Chapter13 The Inn of the Red Craw-Fish红色小龙虾旅馆-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《木偶奇遇记》

Chapter 13 The Inn of the Red Craw-Fish They walked,and walked,and walked,until at last,towards evening,they arrived, all tired out,at the inn of The Red Craw-Fish. "Let us stop here a little,"said the Fox,"that we may have something to eat, and rest ourselves for an hour or two.We will start again at midnight,so as to arrive at the Field of Miracles by dawn tomorrow morning." Having gone into the inn they all three sat down to table,but none of them had any appetite. The Cat,who was suffering from indigestion and feeling seriously indisposed, could only eat thirty-five fish with tomato sauce and four portions of tripe with Parmesan cheese and because she thought the tripe was not seasoned enough, she asked three times for the butter and grateds cheese! The Fox would also willingly have picked a little,but as his doctor had ordered him a strict diet,he was forced to content himself simply with a hare dressed with a sweet and sour sauce,and garnished lightly with fat chickens and early pullets. After the hare he sent for a made dish of partridges,rabbits,frogs,lizards and other delicacies;he could not touch anything else.He cared so little for food,he said,that he could put nothing to his lips. The one who ate the least was Pinocchio.He asked for some walnuts and a hunch of bread,and left everything on his plate.The poor boy's thoughts were ·078· 第十三章红色小龙虾旅馆 他们走啊，走啊，走啊，最后，快天黑的时候，都 ①craw-fsh[kr:,fi]n.小 累得够呛，终于到了红色小龙虾旅馆。 龙虾 “咱们在这里停一下，”孤狸说道，“需要吃点儿东西， 休息一两个小时，然后半夜再出发，这样就能在明天黎 明之前赶到‘神奇宝地’。” 2indigestion Lindi'destfan] 进了旅馆，他们三个都坐在桌子前，可是都没有胃 n消化不良 3 indisposed [.indis'pauzd] 口。 n.不舒服的 猫正在消化不良，觉得很不舒服，只能吃三十五条 ④portion[pxf3n]n.一份 番茄沙司鱼和四大份帕尔玛奶酪牛肚，因为她觉得牛肚 ⑤tripe [traip]n.(牛等的)】 肚（供食用） 的味道不够浓，又加了三次黄油和奶酪粉！ ⑥Parmesan cheese帕尔玛 狐狸也想吃一点儿东西，可是医生命令他严格控制 干酪 饮食，因此他不得不吃得简单些，只要了一只酸甜酱野 ⑦seasoned[si:zand】a.调过 味的 兔，配菜则是好几只肥嫩的小鸡崽儿和小母鸡。吃完野 ⑧grated[greitid].搓a碎的 兔，狐狸又点了一个拼盘，里面有山鹑、家兔、青蛙、 ⑨garnish[ga:ni/]k为 蜥蜴和其他一些山珍海味，他已经没什么别的可以选 (食物)添加饰菜 ⑩pullet[pulit]n.(未满 了。狐狸说，自己对吃的东西一点儿也不感兴趣，什么 一年的】小母鸡 也吃不下去了。 ①partridge[ga:nif门n.松鸡 delicacy ['delikasi]n. 匹诺曹吃得最少，只点了一些核桃和一块面包，可 肴，精美的食物 是都剩在盘子里。这个可怜的孩子满脑子都是“神奇宝 ⑧walnut[wx:lnat]n.胡桃 地”。 ④hunch[hnt]n.厚片 ·079· Chapter 13 The Inn of the Red Craw-Fish continually fixed on the Field of Miracles. When they had supped,the Fox said to the host: "Give us two good rooms,one for Mr.Pinocchio,and the other for me and my companion.We will snatch a little sleep before we leave.Remember,however,that at midnight we wish to be called to continue our journey." "Yes,gentlemen,"answered the host,and he winked at the Fox and the Cat, as much as to say:"I know what you are up to.We understand one another!" No sooner had Pinocchio got into bed than he fell asleep at once and began to dream.And he dreamed that he was in the middle of a field,and the field was full of shrubs covered with clusters of gold sovereigns,and as they swung in the wind they went zin,zin,zin,almost as if they would say:"Let who will,come and take us."But just as Pinocchio was stretching out his hand to pick handfuls of those beautiful gold pieces and to put them in his pocket,he was suddenly awakened by three violent blows on the door of his room. It was the host who had come to tell him that midnight had struck. “Are my companions ready?”asked the puppet.. "Ready!Why,they left two hours ago." "Why were they in such a hurry?" "Because the Cat had received a message to say that her eldest kitten was ill with chilblains on his feet and was in danger of death." "Did they pay for the supper?" "What are you thinking of?They are too well educated to dream of offering such an insult to a gentleman like you." "What a pity!It is an insult that would have given me so much pleasure!"said Pinocchio,scratching his head.He then asked: "And where did my good friends say they would wait for me?" "At the Field of Miracles,tomorrow morning at daybreak." Pinocchio paid a sovereign for his supper and that of his companions,and then left. Outside the inn it was so pitch dark that he had almost to grope his way,for it was impossible to see a hand's breadth in front of him.Some night-birds flying ·080· 第十三章红色小龙虾旅馆 ①sup【sAp吃晚饭 吃完饭，狐狸对旅馆老板说： “给我们安排两个好房间，一间给匹诺曹，另一间 给我和我的伙伴。我们出发前要小睡一会儿。不过，记 得半夜叫醒我们，我们还要继续赶路。” ②wink[wimk]k眨眼示意 “好的，先生们，”旅馆老板说着，冲狐狸和猫眨眨 眼，好像在说：“我知道你们在干什么，咱们心里都有 数！” 一上床，匹诺曹就进入梦乡。他梦见自己站在一 块田地中间，田里长满了灌木，灌木的枝条上都是金 ③shub[frAb].灌木丛 币，在风中发出叮、叮、叮的声音，仿佛在说“谁乐意， ④cluster[klAsto]n.丛， 串，束 就来把我们带走吧”。可是，匹诺曹刚要伸手去抓起这 些金币放进自己的口袋，突然被三声很响的敲门声惊 醒了。 原来是旅馆老板来告诉他，已经半夜了。 “我的伙伴们准备好了吗？”木偶问。 “岂止准备好了！他们两个小时前就出发啦。” “他们为什么这么着急啊？” “因为猫接到口信，说她最大的孩子脚上长了冻疮， 有生命危险。” ⑥chilblain['tfilblein].冻 “晚饭的钱付过了吗？” 疮 “你在想什么呢？他们很有教养，不会想着用如此 的方式侮辱您这样的绅士。” “太可惜了！我倒非常乐意他们能这样侮辱我！” 匹诺曹说着挠了挠头。接着问： “我的好朋友们说在哪里等我了吗？” “在‘神奇宝地'，明天早晨天亮的时候。” 匹诺曹为自己和伙伴的晚饭付了一个金币，就出 发了。 旅馆外面太黑了，匹诺曹几乎摸索着上了路，前面 伸手不见五指。有些夜鸟从路的一侧飞到另一侧，翅膀 ⑥pitch[pit]h.沥青 ⑦grope[group摸索 ·081· Chapter 13 The Inn of the Red Craw-Fish across the road from one hedge to the other brushed Pinocchio's nose with their wings as they passed,which caused him so much terror that,springing back,he shouted:"Who goes there?"and the echo in the surrounding hills repeated in the distance:"Who goes there?Who goes there?" As he was walking along he saw a little insect shining dimly on the trunk of a tree,like a night-light in a lamp of transparent2 china. "Who are you?"asked Pinocchio. "I am the ghost of the Talking-Cricket,"answered the insect in a low voice,so weak and faint that it seemed to come from the other world. “What do you want with me?”said the puppet. "I want to give you some advice.Go back and take the four sovereigns that you have left to your poor father,who is weeping and in despair because you have not returned to him.” "By tomorrow my papa will be a gentleman,for these four sovereigns will have become two thousand." "Don't trust to those who promise to make you rich in a day.Usually they are either mad or rogues!Give ear to me,and go back,my boy." “On the contrary,.I am determined to go on.” The hour is late!” “I am determined to go on.” “The night is dark!" "I am determined to go on." "The road is dangerous!" "I am determined to go on." "Remember that boys who are bent on following their caprices,and will have their own way,sooner or later repent it." "Always the same stories.Good-night,Cricket." "Good-night,Pinocchio,and may Heaven preserve you from dangers and from assassins.” No sooner had he said these words than the Talking-Cricket vanished suddenly like a light that has been blown out,and the road became darker than ever. ·082· 第十三章红色小龙虾旅馆 碰到了匹诺曹的鼻子，把他吓得往回跳了一步，喊道： “谁？”远处的小山传来回声：“谁？谁？” 匹诺曹走着，忽然看到树干上有只小昆虫，发出微 弱的光，就像装在透明瓷器中的夜灯。 ①dimly [dimli门ad.(因光线 “你是谁？”匹诺曹问。 弱而】暗淡地，阴暗地 “我是会说话的蟋蟀的灵魂。”那只昆虫用微弱的声 2transparent [traens'perant] 音回答道，微弱得就像从另一个世界传过来的。 a.透明的 “你找我干什么？”木偶说。 “我想给你点儿忠告。回家吧，把剩下的四个金币 ⑧faint[feint]a,虚弱的， 留给你可怜的爸爸吧，你到现在还没有回家，他哭得很 模糊的 绝望。” “到明天，我的爸爸将成为绅士，因为这四个金币 将变成两千个。” “别相信那些保证让你一天致富的人。通常，他们 不是疯子就是骗子！听我的，回去吧，我的孩子。” “不，我偏要去。” “已经很晚了！” ④rogue[rugm.流氓，无 “我偏要去。” 赖 ⑤give ear to倾听 “夜很黑！” “我偏要去。” “路上危险！” “我偏要去。” “记住，那些任性地坚持自己想法的孩子，那些为 所欲为的孩子，早晚会为自己所做的事情后悔。” “又是老一套。晚安，蟋蝶。” ⑥caprice[k'pri:s]n.任性， “晚安，匹诺曹，愿老天保佑你远离危险和杀人犯。” 心血来潮 刚说完这些话，会说话的蟋蟀就像被吹灭的灯光一 样突然消失了，路变得比以前更黑。 ⑦preserve[pri'zav]w保护 ⑧assassin [a's:esin]n.行刺 者 ⑨vanish[veni],突然 不见，消散 ·083·