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1、theButterflybyHansChristianAndersen（1861）theREwasonceabutterflywhowishedforabride，and，asmaybesupposed，hewantedtochooseaveryprettyonefromamongtheflowers.Heglanced，withaverycriticaleye，atalltheflower-beds，andfoundthattheflowerswereseatedquietlyanddemurelyontheirstalks，justasmaidensshouldsitbeforetheya
2、reengaged；buttherewasaGREatnumberofthem，anditappearedasifhissearchwouldbecomeverywearisome.Thebutterflydidnotliketotaketoomuchtrouble，soheflewoffonavisittothedaisies.TheFrenchcallthisflower“Marguerite，”andtheysaythatthelittledaisycanprophesy.Loverspluckofftheleaves，andastheypluckeachleaf，theyaskaque
3、stionabouttheirlovers；thus： “Doesheorsheloveme？Ardently？Distractedly？Verymuch？Alittle？Notatall？”andsoon.Everyonespeaksthesewordsinhisownlanguage.ThebutterflycamealsotoMargueritetoinquire，buthedidnotpluckoffherleaves；hepressedakissoneachofthem，forhethoughttherewasalwaysmoretobedonebykindness.“Darling
4、Margueritedaisy，”hesaidtoher， “youarethewisestwomanofalltheflowers.PraytellmewhichoftheflowersIshallchooseformywife.Whichwillbemybride？WhenIknow，Iwillflydirectlytoher，andpropose.”ButMargueritedidnotanswerhim；shewasoffendedthatheshouldcallherawomanwhenshewasonlyagirl；andthereisaGREatdifference.Heaske
5、dherasecondtime，andthenathird；butsheremaineddumb，andanswerednotaword.Thenhewouldwaitnolonger，butflewaway，tocommencehiswooingatonce.Itwasintheearlyspring，whenthecrocusandthesnowdropwereinfullbloom.“theyareverypretty，”thoughtthebutterfly； “charminglittlelasses；buttheyareratherformal.”then，astheyoungla
6、dsoftendo，helookedoutfortheeldergirls.Henextflewtotheanemones；thesewererathersourtohistaste.Theviolet，alittletoosentimental.Thelime-blossoms，toosmall，andbesides，therewassuchalargefamilyofthem.Theapple-blossoms，thoughtheylookedlikeroses，bloomedto-day，butmightfalloffto-morrow，withthefirstwindthatblew；
7、andhethoughtthatamarriagewithoneofthemmightlasttooshortatime.Thepea-blossompleasedhimmostofall；shewaswhiteandred，gracefulandslender，andbelongedtothosedomesticmaidenswhohaveaprettyappearance，andcanyetbeusefulinthekitchen.Hewasjustabouttomakeheranoffer，when，closebythemaiden，hesawapod，withawitheredflow
8、erhangingattheend.“Whoisthat？”heasked.“Thatismysister，”repliedthepea-blossom.“Oh，indeed；andyouwillbelikehersomeday，”saidhe；andheflewawaydirectly，forhefeltquiteshocked.Ahoneysucklehungforthfromthehedge，infullbloom；butthereweresomanygirlslikeher，withlongfacesandsallowcomplexions.No；hedidnotlikeher.But
9、whichonedidhelike？Springwentby，andsummerdrewtowardsitsclose；autumncame；buthehadnotdecided.theflowersnowappearedintheirmostgorgeousrobes，butallinvain；theyhadnotthefresh，fragrantairofyouth.Fortheheartasksforfragrance，evenwhenitisnolongeryoung；andthereisverylittleofthattobefoundinthedahliasorthedrychry
10、santhemums；thereforethebutterflyturnedtothemintontheground.Youknow，thisplanthasnoblossom；butitissweetnessallover，fulloffragrancefromheadtofoot，withthescentofaflowerineveryleaf.“Iwilltakeher，”saidthebutterfly；andhemadeheranoffer.Butthemintstoodsilentandstiff，asshelistenedtohim.Atlastshesaid，“Friendsh
11、ip，ifyouplease；nothingmore.Iamold，andyouareold，butwemayliveforeachotherjustthesame；astomarryingno；dontletusappearridiculousatourage.”Andsoithappenedthatthebutterflygotnowifeatall.Hehadbeentoolongchoosing，whichisalwaysabadplan.Andthebutterflybecamewhatiscalledanoldbachelor.Itwaslateintheautumn，withra
12、inyandcloudyweather.Thecoldwindblewoverthebowedbacksofthewillows，sothattheycreakedagain.Itwasnottheweatherforflyingaboutinsummerclothes；butfortunatelythebutterflywasnotoutinit.Hehadgotashelterbychance.Itwasinaroomheatedbyastove，andaswarmassummer.Hecouldexisthere，hesaid，wellenough.“Butitisnotenoughme
13、relytoexist，”saidhe， “Ineedfreedom，sunshine，andalittleflowerforacompanion.”thenheflewagainstthewindow-pane，andwasseenandadmiredbythoseintheroom，whocaughthim，andstuckhimonapin，inaboxofcuriosities.Theycouldnotdomoreforhim.一只蝴蝶想要找一个恋人。自然，他想要在群花中找到一位可爱的小恋人。因此他就把她们都看了一遍。每朵花都是安静地、端庄地坐在梗子上，正如一个姑娘在没有订婚时那样坐着。可是她们的数目非常多，选择很不容易。蝴蝶不愿意招来麻烦，因此就飞到雏菊那儿去。法国人把这种小花叫做“玛加丽特”（註：原文是“MarGREth”，这个字是“雏菊”的意思；欧美有许多女子用这个字作为名字。）。他们知道，她能作出预言。她是这样作的：情人们把她的花瓣一起一起地摘下来，每摘一起情人就问一个关於他们恋人的事情：“热情吗？痛苦吗？非常爱我吗？只爱一点吗？完全不爱吗？”以及诸如此类的问
