木偶奇遇记 第80期:匹诺曹与仙女姐姐重逢(1)

 　　If Pinocchio cried much longer, the little woman thought he would melt away, so she finally admitted that she was the little Fairy with Azure¹ Hair.

　　小妇人担心如果继续让皮诺乔哭下去，他会融化，所以她终于承认了她就是天蓝头发的小仙女。

　　"You rascal² of a Marionette³! How did you know it was I?" she asked, laughing.

　　“你这淘气的木偶！你怎么认出是我的？” 她笑着问到。

　　"My love for you told me who you were."

　　“我对您的爱让我扔出了您。”

　　"Do you remember? You left me when I was a little girl and now you find me a grown woman. I am so old, I could almost be your mother!"

　　“你记得吗？你扔下我的时候，我还是个小姑娘，可你现在看到的我已经是个妇人了。我这么老，简直可以做你的妈妈了！”

　　"I am very glad of that, for then I can call you mother instead of sister.

　　“那我太高兴了，这样我就不是叫您姐姐，而要叫您妈妈了。

　　For a long time I have wanted a mother, just like other boys.

　　很久以来，我一直想像所有的孩子那样有个妈妈！

　　But how did you grow so quickly?" -"That's a secret!"

　　可您怎么会长得这样快的？”－“这是一个秘密。”

　　"Tell it to me. I also want to grow a little. Look at me! I have never grown higher than a penny's worth of cheese."

　　“告诉我吧。我也想长大一点。您看看我！我一分钱奶酪的高度都没长过。”

　　"But you can't grow," answered the Fairy. -"Why not?"

　　“可你不会长大。”仙女回答说。－“为什么不会？”

　　"Because Marionettes never grow. They are born Marionettes, they live Marionettes, and they die Marionettes."

　　“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。”

　　"Oh, I'm tired of always being a Marionette!" cried Pinocchio disgustedly.

　　“噢！我已经厌烦了当木偶！”皮诺乔厌烦的叫到。

　　"It's about time for me to grow into a man as everyone else does."

　　“现在该是我要变成跟所有人一样的人的时候了。”

　　"And you will if you deserve it--" -"Really? What can I do to deserve it?"

　　“如果你配得上的话你会的……”－“真的吗？我怎么办才配得上呢？”

　　"It's a very simple matter. Try to act like a well-behaved child." -"Don't you think I do?"

　　“这容易极了，只要你一直做个好孩子。”－“你认为我不是吗？”

　　"Far from it! Good boys are obedient, and you, on the contrary--" -"And I never obey."

　　“根本不是！好孩子会听话，可你正好相反……”－“我从来不听话。”

1 azure   

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。

2 rascal   

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。

3 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。