英语美文欣赏;丑小鸭英语美文欣赏;丑小鸭我们也许无法选择自己出生在哪里，但是却可以选择活出自己的精彩，如果你是珍珠终会发出圆润的光芒。就像那只丑小鸭，经过了冬天，才能见到美丽的自己。TheUglyDucklingOneevening,thesunwasjustsettinginwithtruesplendorwhen1)aflockofbeautifullargebirdsappearedoutofthebushes.Theducklinghadneverseenanythingsobeautiful.Theyweredazzlinglywhitewithlongwavingnecks.Theywereswansandutteringapeculiarcry.Theyspreadouttheirmagnificentbroadwingsandflewawayfromthecoldregionstowardwarmerlandsandopenseas.They2)mountedsohigh,soveryhigh,andtheuglylittleducklingbecamestrangelyuneasy.Hecircledaroundandaroundinthewaterlikeawheel,3)craninghisneckoutintotheairafterthem.Thenheutteredtheshriekso4)piercingandsostrangethathewasquitefrightenedbyhimself.Oh,hecouldnotforgetthosebeautifulbirds,thosehappybirdsandassoonastheywereoutofsight.He5)duckedrightdowntothebottomandwhenhecameupagain,hewasquitebesidehimself.Hedidnotknowwhatthebirdswereorwhere’dtheyflew.Butallthesame,hewasmoredrawntowardsthemthanhehadeverbeenbyanycreaturesbefore.Hedidnotenvythemintheleast.Howcoulditoccurtohimeventowishtobesuchamarvelousbeauty?Hewouldn’tbethankfulifonlytheduckswouldhavetoleratedhimamongthem,thepooruglycreature.Earlyinthemorning,apeasantcamealongandsawhim,hewentoutontotheiceandhammeredaholeinitwithhisheavywoodenshoe,andcarriedtheducklinghometohiswife.There,itsoon6)revived.Thechildrenwantedtoplaywithit.Buttheducklingthoughttheyweregoingtoillusehimandrushedinandhefrightenedtothemilk-pan,andthemilk7)spurtedoutallovertheroom.Thewomanshriekedandthrewupherhands.Thenitflewtothebutter-caskanddownintothemeal-tubandoutagain.Oh,justimaginewhatitlookedlikebythistime.Thewomanscreamedandtriedtohititwiththe8)tongs,andthechildren9)tumbledoveroneanotherintryingtocatchit,andtheyscreamedwithlaughter.Bygoodluck,thedoorstoodopenandtheducklingflewoutamongthebushesandthenewfallensnow.Anditlaythere,thoroughlyexhausted,butitwouldbetoosadtomentionalltheprivationandmiseryhadtogothroughduringthathardwinter.Whenthesunbegantoshinewarmlyagain,theducklingwasinamarsh,lyingamongtherushes