Chapter15 The Assassins Hang Pinocchio to the Big Oak杀人犯把匹诺曹挂在大橡树上-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《木偶奇遇记》

Chapter 15 The Assassins Hang Pinocchio to theBigOak At this sight the puppet's courage failed him and he was on the point of throwing himself on the ground and giving himself over for lost. Turning, however, his eyes in every direction, he saw, at some distance, a small house as white as snow. "If only I had breath to reach that house," he said to himself. "perhaps I should be saved." And, without delaying an instant, he recommenced^{①} running for his life through the wood. and the assassins after him At last, after a desperate race of nearly two hours, he arrived quite breathless a the door of the house, and knocked No one answered He knocked again with great violence, for he heard the sound of steps approaching him and the heavy panting of his persecutors②. The same silence. Seeing that knocking was useless, he began in desperation to kick and pommel③} the door with all his might{. The window then opened and a beautiful Child appeared at it. She had blue hair and a face as white as a waxen{} image: her eyes were closed and her hands were crossed on her breast. Without moving her lips in the least, she said. in a yoice that seemed to come from the other world: .o90. 第十五章 杀人犯把匹诺曹扫 在大橡树上 看到这个情景,木偶泄气了,差点儿就扑倒在地认 输投降。不过,匹诺曹向四面八方看了看,看到远处有 一座雪白的小房子。 “如果我还有力气跑到房子那里,”匹诺曹自言自语 道,“也许我能得救。” ① recommence Lri:ka'mens] 匹诺曹丝毫不敢停留,又开始拼命跑起来,一路穿 n.重新开始 过树林,两个杀人犯紧追不舍。 最后,拼命跑了快两个小时,匹诺曹上气不接下气 地跑到了小房子门口,赶忙敲门。 没人应答。 匹诺曹又开始拼命敲门,因为他听到身后的脚步声 和沉重的呼吸声越来越近,但里面依然悄无声息。 ② persecutor 'paxsikjuta] n. 迫害者 看到敲门没有用,匹诺曹开始感到绝望,拼命踢门、 ③ pommell'pamolln.用拳 砸门。窗户开了,一个漂亮的小女孩探出头来。她长着 头连续打 蓝色的头发和像蜡像一样雪白的脸,眼睛闭着,双手交 ④might [mait]n. 力量 waxen ['waekson]a. 蜡制 叉在胸前。小女孩说话的时候嘴唇一动不动,声音仿佛 的 是从另一个世界传来的 .091· Chapter 15 The Assassins Hfang Pinocchio to the Big Oak "In this house there is no one. They are all dead." "Then at least open the door for me yourself." shouted Pinocchio, crying and imploring. "I am dead also." "Dead? Then what are you doing there at the window?" "I am waiting for the bier{ to come to carry me away." Having said this she immediately disappeared and the window was closed again without the slightest noise. "Oh! Beautiful Child with blue hair," cried Pinocchio, "open the door, for pity's sake! Have compassion on a poor boy pursued by assas -" But he could not finish the word, for he felt himself seized by the collar② and the same two horrible voices said to him threateningly: "You shall not escape from us again!" The puppet, seeing death staring him in the face, was taken with such a violent fit③ of trembling that the joints^{} of his wooden legs began to creak, and the sovereigns hidden under his tongue to clink. "Now, then," demanded the assassins, "will you open your mouth - yes or no? Ah! No answer? Leave it to us: this time we will force you to open it!" And, drawing out two long, horrid knives as sharp as razors}, clash!- they attempted^{} to stab{}him twice. But the puppet, luckily for him, was made of very hard wood: the knives therefore broke into a thousand pieces and the assassins were left with the handles in their hands, staring at each other "I see what we must do," said one of them. "He must be hung! Let us hang him!" "Let us hang him!" repeated the other Without loss of time they tied his arms behind him, passed a running noose{ round his throat, and hung him to the branch of a tree called the Big Oak. They then sat down on the grass and waited for his last struggle. But at the end of three hours the puppet's eyes were still open, his mouth closed, and he was kicking more than ever. .092. 第十五章 杀人犯把匹诺曹挂在大橡树上 “这座房子里没有人。他们都死了。” “至少你可以帮我开门吧。”匹诺曹喊叫道,一边哭 一边乞求着。 “我也死了。” “死了?那你在窗口干什么?” ① bier Ibioln. 棺材架 “我在等着棺材把我运走。” 说完,小女孩立刻消失了,窗户再次关上,没有发 出一丁点儿声音。 “噢!美丽的蓝头发小孩,”匹诺曹喊道,“开门啊,可 怜可怜我吧!可怜可怜这个可怜的孩子,杀人犯正在追-” 匹诺曹还没说完,就觉得自已的衣领被抓住了,与 ② collar I'kolaln. 衣领 此同时,那两个可怕的声音威胁着说道 “你别想再从我们手里逃走!” 木偶看见死到临头,猛地哆嗦起来,就连他的两个 木头关节都在吱吱嘎嘎作响,藏在舌头下面的金币也在 ③ fit['fit]n.(疾病等的) 叮叮当当。 突然发作 “现在,”两个杀人犯问道,“你该把嘴张开了吧 ④ joint [dsoint]n. 关节 张还是不张?嘿!不说话?看我们的,这次我们要让你 张开嘴!” razor 'reizal n.剩刀 说着,两个杀人犯拿出了两把吓人的长刀,锋利得 ) attempt [o'temptlv 尝 像荆刀,嘹!--他们想在匹诺曹身上戳两个洞。 试做 幸运的是,木偶是用非常坚硬的木头做成的,因此 stab[staeb]v刺,扎 两把刀碎成了千百片,两个杀人犯手里只剩下刀柄,面 面相觑。 “我知道该怎么做了。”其中一个杀人犯说,“吊死 他!咱们吊死他!” “咱们吊死他!”另一个杀人犯重复道 ⑧ running noose-拉就紧 两个杀人犯马上把匹诺曹的胳膊绑在身后,在他脖 的活套索 子上套了一个活绳套,把他挂在一棵大橡树的树枝上。 接着,两个杀人犯坐在草地上等匹诺曹断气。可是 三个小时过去了,木偶的眼睛仍然睁着,闭着嘴,脚踢 得更欢了。 ·093· Chapter 15 The Assassins Hang Pinocchio to the Big Oak Losing patience, they turned to Pinocchio and said in a bantering{① tone: "Good-bye till tomorrow. Let us hope that when we return you will be polite enough to allow yourself to be found quite dead, and with your mouth wide open." And they walked off In the meantime a tempestuous②} northerly③} wind began to blow and roar angrily, and it beat the poor puppet from side to side, making him swing violently like the clatter of a bell ringing for a wedding. And the swinging gave him atrocious{④ spasms, and the running noose, becoming still tighter round his throat, took away his breath. Little by little his eyes began to grow dim, but although he felt that death was near he still continued to hope that some charitable person would come to his assistance before it was too late. But when, after waiting and waiting, he found that no one came, absolutely no one, then he remembered his poor father, and, thinking he was dying, he stammered{} out: "Oh, papa! Papa! If only you were here!" His breath failed him and he could say no more. He shut his eyes, opened his mouth, stretched his legs, gave a long shudder, and hung stiff and insensible. .094: 第十五章 杀人犯把匹诺曹挂在大橡树上 ① bantering I'baentarinl a 两个杀人犯终于没了耐心,冲着匹诺曹用嘲笑的口 嘲弄的 吻说道: “明天见。我们希望回来的时候你很有礼貌,彻底 死掉,嘴巴张得大大的。” ② tempestuous 然后他们就走了。 Item'pestjuasla. 激烈的 这时,刮起了北风,呼呼作响,把可怜的木偶吹得 ③ northerly ['no:oolila. 从 左右摇摆,猛烈地荡来荡去,就像婚礼上叮当响的铛。 北面的,自北方的 ④ atrocious [a'trsufas] a. 这种摇荡使匹诺曹抽畜得厉害,活绳套在他脖子上越收 粗暴的 越紧,让他喘不过气来。 慢慢地,匹诺曹的视线开始模糊。不过,尽管觉得 自己快死了,匹诺曹还是希望某个好心人能在他断气之 前伸出援手。可是,等啊等啊,匹诺曹发现没人,一个 人都没有。这时他想起了自己可怜的爸爸,而且觉得自 己快要死了。匹诺曹结结巴巴地说 stammer I'staemelv 结结 “噢,爸爸!爸爸!您要是在这儿就好了!” 巴巴地说出 匹诺曹喘不过气,再也说不出话来。他闭上眼睛 张开嘴,伸直双腿,哆嗦了半天,直挺挺地挂在那里, 失去了知觉。 insensible lin'sensablla 无知觉的 ·095·