the ugly duckling

常见例句

And he went away without touching the Ugly Duckling.
然后他没有碰丑小鸭一下就走了。
Although most people have at least heard of "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Emperor's New Clothes," stories such as "The Nisse at the Grocer's" are less well known outside of Denmark.
尽管大多数人至少都已经听过“丑小鸭”和“皇帝的新衣”，但是像“杂货店的尼森”这样的故事在丹麦之外就很少有人知道了。
Whether you read this book for the fairy tales, the business advice, or the philosophical questions about work and life, The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work has something for every reader to enjoy.
无论你是因为故事阅读这本书，还是获取商业建议，或者是关于工作或生活的哲学问题，这本丑小鸭在行动会被每位读者所喜爱。

Something might be short at one point and become tall at another point, ugly at one point and become beautiful-- like the ugly duckling.
一个事物可能在某一时刻很矮,然后在另一时刻又会变高,某一时刻很丑,然后变得很美,就像丑小鸭一样
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