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大家好,hello,今天这一节,我们讲的是关于[the mother duck 鸭子妈妈]、[the queen 鸭女王]、还有 [an ugly duckling 丑小鸭]的故事。

在上一节课里, 鸭子妈妈决定还是多花几天时间孵蛋,终于把最大的那个蛋给孵化出来。通过下池塘测试,她发现这只丑小鸭会游泳,所以肯定不是小火鸡,放心了,决定把所有孩子介绍给农场的邻居们。

地点:the farmyard 农家院子。

《THE UGLY DUCKLING》

我们带着问题听下面的故事,第一个问题:为什么 the mother duck 对那只老母鸭说 your grace?
第二个问题: 为什么有一只鸭子要把the ugly duckling 赶出去?

我们来听故事。

  • When they reached the farmyard 当他们进到农家院子里时,
  • there was a great disturbance 这里正发生激烈的争吵,
  • two families 两个家庭
  • were fighting for an eel’s head 在争夺一个鳗鱼头,
  • which, after all, was carried off by the cat 这东西,归根到底,还是那只猫丢下的.
  • “See, children 你们看,孩子们,
  • that is the way of the world 这就是我们这个真实的世界,” said the mother duck 鸭妈妈说,
  • whetting her beak 她磨了磨自己的喙,
  • for she would have liked the eel’s head herself 因为她自己其实也蛮想要那个鳗鱼头的.
  • “Come, now 跟我来吧, use your legs 抬腿走路,
  • and let me see how well you can behave 让我看看谁最帅.
  • You must bow your heads prettily to that old duck yonder 记得低头,优雅地对远处那个鸭婆婆,鞠躬;
  • she is the highest born of them all 她可是她们之中血统最高的,
  • and has Spanish blood 她还有西班牙血脉呢,
  • therefore 所以,
  • she is well off 她也很有钱.
  • Don’t you see 你们看到没?
  • she has a red flag tied to her leg 她的腿上绑着个红色的旗子,
  • which is something very grand 那可是了不得的东西,
  • and a great honor for a duck 对咱们鸭子来说,那是一种巨大的荣耀;
  • it shows that every one is anxious not to lose her 它表示,所有人都很小心,害怕失去她,
  • as she can be recognized both by man and beast 因为她可以被人类接受,也可以被兽类接受.
  • Come now 跟我来, don’t turn your toes 别缩手缩脚的,
  • a well-bred duckling 一只良种小鸭
  • spreads his feet wide apart 会把他的脚掌充分打开,
  • just like his father and mother 就象他的爹妈,
  • in this way 就这样;
  • now 现在 bend your neck 低下脖子,
  • and say ‘quack .’”说 呱呱
  • The ducklings did as they were bid 小鸭子们按照妈妈的指示做了,
  • but the other duck stared 但是鸭群中有一只鸭子,一直在盯着他们看,
  • and said 它说道,
  • “Look 快看, here comes another brood 这里来了一个新种,
  • as if there were not enough of us already 好像我们这里的品种还不够多似的!
  • and what a queer looking object one of them is 大伙儿快瞧,他们中还有一个长得怪模怪样的家伙;
  • we don’t want him here 我们不欢迎它,”
  • and then one flew out 这时候,有一只鸭子飞了出来
  • and bit him in the neck 在丑小鸭的脖子上狠狠地啄了一下.
我是一只丑小鸭
我是一只丑小鸭
  • “Let him alone 你离他远点,” said the mother 鸭妈妈说;
  • “he is not doing any harm 他又没招你惹你.”
  • “Yes, but he is so big and ugly 它是没有招惹我,可你瞧他这样,又大有丑,”
  • said the spiteful duck 那只凶鸭子说,
  • “and therefore 因此 he must be turned out 他必须得走.”
  • “The others are very pretty children 其他都是很漂亮的孩子,”
  • said the old duck with the rag on her leg 那只腿上绑着布条的老鸭子说,
  • “all but that one 就只有一只;
  • I wish his mother 我希望他的母亲 could improve him a little 把他打扮得漂亮一点.”
  • “That is impossible, your grace 那是不可能的,陛下,”
  • replied the mother 妈妈回答;
  • “he is not pretty 他是不漂亮;
  • but he has a very good disposition 但是他性格顶好,
  • and swims as well 并且游泳也是有模有样的,
  • or even better than the others 甚至比其他鸭子还游得好.
  • I think 我觉得 he will grow up pretty 他长大后就会变得漂亮了,
  • and perhaps be smaller 另外,说不定。。。会变小一些;
  • he has remained too long in the egg 他在蛋里呆的时间太长了,
  • and therefore 因此
  • his figure is not properly formed 他的个子发育得不是很正常;”
  • and then she stroked his neck 然后她摸了摸儿子的脖子
  • and smoothed the feathers 理了理儿子的羽毛,
  • saying 说道,
  • “It is a drake 他是一只公鸭,
  • and therefore not of so much consequence 所以长相并不是那么要紧.
  • I think 我认为 he will grow up strong 他会长得很强壮,
  • and able to take care of himself 并且可以照顾自己.”

《THE UGLY DUCKLING》《丑小鸭》第三集:鸭妈妈为儿子争辩

今天英语课开始提到的两个问题,我们现在来讨论一下。Question 1:
为什么 the mother duck 对那只老母鸭说 your grace?.
And my answer is:
因为那只老母鸭是这个鸭子社会里的女王,血统最高,英语里,叫女王为 your grace。

Question 2:
为什么有一只鸭子坚持要把the ugly duckling 赶出去?,
my answer is:
因为 the ugly duckling 长得与众不同,而且很丑,任何一个社会,总有一些成员不喜欢那些与众不同的同伴。人类社会也是一样。

Question from 上一节课:
为什么 the duck mother 相信丑小鸭就是她自己的孩子?
答案是:
因为 the duck mother 看到丑小鸭可以游泳。

丑小鸭和妈妈、其他小鸭子
丑小鸭和妈妈、其他小鸭子