Chapter5 The Flying Egg会飞的蛋-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《木偶奇遇记》

Chapter 5 The Flying Egs Night was coming on and Pinocchio,remembering that he had eaten nothing all day,began to feel a gnawing in his stomach that very much resembled appetite. After a few minutes his appetite had become hunger and in no time his hunger became ravenous. Poor Pinocchio ran quickly to the fireplace,where a saucepan was boiling, and was going to take off the lid to see what was in it,but the saucepan was only painted on the wall.You can imagine his feelings.His nose,which was already long,became longer by at least three inches. He then began to run about the room,searching in the drawers and in every imaginable place,in hopes of finding a bit of bread.If it was only a bit of dry bread, a crust,a bone left by a dog,a little moldy pudding of Indian comn,a fish bone, a cherry stone-in fact,anything that he could gnaw.But he could find nothing, nothing at all,absolutely nothing. And in the meanwhile his hunger grew and grew.Poor Pinocchio had no other relief than yawning,and his yawns were so tremendous that sometimes his mouth almost reached his ears.And after he had yawned he spluttered and felt as if he were going to faint. Then he began to cry desperately,and he said: "The Talking-Cricket was right.I did wrong to rebel against my papa and to ·026· 第五章会飞的蛋 快到晚上了，匹诺曹想起自己一整天都没吃东西， ①gnawing[noin]m.(尤指 觉得肚子在咕噜咕噜叫，很想吃东西。 由饥饿引起的)一阵剧 几分钟以后，匹诺曹从想吃东西变成了肚子饿，很 痛 ②appetite[epitait].食欲 快，又从肚子饿变成了饥肠辘辘。 ③in no time很快 可怜的匹诺曹赶紧跑到壁炉旁，炖锅里的汤正在那 ④ravenous[revanas】a.饿 里沸腾。匹诺曹想打开锅盖看看里面是什么，可那炖锅 极了的 是画在墙上的。你能想象出匹诺曹此时此刻的感受，他 的鼻子本来就很长，这下子至少又长了三英寸。 匹诺曹开始在屋里四处乱跑，翻遍了抽屉和每一个 能想到的地方，希望能找到点面包，哪怕只是一点点面 包干，一点点面包皮，狗吃剩下的一块骨头，一小块发 ⑤crust[krAst]n.面包皮 ⑥moldy[mouldi]a.发看的 霉的玉米布丁，一根鱼骨头，一个樱桃核一只要能找 ⑦cherry stone樱桃核 到可以咀嚼的东西就行。可是，匹诺曹什么也没找到， 什么都没有，一丁点儿都没有。 这时候匹诺曹觉得越来越饿，可怜的他只能不停地 ⑧relief[iifn.救济：宽 打哈欠来缓解肚子饿，哈欠打得太大了，有时候嘴都快 慰：解除 ⑨yawn[jpn]k打呵欠 碰到耳朵了。打完哈欠就开始吐口水，匹诺曹觉得自己 ⑩splutter[splAta】,喷溅唾 要晕倒了。 沫：（因激动等）气急败 匹诺曹开始拼命地哭，一边哭一边说： 坏地说 “会说话的蟋蟀是对的。我错了，不该不听爸爸的 ·027· Chapter 5 The FLying Egg run away from home.If my papa were here I should not now be dying of yawning! Oh!What a dreadful illness hunger is!" Just then he thought he saw something in the dust-heap-something round and white that looked like a hen's egg.To give a spring and seize hold of it was the affair of a moment.It was indeed an egg. Pinocchio's joy was beyond description.Almost believing it must be a dream he kept turning the egg over in his hands,feeling it and kissing it.And as he kissed it he said: “And now,how shall I cook it?Shall I make an omelet②？No,it would be better to cook it in a saucer!Or would it not be more savory to fry it in the frying-pan?Or shall I simply boil it?No,the quickest way of all is to cook it in a saucer:I am in such a hurry to eat it!" Without loss of time he placed an earthenware saucer on a brazier full of red-hot embers.Into the saucer instead of oil or butter he poured a little water; and when the water began to smoke,tac!He broke the egg-shell over it and let the contents drop in.But,instead of the white and the yolk a little chicken popped out very gay and polite.Making a beautiful courtesy it said to him: "A thousand thanks,Master Pinocchio,for saving me the trouble of breaking the shell.Adieu until we meet again.Keep well,and my best compliments to all at home!" Thus saying,it spread its wings,darted through the open window and,flying away,was lost to sight. The poor puppet stood as if he had been bewitched,with his eyes fixed,his mouth open,and the egg-shell in his hand.Recovering,however,from his first stupefaction,he began to cry and scream,and to stamp his feet on the floor in desperation,and amidst's his sobs he said: "Ah,indeed,the Talking-Cricket was right.If I had not run away from home, and if my papa were here,I should not now be dying of hunger!Oh!What a dreadful illness hunger is!" ·028· 第五章会飞的蛋 话，从家里跑出去。如果爸爸在这里，我现在也不会因 为打哈欠死掉。唉！肚子饿多么可怕啊！” 就在这时，匹诺曹看到垃圾堆里好像有什么东 西—圆鼓鼓的，白花花的，看起来好像是个鸡蛋。匹 ①spring[spri]n.蹦跳： 反弹 诺曹立刻跳起来抓住那个东西，发现真的是个鸡蛋。 匹诺曹的开心没法形容。这简直就是一场梦，匹诺 曹把鸡蛋放在手里转来转去，又是抚摸，又是亲吻。他 一边亲吻着鸡蛋一边说： “现在，怎么吃这个蛋呢？做个煎蛋卷？不，在盘 ②omelet[omlit]m.煎蛋 饼，炒蛋 子里弄熟更好！或者，在煎锅里煎一下更好吃？或者， ③saucer[sxsn.茶碟 干脆煮着吃？不，最快的办法是在盘子里弄熟：我已经 ④savory[seivari]a.开胃 等不及了！” 的 5 earthenware ['a:0anweo] 说干就干，匹诺曹把一个瓦盘放在炽热的火盆上， n陶器 既没有放素油，也没有放黄油，而是加了一点儿水。水 ⑥brazier[breizj]n.带烤 开始冒热气了，匹诺曹在盘子上方“啪！”的一声敲开 架的炭火盆 ⑦ember[emba]n.余火 了蛋壳，想把蛋壳里的东西倒进盘子。可是，蛋壳里没 未尽的木块（或煤块， 有倒出来蛋白和蛋黄，而是蹦出一只小鸡。这只小鸡很 燃屑 快乐，也很有礼貌，优雅地鞠了一躬，对匹诺曹说 ⑧tac[tek]n.(拟声词) 嗒 “万分感谢，匹诺曹先生，您省去了我打破蛋壳的 ⑨white[wait)n.蛋白 麻烦。回见，多保重，向您的家人送上我最真诚的问候！” @yolk[jpuk]n.蛋黄 说着，小鸡张开翅膀，冲出打开的窗户，越飞越远， ①gay[gei]a.快乐的 @adieu[e'djr]imt.再见 最后看不见了。 ⑧dart[dart)k向前冲 可怜的木偶目瞪口呆地站在那里，仿佛被施了魔 法，眼睛一动不动，张着嘴，手里拿着蛋壳。等匹诺曹 清醒过来，他开始又哭又叫，拼命跺着脚，一边啜泣一 ④bewitch[bi'wit/]k施魔 边说道： 法于，蛊惑，迷惑；使 迷住，使着魔 “哎呀，的确，会说话的蟋蟀是对的。如果我没从 ⑤stupefaction 家里跑出去，如果爸爸在这里，我现在不会快被饿死 【.stju:pi'fxk∫an]n.目d 了！唉！肚子饿多么可怕啊！” 口呆 1 amidst ['midst]prep. 在…当中 ·029· Chapter 5 The Flying Egg And,as his stomach cried out more than ever and he did not know how to quiet it,he thought he would leave the house and make an excursion in the neighborhood in hopes of finding some charitable person who would give him a piece of bread. ·030· 第五章会飞的蛋 匹诺曹的肚子叫得越来越响，他不知道该怎么让它 Dexcursion [ik'ska:fan]n. 安静下来。匹诺曹觉得自己应该出门去，到附近转转， 短途旅游 说不定某个好心人会给他一块面包。 2charitable ['tfaratobl]a. 仁慈的，慷慨的 ·031·