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The whales' song
鯨魚在唱歌

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Lily's grandmother told her a story.
麗麗的奶奶給她講了一個(gè)故事。

"Once upon a time."
?“很久以前?！?/span>

?she said, “the ocean was filled with whales.They were as big as the hill.
她說，“大海里住滿了鯨魚。他們像山峰一樣巨大。

They were as peaceful as the moon. They were the most wondrous creatures you could ever imagine."
它們像月亮一樣安寧。它們是你能想象出的最神奇的生物?！?/div>

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Lilly climbed on to her grandmother’s lap.
莉莉安靜地伏在奶奶的膝蓋上。

“I used to sit at the end of the jetty and listen for whales ”said Lilly’s grandmother.
“從前我常常跑到碼頭的邊緣，聽鯨魚的聲音?！崩蚶虻哪棠陶f，

“Sometimes I’d sit there all day and all night.
“有一次，我在那兒坐了一天一夜。

Then all of a sudden I’d see them coming from miles away.
然后，忽然之間，我就看見它們從幾米之外的海上向我游來。

They moved through the water as if they were dancing.”
他們?cè)诓ɡ酥写┧螅拖裨谔枰粯??！?/div>

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“But how did they know you were there grandma?” asked Lilly, “how would they find you.”
“可是它們?cè)趺粗滥阍谀莾耗?，奶奶？”莉莉問道，“它們?cè)趺床拍苷业侥隳?？?/div>

Lilly’s grandmother smiled,” Oh, you had to bring them something special.
莉莉的奶奶微笑著說，“哦，你必須給他們帶一些特別的東西。

A prefect shell. Or a beautiful stone.
一個(gè)完整的貝殼，或者一塊漂亮的石子。

And if they like you the whales would take your gift and give you something in return.”
如果鯨魚喜歡你的話，它們就回收下你的禮物，并且給你一些東西作為回報(bào)?！?/div>

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“What would they give you, Grandma?” asked Lilly.
“它們會(huì)給你什么呢，奶奶？”莉莉問

”What did you get from the whales?”
“鯨魚給了你什么禮物呀？”

Lilly’s grandmother sighed, “once or twice ”
莉莉的奶奶嘆了一口氣，“有那么一兩次”

she whispered, “once or twice I heard them sing.”
她悄聲說“有那么一兩次，我聽見它們?cè)诔??！?/div>

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Lilly’s uncle Frederick stomped into the room.
莉莉的叔叔弗雷德里克踱步進(jìn)了房間。

“You’re nothing but a daft old fool!” he snapped.
“你就會(huì)說這些老掉牙的蠢故事！”他嘲笑道

“Whales were important for their meat, and for their bones, and for their blubber.
“鯨魚的重要性在于他們的魚肉，魚骨和鯨魚油。

If you have to tell Lilly something, then tell her something useful.
要是你非得和莉莉說點(diǎn)什么，那也得告訴她一點(diǎn)有用處的事情吧。

Don’t fill her head with nonsense. Singing whales indeed!”
別在她腦袋里塞滿無意義的東西，鯨魚會(huì)唱歌？才怪！”

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“There were whales here millions of years before there were ships, or cities, or even cavemen.” continued Lilly’s grandmother.
“鯨魚早在輪船、城市、甚至人類之前幾百萬年就存在了”莉莉的奶奶繼續(xù)說

”People used to say they were magical.”
“人們從前總說它們是有魔法的。”

“People used to eat and boil them down for oil!”
“人們從前總是吃它們的肉，用他們來熬油！”

grumbled Lilly’s uncle Frederick.And he turned his back and stomped out to the garden.
莉莉的叔叔一邊嘟噥著，一邊轉(zhuǎn)身向花園走去。

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Lilly dreamt about whales.
莉莉夢(mèng)見了鯨魚。

In her dreams she saw them, as large as mountains and bluer than the sky.?
她在夢(mèng)里看見它們——就像山峰一樣巨大，就像天空一樣湛藍(lán)。

In her dreams she heard them singing, their voice like the wind.
她在夢(mèng)里聽見它們的歌聲——那聲音就像風(fēng)的聲音一樣。

In her dreams they leapt from the water and called her name.
在夢(mèng)里，它們跳出海面，呼喚她的名字。

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Next morning Lilly went down to the ocean.
第二天清晨，莉莉去了海邊。

She went where no one fished or swam or sailed their boats.
她去了一個(gè)沒人釣魚、沒人游泳、也沒有人劃船的地方。

She walked to the end of the old jetty, the water was empty and still .
她獨(dú)自走到老碼頭的前面。一片水面空闊而安靜。

Out of her pocket she took a yellow flower and dropped it in the water.”This is for you. “ she called into the air.
她從口袋里掏出一朵小黃花，把它丟進(jìn)了水中?！八徒o你們的?！彼龑?duì)空氣喊道。

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Lilly sat at the end of jetty and waited.She waited all morning and all afternoon.
莉莉坐在碼頭邊等啊等，她從早上一直等到了下午。

Then, as?dusk?began to fall, Uncle Frederick came down the hill after her.
當(dāng)夜色降臨的時(shí)候，弗雷德里克叔叔下山坡來找她了。

“Enough of this?foolishness?”he said,
“這件愚蠢的事情就到此為止吧。”他說

“Come on home. I’ll not have you dreaming your life away.”
“回家去，我可不會(huì)讓你一直這么想入非非?！?/div>

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That night, Lilly awoke suddenly.The room was bright with moonlight.
那天夜里莉莉突然從睡夢(mèng)中醒了。屋里灑滿了皎潔的月光。

She sat up and listened, the house was quiet.
她坐起身，傾聽著。整個(gè)房子里靜悄悄的。

Lilly climbed out of bed and went to the window.?
莉莉翻身下床，走到窗戶前面。

She could hear something in the distance, on the far side of the hill.
她能聽見從遠(yuǎn)方，從山的那一邊傳來的某種聲音。

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She raced outside and down to the shore.?
她跑了出去，徑直跑到海邊。

Her heart was pounding as she reached the sea.
當(dāng)她看到海的一瞬，她的整個(gè)心都在砰砰直跳。

There enormous in the ocean, were the whales.
在大海里有那么一群龐然大物，那是鯨魚。

They leapt and jumped and spun across the moon.
它們跳躍著，從月亮前穿梭而過。

Their singing filled up the night.Lilly saw her yellow flower dancing on the?spray.
它們的歌聲響徹夜空。莉莉看見她的小黃花在水沫上舞蹈。

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Minutes passed, or maybe hours.
幾分鐘，或者十幾小時(shí)過去了。

Suddenly Lilly felt the breeze rustle her nightdress and the cold nip at her toes.
忽然，麗麗感到她的睡衣在微風(fēng)中颯颯飄動(dòng)，她的腳趾頭被寒冷刺痛了。

She shivered and rubbed her eyes.
她微微顫抖著，揉了揉自己的眼睛。

Then it seemed the ocean was still again and the night black and silent.Lilly thought she must have been dreaming.
這時(shí)，大?？雌饋碛只謴?fù)了平靜，夜晚黑暗而沉默。莉莉想，自己一定在做夢(mèng)吧。

She stood up and turned for home.?
她站了一會(huì)兒，就轉(zhuǎn)身往家里走去。

Then from far, far away, on the beach of the wind she heard,”Lilly!Lilly!”The whales were calling her name.
這時(shí)，從很遠(yuǎn)、很遠(yuǎn)的某處，透過風(fēng)兒的一縷呼吸，他聽到了一個(gè)聲音。“莉莉！莉莉！”那是鯨魚們正在呼喚她的名字。

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