绿野仙踪 第22期:穿过森林(3)

 And when the second eye was done I could see much better than before. 在第二只眼睛画成后，我就能看得更加清楚了。

Then he made my nose and my mouth. 他又画出我的鼻子和嘴巴。

But I did not speak, because at that time I didn't know what a mouth was for. 然而我没有说话，因为在那时候我还不知道嘴能说话。

I had the fun of watching them make my body and my arms and legs;  我好奇地看着他做我的身体，做我的手和脚；

and when they fastened on my head, at last, I felt very proud, for I thought I was just as good a man as anyone. 当他们最后装上我的头时，我感到很自豪，因为我想我简直就是一个人了。

"This fellow will scare¹ the crows fast enough." said the farmer. "He looks just like a man." ‘他肯定能够吓退乌鸦了，’农夫说，‘的确很像一个人。’

"Why he is a man." said the other, and I quite agreed with him. ‘他就是一个人’另一个农夫说，我非常赞同他。

The farmer carried me under his arm to the cornfield and set me up on a tall stick, where you found me. 农民把我提起来，走到稻田里，把我撑在一根竹竿上，就像你看到的那个样子。

He and his friend soon after walked away and left me alone. 后来，那两个芝奇金农夫就走掉了。把我单独留在那里。”

I did not like to be deserted² this way. So I tried to walk after them. “我不想就这样被遗弃；于是我想跟在他们后面走。

But my feet would not touch the ground, and I was forced to stay on that pole. 但是被强迫吊在竹竿上，我的脚不能着地。

It was a lonely life to lead, for I had nothing to think of, having been made such a little while before. 因为我还是在一刻钟之前做好的，没有什么事情可想，过着寂寞无聊的生活。

Many crows and other birds flew into the cornfield, but as soon as they saw me they flew away again, thinking I was a Munchkin; 许多乌鸦和别的鸟儿们飞到稻田里来，当它们看见我以后，以为我是一个芒奇金人，立刻飞走了。

and this pleased me and made me feel that I was quite an important person. 这倒使我高兴，我感到自己是一个重要的人物了。

By and by an old crow flew near me, and after looking at me carefully he perched upon my shoulder and said: 没过多久，一只老乌鸦飞近我，它在仔细地注视着我以后，站在我的肩头说道：

"I wonder if that farmer thought to fool me in this clumsy³ manner. 真是好笑，那个农民还想用这个蠢笨的家伙来愚弄我。

Any crows of sense could see that you are only stuffed⁴ with straw⁵." 只要是有见识的乌鸦，都能够看出你不过是个塞满了稻草的稻草人罢了。’

Then he hopped⁶ down at my feet and ate all the corn he wanted. 于是它飞到稻田里，吃着它所想吃的谷粒。

The other birds, seeing he was not harmed by me, came to ate the corn too, so in a short time there was a great flock⁷ of them about me. 别的鸟儿们看见它并没有受到伤害，也飞下来啄包谷粒，所以没多久就有一大群乌鸦在我的周围。

1 scare   

vt.恐吓；vi.受惊吓

参考例句：

• I like reading scare stories.我喜欢读恐怖故事。
• The sound of the explosion gave me quite a scare.爆炸声把我吓了一跳。

2 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

3 clumsy   

adj.笨手笨脚；不圆滑的，缺乏技巧的

参考例句：

• He is clumsy with his hands.他的一双手很笨。
• Its body looks heavy and clumsy when it has eaten its fill.它步态蹒跚，吃饱了的身体更显得笨拙可笑。

4 stuffed   

adj.充满的；饱的v.塞住( stuff的过去式和过去分词 )；把…装进；把…装满；（使）吃撑

参考例句：

• stuffed animals in glass cases 玻璃柜里的动物标本
• I was stuffed to the gills with chocolate cake. 我嘴里塞满了巧克力蛋糕。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 straw   

n.稻草，麦杆，吸管；adj.用稻草做的，用来作稻草的，麦杆色的，无价值的，象稻草人的，非正式民意测验所发现的

参考例句：

• The old peasant is twisting pieces of straw into a rope.这位老农民正把稻草搓成绳子。
• May I have a straw for my drink?给我一根喝饮料的吸管好吗？

6 hopped   

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
• He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

7 flock   

n.羊群，一群，大量；vi.群集，聚集，成群

参考例句：

• A flock of customers were waiting for the store to open.一群顾客在等候着商店开门。
• A few sheep have been lost from the flock.羊群里少了几只羊。