英语翻译
THEHAPPYPRINCE(Excerpt)
Highabovethecity,onatallcolumn,stoodthestatueoftheHappyPrince.Hewasgildedalloverwiththinleavesoffinegold,foreyeshehadtwobrightsapphires,andalargeredrubyglowedonhissword-hit.
Hewasverymuchadmired,indeed,"heisasbeautifulasaweathercock,"remarkedoneofheTownCouncillorswhowishedtogainareputationforhavingatristictastes;"onlynotquitesouseful,"headded,fearinglestpeopleshouldthinhimunpractical,whichhereallywasnot.
"Whycan'tyoubeliketheHappyPrince?"askedasensiblemotherofherlittleboywhowascryingforthemoon."TheHappyPrinceneverdreamsofcryingforanything."
"Iamgladthereissomeoneintheworldwhoisquitehappy,"mutteredadisappointedmanashegazedatthewonderfulstatue.
Helooksjustlikeanangel;"saidtheCharityChildrenastheycameoutofthecathedralintheirbrigtscarletcloaks,andtheircleanwhitepinafores.
"Howdoyoukonw?"saidtheMathematicalMaster,"youhaveneverseenone."
"Ah!butwehave,inourdreams,"answeredthechildren;andtheMathemaicalMasterfrownedandlookedverysevere,forhedidnotapproveofchildrendreaming.