木偶奇遇记 第148期:鲨鱼腹中的奇遇(1)

 　　CHAPTER 35 第35章

　　Pinocchio, as soon as he had said good-by to his good friend, the Tunny, 皮诺乔对他的好朋友金枪鱼说过再见，

　　tottered¹ away in the darkness and began to walk as well as he could toward the faint light which glowed in the distance. 就在鲨鱼的肚子里蹒跚着，摸黑向在老远闪烁的微弱亮光走去。

　　As he walked his feet splashed in a pool of greasy² and slippery water, 他走着走着，只觉得脚踏在滑溜溜的油腻水坑里。

　　which had such a heavy smell of fish fried in oil that Pinocchio thought it was Lent. 油腻的水发出炸鱼一样的气味，使他觉得像是在大斋节。（亦称“齐斋节”，自圣灰星期三开始至复活节前的40天，在此期间进行斋戒和忏悔）

　　The farther on he went, the brighter and clearer grew the tiny light. 他越是往前走，微弱的火光就越亮越清楚。

　　On and on he walked till finally he found—I give you a thousand guesses, my dear children! 他走啊走啊，直到最后他发现了......我让你们猜一千次，他发现了什么，我亲爱的孩子？

　　He found a little table set for dinner and lighted by a candle stuck in a glass bottle; 他看到了一张小桌子，上面摆着晚餐，还有一支点着的蜡烛，插在玻璃瓶上。

　　and near the table sat a little old man, white as the snow, eating live fish. 桌子旁边坐着一个小老头，头发胡子白得像雪，正在吃着活鱼。

　　They wriggled³ so that, now and again, 这些小鱼不断地蠕动，

　　one of them slipped out of the old man's mouth and escaped into the darkness under the table. 其中有一个竟然从老人的嘴里滑出来掉到漆黑的桌子下面。

　　At this sight, the poor Marionette⁴ was filled with such great and sudden happiness that he almost dropped in a faint. 可怜的皮诺乔一看见这个人，马上感到大喜过望，差点儿都要昏倒了。

　　He wanted to laugh, he wanted to cry, he wanted to say a thousand and one things, 他想笑，他想哭，他想说许多许多话，

　　but all he could do was to stand still, stuttering and stammering⁵ brokenly. 可结果只能站在那，结结巴巴地说些前言不搭后语的话。

　　At last, with a great effort, he was able to let out a scream of joy and, 最后他好不容易迸发出一阵欢呼，

　　opening wide his arms he threw them around the old man's neck. 张开胳膊，搂住小老头的脖子。

1 tottered   

v.走得或动得不稳( totter的过去式和过去分词 )；踉跄；蹒跚；摇摇欲坠

参考例句：

• The pile of books tottered then fell. 这堆书晃了几下，然后就倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wounded soldier tottered to his feet. 伤员摇摇晃晃地站了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 greasy   

adj. 多脂的，油脂的

参考例句：

• He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

3 wriggled   

v.扭动，蠕动，蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 )；（使身体某一部位）扭动；耍滑不做，逃避（应做的事等）

参考例句：

• He wriggled uncomfortably on the chair. 他坐在椅子上不舒服地扭动着身体。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A snake wriggled across the road. 一条蛇蜿蜒爬过道路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 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。

5 stammering   

v.结巴地说出( stammer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He betrayed nervousness by stammering. 他说话结结巴巴说明他胆子小。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• \"Why,\" he said, actually stammering, \"how do you do?\" “哎呀，\"他说，真的有些结结巴巴，\"你好啊？” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹