Chapter4 The Flight飞行-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《彼得潘Peter Pan》

Chapter4 TheFlght Second to the right, and straight on till morning That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland: but even birds carrying maps and consulting them at windy corners, could not have sighted it with these instructions^{①}. Peter, you see, just said anything that came into his head. At first his companions^②} trusted him implicitly③}, and so great were the delights of flying that they wasted time circling round church spires{④ or any other tall objects on the way that took their fancy. John and Michael raced, Michael getting a start They recalled^{} with contempt that not so long ago they had thought themselves fine fellows for being able to fly round a room. Not so long ago. But how long ago? They were flying over the sea before this thought began to disturb Wendy seriously. John thought it was their second sea and their third night Sometimes it was dark and sometimes light, and now they were yery cold and again too warm. Did they really feel hungry at times, or were they merely pretending, because Peter had such a jolly^{②} new way of feeding them? His way was to pursue birds who had food in their mouths suitable for humans and snatch it from them: then the birds would follow and snatch{ it back: and they would all go chasing each other gaily for miles, parting at last with mutual{} expressions of good-will. But Wendy noticed with gentle concern that Peter did not seem to know that this was rather an odd way of getting your bread and .062. 第四章 飞行 右边第二个路口,然后顺着路,一走直到天亮 这就是彼得告诉温迪的永无岛的地址。但是,即 使是带上地图,以鸟儿做向导,并且在风大的转角都参 看一下地图,按照这样的指令也不可能找到永无岛。你 ① instruction [in'strAkfn]n 指令 看,彼得就是这样,想起什么就随口一说。 起初,他的小伙伴儿对他深信不疑。他们飞得非常 ② companion kom'paenian n.同伴 开心。一会儿绕着教堂的塔尖飞,一会儿绕着沿途引起 ③ implicitly [im'plisitli] ad 他们好奇心的高大建筑物飞,浪费了很多时间。 毫无保留地 约翰和迈克尔在比赛,迈克尔领先。 ④spire ['spaialn. 塔尖 回想不久前他们能在屋子里飞就觉得自已很了不起 recallfrika:llv 回想 的事儿,自已都觉得可笑。 说起不久之前。但是到底多久之前呢?在他们飞过 大海之前,这个问题就一直严重地困扰着温迪。约翰认 为是在他们飞过的第二片海洋,第三个晚上。 天空时而昏暗,时而明亮,他们的感觉忽冷忽热。 有几次,不知他们是真的饿了还是假装饿了,因为这时 彼得会用一种快乐的方式给他们弄吃的。他的办法是追 merely Imialil ad.只是 jolly[d3oli]a. 快活的 上那些嘴里衔着人类能吃的食物的鸟儿,从它们那儿抢 来食物给三个孩子吃。之后,鸟儿们会从他们那里把食 物抢回去,这样你来我往,互相追逐,快乐地飞出好几 ⑧snatch [snaetf门]v: 抢 英里。最后分手时,他们彼此献上美好的祝福。但是细 mutual ['mju:tfuall a. 彼 心的温迪注意到,彼得似乎没有意识到这是一种很奇怪 此的 的觅食方法,他好像也不知道还有什么其他的方法。 .063· Chapter 4 The Fight butter, nor even that there are other ways. Certainly they did not pretend to be sleepy, they were sleepy: and that was a danger, for the moment they popped of^{}, down they fell. The awful thing was that Peter thought this funny "There he goes again!" he would cry gleefully, as Michael suddenly dropped like a stone. "Save him, save him!" cried Wendy, looking with horror at the cruel sea far below, Eventually Peter would dive through the air, and catch Michael just before he could strike the sea, and it was lovely the way he did it: but he always waited till the last moment, and you felt it was his cleverness that interested him and not the saving of human life. Also he was fond of variety, and the sport that engrossed^{②} him one moment would suddenly cease to engage him, so there was always the possibility that the next time you fell he would let you go. He could sleep in the air without falling, by merely lying on his back and floating{③}, but this was, partly at least, because he was so light that if you got behind him and blew he went faster "Do be more polite to him," Wendy whispered to John, when they were playing "Follow my Leader". "Then tell him to stop showing off^{}." said John When playing Follow my Leader, Peter would fly close to the water and touch each shark's tail in passing, just as in the street you may run your finger along an iron railing{}. They could not follow him in this with much success, so perhaps it was rather like showing off, especially as he kept looking behind to see how many tails they missed. "You must be nice to him,"Wendy impressed on her brothers. "What could we do if he were to leave us?" "We could go back." Michael said "How could we ever find our way back without him?" "Well, then, we could go on." said John. "That is the awful thing, John. We should have to go on, for we don't know how to stop." This was true: Peter had forgotten to show them how to stop John said that if the worst came to the worst, all they had to do was to go straight on, for the world was round. and so in time they must come back tc .o64. 第四章 飞行 不过他们不是装困,是真困。他们打吨的时候,觉 得自已在向下掉,真的好危险。但可怕的是彼得竟然觉 得这很好玩儿。 ①popoff打 当迈克尔突然像石头一样向下坠的时候,彼得却高 兴地喊道:“他又掉下去了!” “救救他,救救他!”温迪大叫着,从高空俯视 波涛汹涌的大海,她的眼中充满了恐惧。但结果有惊无 险,在迈克尔就快触及海面的时候,彼得会俯冲而下, 一把抓住迈克尔,他的身手真是棒极了。但是,他总是 在最后一刻才肯出手,他这么做让你觉得是为了炫耀自 己的本事,而不是出于救人的想法。并且他很喜欢玩多 种花样儿,这会儿让他感兴趣的事情,过一会儿会突然 ② engross [in'graus]v. 吸 不干了。所以你下一次往下坠的时候,他有可能会丢下 引.....的注意 你不管了。 彼得能在空中睡觉而不往下坠,他向后那么一躺就 ③ float [flout]v 漂浮 能漂浮在那里。这至少有一部分原因是他太轻了,你在 他身后吹口气都能让他飞得更快些。 当他们玩“跟老大学”这个游戏的时候,温迪悄惜 地对约翰说:“一定要对他再客气点儿”。 约翰说:“那你得先告诉他别再炫耀了。”。 ④ show off 卖弄 在玩“跟老大学”这个游戏时,彼得紧贴着海面 飞,伸手去摸裟鱼的尾巴,就像你在街上跑的时候, railing I'reilinln. 栏杆 顺手摸摸路过的铁栅栏。三个孩子没学会这手绝活。所 以,尤其在彼得回头看他们三个错过多少条裟鱼尾巴的 时候,更像是在炫耀。 “你必须对他好一点,”温迪提醒她的弟弟。 “如果他丢下我们不管该怎么办啊?” “我们可以回去。”迈克尔说。 “没有他,我们怎么找得到回家的路?” “好吧,那么,我们就继续往前飞。”约翰说。 “约翰,这太可怕了,我们不得不继续向前是因为 我们不知道怎么停下来。” 这是实情,彼得忘了教他们怎么停下来。 约翰说如果倒霉透顶的话,他们就一直向前飞。反 正地球是圆的,他们最后总能飞回自家的窗前。 ·065. Chapter 4 The Fight their own window. "And who is to get food for us, John?" "I nipped a bit out of that eagle^{'s mouth pretty neatly②}, Wendy." "After the twentieth try," Wendy reminded him. "And even though we became good at picking up food, see how we bump③} against clouds and things if he is not near to give us a hand." Indeed they were constantly④ bumping. They could now fly strongly, though they still kicked far too much: but if they saw a cloud in front of them the more they tried to avoid it, the more certainly did they bump into it. If Nana had been with them she would have had a bandage{*} round Michael's forehead by this time. Peter was not with them for the moment, and they felt rather lonely up there by themselves. He could go so much faster than they that he would suddenly shoot out of sight. to have some adyenture in which they had no share. He would come down laughing over something fearfully funny he had been saying to a star. but he had already forgotten what it was, or he would come up with mermaid scales^{} still sticking to him, and yet not be able to say for certain what had been happening. It was really rather irritating to children who had never seen a mermaid. "And if he forgets them so quickly." Wendy argued, "how can we expect that he will go on remembering us?" Indeed, sometimes when he returned he did not remember them, at least not well. Wendy was sure of it. She saw recognition come into his eyes as he was about to pass them the time of day and go on: once even she had to tell him her name "I'm Wendy,"she said agitatedly. He was very sorry. "I say, Wendy," he whispered to her, "always if you see me forgetting you, just keep on saying 'I'm Wendy,' and then I'll remember." Of course this was rather unsatisfactory. However, to make amends^{②} he showed them how to lie out flat on a strong wind that was going their way, and this was such a pleasant change that they tried it several times and found they could sleep thus with security. Indeed they would have slept longer, but Pete tired quickly of sleeping, and soon he would cry in his captain voice, "We get off here." So with occasional tiffs{, but on the whole rollicking^{}, they drew .066· 第四章 飞行 “那么谁给我们弄吃的呢,约翰?” “我身手敏捷地从那只鹰的嘴里弄到一块儿好吃 的,温迪。” ①eagle li:qlln. 老鹰 ②neatly I'ni:tlilad. 敏捷地 “那是你试了二十次之后才弄到手的,”温迪提醒 他, “而且就算我们能够熟练地找到食物,想想看,如 ③bump bAmplv 碰撞 果没有他出手相助,我们一定会撞上云朵什么的。” 他们真的经常撞到东西。现在他们飞得很有劲儿 ④ constantly [konstontlil ad 不时地 但是蹬腿动作还是过于频繁。假如他们看到前面有朵 云,越是想要避开,越是会撞上去。要是哪哪在的话, 她早就给迈克尔的脑门儿扎上蝴带了。 bandage I'bxndid3l n. 维 此时彼得没有跟他们在一起,他们三个独自在空中 带 飞,感到十分孤单。彼得比他们飞得快多了,可以一下 子就飞得不见踪影,独自去历险,好玩的事儿都没有三 个孩子的份儿。彼得会从天而降,笑着说他给星星讲了 一个特别搞笑的笑话,但他经常自已忘记讲了什么;有 时他会拘出一片还粘在自已身上的美人鱼的鳞片,却说 不出清楚发生过什么。这对于没有见过美人鱼的孩子们 来说,真是太让人恼火了。 scale [skeilln. 鳞片 “如果他这么快就把发生过的事情给忘了,”温迪 推论道,“我们怎么指望他会一直记得我们呢?” 的确,有时候彼得回来的时候就不记得他们了,至 少记得不是很清楚。温迪非常确信这一点。她从他的眼 神印证了自己的想法,当时彼得正好白天从他们身边经 过,然后就飞走了,有一次她甚至需要告诉彼得她叫什 么名字。 “我是温迪。”她急切地说 他感到非常抱歉。“听我说,温迪,”他低声说, “每当你看到我忘记你的时候,你要一直说:我是温 迪',这样我就会想起来。 这真是让人感觉太糟糕了。不过为了补偿他们. make amend 陪罪 彼得教他们如何在顺风向的大风上面平躺。学会这本事 真是太棒了,他们试了几次,发现这样可以安稳地睡觉 了。他们本想多睡一会儿,但是彼得很快就睡烦了, 不一会儿就用老大的口气喊道:“我们到站了,下来 ⑧ tiff[tif]n. 吵闹 了。”就这样,他们一路时不时地吵闹,但是总的来 rollicking ['rolikin]a. 欢 乐 说,还是很欢乐的。他们就这样距离永无岛越来越近。 ·067. Chapter 4 TheFight near the Neverland: for after many moons they did reach it, and, what is more. they had been going pretty straight all the time, not perhaps so much owing to the guidance{①} of Peter or Tink as because the island was out looking for them. It is only thus that any one may sight those magic shores "There it is."said Peter calmly. “Where, where?" "Where all the arrows{②} are pointing." Indeed a million golden arrows were pointing out the island to the children all directed by their friend the sun, who wanted them to be sure of their way before leaving them for the night. Wendy and John and Michael stood on tiptoe{③ in the air to get their first sight of the island. Strange to say, they all recognised it at once, and until fear fell upon them they hailed^{④} it. not as something long dreamt of and seen at last but as a familiar friend to whom they were returning home for the holidays. “John, there's the lagoon." "Wendy, look at the turtles burying{} their eggs in the sand." "I say, John, I see your flamingo with the broken leg." "Look, Michael, there's your cave." "John, whats that in the brushwood{}?" "It's a wolf with her whelps^{}. Wendy, I do believe that's your little whelp." "There's my boat, John, with her sides stove in" "No, it isn't. Why, we burned your boat." "That's her, at any rate. I say, John, I see the smoke of the redskin{camp." “Where? Show me, and I'll tell you by the way the smoke curls whether they are on the war-path." "There, just across the Mysterious River." "I see now. Yes, they are on the war-path right enough." Peter was a little annoyed with them for knowing so much: but if he wanted to lord it over them his triumph^{}was at hand, for have I not told you that anon fear fell upon them? It came as the arrows went, leaving the island in gloom^*. .068. 第四章 飞行 ) 历经无数个夜晚,他们终于来到了这里。他们没有走弯 路,不过,与其说彼得或者叮叮钗带路带得好,不如说 是永无岛张开怀抱在寻找他们。因为只有这样,每个人 ① guidance I'aaidonsl n. 引 导 才能看到那神奇的海岸。 “我们到了。”彼得淡定地说 “在哪儿,在哪儿?” “箭头指的那个地方。” ②arrow aerouln. 箭 千真万确,有上百万只箭头在他们的朋友一一太阳 的指挥下,为孩子们指引通往永无岛的路。太阳希望孩 子们在夜幕降临之前确认自已的方向是对的 温迪、约翰和迈克尔在空中踮起脚尖想要看看永无 ③tiptoe I'tiptauln. 脚尖 岛是什么样子。奇怪是,他们竟然立刻就认出它来,他 们不停地欢呼,之后才觉得有点可怕,因为他们的感觉 ④hail heil]v 欢呼 不像是最终见到了梦寐以求的东西,反倒像是假期归来 见到的老朋友。 “约翰,这儿有一个湍湖。” bury ['berilv 埋 “温迪,看哪,海龟正往沙土里埋蛋呢。” “嘿,约翰,我看到你的那只断了腿的火烈鸟 “看,迈克尔,那是你的山洞。” brushwood ['brAfwud] n 灌木从 “约翰,灌木丛里是什么?” whelp[welpln. 幼患 “那是一只母狼和她的小狼崽。温迪,我坚信那就 是你的小狼崽。” “约翰,那是我的船,船舷都坏掉了。” ⑧ redskin ['redskin] n. 美洲 “不,不是的。我们不是已经把你的船烧了吗?” 土著人 “不管怎样,它就是我的船。约翰,我看见印第安 人帐篷里冒出来的烟了。” “在哪儿?指给我看,从炊烟弯曲的形状,我可以 判断并且告诉你们他们是否要去打仗。” “在那里,就在神秘河的对岸。” “我看到了。是的,他们就是要去打仗了。” triumph ['traiAmfl n. 成功 他们懂得太多让彼得感到心烦。不过彼得如果想要 指挥他们的话,那简直是易如反掌。我不是告诉过你们 gloom fqlu:mln. 昏暗 吗?用不了多久,他们就会碰上可怕的事情 忽然,所有的箭头都消失了,整个永无岛一片昏 暗。 ·069· Chapter 4 TheFight In the old days at home the Neverland had always begun to look a little dark and threatening by bedtime. Then unexplored^{①} patches^{②} arose in it and spread: black shadows moved about in them; the roar of the beasts of prey③ was auite different now, and above all, you lost the certainty that you would win. You were quite glad that the night-lights were in. You even liked Nana to say that this was just the mantelpiece over here, and that the Neverland was all make-believe. Of course the Neverland had been make-believe in those davs: but it was real now, and there were no night-lights, and it was getting darker every moment, and where was Nana? They had been flying apart, but they huddled{} close to Peter now. His careless manner had gone at last, his eyes were sparkling, and a tingle{} went through them every time they touched his body. They were now over the fearsome island, flying so low that sometimes a tree grazed^{} their feet. Nothing horrid was visible in the air, yet their progress had become slow and laboured exactly as if they were pushing their way through hostile{} forces. Sometimes they hung in the air until Peter had beaten on it with his fists “They don't want us to land."he explained "Who are they?" Wendy whispered, shuddering But he could not or would not say. Tinker Bell had been asleep on his shoulder. but now he wakened her and sent her on in front Sometimes he poised^{} himself in the air, listening intently with his hand to his ear, and again he would stare down with eyes so bright that they seemed to bore two holes to earth. Having done these things, he went on again. His courage was almost appalling. "Do you want an adventure now," he said casually to John, "or would you like to have your tea first?" Wendy said "tea first" quickly, and Michael pressed her hand in gratitude. but the braver John hesitated "What kind of adventure?" he asked cautiously{}. "There's a pirate asleep in the pampas^{} just beneath us," Peter told him. "If you like, we'll go down and kill him." "I don't see him." John said after a long pause “Ido.” .070· 第四章 飞行 以前在家的时候,永无岛在要睡觉的时候才会变 ① unexplored L.Anik'splo:d] 得昏暗、可怕。那时岛上会出现一些不明地带,向外伸 a.未经开发的 展,里面还有黑影四处游荡,连吃人的野兽的嚎叫声也 ②patch Ipaetfn. 小块土地 ③beast of prey食肉的野兽 变得不同,总之,会让你失去获胜的信心。这时,你非 常庆幸夜光灯是亮着,你甚至很喜欢哪哪对你说,那不 过是壁炉的光而已,那时的永无岛全都是想象出来的。 以前的永无岛是虚幻的,但现在它是真实的。这里 没有夜光灯,而且随着时间一分一秒地过去,这里变得 越来越暗,挪哪也不见了踪影。 他们本来是各飞各的,现在他们都紧紧地聚拢在 彼得的周围。他漫不经心的样子总算是收敛了,他的眼 ④huddlelhadl]v 聚拢 睛闪着光,只要大家一碰他的身体浑身就有一阵刺痛的 tingle ['tingl]n. 刺痛 感觉。如今他们就在这座可怕的小岛的上空,飞得非常 低,脚时不时地会蹭到树枝。在空中,他们看不到可怕 graze fqreizlv 擦过 的东西,但是他们的飞行变得很慢,很费力,像是在穿 越敌阵。有时候他们被逼停在半空中,需要彼得用拳头 hostile ['hostailla. 敌人的 击打一番方能继续前行。 “他们不希望我们着陆。”彼得解释说 “他们是谁?”温迪打了个寒战,小声问道。 有时,他停在空中不动,把手放在耳畔,仔细倾 听,然后用双眼俯视下方,他目光如炬,仿佛可以在地 上钻出两个洞来。之后,他继续向前飞去。 彼得的胆子非常大。“现在,你们想去冒险,”他 ⑧poise [poiz]v 保持平衡 随意地问约翰,“还是先喝一杯茶?” 温迪立即回答:“先喝茶。”迈克尔感激地了一 下她的手。但是胆儿大的约翰犹豫了一下。 “冒什么险?”他谨慎地问。 “我们下面是草原,有个海盗在那儿睡觉,”彼 得告诉他,“如果你愿意的话,我们可以下去把他杀 “我没看见他。”约翰停了半响说道。 cautiously ['ko:fosli] ad “我看见了。” 谨慎地 pampas I'paemposl n. 大草 原 ·071·