Chapter4 The Talking-Cricket Scolds Pinocchio会说话的蟋蝶责骂匹诺曹-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《木偶奇遇记》

Chapter 4 The Talking-Cricket Scolds Pinocchio While poor Geppetto was being taken to prison for no fault of his,that imp Pinocchio,finding himself free from the clutches of the soldier,ran off as fast as his legs could carry him.That he might reach home the quicker he rushed across the fields,and in his mad hurry he jumped high banks,thorn hedges and ditches full of water. Arriving at the house he found the street door ajar.He pushed it open,went in,and having fastened the latch,threw himself on the floor and gave a great sigh of satisfaction. But soon he heard some one in the room who was saying: “Cri-cri-cril" “Who calls me?”said Pinocchio in a fright.. "It is I!" Pinocchio turned round and saw a big cricket crawling slowly up the wall. "Tell me,Cricket,who may you be?" "I am the Talking-Cricket,and I have lived in this room a hundred years or more.” "Now,however,this room is mine,"said the puppet,"and if you would do me a pleasure go away at once,without even turning round." ·020· 第四章 会说话的蟋蟀 责骂匹诺曹 ①cricket[krikit].蟋蟀 可怜的杰佩托无辜地被关进监狱，淘气的匹诺曹发 ②imp [imp]m.小魔怪：小 现士兵放开了自己，就拼命跑走了。为了尽快回家，匹 淘气 ③clutch[klAtf]n.(抓住不 诺曹疯狂地跑过田野，跳过高高的土埂，越过布满荆棘 放的】手、爪子等 的篱笆和满是水的沟渠。 ④hedge[hed3]m.篱笆 ⑤ditch[ditf]n.沟，渠 到家时，匹诺曹发现临街的大门半掩着，便推开门 走了进去，插上门门，坐在地板上，心满意足地长舒了 ⑥ajar[dcla.(门窗等】 一口气。 半开者的 ⑦latch[letf】n.门闩 不过，匹诺曹很快就听到房间里有声音在叫： “唧唧，卿卿！” “谁在叫我？”匹诺曹害怕了。 “是我！” 匹诺曹扭头看到墙上有一只大蟋蟀正在慢慢往上爬。 “告诉我，蟋蟀，你是谁啊？” “我是会说话的蟋蟀，已经在这间屋子里住了一百 多年。” “不过，现在这间屋子是我的了。”木偶说，“如果 你想让我高兴就马上离开，头也不要回。” ·021· Chapter 4 The Talking-Cricket Scold's Pinocchio “I will not go,”answered the Cricket,,“until I have told you a great truth.” “Tell it me,.then,and be quick about it.” "Woe to those boys who rebel against their parents and run away from home.They will never come to any good in the world,and sooner or later they will repent bitterly." "Sing away,Cricket,as you please,and as long as you please.For me,I have made up my mind to run away tomorrow at daybreak,because if I remain I shall not escape the fate of all other boys;I shall be sent to school and shall be made to study either by love or by force.To tell you in confidence,I have no wish to learn; it is much more amusing to run after butterflies,or to climb trees and to take the young birds out of their nests." "Poor little goose!But do you not know that in that way you will grow up a perfect donkey,and that every one will make fun of you?" "Hold your tongue,you wicked,ill-omened croaker!"shouted Pinocchio. But the Cricket,who was patient and philosophical instead of becoming angry at this impertinence,continued in the same tone: "But if you do not wish to go to school why not at least learn a trade,if only to enable you to earn honestly a piece of bread!" "Do you want me to tell you?"replied Pinocchio,who was beginning to lose patience."Amongst all the trades in the world there is only one that really takes my fancy." "And that trade-what is it?" "It is to eat,drink,sleep and amuse myself,and to lead a vagabond life from morning to night.” "As a rule,"said the Talking-Cricket,"all those who follow that trade end almost always either in a hospital or in prison." "Take care,you wicked,ill-omened croaker!Woe to you if I fly into a passion!" "Poor Pinocchio!I really pity you!" “Why do you pity me?' "Because you are a puppet and,what is worse,because you have a wooden head." ·022· 第四章会说话的蟋蟀贵骂匹诺曹 “我不走，”蟋蟀回答道，“除非你听我讲一个大道 理。” ①rebel[ri'bel]v.反抗 “那就告诉我吧，快点。” “那些不听父母的话、离家出走的孩子会倒霉的， 他们在世界上永远不会碰到好事，迟早后悔得要命。” ②repent[ripent]k悔悟 “接着唱吧，蟋蟀，随你的便，只要你乐意。反正 我已经决定了，明天天一亮就走。如果留下来，我肯定 和别的孩子一样，要被送到学校，他们要么哄，要么打， 会逼着我学习。说实话，我不想读书，更喜欢追蝴蝶， 或者爬到树上从鸟窝里掏小鸟。” “可怜的小傻瓜！你难道不知道吗？那样的话，你 会变成一头真正的蠢驴，每个人都会取笑你。” ③goose[qus)n.傻瓜 “闭嘴，讨厌的乌鸦嘴！”匹诺曹喊道。 ④make fun of取笑 可是，蟋蟀非常耐心，也非常冷静，没有因为木偶 ⑤hold your tongue住嘴 的无礼而生气，依然慢条斯理地说： ⑥ill-omened不吉的 “可是，如果不想去学校，至少也要学门手艺，起 ⑦croaker[krouko].呱呱 叫的动物 码能让你实实在在地挣块面包！” ⑧philosophical “你想听实话吗？”匹诺曹答道，开始不耐烦了，“世 [il3'sofikal】a.冷静的， 界上所有的工作，我真正感兴趣的只有一种。” 泰然自若的 impertinence “什么工作？” [im'pa:tinans】h.不中肯 “就是大吃大喝睡大觉，想玩就玩，从早到晚四处 傲慢：无礼的言行 ⑩trade[treid].职业，谋 闲逛。” 生手段：技艺 “一般说来，”会说话的蟋蟀说道，“干这种工作的 ①take one's fancy吸引某人 人最后几乎都进了医院或监狱。” 1 vagabond ['vaegabond]a. 流浪的 “小心点儿，讨厌的乌鸦嘴！如果我发脾气，你可 要倒霉了！” “可怜的匹诺曹！我真的很可怜你！” “我有什么让你可怜的？” passion[pejn]n.盛怒 “因为你是木偶，更糟糕的是，你还有个木头脑袋。” ·023· Chapter 4 The Talking-Cricket Scold's Pinocchio At these last words Pinocchio jumped up in a rage and,snatching a wooden hammer from the bench,he threw it at the Talking-Cricket. Perhaps he never meant to hit him,but unfortunately it struck him exactly on the head,so that the poor Cricket had scarcely breath to cry "Cri-cri-cri!"and then he remained dried up and flattened against the wall. ·024· 第四章会说话的蟋率贵骂匹诺曹 听完这些话，愤怒的匹诺曹跳起来，从长凳上抓起 把木槌，朝会说话的蟋蟀扔过去。 也许匹诺曹压根没想过要打中蟋蟀，可是很不幸， 木槌正好打在蟋蟀的头上，可怜的蟋蟀刚叫了声“卿 ①aten[netn]y使平； —即一唧”，就被砸扁了，贴在墙上。 击倒，摧毁 ·025·