绿野仙踪 第79期:神奇的翡翠城(14)

 Therefore it was decided¹ to start upon their journey the next morning,  因此他们决定在第二天，出发走上他们的旅途了，

and the Woodman sharpened his axe² on a green grindstone and had all his joints³ properly oiled.  铁皮人在绿的磨石上，磨快了他的斧头，他的一些关节，全部加了油。

The Scarecrow stuffed himself with fresh straw and Dorothy put new paint on his eyes that he might see better.  稻草人自己填进了新鲜的稻草，多萝茜还把新的油漆，涂在他的眼睛上，使他可以看得更加清楚一些。

The green girl, who was very kind to them, filled Dorothy's basket with good things to eat, and fastened a little bell around Toto's neck with a green ribbon. 那个绿女郎对待他们十分和善，把好的食品放满在多萝茜的篮子里，并且把一个小铃，用一条绿丝带缚紧在托托的颈项里。

They went to bed quite early and slept soundly until daylight, 他们很早上床去，并且酣睡着，一直睡到天亮，

when they were awakened⁴ by the crowing of a green cock that lived in the back yard of the Palace, and the cackling of a hen that had laid a green egg. 养在宫殿后院子里的绿公鸡，喔喔喔地叫，那一只母鸡，已经生下了一个绿蛋，正在咯咯地叫，他们才被吵醒了。

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。

3 joints   

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。

4 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》