神話故事英語閱讀理解
1. 急求英文版希臘神話中最著名的故事或關於希臘神話的介紹
英漢對造《希臘神話》 海天出版社
還有的人誰反對童話故事，理由是他們沒有真正的客觀，即巨人，巫婆，雙回頭龍，魔術答地毯等，根本不存在;的，而不是沉溺於自己的幻想的童話孩子應該學習如何適應現實，學習歷史和機械師。我覺得這樣的人，我必須承認，因此缺乏同情心和獨特的，我不知道如何與them.If認為他們有健全的情況下，世界應該充分的瘋子試圖飛往紐約，費城掃帚柄或覆蓋電話與親吻，認為這是他們入迷的女朋友。
沒有童話故事都聲稱自己是描述外部世界，也沒有同樣的孩子都認為這是。
3. 英文閱讀翻譯 .
七夕節
在中國古老的傳說中，牛郎和織女被西天的王母娘娘分開，只能在內今晚相見。容
感謝這個古老而動人的故事，農歷的7月7日被當做了中國的情人節。
七夕表達了中國傳統的愛情觀，無論什麼困難都保持著對彼此的信任。『中國民間文化藝術團團長FENGJICAI說道。
盡管七夕節和西方的情人節都是表達著愛，但FENG說道，他希望除了玫瑰和巧克力之外能有別的東西能成為中國傳統情人節的一部分。
昨天，來自中國民間文化藝術團，中國文學藝術聯合會，中國社會科學研究院的專家們齊聚河北邢台來闡述對七夕文化的保護。
在我們這個城市-在河南省的中部，鄭州，昨天有77萬只紙鵲裝飾著中國門的城堡，希望這個城市的愛情好運。
在四川省西南部城市，成都 將近有40名年輕人衣著漢代的服裝來慶祝這個節日。
3對伴侶做了一個』鵲橋『來幫助牛郎和織女穿過銀河相聚。在古老的故事裡，7月7日那天，喜鵲張開翅膀在銀河中作成一座橋，來讓這兩人相聚。
根據中國農歷，今天會有2個七夕節。所以牛郎和織女可以再次相見在8月31號。
4. 求英語閱讀材料
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附一則故事 吧^_^：
[希臘神話]埃傑克斯（巨人）
Ajax（the Great）
Ajax was a man of giant stature，daring but slow．When the Trojan War was about to break out he led his forces from Salamis to join the Greek army at Aulis．As one of the trustiest champions of the Greek cause，he was given thejob of guarding one end of the Greek camp near Troy．He was noted in the battlefield for his bravery and courage．After Achilles' death he became one of the two hot contestants for the dead hero's shield and armour，the other being Odysseus．When the weapons were finally judged to his rival，Ajax went mad for grief．Unable to get over the hardships，he took his own life．When，in order to seek the advice of，Odysseus came to visit the lower world，the shade of Ajax frowned uponhim．In the lower world Ajax chose to be a lion，guided clearly by the bitter recollection of his former life．
5. 英語短故事
Giving the Seeding a Hand
Long long ago, in ancient China, there lived a farmer .He was worried about his seeding growing too slowly .
One day ,he went to the farmland and pulled up the seeding one by one .When he returned home ,he was very exhausted."I am tired out today，」he said to his family ,"I helped the seeding to grow."
His son was surprised . He hurried to the fields to see what had happened .It turned out that all the seeding had shriveled up.
拔苗助長
從前，有一個農民總是擔心自己種的秧苗長得太慢。
一天，他到田裡把秧苗一個一個地拔了起來，當他回到家時，十分興奮，「我今天很累，」他對家人說到，「我再幫秧苗長大。」
他的兒子很奇怪就跑去田裡看到地發生了什麼。一看所有的秧苗都枯萎了
6. 希臘神話故事英文讀後感
《希臘神話》這本書我在很小的時候就曾經閱讀過，以前可能不大能理解。現在重新來看這本書感覺就大不相同了。
在我知道的中國神話故事中，中國的神仙是不可以有感情的，特別是嚴禁和凡人發生感情，那是犯天條的。所謂的犯天條就是觸犯了天庭的法律。中國的牛郎織女，董勇和七仙女等愛情故事，都很美麗很動人，但是結局都是凄慘的。
希臘神話的眾神卻不同。他們有著人一樣的情感，相比之下更接近人類。上至至高無上的宙斯，下至沒有權力與世無爭的小神，他們都被允許有人的情感，可以和其他的神甚至是凡人發生感情。據說，希臘許多著名的大英雄就是神的後裔，有著神的血統。
希臘神話中的眾神們不但有人一樣的情感，還會參與人類世界的紛爭。著名的特洛伊戰爭，在荷馬詩史中的描述就是神與神，神與人之間的戰斗。神也一樣會受傷，會流血，會傷心流淚。像人一樣的真實，唯一和人類有區別的是，他們可以永保青春，有不死之身，這一點還是和中國神話的神仙們一樣的。
唯一有一樣我不大能理解的就是他們復雜的感情生活和婚姻關系。我明白中外的歷史文化背景不同，但是，亂倫的事情還是全世界都一樣吧。再開放的國家也不會允許父娶女，母嫁兒吧？聽起來似乎有些荒謬。姐弟兄妹之間的通婚還是有先例的，古埃及的皇族不是為了血統純正的問題實行過嗎。
總之，希臘神話故事的背後還隱藏著許多的智慧和玄機，要我們去慢慢品味，慢慢來消化。
"Greek mythology," the book I had very little time to read that in the past may not be able to understand. Now re-look at this book, I feel different.
I know that in the Chinese fairy tale, the gods of China can not have feelings, in particular, is strictly prohibited and the feelings of the ordinary happened, it was guilty of days of the article. The so-called Article days is guilty of violating the laws of heaven. China's Cowboy Girl, Dong Yong and seven fairy tale of love, and so on, are very beautiful and very touching, but the outcome is miserable.
Greek mythology, the gods are different. They have the same emotional person, compared with closer to human beings. To the supremacy of Zeus, do not have the power to under small god Like they have been allowed to someone's feelings, and other gods can even feelings of the ordinary happened. It is said that many well-known Greek hero is the descendant of God, God has a descent.
Greek mythology the gods were not only some of the same feelings, but also to participate in the world of human strife. The famous Trojan War in Homer's description of the history of God and God is God and the people fighting between. God will be the same injury, will be bloodshed, will be sad tears. The real human beings, and human beings are the only difference is that they can be forever young, dead body, or that China and the myth of the god are the same.
I do not like the only thing is that they can understand the complicated love life and marriage. I understand that the Chinese and foreign historical and cultural backgrounds are different, however, incest or the things you like the whole world. Re-opening of the country will not be allowed to marry the father of women, married mother of children, right? Some may sound ridiculous. Siblings or marriage between brother and sister of a precedent, ancient Egypt's royal family is not a pure question of origin in order to practice it.
In short, the story of Greek mythology behind the many hidden truths and wisdom, it is necessary for us to taste slowly, slowly digested.
7. 英語閱讀理解
六、文化類
(1)
A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or instry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.
This attitude toward manual(體力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪華地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college ecation for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or ring the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his ecation.
1. From paragraph 1, we can know that in America _________.
A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man
B. people can always rise to the top through their won efforts
C. college professors win great respect from common workers
C. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors.
2. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _________.
A. servants in American are hard to get B. she takes pride in what she can do herself
C. she can hardly afford servants D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
3. The expression 「 wait on table」 in the second paragraph means 「_________」.
A. work in a furniture shop B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table D. serve customers in a restaurant
4. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?
A. A Respectable Self-made Family B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor
C. Characteristics of American Culture D. The Development of Manual Labor
【答案解析】本文介紹了崇尚自我奮斗，尊重體力勞動的美國文化。
1. A。細節題。 根據 A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made made 我們可以了解到，「崇尚自我奮斗」是美國文化的特點。
2. B。推斷題。根據This attitude toward manual(體力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life.(在美國生活的方方面面，尊重體力勞動態度的現象仍然隨處可見)，可以推斷女主人親自下廚，是因為她以能做這樣的體力活而自豪。
3. D。詞義猜測題。wait on table 意為「服務顧客」，注意其後的 washing dishes 也有一定的暗示意義，故答案為 D。
4. B。主旨題。縱觀全文，文章主要講了美國崇尚自我奮斗，尊重體力勞動的文化習慣。故答案為B。
(2)
A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can proce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.
A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises(出現) from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.
There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so peculiar(奇怪的) that I do not know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl-friend.
No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was.
1. The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is _______.
A. repeated without any change B. treated as a joke
C. made some changes by the parent D. set in the present
2. According to the passage, great fear can take place in a child when the story is _______.
A. in a realistic setting B. heard for the first time
C. repeated too often D. told in a different way
3. The advantage claimed(提出) for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it _______.
A. makes them less fearful
B. develops their power of memory
C. makes them believe there is nothing to be afraid of
D. encourages them not to have strange beliefs
4. The author』s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that _______.
A. fairy stories are still being made up
B. there is some misunderstanding about fairy tales
C. people try to modernize old fairy stories
D. there is more concern for children's fears nowadays
5. One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that _______.
A. they are full of imagination
B. they just make up the stories which are far from the truth
C. they are not interesting
D. they make teachers of history difficult to teach
(1—5 CBABB)
【答案解析】本文為論說文，作者駁斥了對神話故事的種種指責和誤解。
1. C。細節題。根據 It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can proce what, in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better. 可推知此題答案為C。
2. B。細節題。根據 this arises(出現) from the child having heard the story once. 可推知此題答案為B。
3. A。細節題。根據Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.可以得出此答案。
4. B。推斷題。有些人認為神話不現實，都是教孩子一些不存在的東西，會對孩子有不好的影響。作者用虛擬語氣作了一個假設，如果這些觀點站得住腳的話，可能會出現這樣的情況：the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl-friend. 可見持這種觀點的人實際上是對神話的一種誤解。
5. B。推斷題。根據 …not objectively true, do not exist可知有些人不贊成神話故事的原因是這些故事是編出來的，遠離現實。故選B。
(3)
The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare』s time is estimated(估計) to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms.
In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate(足夠的) working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation.
The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present-day importance as a world language. Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being proced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, instry, law and ecation as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.
1. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Difficulties of Learning English B. International Communications
C. The Standard Varieties of English D. English as a World Language
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Some 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English.
B. There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.
C. It is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English.
D. People learn English for a variety of reasons.
3. According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English?
A. It was popular ring Shakespeare』s time.
B. It is used in former British colonies.
C. It serves the needs of its native speakers.
D. It is a world language that is used for international communication.
4. What forms an adequate working knowledge of English?
A. The ability to read a newspaper. B. It is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation.
C. Being a multilingual. D. Being a native speaker.
5. What type of developing countries would be most likely to use English?
A. Those geographically close to the United States.
B. Those interested in the culture of the United States.
C. Former colonies of Great Britain.
D. Countries where international conferences are held.
【答案與解析】本文介紹了英語的發展變化情況，說明了英語最後成為世界語言的原因及英語在當代社會中的重要性。
1.D。主旨題。根據第3段第1句及全文的內容：英語在各個國家的各個領域的應用，可推知此題的答案為 D。
2.A。細節題。根據文章第1段中第2句及第2段的第1句的描述可推知此題的答案為A。
3.D。推斷題。根據文章最後一段的描述，英語在世界不同領域、不同的地區的使用，可推知此題的答案為D。
4.B。細節題。根據文章第2段最後一句可推知此題答案為B。
5.C。細節題。根據文章最後一段倒數第2句可推知此題答案為C。
(4)
「If there is one thing I』m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.
The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives — the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It』s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic(基因) engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do — as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It』s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(傳送) electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I』m pretty sure that how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read — sports and international news, etc.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media(媒體). They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn』t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it』s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Best Way to Get News B. The Changes of Media
C. Make Your Own Newspaper D. The Future of Newspaper
2. In the writer』s opinion, in the future, _______.
A. more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news
B. newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
C. newspapers will cover more scientific research
D. more and more people will watch TV
3. What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?
A. Sports and international news. B. A menu of important news.
C. The most important news. D. What you are interested in.
4. From the passage, we can infer _______.
A. newspapers will win the competition among the different media
B. newspapers will stay with us together with other media
C. television will take the place of newspaper
D. the writer believe some media will die out
5. The phrase 「feed off」 in the last paragraph means _______.
A. depend on B. compete with C. fight with D. kill off
(1—5 DCDBA)
【答案與解析】本文提出報紙這一新聞媒體在近百年內不會消失的觀點並分析了其原因。
1. D。主旨題。從文章第1句：一百年後人們仍要讀報，到後面文章講到報紙跟人們生活的關系，報紙的形式和內容，可歸納出此題的答案為D。
2. C。細節題。根據文章第2段I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though.可推知此題答案為C。
3. D。推斷題。從文章第3段最後一句You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read… 可推知此題答案為D。
4. B。細節題。根據文章第1段第3句Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday可推知此題答案為B。
5. A。詞義猜測題。作者上一句說人們錯誤地認為各各種不同的媒體相互競爭，而下一句作者又說 They actually feed off each other(注意句中 actually 一詞)，再結合所給的四個選項，可知選A為合適。
8. 英語閱讀理解的翻譯
願意承認自來己的錯誤是大多數源人所欽佩的品質。有時候說出簡單的一句：「我錯了。」極其艱難，然而說：「我錯了， 你是對的。」就更難了。 最近有個人告訴我他在十五年前犯了一個錯誤。他告訴我，他曾經是我生長的地方的某個零售店經理，他還問我是否記得裝雞蛋的紙皮箱。然後我想到了一個事件，還模糊地記起這件事就是他正在描述的事。那時我大概8歲，我和媽媽走進商店開始一周購物。在那天，這件事肯定發生在我去乳製品店的路上。而且那天肯定有個雞蛋促銷活動 ，因為我印象深刻的記得有一打或半打紙箱的雞蛋陳列著。這些紙箱疊放著大概有3或4英尺高。我一定是停了下來驚嘆地注視著這疊箱子。就在這時，一個女士推著購物車過來，撞倒了箱子。不知什麼原因，我覺得我應該把這些箱子重新擺好，於是我開始工作。商店經理聽到了響聲跑出來看發生了什麼。當他在我面前時，我正在跪著檢查箱子看看是否有雞蛋破損，但是在他看來我好像就是肇事者。他嚴厲地斥責我，並要求我賠償破損的雞蛋。我辯護道我是無辜的並向他解釋，但徒勞無功。即使我很快就忘了這件事，顯然那個經理並沒有。
9. 關於中國神話故事的英語閱讀理解
中國神話故事的英語閱讀理解？抱歉愛莫能助，中考會考嗎
PS：我也初三
10. 英語童話故事的書名（附帶中文名）
1、's Adventures in Wonderland（愛麗絲漫遊奇境）
作者:英國，劉易斯·卡羅爾。講述了愛麗絲和姐姐在河邊看書時睡著了，夢中她追逐一隻穿著背心的兔子而掉進了兔子洞，來到一個奇妙的世界，開始了漫長而驚險的旅行。
在這個世界裡，她時而變大時而變小，以至於有一次竟掉進了由自己的眼淚匯成的池塘里。她還遇到了愛說教的公爵夫人、神秘莫測的柴郡貓、神話中的格里芬和假海龜。
直到最後與撲克牌王後、國王發生頂撞，急得大叫一聲。愛麗絲終於從奇妙的夢境中醒來。
2、Cinderella(灰姑娘)
作者：德國，格林兄弟。
從前，有一位長得很漂亮的女孩，她有一位惡毒的繼母與兩位心地不好的姐姐。她便經常受到繼母與兩位姐姐的欺負，被戲稱為「灰姑娘」。
有一天，城裡的王子舉行舞會，但繼母與兩位姐姐卻不讓灰姑娘出席，使她失望傷心。這時，有一位仙女出現了，幫助她搖身一變成為高貴的千金小姐，並將老鼠變成馬夫，南瓜變成馬車，又變了一套漂亮的衣服和一雙水晶（玻璃）鞋給灰姑娘穿上。
她出席了舞會，王子一看到她便被她迷住了，立即邀她共舞。歡樂的時光過得很快，眼看就要午夜十二時了，灰姑娘不得已要馬上離開，在倉皇間留下了一隻水晶鞋。王子很傷心，於是派大臣至全國探訪，找出能穿上這只水晶鞋的女孩。
盡管有後母及姐姐的阻礙，大臣仍成功的找到了灰姑娘。王子很開心，便向灰姑娘求婚，灰姑娘也答應了，兩人從此過著幸福快樂的生活。
3、Thumbelina（拇指姑娘）
作者：丹麥，安徒生。
講述了一個只有大拇指大小的姑娘的歷險故事。她的心永遠嚮往著陽光，不向黑暗屈服。
文章以表現拇指姑娘的堅強、美麗。嚮往幸福的渴望，揭露了人心嫉妒、自私的陰暗面，同時也啟發人們無論遇到任何挫折，都要坦然面對，要勇敢，要堅強，永遠不要失去對美好生活的期望。
此童話曾被多次改編為動畫片及電影，在國內獲得很高的贊譽。
4、Little Ida』SFlowers（小意達的花兒）
作者：丹麥，安徒生。
「我的可憐的花兒都已經死了。」小意達說。「昨天晚上它們還是那麼美麗，現在它們的葉子卻都垂下來了，枯萎了，它們為什麼要這樣呢？」她問一個坐在沙發上的學生。於是，這個快樂的學生告訴小意達；「這些花兒昨夜去參加一個跳舞會啦，因此它們今天就把頭垂下來了」。
小意達得了這滿意的答案開始在睡夢里看到花的舞會，並聽到花兒的請求：「把我們埋在花園里——那個金絲雀也是躺在那兒的。到明年的夏天，我們就又可以醒轉來，長得更美麗了。」
於是，小意達與他的兩位表兄弟一起，為花兒舉行了鄭重的「葬禮」，好叫花兒在來年夏天醒轉，成為更美麗的花朵。
5、 The Wild Swans(野天鵝)
作者：丹麥，安徒生。
故事講述了一場善與惡的斗爭。
主人公艾麗莎是個柔弱的女子，但她卻戰勝了比她強大得多、有權有勢的王後和主教，救出了被王後的魔法變成天鵝的11位哥哥。
她可以成功靠的是她的勇氣、決心和毅力。面對蕁麻的刺痛和一年不能說話的痛苦，這需要多大的勇氣啊。面對主教對她的誣陷和把她燒死的懲罰，她也沒有放棄，一直堅持到了最後一分鍾，終於完成了她的工作。
該作表達只要有勇氣和毅力，一定能成為最後的勝利者。
6、The Nightingale(夜鶯 )
作者：丹麥，安徒生。
《夜鶯》是丹麥作家安徒生唯一的一篇以中國為背景的童話故事。
該作講述了一個發生在中國的故事：夜鶯美麗的歌聲打動了國王，它成為國王的寵兒。
但不久之後，一隻能發出曼妙樂聲且外表華麗的人造小鳥獲得了更多贊美，於是，夜鶯飛走了。然而，當國王的生命面臨死神的威脅時，人造小鳥卻唱不出一個音符，還是真正的夜鶯用婉轉的歌聲驅走了死亡的陰霾。
7、 The Ugly Duckling(丑小鴨)
作者：丹麥，安徒生。
這本書寫了一隻天鵝蛋在鴨群中破殼後，因相貌怪異，讓同類鄙棄，歷經千辛萬苦、重重磨難之後長成了白天鵝。
《丑小鴨》說明只要有理想，有追求，並為這目標而努力奮斗，即使身處逆境也不要緊，「是金子總會發光的」。人生中的挫折和痛苦是不可避免的，只能堅強的面對。同時「丑小鴨」也比喻不被關注的小孩子或年輕人，有時也指剛剛出現、不為人注意的事物。