夜鶯·讀後
The Real Nightingale
Level 3 · World Tales · 世界童话 · 46 vocabulary words
Source: 安徒生童话(解读) · Andersen (interpretation)
人造夜莺镶满宝石会唱一支歌,真夜莺不好看能唱一百支。
The jewelled bird sang one song perfectly; the plain bird sang a hundred.
人造夜莺坏了就死了,真夜莺飞回来把死神唱走。
The machine broke; the real nightingale came back and sang Death away.
皇帝想要永远唱一样的歌的夜莺,可是真的歌不会重复自己。
The emperor wanted a bird that never varied, but living song never repeats.
真东西比机器强的地方在于它是活的——活的才会走,也才会回来。
The living thing beats the machine because it's alive, it can leave, and it can return.