英語童話故事：海的女兒
《海的女兒》是安徒生的創作的童話，也被譯為《人魚公主》，首次出版於1837年。一起來看看關於英語童話故事《海的女兒》，僅供大家參考！謝謝！
"Yes, you are dear to me," said the prince; "for you have the best heart, and you are the most devoted to me; you are like a young maiden whom I once saw, but whom I shall never meet again. I was in a ship that was wrecked, and the waves cast me ashore near a holy temple, where several young maidens performed the service. The youngest of them found me on the shore, and saved my life. I saw her but twice, and she is the only one in the world whom I could love; but you are like her, and you have almost driven her image out of my mind. She belongs to the holy temple, and my good fortune has sent you to me instead of her;we will never part."
“是的,你是我最親愛的人!”王子說,“因為你在一切人中有一顆最善良的心。你對我是最親愛的,你很像我某次看到過的一個年輕女子,可是我永遠再也看不見她了。那時我是坐在一艘船上——這船已經沉了。巨浪把我推到一個神廟旁的岸上。有幾個年輕女子在那兒作祈禱。她們最年輕的一位在岸旁發現了我,因此救了我的生命。我只看到過她兩次:她是我在這世界上能夠愛的唯一的人,但是你很像她,你幾乎代替了她留在我的靈魂中的印象。她是屬於這個神廟的.,因此我的幸運特別把你送給我。讓我們永遠不要分離吧!”
"Ah, he knows not that it was I who saved his life," thought the little mermaid. "I carried him over the sea to the wood where the temple stands: I sat beneath the foam, and watched till the human beings came to help him. I saw the pretty maiden that he loves better than he loves me;" and the mermaid sighed deeply, but she could not shed tears. "He says the maiden belongs to the holy temple, therefore she will never return to the world. They will meet no more: while I am by his side, and see him every day. I will take care of him, and love him, and give up my life for his sake."
“啊,他卻不知道我救了他的生命!”小人魚想。“我把他從海里托出來,送到神廟所在的一個樹林裡。我坐在泡沫後面,窺望是不是有人會來。我看到那個美麗的姑娘——他愛她勝過於愛我。”這時小人魚深深地嘆了一口氣——她哭不出聲來。“那個姑娘是屬於那個神廟的——他曾說過。她永不會走向這個人間的世界裡來——他們永不會見面了。我是跟他在一起,每天看到他的。我要照看他,熱愛他,對他獻出我的生命!”
Very soon it was said that the prince must marry, and that the beautiful daughter of a neighboring king would be his wife, for a fine ship was being fitted out. Although the prince gave out that he merely intend