Chapter 81

　　I've never had a moment's peace since I've been born! Oh,dear! Whatwill become of me? What will become of me?"Pinocchio went on crying andmoaning and beating hishead. Again and again he called to his little friend,whensuddenly he heard heavy steps approaching.

　　He looked up and saw two tall Carabineers near him.

　　"What are you doing stretched out on the ground?"theyasked Pinocchio.

　　"I'm helping15 thisschoolfellow of mine.""Has he fainted?""I should sayso," said one of the Carabineers, bendingto look at Eugene. "This boyhas been wounded on thetemple. Who has hurt him?""Not I," stammered16 theMarionette, who had hardlya breath left in his whole body.

　　"If it wasn't you, who was it, then?""Not I,"repeated Pinocchio.

　　"And with what was he wounded?""With this book,"and the Marionette picked up thearithmetic text to show it to the officer.

　　"And whose book isthis?""Mine.""Enough.""Not another word! Get upas quickly as you can and come along with us.""ButI--""Come with us!""But I am innocent.""Come withus!"Before starting out, the officers called out to severalfishermenpassing by in a boat and said to them:

　　"Take care of this little fellow who has been hurt.

打我出世起，就因为我该死的脾气，我压根儿连一刻钟的好日子都没过过，我的天！我将会怎么样呢？我将会怎么样呢？我将会怎么样呢？……”
　　皮诺乔一个劲地哭着，喊着，敲着脑袋，叫着可怜的埃乌杰尼奥的名字，直到猛听见沉重的脚步声走过来。
　　他转脸一看，是两个警察，
　　“你干吗这么趴在地上？”他们问皮诺乔。
　　“我在救护我这同学。”
　　“他病了？”
　　“好像是的！……”
　　“只是生病吗？”一个警察靠近埃乌杰尼奥，低下头来把他好好看了看，“这孩子一边太阳穴受伤了，谁打伤他的？”
　　“不是我。”木偶结结巴巴地说，他气都透不过来了。
　　“不是你又是谁？”
　　“不是我。”皮诺乔再说一遍。
　　“他是给什么东西打伤的？”
　　“给这本书。”他拿起自己的算术书，给警察看。
　　“这本书是谁的？”
　　“是我的。”
　　“这就够了，再不用别的什么了。马上起来，跟我们走。”
　　“可我……”
　　“跟我们走！”
　　“可我是无辜的……”
　　“跟我们走！”
　　在走以前，两个警察叫来几个渔民。这几个渔民这时候正好坐船从岸边经过。警察对他们说：
　　“这孩子头部受了伤，现在交给你们。你们把他带回去救护。明天我们再来看。”

15 helping    

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

·The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。

·By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

16stammered 

v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

·He stammered most when he was nervous. 他一紧张往往口吃。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

·Barsad leaned back in his chair, and stammered, \"What do you mean?\" 巴萨往椅背上一靠，结结巴巴地说，“你是什么意思？” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

Chapter 80

　　Thinking it would make a fine missile, one of the boys tookhold ofit and threw it with all his strength at Pinocchio's head.

　　But instead of hitting the Marionette, the book struck one oftheother boys, who, as pale as a ghost, cried out faintly:

　　"Oh, Mother, help! I'm dying!" and fell senseless to theground.

　　At the sight of that pale little corpse13,the boys were sofrightened that they turned tail and ran. In a few moments,allhad disappeared.

　　All except Pinocchio. Although scared to death by thehorror of whathad been done, he ran to the sea and soakedhis handkerchief in the cool waterand with it bathed thehead of his poor little schoolmate. Sobbing14 bitterly,hecalled to him, saying:

　　"Eugene! My poor Eugene! Open your eyes and look at me!

　　Why don't you answer? I was not the one who hit you,you know.Believe me, I didn't do it. Open your eyes,Eugene? If you keep them shut, I'lldie, too. Oh, dear me,how shall I ever go home now? How shall I ever look atmylittle mother again? What will happen to me? Whereshall I go? Where shall Ihide? Oh, how much better itwould have been, a thousand times better, if only Ihadgone to school! Why did I listen to those boys? Theyalways were a badinfluence! And to think that the teacherhad told me--and my mother,too!--`Beware of badcompany!' That's what she said. But I'm stubborn andproud.I listen, but always I do as I wish. And then I pay.

一个小坏蛋抓住这本书，瞄准皮诺乔的脑袋，用足力气扔过来。可是他没扔中木偶，却扔在一个同学的头上了。这个同学的脸登时白得像切开的面包，只叫出了两声：
　　“噢，我的妈，救救我……我要死了！”
　　接着他就直挺挺倒在沙滩上。
　　孩子们看见闹出了人命，这一惊非同小可，马上撒腿就逃，一转眼就没影了。
　　这时候只剩下皮诺乔一个人。他虽然又难过又害怕，吓了个半死，可还是跑到海边，把手帕浸透了海水，回来敷在他这位可怜同学的太阳穴上。他一面绝望地大哭，一面叫他这位同学的名字说：
　　“埃乌杰尼奥！……我可怜的埃乌杰尼奥！……张开你的眼睛看看我！……你为什么不回答我呀？你知道，不是我弄得你这样的！相信我，不是我干的！……张开你的眼睛吧，埃乌杰尼奥……你要是老闭着眼睛，我也要死了……噢，我的老天爷！这会儿我怎么回家呢？……我怎么有勇气去见我的好妈妈呀，我将会怎么样呢？……我该逃到什么地方去啊，我上什么地方才躲得开呢？……噢！要是我去上学，那就好多了，那就要好上千倍了！……这些同学是我的冤家对头，我为什么听他们的话呢？……老师曾经跟我说过！……我妈妈也翻来覆去对我说：‘小心坏同学！’可我总是不听……我固执极了……他们讲他们的，我干我的！如今报应来了……

13 corpse    

n.尸体，死尸

参考例句：

·What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。

·The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。

14sobbing 

<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的

参考例句：

·I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。

·Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。

Chapter 79

　　But Pinocchio was keen of eye and swift of movement, and the booksonlypassed over his head, landed in the sea, and disappeared.

　　The fish, thinking they might be good to eat, came tothe top of thewater in great numbers. Some took a nibble,some took a bite, but no sooner hadthey tasted a page or two,than they spat6 themout with a wry7 face,as if to say:

　　"What a horrid8 taste!Our own food is so much better!"Meanwhile, the battle waxed more and morefurious.

　　At the noise, a large Crab9 crawledslowly out of the waterand, with a voice that sounded like a trombonesufferingfrom a cold, he cried out:

　　"Stop fighting, you rascals10!These battles between boysrarely end well. Trouble is sure to come toyou!"Poor Crab! He might as well have spoken to the wind.

　　Instead of listening to his good advice, Pinocchio turnedto him andsaid as roughly as he knew how:

　　"Keep quiet, ugly Gab11!It would be better for you tochew a few cough drops to get rid of that cold youhave.

　　Go to bed and sleep! You will feel better in the morning."Inthe meantime, the boys, having used all their books,looked around for new ammunition12.Seeing Pinocchio'sbundle lying idle near-by, they somehow managed to gethold ofit.

　　One of the books was a very large volume, an arithmetic text,heavilybound in leather. It was Pinocchio's pride.

　　Among all his books, he liked that one the best.

可是木偶眼疾手快，全都及时躲开，因此书一本本地打他头上飞过去，全落到海里去了。
　　诸位想象一下那些鱼吧！鱼以为扔到水里来的这些书是好吃的东西，赶紧成群游到水面上来。它们咬咬纸张，咬咬封面，马上就吐出来，撇撇嘴，像是要说：“不配我们的口味。我们吃惯了更好吃的东西！”
　　这时候，架越打越厉害了。一只大螃蟹打水里出来，慢慢地、慢慢地爬到岸上，用漏风大喇叭似的难听声音叫道：
　　“停手吧，你们真是些小淘气！孩子们这样打架难得有好结果。总归要闯祸的！……”
　　可怜的螃蟹！它等于是对风在叫。皮诺乔这小鬼反而回过头，狠狠地看着它，蛮横地叫：
　　“讨厌的螃蟹，闭上你的嘴！你最好还是去吃两片地衣药片，把你的伤风给治治。趁早上床，想办法出身大汗吧！”
　　这时候，那帮孩子已经把自己的书扔完，猛看见木偶的书包就在不远的地方。说时迟那时快，他们一下子把它抢了过来。
　　在木偶的书当中，有一本书用厚板纸装帧，书脊书角都包着漆皮纸。这是一本算术书，请诸位想想，这本书该有多沉！

6 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。

7wry 

adj.讽刺的；扭曲的

参考例句：

·He made a wry face and attempted to wash the taste away with coffee.他做了个鬼脸，打算用咖啡把那怪味地冲下去。

·Bethune released Tung's horse and made a wry mouth.白求恩放开了董的马，噘了噘嘴。

8horrid 

adj.可怕的；令人惊恐的；恐怖的；极讨厌的

参考例句：

·I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。

·The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。

9crab 

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

·I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。

·The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。

10rascals 

流氓( rascal的名词复数 )；无赖；（开玩笑说法）淘气的人（尤指小孩）；恶作剧的人

参考例句：

·"Oh, but I like rascals. "唔，不过我喜欢流氓。

·"They're all second-raters, black sheep, rascals. "他们都是二流人物，是流氓，是恶棍。

11gab 

v.空谈，唠叨，瞎扯；n.饶舌，多嘴，爱说话

参考例句：

·The young man had got the gift of gab.那个年轻小贩能说会道。

·She has the gift of the gab.她口才很好。

12ammunition 

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

·A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。

·They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

Chapter 78

　　We are tired of hearing you bragging4 aboutyourself,you little turkey cock! You may not be afraid of us,but remember weare not afraid of you, either!

　　You are alone, you know, and we are seven.""Like the sevensins," said Pinocchio, still laughing.

　　"Did you hear that? He has insulted us all. He has called ussins.""Pinocchio, apologize for that, or lookout!""Cuck--oo!" said the Marionette, mocking them with histhumb to his nose.

　　"You'll be sorry!""Cuck--oo!""We'll whipyou soundly!""Cuck--oo!""You'll go home with a brokennose!""Cuck--oo!""Very well, then! Take that, and keep itfor your supper,"called out the boldest of his tormentors.

　　And with the words, he gave Pinocchio a terrible blow on the head.

　　Pinocchio answered with another blow, and that wasthe signal for thebeginning of the fray5.In a few moments,the fight raged hot and heavy on both sides.

　　Pinocchio, although alone, defended himself bravely.

　　With those two wooden feet of his, he worked so fastthat hisopponents kept at a respectful distance.

　　Wherever they landed, they left their painful markand the boys couldonly run away and howl.

　　Enraged at not being able to fight the Marionette at closequarters,they started to throw all kinds of books at him.

　　Readers, geographies, histories, grammars flew in all directions.

“别到这儿来夸口，别到这儿来斗嘴！……你要是不怕我们，我们也不怕你！记好了，你只有一个，我们有七个。”
　　“七个什么，七个大罪①，”皮诺乔大笑着说。
　　“你们听见了吗，他侮辱我们大伙儿，他管我们叫七个大罪！……”
　　“皮诺乔！你侮辱了我们，要你向我们道歉……要不你就倒霉！……”
　　“咕咕！”木偶叫着，用食指刮刮鼻尖，表示讥笑他们。
　　“皮诺乔，你没有好结果！……”
　　“咕咕！”
　　“我们要像揍驴子那么揍你！……”
　　“咕咕！”
　　“你要带着个打扁的鼻子回家！……”
　　“咕咕！”
　　“我们这就来揍你一个咕咕！”这帮小坏蛋当中最凶的一个叫道。“受用受用这个吧，今天晚上就不用吃晚饭了。”
　　他说着就给了木偶脑袋上一拳头。
　　老话说，一报还一报，因此可以想象到，木偶马上就回敬他一拳头。这么你一拳来我一拳去，这场架就越打越大，越打越厉害了。
　　皮诺乔虽然只有一个，可自卫得像个英雄似的。他用两只硬绷绷的木头脚踢得那么利索，叫他那些敌人离得远远的不敢走近。凡是他的脚所碰到之处，马上就留下纪念品——一大块乌青。
　　孩子们眼看不能同木偶肉搏，气得要命，心想最好还是扔东西，就打开书包，开始向他扔语文课本、文法书、小戒尺、小零碎、图瓦尔的故事书、巴契尼的《小鸡》以及其他教科书。

4 bragging    

v.自夸，吹嘘( brag的现在分词 )；大话

参考例句：

·He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. 他总是吹嘘自己板球水平高超。 来自辞典例句

·Now you're bragging, darling. You know you don't need to brag. 这就是夸口，亲爱的。你明知道你不必吹。 来自辞典例句

5fray 

v.争吵；打斗；磨损，磨破；n.吵架；打斗

参考例句：

·Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢？

·Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。

Chapter 77

Thegreat battle between Pinocchio and his playmates.

　　One is wounded. Pinocchio is arrestedGoing like the wind, Pinocchiotook but a very short timeto reach the shore. He glanced all about him, butthere wasno sign of a Shark. The sea was as smooth as glass.

　　"Hey there, boys! Where's that Shark?" he asked,turning tohis playmates.

　　"He may have gone for his breakfast," said one of them,laughing.

　　"Or, perhaps, he went to bed for a little nap,"saidanother, laughing also.

　　From the answers and the laughter which followed them,Pinocchiounderstood that the boys had played a trick on him.

　　"What now?" he said angrily to them. "What's thejoke?""Oh, the joke's on you!" cried his tormentors,laughingmore heartily1thanever, and dancing gayly around the Marionette2.

　　"And that is--?""That we have made you stay out ofschool to comewith us. Aren't you ashamed of being such a goody-goody,and ofstudying so hard? You never have a bit of enjoyment3.""Andwhat is it to you, if I do study?""What does the teacher think of us,you mean?""Why?""Don't you see? If you study and we don't,we pay forit. After all, it's only fair to look out forourselves.""What do you want me to do?""Hate school andbooks and teachers, as we all do. Theyare your worst enemies, you know, andthey like to makeyou as unhappy as they can.""And if I go onstudying, what will you do to me?""You'll pay for it!""Really,you amuse me," answered the Marionette, nodding his head.

　　"Hey, Pinocchio," cried the tallest of them all,"that will do.

皮诺乔一到海边，马上放眼向海上眺望，可是什么鲨鱼也没看见。大海平静得像一面水晶的镜子。
　　“喂，鲨鱼在哪儿？”他转脸问同学，
　　“吃早饭去了，”一个同学笑着回答说。
　　“要不就是上床去睡一会儿了，”另一个同学接上一句，笑得前仰后合。
　　皮诺乔听了这些乱七八糟的回答和莫名其妙的狂笑，知道是他那些同学跟他开了个大玩笑，骗他上了当。他十分恼火，气乎乎地说：
　　“怎么？拿鲨鱼的鬼话来骗我，这是什么道理？”
　　“当然有道理！……”那些小坏蛋异口同声说，
　　“什么道理？……”
　　“让你不去上学，让你跟我们走。你天天上课那么认真，那么用功，你不害臊吗？像你那么学习，你不害臊吗？”
　　“我学我的，跟你们有什么关系？”
　　“跟我们关系大极了。这一来，老师就觉得我们不好……”
　　“为什么？”
　　“有人爱读书，就使我们这种不愿意读书的人丢脸，可我们不想丢脸！我们也有我们的自尊心！”
　　“那我该怎么办，你们才高兴呢？”
　　“你也应该讨厌学校，讨厌功课，讨厌老师。这是我们的三大敌人。”
　　“如果我想要继续学习呢？”
　　“那我们就对你不客气了，一有机会就要跟你算账！……”
　　“你们简直叫我好笑。”木偶摇摇头说。
　　“哼，皮诺乔！”孩子当中最大的一个走到他面前叫道

1 heartily    

adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很

参考例句：

·He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。

·The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。

2marionette 

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。

3enjoyment 

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。

Chapter 76

　　Witha lesson more or less, we are always the same donkeys.""And what willthe teacher say?""Let him talk. He is paid to grumble10 all daylong.""And my mother?""Mothers don't know anything,"answered those scamps.

　　"Doyou know what I'll do?" said Pinocchio.

　　"Forcertain reasons of mine, I, too, want to see that Shark;but I'll go afterschool. I can see him then as well as now.""Poor simpleton!"cried one of the boys. "Do you thinkthat a fish of that size will standthere waiting for you?

　　Heturns and off he goes, and no one will ever be the wiser.""How longdoes it take from here to the shore?" asked the Marionette.

　　"Onehour there and back.""Very well, then. Let's see who gets therefirst!" cried Pinocchio.

　　Atthe signal, the little troop, with books under their arms,dashed across thefields. Pinocchio led the way, runningas if on wings, the others following asfast as they could.

　　Nowand again, he looked back and, seeing his followers hot and tired, and withtongues hanging out, he laughed out heartily11. Unhappy boy! If he had onlyknown then the dreadful12 things that were tohappen to him on account of his disobedience!

多上一课少上一课都一祥，反正不懂，还是驴子。”
　　“老师会怎么说呢？”
　　“让老师去说吧。他天天咕噜，也该给他点报应了。”
　　“那我妈妈呢？……”
　　“咱们的妈妈什么都不会知道的。”这些顽皮孩子说。
　　“你们知道我怎么办吗？”皮诺乔说，“我因为某种理由，也要去看看这条鲨鱼……可我下了课去。”
　　“可怜的糊涂虫！”有一个孩子大叫，“这么大一条鱼，你以为它会呆在那儿等着，随便你什么时候去看吗？它给人一搞烦，转过身子就上别处去了，要看也看不到啦。”
　　“打这儿到海边要走多久，”木偶问道。
　　“来回一个钟头。”
　　“那就去吧！谁跑得最快谁就最有种！”皮诺乔叫道，
　　这声起步信号一响，一帮顽皮孩子就把他们的书刊、练习本啊夹在胳肢窝里，抢着向田野奔去了。皮诺乔跑在最前面，只觉得脚上长了翅膀。
　　他不时回过脸去，笑话那些落在他后面有好一段路的同学。他看见他们气喘咻咻，上气不接下气，浑身是尘土，吐出了舌头，不由得衷心大笑起来。这时候，这可怜的家伙还不知道他正在走向什么样的可怕事情，走向什么样的可怕灾难呢！……

10 grumble    

vi.抱怨；咕哝；n.抱怨，牢骚；咕哝，隆隆声

参考例句：

·I don't want to hear another grumble from you.我不愿再听到你的抱怨。

·He could do nothing but grumble over the situation.他除了埋怨局势之外别无他法。

11heartily 

adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很

参考例句：

·He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。

·The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。

12dreadful 

adj.糟透了的，极端的，可怕的，令人畏惧的

参考例句：

·I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。

·I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。

Chapter 75

　　Withthat kick and that blow Pinocchio gained everybody's favor.

　　Everyoneadmired him, danced attendance5 upon him, pettedand caressed6 him.

　　Asthe days passed into weeks, even the teacher praised him,for he saw him attentive7, hard working, and wideawake,always the first to come in the morning, and the lastto leave when schoolwas over.

　　Pinocchio'sonly fault was that he had too many friends.

　　Amongthese were many well-known rascals8, who carednot a jot9 for study or forsuccess.

　　Theteacher warned him each day, and even the goodFairy repeated to him many times:

　　"Takecare, Pinocchio! Those bad companions willsooner or later make you lose yourlove for study.

　　Someday they will lead you astray.""There's no such danger,"answered the Marionette,shrugging his shoulders and pointing to his forehead asifto say, "I'm too wise."So it happened that one day, as he waswalking to school,he met some boys who ran up to him and said:

　　"Haveyou heard the news?""No!""A Shark as big as a mountain hasbeen seen near the shore.""Really? I wonder if it could be the sameone I heardof when my father was drowned?""We are going to see it.Are you coming?""No, not I. I must go to school.""What doyou care about school? You can go there tomorrow.

经过脚这么一踢，胳膊这么一顶，皮诺乔马上得到全校学生的尊重和同情。他们都很喜欢他。
　　老师看见他上课专心，读书用功，肯动脑筋，总是第一个进学校，放学最后一个走，也很称赞他。
　　他唯一的缺点就是结交的同学太多。其中有不少是鼎鼎大名的小坏蛋，一点不想读书，一点不想有出息。
　　老师天天要他小心，善良的仙女也不断翻来覆去对他说：
　　“小心啊，皮诺乔！迟早有一天，你这种同学会使你不爱学习的，说不定有一天还会使你闯大祸。”
　　“不要紧！”木偶耸耸肩膀回答说，还用食指敲敲脑门，表示：“这里面有脑筋的！”
　　于是有一天，他在上学的时候，忽然遇到那一帮同学迎面走来，对他说：
　　“有一个重要的新闻你知道吗？”
　　“不知道。”
　　“这儿海边来了一条鲨鱼，大得像座山？”
　　“真的？……是那条鲨鱼吗，当时吃掉我可怜的爸爸的？”
　　“我们到海边去看。你也去吗？”
　　“我吗？不去。我要上学校去。”
　　“学校有什么要紧？咱们明天再上学吧。

5 attendance    

n.出席，出席人数，护理，照料

参考例句：

·The attendance of this class never dropped off.这个班的出席人数从未下降。

·The young man danced attendance on his rich aunt.这个年轻人小心侍候他有钱的姑妈。

6caressed 

爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

·His fingers caressed the back of her neck. 他的手指抚摩着她的后颈。

·He caressed his wife lovingly. 他怜爱万分地抚摸着妻子。

7attentive 

adj.注意的，专心的；关心(别人)的，殷勤的

参考例句：

·She was very attentive to her guests.她对客人招待得十分周到。

·The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众。

8rascals 

流氓( rascal的名词复数 )； 无赖； （开玩笑说法）淘气的人（尤指小孩）； 恶作剧的人

参考例句：

·"Oh, but I like rascals. "唔，不过我喜欢流氓。

·"They're all second-raters, black sheep, rascals. "他们都是二流人物，是流氓，是恶棍。

9jot 

n.少量；vi.草草记下；vt.匆匆写下

参考例句：

·I'll jot down their address before I forget it.我得赶快把他们的地址写下来，免得忘了。

·There is not a jot of evidence to say it does them any good.没有丝毫的证据显示这对他们有任何好处。

Chapter 74

Pinocchio goes to the seashore with his friendsto see the Terrible SharkInthe morning, bright and early, Pinocchio started for school.

　　Imaginewhat the boys said when they saw a Marionetteenter the classroom! They laugheduntil they cried. Everyoneplayed tricks on him. One pulled his hat off,anothertugged at his coat, a third tried to paint a mustache underhis nose. Oneeven attempted to tie strings2 to his feet andhis handsto make him dance.

　　Fora while Pinocchio was very calm and quiet. Finally,however, he lost allpatience and turning to his tormentors,he said to them threateningly:

　　"Careful,boys, I haven't come here to be made fun of.

　　I'llrespect you and I want you to respect me.""Hurrah3 for Dr. Know-all! Youhave spoken like aprinted book!" howled the boys, bursting with laughter.

　　Oneof them, more impudent4 than the rest, put outhishand to pull the Marionette1's nose.

　　Buthe was not quick enough, for Pinocchio stretchedhis leg under the table andkicked him hard on the shin.

　　"Oh,what hard feet!" cried the boy, rubbing the spotwhere the Marionette hadkicked him.

　　"Andwhat elbows! They are even harder than the feet!"shouted another one, who,because of some other trick,had received a blow in the stomach.

第二天皮诺乔就上了公立学校。
　　诸位想象一下，孩子们看见一个木偶进他们的学校，会怎么样捉弄他！他们哈哈大笑，笑个没完没了。有人开这种玩笑，有人开那种玩笑。有人摘他的帽子，有人打后面拉他的小背心。有人想用墨水在他鼻子下面画两撇大胡子，有人想用线绑在他的脚上和手上，好牵着线让他跳舞。
　　起初皮诺乔很镇静，不去理睬他们。可后来忍不住了，他向把他缠得最厉害、捉弄得最凶的人转过身去，板起脸说：
　　“小心点，孩子们。我上这儿来可不是给你们当小丑的。我尊重大家，希望大家也尊重我。”
　　“好一个小鬼！你说出话来像一本印出来的书！”那些顽皮孩子大叫，哈哈笑得跳起来。一个最大胆妄为的孩子伸手要抓木偶的鼻尖。
　　可他没来得及抓住，因为皮诺乔在桌子下面伸出脚来，在他小腿骨上狠狠踢了一下。
　　“唉哟！多硬的脚啊！”那孩子大叫，拼命搓给木偶踢出来的乌青。
　　“还有胳膊肘！……它比脚还硬！”另外一个说。他因为开无礼的玩笑，肚子给木偶的胳膊顶了一下。

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。

2strings 

n.弦

参考例句：

·He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。

·She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

3hurrah 

int.好哇，万岁，乌拉

参考例句：

·We hurrah when we see the soldiers go by.我们看到士兵经过时向他们欢呼。

·The assistants raised a formidable hurrah.助手们发出了一片震天的欢呼声。

4impudent 

adj.鲁莽的，卑鄙的，厚颜无耻的

参考例句：

·She's tolerant toward those impudent colleagues.她对那些无礼的同事采取容忍的态度。

·The teacher threatened to kick the impudent pupil out of the room.老师威胁着要把这无礼的小学生撵出教室。

Chapter 73

　　"Thenyou will choose the trade you like best."Pinocchio became more serious.

　　"Whatare you mumbling7 to yourself?" askedthe Fairy.

　　"Iwas just saying," whined8 the Marionette in awhisper,"that it seems too late for me to go to school now.""No,indeed. Remember it is never too late to learn.""But I don't wanteither trade or profession.""Why?""Because work wearies9 me!""My dearboy," said the Fairy, "people who speak as you do usually end theirdays either in a prison or in ahospital. A man, remember, whether rich or poor,shoulddo something in this world. No one can find happinesswithout work. Woe10 betide the lazy fellow!Laziness is aserious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, evenfromearly childhood. If not, it will kill you in the end."These words touchedPinocchio's heart. He liftedhis eyes to his Fairy and said seriously:

　　"I'llwork; I'll study; I'll do all you tell me.

　　Afterall, the life of a Marionette has grown very tiresometo me and I want to becomea boy, no matter how hard it is.

　　Youpromise that, do you not?""Yes, I promise, and now it is up toyou."

“然后选择一种你喜欢的手艺或者工作……”
　　皮诺乔脸都板起来了。
　　“你牙齿缝里咕噜些什么，”仙女用不高兴的口气问他。
　　“我说的是……”木偶低声叽叽叫着说，“现在才去上学，好像晚了点……”
　　“一点也不晚，我的宝贝。你记住了，读书学习是永远不会晚的。”
　　“可我不想干手艺或工作什么的……”
　　“为什么？”
　　“因为我觉得干活太累。”
　　“我的孩子，”仙女说，“说这种话的人，最后差不多不是进监狱就是进医院。告诉我，一个人不管生下来是穷是富，在这个世界上都得做点事，干上一行，都要劳动。懒惰没有好结果！懒惰是一种最坏的毛病，必须马上从小治好。要不，大了就再也治不好了！”
　　这番话打动了皮诺乔的心。他高兴地又抬起头来，对仙女说：
　　“我要学习，我要干活，你对我怎么说我就怎么做，一句话，木偶的生活我过腻了，我无论如可要变成一个孩子。你答应我了，不是吗？”

7 mumbling    

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的现在分词 )

参考例句：

·I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我听到他在喃喃自语。

·He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. 宴会结束时，他仍在咕哝着医院里的事。说着说着，他在一块冰上滑倒，跌断了左腿。

8whined 

v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 )；哀诉，诉怨

参考例句：

·The dog whined at the door, asking to be let out. 狗在门前嚎叫着要出去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

·He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted. 他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。 来自辞典例句

9wearies 

（使）疲乏， （使）厌烦( weary的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

·She wearies easily. 她易疲劳。

·How she wearies me with her endless complains! 她那无休止的抱怨使我厌烦极了！

10woe 

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

·Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。

·A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

Chapter 72

　　Whereis my poor father now?""I do not know.""Will I ever belucky enough to find him and embrace him once more?""I think so.Indeed, I am sure of it."At this answer, Pinocchio's happiness was verygreat.

　　Hegrasped the Fairy's hands and kissed them so hard thatit looked as if he hadlost his head. Then lifting his face,he looked at her lovingly and asked:"Tell me, little Mother,it isn't true that you are dead, isit?""It doesn't seem so," answered the Fairy, smiling.

　　"Ifyou only knew how I suffered and how I wept when I read `Herelies--'""I know it, and for that I have forgiven you. The depth ofyour sorrow made me see that you have a kind heart.

　　Thereis always hope for boys with hearts such as yours,though they may often bevery mischievous6. This is thereason why I havecome so far to look for you. From nowon, I'll be your own littlemother.""Oh! How lovely!" cried Pinocchio, jumping with joy.

　　"Youwill obey me always and do as I wish?""Gladly, very gladly, more thangladly!""Beginning tomorrow," said the Fairy, "you'll go toschool every day."Pinocchio's face fell a little.

“我不知道。”
　　“我还能看见他和拥抱他吗，我有这份福气吗？”
　　“我相信你有，而且我保证。”
　　皮诺乔听了这个回答，高兴得抓住仙女的手发疯似地吻起来。接着他抬起头，亲热地看着仙女问道：
　　“告诉我，好妈妈，你不是真死了吧？”
　　“好像不是，”仙女微笑着回答。
　　“你知道我当时多么伤心，觉得喉咙都堵住了，一个字一个字地读：‘这里安眠着……’”
　　“我知道，因此我就原谅你了。你的伤心是真诚的，这使我知道，你有一顾善良的心。一个孩子有颗善良的心，即使有点顽皮，有些不好的习惯，总还是有希望，就是说，总是可以希望他重新走上正路的，因此我跟到这儿来找你。我要做你的妈妈……”
　　“噢！多美啊！”皮诺乔大叫，高兴得跳起来。
　　“你要听我的话，永远照我对你说的话去做。”
　　“我愿意，我愿意，我愿意！”
　　“从明天开始，”仙女往下说，“你就去上学。”
　　皮诺乔马上不那么高兴了。

6 mischievous    

adj.调皮的，恶作剧的，有害的，伤人的

参考例句：

·He is a mischievous but lovable boy.他是一个淘气但可爱的小孩。

·A mischievous cur must be tied short.恶狗必须拴得短。