I am a beautiful duckling!

我是只美小鸭！

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The ugly duckling became a beautiful swan.

丑小鸭变成了漂亮的天鹅。

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You see, he wasn't a gray duckling - he was a beautiful swan!

你们看，他不是一只灰色的鸭子，而是一只美丽的天鹅！

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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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