Pinocchio's heart beat fast, and then faster and faster.

　　He redoubled his efforts and swam as hard as he couldtoward the white rock. He was almost halfway19over,when suddenly a horrible sea monster stuck its head outof the water, an enormous head with a huge mouth, wideopen, showing three rows of gleaming teeth, the meresight of which would have filled you with fear.

　　Do you know what it was?

　　That sea monster was no other than the enormous Shark,which has often been mentioned in this story and which,on account of its cruelty, had been nicknamed"The Attila of the Sea" by both fish and fishermen.

　　Poor Pinocchio! The sight of that monster frightenedhim almost to death! He tried to swim away from him,to change his path, to escape, but that immense mouthkept coming nearer and nearer.

　　"Hasten, Pinocchio, I beg you!"bleated20the little Goat on the high rock.

　　And Pinocchio swamdesperately21with his arms, his body, his legs, his feet.

　　"Quick, Pinocchio, the monster is coming nearer!"Pinocchio swam faster and faster, and harder and harder.

　　"Faster, Pinocchio! The monster will get you! There he is!

　　There he is! Quick, quick, or you are lost!"Pinocchio went through the water like a shot--swifter and swifter.

　　可怜的皮诺乔，他的心开始跳动得更厉害了，这一点请诸位去想象吧！他加了把劲向那块雪白的礁石游去。已经游完一半路，忽然水里钻出一个海怪的可怕脑袋，冲着他游过来。它的嘴张得老大，活像一个深渊，还露出三排长牙齿，叫人一见就心惊胆战。
　　诸位知道这海怪是什么东西吗？
　　这海怪不是别的，正是一条大鲨鱼，这鲨鱼在咱们这故事里已经一再提到过。由于它老是为害，贪吃无厌，外号叫“鱼和渔人的魔王。”
　　诸位想象一下，可怜的皮诺乔看见这怪物时有多么害怕！他千方百计要躲开它，换条路游，他千方百计要逃走。可是这条鱼张开的大嘴巴像箭一样直冲着他过来。
　　“皮诺乔，千万快一点！”那漂亮的小山羊咩咩叫着说。
　　皮诺乔于是用手、用胸口、用腿、用脚拼命地游。
　　“快点，皮诺乔，怪物已经靠近了！……”
　　皮诺乔使出浑身的力气加紧游，
　　“小心，皮诺乔！……怪物要追上你了！……看吧！……它到了！……千万快一点，要不就完了！
　　皮诺乔尽力游得更快，更快，更快，更快，像一颗出膛子弹。

19 halfway     

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。

In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

20 bleated     

v.（羊，小牛）叫( bleat的过去式和过去分词 )；哭诉；发出羊叫似的声音；轻声诉说

参考例句：

The lost lamb bleated. 迷路的小羊咩咩的叫。 来自《简明英汉词典》

She bleated her disapproval of her son's marriage to Amy. 她用颤抖的声音表示不赞成儿子与艾米的婚事。 来自辞典例句

21 desperately     

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。

He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。