Section B 1b
The Ugly Duckling
丑小鸭
Once upon a time, there was a mother duck. She had six little ducklings. Five of the ducklings were small and yellow, but the last duckling was big and grey. 'He doesn't look like us! What an ugly duckling!' the other ducklings said. 'That's not nice!' said Mother Duck. 'He's still a duck like us!'
从前，有一只鸭妈妈。她有六只小鸭子。其中五只小鸭子又小又黄，而最后一只小鸭子又大又灰。「他看起来不像我们！多丑的小鸭子啊！」其他小鸭子嚷道。「这样说可不好啊！」鸭妈妈说道：「他仍然是鸭子，和我们一样！」
once upon a timeducklinguglygrey
感叹句：What + a/an + adj + 名词！
What an ugly duckling!（多丑的小鸭子啊！）What + a/an + 形容词 + 可数名词单数 (+ 主语 + 谓语)!。例：What a beautiful day!
At the river, the ugly duckling swam well, just like all the other ducklings. But the other ducklings still laughed at him and told him to go away. It made the poor duckling very sad, so he decided to search for a new home.
在河边，丑小鸭游得很好，就像其他所有小鸭子一样。但是其他小鸭子仍然嘲笑他，叫他走开。这让可怜的小鸭子非常难过，于是他决定寻找一个新家。
laugh atgo awaysearch
make + sb + adj
It made the duckling very sad.（这让小鸭子非常难过。）make + 宾语 + 形容词：使某人……。例：The news made me happy.
so 引出结果
... so he decided to search for a new home.（……所以他决定找个新家。）so 连接因果关系。注意 so 不与 because 连用。
He met many other birds, but all of them thought that he was ugly too. They did not want him to live with them. One day, the duckling met a cat and a hen. 'May I stay with you?' he asked hopefully. But the two animals said no. They did not like him because he could not purr or lay eggs!
他遇到了许多其他鸟儿，但他们也都认为他很丑。他们不想他与他们一起生活。一天，小鸭子遇见了一只猫和一只母鸡。「我可以跟你们待在一起吗？」他满怀希望地问道。但是这两只动物拒绝了他。他们不喜欢他，因为他不会呜呜叫，也不会下蛋！
May I ...? 表示请求许可
May I stay with you?（我可以和你们待在一起吗？）May I ...? 是一种礼貌的请求表达，比 Can I ...? 更正式。
because 引导原因状语从句
because he could not purr or lay eggs!（因为他不会呜呜叫也不会下蛋！）because 引导原因从句。
Some days later, the ugly duckling came to a lake. There, he saw three beautiful swans with long necks and white feathers. 'I wish I looked like you!' he cried. 'My friend, you do look like us! Look in the water!' one of the swans said. The duckling looked down, and to his surprise, he saw that he was a beautiful white swan too!
几天后，丑小鸭来到了一个湖边。在那里，他看见三只美丽的天鹅，脖颈修长，羽毛洁白。「我好想长得跟你们一样啊！」丑小鸭叫道。「我的朋友，你就是和我们长得一样呀！看看水里！」其中一只天鹅说道。丑小鸭低头一看，令他惊讶的是，他看见自己也是一只美丽的白天鹅！
swanneckfeatherto his surprise
wish + 虚拟语气（过去时表示现在愿望）
I wish I looked like you!（我好想长得像你们一样！）wish + 过去时 表示与现实相反的愿望。注意 looked 在这里是虚拟语气，不是过去时间。
to one's surprise
To his surprise, he saw ...（令他惊讶的是，他看到……）to one's + 名词：令某人……的是。同类：to my joy（令我高兴的是）。
文化拓展
《丑小鸭》（The Ugly Duckling）是丹麦作家安徒生（Hans Christian Andersen）创作的经典童话。故事传达了「不要以貌取人」和「每个人都有自己的价值」的主题。
要点摘要
- 第一段：鸭妈妈有六只小鸭，最后一只又大又灰，被其他小鸭嘲笑为「丑小鸭」。
- 第二段：丑小鸭游泳很好，但仍被嘲笑排挤，伤心地离开寻找新家。
- 第三段：丑小鸭遇到其他鸟、猫和母鸡，都被拒绝接纳。
- 第四段：在湖边看到三只美丽的天鹅，丑小鸭惊讶地发现自己也变成了白天鹅。