Little mermaid in Andersen’s fairy tale

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Basic information NAME: The Kingdom of Denmark( 丹麦王国 ) CAPITAL ： Copenhagen ( 哥本哈根 ) NATIONAL SONG : 《 Der er et yndigt land 》 《有一处好地方》 《国王克里斯蒂安》《 Kong Kristian 》 NATIONAL DAY:Apr.16th NATIONAL FLOWER: Holly ( 冬青 ) NATIONAL BIRD: skylark( 云雀 )

It has an area of 43,080 square kilometers that can be regarded as the smallest Nordic ( 北欧的 ) Kingdom.

Oresund Bridge （厄勒海峡大桥） was a huge bridge that Denmark and Sweden jointed venture （企业） to built. It is a traffic line which crosses the Oresund Strait （海峡） and connects the Danish capital -- Copenhagen and Malmo( 马尔默 ) in Sweden （瑞典）.It is the tenth Bridge in the world.

The Danish national treasure ——————"the little mermaid" located in the northeast of the capital Copenhagen, Denmark downtown park. This is world famous bronze （青铜） statue shape in 1913, 1.5 m high, foundation is about 1.8 m in diameter （直 径）. It comes from "the daughter of the sea".

Kronborg Slot( 卡隆堡宫 ) It is said that Kronborg is the background where Shakespeare wrote the immortal tragedy “Hamlet”. Kronborg Castle （城堡） is also known as the Castle of Hamlet.

The Harvin Waterway was excavated in 1670, the former is a gathering place for sailors, the left side is still lined with quaint （古色古香的） steeple （尖顶） which are buildings built in the sixteenth century, are painted in vibrant （充 满生气的） colors is very attractive. Room 67 is the 18th c entury, the world- famous fairy tale writer Hans Christian Anders en’s house. The Harvin Waterway （哈芬水道）

The longest walk street The 1.2-kilometer-long walking street is located in downtown Copenhagen. There are more than 200 shops.

 Ride bicycle to go to work and school rate of 37%.  Drive and by bus ratio （比率） of 30% and 28%.  Per capita （人均） will buy 8 new bicycles every year. . bicycle has become an important financial industry Bicycle culture in Denmark

Taboo （禁忌） Danish people like to use flowers as a gift and say thanks to you. Every marriage and funeral to send white flowers, other times avoid sends white flowers. In some areas of Denmark, people think that it’s lucky to give his fiancee （未婚妻） a wooden club （棒槌） which is engraved with poems. The wedding is in secret, because the Danes think openly would offend （冒犯） the ghosts or cause their envy. Danish people avoid 13 and Friday as taboos.

Famous people Hans Christian Andersen ( ) was born in the small town of Odense( 奥登赛） in 1805.He is famous in Denmark for his fairy tales, such as The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling. Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers. 每个人的生活都是上帝 亲手书写的童话。 --- （丹麦）安徒生

We (sea folk) can live to three hundred years old, but when we perish we turn into mere foam （泡 沫） on the sea Andersen, "The little mermaid

The Ugly Duckling Snow White

words Nordic adj. 北欧的 Venture n. 企业 Strait n. 海峡 Castle n. 城堡 quaint adj. 古色古香的 Steeple n. 尖顶 Vibrant adj. 充满生气的 Foam n. 泡沫 adornment v. 装饰