作者：安徒生
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海的女儿(轻松英语名作欣赏-中学版)(1级下)试读：
致读者
童年时代动人的童话故事和经典名著永远是人无法抹去的温情回忆。现在，你可以尽情沉浸在英文经典殿堂中，欣赏英文作品的原汁原味。“轻松英语名作欣赏”专为需要提高英语阅读及听力水平的各类读者而设计，系列中收录的都是大家耳熟能详的故事，简单而亲切。通过阅读和收听这套有声读物，你的英语阅读水平和理解能力都会得到明显的提高。
本系列分为五个级别，词汇量逐级扩大，“如何使用本书”和“如何提高英语阅读水平”提供了概括性的指导。另外，本系列还针对不同的故事内容设计了“你读懂了多少”（Comprehension Quiz），帮助你检测阅读理解的效果。“阅读准备”（Before You Read）以图文并茂的形式让读者对生词形成一定的感性认识，并在文中给出更详尽的注释。书后附有译文，帮助你更好地理解故事。本系列还配有精美的插图和“背景知识”（Understanding the Story），让你的阅读更加多姿多彩。
各书的内容由英语国家的专业编辑人员在标准美国英语的基础上，根据不同级别读者的语言水平进行改编，也可应用于英语课堂教学。
现在，让我们开始“轻松英语名作欣赏”听读的快乐体验吧！
关于故事和说故事的人
安徒生（1805～1875）Hans Christian Andersen安徒生是丹麦19世纪著名的童话作家，生于欧登塞城一个贫苦的鞋匠家庭，早年在慈善学校读过书，当过学徒工。他从哥本哈根大学毕业后，主要靠稿费维持生活。他曾有几次恋爱，但终生未婚，晚年则辗转于旅馆和朋友家中，直到去世。
安徒生早期主要撰写诗歌和剧本，但最著名的还是他一生中创作的100多篇童话。
安徒生早期的童话大多富于浪漫而甜蜜的幻想，充满了爱和希望。这一时期的代表作有《打火匣》、《小意达的花儿》、《拇指姑娘》、《海的女儿》、《野天鹅》、《丑小鸭》等。他中期的童话相比之下更接近现实，对他当时所处的社会和人们的生活有了更多的思考，虽然故事中不乏伤感忧郁的情怀，但仍执着地赞美生活的美好和人性的高尚。这一时期的代表作有《卖火柴的小女孩》、《白雪皇后》等。他晚期的童话比之前更多地刻画生活中的不幸和阴暗面，笔调低沉。这一时期代表作有《柳树下的梦》、《她是一个废物》、《单身汉的睡帽》、《幸运的贝儿》等。《海的女儿》是一个关于爱与理想的故事。生活在海底的人鱼公主一直向往着陆地上的世界和人类不灭的灵魂。在她15岁生日那天，她第一次来到海面，在暴风雨中救了一位溺水的王子，并深深地爱上了他。为了去到爱人身边，小人鱼向女巫求来药水，把自己变成了人类女孩的模样，却从此变成了哑巴，而且要每天忍受无尽的痛苦。然而，小人鱼虽然赢得了王子的青睐，却并没有成为他的新娘。在王子的新婚之夜，小人鱼放弃了生命，投入大海，化成了泡沫……
如何使用本书
❶ 原汁原味的作品
英文简洁流畅，易于理解。
❷ 重点词汇（Key Words）
结合上下文给出了词性和词义。
❸ 一点通（One Point Lesson）
语法讲解简单明了。
如何提高英语阅读能力
第一步：避免不必要的阅读干扰，抓住关键词汇。
在阅读中，练习通过抓住句中关键词来把握整句的核心意义。如果你不认识某个单词，试着猜猜它的意思，不要马上就去查词典。培养根据上下文推测词义的能力非常关键，因为上下文是判断单词意思的重要途径。之后再通过查词典检查其释义。
第二步：切分长句。
本书的正文部分是由长句拆分成的短句构成，便于初学者阅读。当你发现自己开始不满足于不断分行的短句时，就说明你的阅读水平已经提高了，可以阅读更高级别的图书了。
第三步：经常性大量阅读。
想学好英语并没有捷径。只有那些进行大量阅读的学习者才能登上语言学习的顶峰。如果你经常大量地阅读英语作品，相信你的英语水平会有一个令人惊喜的提高。The Little Mermaid
海的女儿
Before You Read阅读准备第1章海底世界CHAPTER 1 The World Under the SeaThe ocean was a wonderful place.
The water was a very beautiful blue.
At the bottom of the ocean was an even more amazing world.
There were so many wonderful sea creatures.
There was also a Sea King.
He lived in a castle at the bottom of the sea.
This castle was more fantastic than castles on land.
The Sea King lived with six sea princesses.
His wife died many years ago.
Their grandmother, a very wise woman, took care of them all.
All day, the beautiful princesses swam together.
They also played with the fish in the ocean.
The fish in the ocean were like the birds in the sky.
Each sea princess was very special.
But the youngest was the prettiest.
Her skin was so white and clear, and her long hair flew smoothly in the sea.
She seemed like other girls on land.
But she had a tail like a fish.
Every day the little mermaid liked to stay in her garden, and grew red flowers.
She never went out of the sea.
One day, a statue fell to the bottom of the ocean.
It looked like a beautiful boy.
She asked her grandmother, "What is it?"
"It is a statue from a ship.
It is like the people above us," said her grandmother.
The little mermaid loved the statue.
She planted some beautiful trees near it.
The branches floated around the statue's face.
He was always smiling in the deep, deep ocean.
The little mermaid loved stories about the land.
She always said to her grandmother, "Tell me a story about the land above us."
Her grandmother told about beautiful ships, towns, and the people above.
"Really? The flowers have perfume?
The fish in the trees can sing?" she asked.
She didn't know about birds.
"I want to see the people, the fish, and the flowers," she said.
"You can go when you are fifteen," her grandmother said.
"Fifteen!" thought the mermaid.
"I am only nine now. It is such a long time to wait."
The little mermaid swam to her oldest sister.
"Sister!" she said.
"You're going to be fifteen next year.
Tell me all about the land above."
At last, it was her oldest sister's birthday.
"It was wonderful," she said.
"I saw so many things.
I lay on a beach in the moonlight.
I saw a town and some people.
It was so exciting."
The little mermaid listened carefully.
One year passed by quickly.
Now, it was the second sister's turn.
She swam up a river.
She saw palaces, and green hills.
She saw people laughing, and children playing.
"It was interesting," she said.
"I want to go again tomorrow."
Again, the little mermaid felt envious.
Every year, each sister had to tell the other sisters about the world above.
They loved to see new things, but quickly became bored.
But the little mermaid wanted to see everything.
She said to her sisters, "Tell me another story."
"We told you everything.
We have no more stories.
It isn't interesting anymore," they said.
Every night, she looked up, and thought, "When will my turn come?
I want to be fifteen.
My sisters don't care about the world above the ocean.
I will love it forever," she said to herself.KEY WORSD
ocean n. 海洋
wonderful adj. 奇妙的
bottom n. 底部
even adv. 甚至
amazing adj. 令人惊叹的
creature n. 生物
castle n. 城堡
fantastic adj. 奇异的
on land 在陆地上
wise adj. 有智慧的
take care of 照顾
flow v. 流动，飘动
(flow-flew-flown)
smoothly adv. 顺滑地
seem like 看起来像
tail n. 尾巴
stay v. 停留
grow v. 种植
(grow-grew-grown)
go out of 到……之外去
statue n. 雕像
fall v. 掉落
(fall-fell-fallen)
above prep. 在……之上
plant v. 种植
branch n. 枝
float v. 漂浮
deep adj. 深的
perfume n. 香味
only adv. 只有
at last 最后
lie v. 躺
(lie-lay-lain)
moonlight n. 月光
exciting adj. 令人兴奋的
carefully adv. 认真地
pass by 过去
turn n. 轮流
swim up 游向上游
palace n. 宫殿
hill n. 小丘
laugh v. 大笑
feel v. 觉得，感到
(feel-felt-felt)
envious adj. 羡慕的
have to 不得不
become v. 变得
(become-became-become)
bored adj. 厌烦的
not... anymore 不再
look up 仰望
care about 关心
forever adv. 永远
say to oneself 自言自语One Point Lesson
The fish in the ocean were like the birds in the sky.
这些鱼儿在海里游就像鸟儿在天上飞。
like作介词，表示“像，如同”，后面接宾语。
e.g. He looks like a famous TV star.
他长得很像一个著名的电视明星。
It is such a long time to wait.
还要等好久啊。
such a＋名词：常常用来表示感叹，意为“这么……”。
e.g. It is such a good day.
今天真是个好天。
She saw people laughing, and children playing.
她还看到人们在说笑，孩子们在玩耍。
see sb. doing：看到某人正在做某事
e.g. I saw him playing the tennis.
我看到他在打网球。CHAPTER 1第1章Comprehension Quiz你读懂了多少
A 根据图和中文写出相应的英文单词。
B 根据故事内容判断正误，正确的选T，错误的选F。
❶ At age 15, the little mermaid saw the top of the ocean.
T F
❷ The little mermaid had four sisters.
T F
❸ The little mermaid likes to grow orange flowers.
T F
❹ The little mermaid planted trees around the statue of the boy.
T F
C 把下列句子中的动词变成过去时。
❶ The ocean is ⇨_________ a wonderful place.
❷ Their grandmother takes ⇨_________ care of them.
❸ She swims ⇨_________ so well in the sea.
❹ A beautiful statue falls ⇨_________ to the bottom of the ocean.
D 用适当的词语填空。
like other girls the prettiest feet to play like a fish
The little mermaid was ❶_____________________. But she wasn't ❷___________________. She didn't have any ❸___________________. She had a tail ❹_________________. She liked ❺_________________ in her garden.答案
A ❶ mermaid
❷ statue
❸ Sea King
B ❶ T
❷ F
❸ F
❹ T
C ❶ was
❷ took
❸ swam
❹ fell
D ❶ the prettiest
❷ like other girls
❸ feet
❹ like a fish
❺ to playBefore You Read阅读准备第2章海之外CHAPTER 2 The World Above the Sea
The little mermaid finally became fifteen.
"I am fifteen! I am fifteen!" she shouted excitedly.
Her grandmother put some white flowers in her hair.
Then, she swam to the top of the sea.
The sun was setting now.
It was full of red and orange clouds.
"How beautiful!" she thought.
She could see a ship sailing on the sea.
She swam close to the ship.
She heard music and laughing.
There was also a young man. He was a prince.
Everyone was having a birthday party for him.
They all looked very happy.
The little mermaid watched the prince for hours.
Suddenly, a storm came.
The sky was very angry, and the wind was very strong.
The waves were becoming very rough.
But the little mermaid was not scared.
It was great fun for her to swim in the storm, but not for the ship.
Suddenly, the wind broke the ship's mast.
A few seconds later, the ship turned over into the sea.
The little mermaid could see many people swimming in the rough sea.
"People cannot swim very well.
Where is the prince? I must help him," thought she.
After some searching, she found the prince.
He was sinking deep into the ocean.
She took him to the top of the sea, and looked into his handsome face all night long.
By morning, the storm was finished.
In the sunlight, the prince looked more handsome.
His eyes were still closed.
"Please don't die. You must live," she said.
Close to the beach, there was a small building.
She took the prince very close to the building.
She laid him on the beach.
Suddenly, some bells began to ring.
Some young girls came out of the building.
One of the young girls saw the prince on the beach.
She came to him.
Then she ran to get help.
After a few minutes, many people took the young prince away.
The mermaid suddenly felt very sad.
After returning home, her sisters cried, "What did you see?! What did you see?"
But the little mermaid said nothing.
She was too sad to speak.
One day, she finally told her sisters.
One of the sisters took her to his palace.
She found her prince again.
Now she thought, "I can come here at any time."
She spent many evenings there.
After some time, she had so many questions about people.
She decided to ask her grandmother.
"Grandmother, can people live forever?" she asked.
"No, they can't.
They don't live very long.
But people have souls.
Their souls live forever.
We can live for three hundred years.
Then, we become the foam in the ocean."
"I want to have a soul.
I want to live like a person," said the little mermaid.
"Can I never have a soul?
How can I get a soul?" she asked her grandmother.
Grandmother said, "There is only one way.
A man must fall in love with you.
Then, you must marry him.
But this is impossible.
You have a beautiful tail. But people think it is ugly.
No man will want to marry a mermaid.
Do not dream of the world above the sea anymore.
You will only be sad."
She looked at her tail and thought," I hate it. I want to have two legs.
I want to marry the prince."
"Just be happy," Grandmother finally said.
"Live happily for three hundred years.
This evening, there will be a big party.
You will feel better then."
The party in the deep sea castle was fantastic.
Many different kinds of shells decorated the walls.
The mermaids and the mermen danced together in the ballroom.
And they sang together.
They all had beautiful voices.
But the little mermaid sang the best.
Everyone loved her singing.
For a short time, the little mermaid felt happy.
Then, she thought of the prince.
She became sad again.
Sadly, she left the party.
She went to her own place her garden.
There, she could cry in peace.
She thought, "I love him.
I will do anything for him.
And I want to have a soul.
I will go to the sea witch.
She can help me."KEY WORDS
finally adv. 最后
excitedly adv. 激动地
put ... in 把……插入
set v. （太阳）落下地平线
(set-set-set)
be full of 充满
sail v. 航行
prince n. 王子
have a birthday party 举行生日晚会
for hours 几个小时
storm n. 暴风雨
angry adj. 乌云密布的
wave n. 海浪
rough adj. 狂暴的
scared adj. 害怕的
fun n. 好玩的事
break v. 折断
(break-broke-broken)
mast n. 桅杆
a few seconds later 几秒钟后
turn over 翻，倾覆
search v. 寻找
find v. 找到
(find-found-found)
sink v. 下沉
(sink-sank-sunk)
look into 凝视
all night long 一整夜
finish v. 结束
sunlight n. 阳光
die v. 死
lay v. 放置
(lay-laid-laid)
bell n. 钟
ring v. （钟）敲响
(ring-rang-rung)
get help 找来帮手
take away 带走
cry v. 大声说
at any time 任何时候
after some time 过了一段时间
decide v. 决定
soul n. 灵魂
foam n. 泡沫
way n. 办法
fall in love with 爱上
marry v. 结婚
impossible adj. 不可能的
dream of 梦想
hate v. 讨厌
kind n. 种类
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