Chapter11 Fire-Eater Sneezes and Pardons Pinocchio食火人打喷嚏并且饶恕了匹诺曹-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《木偶奇遇记》

Chapter 11 Fire-Eater Sneezes and Pardons Pinocchio The showman,Fire-Eater-for that was his name-ooked like a wicked man, especially with his black beard that covered his chest and legs like an apron.On the whole,however,he had not a bad heart.In proof of this,when he saw poor Pinocchio brought before him,struggling and screaming"I will not die,I will not die!"he was quite moved and felt very sorry for him.He tried to hold out,but after a little he could stand it no longer and he sneezed violently.When he heard the sneeze,Harlequin,who up to that moment had been in the deepest affliction and bowed down like a weeping willow,became quite cheerful and,leaning towards Pinocchio,he whispered to him softly: "Good news,brother.The showman has sneezed and that is a sign that he pities you,and consequently you are saved." Most men,when they feel compassion for somebody,either weep or at least pretend to dry their eyes.Fire-Eater,on the contrary,whenever he was really overcome,had the habit of sneezing. After he had sneezed,the showman,still acting the ruffian,shouted to Pinocchio: "Have done crying!Your lamentations have given me a pain in my stomach. I feel a spasm that almost-Etchoo!Etchoo!"and he sneezed again twice. ·062· 第十一章食火人打喷嚏并且 饶恕了匹诺曹 木偶剧团的老板食火人（他就叫这个名字）看起来 ①apron['eipran]n.围裙 像个恶毒的人，特别是他黑色的大胡子就像围裙一样， 盖住了胸口和两条腿。不过，总的来说，他的心肠并不 坏。实际上，食火人看到可怜的匹诺曹被带到自己面 ②hold out抵制 前，听到他一边挣扎一边喊“我不想死，我不想死！”， 就已经相当感动，非常同情这个木偶了。食火人努力忍 着，可是刚过一小会儿，就再也忍不住，猛地打起了喷 ③affliction[e'flik/en]n.苦 嚏。花衣小丑本来伤心到极点，身子弯得像棵垂柳，可 恼 听到老板打喷嚏，他马上变得很高兴，把身子靠向匹诺 曹，小声说： “好消息，兄弟。老板打喷嚏了，这说明他可怜你， 接下来你就有救了。” ④compassion[kam'pe∫an] 大部分人在同情别人的时候，或者真的流泪，或者 n.同情，怜悯 至少装作擦眼泪。食火人却相反，他要是真的同情谁， 就会打喷嚏。 木偶刷团老板打完喷嚏，还是装作很凶的样子，冲 ⑤uf压an[rfin]n.恶棍 着匹诺曹喊道： “不许哭！你的号叫已经让我胃疼了。我觉得不舒 ⑥have done停止，够了 ⑦spasm['spazom]n.痉孪 服，差点儿—阿嚏！阿嚏！”食火人连打两个喷嚏。 ·063· Chapter 11 Fire-Eater Sneezes and Pardons Pinocchio "Bless you!"said Pinocchio. "Thank you!And your papa and your mamma,are they still alive?"asked Fire- Eater. “Papa,yes;my mamma I have never known.” "Who can say what a sorrow it would be for your poor old father if I were to have you thrown amongst those burning coals!Poor old man!I pity him!Etchoo! Etchoo!Etchoo!"and he sneezed again three times. "Bless you!"said Pinocchio. "Thank you!All the same,some compassion is due to me,for as you see I have no more wood with which to finish roasting my mutton,and,to tell you the truth, under the circumstances you would have been of great use to me!However,I have had pity on you,so I must have patience.Instead of you I will burn under the spit one of the puppets belonging to my company.Ho there,gendarmes!" At this call two wooden gendarmes immediately appeared.They were very long and very thin,and had on cocked hats,and held unsheathed swords in their hands. The showman said to them in a hoarse voice: "Take Harlequin,bind him securely,and then throw him on the fire to burn.I am determined that my mutton shall be well roasted." Only imagine that poor Harlequin!His terror was so great that his legs bent under him,and he fell with his face on the ground. At this agonizing sight Pinocchio,weeping bitterly,threw himself at the showman's feet and,bathing his long beard with his tears,he began to say,in a supplicating⑦voice: "Have pity,Sir Fire-Eater!" "Here there are no sirs,"the showman answered severely. “Have pity,Sir Knight!”" "Here there are no knights!" "Have pity,Commander!" “Here there are no commanders!” ·064· 第十一章食火人打喷蹇并且饶起了匹诺曹 “上帝保佑你！”匹诺曹说。 “谢谢！你的爸爸妈妈还健在吗？”食火人问道。 “爸爸还在，我从来没见过妈妈。” “如果我把你扔进火堆里，谁知道你那可怜的父亲 该有多伤心啊！可怜的老人！我真同情他！阿嚏！阿 嚏！阿嚏！”他又连打了三个喷嚏。 “上帝保佑你！”匹诺曹说。 “谢谢！不过，你也得同情我，你看，我没有足够 的木头把羊肉烤熟，说实话，这种情况下你对我太有用 了！可是，我很同情你，因此我必须有耐心。不烧你， ①mutton[mAtan]n.羊肉 我得烧掉剧团里的一个木偶。嗨，卫兵！” 听到命令，马上来了两名木头卫兵。他们又高又瘦， 戴着三角帽，手里拿着出鞘的宝剑。 ②gendarme[3 onda:m]n [该谐语]警察 木偶剧团的老板用嘶哑的声音对他们说： “抓住花衣小丑，把他捆结实，扔进火里烧了，我 一定要把羊肉烤熟。” ③cocked[kokt]a.翘起的 unsheathed [An'Si:ot]a. 大家想想可怜的花衣小丑吧！他吓得两腿一软，趴 抽出鞘的 倒在地上。 ⑤hoarse[hs]a.嘶哑的 看到这么凄惨的场面，匹诺曹号陶大哭，扑到木偶 剧团老板的脚下，泪水把剧团老板的胡子都打湿了。匹 诺曹开始哀求： “可怜可怜吧，食火人先生！” “这里没有先生。”剧团老板严肃地说。 6 agonizing ['eganaizin]a. 苦闷的 “可怜可怜吧，骑士先生！” “这里没有骑士！” supplicating ['sAplikeitin] “可怜可怜吧，指挥官！” a.哀求的 “这里没有指挥官！” ·065· Chapter 11 Fire-Eater Sneezes and Pardons Pinocchio "Have pity,Excellence!" Upon hearing himself called Excellence the showman began to smile and became at once kinder and more tractable.Turning to Pinocchio,he asked: “Well,what do you want from me?"” “I implore②you to pardon poor Harlequin.” "For him there can be no pardon.As I have spared you he must be put on the fire,for I am determined that my mutton shall be well roasted." "In that case,"cried Pinocchio proudly,rising and throwing away his cap of bread crumb-"in that case I know my duty.Come on,gendarmes!Bind me and throw me amongst the flames.No,it is not just that poor Harlequin,my true friend, should die for me!” These words,pronounced in a loud,heroic voice,made all the puppets who were present cry.Even the gendarmes,although they were made of wood,wept like two newly born lambs. Fire-Eater at first remained as hard and unmoved as ice,but little by little he began to melt and to sneeze.And,having sneezed four or five times,he opened his arms affectionately and said to Pinocchio: "You are a good,brave boy!Come here and give me a kiss." Pinocchio ran at once and,climbing like a squirrel up the showman's beard, he deposited a hearty kiss on the point of his nose. "Then the pardon is granted?"asked poor Harlequin in a faint voice that was scarcely audible⑤. "The pardon is granted!"answered Fire-Eater;he then added,sighing and shaking his head: "I must have patience!Tonight I shall have to resign myself to eat the mutton half raw;but another time,woe to him who displeases me!" At the news of the pardon the puppets all ran to the stage and,having lighted the lamps and chandeliers as if for a full-dress performance,they began to leap and to dance merrily.At dawn they were still dancing ·066· 第十一章食火人打喷蹇并且饶想了匹诺曹 “可怜可怜吧，阁下！” 听到自己被称为阁下，剧团老板露出了微笑，马上 ①tractable[traktabl]a.顺 变得更温柔和善了。他转向匹诺曹，问道： 从的 “哦，你想求我干什么？” ②implore[im'plx:]v乞求， “我求您开开恩，放过可怜的花衣小丑。” 恳求 “他可不能放。我己经放了你，就得烧掉他，因为 我一定要把羊肉烤熟。” “如果是这样，”匹诺曹大声喊道，站起来扔掉了自 己的面包心帽子一“如果是这样，我知道自己该怎么 做了。来吧，卫兵！把我绑起来扔进火里。不，可怜的 花衣小丑是我真正的朋友，他不该为我送命，那不公 平！” 这番话说得慷慨激昂，充满英雄气概，令在场的所 有木偶都哭了起来，就连木头做的卫兵也哭得像两只刚 出生的小羊羔。 食火人一开始还像冰一样无动于衷，可是慢慢地， 他开始感动了，打起了喷嚏。打了四五个喷嚏以后，食 火人热情地张开双臂，对匹诺曹说： “你是个勇敢的好孩子！到这里来亲亲我。” ③squirrel ['skwaral】n.松 匹诺曹马上跑过去，像松鼠一样，顺着剧团老板的 鼠 胡子爬上去，在食火人的鼻尖上深深地吻了一下。 ④deposit[dipazit]v(尤 指小心地或准确地)放 “您开恩了？”可怜的花衣小丑用几乎听不见的微 下 弱声音问道。 ⑤audible[':dabl]a.听得 “开恩了！”食火人答道，接着一边叹气，一边摇 见的 着头说： “我只能忍一忍啦！今晚，我只能吃半生不熟的羊 ⑥resign[ri'zain]v.使甘心 肉了。不过，如果下一次谁惹怒我，他肯定会倒大霉！” (忍受) 听到开恩的消息，木偶们全都冲上了舞台，点亮了 灯和蜡烛，仿佛要举行盛装表演。木偶们开始欢快地蹦 chandelier [.Janda'lio]n. 蹦跳跳，他们一直跳舞，一直跳到黎明。 枝形吊灯 ·067·