100th Birthday of Little Mermaid Statue Celebrated

　　Various celebrations were held in Copenhagen to celebrate the centennial of the Little Mermaid¹ statue.

 

　　Speeches, a children's concert and birthday-song singings have been held in the city for the iconic statue.

 

　　Bodypainted mermaids³ have also posed in front of some other world-famous backdrops, from the Sydney Opera House to the Eiffel Tower.

 

　　Jan Olsen is the director of Visit Denmark, a leading website introducing tourism in Denmark.

 

　　"It's fantastic and it's because The Little Mermaid is an icon² for Denmark and Copenhagen, and she is so well known around the world, that people are interested in celebrating her birthday."

 

　　The bronze statue was created as a tribute to fairytale writer Hans Christian⁴ Andersen.

 

　　The author penned a story about a sea king's daughter who fell in love with a prince but had to wait 300 years before she could turn from mermaid into human.

 

　　It draws at least 1 million visitors to the capital of Denmark every year.

1 mermaid   

n.美人鱼

参考例句：

• How popular would that girl be with the only mermaid mom!和人鱼妈妈在一起，那个女孩会有多受欢迎！
• The little mermaid wasn't happy because she didn't want to wait.小美人鱼不太高兴，因为她等不及了。

2 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

3 mermaids   

n.（传说中的）美人鱼( mermaid的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The high stern castle was a riot or carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs. 其尾部高耸的船楼上雕满了神仙、妖魔鬼怪、骑士、国王、勇士、美人鱼、天使。 来自辞典例句
• This is why mermaids should never come on land. 这就是为什么人鱼不应该上岸的原因。 来自电影对白

4 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。