“丑”(ugly)是这个故事的关键词,它贯穿始终。
Afterwards, matters grew worse and worse. The poor duckling was chased and harassed by all the ducklings because he was very ugly.
这只可怜的小鸭被所有的小鸭追逐和骚扰,因为他长得很丑。
" You are very ugly," said the wild ducks.
野鸭说:“你长得非常丑。”
"Oh, thank Heaven! I am so ugly that even the dog won't bite me!" sighed the duckling.
小鸭叹息说:“哦,谢谢老天爷!我是这么丑,因此连狗都不会咬我!”
"I will fly to them and they will hack me to pieces because I am so ugly. ”
“我将朝他们飞去而他们将会把我劈成粉碎,因为我长得非常丑。”
He was no longer a dark gray ugly bird. He was himself a swan!
他不再是只黑灰丑陋的鸟,他竟然是一只天鹅!
He said to himself, " I never dreamed that I could be so happy when I was the ugly duckling!"
他对着自己说:“当我是那只丑小鸭的时候,我从来也没梦想过我能够这么快乐!”
事实证明,丑是不会带给人快乐的,无论你有多么的努力……而丑小鸭之所以能够变白天鹅,也并不是他所做的什么努力,是因为它是白天鹅的孩子……
最后用一句广为流传的话来结束这个骗局:“只要你曾经在一只天鹅蛋里待过,就算你是生在养鸭场里也没有什么关系……”