"At one gulp9. The only thing he spat10out was the main-mast, for it stuck in his teeth. To my own good luck, thatship was loaded with meat, preserved foods, crackers,bread, bottles of wine,raisins11, cheese, coffee, sugar, waxcandles, and boxes of matches. With all theseblessings12, Ihave been able to live happily on for two whole years, butnow I am at the very lastcrumbs13. Today there is nothingleft in the cupboard, and this candle you see here is thelast one I have.""And then?""And then, my dear, we'll find ourselves in darkness.""Then, my dear Father," said Pinocchio, "there is notime to lose. We must try to escape.""Escape! How?""We can run out of the Shark's mouth and dive into the sea.""You speak well, but I cannot swim, my dear Pinocchio.""Why should that matter? You can climb on my shouldersand I, who am a fine swimmer, will carry you safelyto the shore.""Dreams, my boy!" answered Geppetto, shaking hishead and smiling sadly. "Do you think it possible for aMarionette, a yard high, to have the strength to carry meon his shoulders and swim?""Try it and see! And in any case, if it is written that wemust die, we shall at least die together."Not adding another word, Pinocchio took the candle in his handand going ahead to light the way, he said to his father:
"Follow me and have no fear."They walked a long distance through the stomach andthe whole body of the Shark. When they reached thethroat of the monster, they stopped for a while to wait forthe right moment in which to make their escape.
I want you to know that the Shark, being very old andsuffering fromasthma14and heart trouble, was obliged tosleep with his mouth open. Because of this, Pinocchio wasable to catch a glimpse of the sky filled with stars, as helooked up through the openjaws15of his new home.
"The time has come for us to escape," he whispered,turning to his father. "The Shark is fast asleep. The seais calm and the night is as bright as day. Follow me closely,dear Father, and we shall soon be saved."No sooner said than done. They climbed up the throatof the monster till they came to that immense open mouth.
“对，一口就吞了整条船。它只吐掉了一根主桅，因为主桅像根鱼刺似地嵌在它的牙缝里。我真运气，这条船装的是罐头肉、饼干、面包干、一瓶瓶的酒、葡萄干、干酪、咖啡、砂糖、蜡烛和一箱箱火柴，多谢老天爷开恩，我又能活上两年，可现在我都吃光用光，再没什么了，你看见这支点着的蜡烛吗？它已经是我最后一支……”
“那以后怎么办？……”
“以后吗？我亲爱的，咱俩就得生活在黑暗当中了。”
“那么，我的爸爸，”皮诺乔说，“咱们没有时间可以错过了。必须马上想办法逃走……”
“逃走？……怎么逃？”
“咱们溜出鲨鱼的嘴，跳到海里去游走。”
“你话是说得不错。可亲爱的皮诺乔，我不会游泳。”
“那有什么关系？……您就骑在我的肩膀上。我是个游泳好手，可以安安稳稳把您带到岸上。”
“你这是幻想，我的孩子！”杰佩托回答说，摇着头微微苦笑，“像你这样一个木偶，只有一米高，你以为你有力气背着我游泳吗？”
“您试一下就知道了！万一咱们命定该死，咱们就拥抱着死在一起，这至少是个很大的安慰。”
皮诺乔二话不说，拿起蜡烛，走在前面照路，回头对他爸爸说：
“跟着我走，别怕。”
他们就这样走了很大一段路，穿过鲨鱼的整个肚子。可等他们来到怪物的喉咙口，他们想还是停下来等一等，先看准一个有利时机再逃出去。
现在必须知道，这条鲨鱼太老了，又加上害气喘病和心脏病，睡觉只好张开嘴巴，因此皮诺乔从喉咙口往上看，能够看到张开的人嘴巴外面一大片星空和极其美丽的月光。
“现在逃走正是时候，”他转过脸向他爸爸低声说。“鲨鱼睡熟了。大海平静，亮得如同白昼，爸爸，您跟着我，咱们马上就得救了。”
9 gulp
vt.吞咽，大口地吸（气）；vi.哽住；n.吞咽
参考例句：
She took down the tablets in one gulp.她把那些药片一口吞了下去。
Don't gulp your food,chew it before you swallow it.吃东西不要狼吞虎咽，要嚼碎了再咽下去。
10 spat
n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声
参考例句：
Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。
11 raisins
n.葡萄干( raisin的名词复数 )
参考例句：
These raisins come from Xinjiang,they taste delicious. 这些葡萄干产自新疆，味道很甜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Mother put some raisins in the cake. 母亲在糕饼中放了一些葡萄干。 来自辞典例句
12 blessings
n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福
参考例句：
Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
13 crumbs
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式
参考例句：
She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. 她站起身掸掉了毛衣上的面包屑。
Oh crumbs! Is that the time? 啊，天哪！都这会儿啦？
14 asthma
n.气喘病，哮喘病
参考例句：
I think he's having an asthma attack.我想他现在是哮喘病发作了。
Its presence in allergic asthma is well known.它在过敏性气喘中的存在是大家很熟悉的。
15 jaws
n.口部；嘴
参考例句：
The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
