| If you are walking through New York's Central Park on a fine summer day, you might come across a group of children enthusiastically listening to a story. 如果你在一个晴朗的夏日漫步穿过纽约中央公园，你也许会碰见一群孩子在全神贯注地听着故事。 The storyteller will be sitting beside a statue of a kindly looking man holding an open book. 说故事的人会坐在一个和蔼可亲的男人雕像旁，他手里拿着一本翻开的书。 Although this man never actually visited New York, his fame as a writer of fairy tales and children's stories has spread far beyond his homeland. 虽然这位男士从来没有去过纽约，他作为童话及儿童故事作家的名望，却超越故土、远扬他乡。 Along with the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen is recognized as a key figure in 19th-century romantic fiction. 汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生与格林兄弟一起被视为十九世纪浪漫小说的主要人物。 He is, without question, the best-known writer Denmark has ever produced. 他无疑是丹麦史所产生的最负盛名的作家。 His stories continue to delight children and adults the world over. 他的故事至今仍不断给全世界儿童和成人带来欢乐。 Classic tales such as “The Little Mermaid,” “The Ugly Duckling,” and “The Emperor's New Clothes” are loved for their humor and imagination. 比如《小美人鱼》、《丑小鸭》及《皇帝的新装》等经典故事，均因其幽默和想象受到人们的喜爱。 They are also loved for the simple but significant messages they often contain. 故事也因其简洁而意义深远的寓意，备受大家的喜爱。 Born on April 2, 1805, in Odense, Denmark, Andersen was an emotional, yet imaginative, child. 安徒生1805年4月2日出生于丹麦欧登塞，他是一个多愁善感而富于想象力的孩子。 |
