安徒生童话：你能琢磨出甚么(英)

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1、安徒生童话：你能琢磨出甚么(英)WhatOneCanInvent　　byHansChristianAndersen（1869）　　THEREwasonceayoungmanwhowasstudyingtobeapoet.HewantedtobecomeonebyEaster，andtomarry，andtolivebypoetry.Towritepoems，heknew，onlyconsistsinbeingabletoinventsomething；buthecouldnotinventanything.Hehadbeenb

2、orntoolate—everythinghadbeentakenupbeforehecameintotheworld，andeverythinghadbeenwrittenandtoldabout.　　“Happypeoplewhowerebornathousandyearsago！”saidhe.“Itwasaneasymatterforthemtobecomeimmortal.Happyevenwashewhowasbornahundredyearsago，forthentherewasstillsomethingabo

3、utwhichapoemcouldbewritten.Nowtheworldiswrittenout，andwhatcanIwritepoetryabout？”　　Thenhestudiedtillhebecameillandwretched，thewretchedman！Nodoctorcouldhelphim，butperhapsthewisewomancould.Shelivedinthelittlehousebythewayside，wherethegateisthatsheopenedforthosewhorodea

4、nddrove.Butshecoulddomorethanunlockthegate.Shewaswiserthanthedoctorwhodrivesinhisowncarriageandpaystaxforhisrank.　　“Imustgotoher，”saidtheyoungman.　　Thehouseinwhichshedweltwassmallandneat，butdrearytobehold，fortherewerenoflowersnearit—notrees.Bythedoorstoodabee-hive，w

5、hichwasveryuseful.Therewasalsoalittlepotato-field，veryuseful，andanearthbank，withsloebushesuponit，whichhaddoneblossoming，andnowborefruit，sloes，thatdrawone'smouthtogetherifonetastesthembeforethefrosthastouchedthem.　　“That'satruepictureofourpoetrylesstime，thatIseebefor

6、emenow，”thoughttheyoungman；andthatwasatleastathought，agrainofgoldthathefoundbythedoorofthewisewoman.　　“Writethatdown！”saidshe.“Evencrumbsarebread.Iknowwhyyoucomehither.Youcannotinventanything，andyetyouwanttobeapoetbyEaster.”　　“Everythinghasbeenwrittendown，”saidhe.“O

7、urtimeisnottheoldtime.”　　“No，”saidthewoman.“Intheoldtimewisewomenwereburnt，andpoetswentaboutwithemptystomachs，andverymuchoutatelbows.Thepresenttimeisgood，itisthebestoftimes；butyouhavenottherightwayoflookingatit.Yourearisnotsharpenedtohear，andIfancyyoudonotsaytheLord

8、'sPrayerintheevening.Thereisplentyheretowritepoemsabout，andtotellof，foranyonewhoknowstheway.Youcanreaditinthefruitsoftheearth，youcandrawit