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丑小鸭

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丑小鸭的故事
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没人喜欢的丑小鸭
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像一只丑小鸭
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是一只丑小鸭
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丑小鸭变成了白天鹅

Definition

丑小鸭:

Literally means:

ugly duckling

Actually means:

The small swan described in Anderson's Ugly Duckling is discriminated against and repulsed by the duck flock. Figuratively it refers to the people who are looked down upon before their success, or the people who are looked down upon but promising. Commendatory.

People who were ordinary and neglected in the past become excellent and make great achievements.

丹麦作家安徒生在童话故事《丑小鸭》里面描述的一只受到鸭群歧视和排斥的小天鹅。比喻成功之前被人看不起的人,或被人看不起,却有发展前途的人。具有褒义色彩。

指原来看起来很普通,不受人重视,后来却在某方面非常优秀或干出很不平常的大事业的人。

Example

Used as subject, object or attributive. (作主语、宾语、定语)
1
Mèimei
妹妹
suīrán
虽然
xiǎoshíhou
小时候
hǎokàn
好看
  
,
dànshì
但是
xiànzài
现在
chǒuxiǎo
丑小鸭
biànchéng
变成
le
báitiāné
白天鹅
  
,
zhǎngchéng
长成
le
piàoliang
漂亮
de
niáng
大姑娘
  

Although my sister was not good-looking when she was a child, but now the ugly duckling has become a white swan, grew into a beautiful big girl.

2
gānggang
刚刚
dāng
shǒu
歌手
de
shíhou
时候
yòu
shòu
yòu
xiǎo
  
,
zhēnshi
真是
zhī
chǒuxiǎo
丑小鸭
  
Dànshì
但是
nián
guò
过去
le
  
,
què
chéngwéi
成为
le
hěn
shuài
de
míngxīng
明星
  

He was thin and small when he was a singer. But a few years passed, but it became a very handsome star.

3
biè
kàn
xiànzài
现在
xiàng
zhī
chǒuxiǎo
丑小鸭
  
,
shí
其实
de
qiánzài
潜在
zhì
素质
shuí
dōu
hǎo
  
,
jiānglái
将来
dìng
一定
yǒu
chū
出息
  

Don't look at her now like an ugly duckling, in fact, her potential quality is better than anyone else, the future must be great.

4
Àiyīntǎn
爱因斯坦
xiǎoshíhou
小时候
yán
语言
bènzhuō
笨拙
  
,
dòngzuò
动作
chíhuǎn
迟缓
  
,
chéng
成绩
hěn
bān
一般
  
,
jiù
xiàng
zhī
méi
rén
huan
喜欢
de
chǒuxiǎo
丑小鸭
  
,
dànshì
但是
hòulái
后来
què
chéngwéi
成为
le
wěi
伟大
de
xué
科学
jiā
  

Einstein as a child language clumsy, slow movement, the results are very general, like a no one likes the ugly duckling, but later became a great scientist.