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THE WILD SWANS
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Far away in the land to which the swallows fly when it is winter, dwelt a king who had eleven sons, and one daughter, named Eliza. The eleven brothers were princes, and each went to school with a star on his breast, and a sword by his side. They wrote with diamond pencils on gold slates1, and learnt their lessons so quickly and read so easily that every one might know they were princes. Their sister Eliza sat on a little stool of plate-glass, and had a book full of pictures, which had cost as much as half a kingdom. Oh, these children were indeed happy, but it was not to remain so always. Their father, who was king of the country, married a very wicked queen, who did not love the poor children at all. They knew this from the very first day after the wedding. In the palace there were great festivities, and the children played at receiving company; but instead of having, as usual, all the cakes and apples that were left, she gave them some sand in a tea-cup, and told them to pretend it was cake. The week after, she sent little Eliza into the country to a peasant and his wife, and then she told the king so many untrue things about the young princes, that he gave himself no more trouble respecting them.
"Go out into the world and get your own living," said the queen. "Fly like great birds, who have no voice." But she could not make them ugly as she wished, for they were turned into eleven beautiful wild swans. Then, with a strange cry, they flew through the windows of the palace, over the park, to the forest beyond. It was early morning when they passed the peasant's cottage, where their sister Eliza lay asleep in her room. They hovered2 over the roof, twisted their long necks and flapped their wings, but no one heard them or saw them, so they were at last obliged to fly away, high up in the clouds; and over the wide world they flew till they came to a thick, dark wood, which stretched far away to the seashore. Poor little Eliza was alone in her room playing with a green leaf, for she had no other playthings, and she pierced a hole through the leaf, and looked through it at the sun, and it was as if she saw her brothers' clear eyes, and when the warm sun shone on her cheeks, she thought of all the kisses they had given her. One day passed just like another; sometimes the winds rustled3 through the leaves of the rose-bush, and would whisper to the roses, "Who can be more beautiful than you!" But the roses would shake their heads, and say, "Eliza is." And when the old woman sat at the cottage door on Sunday, and read her hymn-book, the wind would flutter the leaves, and say to the book, "Who can be more
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slates
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| (旧时学生用以写字的)石板( slate的名词复数 ); 板岩; 石板瓦; 石板色 | |
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hovered
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| 鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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rustled
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| v.发出沙沙的声音( rustle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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pious
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| adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的 | |
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hatred
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tapestry
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| n.挂毯,丰富多采的画面 | |
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toads
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| n.蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆( toad的名词复数 ) | |
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inclinations
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| 倾向( inclination的名词复数 ); 倾斜; 爱好; 斜坡 | |
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witchcraft
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tangled
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| adj. 纠缠的,紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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smeared
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| 弄脏; 玷污; 涂抹; 擦上 | |
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ointment
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| n.药膏,油膏,软膏 | |
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moors
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determined
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moss
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spoke
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| n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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darted
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fragrance
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| n.芬芳,香味,香气 | |
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rippling
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| 起涟漪的,潺潺流水般声音的 | |
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forsake
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| vt.遗弃,抛弃;舍弃,放弃 | |
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| 大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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| n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声 adj. 发沙沙声的 | |
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| adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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penetrate
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| v.透(渗)入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解 | |
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solitude
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| n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方 | |
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foliage
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foam
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| v./n.泡沫,起泡沫 | |
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eldest
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| adj.最年长的,最年老的 | |
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charcoal
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| n.炭,木炭,生物炭 | |
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| v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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slumbering
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| 微睡,睡眠(slumber的现在分词形式) | |
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| v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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pliant
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| adj.顺从的;可弯曲的 | |
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willow
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| n.柳树 | |
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beaks
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| n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 );鹰钩嘴;尖鼻子;掌权者 | |
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onward
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| adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先 | |
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alas
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| int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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gusts
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| 一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作 | |
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peal
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| n.钟声;v.鸣响 | |
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hymns
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| n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌( hymn的名词复数 ) | |
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| adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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beheld
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pointed
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| adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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gliding
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cedar
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| n.雪松,香柏(木) | |
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embroidered
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perseverance
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torment
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| n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠 | |
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nettle
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| n.荨麻;v.烦忧,激恼 | |
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dagger
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nettles
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spun
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apron
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velvet
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| 处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球 | |
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fragrant
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| n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑 | |
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