Chapter4 Turkish Delight土耳其软糖-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《纳尼亚传奇 狮子,女巫和魔衣橱The Chronicles of Narnia》

Chapter Four Turkish Delight "But what are you?"said the Queen again."Are you a great overgrown dwarf that has cut off its beard?" “No,your Majesty,”said Edmund,"I never had a beard,I'm a boy.” "A boy!"said she."Do you mean you are a Son of Adam?" Edmund stood still,saying nothing.He was too confused by this time to understand what the question meant. "I see you are an idiot,whatever else you may be,"said the Queen."Answer me,once and for all,or I shall lose my patience.Are you human?" “Yes,your Majesty,”said Edmund. “And how,pray,did you come to enter my dominions③？ "Please,your Majesty,I came in through a wardrobe." "A wardrobe?What do you mean?" "I-I opened a door and just found myself here,your Majesty,"said Edmund. "Ha!"said the Queen,speaking more to herself than to him."A door.A door from the world of men!I have heard of such things.This may wreck all.But he is only one,and he is easily dealt with."As she spoke these words she rose from her seat and looked Edmund full in the face,her eyes flaming;at the same moment she raised her wand.Edmund felt sure that she was going to do something dreadful but he seemed unable to move.Then,just as he gave himself up for lost, ·036· 第四章土耳其软糖 “可你究竞是什么？”女王再次发问，“你是不是 小矮人中剪了胡须的高个子？” ①majesty['maed3isti]n “不是，女王陛下，”埃德蒙说，“我没长过胡子， (尊称)陛下 还是个男孩子。” “男孩子！”女王说，“你是说，你就是亚当的儿子？” 埃德蒙呆呆地站着，一句话也没有。他困惑极了， 根本听不懂女王的提问。 ②once and for all一劳永 “看得出来，无论你是什么种族，一定是个白痴。” 逸地，一次了结地 女王说，“回答我最后一个问题，我可没多少耐心。你 是人类吗？” 3 dominion [da'minjan]n. “是的，女王陛下。”埃德蒙答道。 (由一个统治者管辖的】 “那请问你怎么会闯到我的领地？” 领土，疆土 “请您别生气，女王陛下，我是从衣橱里来的。” “衣橱？你到底想说什么？” “我一我打开一扇门，走进来后，就发现自己站 ④wreck [rek]破坏，毁 在这里了，女王陛下。”埃德蒙说。 坏 “哈！”女王说，不像是说给埃德蒙听，更像自言 ⑤flaming[fleimin]a.非 自语，“一扇门，有一扇门与人类的世界相通！我听说 常激动的 过这些东西，会把这里搅得天翻地覆，好在只有他一个， 很容易对付。”说着，她直起身，仔细打量着埃德蒙的 ·037· Chapter Four Turkish Delight she appeared to change her mind. "My poor child,"she said in quite a different voice,"how cold you look!Come and sit with me here on the sledge and I will put my mantle round you and we will talk.” Edmund did not like this arrangement at all but he dared not disobey;he stepped on to the sledge and sat at her feet,and she put a fold of her fur mantle round him and tucked it well in. "Perhaps something hot to drink?"said the Queen."Should you like that?" "Yes please,your Majesty,"said Edmund,whose teeth were chattering. The Queen took from somewhere among her wrappings a very small bottle which looked as if it were made of copper.Then,holding out her arm,she let one drop fall from it on the snow beside the sledge.Edmund saw the drop for a second in mid-air,shining like a diamond.But the moment it touched the snow there was a hissing sound and there stood a jewelled cup full of something that steamed.The dwarf immediately took this and handed it to Edmund with a bow and a smile;not a very nice smile.Edmund felt much better as he began to sip the hot drink.It was something he had never tasted before,very sweet and foamy and creamy and it warmed him right down to his toes. "It is dull,Son of Adam,to drink without eating,"said the Queen presently. "What would you like best to eat?" "Turkish Delight,please,your Majesty,"said Edmund. The Queen let another drop fall from her bottle on to the snow,and instantly there appeared a round box,tied with green silk ribbon,which,when opened, turned out to contain several pounds of the best Turkish Delight.Each piece was sweet and light to the very centre and Edmund had never tasted anything more delicious.He was quite warm now,and very comfortable. While he was eating the Queen kept asking him questions.At first Edmund tried to remember that it is rude to speak with one's mouth full,but soon he forgot about this and thought only of trying to shovel down as much Turkish Delight as he could,and the more he ate the more he wanted to eat,and he never asked himself ·038· 第四章土耳其软糖】 脸，目光如炬，同时举起了魔杖。埃德蒙感到厄运将要 降临，想跑可是腿却不听使唤。正当他放弃了努力，准 ①mantle[maentl]n,斗篷， 备听天由命时，女王似乎临时改变了主意。 披风 “我可怜的孩子，”她的腔调变得柔和起来，“你冻 坏了吧！快坐到我这里来，钻到斗篷里捂捂，咱们说说 话。” 埃德蒙心里一点也不想这样做，但不敢违抗，只得 ②tuck [tAk,(把被单、 餐巾、衬衫等的边)塞 爬上雪橇，坐在她的脚下。女王用毛皮斗篷的一角把他 进，折进 裹起来。 “要不要喝点热汤？”女王问道，“想不想要？” “谢谢您！我要，女王陛下！”埃德蒙说。他已冻 得牙齿直打架。 女王从随身包裹里取出一个精致的小瓶，像是黄铜 做的，伸手将瓶子悬在旁边的雪地上，倒出一滴液体。 ③jewelled[duald]a.镶 埃德蒙瞧见这滴晶莹剔透，如珍珠一般，一落到雪地上， 有宝石的 便发出嘶嘶的声音。一瞬间，雪地上冒出一盏镶嵌着宝 石的杯子，里面盛着热气腾腾的汤。小矮人立即上前取 杯，脸上挤出一丝难看的微笑，躬身把杯子递给埃德蒙。 ④foamy[faumi]a.布满泡 沫的 埃德蒙开始一口一口地喝这热汤，感觉好多了。他从未 ⑤creamy[krimi]a.似奶 尝过这香甜可口、浮着一层泡沫与奶油的汤，感觉一下 油的，奶油般柔滑的 子从头到脚都暖和过来了。 “亚当的儿子，光喝汤不吃点东西很单调，”女王 ⑥Turkish Delight土耳其 接着说，“现在你最想吃什么？” 软糖 “土耳其软糖，女王陛下。”埃德蒙说。 女王又举瓶子向雪地上洒了一滴液体，这次出现了 一只圆盒子，上面系着绿丝带。打开后，里面是一些软 糖，这可是最棒的土耳其软糖。每一块从里到外都非常 香甜、酥软，埃德蒙从未吃过比这更好吃的东西。现在 他感到全身非常暖和、舒适。 埃德蒙一边吃糖，一边回答着女王的盘问。起先， ⑦shovel[faval把 埃德蒙还记着，不能含着食物说话。很快，他就只顾 胡乱投入（或塞入） 着贪吃，越吃越想吃，其他全都忘了，也从未想过女 ·039· Chapter Four Turkish Delight why the Queen should be so inquisitive.She got him to tell her that he had one brother and two sisters,and that one of his sisters had already been in Narnia and had met a Faun there,and that no one except himself and his brother and his sisters knew anything about Narnia.She seemed especially interested in the fact that there were four of them,and kept on coming back to it."You are sure there are just four of you?"she asked."Two Sons of Adam and two Daughters of Eve,neither more nor less?"and Edmund,with his mouth full of Turkish Delight,kept on saying, “Yes,I told you that before,.”and forgetting to call her“Your Majesty”",but she didn't seem to mind now. At last the Turkish Delight was all finished and Edmund was looking very hard at the empty box and wishing that she would ask him whether he would like some more.Probably the Queen knew quite well what he was thinking;for she knew, though Edmund did not,that this was enchanted Turkish Delight and that anyone who had once tasted it would want more and more of it,and would even,if they were allowed,go on eating it till they killed themselves.But she did not offer him any more.Instead,she said to him, "Son of Adam,I should so much like to see your brother and your two sisters. Will you bring them to see me?" "I'll try,"said Edmund,still looking at the empty box. "Because,if you did come again-bringing them with you of course-I'd be able to give you some more Turkish Delight.I can't do it now,the magic will only work3 once.In my own house it would be another matter." "Why can't we go to your house now?"said Edmund.When he had first got on to the sledge he had been afraid that she might drive away with him to some unknown place from which he would not be able to get back;but he had forgotten about that fear now. "It is a lovely place,my house,"said the Queen."I am sure you would like it.There are whole rooms full of Turkish Delight,and what's more,I have no children of my own.I want a nice boy whom I could bring up as a Prince and who would be King of Narnia when I am gone.While he was Prince he would wear ·040· 第四章土耳其软糖 王为何问这么多。从埃德蒙嘴里，女王得知，他还有 一个哥哥与两个姐妹，其中一个来过纳尼亚，并且见 过半羊人。目前，只有他们姊妹四个知道纳尼亚。女 王似乎对他们姊妹一共有四个特别感兴趣，不断地 问：“你确信你们只有姊妹四个？”“亚当的两个儿子 与夏娃的两个女儿，不多也不少？”尽管埃德蒙嘴里 ①neither..nor..既不 是…也不是 塞满了软糖，也不得不反复回答：“是的，我告诉过 您了。”他甚至忘记尊称她女王陛下，但是女王似乎 也不再计较了。 最后，盒子里的软糖全吃光了，可埃德蒙还死死地 盯住空盒子，心中期盼着女王能再问问他还想吃不。女 王很可能很清楚埃德蒙的念头，因为她知道，这种施有 魔法的糖一旦吃下去一块，就没有人能抵制住它的诱 惑，如果不加限制地吃下去，会把人撑死，这一点埃德 2 enchanted [in'tfa:ntid]a. 被施魔法的 蒙可不知道。不过，女王并没有再给他糖，而是继续她 的提问。 “亚当的儿子，我非常希望见到你的哥哥与你的两 个姐妹，你能不能带他们来见我？” “我试试看。”埃德蒙嘴里应付着，眼睛仍然盯着 空糖盒不放。 “因为，你要是再来一当然，得同他们一道来 我会给你更多的士耳其软糖吃，但现在不能，魔法只能 使用一次。要是在我家里，那是另一回事。” ③work[wxk]g起作用 ④matter[meta]n.事情， “为什么现在不能去您家里？”埃德蒙说。刚上雪 事件 橇时埃德蒙心里还担心会被她带到无人知晓的地方，回 不来了，但是，现在他把那种担心全然忘记了。 “我家会令人感到非常愉悦，”女王说，“我相信你 会喜欢的。家里有许多屋子全堆着土耳其软糖。另外， 我没有孩子，我想收养一个听话的男孩，把他当王子来 养，我死后他就是纳尼亚的国王。他当上王子后会戴一 ⑤bring up抚养，养有 ·041· Chapter Four Turkish Delighit a gold crown and eat Turkish Delight all day long;and you are much the cleverest and handsomest young man I've ever met.I think I would like to make you the Prince-some day,when you bring the others to visit me." "Why not now?"said Edmund.His face had become very red and his mouth and fingers were sticky.He did not look either clever or handsome,whatever the Queen might say. "Oh,but if I took you there now,"said she,"I shouldn't see your brother and your sisters.I very much want to know your charming relations.You are to be the Prince and-later on-the King;that is understood.But you must have courtiers and nobles.I will make your brother a Duke and your sisters Duchesses." "There's nothing special about them,"said Edmund,"and,anyway,I could always bring them some other time." "Ah,but once you were in my house,"said the Queen,"you might forget all about them.You would be enjoying yourself so much that you wouldn't want the bother of going to fetch them.No.You must go back to your own country now and come to me another day,with them,you understand.It is no good coming without them.” "But I don't even know the way back to my own country,"pleaded Edmund. "That's easy,"answered the Queen."Do you see that lamp?"She pointed with her wand and Edmund turned and saw the same lamp-post under which Lucy had met the Faun."Straight on,beyond that,is the way to the World of Men.And now look the other way"-here she pointed in the opposite direction-"and tell me if you can see two little hills rising above the trees." "I think I can,"said Edmund. "Well,my house is between those two hills.So next time you come you have only to find the lamp-post and look for those two hills and walk through the wood till you reach my house.But remember-you must bring the others with you.I might have to be very angry with you if you came alone." “T''ll do my best,”said Edmund. "And,by the way ,said the Queen,"you needn't tell them about me.It ·042· 第四章土耳其软糖 顶纯金制作的王冠，可以整天吃土耳其软糖。你是我所 见到最聪明、最英俊的男孩，我希望能把你培养成王子， 只要你带你的其他姊妹前来见我。” “为什么现在不带我去呢？”埃德蒙问。他的脸变 ①sticky['stiki]a.沾上黏 得通红，嘴巴和手指黏糊糊的。不管女王怎么夸他，他 性物的，黏糊糊的 现在这样子看起来既不英俊也不聪明。 “哦，如果现在就带你过去，”女王说，“我就见不 到你的兄弟姐妹了，我非常想见到你可爱的姊妹。你将 成为王子，未来的国王，这是确定无疑的。但是，你必 ②courtier[k3jm,朝臣， 须有大臣与贵族辅佐，我会让你哥哥当上公爵，你的姐 廷臣 ③noble[noubl]n.贵族 妹成为女公爵。” ④duke[djuk]n.公爵 “可他们没什么特别的，”埃德蒙说，“不管怎么说， ⑤duchess[datfis]m.女公 爵 我以后随时都可以带他们来见您。” “哦！可是，一旦你来我家，”女王说，“你会把他 们忘得一干二净，只想着自己享乐，不愿去接他们来。 ⑥fetch[fet门请来，接 来，叫来 不行，你必须回到你的国度去，过几天再来找我，带他 们来，你听明白没？不带他们来可不好。” “可是我连回去的路都不知道呀！”埃德蒙央道。 ⑦plead[plid抗辩：央 “这个容易，”女王说，“你看见那根灯柱没？”顺 求 着她魔杖所指的方向，埃德蒙望见一根灯柱，正是露茜 遇见半羊人的地方。“直走过去，走过灯柱，你就能回 到人类世界。现在再看另外一条路，”一她指向对面 一“你能看见高出树林的那两座小山吗？” “我能看见。”埃德蒙答道。 “好！我家就位于两座小山之间。因此，下次来时， 只要找到灯柱，然后在相反方向找到两座小山，穿过树 林就到我家了。但是你得记住一要带兄弟姐妹来，你 要是一个人来，我会很生气的。” “我尽力做好。”埃德蒙说。 “另外，顺便提一下，”女王道，“你不要对他们说 ⑧by the way[o语]顺便 说说：附带提一下 ·043· Chapter Four Turkish Delighit would be fun to keep it a secret between us two,wouldn't it?Make it a surprise for them.Just bring them along to the two hills-a clever boy like you will easily think of some excuse for doing that-and when you come to my house you could just say 'Let's see who lives here'or something like that.I am sure that would be best.If your sister has met one of the Fauns,she may have heard strange stories about me-nasty stories that might make her afraid to come to me.Fauns will say anything,you know,and now-" "Please,please,"said Edmund suddenly,"please couldn't I have just one piece of Turkish Delight to eat on the way home?" "No,no,"said the Queen with a laugh,"you must wait till next time."While she spoke,she signalled to the dwarf to drive on,but as the sledge swept away out of sight,the Queen waved to Edmund,calling out,"Next time!Next time! Don't forget.Come soon." Edmund was still staring after the sledge when he heard someone calling his own name,and looking round he saw Lucy coming towards him from another part of the wood. "Oh,Edmund!"she cried."So you've got in too!Isn't it wonderful,and now-" "All right,"said Edmund,"I see you were right and it is a magic wardrobe after all.I'll say I'm sorry if you like.But where on earth have you been all this time?I've been looking for you everywhere." "If I'd known you had got in I'd have waited for you,"said Lucy,who was too happy and excited to notice how snappishly Edmund spoke or how flushed and strange his face was."I've been having lunch with dear Mr Tumnus,the Faun,and he's very well and the White Witch has done nothing to him for letting me go,so he thinks she can't have found out and perhaps everything is going to be all right after all.” “The White Witch?'said Edmund;“who'sshe?" "She is a perfectly terrible person,"said Lucy."She calls herself the Queen of Narnia though she has no right to be queen at all,and all the Fauns and Dryads ·044· 第四章土耳其软糖】 起我，把这作为我俩之间的秘密，这才有趣，对不对？ 也能给他们来个惊喜，就带他们到两座山之间来一像 你这样聪明的孩子很容易找到一些借口一当你走近我 家时，只需说‘我们瞧瞧谁在这儿住！’或其他类似的 话就行，我觉得这个借口再好不过了。如果你的妹妹 ①nasty[nasti]a.恶意的， 遇见某个半羊人，她也可能听到有关我的一些奇怪的 恶毒的 传言一可怕的故事，会吓得她害怕与我见面。你知道， 半羊人可什么话都说得出来，现在一” “求您了，求您了，”埃德蒙突然说，“能不能再赏 我一块土耳其软糖，让我在回家的路上吃？” “不行，不行，”女王笑着说，“你要等到下一次来 ②signal[signal给 发信号 再吃。”她一边说，一边示意小矮人继续走。当雪橇疾 ③sweep[swept],迅速移 驰而去快要看不见时，女王回头朝埃德蒙挥挥手，大声 动，掠过 喊：“下一次，下一次，不要忘了，快点过来。” 正当埃德蒙还盯着看远去的雪橇时，他突然听见有 人喊自己的名字，转身一看，发现露茜从树林的另一边 走过来。 “哦，埃德蒙！”她喊道，“原来你也进来了！这 里很神奇吧，现在一” “没错，”埃德蒙说，“我现在知道你是对的，原来 那真是一个魔衣橱。我得向你说声对不起，如果你需要 ④on earth[用于疑问词后 的话。但是刚才你究竟躲在哪里了？我在到处找你。” 加强语气]究竞，到底 “要是知道你跟进来了，我肯定会等你的。”露茜 说。她既开心又兴奋，一点也没有察觉到埃德蒙的语 气变得烦躁，也没注意到他的脸红得异常。“我刚刚与 亲爱的达姆纳斯先生，就是那个半羊人，用过午餐。 他很好，白巫并没有因为他擅自放走我而给他降罪。 因此，他估计白巫并没有发现这件事，或许他不会再 有麻烦了。” “白巫？”埃德蒙问，“白巫是谁？” ⑤Dyad[draiad]n.【希腊、 “她是一个极其可怕的人，”露茜说，“她封自己 罗马神话】德律阿得斯 (树神，又称护树神女) 为纳尼亚女王，可是她根本就没有资格当女王，所有 ·045·