the ugly duckling

常見例句

And he went away without touching the Ugly Duckling.
然后他沒有碰丑小鴨一下就走了。
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.
盡管大多數(shù)人至少都已經(jīng)聽過“丑小鴨”和“皇帝的新衣”，但是像“雜貨店的尼森”這樣的故事在丹麥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.
無論你是因為故事閱讀這本書，還是獲取商業(yè)建議，或者是關(guān)于工作或生活的哲學(xué)問題，這本丑小鴨在行動會被每位讀者所喜愛。

Something might be short at one point and become tall at another point, ugly at one point and become beautiful-- like the ugly duckling.
一個事物可能在某一時刻很矮,然后在另一時刻又會變高,某一時刻很丑,然后變得很美,就像丑小鴨一樣
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