It’s a hot summer. The mother duck is looking at her eggs. She is very happy, and she is waiting. “Quack! Quack!” The baby ducklings come out one by one. But the biggest egg is still there. At last, the duckling comes out. This duckling is very big and ugly. So they all call him “the ugly duckling”.
这是一个炎热的夏天。鸭妈妈正在看她的蛋。她很高兴，她在等着。“嘎嘎! 嘎嘎! '' 小鸭子一个接一个地出来了。但是最大的蛋还在那里。最后，小鸭出来了。这只小鸭又大又丑。所以他们都叫他“丑小鸭”。
The ugly duckling is lonely. No one loves him. His brothers and sisters don’t want to play with him. The roosters say to his mother, “He is so ugly. He is not your child.” The mother duck is very sad. The ugly duckling cries, then he goes away.
丑小鸭很孤独。没有人爱他。他的兄弟姐妹都不想和他玩。公鸡对他妈妈说:“他太丑了。他不是你的孩子。” 鸭妈妈很伤心。丑小鸭哭了，然后就走了。
He walks and walks. Then he sees a small house. In the house, there is an old lady and a dog. The ugly duckling asks, “Can I stay here?” The old lady says. “OK. You can stay.” But the dog doesn’t like him. So he goes away again.
他走啊走。然后他看到了一座小房子。在房子里，有一个老太太和一只狗。丑小鸭问:“我可以待在这里吗?”老太太说。“好吧。你可以留下来。但是狗不喜欢他。所以他又走了。
Autumn comes, the leaves turn yellow. One evening, the ugly duckling sees a lot of beautiful birds. “Swans!” He says, “How beautiful!” He looks at himself and cries, “I am so ugly.”
秋天来了，树叶变黄了。一天晚上，丑小鸭看到许多美丽的鸟。“天鹅!” 他说: “多美啊!” 他看着自己哭道:“我真丑。”
Winter comes. The ugly duckling is very cold and hungry. A farmer sees him and brings him home. But the farmer’s son and his wife don’t like him. They beat him. The ugly duckling is very sad. He goes away again.
冬天来了。丑小鸭又冷又饿。一个农夫看到了它，把它带回家。但是农夫的儿子和他的妻子不喜欢他。他们打了他。丑小鸭很伤心。他又走了。
Spring comes, it’s sunny and warm. The ugly duckling grows up. One day, he sees many beautiful swans. He says, “Nice to meet you.” The swans say, “Nice to meet you, beautiful swan.” The ugly duckling is very surprised. He looks at the water. He sees a beautiful swan. He is very happy. He shouts, “I am a swan!”
春天来了，天气晴朗温暖。丑小鸭长大了。一天，他看到许多美丽的天鹅。他说:“很高兴见到你。” 天鹅说:“很高兴见到你，美丽的天鹅。”丑小鸭很惊讶。他看着水。他看到一只美丽的天鹅。他很高兴。他喊道:“我是一只天鹅!”
《丑小鸭》这个故事说明了只要有理想，有追求，并为这目标而努力奋斗，即使身处逆境也不要紧，“是金子总会发光的”。
one by one 一个接一个
ugly adj. 丑陋的
lonely adj. 寂寞的；孤独的
rooster n. 公鸡
cry v. 哭，哭泣；喊叫
go away 走开
stay v. 停留
autumn n. 秋天
leaves n. 树叶，叶子（leaf 的复数）
turn yellow 变黄
a lot of 许多
beautiful adj. 美丽的
How beautiful! 多么美呀！（感叹句）
winter n. 冬天
cold and hungry 又冷又饿
farmer n. 农夫，农民
wife n. 妻子
beat v. 打
sad adj. 难过的
spring n. 春天
sunny adj. 阳光充足的
warm adj. 温暖的
grow up 长大
surprised adj. 感到惊讶的，出人意料
