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———————————————在蓝色的大海深处，住着一条美丽的鱼。它有着令人羡慕，像彩虹一样五颜六色闪闪发光的鳞片，可却总是感到孤单没有朋友，这是为什么呢？后来美丽的彩虹鱼又发生什么故事了呢？我们一起来看看吧！
A long way out in the deep blue sea
在遥远的蓝色大海深处
there lived a fish.
住着一条鱼。
Not just an ordinary fish,
这可不是一条普通的鱼，
but the most beautiful fish in the entire ocean.
这是大海里最漂亮的鱼了。
His scales were every shade of blue and green and purple,
它有着五颜六色的鳞片，就像彩虹一样，蓝的、绿的、紫的,
with sparkling silver scales among them.
还会闪闪发光。
The other fish were amazed at his beauty.
别的鱼都特别羡慕。
They called him Rainbow Fish.
他们叫他彩虹鱼。
"Come on, Rainbow Fish," they would call. "Come and play with us!"
“来呀，彩虹鱼，快来和我们一块玩吧！”
But the Rainbow Fish would just glide past,
可是，彩虹鱼连看都不看他们一眼就走了，
proud and silent, letting his scales shimmer.
还骄傲地闪了闪鳞片。
One day, a little blue fish followed after him.
有一天，一条小蓝鱼从后面追了上来。
"Rainbow Fish," he called.
“彩虹鱼，”他喊道，
"wait for me !
“等等我！
Please give me one of your shiny scales.
求求你了，把你的闪光鳞片，送给我一片好吗？
They are so wonderful, and you have so many."
实在是太漂亮了。再说，你有那么多片。”
"You want me to give you one of special scales ?
“你想让我把我这与众不同的闪光鳞送你一片？
Who do you think you are ?" cried the Rainbow Fish.
你以为你是谁啊？” 彩虹鱼叫道。
"Get away from me !"
“快给我闪一边去！”
Shocked, the little blue fish swam away.
小蓝鱼吓坏了，赶紧游走了。
He was so upset,
小蓝鱼很难过，
he told all his friends what had happened.
并把这件事告诉了朋友们。
From then on, no one would have anything to do with the Rainbow Fish.
从那以后，再也没有鱼愿意和彩虹鱼说话了。
They turned away when he swam by.
彩虹鱼一游过来，大家就都把头扭到了一边。
What good were the dazzling, shimmering scales with no one to admire them?
即使有一身耀眼的闪光鳞片，却没有人赞美，又有什么用呢？
Now he was the loneliest fish in the entire ocean.
最终，彩虹鱼变成大海里最孤独的一条鱼了。
One day he poured out his troubles to the starfish.
有一天，彩虹鱼向海星诉苦说
"I really am beautiful. Why doesn’t anybody like me?"
“我这么漂亮，为什么没人喜欢我呢？”
"I can’t answer that for you," said the starfish.
“这我怎么知道。”海星说
"But if you go beyond the coral reef to a deep cave you will find the wise octopus.
“不过，你要是越过珊瑚礁，游进一个深深的洞穴里，就能见到无所不知的章鱼奶奶了。
Maybe she can help you."
她也许能帮助你。”
The Rainbow Fish found the cave.
彩虹鱼找到了那个洞穴。
It was very dark inside and he couldn’t see anything.
里面黑漆漆的，什么也看不见。
Then suddenly two eyes caught him in their glare and the octopus emerged from the darkness.
黑暗中，突然有两只明亮的眼睛盯住了彩虹鱼，紧接着章鱼游了出来。
"I have been waiting for you,"
“我正在等你呢。”
said the octopus with a deep voice.
章鱼用低沉的声音说。
"The waves have told me your story.
“海浪把你的事情都告诉我了。
This is my advice. Give a glittering scale to each of the other fish.
我建议你把你的闪光鳞，分给每条鱼一片。
You will no longer be the most beautiful fish in the sea,
这样一来，虽然不是一条最美丽的鱼了，
but you will discover how to be happy."
但你会体会到什么才是幸福，会懂得如何获得幸福。”
"I can’t…" the Rainbow Fish started to say,
“可是......”彩虹鱼刚想再说些什么，
but the octopus had already disappeared into a dark cloud of ink.
章鱼已经消失在漆黑的墨汁里了。
Give away my scales?
把我的鳞片分给他们？
My beautiful shining scales? Never.
把这一身闪光鳞分给他们？绝不。
How could I ever be happy without them?
没有了闪光鳞，还怎么能获得幸福呢？
Suddenly he felt the light touch of a fin.
就在这时，不知道谁的鱼鳍轻轻地碰了彩虹鱼一下。
The little blue fish was back!
原来是小蓝鱼又来了！
"Rainbow Fish, please, don’t be angry.
“彩虹鱼，求求你啦，别生气。
I just want one little scale."
只要送给我一片最最小的闪光鳞就行。”
The Rainbow Fish wavered.
彩虹鱼犹豫起来。
Only one very very small shimmery scale, he thought.
他想，不就是一片小小的闪光鳞吗？
Well maybe I wouldn’t miss just one.
好吧，反正只送一片，也没有什么舍不得的。
Carefully the Rainbow Fish pulled out the smallest scale ,
彩虹鱼小心翼翼、小心翼翼地把一片最最小的鳞片，
and gave it to the little fish.
送给了小蓝鱼。
"Thank you! Thank you very much!"
“谢谢！太谢谢了！”
The little blue fish bubbled playfully,
吥噜吥噜，小蓝鱼开心地吐出了一串泡泡，
as he tucked the shiny scale in among his blue ones.
把闪光鳞贴到了自己那蓝色的鳞片当中。
A rather peculiar feeling came over the Rainbow Fish.
彩虹鱼的心中涌起了一种奇妙的感觉。
For a long time he watched the little blue fish swim back,
他久久地凝望着小蓝鱼闪动着的新的鳞片，
and forth with his new scale glittering in the water.
在水里游来游去。
The little blue fish whizzed through the ocean with his scale flashing,
小蓝鱼闪动着鳞片在海里这么一游，
so it didn’t take long before the Rainbow Fish was surrounded by the other fish.
彩虹鱼立刻就被别的鱼团团围住了。
Everyone wanted a glittering scale.
大家都想要一片闪光鳞。
The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left and right.
彩虹鱼送了一片又一片。
And the more he gave away,
随着送出的鳞片变多了，
the more delighted he became.
身边的海水也越来越闪亮。
When the water around him filled with glimmering scales,
当他周围的海水充满着发光的鳞片，
he at last felt at home among the other fish.
他就像回到了家里一样非常快乐。
Finally the Rainbow Fish had only one shining scale left.
最后彩虹鱼只剩下一片闪光鳞了。
His most prized possessions had been given away,
他把自己最宝贵的东西都分给了大家，
yet he was very happy.
可他却觉得非常幸福。
"Come on Rainbow Fish," they called." Come and play with us!"
“来呀，彩虹鱼，来和我们一起玩！”大家叫道
"Here I come," said the Rainbow Fish,
“来啦！”彩虹鱼说着，
and happy as a splash, he swam off to join his friends.
并欢快地朝着朋友们游去了。