美国小学英语教材6:第103课 金河王(4)

 Gluck was so perfectly¹ paralyzed by the strange appearance of his visitor that he remained fixed² without uttering a word, 这名访客长相奇怪，格拉克完全惊呆了，他矗立在那里说不出话，

until the old gentleman turned round to look after his fly-away cloak. 直到这名年长的绅士转过身去检查他飞舞的斗篷。

In so doing he caught sight of Gluck's little yellow head jammed in the window, with his mouth and eyes very wide open indeed. 在他检查时，他看到了窗户上格拉克的小黄头，眼睛和嘴巴完全张开。

Hollo! said the little gentleman, that's not the way to answer the door. I'm wet; let me in. 矮小的绅士说你好，这不是应门的方式，我全身湿透了，让我进去吧。

And to speak truly, the little gentleman was wet. His feather hung down between his legs like a beaten puppy's tail, 老实说，矮小的绅士全身湿透了，他的羽毛落在了两腿之间，就像落水狗的尾巴，

dripping like an umbrella; and from the ends of his mustaches the water was running into his pockets and out again like a millstream. 像雨伞一样滴水，胡子底部的水在他的口袋里进进出出，就像是磨坊水。

I beg pardon, sir, said Gluck; I'm very sorry, but I really can't. Can't what? said the old gentleman. 格拉克说不好意思，对不起，我真的不能，老绅士说不能什么？

I can't let you in, sir, I can't indeed; my brothers would beat me to death, sir, if I thought of such a thing. 我不能让您进去，我真的不能，我的兄弟们会打死我，如果我这么干了。

What do you want, sir? Want? said the old gentleman, complainingly. I want fire and shelter; 你需要什么先生？老绅士诉苦地说到，需求？我需要火和避雨的地方；

and there's your great fire there, blazing, crackling, and dancing on the walls, with nobody to feel it. 你家里有火，熊熊燃烧，在墙壁上跳舞，但却没人能感觉到。

Let me in, I say; I only want to warm myself. 让我进去吧，我只是想暖和一下。

Gluck had had his head so long out of the window by this time that he began to feel it was really cold, 格拉克将头尽力伸到窗外，这时他感觉到了外面的寒冷，

and when he turned and saw the beautiful fire throwing long, bright tongues up the chimney, 当他转过去，看到美丽的火苗向烟囱中伸出明亮的舌头时，

his heart melted within him that it should be burning away for nothing. He does look very wet, said little Gluck; 他的心融化了，大火应该为人们免费燃烧，小格拉克说，他确实湿透了，

I'll just let him in for a quarter of an hour. Round he went to the door and opened it; 我只让他待25分钟，他绕到房门处，打开房门；

and as the little gentleman walked in, there came a gust³ of wind through the house that made the old chimneys totter⁴. 当矮小的绅士进来时，一阵风进入房屋，让老旧的烟囱摇晃。

 

1 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。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 gust   

n.阵风，突然一阵（雨、烟等），（感情的）迸发

参考例句：

• A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
• A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。

4 totter   

v.蹒跚， 摇摇欲坠；n.蹒跚的步子

参考例句：

• He tottered to the fridge,got a beer and slumped at the table.他踉跄地走到冰箱前，拿出一瓶啤酒，一屁股坐在桌边。
• The property market is tottering.房地产市场摇摇欲坠。