Chapter36 Pinocchio at Last Ceases to Be a Puppet匹诺曹最后从木偶变成了孩子-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《木偶奇遇记》

Chapter 36 Pinocchio at Last Ceases to Be a Puppet and Becomes a Boy Whilst Pinocchio was swimming quickly towards the shore he discovered that his father,who was on his shoulders with his legs in the water,was trembling as violently as if the poor man had an attack of ague fever. Was he trembling from cold or from fear?Perhaps a little from both the one and the other.But Pinocchio,thinking it was from fear,said,to comfort him: "Courage,papa!In a few minutes we shall be safely on shore." "But where is this blessed shore?"asked the little old man,becoming still more frightened,and screwing up his eyes as tailors do when they wish to thread a needle."I have been looking in every direction and I see nothing but the sky and the sea..” "But I see the shore as well,"said the puppet."You must know that I am like a cat:I see better by night than by day." Poor Pinocchio was making a pretense of being in good spirits,but in reality he was beginning to feel discouraged;his strength was failing,he was gasping and panting for breath.He could do no more,and the shore was still far off. He swam until he had no breath left;then he turned his head to Geppetto and said in broken words: ·288· 第三十六章 匹诺曹最后从木偶 变成了孩子 杰佩托坐在木偶肩上，脚放在水里，正当匹诺曹飞 速朝岸边游去的时候，突然发现爸爸哆嗦得厉害，就好 ①ague['eiqju]n疟疾发 像这个可怜的人得了疟疾。 热 他是冻的，还是吓的？也许都有一点儿。不过匹诺 曹认为爸爸发抖是因为恐惧，就安慰他说： “勇敢些，爸爸！用不了几分钟，咱们就安全上岸 了。” ②screw up眯起（眼睛） “可是那该死的海岸在哪里呢？”小老头问道，变 ③tailor['teilo】n.裁缝 得更害怕了，像穿针的裁缝那样眯起眼睛，“我四面八 方都看了，可是只看到天空和大海。” “可我还看得见海岸，”木偶说，“您一定知道，我 像猫一样，晚上比白天看得更清楚。” 可怜的匹诺曹装作兴高采烈的样子，可实际上，他 ④pretense[prni'tens]h.f伪 称，假装 已经开始泄气，自己的力气越来越少，上气不接下气。 ⑤gasp[qasp]v喘气 匹诺曹已经无能为力，可是海岸还在很远的地方。 匹诺曹一直往前游，直到再也喘不动气，他转过头， 对杰佩托断断续续地说道： ·289· Chapter 36 Pinocchio at Last Ceases to Be a Puppet and Becomes a Boy "Papa,help me,I am dying!" The father and son were on the point of drowning when they heard a voice like a guitar out of tune saying: “Who is it that is dying?” "It is I,and my poor father!" “I know that voice!You are Pinocchio!” “Precisely;and you?" "I am the Tunny,your prison companion in the body of the Dog-Fish." “And how did you manage to escape?” "I followed your example.You showed me the road,and I escaped after you." "Tunny,you have arrived at the right moment!I implore you to help us or we are lost..” "Willingly and with all my heart.You must,both of you,take hold of my tail and leave it to me to guide you.I will take you on shore in four minutes." Geppetto and Pinocchio,as I need not tell you,accepted the offer at once;but, instead of holding on by his tail,they thought it would be more comfortable to get on the Tunny's back. Having reached the shore,Pinocchio sprang first on land that he might help his father to do the same.He then turned to the Tunny and said to him in a voice full of emotion: "My friend,you have saved my papa's life.I can find no words with which to thank you properly.Permit me at least to give you a kiss as a sign of my eternal gratitude!" The Tunny put his head out of the water and Pinocchio,kneeling on the ground,kissed him tenderly on the mouth.At this spontaneous proof of warm affection,the poor Tunny,who was not accustomed to it,felt extremely touched, and,ashamed to let himself be seen crying like a child,he plunged under the water and disappeared. By this time the day had dawned.Pinocchio,then offering his arm to Geppetto, who had scarcely breath to stand,said to him: ·290· 第三十六章匹诺曹最后从木偶变成了孩子 “爸爸，救救我，我快死了！” 父子俩就快淹死了，忽然听到一个像走调吉他的声 音在说话： “谁快死了？” “是我，还有我可怜的爸爸！” “我熟悉那声音！你是匹诺曹！” ①precisely[pri'sais]ad.恰 “没错，你是？” 恰 “我是金枪鱼，你在鲨鱼肚子里的患难伙伴。” “你是怎么逃出来的？” “我学着你的样子逃出来的，你给我做了示范，我 跟着你逃了出来。” “金枪鱼，你来得正是时候！求你救救我们，要不 然我们就完蛋了。” “我很乐意，心甘情愿。你们俩抓住我的尾巴，我 来给你们开路，四分钟就能把你们送到岸上。” 不用说，杰佩托和匹诺曹马上接受了这个建议，不 过，他们没有抓住金枪鱼的尾巴，而是骑在了金枪鱼的 背上，觉得这样更舒服一些。 到了岸边，匹诺曹首先跳上岸，然后帮爸爸也上了 岸。接着，匹诺曹转向金枪鱼，充满深情地说道： “朋友，你救了我爸爸的命，我没法用语言表达对 ②properly[propoli]ad.体 你的感激，请你至少让我亲一下，以表达我永生难忘的 面地，正经地，适宜地 感激之情！” ③eternal[i'tanol]a.无穷 金枪鱼把头探出水面，匹诺曹跪在地上，温柔地吻 尽的：始终不变的 ④kneel[nil,双膝跪地 了金枪鱼的嘴。感受到这样发自内心的温暖情感，可怜 ⑤tenderly['tendali]ad.温 的金枪鱼很不习惯，它太感动了，不想让别人看见自己 柔地 6 spontaneous [spon'teinias] 哭得像个孩子，就沉到水下，不见了。 a(举止、行为等)自然 这时候，天已经亮了。杰佩托已经快站不住了，匹 的；不由自主的，无意识 诺曹搀扶着他，说道： 的 ⑦touched[twtf)a.受感动 的 ·291· Chapter 36 Pinocchio at Last Ceases to Be a Puppet and Becomes a Boy "Lean on my arm,dear papa,and let us go.We will walk very slowly,like the ants,and when we are tired we can rest by the wayside." “And where shall we go??”asked Geppetto. "In search of some house or cottage,where they will give us for charity a mouthful of bread,and a little straw to serve as a bed." They had not gone a hundred yards when they saw by the roadside two villainous-looking individuals begging. They were the Cat and the Fox,but they were scarcely recognizable.Fancy2! The Cat had so long feigned blindness that she had become blind in reality;and the Fox,old,mangy,and with one side paralyzed,had not even his tail left.That sneaking thief,having fallen into the most squalid misery,one fine day had found himself obliged to sell his beautiful tail to a traveling peddler,who bought it to drive away flies. "Oh,Pinocchio!"cried the Fox,"give a little in charity to two poor,infirm people.” “Infirm people,.”repeated the Cat.. “Begone⑧，impostors!”answered the puppet..“You took me in once,.but you will never catch me again." "Believe me,Pinocchio,we are now poor and unfortunate indeed!" "If you are poor,you deserve it.Recollecti the proverb:'Stolen money never fructifies.'Begone,impostors!" And,thus saying,Pinocchio and Geppetto went their way in peace.When they had gone another hundred yards they saw,at the end of a path in the middle of the fields,a nice little straw hut with a roof of tiles and bricks. “That hut must be inhabited by some one,”said Pinocchio..“Let us go and knock at the door.” They went and knocked. “Who is it?”said a little voice from within. "We are a poor father and son without bread and without a roof,"answered the puppet. ·292· 第三十六章匹诺曹最后从木偶变成了孩子 ①lean[lin,倾斜，倚靠 “靠在我的胳膊上，亲爱的爸爸，咱们走吧。咱们 慢慢走，像蚂蚁一样，累了就在路边休息一下。” “咱们去哪里？”杰佩托问道。 “找间房子或小屋，那里的好心人会给咱们一口面 包吃，给点儿稻草当床。” 他们走了不到一百码，就看到路边有两个看上去很 惨的乞讨者。 ②fancy[faensi]v想象 原来是猫和狐狸，不过几乎已经认不出来了。大家 ③mangy[meindsi]a.肮 想象一下！装瞎的猫已经真的瞎了，狐狸又老又脏，已 脏的 paralyzed ['paralaizd]a. 经半身不遂，连尾巴都没有了。这个卑的小偷，遭遇 瘫痪的 了最悲惨的不幸，有一天不得不把自己漂亮的尾巴卖给 ⑤sneaking[snikin]a.鬼 了走街串巷的小贩，被拿去赶苍蝇。 鬼祟崇的 ⑥squalid['skwolid]a.悲 “噢，匹诺曹！”狐狸喊道，“施舍一点儿给两个可 惨的 怜的残疾人吧。” ⑦peddler[pedla)n.小 饭 “残疾人。”猫重复着。 ⑧begone[bi'gpn]it.走 “走开，骗子！”木偶回答道，“你们骗了我一次， 开，去，滚出去 可是永远别想再骗我。” 9impostor [im'posta]n. 骗子 “相信我，匹诺曹，我们现在真的又穷又不幸！” ⑩take sb in欺骗 “如果你们穷，那是活该。记住这句谚语：‘偷来的 1recollect [reka'lekt]v. 回忆，想起 钱永远不会致富。’走开，骗子！” @proverb[prova:b]n.谚 这样说着，匹诺曹和杰佩托平静地继续往前走。又 语，格言 ⑧fructify[frAktifai]g有 走了一百码，路尽头的田野里有一座新修的小草屋，房 成果 顶是用瓷砖和砖块砌成的。 “那座小屋一定住着人，”匹诺曹说道，“咱们去敲 ④tle[tail训n.瓦片 敲门。” 他们过去敲了敲门。 “谁啊？”屋里一个细小的声音说道。 “我们是可怜的父子俩，没有面包吃，没有地方住。” 木偶回答道。 ·293· Chapter 36 Pinocchio at Last Ceases to Be a Puppet and Becomes a Boy "Turn the key and the door will open,"said the same little voice. Pinocchio turned the key and the door opened.They went in and looked here, there,and everywhere,but could see no one. "Oh!Where is the master of the house?"said Pinocchio,much surprised. “Here I am,up here!”" The father and son looked immediately up to the ceiling,and there on a beam they saw the Talking-Cricket. "Oh,my dear little Cricket!"said Pinocchio,bowing politely to him. "Ah!Now you call me 'Your dear little Cricket'.But do you remember the time when you threw the handle of a hammer at me,to drive me from your house?" "You are right,Cricket!Drive me away also!Throw the handle of a hammer at me,but have pity on my poor papa." "I will have pity on both father and son,but I wished to remind you of the ill treatment I received from you,to teach you that in this world,when it is possible, we should show courtesy to everybody,if we wish it to be extended to us in our hour of need.” "You are right.Cricket,you are right,and I will bear in mind the lesson you have given me.But tell me how you managed to buy this beautiful hut." "This hut was given to me yesterday by a goat whose wool was of a beautiful blue color.” "And where has the goat gone?"asked Pinocchio,with lively curiosity. 'I do not know.” "And when will it come back?" "It will never come back.It went away yesterday in great grief and,bleating, it seemed to say:'Poor Pinocchio!I shall never see him more,for by this time the Dog-Fish must have devoured him!'" "Did it really say that?Then it was she!It was my dear little Fairy,"exclaimed Pinocchio,crying and sobbing. When he had cried for some time he dried his eyes and prepared a comfortable ·294· 第三十六章匹诺曹最后从木偶变成了孩子 “转一下钥匙，门就开了。”那个细小的声音说道。 匹诺曹转动钥匙，门开了。他们进了屋，看看这里， 看看那里，到处都看了，可是一个人都没看到。 “噢！这座房子的主人在哪里？”匹诺曹非常惊讶 地问。 ①beam[brm]n.横梁 “我在这里，在上面！” 父子俩立刻往天花板上看，看到了在横梁上的会说 话的蟋蟀。 “噢，我亲爱的小蟋蟀！”匹诺曹说着，很有礼貌 地朝他鞠了个躬。 “啊哈！你现在叫我‘亲爱的小蟋蟀’了。可是你 还记得那时候朝我扔槌子，把我从你家里赶出来吗？” “你是对的，蟋蟀！也把我赶走吧！也朝我扔槌子 柄吧，不过请可怜可怜我这可怜的爸爸。” “我同情你们父子俩。我提醒你曾经虐待过我，是 ②courtesy[katisi]m.恩惠 为了告诉你，在这个世界上，如果希望在需要帮助的时 候别人能有礼貌地对待自己，就应该尽可能有礼貌地对 待每个人。” “你是对的，蟋蟀，你是对的，我会记得你给我的 教训。可是，请告诉我，你是怎么买下这座漂亮小屋 的？” “昨天，一只漂亮的蓝色山羊把这座小屋给了我。” “山羊去哪里了？”匹诺曹非常好奇地问道。 “我不知道。” “它什么时候回来？” “它再也不回来了。它昨天走了，非常伤心，咩咩 地叫着，好像在说：‘可怜的匹诺曹！我再也见不到他 了，这一次鲨鱼一定把他吃了！’” “它真的这么说的？那一定是她！一定是我可爱的 小仙女。”匹诺曹哭着喊道。 哭了一会儿，匹诺曹擦干眼泪，用稻草铺了一张舒 ·295· Chapter 36 Pinocchio at Last Ceases to Be a Puppet and Becomes a Boy bed of straw for Geppetto to lie down upon.Then he asked the Cricket: "Tell me,little Cricket,where can I find a tumbler of milk for my poor papa?" "Three fields off from here there lives a gardener called Giangio,who keeps cows.Go to him and you will get the milk you are in want of." Pinocchio ran all the way to Giangio's house,and the gardener asked him: “How much milk do you want?” I want a tumblerful.” "A tumbler of milk costs five cents.Begin by giving me the five cents." "I have not even one cent,"replied Pinocchio,grieved and mortified. "That is bad,puppet,"answered the gardener."If you have not even one cent,I have not even a drop of milk." "I must have patience!"said Pinocchio,and he turned to go. "Wait a little,"said Giangio."We can come to an arrangement together.Will you undertake to turn the pumping machine?" “What is the pumping machine?” "It is a wooden pole which serves to draw up the water from the cistern to water the vegetables." “You can try me.” "Well,then,if you will draw a hundred buckets of water,I will give you in compensation a tumbler of milk." It is a bargain.” Giangio then led Pinocchio to the kitchen garden and taught him how to turn the pumping machine.Pinocchio immediately began to work;but before he had drawn up the hundred buckets of water the perspiration was pouring from his head to his feet.Never before had he undergone such fatigue. "Up till now,"said the gardener,"the labor of turning the pumping machine was performed by my little donkey,but the poor animal is dying." “Will you take me to see him?”said Pinocchio. “Willingly.” When Pinocchio went into the stable he saw a beautiful little donkey stretched ·296· 第三十六章匹诺曹最后从木偶变成了孩子 服的床，让杰佩托躺下，然后问蟋蟀： “告诉我，小蟋蝶，我在哪里能为我可怜的爸爸找 杯牛奶呢？” ①in want of需要 “离这里三块田的地方，住着一个名叫姜戈的园丁， 他养牛。去找他，他会给你想要的牛奶。” 匹诺曹一口气跑到了姜戈家，园丁问他： “你想要多少牛奶？” “要一杯。” “一杯牛奶五分钱，先给我五分钱。” “我一分钱也没有，”匹诺曹回答道，又伤心又难为 情。 “那可真糟糕，”姜戈回答道，“如果你一分钱都没有， 那我一滴牛奶也没有。” “我必须有耐心！”匹诺曹说着，转身要走。 ②pump[pAmp]抽水 “等一会儿，”姜戈说，“咱们可以商量商量，你愿 意摇辘轳吗？” ③pole[paul]n.杆，柱 “什么是辘轳？” ④cistern[siston]n.水池 “就是那个像木棍的东西，用它把水从水池里抽出 来浇菜。” ⑤bucket[bakit]n.水桶 “可以让我试试。” ⑥compensation [kompen'sei∫n]n.报酬 “如果你抽一百桶水，我就给你一杯牛奶。” “成交。” 姜戈把匹诺曹领到菜园里，教他怎么摇辘轳。匹诺 曹马上动手干活，可是还没抽够一百桶水，就从头到脚 ⑦perspiration 都被汗水打湿了，他还从来没这么累过。 [pa:spo'reifan]n.汗水 “以前，”园丁说道，“摇辘轳的工作都是我的小毛 驴干的，可是那头可怜的畜生快要死了。” “能让我去看看他吗？”匹诺曹说道。 “可以。” 匹诺曹来到牲口棚，看到一头漂亮的小毛驴躺在稻 ·297·