A swan in germany has apparently fallen in love - with a swan - shaped paddle boat . the bird has spent the past three weeks flirting with the vessel , which is five times its size , on the lake they share in the town of muenster 在德国明斯特的一个池塘中，一只痴情的黑天鹅在过去的3个星期里一直守在一条天鹅形状的船的周围，和它“谈情说爱” 。
This was a girl whose secret he had guessed , but who had not yet guessed his ; an honest girl who loved him - one who would have made as good , or nearly as good , a practical farmer s wife as tess 这个姑娘到这儿来的秘密他已经猜着了，不过她没有猜着他的秘密爱着他的一个痴情的姑娘这个姑娘也可以做一个和苔丝一样好，或者差不多一样好的讲究实际的农家妻子。
Midnight , albrecht pays his respect at her grave , where he is tempted by the wilis ghosts of betrothed girls who have died before their wedding day . the wilis make albrecht keep on dancing and dancing until he drops dead with fatigue . but the spirit of the love - stricken giselle intervenes and dances with him till dawn 午夜时分，亚尔巴特满怀内疚到伊人的坟前致祭，在林中被一群在婚前死去的女幽灵缠绕，引诱他不停跳舞至倦极而死，幸得痴情的吉赛尔幽灵出现，与他共舞至破晓，直到女幽灵的法力消失，一对爱人哀伤分手，伊人从此永陷墓中。
It would have melted the heart of a stone to hear her singing these ditties , whenever she worked apart from the rest of the girls in this cold dry time ; the tears running down her cheeks all the while at the thought that perhaps he would not , after all , come to hear her , and the simple silly words of the songs resounding in painful mockery of the aching heart of the singer 在这种寒冷的天气里，只要其他的姑娘们不在她的身边，她就唱这些歌曲，就是铁石心肠的人听了，也会被她感动。每当想到他也许终究不会来听她唱歌，她就泪流满面，歌曲里那些纯朴痴情的词句，余音不断，仿佛在讽刺唱歌人的痛苦的心。
