快乐王子英文版之令狐文艳创作.docx
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快乐王子英文版之令狐文艳创作
TheHappyPrince
令狐文艳
OscarWilde
Highabovethecity,onatallcolumn,stoodthestatueoftheHappyPrince.Hewasgildedalloverwiththinleavesoffinegold,foreyeshehadtwobrightsapphires,andalargeredrubyglowedonhissword-hilt.
HIGHabovethecity,onatallcolumn,stoodthestatueoftheHappyPrince.Hewasgildedalloverwiththinleavesoffinegold,foreyeshehadtwobrightsapphires,andalargeredrubyglowedonhissword-hilt.
Hewasverymuchadmiredindeed.‘Heisasbeautifulasaweathercock,’remarkedoneoftheTownCouncillorswhowishedtogainareputationforhavingartistictastes;‘onlynotquitesouseful,’headded,fearinglestpeopleshouldthinkhimunpractical,whichhereallywasnot.
‘Whycan’tyoubeliketheHappyPrince?
’askedasensiblemotherofherlittleboywhowascryingforthemoon.‘TheHappyPrinceneverdreamsofcryingforanything.’
‘Iamgladthereissomeoneintheworldwhoisquitehappy,’mutteredadisappointedmanashegazedatthewonderfulstatue.
‘Helooksjustlikeanangel,’saidtheCharityChildrenastheycameoutofthecathedralintheirbrightscarletcloaks,andtheircleanwhitepinafores.
‘Howdoyouknow?
’saidtheMathematicalMaster,‘youhaveneverseenone.’
‘Ah!
butwehave,inourdreams,’answeredthechildren;andtheMathematicalMasterfrownedandlookedverysevere,forhedidnotapproveofchildrendreaming.
OnenightthereflewoverthecityalittleSwallow.HisfriendshadgoneawaytoEgyptsixweeksbefore,buthehadstayedbehind,forhewasinlovewiththemostbeautifulReed.Hehadmetherearlyinthespringashewasflyingdowntheriverafterabigyellowmoth,andhadbeensoattractedbyherslenderwaistthathehadstoppedtotalktoher.
‘ShallIloveyou?
’saidtheSwallow,wholikedtocometothepointatonce,andtheReedmadehimalowbow.Soheflewroundandroundher,touchingthewaterwithhiswings,andmakingsilverripples.Thiswashiscourtship,anditlastedallthroughthesummer.
‘Itisaridiculousattachment,’twitteredtheotherSwallows,‘shehasnomoney,andfartoomanyrelations;’andindeedtheriverwasquitefullofReeds.Then,whentheautumncame,theyallflewaway.
Aftertheyhadgonehefeltlonely,andbegantotireofhislady-love.‘Shehasnoconversation,’hesaid,‘andIamafraidthatsheisacoquette,forsheisalwaysflirtingwiththewind.’Andcertainly,wheneverthewindblew,theReedmadethemostgracefulcurtsies.‘Iadmitthatsheisdomestic,’hecontinued,‘butIlovetravelling,andmywife,consequently,shouldlovetravellingalso.’
‘Willyoucomeawaywithme?
’hesaidfinallytoher;buttheReedshookherhead,shewassoattachedtoherhome.
‘Youhavebeentriflingwithme,’hecried,‘IamofftothePyramids.Good-bye!
’andheflewaway.
Alldaylongheflew,andatnight-timehearrivedatthecity.‘WhereshallIputup?
’hesaid;‘Ihopethetownhasmadepreparations.’
Thenhesawthestatueonthetallcolumn.‘Iwillputupthere,’hecried;‘itisafinepositionwithplentyoffreshair.’SohealightedjustbetweenthefeetoftheHappyPrince.
‘Ihaveagoldenbedroom,’hesaidsoftlytohimselfashelookedround,andhepreparedtogotosleep;butjustashewasputtinghisheadunderhiswingalargedropofwaterfellonhim.‘Whatacuriousthing!
’hecried,‘thereisnotasinglecloudinthesky,thestarsarequiteclearandbright,andyetitisraining.TheclimateinthenorthofEuropeisreallydreadful.TheReedusedtoliketherain,butthatwasmerelyherselfishness.’
Thenanotherdropfell.
‘Whatistheuseofastatueifitcannotkeeptherainoff?
’hesaid;‘Imustlookforagoodchimney-pot,’andhedeterminedtoflyaway.
Butbeforehehadopenedhiswings,athirddropfell,andhelookedup,andsaw-Ah!
whatdidhesee?
TheeyesoftheHappyPrincewerefilledwithtears,andtearswererunningdownhisgoldencheeks.HisfacewassobeautifulinthemoonlightthatthelittleSwallowwasfilledwithpity.
‘Whoareyou?
’hesaid.
‘IamtheHappyPrince.’
‘Whyareyouweepingthen?
’askedtheSwallow;‘youhavequitedrenchedme.’
‘WhenIwasaliveandhadahumanheart,’answeredthestatue,‘Ididnotknowwhattearswere,forIlivedinthepalaceofSans-Souci,wheresorrowisnotallowedtoenter.InthedaytimeIplayedwithmycompanionsinthegarden,andintheeveningIledthedanceintheGreatHall.Roundthegardenranaveryloftywall,butInevercaredtoaskwhatlaybeyondit,everythingaboutmewassobeautiful.MycourtierscalledmetheHappyPrince,andhappyindeedIwas,ifpleasurebehappiness.SoIlived,andsoIdied.AndnowthatIamdeadtheyhavesetmeupheresohighthatIcanseealltheuglinessandallthemiseryofmycity,andthoughmyheartismadeofleadyetIcannotchoosebutweep.’
‘What,ishenotsolidgold?
’saidtheSwallowtohimself.Hewastoopolitetomakeanypersonalremarksoutloud.
‘Faraway,’continuedthestatueinalowmusicalvoice,‘farawayinalittlestreetthereisapoorhouse.Oneofthewindowsisopen,andthroughitIcanseeawomanseatedatatable.Herfaceisthinandworn,andshehascoarse,redhands,allprickedbytheneedle,forsheisaseamstress.Sheisembroideringpassion-flowersonasatingownfortheloveliestoftheQueen’smaids-of-honourtowearatthenextCourt-ball.Inabedinthecorneroftheroomherlittleboyislyingill.Hehasafever,andisaskingfororanges.Hismotherhasnothingtogivehimbutriverwater,soheiscrying.Swallow,Swallow,littleSwallow,willyounotbringhertherubyoutofmysword-hilt?
MyfeetarefastenedtothispedestalandIcannotmove.’
‘IamwaitedforinEgypt,’saidtheSwallow.‘MyfriendsareflyingupanddowntheNile,andtalkingtothelargelotus-flowers.SoontheywillgotosleepinthetombofthegreatKing.TheKingistherehimselfinhispaintedcoffin.Heiswrappedinyellowlinen,andembalmedwithspices.Roundhisneckisachainofpalegreenjade,andhishandsarelikewitheredleaves.’
‘Swallow,Swallow,littleSwallow,’saidthePrince,‘willyounotstaywithmeforonenight,andbemymessenger?
Theboyissothirsty,andthemothersosad.’
‘Idon’tthinkIlikeboys,’answeredtheSwallow.‘Lastsummer,whenIwasstayingontheriver,thereweretworudeboys,themiller’ssons,whowerealwaysthrowingstonesatme.Theyneverhitme,ofcourse;weswallowsflyfartoowellforthat,andbesides,Icomeofafamilyfamousforitsagility;butstill,itwasamarkofdisrespect.’
ButtheHappyPrincelookedsosadthatthelittleSwallowwassorry.‘Itisverycoldhere,’hesaid;‘butIwillstaywithyouforonenight,andbeyourmessenger.’
‘Thankyou,littleSwallow,’saidthePrince.
SotheSwallowpickedoutthegreatrubyfromthePrince’ssword,andflewawaywithitinhisbeakovertheroofsofthetown.
Hepassedbythecathedraltower,wherethewhitemarbleangelsweresculptured.Hepassedbythepalaceandheardthesoundofdancing.Abeautifulgirlcameoutonthebalconywithherlover.‘Howwonderfulthestarsare,’hesaidtoher,andhowwonderfulisthepoweroflove!
’
‘IhopemydresswillbereadyintimefortheState-ball,’sheanswered;‘Ihaveorderedpassion-flowerstobeembroideredonit;buttheseamstressesaresolazy.’
Hepassedovertheriver,andsawthelanternshangingtothemastsoftheships.HepassedovertheGhetto,andsawtheoldjewsbargainingwitheachother,andweighingoutmoneyincopperscales.Atlasthecametothepoorhouseandlookedin.Theboywastossingfeverishlyonhisbed,andthemotherhadfallenasleep,shewassotired.Inhehopped,andlaidthegreatrubyonthetablebesidethewoman’sthimble.Thenheflewgentlyroundthebed,fanningtheboy’sforeheadwithhiswings.‘HowcoolIfeel,’saidtheboy,‘Imustbegettingbetter;’andhesankintoadeliciousslumber.
ThentheSwallowflewbacktotheHappyPrince,andtoldhimwhathehaddone.‘Itiscurious,’heremarked,‘butIfeelquitewarmnow,althoughitissocold.’
‘Thatisbecauseyouhavedoneagoodaction,’saidthePrince.AndthelittleSwallowbegantothink,andthenhefellasleep.Thinkingalwaysmadehimsleepy.
Whendaybrokeheflewdowntotheriverandhadabath.‘Whataremarkablephenomenon,’saidtheProfessorofOrnithologyashewaspassingoverthebridge.‘Aswallowinwinter!
’Andhewrotealongletteraboutittothelocalnewspaper.Everyonequotedit,itwasfullofsomanywordsthattheycouldnotunderstand.
‘To-nightIgotoEgypt,’saidtheSwallow,andhewasinhighspiritsattheprospect.Hevisitedallthepublicmonuments,andsatalongtimeontopofthechurchsteeple.WhereverhewenttheSparrowschirruped,andsaidtoeachother,‘Whatadistinguishedstranger!
’soheenjoyedhimselfverymuch.
WhenthemoonroseheflewbacktotheHappyPrince.‘HaveyouanycommissionsforEgypt?
’hecried;‘Iamjuststarting.’
‘Swallow,Swallow,littleSwallow,’saidthePrince,‘willyounotstaywithmeonenightlonger?
’
‘IamwaitedforinEgypt,’answeredtheSwallow.‘To-morrowmyfriendswillflyuptotheSecondCataract.Theriver-horsecouchesthereamongthebulrushes,andonagreatgranitethronesitstheGodMemnon.Allnightlonghewatchesthestars,andwhenthemorningstarshinesheuttersonecryofjoy,andthenheissilent.Atnoontheyellowlionscomedowntothewater’sedgetodrink.Theyhaveeyeslikegreenberyls,andtheirroarislouderthantheroarofthecataract.’
‘Swallow,Swallow,littleSwallow,’saidtheprince,‘farawayacrossthecityIseeayoungmaninagarret.Heisleaningoveradeskcoveredwithpapers,andinatumbler
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