木偶奇遇记 第85期:匹诺曹上学(3)

 　　"Do you know what I'll do?" said Pinocchio. "For certain reasons of mine, I, too, want to see that Shark; but I'll go after school. I can see him then as well as now."

　　“你们知道我打算怎么办么？”皮诺乔说，“出于我的某些原因，我也想看看那条鲨鱼，可我放学了再去。我那时也能像现在一样看见它。”

　　"Poor simpleton!" cried one of the boys. "Do you think that a fish of that size will stand there waiting for you? He turns and off he goes, and no one will ever be the wiser."

　　“可怜的傻瓜！”一个孩子大叫到，“你以为一条那么大的鱼会在那儿等你来么？它游来游去，没人会知道的。”

　　"How long does it take from here to the shore?" asked the Marionette¹.

　　“从这到海边要走多久，”木偶问道。

　　"One hour there and back."

　　“来回一个钟头。”

　　"Very well, then. Let's see who gets there first!" cried Pinocchio.

　　“很好，让我们看看谁第一个到！”皮诺乔叫道。

　　At the signal, the little troop, with books under their arms, dashed across the fields.

　　这声号令一响，一队孩子就把他们的书夹在胳膊下，冲向田野去了。

　　Pinocchio led the way, running as if on wings, the others following as fast as they could.

　　皮诺乔跑在最前面，健步如飞，其他人尽可能快的跟着。

　　Now and again, he looked back and, seeing his followers² hot and tired, and with tongues hanging out, he laughed out heartily³.

　　他不时回过脸去，看着跑在他后面的同学又热又累，舌头都伸了出来，开怀大笑起来。

　　Unhappy boy! If he had only known then the dreadful⁴ things that were to happen to him on account of his disobedience!

　　不幸的孩子！要是他知道他的不听话会导致怎样可怕的后果就好了！

　　End of Chapter.

　　本章结束

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。

2 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

3 heartily   

adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很

参考例句：

• He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。
• The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。

4 dreadful   

adj.糟透了的，极端的，可怕的，令人畏惧的

参考例句：

• I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
• I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。