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1、安徒生童话：TheMetalPig铜猪InthecityofFlorence,notfarfromthePiazzadelGranduca,thereisalittlecrossstreetwhichIthinkiscalledPortaRossa.Infrontofasortofmarketinthisstreet,wherevegetablesaresold,standsanartificialbutbeautifullyfashionedmetalpig.Afountainoffreshclearwatergushesoutoftheanimal'smouth
2、.Agehasturneditdarkgreen;onlyitssnoutshinesasifithadbeenpolished,andsoithasbythemanyhundredsofchildrenandpoorpeoplewhotakeholdofitwiththeirhandswhentheyputtheirmouthstoitsmouthtodrinkthewater.Itisaninterestingpicturetoseetheperfectlyformedanimalembracedbyahandsome,half-nakedboyputtingh
3、isyounglipstoitssnout.EveryonewhogoestoFlorencesurelyfindstheplace;youonlyhavetoaskthefirstbeggaryouseeaboutthemetalpig,andhewillfinditforyou.Lateonewintereveningthemountainswerecoveredwithsnow,butitwasmoonlight,andinItalythemoongivesasbrightalightasonadarkwinter'sdayinthenorth.Yes,iti
4、sevenbrighter,fortheclearairseemstoshineandtoliftusabovetheearth,whileinthenorththecold,grayleadenroofpressesustotheground,thesamecold,wetgroundwhichonedaywillpressonourcoffins.IntheDuke'spalacegarden,alittleraggedboyhadbeensittingalldayunderthestonepines,wherethousandsofrosesbloominth
5、ewinter,aboywhomighthavestoodforapictureofItaly,sopretty,solaughing,andyetsosuffering.Althoughhungryandthirsty,hegotapennyfromnoone,andwhenitgrewdarkandtimetoclosethegardens,theporterdrovehimaway.ForalongtimehestooddreamingonthebridgeovertheRiverArno,lookingatthereflectionsoftheglitter
6、ingstarsinthewaterbeneaththestatelymarblebridge.Thenhemadehiswaytothemetalpig,kneltbeforeit,threwhisarmsarounditsneck,puthislittlemouthtoitsshiningsnout,anddrankgreatdraughtsoffreshwater.Nearbylayafewsaladleavesandacoupleofchestnuts,andtheseformedhissupper.Therewasnolivingsoulinthestre
7、et;hewasallalone;heclimedontothemetalpig'sback,leanedforwardsothathislittlecurlyheadrestedontheanimal'shead,andbeforeheknewwhatwashappeninghehadfallenfastasleep.Itwasmidnight.Themetalpigmoved.Theboyhearditsayquiteplainly,"Holdfast,littleboy,fornowI'mgoingtorunoff!"Andawayitranwithhim
