Chapter 71

Pinocchio promises the Fairy to be good and to study,as he is growingtired of being a Marionette1,and wishes to become a realboyIf Pinocchio cried much longer, the little woman thoughthe would melt away,so she finally admitted that she wasthe little Fairy with Azure2 Hair.

　　"You rascal3 of a Marionette! How didyou know it was I?"she asked, laughing.

　　"Mylove for you told me who you were.""Do you remember? You left me whenI was a little girl and now you find me a grown woman. I am so old, Icouldalmost be your mother!""I am very glad of that, for then I cancall you motherinstead of sister. For a long time I have wanted a mother,justlike other boys. But how did you grow so quickly?""That's asecret!""Tell it to me. I also want to grow a little. Look at me!

　　Ihave never grown higher than a penny's worth of cheese.""But youcan't grow," answered the Fairy.

　　"Whynot?""Because Marionettes never grow. They are born Marionettes,theylive Marionettes, and they die Marionettes.""Oh, I'm tired of alwaysbeing a Marionette!" cried Pinocchio disgustedly.

　　"It'sabout time for me to grow into a man as everyone else does.""And youwill if you deserve it--""Really? What can I do to deserveit?""It's a very simple matter. Try to act like a well-behavedchild.""Don't you think I do?""Far from it! Good boysare obedient4, and you, on thecontrary--""And I never obey.""Good boys love study andwork, but you--""And I, on the contrary, am a lazy fellow and a tramp5 all yearround.""Good boys always tell the truth.""And I always telllies.""Good boys go gladly to school.""And I get sick if Igo to school. From now on I'll be different.""Do you promise?""Ipromise. I want to become a good boy and be a comfort to my father.

好心的小妇人起先说她不是那位天蓝色头发的小仙女。可后来看到识破了，也不想再把这场喜剧继续演下去，终于承认她就是小仙女，她对皮诺乔说：
　　“你这木头小鬼！你怎么认出是我的？”
　　“我热爱您，就认出是您了。”
　　“你记得吗？你扔下我的时候，我还是个小姑娘，可你现在碰到我，我已经是个妇人了。我简直可以做你的妈妈了，”
　　“那我太高兴了，这样我就不是叫您姐姐，而要叫您妈妈了。多少日子以来，我一直想跟所有的孩子那样有个妈妈！……可您怎么会长得这样快的？”
　　“这是一个秘密。”
　　“告诉我吧。我也想长大一点。您没看到吗？我还是跟一个子儿的干酪那么高。”
　　“可你不会长大。”仙女回答说。
　　“为什么？”
　　“因为木偶是从来不长大的。他们生下来是木偶，活着是木偶，死了也是木偶。”
　　“噢！我老做木偶都做腻了！”皮诺乔拍着后脑勺大叫着说，“我现在要变人，跟所有人一样的人。”
　　“你会变人的，如果你配得上变人的话……”
　　“真的吗？怎么办才配得上呢？”
　　“容易极了，只要你一直做个好孩子。”
　　“噢，我不是个好孩子吗？”
　　“根本不是！好孩子听话，可你正好相反……”
　　“我从来不听话。”
　　“好孩子爱读书爱干活，可你……”
　　“正好相反，我一年到头偷懒，吊儿郎当。”
　　“好孩子向来说真话……”
　　“可我向来说假话。”
　　“好孩子高高兴兴去上学……”
　　“可学校叫我肚子疼。不过从今以后，我要改变我的生活。”
　　“你答应我这样做吗？”
　　“我答应你这样做。我要变成一个好孩子，我还要成为我爸爸的安慰……这会儿我可怜的爸爸在哪儿呢？”

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。

2azure 

adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的

参考例句：

·His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。

·The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。

3rascal 

n.流氓；不诚实的人

参考例句：

·If he had done otherwise,I should have thought him a rascal.如果他不这样做，我就认为他是个恶棍。

·The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。

4obedient 

adj.服从的，顺从的

参考例句：

·She is an obedient woman.她是位温顺的女人。

·We're absolutely obedient to the superior.我们绝对服从上级。

5tramp 

n.流浪者，步行，跋涉；v.步行，跋涉

参考例句：

·She wants to go for a tramp in the country.她想去乡间远足。

·A tramp came to the door and asked for food.一个流浪汉来到门前讨饭吃。

Chapter 70

　　"Andafter the cauliflower, some cake and jam."At this last bribery10, Pinocchio could no longerresist and said firmly:

　　"Verywell. I'll take the jug home for you."The jug was very heavy, and theMarionette, not beingstrong enough to carry it with his hands, had to put itonhis head.

　　Whenthey arrived home, the little woman made Pinocchiosit down at a small table andplaced before him thebread, the cauliflower, and the cake. Pinocchio did noteat;he devoured11. His stomach seemed abottomless pit.

　　Hishunger finally appeased12, he raised his head tothankhis kind benefactress. But he had not looked at her longwhen he gave a cryof surprise and sat there with his eyeswide open, his fork in the air, and hismouth filled withbread and cauliflower.

　　"Whyall this surprise?" asked the good woman, laughing.

　　"Because--"answered Pinocchio, stammering13 and stuttering,"because--youlook like--you remind me of--yes, yes,the same voice, the same eyes, the samehair--yes, yes,yes, you also have the same azure14 hair she had--Oh,mylittle Fairy, my little Fairy! Tell me that it is you!

　　Don'tmake me cry any longer! If you only knew! I havecried so much, I have sufferedso!"And Pinocchio threw himself on the floor and claspedthe knees of themysterious little woman.

“吃完花椰菜，我给你一块好吃的酒心糖。”
　　皮诺乔给最后一样好吃的东西吸引住，再也没法抗拒，下定决心说：
　　“没办法！就给您把这瓦罐水送到家去吧！”
　　瓦罐很重，木偶用两只手拿不动，就用头来顶。
　　到了家里，好心的小妇人让皮诺乔坐在一张铺好台布的小桌子旁边，在他面前放上面包、调好味的花椰菜和酒心糖。
　　皮诺乔不是吃而是吞。他的肚子像一间五个月没住人的空屋。
　　肚子本来饿得像咬一样痛，这时一点一点不痛了，他就抬起头来，想要谢谢给他吃饭的小妇人。可是才看第一眼，他就惊奇得拖长声音大叫：“噢——！”他坐在那里呆呆的一动不动，眼睛瞪圆，叉子高高举着，嘴巴里塞满了面包和花椰菜。
　　你为什么这样惊奇呀？”好心的小妇人笑着说。
　　“您是……”皮诺乔结结巴巴地回答，“您是……您是……您好像是……您让我想起了……对，对，对，同样的声音……同样的眼睛……同样的头发……对，对，对……您也有天蓝色的头发……像她一样！……唤，我的好仙女！……唤，我的好仙女！……跟我说一声就是您吧，的的确确就是您吧！……别叫我再哭了！你要是知道就好了！……我已经哭够了，我已经受够苦了！……”
　　皮诺乔这么说着，哭得泪如泉涌，跪倒在地，抱住这神秘小妇人的膝盖。

10 bribery    

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

·FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。

·He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

11devoured 

吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光

参考例句：

·She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。

·The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。

12appeased 

安抚，抚慰( appease的过去式和过去分词 )； 绥靖（满足另一国的要求以避免战争）

参考例句：

·His hunger could only be appeased by his wife. 他的欲望只有他的妻子能满足。

·They are the more readily appeased. 他们比较容易和解。

13stammering 

v.结巴地说出( stammer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

·He betrayed nervousness by stammering. 他说话结结巴巴说明他胆子小。 来自《简明英汉词典》

·\"Why,\" he said, actually stammering, \"how do you do?\" “哎呀，\"他说，真的有些结结巴巴，\"你好啊？” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

14azure 

adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的

参考例句：

·His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。

·The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。

Chapter 69

　　"Then,my boy, if you are really faint with hunger,eat two slices of your pride; and Ihope they don'tgive you indigestion."A few minutes after, a Bricklayerpassed by, carryinga pail full of plaster on his shoulder.

　　"Goodman, will you be kind enough to give a penny toa poor boy who is yawning fromhunger?""Gladly," answered the Bricklayer. "Come with meand carrysome plaster, and instead of one penny, I'll give youfive.""But the plaster is heavy," answered Pinocchio, "andthework too hard for me.""If the work is too hard for you, my boy,enjoy your yawnsand may they bring you luck!"In less than a half hour, atleast twenty people passedand Pinocchio begged of each one, but they allanswered:

　　"Aren'tyou ashamed? Instead of being a beggar in the streets,why don't you look forwork and earn your own bread?"Finally a little woman went by carrying twowater jugs8.

　　"Goodwoman, will you allow me to have a drink fromone of your jugs?" askedPinocchio, who was burning upwith thirst.

　　"Withpleasure, my boy!" she answered, setting thetwo jugs on the ground beforehim.

　　WhenPinocchio had had his fill, he grumbled,as he wiped his mouth:

　　"Mythirst is gone. If I could only as easily get rid of my hunger!"On hearingthese words, the good little woman immediately said:

　　"Ifyou help me to carry these jugs home, I'll give you aslice ofbread."Pinocchio looked at the jug9 and said neither yes norno.

　　"Andwith the bread, I'll give you a nice dish of cauliflower with white sauce onit."Pinocchio gave the jug another look and said neither yes nor no.

“我的孩子，如果你真觉得太饿了，你就切两大片你的骄傲来吃吧，可留神别吃撑了肚子。”
　　过了几分钟，街上又走过一个砌墙的，肩上扛着一桶灰泥。
　　“好心的人，行行好，给我这可怜孩子一个子儿吧，我饿得打哈欠了！”
　　“很高兴。来跟我一起搬这桶灰泥吧，”砌砖的回答说，“我不是给你一个子儿，而是给你五个。”
　　“可灰泥太重了，”皮诺乔回答说，“我不想花这力气，弄得筋疲力尽。”
　　“要是你不想花力气，那么，我的孩子，你就舒舒服服打你的哈欠吧，会给你带来好处的。”
　　不到半小时，至少走过了二十个人。皮诺乔向他们一个个讨钱，可他们都回答说：
　　“你不害臊吗？你不要当街乞讨了，还是找点活儿干干，学着自己挣面包吃吧！”
　　最后走过一位和善的小妇人，她提着两瓦罐水。
　　“好太太，让我在您的瓦罐里喝一口水好吗？”皮诺乔说，他渴得喉咙发烧，
　　“你就喝吧，我的孩子！”小妇人说着，把两瓦罐水放在地上，
　　皮诺乔像块海绵似地吸饱了水，然后擦着嘴，低声咕噜说：
　　“嘴是不渴了！肚子也不饿就好了！……”
　　好心的小妇人听了这两句话，马上接下去说：
　　“这里是两瓦罐水，你帮我拿一瓦罐，送到我家里，我就给一大块面包。”
　　皮诺乔看着瓦罐，不说好也不说不好。
　　“除了面包，还给你一大盆花椰莱，上面浇上油和辣酱油，”好心的小妇人又说。
　　皮诺乔又看了瓦罐一眼，还是不说好也不说不好。

8 jugs    

（有柄及小口的）水壶( jug的名词复数 )

参考例句：

·Two china jugs held steaming gravy. 两个瓷罐子装着热气腾腾的肉卤。

·Jugs-Big wall lingo for Jumars or any other type of ascenders. 大岩壁术语，祝玛式上升器或其它种类的上升器。

9jug 

n.(有柄，小口，可盛水等的)大壶，罐，盂

参考例句：

·He walked along with a jug poised on his head.他头上顶着一个水罐，保持着平衡往前走。

·She filled the jug with fresh water.她将水壶注满了清水。

Chapter 68

　　Afterwalking a half hour, he came to a small countrycalled the Land of the BusyBees. The streets were filledwith people running to and fro about their tasks.Everyoneworked, everyone had something to do. Even if one wereto search with alantern, not one idle man or one trampcould have been found.

　　"Iunderstand," said Pinocchio at once wearily,"this is no place for me!I was not born for work."But in the meantime, he began to feel hungry, foritwas twenty-four hours since he had eaten.

　　Whatwas to be done?

　　Therewere only two means left to him in order to get abite to eat. He had either towork or to beg.

　　Hewas ashamed to beg, because his father had alwayspreached to him that beggingshould be done only by thesick or the old. He had said that the real poor inthis world,deserving of our pity and help, were only those who, eitherthroughage or sickness, had lost the means of earning theirbread with their own hands.All others should work, andif they didn't, and went hungry, so much the worsefor them.

　　Justthen a man passed by, worn out and wet with perspiration,pulling, withdifficulty, two heavy carts filled with coal.

　　Pinocchiolooked at him and, judging him by his looksto be a kind man, said to him witheyes downcast in shame:

　　"Willyou be so good as to give me a penny,for I am faint with hunger?""Notonly one penny," answered the Coal Man. "I'll giveyou four if youwill help me pull these two wagons7.""I amsurprised!" answered the Marionette, very much offended.

　　"Iwish you to know that I never have been a donkey,nor have I ever pulled a wagon6.""So much thebetter for you!" answered the Coal Man.

走了半小时，他来到一个小国，名字叫做“勤劳蜜蜂国”。街上都是有事情跑来跑去的人。他们全都干活，全都有事做。打起灯笼也找不到一个懒汉和二流子。
　　“我明白了，”这个不想干活的皮诺乔马上说，“这不是我呆的地方！我生下来可不是干活的！”
　　这时候他饿得要命，因为他已经二十四小时没吃东西了，连一碟野豌豆也没吃过。
　　怎么办？
　　他只有两个办法可以吃到东西：或者是找点活儿干干，或者是讨个子儿或者讨块面包。
　　乞讨是羞耻的事，因为他爸爸总是对他说，只有年老和残废的人才可以乞讨。在这个世界上，值得我们帮助和同情的真正穷人，只有由于年老和生病，没有办法再用自己的手劳动去挣得面包的人。其他的人都应当劳动，不劳动而挨饿，就是自讨苦吃。
　　正在这时候，街上来了一个人。他满头大汗，气也喘不过来，一个人费劲地拉着两车煤。
　　皮诺乔看看他的脸，断定他是个好人，就走过去，很不好意思地垂下眼睛，低声对他说：
　　“行行好，给我一个子儿吧，我饿得要死了！”
　　“不是给你一个，”拉煤的回答说，“而是给你四个，只要你帮我拉这两车煤回家。”
　　“叫我听了奇怪！”木偶几乎生气了说，“告诉您，我从来不当驴子，我从来不拉车！”
　　“那你最好这么办！”拉煤的人说，

6 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。

7wagons 

n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 )；铁路货车；小手推车

参考例句：

·The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。

·They drew their wagons into a laager and set up camp. 他们把马车围成一圈扎起营地。

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。

5 dressing    

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

·Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。

·The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

Chapter 66

Pinocchio reaches the Island of the Busy Bees and finds the Fairy oncemore Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of being intime to save him, swam all night long.

　　Andwhat a horrible night it was! It poured rain, it hailed, it thundered, and thelightning was so bright that itturned the night into day.

　　Atdawn, he saw, not far away from him, a long stretchof sand. It was an island inthe middle of the sea.

　　Pinocchiotried his best to get there, but he couldn't.

　　Thewaves played with him and tossed him about as if hewere a twig1 or a bit of straw. Atlast, and luckily for him,a tremendous wave tossed him to the very spot wherehewanted to be. The blow from the wave was so strong that,as he fell to theground, his joints2 cracked and almostbroke.

　　But,nothing daunted3, he jumped to his feet andcried:

　　"Oncemore I have escaped with my life!"Little by little the sky cleared. Thesun came out in fullsplendor and the sea became as calm as a lake.

　　Thenthe Marionette4 took off his clothes andlaid themon the sand to dry. He looked over the waters to seewhether he mightcatch sight of a boat with a little man init. He searched and he searched, buthe saw nothing exceptsea and sky and far away a few sails, so small thattheymight have been birds.

　　"Ifonly I knew the name of this island!" he said to himself.

　　"IfI even knew what kind of people I would find here!

皮诺乔一心想要及时赶到，把他可怜的爸爸救出来，于是游了整整一夜。
　　这一夜真是恐怖极了！天上下着瓢泼大雨，下着冰雹，打着可怕的响雷，电光闪闪如同白昼。
　　天亮时候，他终于看见不远的地方有一条长长的地平线。这是海当中的一个孤岛，
　　他于是拼了命要游到岸上，可是没成功。波浪翻腾追逐，把他像根小树枝或者稻草似地抛来抛去，最后也亏他运气好，一个凶猛的巨浪滚来，把他给扔到沙滩上。
　　这一下可真重，他给摔到地上，肋骨和全身的关节都咔拉咔拉地响。可他马上庆幸说：
　　“这一回我总算又侥幸得了救！”
　　这时天一点一点大亮，太阳出来，光芒四射。海面平静无浪。
　　木偶脱下衣服，把它铺在地上晒干。接着他望来望去，想在茫茫的水面上看到小船，看到船上那个小小的人。可他看了又看，看见的只有天空、大海和几张船帆。船帆很远很远，像苍蝇似的，
　　“至少得知道这个岛叫什么名字！”他一面说一面走。“至少得知道这岛上是不是住着什么好人！我想找个好人谈谈，他不会把孩子吊在树枝上的。

1 twig    

n.小树枝，嫩枝；v.理解

参考例句：

·He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。

·The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。

2joints 

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

·Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。

·Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。

3daunted 

使（某人）气馁，威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

·She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead. 她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。

·He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected. 他被他们对工作的高品质的要求吓倒了。

4marionette 

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。

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　　Pinocchio looked closely for a fewminutes and then gave a sharp cry:

　　"It's my father! It's my father!“Meanwhile, the little boat, tossed14 about by the angry waters, appeared and disappeared in the waves.And Pinocchio, standing on a high rock, tired out with searching, waved to himwith hand and cap and even with his nose.

　　It looked as if Geppetto, though far awayfrom the shore, recognized his son, for he took off his cap and waved also. Heseemed to be trying to make everyone understand that he would come back if hewere able, but the sea was so heavy that he could do nothing with his oars15.

　　Suddenly a huge wave came and the boatdisappeared.

　　They waited and waited for it, but it wasgone.

　　"Poor man!" said the fisherfolk on the shore, whispering prayer as they turned to go home.

　　Just then a desperate cry was heard.Turning around, the fisher folk saw Pinocchio dive into the sea and heard himcry out:

　　"I'll save him! I'll save my father!“The Marionette, being made of wood, floated easily along and swam like a fishin the rough water. Now and again he disappeared only to reappear once more. Ina twinkling, he was far away from land. At last he was completely lost to view.

　　"Poor boy!" cried the fisherfolk on the shore, and again theymumbled16a few prayers, as they returned home.

　　皮诺乔尖起眼睛朝那边仔细一看，登时大吃一惊，尖声高叫：
　　“那是我爸爸！那是我爸爸！”
　　这时小船被急浪拍打着，一会儿在汹涌的波浪中消失不见，一会儿又浮了上来。皮诺乔站到一块很高的礁石顶上，不断叫唤他爸爸的名字，一个劲儿挥手，挥手帕，直到摘下头上的帽子来挥，拼命打招呼。
　　杰佩托虽然离岸很远，好像也认出了孩子，因为他也举起帽子向孩子打招呼，竭力要让孩子知道，他就要回来了，可是海上风浪太大，船桨不顶用，他没法划回岸边来。
　　忽然一个可怕的大浪打来，船不见了，
　　大家等着船重新浮出水面，可船再也不见上来。
　　“可怜的人！”聚集在岸边的渔民们说。然后他们低声祈祷着，准备各自回家了。
　　正在这时候，只听见一声绝望的哀叫。他们回过头来，看见一个孩子从礁石顶上跳进大海，嘴里叫着：
　　“我要救我的爸爸！”
　　皮诺乔不过是一块木头，因此很容易就浮到水面上，像条鱼似地游起来。只见他一会儿被波浪一冲，落到水下面不见了，一会儿又在离岸很远的地万重新出现，伸出一条腿或者一条胳膊。最后再也看不见他了。
　　“可怜的孩子！”聚集在岸边的渔民们说。他们又低声祈祷着，各自回家去了。

14tossed

v.（轻轻或漫不经心地）扔( toss的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）摇荡；摇匀；（为…）掷硬币决定

参考例句：

I tossed the book aside and got up. 我把书丢在一边，站了起来。

He angrily tossed his tools and would work no longer. 他怒气冲冲地扔下工具不肯再干了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15oars

   

n.桨，橹( oar的名词复数 )；划手v.划（行）( oar的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

He pulled as hard as he could on the oars. 他拼命地划桨。

The sailors are bending to the oars. 水手们在拼命地划桨。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16mumbled
   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。

George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

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　　The Marionette had always hatedchick-peas. According to him, they had always made him sick; but that night heate them with a relish12. Ashe finished them, he turned to the Pigeon and said:

　　"I never should have thought thatchick-peas could be so good! “You must remember, my boy," answered the Pigeon,“that hunger is the best sauce! “After resting a few minutes longer, they setout again.

　　The next morning, they were at theseashore.

　　Pinocchio jumped off the Pigeon's back,and the Pigeon, not wanting any thanks for a kind deed, flew away swiftly anddisappeared.

　　The shore was full of people, shrieking13 and tearing their hair as they looked toward the sea.

　　"What has happened?" askedPinocchio of a little old woman.

　　"A poor old father lost his only sonsome time ago and today he built a tiny boat for himself to go in search of himacross the ocean. The water is very rough and we're afraid he will be drowned.“Where is the little boat? “There. Straight down there," answered thelittle old woman, pointing to a tiny shadow, no bigger than a nutshell, floatingon the sea.

　　木偶有生以来最讨厌野豌豆，一听到野豌豆就作呕，就反胃。可这晚上他大吃特吃，都快吃光了，他才转脸对鸽子说：
　　“我从没想到，野豌豆这么好吃！”
　　“你得记住，我的孩子，”鸽子回答说，“一个人到真的饿了，又没别的东西吃的时候，就连野豌豆都好吃了！饥不择食嘛！”
　　他们在旅途中很快地吃了点东西，歇了一会儿，就动身了！第二天早晨他们来到海边。
　　鸽子让皮诺乔下来。它做了好事不要听人家说谢谢，马上飞走了。
　　海边都是人。他们看着大海，又叫又做手势。
　　“出什么事了？”皮诺乔问旁边一位老大娘。
　　“是这么回事。一位可怜的爸爸丢了他的儿子，想坐小船到海那边去找。可今天海上风浪大，小船要沉了……”
　　“小船呢？”
　　“在那边，我指头指着的地方，”老大娘指着一只小船说。这只小船离得老远，像半个核桃壳，里面有个很小很小的人。

12relish

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。

I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

13shrieking

   

v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 )

参考例句：

The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

They were all shrieking with laughter. 他们都发出了尖锐的笑声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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　　"Then you know Geppetto also? “Do Iknow him? He's my father, my poor, dear father!

　　Has he, perhaps, spoken to you of me?Will you take me to him? Is he still alive? Answer me, please! Is he still alive?“I left him three days ago on the shore of a large sea. “What was he doing? “Hewas building a little boat with which to cross the ocean.

　　For the last four months, that poor manhas been wandering around Europe, looking for you. Not having found you yet, hehas made up his mind to look for you in the New World, far across the ocean.“How far is it from here to the shore?" asked Pinocchio anxiously.

　　"More than fifty miles. “Fiftymiles? Oh, dear Pigeon, how I wish I had your wings! “If you want to come, I'lltake you with me.""How?""Astride my back. Are you very heavy?“Heavy? Not at all. I'm only a feather. “Very well. “Saying nothing more,Pinocchio jumped on the Pigeon’s back and, as he settled himself, he cried outgayly:

　　"Gallop10 on, gallop on, my pretty steed! I'm in a great hurry. “The Pigeonflew away, and in a few minutes, he had reached the clouds. The Marionettelooked to see what was below them. His head swam and he was so frightened thathe clutched11 wildly at the Pigeon's neck to keep himself from falling.

　　They flew all day. Toward evening thePigeon said:

　　"I'm very thirsty! “And I'm veryhungry!" said Pinocchio.

　　"Let us stop a few minutes at thatpigeon coop down there.

　　Then we can go on and be at the seashorein the morning. “They went into the empty coop and there they found nothing buta bowl of water and a small basket filled with chick-peas.

　　“那你认识杰佩托？”它问木偶。
　　“认识杰佩托！他是我可怜的爸爸！他跟你说起我了，你带我上他那儿去好吗？可他还活着不？谢谢你告诉我，他还活着不？”
　　“三天以前我在海边跟他分手的。”
　　“他在那里干什么，”
　　“他在造一只小船要飘洋过海。这可怜人到处找你，整整找了四个多月。可他哪儿也找不到你，现在想到新大陆那些遥远的国家去找。”
　　“从这里到海边有多远？”皮诺乔焦急不安地问道，
　　“一千多公里。”
　　“一千多公里？噢，我的鸽子，你有翅膀真是太美了！……”
　　“你要去，我带你去，”
　　“怎么带法呢？”
　　“你坐在我背上。你重吗？”
　　“重，没的事！我轻得像张树叶子。”
　　皮诺乔二话不说，就跳上鸽子的背，一只脚放在这边，一只脚放在那边，就像骑马似的，然后兴高采烈地大叫：
　　“快跑，快跑，小马，让我快点到！……”
　　鸽子飞起来，几分钟就飞得高入云霄。木偶到了这么高的地方，十分好奇，就低头朝下看。可他一看，登时吓得要命，头都晕了。为了别摔下去，他紧紧抱住他那匹长羽毛的飞马的脖子。
　　他们飞了一整天。天黑了，鸽子说：
　　“我很渴！”
　　“我很饿！”皮诺乔跟着说。
　　“咱们下去，到那鸽子窠呆上几分钟。然后咱们再飞，赶明儿天亮前到海边。”
　　他们落到一个空了的鸽子窠里。那儿只有一盆水和一篮野豌豆。

10gallop

v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔；飞速发展

参考例句：

They are coming at a gallop towards us.他们正朝着我们飞跑过来。

The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop.那匹马跑了一大阵后慢下来缓步而行。

11clutched

   

抓住，紧紧抓住( clutch的过去式和过去分词 )； （因害怕或痛苦）突然抓住

参考例句：

He clutched the child to him. 他紧紧地抱住小孩。

He clutched at the rope we threw to him. 他紧紧抓住我们扔给他的绳子。

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　　As he sobbed9 he said to himself:

　　"Oh, my Fairy, my dear, dear Fairy,why did you die?

　　Why did I not die, who am so bad, insteadof you, who are so good? And my father--where can he be? Please dear Fairy,tell me where he is and I shall never, never leave him again! You are not dead,are you? If you love me, you will come back, alive as before. Don't you feelsorry for me? I'm so lonely. If the two Assassins come, they’ll hang me againfrom the giant oak tree and I will really die, this time. What shall I do alonein the world?

　　Now that you are dead and my father islost, where shall I eat? Where shall I sleep? Who will make my new clothes? Oh,I want to die! Yes, I want to die! Oh, oh, oh! “Poor Pinocchio! He even triedto tear his hair, but as it was only painted on his wooden head, he could noteven pull it.

　　Just then a large Pigeon flew far abovehim. Seeing the Marionette, he cried to him:

　　"Tell me, little boy, what are youdoing there? “Can’t you see? I'm crying," cried Pinocchio, lifting his headtoward the voice and rubbing his eyes with his sleeve.

　　"Tell me," asked the Pigeon,"do you by chance know of a Marionette, Pinocchio by name? “Pinocchio! Didyou say Pinocchio?" replied the Marionette, jumping to his feet."Why, I am Pinocchio! “At this answer, the Pigeon flew swiftly down to theearth.

　　He was much larger than a turkey.

　　他哭着说：
　　“噢，我的好仙女，你怎么死了，……为什么是你死而不是我死，我是这么坏，你是那么好！……我的爸爸，你在哪儿啊！我的好仙女，请你告诉我，我到哪儿能够找到他呢？我要永远跟他在一起，不再，不再，不再离开他！……噢，我的好仙女，请你对我说一声，你不是真的死了！……如果你真的爱我……如果你真的爱你的弟弟，那你就复活吧……活过来跟当初一样吧！……你看见我孤零零一个，被所有的人遗弃了，你不觉得难过吗？……要是那两个杀人强盗又到这儿来，重新把我吊在树枝上……那么这一回我就真要永远死了。我孤零零地在这个世界上，叫我怎么办呢，现在你也没有了，我爸爸也没有了，谁给我东西吃呢？夜里叫我到哪儿去睡呢？谁给我做新衣服呢，噢！我还不如死掉好，要好上成千倍！真的，我要死！……哟！哟！哟！……”
　　他这时候绝望得要把头发拉掉，可他的头发是木头的，连手指也插不进。
　　这时候一只大鸽子在空中飞过。它张开翅膀停下来，在高空对木偶叫道：
　　“告诉我，孩子，你在下面干吗呀？”
　　“你没看见吗？我在哭！”皮诺乔向传来声音的地方抬起头，用上衣袖子擦着眼睛。
　　“告诉我，”鸽子又说，“你的朋友中间，你知道有一个木偶叫皮诺乔的吗？”
　　“皮诺乔？……你说皮诺乔？”木偶再说一遍，马上站起来。“皮诺乔就是我！”
　　鸽子听了这回答，很快地飞下来，到了地上。它比一只火鸡还大。

9 sobbed

哭泣，啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 )；哭诉，呜咽地说

参考例句：

She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。

She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。