Chapter18 Pinocchio Again Meets the Fox and the Cat匹诺曹再次遇到狐狸和猫-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《木偶奇遇记》

Chapter 18 Pinocchio Again Meets the Fox and the Cat The Fairy allowed the puppet to cry for a good half-hour over his nose,which could no longer pass through the door of the room.This she did to give him a severe lesson,and to correct him of the disgraceful fault of telling lies-the most disgraceful fault that a boy can have.But when she saw him quite disfigured and his eyes swollen out of his head from weeping,she felt full of compassion for him.She therefore beat her hands together and at that signal a thousand large birds called Woodpeckers flew in at the window.They immediately perched on Pinocchio's nose and began to peck at it with such zeal that in a few minutes his enormous and ridiculous nose was reduced to its usual dimensions "What a good Fairy you are,"said the puppet,drying his eyes,"and how much I love you!" "I love you also,"answered the Fairy;"and if you will remain with me you shall be my little brother and I will be your good little sister." "I would remain willingly if it were not for my poor papa." "I have thought of everything.I have already let your father know,and he will be here tonight..” "Really?"shouted Pinocchio,jumping for joy."Then,little Fairy,if you consent,I should like to go and meet him.I am so anxious to give a kiss to that ·112· 第十八章 匹诺曹再次遇到 狐狸和猫 匹诺曹因为自己的长鼻子出不了门，足足痛哭了 半个小时，仙女没有理他，想好好教训教训他，让他 ①severe[si'via.严厉的， 改掉撒谎的臭毛病一因为撒谎是一个孩子最严重的 认真的 2disfigured [dis'figad]a. 缺点。可是，看到匹诺曹哭得脸都变了形，眼睛鼓出 损毁外貌的 来，仙女又觉得他很可怜，就拍了拍手。听到这个信号， ③swollen[swaulan]a.浮 一千只大啄木鸟从窗户飞进来，落在匹诺曹的鼻子上， 肿的 4 woodpecker ['wud.peko] 笃笃地啄起来，他那长得离奇的鼻子几分钟就恢复了 啄木鸟 原样。 ⑤peck[pek]k啄食 “您真是一位好仙女。”木偶擦着眼泪说，“我多么 ⑥zeal[ziln.热忱 ⑦enormous[i'nxmas]a. 爱您啊！” 巨大的 “我也爱你。”仙女回答道，“如果你愿意和我待在 8 ridiculous [ri'dikjulos]a. 一起，可以做我的弟弟，我会成为你的好姐姐。” 滑稽的，可笑的 9dimension [di'menfan]n. “要不是因为我可怜的爸爸，我很乐意留下来。” (常用复数)尺寸 “我都想到了。我已经通知你爸爸，他今晚就会到 这里来。” “真的吗？”匹诺曹喊道，高兴得跳了起来，“那么， 小仙女，如果您同意，我很高兴去接他。我太激动了， ⑩consent [kan'sent]v.同意 ·113· Chapter 18 Pinocchio Again Meets the Foxand the Cat poor old man,who has suffered so much on my account,that I am counting the minutes.” "Go,then,but be careful not to lose yourself.Take the road through the wood and I am sure that you will meet him." Pinocchio set out,and as soon as he was in the wood he began to run like a kid. But when he had reached a certain spot,almost in front of the Big Oak,he stopped, because he thought he heard people amongst the bushes.In fact,two persons came out on to the road.Can you guess who they were?His two traveling companions, the Fox and the Cat,with whom he had supped at the inn of The Red Craw-Fish. "Why,here is our dear Pinocchio!"cried the Fox,kissing and embracing him. "How come you to be here?" "How come you to be here?"repeated the Cat. "It is a long story,"answered the puppet,"which I will tell you when I have time.But do you know that the other night,when you left me alone at the inn,I met with assassins on the road?" "Assassins!Oh,poor Pinocchio!And what did they want?" “They wanted to rob me of my gold pieces.” “Villains②I”said the Fox. 'Infamous③villains！”repeated the Cat.. "But I ran away from them,"continued the puppet,"and they followed me,and at last they overtook me and hung me to a branch of that oak tree." And Pinocchio pointed to the Big Oak,which was two steps from them "Is it possible to hear of anything more dreadful?"said the Fox."In what a world we are condemned to live!Where can respectable people like us find a safe refuge?" Whilst they were thus talking Pinocchio observed that the Cat was lame of her front right leg,for in fact she had lost her paw with all its claws.He therefore asked her: "What have you done with your paw?" The Cat tried to answer,but became confused.Therefore the Fox said immediately: ·114· 第十八章匹诺曹再次遇到狐狸和猫 急着想吻吻这个可怜的老人，他为我吃了太多的苦，我 真是迫不及待。” “那就去吧，不过小心，别走丢了。沿着穿越森林 的那条路走，相信你会遇到他。” 匹诺曹出发了，一进森林，就像小孩子一样跑起 来。可是，快到大橡树的时候，匹诺曹停下了脚步， 因为他似乎听到树丛里有人。实际上，真有两个人来 到了路上。你能猜到他们是谁吗？他们是匹诺曹的两 个旅伴，狐狸和猫，匹诺曹和他们在红色小龙虾旅馆 一起吃过晚饭。 “嘿，亲爱的匹诺曹在这里！”狐狸喊道，抱着匹 ①how come为什么 诺曹一阵亲吻。“你怎么到这里来了？” “你怎么到这里来了？”猫重复道。 “说来话长，”木偶回答道，“我有空的时候再告诉 你们。不过你们知道吗？那天晚上你们把我一个人留在 旅馆，我在路上遇到了杀人犯！” “杀人犯！噢，可怜的匹诺曹！他们想干什么？” “他们想抢走我的金币。” ②villain[vilan]n.恶棍 “坏蛋！”狐狸说。 ③infamous[infamas】a.无 “无耻的坏蛋！”猫重复道。 耻的 “不过我逃走了，”木偶接着说道，“他们追啊追啊， 最后把我抓住了，还把我吊在那棵橡树上。” 匹诺曹指了指只有两步远的大橡树。 “还能听到更可怕的事情吗？”狐狸说道，“我们活 ④condemn[kan'dem]y使 在一个什么样的世界啊！像咱们这样人格高尚的人在哪 处于（某种特定地位或 境界) 里能找到一个安全的地方呢？” ⑤refuge ['refju:d3]n.避难 他们正说着，匹诺曹突然发现猫的右前腿瘸了，实 所 际上，猫的整个爪子都没了。于是匹诺曹问猫： “你的爪子怎么了？” 猫想回答，可又不知所措。狐狸见状马上说道： ·115· Chapter 18 Pinocchio Again Meets the Fox and the Cat "My friend is too modest,and that is why she doesn't speak.I will answer for her.I must tell you that an hour ago we met an old wolf on the road,almost fainting from want of food,who asked alms?of us.Not having so much as a fish- bone to give him,what did my friend,who has really the heart of a Casar,do?She bit off one of her fore paws and threw it to that poor beast that he might appease his hunger.” And the Fox,in relating this,dried a tear. Pinocchio was also touched and,approaching the Cat,he whispered into her ear: "If all cats resembled you,how fortunate the mice would be!" "And now,what are you doing here?"asked the Fox of the puppet. "I am waiting for my papa,whom I expect to arrive every moment." "And your gold pieces?" "I have got them in my pocket,all but one that I spent at the inn of The Red Craw-Fish.” "And to think that,instead of four pieces,by tomorrow they might become one or two thousand!Why do you not listen to my advice?Why will you not go and bury them in the Field of Miracles?" "Today it is impossible;I will go another day." “Another day it will be too late!”said the Fox. “Why? "Because the field has been bought by a gentleman and after tomorrow no one will be allowed to bury money there." "How far off is the Field of Miracles?" "Not two miles.Will you come with us?In half an hour you will be there.You can bury your money at once,and in a few minutes you will collect two thousand, and this evening you will return with your pockets full.Will you come with us?" Pinocchio thought of the good Fairy,old Geppetto,and the warnings of the Talking-Cricket,and he hesitated a little before answering.He ended,however, by doing as all boys do who have not a grain of sense and who have no heart- he ended by giving his head a little shake and saying to the Fox and the Cat: ·116: 第十八章匹诺曹再次遇到狐狸和猫 ①modest[modist]a.谦逊 “我的朋友太谦虚了，这就是她不说话的原因。我 的 来替她回答。我必须告诉你，一小时前，我们在路上遇 ②alms[amz]m.施舍物 到一只老狼，他向我们乞讨。我们连一根鱼骨头都没有， 我的朋友，只有一副好心肠，对吧？她咬下了自己的一 ③appease[bpiz,使锾和 只前爪，扔给那只可怜的野兽解饿。” 狐狸说到这里，擦了滴眼泪。 匹诺曹也被感动了，走近猫，在她耳边轻声说： “要是猫都像你，老鼠该多幸运啊！” “那么，你在这里干什么？”狐狸问木偶。 “我在等我爸爸，我想他随时都可能来到这里。” “你的金币呢？” “在我口袋里，除了那天在红色小龙虾旅馆花掉的 那个。” “想想吧，明天早上，这四个金币就会变成一千个 或两千个！你为什么不听我的建议？为什么不把金币埋 在‘神奇宝地’呢？” “今天不行，我改天再去。” “改天就太晚了！”狐狸说道。 “为什么？” “因为这块地已经被一个绅士买下了，明天以后， 谁都不能在那里埋钱了。” “‘神奇宝地’有多远？” “不到两英里。你和我们一起去吗？半个小时就到 了。你马上就能把钱埋了，几分钟就能得到两千个金币， 今天晚上就能口袋满满地回来。和我们一起去吧？” 匹诺曹想起好心的仙女、老杰佩托还有会说话蟋 蟀的警告，在回答前犹豫了一小会儿。但是，他最后 和所有没心没脑的孩子一样，轻轻点了点头，对狐狸 和猫说： ④hesitate犹豫 ⑤a grain of一点儿 ·117· Chapter 18 Pinocchio Again Meets the Fox and the Cat “Let us go:I will come with you.” And they went. After having walked half the day they reached a town that was called"Trap for Blockheads".As soon as Pinocchio entered this town he saw that the streets were crowded with dogs who were yawning from hunger,shorn sheep trembling with cold,cocks without combs begging for a grain of Indian corn,large butterflies that could no longer fly because they had sold their beautiful colored wings, peacocks which had no tails and were ashamed to be seen,and pheasants that went scratching about in a subdued fashion,mourning for their brilliant gold and silver feathers gone forever. In the midst of this crowd of beggars and shamefaced creatures some lordly carriage passed from time to time containing a Fox,or a thieving Magpie,or some other ravenous bird of prey. "And where is the Field of Miracles?"asked Pinocchio. “It is here,not two steps from us..” They crossed the town and,having gone beyond the walls,they came to a solitary field. “Here we are,”said the Fox to the puppet.“Now stoop®down and dig with your hands a little hole in the ground and put your gold pieces into it." Pinocchio obeyed.He dug a hole,put into it the four gold pieces that he had left,and then filled up the hole with a little earth. "Now,then,"said the Fox,"go to that canal s close to us,fetch a can of water,and water the ground where you have sowed them." Pinocchio went to the canal,and,as he had no can,he took off one of his old shoes and filling it with water he watered the ground over the hole. He then asked: "Is there anything else to be done?" "Nothing else,"answered the Fox."We can now go away.You can return in about twenty minutes and you will find a shrub already pushing through the ground, with its branches quite loaded with money." ·118· 第十八章匹诺曹再次遇到狐狸和猫 “咱们走吧，我和你们一起去。” 于是他们就一起上路了。 走了半天，他们到了一座叫“傻瓜陷阱”的小镇。 一进城，匹诺曹就看到了拥挤的街道，狗饿得直打哈欠， ①shom[fon]a.剪了毛的 被剪掉羊毛的绵羊冻得发抖，没有鸡冠子的公鸡正在乞 (shear的过去分词) 讨一粒玉米，还有因为卖掉美丽的翅膀再也飞不起来的 ②comb[koum]n.鸡冠， 大蝴蝶，因为没有尾巴而羞于见人的孔雀。四处觅食的 肉冠 ③pheasant[feznt]n.雉 野鸡穿着黯淡无光的衣服，痛惜自己靓丽的金色羽毛和 鸡：野鸡 银色羽毛再也回不来了。 ④subdued[sob'djud]a.低 在众多乞丐和没脸见人的生物中间，不时有贵族的 沉的，抑郁的 ⑤moum[m3n]k痛心 马车经过，上面坐着狐狸、偷东西的喜鹊或者其他一些 ⑥brilliant[briljant]a.灿 食肉的猛禽。 烂的，闪耀的 ⑦midst[midst】n.中间， “‘神奇宝地'在哪里啊？”匹诺曹问道。 当中 “就在这里，没两步就到啦。” ⑧shamefaced[叮eimfeist] 他们穿过小镇，经过城墙，来到一片荒凉的土地。 a.满面羞愧的 ⑨lordly[ls:dila.贵族气 “就是这里。”狐狸对木偶说道，“现在弯下腰，用 派的，高贵的 手在地上挖个洞，把金币放进去。” ⑩thieving[Oivin]a.做贼 匹诺曹照办了。他挖了个洞，把剩下的四个金币放 的 ①magpie[megpai]]n.喜 进去，然后用一点儿土把洞填上了。 鹊 “现在，”狐狸说，“到附近的水渠打一罐水，浇在 ②bird of prey猛禽，食 你播种的地方。” 肉鸟 ⑧solitary[solitori]a.荒僻 匹诺曹走到水渠边上，因为没有水罐，他就把旧鞋 的 子脱下来打水，然后把水浇在洞上。 ④soop[stu:p]y弯腰 匹诺曹接着问道： ⑤canal[ka'ngel]n.水渠 ⑥fetch[fetf们，拿来，取 “还需要干别的事情吗？” 来 “不用了。”狐狸回答道，“我们现在可以走了。你 ⑦sow[souv播种 可以过二十分钟左右回来，到时候会看到地里都是灌木 丛，枝条上都是钱。” ·119· Chapter 18 Pinocchio Again Meets the Fox and the Cat The poor puppet,beside himself with joy,thanked the Fox and the Cat a thousand times,and promised them a beautiful present. "We wish for no presents,"answered the two rascals."It is enough for us to have taught you the way to enrich yourself without undergoing hard work,and we are as happy as people out for a holiday." Thus saying,they took leave of Pinocchio,and,wishing him a good harvest, went about their business. ·120· 第十八章匹诺曹再次遇到狐狸和猫 可怜的木偶满心欢喜，对狐狸和猫千恩万谢，许诺 要送给他们一份漂亮的礼物。 “我们不想要礼物。”两个坏蛋说道，“对我们来说， ①undergo[wndh'gau]经 教会你不努力工作就能发财的方法就足够了，这让我们 历，经受 和度假的人一样开心。” 说完这些话，他们祝愿匹诺曹有个好收成，然后就 ②take leave of离开 去忙自己的事情了。 ·121·