The Little Mermaid / 小美人鱼

When it grew dark, a number of colored lamps were lighted天黑了，点亮了几盏彩色灯the sailors and royal family danced merrily on the deck水手和王室成员在甲板上欢快地跳舞The little mermaid could not help thinking of her birthday小美人鱼不禁想起了自己的生日the day that she rose out of the sea for the first time她第一次从海里升起的那一天similar joyful festivities were celebrated on that day这一天也举行了类似的欢乐庆祝活动she thought about the wonder and hope she felt that day她想起了那天她所感受到的惊奇和希望with those pleasant memories, she too joined in the dance带着这些愉快的回忆，她也加入了舞蹈on her paining feet, she poised herself in the air在她疼痛的脚上，她把自己放在空中the way a swallow poises itself when in pursued of prey燕子在追逐猎物时的姿势the sailors and the servants cheered her wonderingly水手和仆人都好奇地为她欢呼She had never danced so gracefully before她以前从未如此优雅地跳舞Her tender feet felt as if cut with sharp knives她柔嫩的脚感觉就像被锋利的刀子割伤but she cared little for the pain of her feet但她并不在乎脚的疼痛there was a much sharper pain piercing her heart有一种更剧烈的疼痛刺穿了她的心