安徒生童话英文安徒生的文笔诙谐而又柔和，灵动轻巧而又饱含浓重的忧伤和哀挽，让我们在看他的童话时看到不一样的美。欢乐家庭theHAPPYFAMILYReally，thelargestGREenleafinthiscountryisadockleaf;ifoneholdsitbeforeone，itislikeawholeapron，andifoneholdsitoverone'sheadinrainyweather，itisalmostasgoodasanumbrella，foritissoimmenselylarge.Theburdocknevergrowsalone，butwheretheregrowsonetherealwaysgrowseveral：itisagreatdelight，andallthisdelightfulnessissnails'food.Thegreatwhitesnailswhichpersonsofqualityinformertimesmadefricasseesof，ate，andsaid，"Hem，hem!howdelicious!"fortheythoughtittastedsodelicate——livedondockleaves，andthereforeburdockseedsweresown.Now，therewasanoldmanor-house，wheretheynolongeratesnails，theywerequiteextinct;buttheburdockswerenotextinct，theyGREwandgrewalloverthewalksandallthebeds;theycouldnotgetthemasteryoverthem——itwasawholeforestofburdocks.Hereandtherestoodanappleandaplum-tree，orelseoneneverwouldhavethoughtthatitwasagarden;allwasburdocks，andtherelivedthetwolastvenerableoldsnails.theythemselvesknewnothowoldtheywere，buttheycouldrememberverywellthattherehadbeenmanymore;thattheywereofafamilyfromforeignlands，andthatforthemandtheirsthewholeforestwasplanted.Theyhadneverbeenoutsideit，buttheyknewthattherewasstillsomethingmoreintheworld，whichwascalledthemanor-house，andthattheretheywereboiled，andthentheybecameblack，andwerethenplacedonasilverdish;butwhathappenedfurthertheyknewnot;or，infact，whatitwastobeboiled，andtolieonasilverdish，theycouldnotpossiblyimagine;butitwassaidtobedelightful，andparticularlygenteel.Neitherthechafers，thetoads，northeearth-worms，whomtheyaskedaboutitcouldgivethemanyinformation——noneofthemhadbeenboiledorlaidonasilverdish.theoldwhitesnailswerethefirstpersonsofdistinctionintheworld，thattheyknew;theforestwasplantedfortheirsake，andthemanor-housewastherethattheymightbeboiledandlaidonasilverdish.Nowtheylivedaverylonelyandhappylife;andastheyhadnochildrenthemselves，theyhadadoptedalittlecommonsnail，whichtheybroughtupastheirown;butthelittleonewouldnotgrow，forhewasofacommonfamily;buttheoldones，especiallyDame