"No, he is now alive and he has already returnedhome.""Really? Really?" cried the Marionette, jumpingaround withjoy. "Then the wound was not serious?""But it might havebeen--and even mortal," answeredthe old man, "for a heavy book wasthrown at his head.""And who threw it?""A schoolmate ofhis, a certain Pinocchio.""And who is this Pinocchio?" asked theMarionette,feigning ignorance.

　　"They say he is a mischief10-maker,a tramp, a street urchin--""Calumnies11!All calumnies!""Do you know this Pinocchio?""Bysight!" answered the Marionette.

　　"And what do you think of him?" asked the old man.

　　"I think he's a very good boy, fond of study, obedient,kind tohis Father, and to his whole family--"As he was telling all these enormouslies about himself,Pinocchio touched his nose and found it twice as longas itshould be. Scared out of his wits, he cried out:

　　"Don't listen to me, good man! All the wonderfulthings I havesaid are not true at all. I know Pinocchiowell and he is indeed a very wickedfellow, lazy anddisobedient, who instead of going to school, runs away withhisplaymates to have a good time."At this speech, his nose returned to itsnatural size.

　　"Why are you so pale?" the old man asked suddenly.

“没有，他现在活着，已经回家去了。”
　　“真的吗，真的吗？”木偶高兴得跳起来，叫道，“这么说，伤不重，……”
　　“它有可能造成严重后果，甚至死人，”老年人回答，“因为他是给一本厚板纸封面的大书打中了脑袋。”
　　“谁打伤他了，”
　　“一个同学，叫皮诺乔的……”
　　“这皮诺乔是谁，”木偶假装不知道，问道。
　　“他们说是个小坏蛋，是个小流氓，是个真正的小无赖……”
　　“造谣！完全是造谣！”
　　“你认识这皮诺乔？”
　　“见过！”木偶回答说。
　　“你看他怎么样，”老年人问他。
　　“依我说，他是个好极了的孩子，一心想读书，又听话，又爱他的爸爸，又爱他的一家人……”
　　木偶正这样一口气地撒着谎，摸摸鼻子，发觉鼻子已经长了一个多手掌。他害怕得叫起来：
　　“好心的老人家，我扯了一通关于他的好话，您可全都别信。因为我熟悉皮诺乔，可以保证他真正是个小坏蛋，不听话，不学好，不去上学，却跟着一帮子同学去东游西荡！”
　　这番话一说完，他的鼻子就缩小，恢复了原来的样子。
　　“为什么你整个人白成这样？”老年人忽然问他。

10 mischief    

n.损害，伤害，危害；恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹

参考例句：

·Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。

·He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。

11calumnies 

n.诬蔑，诽谤，中伤（的话）( calumny的名词复数 )

参考例句：

·He doesn't care about scandals, slanders, calumnies, aspersions, or defamation. 他不在乎流言蜚语，诽谤，中伤，造谣，诬蔑。 来自互联网

·Spreading rumors and calumnies and plotting riots. 造谣诽谤，策动骚乱。