Echo and Narcissus
回声和纳西索

Narcissus was a handsome youth．His lovely face and graceful form were the admiration of all who looked upon him． —
纳西索是一个英俊的年轻人。他美丽的面容和优雅的身姿让所有看到他的人都赞叹不已。 —

And he knew it．He was proud that he thought no one buthimself was worthy to see his youthful beauty． —
而他自己也知道。他以为除了他自己，没有人配得上看到他年轻的美丽。 —

Thus given up tosweet thoughts of self，Narcissus avoided all company． —
纵情于自我美好的想象中，纳西索避开了所有的交往。 —

Heroamed the wooded little valleys every day，madly in love withhimself．
他每天漫步于那些林木葱郁的小山谷，狂热地爱着自己。

When he was delightfully wandering through the woods oneday，a wood fairy maiden，Echo by name，caught sight of him． —
有一天，当他正在林中愉快地漫步时，一位名叫回声的树精看见了他。 —

She was excited at once．Joyfully coming down towards Narcissus，she stretched out her loving arms．To her dismay，however，the young man roughly brushed her aside and went by without so much as a glance at her． —
她立刻兴奋起来。欢快地向纳西索走去，她伸出温柔的双臂。然而，年轻人粗暴地将她推开，毫不留意地经过她身旁。 —

The poor fairy maiden’s face turned red and quickly withdrew to a shady spot ，following the object of her love with her longing eyes．
可怜的树精脸红了，匆匆地退到一个阴凉处，用她渴望的眼神追随着她爱的对象。

Presently Narcissus stopped to drink from a little stream． —
纳西索最终停下来在一条小溪边喝水。 —

Kneeling down on the bank，he saw a lovely face in the clear water．His heart gave a beat． —
跪在河岸上，他看到了清澈水中的一张美丽的面孔。他的心跳了一下。 —

He smiled and was smiled back to．Thinking that it must be a maiden in love with him，he bent down to kiss her． —
他微笑，面孔也回以微笑。他认为那一定是一个爱上他的少女，于是他俯身准备亲吻她。 —

And her lips also drew near his．But as soon a she touched the clear surface the lovely face disappeared． —
她的嘴唇也靠近他。但是只要碰到清澈的水面，那张可爱的面孔就消失了。 —

The angry youth was now desperate．Never had he been looked downupon like that before． —
这位愤怒的年轻人现在感到绝望。他从未被人这样看不起过。 —

Day and night，he stayed at the stream without drinking and eating． —
日夜，他守在溪边，无水无食。不久他死去，却从未想到那位少女其实就是水中倒映的自己。 —

Before long he died，never suspecting that his maiden was just his own image in the stream． —
他从未怀疑过，他见到的少女其实只是水中的他自己的形象。 —

The gods took pity on the fair dead body and turned it into a flower bearing his name．
众神怜悯这位可怜的死者，将他变成一朵以他的名字命名的花。

The intoxicated Echo saw all this．Slowly she became weak for despised love，until at last nothing remained of her except her voice．
醉心于爱的回声看到了这一切。她渐渐因为不被珍爱的爱而变得虚弱，最终除了她的声音，再也没有留下任何东西。