黑布林英语渔夫和他的灵魂.docx

黑布林英语渔夫和他的灵魂.docx

《黑布林英语渔夫和他的灵魂.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《黑布林英语渔夫和他的灵魂.docx（18页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

黑布林英语渔夫和他的灵魂

TheFishermanandHisSoul

AbouttheBook

TheFishermanandHisSoulisashortstoryfromOscarWilde'scollectionTheHappy

PrinceandOtherTales.Wildewritesthesestoriesforhischildrenin1888.

TheFishermanandHisSoulisthestoryofayoungfisherman.Onedayhecatchesa

mermaidinhisfishingnetandhefallsinlovewithher.Thefishermanlearnshecannotbewiththemermaidbecausehehasahumansoul.Thefishermanthentriestosendawayhishumansoul.Thefishermanlearnsfromawitchhowtosendhissoulaway.Heisthenfreetobewithhismermaid.Hissoulisaloneintheworld.Hetravelstheworld.Eachyearhecomesbacktothefishermanandtellshimabouthistravels.

Oneofthethemesofthestoryistemptation.Inthestorythemermaidtemptsthefishermanwithstoriesofthesea.Thefishermantemptsthewitchtohelphimsendawayhissoul.Andhissoultriestotemptthefishermantoleavethemermaid.

Butthemainthemeofthestoryislove.Loveismoreimportantthananything.Thesoulcannottemptthefishermanbecausethefisherman’sloveistoostrong.Andintheend,wediscoverthatyoucannotlivewithoutlove.

TheFishermanandHisSoulisanexoticstorywithOrientalandEasterninfluences.Therearealsomermaids,witchesanddevils.Thelanguageispoeticandisfullofallegory.

1THEMERMAID

EveryeveningtheyoungFishermangoesoutonthesea.Hethrowshisnetsintothewater.Whenthewindblowsfromtheland,hedoesn'tcatchmanyfish.Butwhenthewindblowsfromthesea,hecatcheslotsoffishandhecansellthematthemarket.

OneeveningtheFisherman'snetisveryheavy.Hethinks,'Areallthefishintheseainmynet?

Oristhereamonsterinmynet?

'Hepullsandhepullshisnet.

Therearenofishormonstersinhisnet.ButthereisalittleMermaidandsheissleeping.

TheMermaid'shairisgolden.Herbodyiswhite.Hertailissilverandpearl.Herearsarelikesea-shellsandherlipsarelikesea-coral.

HerbeautymakestheFishermanveryhappy.Heleansoutoftheboat.HetakestheMermaidinhisarms.Shewakesupwhenhetouchesher.Shecrieslikeaseagullandshewantstoescape.ButtheFishermanholdstheMermaidinhisarms.

‘Pleasefreeme,'theMermaidcries."IamtheonlydaughteroftheKing.Myfatherisoldandalone.‘Makemeapromise,'saystheFisherman."Icanfreeyou.BpleasecomewhenIcallyou.Youcansingtomeandtothefish.Thenmynetscanalwaysbefulloffish."

‘Ipromise,'criestheMermaid.

ThefishermanopenshisarmsandfeesthefrightenedMermaid.Sheswimsdownunderthewater.

Whatisnotapromise?

口Astatementinwhichyousaythatsomethingwilldefinitelyhappen.

口Youwilldefinitelydosomething.

口Youwilldefinitelynotdosomething.

口Youguesssomethingwillhappen.

EveryeveningtheFishermangoesoutonthesea.HecallstheMermaid.Shecomesoutofthewaterandsingstohim.ThedolphinsswimroundandroundtheMermaid.TheseagullsflyroundandroundtheMermaid.

TheMermaidsingsabeautifulsong.ShesingsoftheSea-folkandofthepalaceoftheKing.Shesingsofthegardensoftheseafullofcoralandfish.Shesingsofwhales,sealionsandseahorses.ShesingsofsunkenshipsandofMermaidsholdingouttheirarmstothesailors,callingthemintothesea.

TheMermaidsingsandsings.Allthefishcomefromthebottomoftheseatolistentoher.TheFishermanthrowshisnetsintothesea.Hisnetsandboatarefulloffish.ThentheMermaidstopssinging.ShesmilesattheFishermanandsheswimsbackunderthesea.

EveryeveningtheFishermancallstheMermaid.Andeveryeveningshesingsforhim.Butshedoesnotcomenearhim.TheFishermantriestotouchher.ButsheswimsbackundertheSea.

EveryeveningtheFishermanlistenstotheMermaid.HerSongandhervoicearesweettohisears.AndtheFishermanforgetshisnetsandthefish.Hiseyesarefulloflove.

OneeveningtheFishermancallstotheMermaid.

'LittleMermaid,littleMermaid,|loveyou.CanIbeyourhusband?

'hesays.

ButtheMermaidshakesherhead.

'No,'shesays.'Youhaveahumansoul.Icannotloveyouwithyourhumansoul.SendawayyourhumansoulandIcanloveyou.'

TheFishermanthinks,'Ihaveasoul.ButIcannotseeit.Icannottouchit.Idonotneedit.Icansenditaway.ThenIcanbehappywithmylittleMermaid.'

TheFishermanisfullofjoy.Hestandsinhisboat.HeopenshisarmstotheMermaid.

‘Icansendmysoulaway,'hecries."Youcanbemywife'andIcanbeyourhusband.Wecanlivetogetheratthebottomofthesea.Youcanshowmeyourkingdom.Wecanbetogether."

ThelittleMermaidisveryhappy.Shelaughsandhidesherfaceinherhands.

‘HowcanIsendmysoulaway?

'criestheFisherman.

'Idonotknow,'saysthelittleMermaidsadly.‘TheSea-folkhavenosouls.’

Thensheswimsbackdownunderthesea.Sheissadnow.

2THEPRIEST

EarlythenextmorningtheFishermangoestothePriest'shouse.

Heknocksthreetimesonthedoor.

Thefishermanentersthehouseandkneelsonthefloor.ThePriestisreading.

'Father,'hesaystothePriest,‘IaminlovewithaMermaid.Icansendmysoulaway.

Mysoulisnotimportanttome.Ithasnovaluetome.|cannotseeit.Icannottouchit.Idonotneedit.’

‘Areyoumad?

’repliesthePriest.‘Ofcourseyouneedyoursoul.Godgivesusoursoulstodogoodthings.Humansoulsareprecious.Veryprecious.ForgettheMermaid.TheSea-folkare

lost.Goodandevilarethesameforthem.Theyhavenoplaceinheaven.'

TheFishermanissad.Hehastearsinhiseyes.Hestandsandsays,'Father,IwanttobeoneoftheSea-folk.Idon'twantmysoul.Iwanttobewithmylove.MyMermaidisbeautiful,likethestarsandthemoon.Iloveher,Idon'tneedmysoul.Idon'tneedaplaceinheaven.Helpme.Helpmesendawaymysoul.'

"Goaway!

Goaway!

'criesthePriest.'Youarelost.LostwithyourMermaid.'

ThePriestsendstheFishermanawayandheshutshisdoor.

Fillintheblank.

Humansoulsareimportantforhumansbecausehumansoulsareprecious/Godgivesusoursoulstodogoodthings.

3THEMERCHANTS

TheFishermanwalkstothemarketplace.Heissad.

Themerchantsinthemarketplaceseehim.Oneofthemerchantsseethefisherman,"Whatdoyouhavetosell?

’

‘Mysoul.’answerstheFisherman.'Pleasebuyit.Icannotuseit.Icannotseeit.Icannottouchit.Idonotneedit.’

Butthemerchantslaugh.

‘Wecannotbuyyoursoul,'theysay."Yoursoulhasnovalueforus.Becomeaslaveandwecansellyourbody.Wecandressyouinpurpleandgiveyouaring.YoucanbecomethegreatQueen'sslave.'

'Howstrange,'thinkstheFisherman.'Forthepriestmysoulhasgreatvalue,butforthemerchantsithasnovalue.'Andhewalksaway.Hegoestotheseatothink.

WhydoestheFisherman'ssoulhavenovalueforthemerchants?

Becausethemerchantscannotsellit.

Becausehissoulisverycheap.

Becausethemerchantssellothergoods.

Becausehissouldoesn’thaveapriceinthemarket.

4THEWITCH

LatertheFishermanremembersayoungWitch.Hisfriendknowsher.Sheisgoodatspells.

TheFishermanrunstohercave.

‘Iwantasmallthing,'saystheFisherman.'ThePriestsays“no"andthemerchantslaugh.NowIcometoyou.YoucanhelpmeandIcanpayyourprice.'

'Whatdoyouwant?

'askstheWitch.ShecomesneartotheFisherman.

'Iwanttosendmysoulaway,'saystheFisherman.

TheWitchgrowspale.Shehidesherfaceinherbluecloak."Fisherman,Fisherman,'shesays,'Itisterribletosendyoursoulaway.'

TheFishermanlaughs,'Mysoulisnotimportantforme,'heanswers."Icannotseeit.Icannottouchit.Idonotneedit.'

‘Whatcanyougiveme?

"askstheWitch.HerbeautifuleyeslookattheFisherman.

‘Fivepiecesofgold’,hesay,"mynets,myhouseandmyboat.Tellmehowtosendmysoulaway.ThenIcangiveyoueverything.'

TheWitchlaughs,‘WithmyspellsIcanhavegoldandsilver.Moneyisnotimportanttome.’

'Ifyoudon’twantgoldorsilver,whatcanIgiveyou?

’CriestheFisherman.

TheWitchtouchestheFisherman'shair.Herhandisthinandwhite.'Dancewithme,Fisherman,'Shesays.Sheissmiling.

‘Isthatall?

’!

askstheFisherman.

'Thatisall,'sheanswers.Shesmilesagain.

‘Wecandanceatsunset,'hesays.'Thenyoucantellmehowtosendmysoulaway.'

Thewitchshakesherhead.

"Whenthemoonisfull,'shesays.ShegoesovertotheFishermanandshespeaksclosetohisear.'Tonightatthetopofthemountain,'shewhispers.

TheFishermanlooksattheWitch.

'Waitformeatthetopofthemountain,underthetree.Whenthemoonisfull,wecandancetogether.'

"Yes,'criestheFisherman.'Tonightwecandance.Itisasmallpriceforme.'

Herunsbacktothetown.Heishappy.

TheWitchwatcheshimleave.Shegoesintothecave.Shelooksinamirror.Sheisangry.

"Whydoeshenotloveme?

Iambeautiful,too.WhydoeshelovetheMermaidandnotme?

'

WhyistheWitchveryangry?

BecauseshecannotdancewiththeFisherman.

BecausetheFishermanlovestheMermaid,nother.

BecausetheFishermanthinkssheisugly.

BecausetheWitchcandonothingfortheFisherman.

Intheeveningthemoonrisesinthesky.TheFishermanclimbstothetopofthemountain.Hewaitsunderthetree.Heseestheseabelow.Therearefishingboatsonthesea.

Atmidnightthewitchescome.Theyflyintheairlikebats.Theylandonthetopofthemountain.ThentheyoungWitcharrives.Herredhairblowsinthewind.Sheiswearingagolddressandagreenhat.

TheWitchwalkstothetree.ShepullstheFishermanintothelightofthemoon.Theybegintodance.Theydanceanddance.Roundandround.

"Faster,'criestheWitch.'Faster,faster!

'

Noweverythingisgo