Chapter 106

Pinocchio'sears become like those of a Donkey.

　　In a little while he changes into a real Donkey and begins tobrayEveryone, at one time or another, has found some surpriseawaiting him. Ofthe kind which Pinocchio had on thateventful morning of his life, there are butfew.

　　What was it? I will tell you, my dear little readers.

　　On awakening1, Pinocchio put his hand up to hishead andthere he found--Guess!

　　He found that, during the night, his ears had grownat least ten fullinches!

　　You must know that the Marionette2, even from hisbirth, had very smallears, so small indeed that to thenaked eye they could hardly be seen. Fancy howhe feltwhen he noticed that overnight those two dainty organshad become as longas shoe brushes!

　　He went in search of a mirror, but not finding any,he just filled abasin with water and looked at himself.

　　There he saw what he never could have wished to see.

　　His manly3 figure was adorned4 and enriched by abeautifulpair of donkey's ears.

　　I leave you to think of the terrible grief, the shame,the despair ofthe poor Marionette.

　　He began to cry, to scream, to knock his head againstthe wall, butthe more he shrieked5, the longer and themore hairy grewhis ears.

　　At those piercing shrieks6, a Dormouse came into theroom, afat little Dormouse, who lived upstairs. SeeingPinocchio so grief-stricken, sheasked him anxiously:

这是一个什么晴天霹雳呢？
　　我亲爱的小读者，我这就来告诉大家，这个晴天霹雳就是：皮诺乔早晨醒来，自然而然地伸手去抓头，他一抓头就发现……
　　诸位猜他发现了什么？
　　他大吃一惊，竟发现他的两只耳朵变得比手掌还大。
　　诸位知道，木偶有生以来，两只耳朵是很小很小的，小得连看也看不见！诸位想象一下，当他发现两只耳朵一夜工夫变得那么长，长得像两把地板刷子的时候，他是多么吃惊啊。
　　他马上去找镜子照，可是镜子没找到，就在洗脸架上的洗脸盆里倒上水，往水里一看，就看见了他永远不想看见的事情，也就是说，他看见他的影子在头上添了一对妙不可言的驴耳朵。
　　请诸位想想，可怜的皮诺乔这一来是多么苦恼、害臊和绝望啊！
　　他开始又哭又叫，用脑袋去撞墙。可他越是绝望，耳朵长得越长，直到耳朵尖都长出毛来。
　　听到这哇哇叫声，住楼上的一只漂亮土拨鼠走进木偶的屋子，看见他像发了疯似的，就关心地问他

1 awakening   

n.觉醒，醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的

参考例句：

·the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣

·People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。

2 marionette

n.木偶

参考例句：

·With this marionette I wish to travel through the world.我希望带着这个木偶周游世界。

·The development of marionette had a great influence on the future development of opera.木偶戏的发展对以后的戏曲有十分重要的影响。

3 manly

adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地

参考例句：

·The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。

·He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。

4 adorned

[计]被修饰的

参考例句：

·The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。

·And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。

5 shrieked

v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

·She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。

·Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫，陆子潇尖声叫：“告诉什么？ 来自汉英文学 - 围城

6 shrieks

n.尖叫声( shriek的名词复数 )v.尖叫( shriek的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

·shrieks of fiendish laughter 恶魔般的尖笑声

·For years, from newspapers, broadcasts, the stages and at meetings, we had heard nothing but grandiloquent rhetoric delivered with shouts and shrieks that deafened the ears. 多少年来， 报纸上， 广播里， 舞台上， 会场上的声嘶力竭，装腔做态的高调搞得我们震耳欲聋。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》