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安徒生童話故事第51篇：襯衫領(lǐng)子The Shirt-Collar
引導(dǎo)語(yǔ)：襯衫領(lǐng)子在我們的生活中是常見(jiàn)的，那么下面是小編收集的一篇相關(guān)的安徒生童話故事，有中英文版本的，歡迎大家閱讀!
從前有一位漂亮的紳士;他所有的動(dòng)產(chǎn)只是一個(gè)脫靴器和一把梳子。但他有一個(gè)世界上最好的襯衫領(lǐng)子。我們現(xiàn)在所要聽(tīng)到的就是關(guān)于這個(gè)領(lǐng)子的故事。
襯衫領(lǐng)子的年紀(jì)已經(jīng)很大，足夠考慮結(jié)婚的問(wèn)題。事又湊巧，他和襪帶在一塊兒混在水里洗。
“我的天!”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)，“我從來(lái)沒(méi)有看到過(guò)這么苗條和細(xì)嫩、這么迷人和溫柔的人兒。請(qǐng)問(wèn)你尊姓大名?”
“這個(gè)我可不能告訴你!”襪帶說(shuō)。
“你府上在什么地方?”襯衫領(lǐng)子問(wèn)。
不過(guò)襪帶是非常害羞的。要回答這樣一個(gè)問(wèn)題，她覺(jué)得非常困難。
“我想你是一根腰帶吧?”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)——“一種內(nèi)衣的腰帶!親愛(ài)的小姐，我可以看出，你既有用，又可以做裝飾品!”
“你不應(yīng)該跟我講話!”襪帶說(shuō)。“我想，我沒(méi)有給你任何理由這樣做!”
“咳，一個(gè)長(zhǎng)得像你這樣美麗的人兒，”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)，“就是足夠的理由了。”
“請(qǐng)不要走得離我太近!”襪帶說(shuō)，“你很像一個(gè)男人!”
“我還是一個(gè)漂亮的紳士呢!”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)。“我有一個(gè)脫靴器和一把梳子!”
這完全不是真話，因?yàn)檫@兩件東西是屬于他的主人的。他不過(guò)是在吹牛罷了。
“請(qǐng)不要走得離我太近!”襪帶說(shuō)，“我不習(xí)慣于這種行為。”
“這簡(jiǎn)直是在裝腔作勢(shì)!”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)。這時(shí)他們就從水里被取出來(lái)，上了漿，掛在一張椅子上曬，最后就被拿到一個(gè)熨斗板上。現(xiàn)在一個(gè)滾熱的熨斗來(lái)了。
“太太!”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)，“親愛(ài)的寡婦太太，我現(xiàn)在頗感到有些熱了。我現(xiàn)在變成了另外一個(gè)人;我的皺紋全沒(méi)有了。你燙穿了我的身體，噢，我要向你求婚!”
“你這個(gè)老破爛!”熨斗說(shuō)，同時(shí)很驕傲地在襯衫領(lǐng)子上走過(guò)去，因?yàn)樗胂笞约菏且患芑疖?chē)頭，拖著一長(zhǎng)串列車(chē)，在鐵軌上馳過(guò)去。
“你這個(gè)老破爛!”熨斗說(shuō)。
襯衫領(lǐng)子的邊緣上有些破損。因此有一把剪紙的剪刀就來(lái)把這些破損的地方剪平。
“哎喲!”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)，“你一定是一個(gè)芭蕾舞舞蹈家!你的腿子伸得那么直啊!我從來(lái)沒(méi)有看見(jiàn)過(guò)這樣美麗的姿態(tài)!世界上沒(méi)有任何人能模仿你!”
“這一點(diǎn)我知道!”剪刀說(shuō)。
“你配得上做一個(gè)伯爵夫人!”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)。“我全部的財(cái)產(chǎn)是一位漂亮紳士，一個(gè)脫靴器和一把梳子。我只是希望再有一個(gè)伯爵的頭銜!”
“難道他還想求婚不成?”剪刀說(shuō)。她生氣起來(lái)，結(jié)結(jié)實(shí)實(shí)地把他剪了一下，弄得他一直復(fù)元不了。
“我還是向梳子求婚的好!”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)。“親愛(ài)的姑娘!你看你把牙齒①保護(hù)得多么好，這真了不起。你從來(lái)沒(méi)有想過(guò)訂婚的問(wèn)題嗎?”
“當(dāng)然想到過(guò)，你已經(jīng)知道，”梳子說(shuō)，“我已經(jīng)跟脫靴器訂婚了!”
“訂婚了!”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)。
現(xiàn)在他再也沒(méi)有求婚的機(jī)會(huì)了。因此他瞧不起愛(ài)情這種東西。
很久一段時(shí)間過(guò)去了。襯衫領(lǐng)子來(lái)到一個(gè)造紙廠的箱子里。周?chē)且欢褷�布朋友：細(xì)致的跟細(xì)致的人在一起，粗魯?shù)母拄數(shù)娜嗽谝黄穑媸俏镆灶惥邸Ｋ麄円v的事情可真多，但是襯衫領(lǐng)子要講的事情最多，因?yàn)樗且粋�(gè)可怕的牛皮大王。
“我曾經(jīng)有過(guò)一大堆情人!”襯衫領(lǐng)子說(shuō)。“我連半點(diǎn)鐘的安靜都沒(méi)有!我又是一個(gè)漂亮紳士，一個(gè)上了漿的人。我既有脫靴器，又有梳子，但是我從來(lái)不用!你們應(yīng)該看看我那時(shí)的樣子，看看我那時(shí)不理人的神情!我永遠(yuǎn)也不能忘記我的初戀——那是一根腰帶。她是那么細(xì)嫩，那么溫柔，那么迷人!她為了我，自己投到一個(gè)水盆里去!后來(lái)又有一個(gè)寡婦，她變得火熱起來(lái)，不過(guò)我沒(méi)有理她，直到她變得滿臉青黑為止!接著來(lái)了芭蕾舞舞蹈家。她給了我一個(gè)創(chuàng)傷，至今還沒(méi)有好——她的脾氣真壞!我的那把梳子倒是鐘情于我，她因?yàn)槭侔蜒例X都弄得脫落了。是的，像這類的事兒，我真是一個(gè)過(guò)來(lái)人!不過(guò)那根襪帶子使我感到最難過(guò)——我的意思是說(shuō)那根腰帶，她為我跳進(jìn)水盆里去，我的良心上感到非常不安。我情愿變成一張白紙!”
事實(shí)也是如此，所有的爛布都變成了白紙，而襯衫領(lǐng)子卻成了我們所看到的這張紙——這個(gè)故事就是在這張紙上——被印出來(lái)的。事情要這么辦，完全是因?yàn)樗矚g把從來(lái)沒(méi)有過(guò)的事情瞎吹一通的緣故。這一點(diǎn)我們必須記清楚，免得我們干出同樣的事情，因?yàn)槲覀儾恢溃幸惶煳覀円矔?huì)來(lái)到一個(gè)爛布箱里，被制成白紙，在這紙上，我們?nèi)康臍v史，甚至最秘密的事情也會(huì)被印出來(lái)，結(jié)果我們就不得不像這襯衫領(lǐng)子一樣，到處講這個(gè)故事。
①即梳子齒。
襯衫領(lǐng)子英文版：
The Shirt-Collar
THERE was once a fine gentleman who possessed among other things a boot-jack and a hair-brush; but he had also the finest shirt-collar in the world, and of this collar we are about to hear a story. The collar had become so old that he began to think about getting married; and one day he happened to find himself in the same washing-tub as a garter. “Upon my word,” said the shirt-collar, “I have never seen anything so slim and delicate, so neat and soft before. May I venture to ask your name?”
“I shall not tell you,” replied the garter.
“Where do you reside when you are at home?” asked the shirt-collar. But the garter was naturally shy, and did not know how to answer such a question.
“I presume you are a girdle,” said the shirt-collar, “a sort of under girdle. I see that you are useful, as well as ornamental, my little lady.”
“You must not speak to me,” said the garter; “I do not think I have given you any encouragement to do so.”
“Oh, when any one is as beautiful as you are,” said the shirt-collar, “is not that encouragement enough?”
“Get away; don’t come so near me,” said the garter, “you appear to me quite like a man.”
“I am a fine gentleman certainly,” said the shirt-collar, “I possess a boot-jack and a hair-brush.” This was not true, for these things belonged to his master; but he was a boaster.
“Don’t come so near me,” said the garter; “I am not accustomed to it.”
“Affectation!” said the shirt-collar.
Then they were taken out of the wash-tub, starched, and hung over a chair in the sunshine, and then laid on the ironing-board. And now came the glowing iron. “Mistress widow,” said the shirt-collar, “little mistress widow, I feel quite warm. I am changing, I am losing all my creases. You are burning a hole in me. Ugh! I propose to you.”
“You old rag,” said the flat-iron, driving proudly over the collar, for she fancied herself a steam-engine, which rolls over the railway and draws carriages. “You old rag!” said she.
The edges of the shirt-collar were a little frayed, so the scissors were brought to cut them smooth. “Oh!” exclaimed the shirt-collar, “what a first-rate dancer you would make; you can stretch out your leg so well. I never saw anything so charming; I am sure no human being could do the same.”
“I should think not,” replied the scissors.
“You ought to be a countess,” said the shirt collar; “but all I possess consists of a fine gentleman, a boot-jack, and a comb. I wish I had an estate for your sake.”
“What! is he going to propose to me?” said the scissors, and she became so angry that she cut too sharply into the shirt collar, and it was obliged to be thrown by as useless.
“I shall be obliged to propose to the hair-brush,” thought the shirt collar; so he remarked one day, “It is wonderful what beautiful hair you have, my little lady. Have you never thought of being engaged?”
“You might know I should think of it,” answered the hair brush; “I am engaged to the boot-jack.”
“Engaged!” cried the shirt collar, “now there is no one left to propose to;” and then he pretended to despise all love-making.
A long time passed, and the shirt collar was taken in a bag to the paper-mill. Here was a large company of rags, the fine ones lying by themselves, separated from the coarser, as it ought to be. They had all many things to relate, especially the shirt collar, who was a terrible boaster. “I have had an immense number of love affairs,” said the shirt collar, “no one left me any peace. It is true I was a very fine gentleman; quite stuck up. I had a boot-jack and a brush that I never used. You should have seen me then, when I was turned down. I shall never forget my first love; she was a girdle, so charming, and fine, and soft, and she threw herself into a washing tub for my sake. There was a widow too, who was warmly in love with me, but I left her alone, and she became quite black. The next was a first-rate dancer; she gave me the wound from which I still suffer, she was so passionate. Even my own hair-brush was in love with me, and lost all her hair through neglected love. Yes, I have had great experience of this kind, but my greatest grief was for the garter—the girdle I meant to say—that jumped into the wash-tub. I have a great deal on my conscience, and it is really time I should be turned into white paper.”
And the shirt collar came to this at last. All the rags were made into white paper, and the shirt collar became the very identical piece of paper which we now see, and on which this story is printed. It happened as a punishment to him, for having boasted so shockingly of things which were not true. And this is a warning to us, to be careful how we act, for we may some day find ourselves in the rag-bag, to be turned into white paper, on which our whole history may be written, even its most secret actions. And it would not be pleasant to have to run about the world in the form of a piece of paper, telling everything we have done, like the boasting shirt collar.
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