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　　　Tropical Fish(参考译文：热带鱼)

　　1.A small boy lay flat on his stomach in the royal garden of the King of Hawaii.Looking into the water and very excited,young Austin Strong saw shapes of double-tailed goldfish- a recent gift from the Emperor of Japan to His Oceanic Majesty,King Kalakaua.Austin lowered a bent pin attached to a piece of string.

　　1.一个小男孩趴在在夏威夷国王的皇家花园的地上，小奥斯汀·斯特朗非常激动地望着水里，因为他看到了形状各异的双尾金鱼，它是日本天皇送给夏威夷国王陛下卡拉卡瓦的一个新礼物。奥斯汀放下一个细绳系住的弯针。

　　2.A few minutes later he ran from the park,a royal goldfish flopping inside the crown of his straw hat.But on the road he heard a horse and carriage.It stopped.He was caught.

　　2.几分钟后他从公园里跑出来，一条宝贵的金鱼躺在他的草帽壳里。但是，他听到了路上有马车的声音。马车停下来，他被抓住了。

　　3.The frightened boy was led to the carriage.In it was King Kalakaua himself.Austin told of his crime.He had stolen the fancy goldfish.

　　3.受惊的孩子被领到马车前。在马车里的是卡拉卡瓦国王本人。奥斯汀承认了自己的罪过，他偷了奇异的金鱼。

　　4.Austin expected to be shot on the spot.Instead,the king sent a runner for fresh water.Placing the fish in the bowl,he presented it to the boy and took them home.The next day came an envelope with the royal seal.Inside was a letter signed by King Kalakaua giving Austin the right to fish in the royal park for the rest of his life.

4.奥斯汀预料自己会被当场枪毙。然而，国王派了个快腿的人去取来新鲜水，然后把金鱼放在碗里，把它送给了那个男孩并把他们送回家。第二天奥斯汀收到一件用皇家印记密封的信封。里面是卡拉卡瓦国王签署信，他授予奥斯汀可以终身在皇家花园钓鱼的权利。

　　5.Today fish collecting is still an exciting hobby in the Unite States.More the 20 million Americans own pet fish.Some raise plain or fancy goldfish,some collect fish found nearby.But the majority stock their tanks with "tropicals"-guppies and gouramies,bettas and angelfish,or others of the more than 150 kinds.

　　5.在今天的美国，养鱼依然是一种激动人心的爱好。有超过两千万的美国人拥有自己的观赏鱼。一些人养普通或者奇特的金鱼，一些人喂养在附近捕到的鱼。但是，鱼缸中最主要的品种是“热带鱼”—虹