Chapter6 The Little House小房子-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《彼得潘Peter Pan》

Chapter 6 The Little House Foolish Tootles was standing like a conqueror over Wendy's body when the other boys sprang,armed,from their trees. "You are too late,"he cried proudly,"I have shot the Wendy.Peter will be so pleased with me." Overhead Tinker Bell shouted "Silly ass!"and darted into hiding.The others did not hear her.They had crowded round Wendy,and as they looked a terrible silence fell upon the wood.If Wendy's heart had been beating they would all have heard it. Slightly was the first to speak."This is no bird,"he said in a scared voice."I think it must be a lady." “A lady?”said Tootles,and fell a-trembling. "And we have killed her,"Nibs said hoarsely2. They all whipped off their caps. "Now I see,"Curly said;"Peter was bringing her to us."He threw himself sorrowfully on the ground. “A lady to take care of us at last,.”said one of the twins,.“and you have killed her..” They were sorry for him,but sorrier for themselves,and when he took a step nearer them they turned from him. Tootles"face was very white,but there was a dignity about him now that had never been there before. "I did it,"he said,reflecting."When ladies used to come to me in dreams,I ·100· 第六章小房子 ①conqueror[kogkero]n.征 当其他孩子全副武装地从树洞里跳出来的时候，傻 服者 乎乎的图图正像一个胜利者一样站在温迪的身旁。 “你们来得太晚了！”他骄傲地宣布，“我已经把 ·温迪'射下来了。彼得会非常喜欢我的。” 叮叮铃在他们的上空大叫了一声：“傻瓜！”然 后火速地飞走了，躲了起来。孩子们没有听到叮叮铃的 话，围绕在温迪的身旁。他们就这样看着她，林子里一 片沉寂，静得吓人。如果温迪的心脏还在跳动，他们准 能听得到。 斯莱特利是第一个打破沉默的人。“这不是一只 鸟，”他惊恐地说道，“我想，这是一位小姐。” “一位小姐？”图图问道，开始有些发抖 “我们杀了她。”尼布斯用沙哑的声音说。 ②hoarsely[h:sli门ad.嘶哑 地 他们全体摘下了帽子表示默哀。 “现在我明白了，”卷毛儿说，“是彼得把她带到 我们这儿的。”他悲伤地瘫坐在地上。 3sorrowfully ['saraufali]ad. 伤心地 “终于有位小姐来照顾我们了，”双胞胎中的一个 说道，“你却杀了她！” 他们为图图感到难过，更加为自己难过。图图想要 靠近他们，但他们马上背对着他，不予理睬 图图的脸色变得非常苍白，但带着一种从未有过的 ④dignity[digniti].庄严 庄严。 写reflect[ri'nekt灯深思熟 “是我杀了她，”他沉思着说道，“以前在梦中见 虑 道小姐们的时候，我总会叫她们：‘漂亮妈妈，漂亮妈 ·101· Chapter 6 The Little House said,'Pretty mother,pretty mother.'But when at last she really came,I shot her." He moved slowly away. “Don'tgo,”they called in pity.. "I must,"he answered,shaking;"I am so afraid of Peter." It was at this tragic moment that they heard a sound which made the heart of every one of them rise to his mouth.They heard Peter crow. "Peter!"they cried,for it was always thus that he signalled his return. "Hide her,"they whispered,and gathered hastily around Wendy.But Tootles stood aloof. Again came that ringing crow,and Peter dropped in front of them."Greeting, boys,"he cried,and mechanically they saluted,and then again was silence. He frowned. "I am back,"he said hotly,"why do you not cheer?" They opened their mouths,but the cheers would not come.He overlooked it in his haste to tell the glorious tidings "Great news,boys,"he cried,"I have brought at last a mother for you all." Still no sound,except a little thud from Tootles as he dropped on his knees. "Have you not seen her?"asked Peter,becoming troubled."She flew this way.” “Ahme,”one voice said,and another said,“Oh,mournful day.” Tootles rose.“Peter,”he said quietly,.'I will show her to you”,and when the others would still have hidden her he said,"Back,twins,let Peter see." So they all stood back,and let him see,and after he had looked for a little time he did not know what to do next. "She is dead,"he said uncomfortably."Perhaps she is frightened at being dcad.” ·102· 第六章 小房子 妈’。如今她真的来了，我却射死了她。” 他慢慢地走开了。 “别走！”其他男孩们同情地对他说。 “我必须离开，”图图有些发抖地说，“我非常害 ①tragic['tradsik]a.悲惨的 怕见到彼得。” 就在这个悲伤的时刻，他们听到了一个声音，这声 音把他们的心都提到了嗓子眼儿。他们听到了彼得的欢 ②signal['signol]v.示意 叫声。 “是彼得！”他们喊道，彼得每次归来都会用这种 ③aloof[blu:fa,疏远的 声音来传递他归来的消息。 “快把她藏起来。”他们悄声说，然后匆忙地站成 ④salute [so'lu:)t行礼 一圈儿将温迪围了起来。而图图则独自站在一旁。 随着再次传来的一阵欢叫声，彼得降落在他们的面 前。“孩子们，你们好啊。”他大声说。男孩们机械式 地向他问好，然后继续保持沉默。 彼得皱了皱眉头。 ⑤tiding['taidin]n.消息 “我回来啦，”他颇为恼火地说，“你们为什么不 欢呼？” ⑥thud0Adn.发出“砰”的 男孩们张了张嘴，却欢呼不起来。彼得没有注意到 一声 这一幕，因为他迫不及待地想要告诉他们一个好消息。 “好消息，孩子们，”彼得说，“我终于给你们带 ⑦mournful[m:nfla.哀 来了一个母亲。” 伤的 仍然没有人作声，只有图图“扑通”一声跪在了地 上。 “你们没看到她吗？”彼得问，他开始觉得不对头 了：“她是朝这里飞的啊。” “哦，天啊，”一个声音说，还有一个声音说： “哦，多么悲惨的一天。” 图图站了起来。“彼得，”他轻声地说，“让我 来告诉你她在哪儿。”其他男孩仍然想要掩盖，但是他 说：“双胞胎，让开一下，让彼得看看吧。” 于是男孩们都退到一边，让彼得看躺在地上的温 迪。彼得看到温迪的样子后，有那么一会儿，他不知道 下一步该怎么做。 “她死了，”他很难过地说：“也许她被自己的死 给吓坏了。” ·103· Chapter 6 The Little House He thought of hopping off in a comic sort of way till he was out of sight of her,and then never going near the spot any more.They would all have been glad to follow if he had done this. But there was the arrow.He took it from her heart and faced his band2. "Whose arrow?"he demanded sternly. "Mine,Peter,"said Tootles on his knees. "Oh,dastard hand,"Peter said,and he raised the arrow to use it as a dagger. Tootles did not flinch.He bared his breast."Strike,Peter,"he said firmly, “strike true.” Twice did Peter raise the arrow,and twice did his hand fall."I cannot strike,”he said with awe,“there is something stays my hand.” All looked at him in wonder,save Nibs,who fortunately looked at Wendy. "It is she,"he cried,"the Wendy lady;see,her arm."Wonderful to relate, Wendy had raised her arm.Nibs bent over her and listened reverently5."I think she said'Poor Tootles',"he whispered. s“She lives,.”Peter said briefly.. Slightly cried instantly,"The Wendy lady lives."Then Peter knelt beside her and found his button.You remember she had put it on a chain that she wore round her neck. "See,"he said,"the arrow struck against this.It is the kiss I gave her.It has saved her life." "I remember kisses,"Slightly interposed quickly,"let me see it.Ay,that's a kiss.”" Peter did not hear him.He was begging Wendy to get better quickly,so that he could show her the mermaids.Of course she could not answer yet,being still in a frightful faint;but from overhead came a wailing note. "Listen to Tink,"said Curly,"she is crying because the Wendy lives." Then they had to tell Peter of Tink's crime,and almost never had they seen ·104· 第六章 小房子 ①comic[komik]a.滑稽的 彼得想过用滑稽的方式跳着离开这里，直到自己看 不到温迪，因为他再也不想靠近这个地方。如果他这么 做了，孩子们也会很乐意跟着他走的。 ②band[bndn.一群人 但是，他看到了温迪胸口的那支箭。他将箭从温迪 的胸口拔了出来，面对着他的伙伴们 “这是谁的箭！”他厉声问道。 “是我的，彼得。”图图跪着说。 3dastard[daestod]n.儒夫 “哦，你这个卑劣的凶手。”彼得说，随后他举起 ④inch [flint明v退缩 这支箭，就像他手里拿的是一把匕首。 图图并没有退缩，反而挺起了胸膛。“杀了我吧， 彼得，”他坚定地说，“动手吧！” 彼得两次举起了箭，又放下了。“我不能杀死 你，”他突然非常惊奇地说：“有什么东西抓着我的 手。1 所有人都疑惑地看着他，除了尼布斯之外。尼布斯 reverently ['revorontli]ad. 恭故地 一直在盯着温迪。“是她，”他大叫，“是温迪小姐， 看！她的手臂！” 温迪真的举起了她的一只手臂，这真是太神奇了！ 尼布斯弯下了腰，恭恭敬敬地听温迪说话，然后悄声 说：“我想她在说：‘可怜的图图。，” 彼得简洁地说了一句：“她还活着。” 斯菜特利立刻大喊：“温迪小姐还活着！” 彼得在温迪的身边跪了下来，他发现了那颗纽扣 ⑥interpose[,intopouz插 还记得温迪曾经把扣子串在链子上，戴在自己脖子上的 话 事吧。 “看，”他说，“这支箭射中了这颗扣子。这是我 给她的那个‘吻'。这扣子救了她的命。” “我记得这个‘吻’，”斯莱特利立刻插话说： ⑦wailing['weilir]a.痛哭 的 “让我看看。哦，那是个‘吻’。” 彼得没有听到斯莱特利说的话，他在祈祷温迪尽快 好起来，这样他就可以带她去看美人鱼了。当然了，她 现在还无法回应，因为她还头晕得厉害。但是，这时半 空中传来一声悲鸣。 “听，是叮叮铃，”卷毛儿说，“她在哭，因为温 迪还活着。” 于是，他们只得把叮叮铃的罪行告诉彼得。彼得听 ·105· Chapter 6 The Little House him look so stern. "Listen,Tinker Bell,"he cried;"I am your friend no more.Begone from me for ever..” She flew on to his shoulder and pleaded,but he brushed her off.Not until Wendy again raised her arm did he relent3 sufficiently to say,"Well,not for ever,but for a whole week." Do you think Tinker Bell was grateful to Wendy for raising her arm?Oh dear no,never wanted to pinch her so much.Fairies indeed are strange,and Peter,who understood them best,often cuffed them. But what to do with Wendy in her present delicate state of health? "Let us carry her down into the house,"Curly suggested. “Ay,”said Slightly,“that is what one does with ladies..” "No,no,"Peter said,"you must not touch her.It would not be sufficiently respectful.” That,”said Slightly,,“is what I was thinking.” "But if she lies there,"Tootles said,"she will die." “Ay,she will die,”Slightly admitted,.“but there is no way out.." “Yes,there is,”cried Peter.."Let us build a little house round her.” They were all delighted."Quick,"he ordered them,"bring me each of you the best of what we have.Gut our house.Be sharp." In a moment they were as busy as tailors the night before a wedding.They skurried this way and that,down for bedding,up for firewood,and while they were at it,who should appear but John and Michael.As they dragged along the ground they fell asleep standing,stopped,woke up,moved another step and slept again. “John,John,”Michael would cry,“wake up.Where is Nana,John and mother?” And then John would rub his eyes and mutter,"It is true,we did fly." You may be sure they were very relieved to find Peter. ·106· 第六章 小房子 完之后，脸上露出孩子们从没见过的严厉的表情。 ①begone[bi'gn走开 “听着，叮叮铃，”他大声说，“我不再是你的朋 友了！从我身边永远地消失吧！” ②plead [pli:dg乞求 叮叮铃飞到彼得的肩膀上，祈求他的原谅，但是彼 得将她从肩上轰走了。直到温迪再次抬起手来劝彼得， 3relent[ri'lent]v.变温和 ④sufficiently[sa'fifantli时ad 彼得才肯说：“好吧，就算不是永远，也要整整一周时 充分地 间。” 你以为叮叮铃会因为温迪为她求情而心怀感激吗？ 哦，她不会的，她反而更想再掐温迪几下。仙子们真的 ⑤cuff[kaf拍击 很奇怪，连最了解她们的彼得都经常想要扇她们几巴掌 呢。 那么，该怎么照顾如此虚弱的温迪呢？ “我们把她拾到房间里吧。”卷毛儿建议说。 “是啊，”斯莱特利说，“对小姐们就该这样。” “不，不，”彼得说，“你们千万别碰她，这样对 她不太礼貌。” 斯莱特利说：“我也是这么想的。” 图图说：“可是，如果她躺在那儿，她会死的。” “是啊、她会死的，”斯莱特利表示认同，“可是 没有办法啊。” “不，有办法，”彼得说，“我们在她周围造一座 ⑤gut[g把里面的东西 取出来 房子吧！” 所有的孩子都很开心。“快啊，”彼得命令他们， ⑦skurry[ski快速地跑 “把你们最好的东西都给我拿来！搜罗一下我们的家， 要快！” 他们立刻忙活起来，像婚礼前夜的裁缝一样忙个不 停。他们手忙脚乱地跑这儿跑那儿，到地下找被褥，在 地上找柴火。就在他们忙成一片的时候，该到的人也到 了，他们是约翰和迈克尔。他们一路奔波劳顿，没走几 ⑧mutter[mAt]咕哝 步就站着睡着了，醒了之后再走几步，然后又睡着了， 就这样，好不容易才赶到这儿。 “约翰，约翰，”迈克尔叫道，“醒醒，娜娜在哪 儿？约翰，妈妈在哪儿？” 约翰揉了揉眼睛，嘟囔道：“是真的，我们真的飞 了。” 可以肯定，见到了彼得，他们的心里踏实了。 ·107· Chapter 6 The Little House "Hullo,Peter,"they said. "Hullo,"replied Peter amicably,though he had quite forgotten them.He was very busy at the moment measuring Wendy with his feet to see how large a house she would need.Of course he meant to leave room for chairs and a table. John and Michael watched him. "Is Wendy asleep?"they asked. “Yes.” “John,”Michael proposed2,“'let us wake her and get her to make supper for us",but as he said it some of the other boys rushed on carrying branches for the building of the house."Look at them!"he cried. "Curly,"said Peter in his most captainy voice,"see that these boys help in the building of the house." “Ay,ay,sir.” "Build a house?"exclaimed John. "For the Wendy,"said Curly. "For Wendy?"John said,aghast."Why,she is only a girl." "That,"explained Curly,"is why we are her servants" "You?Wendy's servants!" “Yes,”said Peter,“and you also.Away with them.” The astounded brothers were dragged away to hack and hew and carry. “Chairs and a fender⑤first,”Peter ordered.“Then we shall build the house round them.” “Ay,”said Slightly,“that is how a house is built;it all comes back to me”. Peter thought of everything."Slightly,"he ordered,"fetch a doctor." "Ay,ay,"said Slightly at once,and disappeared,scratching his head.But he knew Peter must be obeyed,and he returned in a moment,wearing John's hat and looking solemn. "Please,sir,"said Peter,going to him,"are you a doctor?" ·108· 第六章 小房子 “你好啊，彼得。”他们说 amicably ['emikabli]ad. “你们好。”彼得友善地答道，尽管他快要忘记他 友善地 们是谁了。这会儿，他正忙着用自己的脚测量温迪的身 高，计算应该为她建一个多大的房子，当然，还要留出 摆放桌椅的空间。约翰和迈克尔在一旁看着他。 他们问：“温迪睡着了吗？” “是的。” “约翰，”迈克尔提议说，“我们把她叫醒，让她 2 propose[pro'pouz]g提议 给我们做晚饭吧！”话语间，其他孩子已经每个人手里 3 branch[bra:nt们n.树枝 都拿着用来造房子的树枝，匆匆地跑到他们的面前。迈 克尔惊呼：“快看他们！” “卷毛儿，”彼得用他最具首领风范的语气说， “你去监督孩子们帮忙造房子。” “好的，好的，先生。” “造房子？”约翰惊呼。 “为了温迪。”卷毛儿说。 “为了温迪？”约翰很吃惊地说，“为什么？她只 不过是一个女孩。” “正因如此，我们才都是她的仆人啊。”卷毛儿解 释说。 “你们？温迪的仆人！” astounded [a'staundid]a 震惊的 “是的，”彼得说，“你们也是。跟着他们一起走 fender[fendo]n.壁炉围 吧。 栏 莫名其妙的兄弟俩被拉去砍树、运木头。“先做椅 子还有火炉围栏，”彼得命令道，“然后围着它们造房 ⑥fetch[fet明，接来某人 子。” “没错，”斯莱特利说，“就该这么盖房子，我现 在都想起来了。” 彼得考虑得很全面。他命令道：“斯莱特利，去找 个医生来。” “好，好！”斯莱特利马上答应着，挠了挠脑瓜 儿一溜烟儿不见了。他知道自己必须服从彼得的命令。 过了一会，他回来了，头上戴着约翰的帽子，表情凝 重。 “先生，请问，”彼得向他走过去，“你是医生 吗？” ·109·