黑布林英语渔夫和他的灵魂.docx
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黑布林英语渔夫和他的灵魂
TheFishermanandHisSoul
AbouttheBook
TheFishermanandHisSoulisashortstoryfromOscarWilde'scollectionTheHappy
PrinceandOtherTales.Wildewritesthesestoriesforhischildrenin1888.
TheFishermanandHisSoulisthestoryofayoungfisherman.Onedayhecatchesa
mermaidinhisfishingnetandhefallsinlovewithher.Thefishermanlearnshecannotbewiththemermaidbecausehehasahumansoul.Thefishermanthentriestosendawayhishumansoul.Thefishermanlearnsfromawitchhowtosendhissoulaway.Heisthenfreetobewithhismermaid.Hissoulisaloneintheworld.Hetravelstheworld.Eachyearhecomesbacktothefishermanandtellshimabouthistravels.
Oneofthethemesofthestoryistemptation.Inthestorythemermaidtemptsthefishermanwithstoriesofthesea.Thefishermantemptsthewitchtohelphimsendawayhissoul.Andhissoultriestotemptthefishermantoleavethemermaid.
Butthemainthemeofthestoryislove.Loveismoreimportantthananything.Thesoulcannottemptthefishermanbecausethefisherman’sloveistoostrong.Andintheend,wediscoverthatyoucannotlivewithoutlove.
TheFishermanandHisSoulisanexoticstorywithOrientalandEasterninfluences.Therearealsomermaids,witchesanddevils.Thelanguageispoeticandisfullofallegory.
1THEMERMAID
EveryeveningtheyoungFishermangoesoutonthesea.Hethrowshisnetsintothewater.Whenthewindblowsfromtheland,hedoesn'tcatchmanyfish.Butwhenthewindblowsfromthesea,hecatcheslotsoffishandhecansellthematthemarket.
OneeveningtheFisherman'snetisveryheavy.Hethinks,'Areallthefishintheseainmynet?
Oristhereamonsterinmynet?
'Hepullsandhepullshisnet.
Therearenofishormonstersinhisnet.ButthereisalittleMermaidandsheissleeping.
TheMermaid'shairisgolden.Herbodyiswhite.Hertailissilverandpearl.Herearsarelikesea-shellsandherlipsarelikesea-coral.
HerbeautymakestheFishermanveryhappy.Heleansoutoftheboat.HetakestheMermaidinhisarms.Shewakesupwhenhetouchesher.Shecrieslikeaseagullandshewantstoescape.ButtheFishermanholdstheMermaidinhisarms.
‘Pleasefreeme,'theMermaidcries."IamtheonlydaughteroftheKing.Myfatherisoldandalone.‘Makemeapromise,'saystheFisherman."Icanfreeyou.BpleasecomewhenIcallyou.Youcansingtomeandtothefish.Thenmynetscanalwaysbefulloffish."
‘Ipromise,'criestheMermaid.
ThefishermanopenshisarmsandfeesthefrightenedMermaid.Sheswimsdownunderthewater.
Whatisnotapromise?
口Astatementinwhichyousaythatsomethingwilldefinitelyhappen.
口Youwilldefinitelydosomething.
口Youwilldefinitelynotdosomething.
口Youguesssomethingwillhappen.
EveryeveningtheFishermangoesoutonthesea.HecallstheMermaid.Shecomesoutofthewaterandsingstohim.ThedolphinsswimroundandroundtheMermaid.TheseagullsflyroundandroundtheMermaid.
TheMermaidsingsabeautifulsong.ShesingsoftheSea-folkandofthepalaceoftheKing.Shesingsofthegardensoftheseafullofcoralandfish.Shesingsofwhales,sealionsandseahorses.ShesingsofsunkenshipsandofMermaidsholdingouttheirarmstothesailors,callingthemintothesea.
TheMermaidsingsandsings.Allthefishcomefromthebottomoftheseatolistentoher.TheFishermanthrowshisnetsintothesea.Hisnetsandboatarefulloffish.ThentheMermaidstopssinging.ShesmilesattheFishermanandsheswimsbackunderthesea.
EveryeveningtheFishermancallstheMermaid.Andeveryeveningshesingsforhim.Butshedoesnotcomenearhim.TheFishermantriestotouchher.ButsheswimsbackundertheSea.
EveryeveningtheFishermanlistenstotheMermaid.HerSongandhervoicearesweettohisears.AndtheFishermanforgetshisnetsandthefish.Hiseyesarefulloflove.
OneeveningtheFishermancallstotheMermaid.
'LittleMermaid,littleMermaid,|loveyou.CanIbeyourhusband?
'hesays.
ButtheMermaidshakesherhead.
'No,'shesays.'Youhaveahumansoul.Icannotloveyouwithyourhumansoul.SendawayyourhumansoulandIcanloveyou.'
TheFishermanthinks,'Ihaveasoul.ButIcannotseeit.Icannottouchit.Idonotneedit.Icansenditaway.ThenIcanbehappywithmylittleMermaid.'
TheFishermanisfullofjoy.Hestandsinhisboat.HeopenshisarmstotheMermaid.
‘Icansendmysoulaway,'hecries."Youcanbemywife'andIcanbeyourhusband.Wecanlivetogetheratthebottomofthesea.Youcanshowmeyourkingdom.Wecanbetogether."
ThelittleMermaidisveryhappy.Shelaughsandhidesherfaceinherhands.
‘HowcanIsendmysoulaway?
'criestheFisherman.
'Idonotknow,'saysthelittleMermaidsadly.‘TheSea-folkhavenosouls.’
Thensheswimsbackdownunderthesea.Sheissadnow.
2THEPRIEST
EarlythenextmorningtheFishermangoestothePriest'shouse.
Heknocksthreetimesonthedoor.
Thefishermanentersthehouseandkneelsonthefloor.ThePriestisreading.
'Father,'hesaystothePriest,‘IaminlovewithaMermaid.Icansendmysoulaway.
Mysoulisnotimportanttome.Ithasnovaluetome.|cannotseeit.Icannottouchit.Idonotneedit.’
‘Areyoumad?
’repliesthePriest.‘Ofcourseyouneedyoursoul.Godgivesusoursoulstodogoodthings.Humansoulsareprecious.Veryprecious.ForgettheMermaid.TheSea-folkare
lost.Goodandevilarethesameforthem.Theyhavenoplaceinheaven.'
TheFishermanissad.Hehastearsinhiseyes.Hestandsandsays,'Father,IwanttobeoneoftheSea-folk.Idon'twantmysoul.Iwanttobewithmylove.MyMermaidisbeautiful,likethestarsandthemoon.Iloveher,Idon'tneedmysoul.Idon'tneedaplaceinheaven.Helpme.Helpmesendawaymysoul.'
"Goaway!
Goaway!
'criesthePriest.'Youarelost.LostwithyourMermaid.'
ThePriestsendstheFishermanawayandheshutshisdoor.
Fillintheblank.
Humansoulsareimportantforhumansbecausehumansoulsareprecious/Godgivesusoursoulstodogoodthings.
3THEMERCHANTS
TheFishermanwalkstothemarketplace.Heissad.
Themerchantsinthemarketplaceseehim.Oneofthemerchantsseethefisherman,"Whatdoyouhavetosell?
’
‘Mysoul.’answerstheFisherman.'Pleasebuyit.Icannotuseit.Icannotseeit.Icannottouchit.Idonotneedit.’
Butthemerchantslaugh.
‘Wecannotbuyyoursoul,'theysay."Yoursoulhasnovalueforus.Becomeaslaveandwecansellyourbody.Wecandressyouinpurpleandgiveyouaring.YoucanbecomethegreatQueen'sslave.'
'Howstrange,'thinkstheFisherman.'Forthepriestmysoulhasgreatvalue,butforthemerchantsithasnovalue.'Andhewalksaway.Hegoestotheseatothink.
WhydoestheFisherman'ssoulhavenovalueforthemerchants?
Becausethemerchantscannotsellit.
Becausehissoulisverycheap.
Becausethemerchantssellothergoods.
Becausehissouldoesn’thaveapriceinthemarket.
4THEWITCH
LatertheFishermanremembersayoungWitch.Hisfriendknowsher.Sheisgoodatspells.
TheFishermanrunstohercave.
‘Iwantasmallthing,'saystheFisherman.'ThePriestsays“no"andthemerchantslaugh.NowIcometoyou.YoucanhelpmeandIcanpayyourprice.'
'Whatdoyouwant?
'askstheWitch.ShecomesneartotheFisherman.
'Iwanttosendmysoulaway,'saystheFisherman.
TheWitchgrowspale.Shehidesherfaceinherbluecloak."Fisherman,Fisherman,'shesays,'Itisterribletosendyoursoulaway.'
TheFishermanlaughs,'Mysoulisnotimportantforme,'heanswers."Icannotseeit.Icannottouchit.Idonotneedit.'
‘Whatcanyougiveme?
"askstheWitch.HerbeautifuleyeslookattheFisherman.
‘Fivepiecesofgold’,hesay,"mynets,myhouseandmyboat.Tellmehowtosendmysoulaway.ThenIcangiveyoueverything.'
TheWitchlaughs,‘WithmyspellsIcanhavegoldandsilver.Moneyisnotimportanttome.’
'Ifyoudon’twantgoldorsilver,whatcanIgiveyou?
’CriestheFisherman.
TheWitchtouchestheFisherman'shair.Herhandisthinandwhite.'Dancewithme,Fisherman,'Shesays.Sheissmiling.
‘Isthatall?
’!
askstheFisherman.
'Thatisall,'sheanswers.Shesmilesagain.
‘Wecandanceatsunset,'hesays.'Thenyoucantellmehowtosendmysoulaway.'
Thewitchshakesherhead.
"Whenthemoonisfull,'shesays.ShegoesovertotheFishermanandshespeaksclosetohisear.'Tonightatthetopofthemountain,'shewhispers.
TheFishermanlooksattheWitch.
'Waitformeatthetopofthemountain,underthetree.Whenthemoonisfull,wecandancetogether.'
"Yes,'criestheFisherman.'Tonightwecandance.Itisasmallpriceforme.'
Herunsbacktothetown.Heishappy.
TheWitchwatcheshimleave.Shegoesintothecave.Shelooksinamirror.Sheisangry.
"Whydoeshenotloveme?
Iambeautiful,too.WhydoeshelovetheMermaidandnotme?
'
WhyistheWitchveryangry?
BecauseshecannotdancewiththeFisherman.
BecausetheFishermanlovestheMermaid,nother.
BecausetheFishermanthinkssheisugly.
BecausetheWitchcandonothingfortheFisherman.
Intheeveningthemoonrisesinthesky.TheFishermanclimbstothetopofthemountain.Hewaitsunderthetree.Heseestheseabelow.Therearefishingboatsonthesea.
Atmidnightthewitchescome.Theyflyintheairlikebats.Theylandonthetopofthemountain.ThentheyoungWitcharrives.Herredhairblowsinthewind.Sheiswearingagolddressandagreenhat.
TheWitchwalkstothetree.ShepullstheFishermanintothelightofthemoon.Theybegintodance.Theydanceanddance.Roundandround.
"Faster,'criestheWitch.'Faster,faster!
'
Noweverythingisgoinground
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