安徒生童话：沙冈那边的一段故事_少儿英语故事

安徒生童话：沙冈那边的一段故事

　　It was impossible to render assistance； the sea rushed in upon the vessel， making a clean breach over her. Those on shore thought they heard cries for help from those on board， and could plainly distinguish the busy but useless efforts made by the stranded sailors. Now a wave came rolling onward. It fell with enormous force on the bowsprit， tearing it from the vessel， and the stern was lifted high above the water. Two people were seen to embrace and plunge together into the sea， and the next moment one of the largest waves that rolled towards the sand-hills threw a body on the beach. It was a woman； the sailors said that she was quite dead， but the women thought they saw signs of life in her， so the stranger was carried across the sand-hills to the fishermans cottage. How beautiful and fair she was！ She must be a great lady， they said.

　　They laid her upon the humble bed； there was not a yard of linen on it， only a woollen coverlet to keep the occupant warm.

　　Life returned to her， but she was delirious， and knew nothing of what had happened or where she was； and it was better so， for everything she loved and valued lay buried in the sea. The same thing happened to her ship as to the one spoken of in the song about The King of Englands Son.

　　Alas！ how terrible to see The gallant bark sink rapidly.

　　Fragments of the wreck and pieces of wood were washed ashore； they were all that remained of the vessel. The wind still blew violently on the coast.