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Chapter 19 Pinocchio Is Robbed of His Money The puppet returned to the town and began to count the minutes one by one, and when he thought that it must be time he took the road leading to the Field of Miracles. And as he walked along with hurried steps his heart beat fast - tic, tac, tic. tac-ike a drawing-room clock when it is really going well. Meanwhile he was thinking to himself: “And if, instead of a thousand gold pieces, I were to find on the branches of the tree two thousand? And instead of two thousand, supposing I found five thousand? And instead of five thousand. that I found a hundred thousand? Oh! What a fine gentleman I should then become! I would have a beautiful palace, a thousand little wooden horses and a thousand stables^{①} to amuse{②myself with, a cellar③} full of currant wine^{④} and sweet syrups{}, and a library quite full of candies, tarts^{④}. plum-cakes, macaroons^{}, and biscuits with cream." Whilst he was building these castles in the air he had arrived in the neighborhood of the field, and he stopped to look about for a tree with its branches laden with money, but he saw nothing. He advanced another hundred steps - nothing: he entered the field and went right up to the little hole where he had buried his sovereigns -- and nothing. He then became very thoughtful and, forgetting the rules of society and good manners, he took his hands out of his pocket and gave his head a long scratch .122. 第十九章 匹诺曹的钱 被抢走了 木偶回到小镇,开始一分钟一分钟地数着时间,觉 得时间到了,他就急忙沿着原路返回“神奇宝地”。 匹诺曹脚步匆匆,心跳加快,扑通、扑通 一就像 客厅里正常运转的大钟。匹诺曹边走边想; “要是不止一千个金币,而是在树枝上发现两千个 金币?要是不止两千个,而是五千个?要是不止五千 个,而是一万个?噢!那我该变成一个什么样的时 绅士啊!我想要一座漂亮的宫殿,一千个小木马,还 要有一千座马既让我自娱自乐,我想要一座酒害,里 面装满醋栗酒和甜糖浆,还要有一座图书馆,里面装 满糖果、馅饼、葡萄干蛋糕、马卡龙和奶油饼干。” ①stable f'steiblln. 马既. 畜舍 幻想着这些空中城堡,匹诺曹已经来到那块地的 ② amuse [o'mjuzz]v:使愉 附近,他停下脚步,四处张望,想找一棵枝条上挂满 快 ③cellar I'selp]n.地窑 钱的树,可是什么也没看见。匹诺曹又往前走了一百 ④ currant wine 醋栗果酸 步--什么也没有,他走进田地,来到他埋金币的小 的酒 洞旁边一一还是什么也没有。匹诺曹陷入了沉思,顾 syrup I'sirapln. 糖浆 不上什么规矩和礼貌,拘出放在口袋里的手,在头上 tart Itotln. 水果馅饼 macaroon I.meka'ru:n] n. 挠了很久。 马卡龙(一种蛋白杏仁 小甜饼) ·123· Chapter19 Pinocchio Is Ro66efofHis Money At that moment he heard an explosion{ of laughter close to him and, looking up, he saw a large Parrot perched on a tree, who was pruning②the few feathers he had left. "Why are you laughing?" asked Pinocchio in an angry voice "I am laughing because in pruning my feathers I tickled{}myself under my wings." The puppet did not answer, but went to the canal and, filling the same old shoe full of water, he proceeded{} to water the earth afresh that covered his gold pieces While he was thus occupied another laugh, still more impertinent than the first rang out in the silence of that solitary place. "Once for all," shouted Pinocchio in a rage^{},"may I know, you ill-educated Parrot. what you are laughing at?" "I am laughing at those simpletons{} who believe in all the foolish things that are told them, and who allow themselves to be entrapped{}by those who are more cunning{} than they are." "Are you perhaps speaking of me?" "Yes, I am speaking of you, poor Pinocchio - of you who are simple enough to believe that money can be sown and gathered in fields in the same way as beans and gourds^{}. I also believed it once and today I am suffering for it. Today-but it is too late -I have at last learned that to put a few pennies honestly together it is necessary to know how to earn them, either by the work of our own hands or by the cleverness of our own brains." "I don't understand you," said the puppet, who was already trembling with fear "Have patience! I will explain myself better."rejoined*} the Parrot. "You must know, then. that while you were in the town the Fox and the Cat returned to the field: they took the buried money and then fled{} like the wind. And now he tha catches them will be clever." Pinocchio remained with his mouth open and, not choosing to believe the Parrot's words, he began with his hands and nails to dig up the earth that he had watered. And he dug, and dug, and dug, and made such a deep hole that a rick{} of straw might have stood upright in it, but the money was no longer there. ·124; 第十九章 匹诺曹的铁被抢定了 ① )explosion lik'splouson]n 这时,匹诺曹听到附近传来一阵笑声,抬头一看, 爆发 ② prune [prun]:修整 树上有一只大鹦鹉,正在梳理所剩无几的几根羽毛。 “你笑什么?”匹诺曹生气地问道。 “我笑是因为梳理羽毛的时候挠到了胳肢窝。” ③ tickle ['tikl]v 使酥瘁 木偶没有说话,而是走到水渠边,把那只旧鞋子装 满水,把埋金币的地方又浇了一遍。 ④ proceedIprau'sid]v开始, 就在这时,匹诺曹又听到了一阵笑声,打破了这个 从事,着手 偏僻地方的宁静,这笑声比上次更加放肆无礼。 “我只问一遍,”匹诺曹愤怒地喊道,“告诉我,你 这个没教养的鹦鹉,到底笑什么?” )rage [reidsln. 愤怒,狂 “我笑那些傻瓜,他们相信听到的各种舞事, 怒 甘愿 被狡猾的人欺骗。” simpleton I'simpltan]it “你在说我吗?” 傻瓜 “没错,我在说你,可怜的匹诺曹--你太天真了, entrap lin'traeplv 诱骗 ⑧ cunning I'kAninla. 狡诈 居然相信钱和豆子、南爪一样,能在地里播种、收 的 获。我也曾相信过一次,现在还在吃苦头。今天- 不过已经太晚了一一我至少明白,要诚实地攒几分钱 应该知道怎么用自已双手的劳动或者头脑的才智去挣 gourd Iquadln. 葫芦 钱。” “我不明白你在说什么,”木偶说着,吓得哆嗦起来。 “耐心点儿!我再给你解释得更明白一些,”鹦鹉回 答道。“你一定知道,当你在小镇的时候,狐狸和猫回 到了这块田地,他们拿走了理的钱,然后像风一样逃走 了。现在,根本没法抓住他们了。” rejoin [ri'dsoinlv 回答 匹诺曹张着嘴,呆住了,他不愿相信鹦鹉的话,开 始用自己的手和指甲挖自己浇过的土地。挖呀、挖呀、 fled[fled]v逃跑(flee 挖呀,匹诺曹挖了一大深坑,足足可以装下一个大草堆 的过去式) 可是并没有找到钱。 rick[rik]n. 草堆,草 ·125· Chapter19 Pinocchio Is Ro66edfofHis Money He rushed back to the town in a state of desperation and went at once to the Courts of Justice to denounce{} the two knaves who had robbed him to the judge. The judge was a big ape{②}of the gorilla tribe{}, an old ape respectable for his age, his white beard, but especially for his gold spectacles{} without glasses that he was always obliged^{} to wear, on account of an inflammation^{} of the eves that had tormented{②} him for many years. Pinocchio related in the presence of the judge all the particulars^{②} of the infamous fraud^{} of which he had been the victim. He gave the names, the surnames, and other details, of the two rascals, and ended by demanding iustice The judge listened with great benignity{}; took a lively interest in the story: was much touched and moved: and when the puppet had nothing further to say he stretched out his hand and rang a bell At this summons^{②} two mastiffs^{} immediately appeared dressed as gendarmes The judge then, pointing to Pinocchio, said to them "That poor devil has been robbed of four gold pieces: take him away and put him immediately into prison." The puppet was petrified on hearing this unexpected sentence{} and tried to protest^{}: but the gendarmes, to avoid losing time, stopped his mouth and carried him off to the lockup^{}. And there he remained for four months -- four long months - and he would have remained longer still if a fortunate chance had not released him. The young Emperor who reigned^{} over the town of "Trap for Blockheads", having won a splendid victory over his enemies, ordered great public rejoicings^{}. There were illuminations^{}, fireworks. horse races and velocipede{③} races, and as a further sign of triumph he commanded that the prisons should be opened and all the prisoners freed. "If the others are to be let out of prison. I will go also."said Pinocchio to the jailor. "No, not you," said the jailor, "because you do not belong to the fortunate class." .126. 第十九章 匹诺曹的铁被抢定了 匹诺曹绝望了,飞快地跑回小镇,马上去法院找法 官告状,说自已被两个贼抢了。 ① denounce [di'nauns]v 法官是大狠星部落的一个巨猿,这个猿猴上了年 (向警方或法庭)控告 纪,很体面的样子,因为他年纪大,胡子白,总是带着 ② apeleipln.猿 ③ gorilla fqo'rilal n. 大狸强 一副没有镜片的黄金眼镜。猿猴总是不得已戴着这副眼 ④ tribe [traib]n. 部落 镜,因为多年前他的眼睛曾经发过一次炎,之后一直折 spectacles I'spektakl]n. 磨着他。 眼镜 obliged [a'blaidgd] a. 必 匹诺曹在法官面前陈述了所有的细节,详细描述了 要的 害他的两个骗子。匹诺曹提供了两个坏蛋的姓名和其他 inflammation 详细特征,最后请求法官主持公道。 Linflo'meifon]n. 炎症 ⑧ torment [to'ment]v. 折 法官非常和气地听着,对这个故事很感兴趣,深受 感动,最后木偶没有什么可讲了,法官就伸手摇了摇。 particular Ipo'tikjuloln 听到声,两只穿着宪兵制服的奏犬马上走了进 详情 fraud [frsxd]n. 欺诈 来。法官指着匹诺曹对他们说: benignity Ibi'niqnati]n “这个小可怜的四个金币被抢了,马上把他带走关 温和 到监狱里去。” summon I'samon]v召 唤 听到这个出乎意料的判决,匹诺曹目瞪口呆,试图 mastiff I'mestifn.(耳、 表示抗议,可是两个宪兵为了不耽误时间,堵上他的嘴 唇下垂的)猛犬,樊 sentence I'sentans] n. 判决 把他带到了监狱。 protest Iprau'testlv 抗议 匹诺曹在监狱里待了四个月--漫长的四个月,要 lockup I'lokApl n. 监狱 不是赶上一个幸运的机会,他待在监狱里的时间还要更 reign[reinlv统治 ⑧ rejoicing Iri'doisin]n. 长。统治“傻瓜陷阱”镇的年轻皇帝打败了敌人,赢得 (常作复数)欢庆的场合 了一次辉煌的胜利,下令举国欢庆。除了张灯结彩、焰 illumination 火表演、赛马和脚踏车比赛外,为了进一步庆祝胜利 fi.ljumi'neifon]n. [常作 复数]灯饰,灯彩 皇帝还下令打开监狱,释放所有的囚犯。 velocipede [vi'losipi:d] “如果别人都被释放了,我也应该走。”匹诺曹对狱 n.(早期的两轮或三轮) 卒说。 踏车 “不,你不行,”狱卒说道,“因为你不属于幸运的 那一类。” ·127· Chapter19 Pinocchio Is Ro66efofHfis Money "I beg your pardon," replied Pinocchio,"I am also a criminal." "In that case you are perfectly right."said the jailor, and, taking off his hat and bowing to him respectfully, he opened the prison doors and let him escape. ·128· 第十九章 匹诺曹的铁被抢定了 “抱歉,”匹诺曹回答道,“我也是个罪犯。” “如果是这样,你绝对正确,”狱卒说着摘下帽子 朝匹诺曹尊敬地鞠了一躬,打开监狱门,放走了这个木 偶。 .129·