The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling.

《丑小鸭》

One day, a mother duck felt her eggs begin to shake. One by one, the eggs cracked open. Eight yellow ducklings poked out their heads.

有一天，鸭妈妈感觉到她的蛋开始动了。 蛋一颗接一颗地裂开了。 八只小黄鸭探出了小脑袋。

Peep peep, they said. Quack quack, said Mother Duck. But one egg did not crack. One very big egg.

“唧唧唧”，它们叫着。 “嘎嘎嘎”，鸭妈妈回应道。 可是有一颗蛋还没裂开。 那是一颗特别大的蛋。

Mother Duck sat on the big egg for a few more days. Finally it cracked open. Out popped a big bird. Oh, said Mother Duck, you do not look like my other ducklings, but I am your mother and I love you.

鸭妈妈又在这颗大蛋上孵了好几天，它终于裂开了，一只大鸟钻了出来。 鸭妈妈说：“哦，你和我其他的鸭宝宝长得不一样，但我是你的妈妈，我爱你呀。”

The little yellow ducklings made fun of the new bird. You do not look like us, they said. You are big and gray. You are an ugly duckling. This made the new bird very sad. You do not look like my other ducklings, said Mother Duck, but I am your mother and I love you.

小黄鸭们都取笑这只新来的大鸟。 它们说：“你和我们长得不一样，你又大又灰，是只丑小鸭。” 这让新来的大鸟特别难过。 鸭妈妈说：“你和我其他的鸭宝宝长得不一样，但我是你的妈妈，我爱你呀。”

The ugly duckling looked for someone to play with. He went to the farm pond. Will you swim with me? he asked. No, said the ducklings. You are too ugly. No, said the frogs and turtles. You are an ugly duckling.

丑小鸭想找伙伴一起玩，他来到了农场的池塘边。 他问：“你们愿意和我一起游泳吗？” 小鸭子们说：“不，你太丑了。” 青蛙和乌龟说：“不，你是只丑小鸭。”