here.

我想我將在這裡過夜。

Next morning, the ugly duckling woke up to the sound of loud quacking.

第二天早上，醜小鴨醒來的時候，看到了 嘎嘎的響聲。

He opened his eyes and saw a flock of wild ducks.

他睜開眼睛，看到一群野生的。 鴨子。

Who are you?

你是誰？

What are you doing here?

你在這裡做什麼？

Can I please stay here for a while?

我可以在這裡住一段時間嗎？

I have nowhere to go.

我無處可去。

You are ugly….(a long pause) Stay here, but don't get in our way.

你真醜......（長吁短嘆）呆在這裡。 但不要妨礙我們。

The Ugly Duckling stayed on the moor for a few days.

醜小鴨在沼澤地上呆了一個小時 幾天。

He felt lonely, but no one bullied him or hurt him because of his looks.

他感到孤獨，但沒有人欺負他，也沒有人欺負他 因為他的長相而傷害他。

One morning, the duckling heard a noise like a big bang.

一天早上，小鴨子聽到了一個聲音，就像 一場大爆炸。

He lay still, too scared to move.

他靜靜地躺著，不敢動彈。

When he finally lifted his head and looked around, all the other ducks had fled.

當他終於抬起頭來，看著 四周，其他的鴨子都跑了。

The ugly duckling also fled from the moor as fast as it could.

醜小鴨也從荒原上逃走了 以最快的速度。

It flew as fast as its young wings would take him.

它飛得很快，因為它的幼翼會採取的速度 他。

However, suddenly there was thunder and lightning, scaring the little duckling.

然而，忽然間雷聲大作，電閃雷鳴。 嚇唬小鴨子。

Brrr.

Brrr。

I am so wet and cold.

我是如此的溼冷。

That cottage there looks warm, maybe I can take shelter there.

那裡的小屋看起來很溫暖，也許我可以... 在那裡避難。

The cottage belonged to an old lady, who lived with with her tomcat and hen, who found the

這間小屋屬於一個老太太，她住在這裡。 與她的湯姆貓和母雞，誰發現的

duckling the next morning.

第二天早上，小鴨子。

What is happening here?

這裡發生了什麼？

Why are you making so much noise?

你為什麼這麼吵？

What is this we have here?

我們這裡是什麼？

Looks like a duck, though a very ugly one.

看起來像一隻鴨子，雖然是一隻很醜的鴨子。

I know what I will do.

我知道我會做什麼。

I will keep it with me and wait for it to lay eggs.

我會把它帶在身邊，等待它的到來 產卵。

Then I will have eggs from my hen and from this duck too.

那我就可以從我的母雞和 這隻鴨子也。

Ah, but I do hope this is a duck and not a drake.

啊，但我希望這是一隻鴨子，而不是一個。 德雷克。

So the ugly duckling stayed with the old lady in her cottage.

醜小鴨就跟老太太在一起了。 在她的小屋裡。

But here also, the tomcat and the hen made its life so miserable!

但在這裡，湯姆貓和母雞也做了。 慘不忍睹

Hey you, don't you get scared when you see your face in the mirror?

嘿，你，你不害怕，當你看到 你在鏡子裡的臉？

Look at me.

看著我

My coat is so silky.

我的大衣是如此的絲滑。

Look at my whiskers, so long and beautiful.

看我的鬍鬚，那麼長，那麼漂亮。

The mistress says my walk is so graceful.

女主人說我的走路很優雅。

You are such a loser.

你真是個失敗者。

You cannot even lay an egg!

你連個雞蛋都下不了！

Look at my eggs, such lovely big and brown ones.

看看我的雞蛋，又大又棕的可愛雞蛋。 的。

The ugly duckling continued to be lonely.

醜小鴨繼續寂寞著。

He would sit in front of the window looking at the small pond outside.

他坐在窗前看 在外面的小池塘。

How I wish I could swim in that pond.

我多麼希望能在那個池塘裡游泳。

It used to be so nice when I swam in the cool water back home.

以前我在涼爽的水裡游泳的時候是多麼的愜意。 水回家。

Are you mad?

你瘋了嗎？

The mistress is not going to let you go.

女主人是不會放過你的。

You have a safe house, what more do you want?

你已經有了一個安全的房子，你還想要什麼？

Behave yourself and don't anger the mistress, the cat, or even me.

規矩點，別惹怒了女主人。 貓，甚至我。

Want to swim, indeed!

想游泳，確實如此!

The ugly duckling felt very, very sad, wondering what to do.

醜小鴨覺得非常非常的傷心，不知道 該怎麼做。

I know this place is safe, but I feel like a prisoner here, being punished by not being

我知道這個地方很安全，但我覺得像 囚禁在這裡，被懲罰不被

allowed to swim.

允許游泳。

I want to swim – I want to be free to swim and fly as I please.

我想游泳--我想自由自在地游泳。 並隨心所欲地飛翔。

I have to escape from here somehow.

我必須以某種方式逃離這裡。

So one night, the duckling quietly crept out of the cottage and went in search of a new

於是，有一天晚上，小鴨子悄悄地爬了出來。 的山寨，去尋找新的。

home.

家。

Soon he found a beautiful lake where he could swim and dive.

很快，他發現了一個美麗的湖泊，在那裡他可以 游泳和潛水。

Ahhhhh!

啊啊啊！

(Splash) This is such a lovely place.

(Splash)這真是個可愛的地方。

It so good to swim after so long.

遊了這麼久，真好。

I hope the other animals and birds here are friendly so I don't have to move away from

我希望這裡的其他動物和鳥類 友好的，所以我不必搬離。

here also.

這裡也是。

But alas, here too the other animals did not want to be friends with the ugly duckling.

但可惜的是，在這裡，其他動物也沒有... ... 想和醜小鴨做朋友。

Why does everybody keep avoiding me?

為什麼大家都在躲著我？

Just because I am ugly, it doesn't mean everyone has to be mean!

我長得醜，不代表我長得醜。 每個人都要刻薄！

No one wants to play with me or even talk to me!

沒有人願意跟我玩，也沒有人願意跟我說話。 對我來說！

So life continued in this miserable way for the ugly duckling.

所以生活就這樣悲慘的繼續著 醜小鴨

Soon, the seasons changed.

很快，季節就變了。

Autumn set in, and the colour of the leaves changed from red to orange and then gold.

秋天來了，樹葉的顏色也來了。 從紅色到橙色再到金色。

Winter followed.

冬天接踵而至。

The forest turned white, and a very cold wind set in.

森林變成了白茫茫的一片，寒風凜冽。 設在。

The dark clouds made the duckling feeling even more gloomy and sad, so the duckling

烏雲讓小鴨子覺得 更加黯然神傷，於是小鴨子

decided to go to the lakeside.

決定去湖邊。

And what a lovely sight he saw there!

他在那裡看到了多麼可愛的景象!

What are these beautiful birds?

這些美麗的鳥兒是什麼？

I don't think I have seen them before.

我想我以前沒有見過他們。

How beautifully they spread their large wings!

它們張開大翅膀的樣子多美啊!

It looks like they are not flying but just gliding through the sky.

看起來他們不是在飛，而是在 在天空中滑行。

Though the winter grew colder and colder, the duckling continued to swim despite the

雖然冬天越來越冷。 小鴨子繼續遊，儘管

freezing water, and then finally took refuge in some bushes.

冰凍三尺非一日之寒 在一些灌木叢中。

Finally, it was spring again.

終於，又到了春天。

Plants started sprouting and the sun peeped down from the sky.

植物開始發芽，太陽也開始偷看。 從天而降。

The duckling was so happy that it was becoming warm again.

小鴨子高興得不得了，它變成了 再次溫暖。

Everything around me has become so beautiful.

我身邊的一切都變得如此美麗。

My wings have also become strong and I can now swim in the pond close by.

我的翅膀也變得強壯了，我可以 現在在附近的池塘裡游泳。

Suddenly, the duckling once again saw the same beautiful birds that he had seen at the

忽然，小鴨子又一次看到了。 同樣的美麗的鳥兒，他曾看到在

start of spring, and quickly ran and hid behind some bushes.

春天的開始，很快就跑到後面躲了起來。 一些灌木叢。

Those birds are so beautiful.

這些鳥兒真漂亮

I better not go near them, or they too will make fun of me.

我最好不要接近他們，否則他們也會 取笑我。

I am so scared that they might even kill me!

我很害怕，他們甚至可能會殺了我!

I am so tired of being picked on by everybody, first the ducklings at the farm, my own brothers

我已經厭倦了被大家欺負。 先是農場裡的小鴨子，我的親哥哥們

and sisters, the hen and tomcat at the cottage, and everybody else.

和姐妹們，母雞和湯姆貓在山寨。 和其他所有人。

I wish I had never been born!

我希望我從來沒有出生過！

(Sob sob sob.)

(抽泣中)

The duckling went to a quiet spot on the lake where nobody could see him.

小鴨子去了湖邊一個安靜的地方。 在沒有人可以看到他的地方。

He was very, very sad, and big fat tears rolled down its face.

他非常非常傷心，大顆大顆的眼淚流了下來。 從其臉上下來。

Suddenly, the duckling saw its own reflection in the lake, and couldn't believe its eyes!

突然，小鴨子看到了自己的倒影 在湖裡，簡直不敢相信自己的眼睛!

For staring at him in the clear water below was his own reflection, no longer a dark,

因為在清澈的水面上凝視著他。 是自己的倒影，不再是一片黑暗。

grey bird, ugly and repulsive to look at.

灰色的鳥兒，醜陋而又讓人厭惡。

Instead, he had turned into a graceful and beautiful swan.

相反，他已經變成了一個優雅和 美麗的天鵝。

The ugly duckling had transformed into a beautiful swan!!

醜陋的小鴨子已經變成了美麗的 天鵝！

All the other swans came to greet the newcomer, and stroked his neck with their beaks.

其他天鵝都來迎接新人。 並用喙撫摸著他的脖子。

Finally, the ugly little thing was accepted and loved by his new friends, to whom he belonged,

終於，這個醜陋的小東西被接受了 並受到他的新朋友的喜愛，他屬於他們。

the beautiful and graceful swans.

美麗而優雅的天鵝。

A family with two children came to see the swans swimming.

一家人帶著兩個孩子來看 天鵝游泳。

Look, there is a new one.

看，有一個新的。

Father, mother, come here, there is another swan.

爸爸，媽媽，過來，還有一個人 鵠的。

A new one has arrived.”

一個新的已經到了。"

The new one is the most beautiful of all.

新的，是最美的。""我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊，我的天啊。

Oh, he is so young and pretty!

哦，他是如此年輕和漂亮！

The swan did not know how to react to so much praise.

天鵝不知道該如何應對這麼多的事情 讚美。

He felt shy and tried to hide his face.

他覺得害羞，想掩飾自己的臉。

After being mocked and taunted and bullied for so long, he couldn't believe he was

在被嘲笑、被嘲諷、被欺負之後。 這麼久以來，他都不敢相信自己是

being appreciated and accepted!

被欣賞和接受！

And he was actually being called beautiful!

而他居然被人稱為美女!

I never dreamt that I would see a day when someone would call me beautiful!

我從來沒有想過，我會看到一天，當 有人會說我漂亮！

I wish I had received the same love and affection when I was the little and ugly creature, I

我希望我也能得到同樣的愛與關懷 當我還是個又小又醜的生物時，我... ...

wouldn't have spent such a sad childhood.

就不會度過如此悲傷的童年。

Why do people treat others according to their looks?

為什麼人們會根據自己的 長相？

That is so, so sad!

這真是，太可悲了！

The Mermaid Princess

人魚公主

Good morning, mother.

早上好，媽媽。

Where are my princesses?

我的公主們在哪裡？

Oh, they are all doing their work.

哦，他們都在做自己的工作。

You have brought up my daughters well mother.

你把我的女兒們帶得很好，媽媽。

Yes, they are growing up to be beautiful and wise mermaids.

是的，他們正在成長為美麗和 聰明的美人魚。

The six beautiful mermaid princesses come gliding into the queen's chamber.

六位美麗的美人魚公主來了 滑入王后的房間。

Grandma, look at the beautiful things we have collected.

奶奶，你看我們有多漂亮啊 採集。

The queen looks at her youngest granddaughter.

王后看著自己的小孫女。

My child, you do not seem to have brought back anything.

我的孩子，你似乎還沒有帶著 回任何東西。

Grandma, the beautiful red flowers outside the castle give me more pleasure.

奶奶，外面的紅花真漂亮 城堡給我更多的樂趣。

And I am happiest when you tell me tales of the wonderful world above the sea.

我最高興的是你給我講故事的時候 海上的精彩世界。

You shall see everything once you turn 15.

你一到15歲就會看到一切。

Oh grandma, that is so long, long away.

哦，奶奶，那是很久很久以前的事了。

Till then your sisters will tell you what they see.

在那之前，你的姐妹們會告訴你什麼。 他們看到。

When the eldest princess turned 15, she rose above the sea to see the world beyond.

長公主十五歲的時候，她起兵了 在海面上，看到外面的世界。

Hello grandma.

你好，奶奶。

Oh, dear sisters, I lay on a sandbank under the shining moonlight.

哦，親愛的姐妹們，我躺在沙岸上，在沙岸下。 皎潔的月光。

I saw glimpses of a town and heard the sounds of music, and I even saw carriages go past!

我看到了小鎮的一瞥，聽到了聲音。 我甚至看到了馬車經過!

Soon it was time for the second princess to see the world.

很快就到了二公主的時候 看世界。

When I rose up, the sun was setting and looked like a ball of orange fire.

當我爬起來的時候，太陽已經落山了，看著。 像一團橙色的火。

Soft clouds floated about lazily, and a flock of graceful white swans flew past.

柔和的雲朵悠閒地飄來飄去，一群群 婀娜多姿的白天鵝飛過。

It was like a dreamland!

恍如夢境!

It was now time for the third princess to rise to the surface.

現在是三公主的時候了 浮出水面。

Oh, dear sisters, I swam up a wide river.

哦，親愛的姐妹們，我游上了一條寬闊的河流。

You cannot imagine the sights I saw!

你無法想象我看到的景象!

Green hills, magnificent trees and plants!

青山綠水，草木崢嶸!

And I even saw little human children!

我甚至還看到了人類的小孩子!

But then a weird creature came running towards me, making awful noises, and I had to quickly

但這時，一個奇怪的生物跑過來 我，發出可怕的聲音，我不得不迅速地。

swim away.

遊走。

The children were asking why the dog was barking so much, so I guess that horrible thing was a dog

孩子們都在問為什麼狗會叫？ 那麼多，所以我想那個可怕的東西是一隻狗。

Soon came time for the fourth princess to venture forth to see the world.

很快，四公主的時間到了 冒冒失失地去看世界。

But she was very shy and just stayed in the ocean.

但她很害羞，只是呆在裡面。 大洋。

Er, well, I stayed in the middle of the ocean.

呃，好吧，我呆在海中央。

But I did see some naughty dolphins splashing.

但我確實看到了一些調皮的海豚在潑水。

There were also some huge whales, but I was scared to go near them.

還有一些巨大的鯨魚，但我... 害怕靠近他們。

What!!

什麼！？

You really did not go near the land?

你真的沒有靠近土地？

How can you be so boring?

你怎麼能這麼無聊？

You can see the sea anytime, you silly thing.

你隨時可以看到海，你這個傻東西。

Then the youngest princess turned 15.

後來小公主15歲了。

Well, my precious, your dream is now going to be fulfilled.

好了，我的寶貝，你的夢想現在正在進行中 要實現。

Go

去吧

The princess rose above the sea.

公主在海面上升起。