童話：海的女兒（四）

來(lái)源：英語(yǔ)聯(lián)盟發(fā)布時(shí)間：2013-06-16

　　The year after this, another sister became fifteen. She went up to the top of the sea. But the water was cold and there was much snow everywhere on the land. She soon came back.
　 The five sisters were very happy when they went to the top of the sea to look at ships, cities, and men. But they did not remember these things for long. Their own home soon began to look more beautiful than anything which they saw at the top of the sea or on the land.
　 The five sisters went up to the top of the sea many times. They went hand in hand and they sang beautiful songs. When there was rain or snow, they went in front of the ships and sang to the people on the ships.
　 They sang, "Those who live down in the sea are so happy!" Then they told the people on the ships not to be afraid. "Come down to us, " they cried.
　 When the sisters went to the top of the sea at night, the youngest princess stayed in the father’s house, looking up at them. She wanted to cry, but sea people cannot cry. So they are more unhappy than the people on land.
　 "Oh, I want to be fifteen!" she said. "I know that I shall love the land and the people on it." 


　　一年以后，另一個(gè)姐姐滿十五歲了。她升到海 面上，但水是冰冷的，陸地上到處都是雪，因而她

很快就回來(lái)了。


　　這五個(gè)姐妹來(lái)到海面上看到了船只、城市和人 類，都覺(jué)得很開(kāi)心，但她們并沒(méi)永遠(yuǎn)記住這些事。

不久，她們覺(jué)得自己的家比她們?cè)诤Ｃ嫔匣蜿懙厣?看到的任何東西都美。

　　五個(gè)姐妹多次到海面上去，她們手挽著手唱著 好聽(tīng)的歌兒。下雨或下雪的時(shí)候，她們浮到船的面

前，對(duì)著船上的人們歌唱。

　　她們唱道：“住在海底多么幸福！”然后她們 告訴船上的人們不要害怕。“下來(lái)吧，到我們這兒

來(lái)。”她們大聲說(shuō)。

　　當(dāng)姐妹們晚上浮出海面的時(shí)候，最小的那位公 主待在她父親的宮殿里瞧著她們。她想哭一場(chǎng)，不

過(guò)海里的人是不會(huì)哭的，因此他們比陸地上的人更 加不幸。

　　“哦！我要是十五歲就好了！。”她說(shuō)，“我 知道我會(huì)喜歡陸地和陸地上的人的。”

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