Chapter 101

　　No sooner had the wagon stopped than the little fatman turned toLamp-Wick. With bows and smiles, heasked in a wheedling tone:

　　"Tell me, my fine boy, do you also want to come tomy wonderfulcountry?""Indeed I do.""But I warn you, my little dear,there's no more roomin the wagon. It is full.""Never mind,"answered Lamp-Wick. "If there's noroom inside, I can sit on the top of thecoach."And with one leap, he perched himself there.

　　"What about you, my love?" asked the Little Man,turningpolitely to Pinocchio. "What are you going to do?

　　Will you come with us, or do you stay here?""I stayhere," answered Pinocchio. "I want to returnhome, as I prefer tostudy and to succeed in life.""May that bring youluck!""Pinocchio!" Lamp-Wick called out. "Listen to me.

　　Come with us and we'll always be happy.""No, no,no!""Come with us and we'll always be happy," cried fourothervoices from the wagon.

　　"Come with us and we'll always be happy," shouted theonehundred and more boys in the wagon, all together.

　　"And if I go with you, what will my good Fairy say?"askedthe Marionette7, who was beginning to waverandweaken in his good resolutions.

　　"Don't worry so much. Only think that we are goingto a landwhere we shall be allowed to make all the racketwe like from morning tillnight."Pinocchio did not answer, but sighed deeply once--twice--a thirdtime. Finally, he said:

"Makeroom for me. I want to go, too!""The seats are all filled,"answered the Little Man,"but to show you how much I think of you, take my placeascoachman.""And you?""I'll walk.""No, indeed. Icould not permit such a thing. I muchprefer riding one of these donkeys,"cried Pinocchio.

　　车子一停，赶车的就向小灯芯转过脸来，做出几千个怪相，打上几千个手势，笑着问他说：
　　“告诉我，我的好孩子，你也要到那幸福的国家去吗？”
　　“不用说，当然要去。”
　　“可我要告诉你，我的小宝贝，车上已经没有地方了，瞧，全挤满了！……”
　　“没关系！小灯芯回答说，“车上没地方，我将就点，就坐在车辕上。”
　　他说着一跳就跳上去，骑在车辕上。
　　“那你呢？我的小宝贝？……”赶车的十分客气地向皮诺乔转过来问。“你打算怎样，跟我们去还是留下？……”
　　“我留下，”皮诺乔回答，“我要回家。我要和所有好孩子那样学习，在学样里做个好学生。”
　　“祝你成功！”
　　“皮诺乔！”小灯芯说了，“听我的话，跟我们去吧，咱们会过得快活的。”
　　“不去，不去，不去！”
　　“跟我们去吧，咱们会过得快活的，”车上又有四个人叫道。
　　“跟我们去吧，咱们会过得快活的，”车上有成百个人同声嚷嚷起来。
　　“我跟你们去，我的好仙女会怎么说呢？”木偶话是这么说，可心动了，开始动摇了。“别去想这种伤脑筋事。你就想一想，咱们要到一个国家去，到了那儿，咱们可以无拘无束，从早玩到晚！”
　　皮诺乔没有回答，只是叹了一口气，叹了两口气，叹了三口气，最后说：
　　“给我挪点地方，我也要去！……”
　　“都挤满了，”赶车的回答说，“不过为了表示欢迎你，我可以让你坐到赶车座儿上来……”
　　“那您呢？……”
　　“我在地上走。”
　　“不行，说真个的，我不答应。我宁愿骑到随便那一头驴子的屁股上面！”皮诺乔叫道。

7 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。

Chapter 100

Afterfive months of play, Pinocchio wakes up one fine morningand finds a greatsurprise awaiting himFinally the wagon1 arrived. It made no noise, foritswheels were bound with straw and rags.

　　It was drawn2 by twelve pair of donkeys, allof the samesize, but all of different color. Some were gray, otherswhite, andstill others a mixture of brown and black.

　　Here and there were a few with large yellow and blue stripes.

　　The strangest thing of all was that those twenty-fourdonkeys,instead of being iron-shod like any other beastof burden, had on their feetlaced shoes made of leather,just like the ones boys wear.

　　And the driver of the wagon?

　　Imagine to yourselves a little, fat man, much widerthan he was long,round and shiny as a ball of butter, witha face beaming like an apple, a littlemouth that alwayssmiled, and a voice small and wheedling4 like that of a catbegging forfood.

　　No sooner did any boy see him than he fell in love withhim, andnothing satisfied him but to be allowed to ridein his wagon to that lovelyplace called the Land of Toys.

Infact the wagon was so closely packed with boys ofall ages that it looked like abox of sardines5. They wereuncomfortable, they werepiled one on top of the other,they could hardly breathe; yet not one word ofcomplaintwas heard. The thought that in a few hours they wouldreach a countrywhere there were no schools, no books,no teachers, made these boys so happythat they feltneither hunger, nor thirst, nor sleep, nor discomfort6.

　　最后车子到了，车子一路过来、一点声音也没有，因为轮子上裹着干草和破布。
　　拉车的是十二对小驴子，它们都同样大小，只是毛色两样，
　　有些驴子是灰的；有些驴子是白的；有些驴子是斑白的，像撒上了胡椒和盐；有些驴子是一道一道很宽的黄条子和蓝条子。
　　可有一点最奇怪，这十二对驴子，也就是二十四头驴子，不像其他拉车驮货的牲口那样打上铁掌，却像人那样穿着白皮靴。
　　那赶车的呢？……
　　请诸位想象那么个小个子，横里宽，直里短，软扑扑，油腻腻，像一球黄油，苹果脸，嘴巴很小，老是笑嘻嘻的，声音又尖又嗲，似猫向主人讨吃时的叫声。
　　所有的孩子一看见他就不由得喜欢他，抢着要上他的车，给带到这个真正的快乐国家去。这国家在地图上有一个国的名字，叫“玩儿国”。
　　说实在的，车上八岁到十二岁的孩子都已经挤满了，一个叠一个，活像一堆腌鳀鱼。他们给挤得够呛，连气都几乎透不过来，可是没人叫一声“唉呀！”没人说一句埋怨话。他们感到安慰，因为他们知道，过几个钟头他们就要到一个国家，那儿没有书本，没有学校，没有老师。他们高兴得什么都能忍耐，他们不觉得苦，不觉得累，不觉得饿，不觉得渴，甚至不觉得瞌睡。

1 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

·We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。

·The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

2 drawn

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

·All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。

·Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 den

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

·There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。

·The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

4 wheedling

v.骗取（某物），哄骗（某人干某事）( wheedle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

·He wheedled his way into the building, ie got into it by wheedling. 他靠花言巧语混进了那所楼房。 来自辞典例句

·An honorable32 weepie uses none of these33) wheedling34) devices. 一部体面的伤感电影用不着这些花招。 来自互联网

5 sardines

n. 沙丁鱼

参考例句：

·The young of some kinds of herring are canned as sardines. 有些种类的鲱鱼幼鱼可制成罐头。

·Sardines can be eaten fresh but are often preserved in tins. 沙丁鱼可以吃新鲜的，但常常是装听的。

6 discomfort

n.不舒服，不安，难过，困难，不方便

参考例句：

·One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。

·She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。

Chapter 99

　　"But are you sure that, in that country, each week iscomposedof six Saturdays and one Sunday?""Very sure!""And thatvacation begins on the first of January andends on the thirty-first ofDecember?""Very, very sure!""What a great country!"repeated Pinocchio, puzzledas to what to do.

　　Then, in sudden determination, he said hurriedly:

　　"Good-by for the last time, and goodluck.""Good-by.""How soon will you go?""Withintwo hours.""What a pity! If it were only one hour, I might wait foryou.""And the Fairy?""By this time I'm late, and one hourmore or less makesvery little difference.""Poor Pinocchio! And if theFairy scolds you?""Oh, I'll let her scold. After she gets tired, shewill stop."In the meantime10, the night became darker anddarker.

　　All at once in the distance a small light flickered11. Aqueer sound could be heard, softas a little bell, and faintand muffled12 like the buzz13 of a far-away mosquito.

　　"There it is!" cried Lamp-Wick, jumping to his feet.

　　"What?" whispered Pinocchio.

　　"The wagon which is coming to get me. For the lasttime, are youcoming or not?""But is it really true that in that country boysneverhave to study?""Never, never, never!""What awonderful, beautiful, marvelous country! Oh--h--h!!"

“你真的断定，这国家个个星期都是六个星期四和一个星期日吗？”
　　“完全断定。”
　　“你真的知道，年年的假期都是从一月一号放到十二月最末了一天吗？”
　　“一点不假！”
　　“多美的国家呀！”皮诺乔又说一遍，太高兴了，吐了口口水。
　　接着他又拿定主意，狠了狠心，很快地又说了一句：
　　“好，真的再见了，一路平安。”
　　“再见。”
　　“你们多咱动身？”
　　“就在两个钟头之内！”
　　“真可惜！要是只有一个钟头，我还可以等等。”
　　“那仙女呢？”
　　“不过现在反正晚了……回家早一个钟头晚一个钟头没什么两样。”
　　“可怜的皮诺乔！万一仙女骂你呢？”
　　“没法子！让她骂吧。骂够了会不骂的。”
　　这时天已经全黑，黑得伸手不见五指了。忽然只见远远有一点灯光在移动……还听到铃铛声和喇叭声，声音很轻很闷，似是蚊子嗡嗡叫！
　　“来了！”小灯芯叫着跳起来。
　　“谁来了？”皮诺乔低声问。
　　“来接我的车子。好，你要去吗？去还是不去？”
　　“可你说的是真话吗？”木偶问道，“在那个国家里孩子都不要学习？”
　　“不要，不要，不要！”
　　“多美的国家呀！……多美的国家！……多美的国家呀！……”

10 meantime   

n.其时，其间；adv.同时，当时

参考例句：

·I continued working,meantime,he went out shopping.我继续工作，这期间他出去买东西。

·In the meantime we pressed on with the airlift.与此同时，我们加紧进行空运。

11 flickered

（通常指灯光）闪烁，摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

·The lights flickered and went out. 灯光闪了闪就熄了。

·These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. 这些灯象发狂的交通灯一样不停地闪动着。

12 muffled

adj.（声音）被隔的；听不太清的；（衣服）裹严的；蒙住的v.压抑，捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 )；用厚厚的衣帽包着（自己）

参考例句：

·muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音

·There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 buzz

v.充满了激动或活动的声音，发出低沉的声音

参考例句：

·My brain was in buzz.我的脑袋嗡嗡响。

·A buzz went through the crowded courtroom.拥挤的法庭里响起了一片乱哄哄的说话声。

Chapter 98

　　Good-by and good luck to you!""Where are you going in sucha hurry?""Home. My good Fairy wants me to return home beforenight.""Wait two minutes more.""It's toolate!""Only two minutes.""And if the Fairy scoldsme?""Let her scold. After she gets tired, she will stop," saidLamp-Wick.

　　"Are you going alone or with others?""Alone? Therewill be more than a hundred of us!""Will you walk?""Atmidnight the wagon passes here that is to take uswithin the boundaries ofthat marvelous8 country.""How I wishmidnight would strike!""Why?""To see you all set outtogether.""Stay here a while longer and you will seeus!""No, no. I want to return home.""Wait two moreminutes.""I have waited too long as it is. The Fairy will beworried.""Poor Fairy! Is she afraid the bats will eat youup?""Listen, Lamp-Wick," said the Marionette, "are youreallysure that there are no schools in the Land of Toys?""Not even theshadow of one.""Not even one teacher?""Notone.""And one does not have to study?""Never, never,never!""What a great land!" said Pinocchio, feeling his mouthwater.

　　"What a beautiful land! I have never been there,but I can wellimagine it.""Why don't you come, too?""It is useless foryou to tempt9 me! I told you I promisedmygood Fairy to behave myself, and I am going tokeep my word.""Good-by,then, and remember me to the grammarschools, to the high schools, and even tothe colleges ifyou meet them on the way.""Good-by, Lamp-Wick. Have apleasant trip, enjoyyourself, and remember your friends once in a while."Withthese words, the Marionette started on his wayhome. Turning once more to hisfriend, he asked him:

好，再见，祝我一路平安。”
　　“你这么急急忙忙的上哪儿啊？”
　　“回家。我的好仙女要我天黑前回家。”
　　“再等两分钟吧。”
　　“那太晚了。”
　　“就那么两分钟嘛，”
　　“万一仙女骂我呢？”
　　“让她去骂好了。她骂够了会不骂的，”小灯芯这小坏蛋说。
　　“你怎么？一个人去还是跟大伙儿一起去，”
　　“一个人去？有百来个孩子呢？”
　　“走着去吗？”
　　“半夜有一辆车子经过这里，要把我们一直送到这个无比幸福的国家去。”
　　“现在是半夜就好了，那我什么都愿意给！……”
　　“为什么？”
　　“为了看看你们大伙儿动身。”
　　“在这儿再等一会儿，你就看见了。”
　　“不行不行，我得回家了，”
　　“就等那么两分钟吧。”
　　“我已经呆得太久了。仙女要想我啦。”
　　“可怜的仙女！她是怕蝙蝠吃了你吗？”
　　“不过，”皮诺乔又说，“你断定这国家没学校吗？……”
　　“连学校的影子也没有，”
　　“也没有老师吗？……”
　　“一个也没有。”
　　“也不要学习吗？……”
　　“不要，不要，不要！”
　　“多美的国家呀！”皮诺乔说，觉得口水都要流下来了。“多美的国家呀！我没到过那里，可我完全能想象出来！……”
　　“那你干吗不也上那儿去吗？”
　　“你引不动我！如今我已经答应我的好仙女，要做个有头脑的孩子，我不想说话不算数。”
　　“那就再见吧，代我向初级中学致敬！……要是你在路上碰到一些高级中学，也代我向它们致敬。”
　　“再见，小灯芯，一路平安，祝你快活，常常想到朋友们。”
　　木偶说着就要走，走了两步又停下来，向他这位朋友回过身子，问道：

8 marvelous   

adj.奇迹般的，惊人的，了不起的

参考例句：

·It'seems to me a most marvelous book.这本书我觉得奥妙之至。

·I congratulate you on this marvelous opportunity.恭喜你获得这样一个极好的机会。

9 tempt

vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣

参考例句：

·Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。

·The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。

Chapter 97

　　Where could he be? Pinocchio searched here and there andeverywhere,and finally discovered him hiding near a farmer's wagon4.

　　"What are you doing there?" asked Pinocchio, running up tohim.

　　"I am waiting for midnight to strike to go--""Where?""Far,far away!""And I have gone to your house three times to look foryou!""What did you want from me?""Haven't you heard thenews? Don't you know what good luck is mine?""What isit?""Tomorrow I end my days as a Marionette and become a boy,like youand all my other friends.""May it bring you luck!""Shall Isee you at my party tomorrow?""But I'm telling you that I gotonight.""At what time?""At midnight.""And whereare you going?""To a real country--the best in the world--a wonderfulplace!""What is it called?""It is called the Land of Toys.Why don't you come, too?""I? Oh, no!""You are making a bigmistake, Pinocchio. Believe me,if you don't come, you'll be sorry. Where canyou finda place that will agree better with you and me? No schools,no teachers,no books! In that blessed place there is nosuch thing as study. Here, it isonly on Saturdays thatwe have no school. In the Land of Toys, every day,exceptSunday, is a Saturday. Vacation begins on the firstof January and ends onthe last day of December. Thatis the place for me! All countries should be likeit!

　　How happy we should all be!""But how does one spend theday in the Land of Toys?""Days are spent in play and enjoyment5from morn tillnight. At night onegoes to bed, and next morning, thegood times begin all over again. What do youthink of it?""H'm--!" said Pinocchio, nodding his wooden head,as if to say,"It's the kind of life which would agree with me perfectly6.""Do you want to go withme, then? Yes or no? Youmust make up your mind.""No, no, and againno! I have promised my kind Fairyto become a good boy, and I want to keep myword. Justsee: The sun is setting7 and I must leave you and run.

哪儿能找到他呢？这里找，那里找，最后总算看见他躲在一间农舍的门廊里。
　　“你在这儿干吗？”皮诺乔走过去问他。
　　“等半夜好离开这里……”
　　“上哪儿去？”
　　“上很远很远的地方去！”
　　“我可是上你家找你三次了！……”
　　“你找我干吗？”
　　“你不知道这个重要消息吗？你不知道我交的好运吗？”
　　“什么好运？”
　　“赶明儿我就不再是木偶，要变成一个真孩子，像你，像大家一样了。”
　　“恭喜恭喜。”
　　“就为了这件事，希望你明天上我家赴早宴。”
　　“可我跟你说了，我今天夜里就得离开这里！”
　　“几点钟？”
　　“半夜十二点。”
　　“上哪儿？”
　　“上一个国家……这是全世界最美的国家，一个真正的快乐的国家！……”
　　“这国家叫什么名字？”
　　“叫‘玩儿国’。你干吗不跟我一起去呢？”
　　“我，我可不去！”
　　“那你就大错特错了，皮诺乔！你相信我的话，不去你要后悔的。对我们孩子来说，哪儿还能找到一个更好的国家呢？那儿没有学校，那儿没有老师，那儿没有书本。在这幸福国家里永远不要学习。星期四不用上学，一个星期有六个星期四和一个星期日。你想象一下吧，秋假从一月一号放到十二月最后一天。这个国家真配我胃口！一切文明国家都该像它这样才好！……”
　　“在‘玩儿国’里日子是怎么过的？”
　　“就玩着过，从早玩到晚。晚上睡一觉，第二天早晨又重新开始玩。你觉得怎么样？”
　　“嗯！……”皮诺乔嗯了一声，轻轻点点头，像是说：“这种日子我也真想过。”
　　“那么，我想跟我一起去吗？去还是不去？你拿主意吧。”
　　“不去，不去，不去，我不去。如今我已经答应过我的好心仙女，说我要做个好孩子，说了就要算数。再说，我看太阳正在落下去，我得马上离开你，赶紧走了。好，再见，祝我一路平安。”

4 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

·We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。

·The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

5 enjoyment

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

·Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。

·After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

6 perfectly

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

·The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。

·Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

7 setting

n.背景

参考例句：

·The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。

·Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

Chapter 96

Pinocchio,instead of becoming a boy, runs awayto the Land of Toys with his friend,Lamp-WickComing at last out of the surprise into which the Fairy'swords hadthrown him, Pinocchio asked for permission togive out the invitations.

　　"Indeed, you may invite your friends to tomorrow's party.

　　Only remember to return home before dark. Do youunderstand?""I'll be back in one hour without fail," answeredthe Marionette1.

　　"Take care, Pinocchio! Boys give promises very easily,but theyas easily forget them.""But I am not like those others. When I givemy word I keep it.""We shall see. In case you do disobey, you will bethe oneto suffer, not anyone else.""Why?""Because boys whodo not listen to their elders always come to grief2.""I certainly have,"said Pinocchio, "but from now on, I obey.""We shall see if youare telling the truth."Without adding another word, the Marionette badethe goodFairy good-by, and singing and dancing, he left the house.

　　In a little more than an hour, all his friends wereinvited. Someaccepted quickly and gladly. Others had tobe coaxed3, but when they heard that the toastwas to be buttered on both sides, they all ended by acceptingthe invitationwith the words, "We'll come to please you."Now it must be known that,among all his friends,Pinocchio had one whom he loved most of all.

　　The boy's real name was Romeo, but everyone called himLamp-Wick, forhe was long and thin and had a woebegonelook about him.

　　Lamp-Wick was the laziest boy in the school and the biggestmischief-maker, but Pinocchio loved him dearly.

　　That day, he went straight to his friend's house to invite him tothe party, but Lamp-Wick was not at home. He went a second time ,and again athird, but still without success.

当然，皮诺乔马上就得到仙女同意，进城去把要请的人都给请来。临走时仙女对他说：
　　“那你就去请你的同学们明天来参加早宴吧。可你记住了，天黑前就得回家。明白了吗？”
　　我保证一个钟头就回来，木偶回答说。
　　“留神点，皮诺乔：孩子们总是答应起来很爽快，可做起来却慢腾腾的。”
　　“我跟别人可不一样，我说到做到。”
　　“咱们看吧。万一你不听话，你就要吃更大的苦头。”
　　“为什么？”
　　“因为孩子不听比他们懂得多的人劝，总是要倒霉的。”
　　“我已经尝到过滋味！”皮诺乔说，“现在我不会再犯老毛病了！”
　　“我说的话是真是假，咱们看吧。”
　　木偶二话不说，就跟做他妈妈的好心仙女告了别，又唱又跳地出门去了。
　　一个钟头多一点，所有的朋友他都请到了。有人一听就高兴地接受邀请。有人还得先求一求，可一听说有牛奶咖啡喝，还有两面涂黄油的面包吃，就都说：“我们为了让你高兴，要来的。”
　　现在诸位要知道，皮诺乔在他的朋友和同学中间，有一个最知己最要好的，名字叫罗梅奥，可大家给他取了个绰号叫“小灯芯”，因为他又干又瘦，活像晚上小油灯点的一根新灯芯。
　　小灯芯在全校学生当中最懒情最捣蛋，可皮诺乔却很喜欢他。事实就是这样，他一开头就上他家去找他，要请他赴早宴，可没碰到。他第二次去，小灯芯不在家。他第三次去，还是白跑。

1 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。

2 grief

n.悲伤，悲痛，悲伤的事，悲痛的缘由

参考例句：

·Don't allow yourself to sink into grief,it can do no good.不要使自己陷入悲哀之中，这样一点好处也没有。

·After her mother died,she abandoned herself to grief.母亲死后，她沉浸于悲痛之中。

3 coaxed

v.哄，用好话劝说( coax的过去式和过去分词 )；巧言骗取；哄劝，劝诱

参考例句：

·She coaxed the horse into coming a little closer. 她哄着那匹马让它再靠近了一点。

·I coaxed my sister into taking me to the theatre. 我用好话哄姐姐带我去看戏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

　　He wanted to cry, he wanted to give himself up todespair, he wantedto throw away the tray and all thatwas on it. Instead, either from pain orweakness, he fellto the floor in a dead faint.

　　When he regained20 his senses, he foundhimself stretchedout on a sofa and the Fairy was seated near him.

　　"This time also I forgive you," said the Fairy to him.

　　"But be careful not to get into mischief again."Pinocchiopromised to study and to behave himself.

　　And he kept his word for the remainder of the year. Atthe end of it,he passed first in all his examinations, andhis report was so good that theFairy said to him happily:

　　"Tomorrow your wish will come true.""And what isit?""Tomorrow you will cease to be a Marionette and will become areal boy."Pinocchio was beside himself with joy. All his friendsandschoolmates must be invited to celebrate the greatevent! The Fairy promised toprepare two hundred cupsof coffee-and-milk and four hundred slices oftoastbuttered on both sides.

　　The day promised to be a very gay and happy one, but--Unluckily, ina Marionette's life there's always a BUTwhich is apt to spoil everything.

他失望得想哭，想把托盘连同上面的东西一起甩掉，可不知是由于太伤心呢还是太饿，一下子昏倒了。
　　等到他醒来，他已经直挺挺躺在一张沙发床上，仙女就在他身边。
　　“这一回我也原谅了你，”仙女对他说，“可你再给我来这么一次，就没你好的！……”
　　皮诺乔赌咒发誓，说他要用功读书，做个很好很好的孩子。这一年下来，他都守住他的诺言。的确，他大考光荣地得了全校第一名，品行总的说来也得到好评，令人满意。因此仙女十分高兴，对他说：
　　“你的愿望明天终于要实现了！”
　　“你说什么？”
　　“到明天你就不再是一个木偶，而要变成一个真的孩子了。”
　　诸位没看到皮诺乔那份乐劲！他一直盼望着这个消息，如今听了，他那份高兴简直是无法想象的。为了庆祝这件大喜事，明天仙女家要举行盛大的早宴，把他所有的朋友和同学都请来参加。仙女答应准备两百杯牛奶咖啡和四百片面包，每片面包都两面涂上黄油。没问题，这准是个极其快活，极其美好的日子，可是……
　　真不幸，木偶一生中老这么可是，可是的，这一来，就把什么事情都给毁了。

20 regained    

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

·The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。

·She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

　　Poor Pinocchio! The rest of the night he had to spendwith one footthrough the door and the other one in the air.

　　As dawn was breaking, the door finally opened. That bravelittleanimal, the Snail, had taken exactly nine hours to gofrom the fourth floor tothe street. How she must have raced!

　　"What are you doing with your foot through the door?"sheasked the Marionette, laughing.

　　"It was a misfortune. Won't you try, pretty little Snail,tofree me from this terrible torture?""My boy, we need a carpenter hereand I have never been one.""Ask the Fairy to help me!""TheFairy is asleep and does not want to be disturbed.""But what do youwant me to do, nailed to the door like this?""Enjoy yourself countingthe ants which are passing by.""Bring me something to eat, at least,for I am faint with hunger.""Immediately!"In fact, after threehours and a half, Pinocchio saw herreturn with a silver tray on her head. Onthe tray therewas bread, roast chicken, fruit.

　　"Here is the breakfast the Fairy sends to you," said theSnail.

　　At the sight of all these good things, the Marionette felt muchbetter.

　　What was his disgust, however, when on tasting the food,he found thebread to be made of chalk, the chickenof cardboard, and the brilliant fruit ofcolored alabaster19!

请诸位想象一下这可怜的皮诺乔吧！整个下半夜他就这么一条腿站在地上，一条腿翘着。
　　等到天亮，门终于开了。蜗牛这要命的小生物整整花了九个钟头，才下完四层楼，来到临街的大门口。得说句老实话，它已经走得满身大汗了！
　　“你干吗把一条腿插在门里？”它笑着问木偶。
　　“真倒霉。您倒瞧瞧，好蜗牛，看有什么办法让我不受这份罪。”
　　“我的孩子，这件事得找木匠，我可从来没当过木匠。”
　　“替我求求仙女吧！……”
　　“仙女睡了，不要人叫醒她，”
　　“我整天钉在这门上，您叫我干什么呢？”
　　“您就自得其乐，数数路上走过的蚂蚁吗。”
　　“您至少给我点什么吃吃，我都要饿死了。”
　　“马上拿来！”蜗牛说。
　　实际上又整整过了三个半钟头，皮诺乔才看见它顶着个银托盘回来。托盘上有一个面包、一只炸鸡和四个长熟了的杏子。
　　“这是仙女给您送来的早饭，”蜗牛说。
　　木偶看到这顿大餐，感到浑身来劲了。可等到他一吃，马上就倒胃口，原来面包是白垩做的，炸鸡是厚板纸做的，四个杏子是石膏做好，涂上颜色的！

19 alabaster    

adj.雪白的；n.雪花石膏；条纹大理石

参考例句：

·The floor was marble tile,and the columns alabaster.地板是由大理石铺成的，柱子则是雪花石膏打造而成。

·Her skin was like alabaster.她的皮肤光洁雪白。

　　At that second knock, a window on the third flooropened and the sameSnail looked out.

　　"Dear little Snail," cried Pinocchio from the street.

　　"I have been waiting two hours for you! And two hourson adreadful night like this are as long as two years.

　　Hurry, please!""My boy," answered the Snail in acalm, peacefulvoice, "my dear boy, I am a snail and snails are never inahurry." And the window closed.

　　A few minutes later midnight struck; then one o'clock--two o'clock.And the door still remained closed!

　　Then Pinocchio, losing all patience, grabbed theknocker with bothhands, fully9 determined16 to awaken17 thewhole house andstreet with it. As soon as he touched theknocker, however, it became an eel8 and wiggled away intothedarkness.

　　"Really?" cried Pinocchio, blind with rage. "Iftheknocker is gone, I can still use my feet."He stepped back and gave thedoor a most solemn kick.

　　He kicked so hard that his foot went straight through thedoor andhis leg followed almost to the knee. No matterhow he pulled and tugged18, he could not pull it out.Therehe stayed as if nailed to the door.

听见这第二次敲门声，第四层下面一层的窗子打开了，还是那只蜗牛探出头来。
　　“我的好蜗牛，”皮诺乔打下面街上叫，“我已经等了两个钟头了！这么可怕的夜，两个钟头比这两年还长。帮帮忙，请您快一点。”
　　“我的孩子，”这小生物不急不忙，十分平静，在窗口回答说：“我的孩子，我是一只蜗牛，蜗牛都是快不起来的。”
　　窗子又关上了。
　　不多一会儿就敲半夜十二点，接着半夜一点，接着是半夜两点，门还是关着。
　　皮诺乔可忍不住了。他气得抓住门锤，就要用力撞门，让整座房子给撞得摇晃起来。可铁门锤一下子变了活鳗鱼，打他手里滑出来，钻到路当中的水坑里不见了。
　　“啊！是这样？”皮诺乔越发气昏了，叫道，“门锤没有了，我就用脚狠狠地踢。”
　　他退后两步，然后冲过去在门上狠狠一脚。这一脚踢得可厉害，半条脚都插到门里去了。木偶想拔出腿，可用尽了力气也拔不出来。这半条腿像敲弯的钉子似的，牢牢钉在那里了。

16 determined    

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

·I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。

·He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

17awaken 

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

·Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。

·Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。

18tugged 

v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

·She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。

·A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. 他的嘴角带一丝苦笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

　　Pinocchio went straight to the Fairy's house, firmlyresolved toknock at the door.

　　When he found himself there, he lost courage and ranback a fewsteps. A second time he came to the door andagain he ran back. A third time herepeated hisperformance. The fourth time, before he had time to losehiscourage, he grasped the knocker and made a faint soundwith it.

　　He waited and waited and waited. Finally, after a fullhalf hour, atop-floor window (the house had four stories)opened and Pinocchio saw alarge Snail14 look out. A tinylightglowed on top of her head. "Who knocks at thislate hour?" she called.

　　"Is the Fairy home?" asked the Marionette.

　　"The Fairy is asleep and does not wish to be disturbed.

　　Who are you?""It is I.""Who'sI?""Pinocchio.""Who is Pinocchio?""TheMarionette; the one who lives in the Fairy's house.""Oh, Iunderstand," said the Snail. "Wait for me there.

　　I'll come down to open the door for you.""Hurry, I beg ofyou, for I am dying of cold.""My boy, I am a snail and snails15 are never in ahurry."An hour passed, two hours; and the door was still closed.

　　Pinocchio, who was trembling with fear and shiveringfrom the coldrain on his back, knocked a second time,this time louder than before.

他径直上仙女家，决定敲敲门，自己就开门进去。
　　可是一到那里，他觉得勇气没有了，不是去敲门，却是往回跑了二十来步。他第二次走到门口，还是不敢敲门。他第三次走到门口，依然不敢敲门。第四次他才算发着抖，拿起铁门锤，轻轻地把门敲了敲。
　　他等啊，等啊，最后过了半个钟头，最高一层（这是座四层楼房）才打开窗子，皮诺乔看见一只大蜗牛探出头来，头上有盏点亮的小灯。这蜗牛说：
　　“这么晚了，是谁呀？”
　　“仙女在家吗？”木偶问它。
　　“仙女睡了，不要人叫醒她。你倒是谁？”
　　“是我！”
　　“这个我是谁？”
　　“皮诺乔。”
　　“皮诺乔是谁？”
　　“是木偶，原先跟仙女住在一起的。”
　　“啊，我明白了，”蜗牛说，“你等等我，我这就下来给你开门。”
　　“谢谢你快一点，我都要冷死了。”
　　“我的孩子，我是一只蜗牛，蜗牛永远快不了的。”
　　过了一个钟头，过了两个钟头，可门还没有开。皮诺乔又是冷，又是害怕，又是浑身水淋淋，因此直打哆嗦。于是他拿定主意再敲一次门，这回敲得比上一回响。

14 snail    

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

·Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。

·Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。

15snails 

n.蜗牛；迟钝的人；蜗牛( snail的名词复数 )

参考例句：

·I think I'll try the snails for lunch—I'm feeling adventurous today. 我想我午餐要尝一下蜗牛——我今天很想冒险。 来自《简明英汉词典》

·Most snails have shells on their backs. 大多数蜗牛背上有壳。 来自《简明英汉词典》