January 28, 2021

木偶奇遇记 The Adventures of Pinocchio 67｜英语名著

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Chapter 67

　　Butwhom shall I ask? There is no one here."The idea of finding himself in solonesome a spot made himso sad that he was about to cry, but just then he saw abigFish swimming near-by, with his head far out of the water.

　　Notknowing what to call him, the Marionette said to him:

　　"Heythere, Mr. Fish, may I have a word with you?""Even two, if youwant," answered the fish,who happened to be a very polite Dolphin.

　　"Willyou please tell me if, on this island, there areplaces where one may eatwithout necessarily being eaten?""Surely, there are," answeredthe Dolphin. "In factyou'll find one not far from thisspot.""And how shall I get there?""Take that path on yourleft and follow your nose. Youcan't go wrong.""Tell me another thing.You who travel day and nightthrough the sea, did you not perhaps meet a littleboat withmy father in it?""And who is you father?""He isthe best father in the world, even as I am theworst son that can befound.""In the storm of last night," answered the Dolphin,"thelittle boat must have been swamped.""And myfather?""By this time, he must have been swallowed by theTerrible Shark,which, for the last few days, has beenbringing terror to thesewaters.""Is this Shark very big?" asked Pinocchio, whowasbeginning to tremble with fright.

　　"Ishe big?" replied the Dolphin. "Just to give you an ideaof his size,let me tell you that he is larger than a fivestory building and that he has amouth so big and so deep,that a whole train and engine could easily get intoit.""Mother mine!" cried the Marionette, scared todeath;and dressing5 himself as fast as hecould, he turned to theDolphin and said:

　　"Farewell,Mr. Fish. Pardon the bother, and many thanksfor your kindness."This said,he took the path at so swift a gait that heseemed to fly, and at every smallsound he heard,he turned in fear to see whether the Terrible Shark,five storieshigh and with a train in his mouth,was following him.

可我能跟谁打听呢？这儿一个人也没有，我能跟谁打听呢？……”
　　一想到这空无一人的广阔土地上只有他一个，孤零零，孤零零，孤零零的，他就发愁得要哭了。正在这时候，他忽然看见离岸不远游过一条大鱼。这条鱼自管静静地游，整个头露在水面上。
　　木偶不知道这条鱼叫什么名字。他高声大叫，让它听见：
　　“喂——，大鱼先生，我跟您讲一句话行吗？”
　　“讲两句也行。”那条鱼回答说。它是世界上所有大海中很客气很少有的海豚。
　　“请问，在这岛上有没有地方可以吃点东西，却不会被吃掉呢？”
　　“当然有，”海豚回答说，“而且离这儿不远就有。”
　　“该走哪条道上那儿走？”
　　“走左边那条小道，对着鼻子笔直走。准错不了。”
　　“再请问一下。您白天黑夜都在海上游，没见过一只小船，里面坐着我的爸爸吗？”
　　“你爸爸是谁？”
　　“他是天底下最好的爸爸，就像我是天底下最坏的儿子一样。”
　　“昨夜刮暴风”，海豚回答说，“那小船准沉了。”
　　“那我爸爸呢？”
　　“当时一定给可怕的鲨鱼吃下去了。好几天来，这条鲨鱼净在我们这个海里破坏和横扫一切。”
　　“这条鲨鱼很大很大吗？”皮诺乔问道。这时他吓得打起哆嗦来了。
　　“大极啦！……”海豚回答说，“为了让你得到一个概念，我给你打个比方吧。它比一座五层大楼还高，嘴巴又大又深，一下子可以开进去整整一列火车，再加上冒烟的火车头。”
　　“我的妈呀！”木偶惊叫起来。他赶紧穿上衣服，转脸对海豚说：“再见，大鱼先生。请原谅我打扰了您。万分感谢您的好意。”
　　说时迟那时快，他马上踏上小道，加快步子走了起来，快得就像跑。每次一听到有点声音，他就回头去看，生怕那条五层大楼高、嘴巴容得下一列火车的鲨鱼在他后面追。