标题：美国语文第五册 第14期：唱歌课 

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A nightingale made a mistake;

一只夜莺，露了丑，

She sang a few notes out of tune:

刚开口唱歌，就跑了调，

Her heart was ready to break,

它的心儿，就要碎了，

And she hid away from the moon.

连忙赶紧，躲开月亮。

She wrung her claws, poor thing,

不小心还扭了脚，这可怜家伙，

But was far too proud to weep;

是否太过骄傲，大哭一场，

She tucked her head under her wing,

反正，它将头蜷缩翼翅下，

And pretended to be asleep.

装模作样地睡着了。

A lark, arm in arm with a thrush,

云雀和画眉，肩并肩，

Came sauntering up to the place;

蹒跚走过来，查看究竟，

The nightingale felt herself blush,

夜莺捂住，羞红的脸，

Though feathers hid her face;

虽然羽毛遮住，心中胆怯，

She knew they had heard her song,

它知道，鸟儿听见自己歌唱，

She felt them snicker and sneer;

叽喳嘲笑，犹如芒刺，

She thought that life was too long,

它讨厌憎恨，时光漫长，

And wished she could skip a year.

一年眨眼过去，该有多棒！

"O nightingale!" cooed a dove;

“哦，夜莺”，一只鸽子咕咕叫，

O nightingale! what's the use?

有什么大事不得了？

You bird of beauty and love,

你那么漂亮，又可爱，

Why behave like a goose?

何必，像那些粗鄙家鹅？

Don't sulk away from our sight,

别躲在旮旯里，生闷气，

Like a common, contemptible fowl;

也不要小鸡肚肠，没度量，

You bird of joy and delight,

你应该，开心更快乐，

Why behave like an owl?

为什么，不学学猫头鹰？

Only think of all you have done;

只要想一想，你所做的，

Only think of all you can do;

再思忖看看，你能做的，

A false note is really fun,

唱错了调，无关紧要，

From such a bird as you!

权当有趣，一笑别过。

Lift up your proud little crest,

耸起你，那骄傲鸟冠，

Open your musical beak;

打开你，美丽的喙角，

Other birds have to do their best,

鸟儿们，竭力帮助你，

You need only to speak!

不妨，亮开歌喉再唱歌。

The nightingale shyly took her head from under her wing,

夜莺，羞愧地，从翼翅里，抬起头，

And, giving the dove a look,

感激中，看了鸽子一眼，

Straightway began to sing.

蓦然间，亮开嗓门，

There was never a bird could pass;

鸟儿，纷纷飞来驻足，

The night was divinely calm;

夜晚，霎时庄严静穆，

And the people stood on the grass

草地上，人群安静伫立，

To hear that wonderful psalm.

聆听那，质朴无华的圣歌。

The nightingale did not care,

夜莺，不再害怕，

She only sang to the skies;

它的歌声，渐次上扬回旋，

Her song ascended there,

它的目光，悠然攀升，

And there she fixed her eyes.

伴随着，响彻入云骄傲，

The people that stood below,

歌声拂过，娴静无边夜色。

She knew but little about;

夜莺，或许茫然不知，

And this tale has a moral, I know,

这篇故事，包含人生箴言，

If you'll try and find it out.

只要尝试，奇迹不难发现。

 
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