木偶奇遇记 第146期:匹诺曹落入鱼腹(8)

 　　"Help! Help!" he cried. "Oh, poor me! Won't someone come to save me?" 他喊着：“救命啊！救命啊！噢，我真苦命啊！没人能来这儿救我吗？”

　　"Who is there to help you, unhappy boy?" said a rough voice, like a guitar out of tune¹. “谁能来救你呢？不幸的孩子。”一个嘶哑声音说到，这声音像是走调的吉他弦发出来的。

　　"Who is talking?" asked Pinocchio, frozen with terror. “谁在说话？”皮诺乔问到，吓呆了。

　　"It is I, a poor Tunny swallowed by the Shark at the same time as you. And what kind of a fish are you?" “是我！是一条可怜的金枪鱼，跟你一起同时被鲨鱼吞进来的。你是什么鱼？”

　　"I have nothing to do with fishes. I am a Marionette²." “我不是鱼类，我是一个木偶。”

　　"If you are not a fish, why did you let this monster swallow you?" “你不是鱼，怎么让这怪物吞了？”

　　"I didn't let him. He chased me and swallowed me without even a 'by your leave'! “并不是我让它这么做的，他追上我就毫不客气地把我吞了！

　　And now what are we to do here in the dark?" 咱们这会儿漆黑一片的该怎么办？”

　　"Wait until the Shark has digested us both, I suppose." “我猜咱们只能等鲨鱼把咱俩给消化掉了。”

　　"But I don't want to be digested," shouted Pinocchio, starting to sob³. “我可不想被它给消化掉。”皮诺乔叫起来，又开始抽泣起来。

　　"Neither do I," said the Tunny, "but I am wise enough to think that if one is born a fish, “我也不想，”金枪鱼接下去说，“但我的聪明才智足够让想到既然我生下来是鱼，

　　it is more dignified⁴ to die under the water than in the frying pan." 那么死在水里总比死在油锅里更体面些。”

　　"What nonsense!" cried Pinocchio. “蠢话！”皮诺乔叫道。

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

2 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。

3 sob   

n.空间轨道的轰炸机；呜咽，哭泣

参考例句：

• The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
• The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答，也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。

4 dignified   

a.可敬的，高贵的

参考例句：

• Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。
• He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。