海的女儿6
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She saw that in her father's palace the torches in the ballroom were extinguished, and all within asleep; but she did not venture to go in to them, for now she was dumb and going to leave them forever, she felt as if her heart would break. She stole into the garden, took a flower from the flower-beds of each of her sisters, kissed her hand a thousand times towards the palace, and then rose up through the dark blue waters.
她可以看到她父亲的官殿了。那宽大的跳舞厅里的火把已经灭了，无疑地，里面的人已经入睡了。不过她不敢再去看他们，因为她现在已经是一个哑巴，而且就要永远离开他们。她的心痛苦得似乎要裂成碎片。她偷偷地走进花园，从每个姐姐的花坛上摘下一朵花，对着皇官用手指飞了一千个吻，然后他就浮出这深蓝色的海。
The sun had not risen when she came in sight of the prince's palace, and approached the beautiful marble steps, but the moon shone clear and bright. Then the little mermaid drank the magic draught, and it seemed as if a two-edged sword went through her delicate body: she fell into a swoon, and lay like one dead. When the sun arose and shone over the sea, she recovered, and felt a sharp pain; but just before her stood the handsome young prince. He fixed his coal-black eyes upon her so earnestly that she cast down her own, and then became aware that her fish's tail was gone, and that she had as pretty a pair of white legs and tiny feet as any little maiden could have; but she had no clothes, so she wrapped herself in her long, thick hair. The prince asked her who she was, and where she came from, and she looked at him mildly and sorrowfully with her deep blue eyes; but she could not speak. Every step she took was as the witch had said it would be, she felt as if treading upon the points of needles or sharp knives; but she bore it willingly, and stepped as lightly by the prince's side as a soap-bubble, so that he and all who saw her wondered at her graceful-swaying movements.
当她看到那王子的宫殿的时候，太阳还没有升起来。她庄严地走上那大理石台阶。月亮照得透明，非常美丽。小人鱼喝下那服强烈的药剂。她马上觉到好像有一柄两面都快的刀子劈开了她纤细的身体。她马上昏了。倒下来好像死去一样。当太阳照到海上的时候，她才醒过来，她感到一阵剧痛。这时有一位年轻貌美的王子正立在她的面前。他乌黑的眼珠正在望着她，弄得她不好意思地低下头来。这时她发现她的鱼尾已经没有了，而获得一双只有少女才有的、最美丽的小小白腿。可是她没有穿衣服，所以她用她浓密的长头发来掩住自己的身体。王子问她是谁，怎样到这儿来的。她用她深蓝色的眼睛温柔而又悲哀地望着他，因为她现在已经不会讲话了。他挽着她的手，把她领进宫殿里去。正如那巫婆以前跟她讲过的一样，她觉得每一步都好像是在锥子和利刀上行走。可是她情愿忍受这苦痛。她挽着王子的手臂，走起路来轻盈得像一个水泡。他和所有的人望着她这文雅轻盈的步子，感到惊奇。
She was very soon arrayed in costly robes of silk and muslin, and was the most beautiful creature in the palace; but she was dumb, and could neither speak nor sing.
现在她穿上了丝绸和细纱做的贵重衣服。她是宫里一个最美丽的人，然而她是一个哑巴，既不能唱歌，也不能讲话。
Beautiful female slaves, dressed in silk and gold, stepped forward and sang before the prince and his royal parents: one sang better than all the others, and the prince clapped his hands and smiled at her. This was great sorrow to the little mermaid; she knew how much more sweetly she herself could sing once, and she thought, "Oh if he could only know that! I have given away my voice forever, to be with him."
漂亮的女奴隶，穿着丝绸，戴着金银饰物，走上前来，为王子和他的父母唱着歌。有一个奴隶唱得最迷人，王子不禁鼓起掌来，对她发出微笑。这时小人鱼就感到一阵悲哀。她知道，有个时候她的歌声比那种歌声要美得多！她想：“啊！只愿他知道，为了要和他在一起，我永远牺牲了我的声音！”
The slaves next performed some pretty fairy-like dances, to the sound of beautiful music. Then the little mermaid raised her lovely white arms, stood on the tips of her toes, and glided over the floor, and danced as no one yet had been able to dance. At each moment her beauty became more revealed, and her expressive eyes appealed more directly to the heart than the songs of the slaves.
现在奴隶们跟着美妙的音乐，跳起优雅的、轻飘飘的舞来。这时小人鱼就举起她一双美丽的、白嫩的手，用脚尖站着，在地板上轻盈地跳着舞——从来还没有人这样舞过。她的每一个动作都衬托出她的美。她的眼珠比奴隶们的歌声更能打动人的心坎。
Every one was enchanted, especially the prince, who called her his little foundling; and she danced again quite readily, to please him, though each time her foot touched the floor it seemed as if she trod on sharp knives."
大家都看得入了迷，特别是那位王于——他把她叫做他的“孤儿”。她不停地舞着，虽然每次当她的脚接触到地面的时候，她就像是在快利的刀上行走一样。
The prince said she should remain with him always, and she received permission to sleep at his door, on a velvet cushion.
王子说，她此后应该永远跟他在一起；因此她就得到了许可睡在他门外的一个天鹅绒的垫子上面。
He had a page's dress made for her, that she might accompany him on horseback. They rode together through the sweet-scented woods, where the green boughs touched their shoulders, and the little birds sang among the fresh leaves. She climbed with the prince to the tops of high mountains; and although her tender feet bled so that even her steps were marked, she only laughed, and followed him till they could see the clouds beneath them looking like a flock of birds travelling to distant lands.
他叫人为她做了一套男子穿的衣服，好使她可以陪他骑着马同行。他们走过香气扑鼻的树林，绿色的树枝扫过他们的肩膀，鸟儿在新鲜的叶子后面唱着歌。她和王子爬上高山。虽然她纤细的脚已经流出血来，而且也叫大家都看见了，她仍然只是大笑，继续伴随着他，一直到他们看到云块在下面移动、像一群向遥远国家飞去的小鸟为止。
本文标题：海的女儿6 - 英语故事_英文故事_英语小故事她可以看到她父亲的官殿了。那宽大的跳舞厅里的火把已经灭了，无疑地，里面的人已经入睡了。不过她不敢再去看他们，因为她现在已经是一个哑巴，而且就要永远离开他们。她的心痛苦得似乎要裂成碎片。她偷偷地走进花园，从每个姐姐的花坛上摘下一朵花，对着皇官用手指飞了一千个吻，然后他就浮出这深蓝色的海。
The sun had not risen when she came in sight of the prince's palace, and approached the beautiful marble steps, but the moon shone clear and bright. Then the little mermaid drank the magic draught, and it seemed as if a two-edged sword went through her delicate body: she fell into a swoon, and lay like one dead. When the sun arose and shone over the sea, she recovered, and felt a sharp pain; but just before her stood the handsome young prince. He fixed his coal-black eyes upon her so earnestly that she cast down her own, and then became aware that her fish's tail was gone, and that she had as pretty a pair of white legs and tiny feet as any little maiden could have; but she had no clothes, so she wrapped herself in her long, thick hair. The prince asked her who she was, and where she came from, and she looked at him mildly and sorrowfully with her deep blue eyes; but she could not speak. Every step she took was as the witch had said it would be, she felt as if treading upon the points of needles or sharp knives; but she bore it willingly, and stepped as lightly by the prince's side as a soap-bubble, so that he and all who saw her wondered at her graceful-swaying movements.
当她看到那王子的宫殿的时候，太阳还没有升起来。她庄严地走上那大理石台阶。月亮照得透明，非常美丽。小人鱼喝下那服强烈的药剂。她马上觉到好像有一柄两面都快的刀子劈开了她纤细的身体。她马上昏了。倒下来好像死去一样。当太阳照到海上的时候，她才醒过来，她感到一阵剧痛。这时有一位年轻貌美的王子正立在她的面前。他乌黑的眼珠正在望着她，弄得她不好意思地低下头来。这时她发现她的鱼尾已经没有了，而获得一双只有少女才有的、最美丽的小小白腿。可是她没有穿衣服，所以她用她浓密的长头发来掩住自己的身体。王子问她是谁，怎样到这儿来的。她用她深蓝色的眼睛温柔而又悲哀地望着他，因为她现在已经不会讲话了。他挽着她的手，把她领进宫殿里去。正如那巫婆以前跟她讲过的一样，她觉得每一步都好像是在锥子和利刀上行走。可是她情愿忍受这苦痛。她挽着王子的手臂，走起路来轻盈得像一个水泡。他和所有的人望着她这文雅轻盈的步子，感到惊奇。
She was very soon arrayed in costly robes of silk and muslin, and was the most beautiful creature in the palace; but she was dumb, and could neither speak nor sing.
现在她穿上了丝绸和细纱做的贵重衣服。她是宫里一个最美丽的人，然而她是一个哑巴，既不能唱歌，也不能讲话。
Beautiful female slaves, dressed in silk and gold, stepped forward and sang before the prince and his royal parents: one sang better than all the others, and the prince clapped his hands and smiled at her. This was great sorrow to the little mermaid; she knew how much more sweetly she herself could sing once, and she thought, "Oh if he could only know that! I have given away my voice forever, to be with him."
漂亮的女奴隶，穿着丝绸，戴着金银饰物，走上前来，为王子和他的父母唱着歌。有一个奴隶唱得最迷人，王子不禁鼓起掌来，对她发出微笑。这时小人鱼就感到一阵悲哀。她知道，有个时候她的歌声比那种歌声要美得多！她想：“啊！只愿他知道，为了要和他在一起，我永远牺牲了我的声音！”
The slaves next performed some pretty fairy-like dances, to the sound of beautiful music. Then the little mermaid raised her lovely white arms, stood on the tips of her toes, and glided over the floor, and danced as no one yet had been able to dance. At each moment her beauty became more revealed, and her expressive eyes appealed more directly to the heart than the songs of the slaves.
现在奴隶们跟着美妙的音乐，跳起优雅的、轻飘飘的舞来。这时小人鱼就举起她一双美丽的、白嫩的手，用脚尖站着，在地板上轻盈地跳着舞——从来还没有人这样舞过。她的每一个动作都衬托出她的美。她的眼珠比奴隶们的歌声更能打动人的心坎。
Every one was enchanted, especially the prince, who called her his little foundling; and she danced again quite readily, to please him, though each time her foot touched the floor it seemed as if she trod on sharp knives."
大家都看得入了迷，特别是那位王于——他把她叫做他的“孤儿”。她不停地舞着，虽然每次当她的脚接触到地面的时候，她就像是在快利的刀上行走一样。
The prince said she should remain with him always, and she received permission to sleep at his door, on a velvet cushion.
王子说，她此后应该永远跟他在一起；因此她就得到了许可睡在他门外的一个天鹅绒的垫子上面。
He had a page's dress made for her, that she might accompany him on horseback. They rode together through the sweet-scented woods, where the green boughs touched their shoulders, and the little birds sang among the fresh leaves. She climbed with the prince to the tops of high mountains; and although her tender feet bled so that even her steps were marked, she only laughed, and followed him till they could see the clouds beneath them looking like a flock of birds travelling to distant lands.
他叫人为她做了一套男子穿的衣服，好使她可以陪他骑着马同行。他们走过香气扑鼻的树林，绿色的树枝扫过他们的肩膀，鸟儿在新鲜的叶子后面唱着歌。她和王子爬上高山。虽然她纤细的脚已经流出血来，而且也叫大家都看见了，她仍然只是大笑，继续伴随着他，一直到他们看到云块在下面移动、像一群向遥远国家飞去的小鸟为止。
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