1级-《绿野仙踪》第7课

前情提要  

没想到，这只看着凶狠的狮子，其实是一个胆小鬼。为了变得勇敢，狮子也加入了多萝西的队伍。一路上，他们相互帮扶，一起渡过了不少难关，跨越了两条拦住去路的河流。那么，他们什么时候能到绿宝石城呢？

 

故事原文  

The Wizard of Oz L7

绿野仙踪 L7

 

3

The Emerald City

3. 绿宝石城

 

It was a long day. The yellow brick road went past fields and through trees, up hills and down hills. In the evening they began to see small green houses by the road. Sometimes little people in green clothes came out and looked at the friends. But they did not come near them, because they were afraid of the Cowardly Lion.

又过了漫长的一天。他们沿着黄砖铺的路穿越田地树林，翻山越岭。走到傍晚，他们看见路边渐渐地有了一些绿色的小房子。有时会有身着绿衣的小矮人走出房子来，好奇地打量他们几个，但是这些小人儿从不靠近他们，因为他们害怕胆小鬼狮子。

 

'Everything here is green. Perhaps we're near the Emerald City,' said Dorothy. 'Toto and I are hungry. Let's stop at the next house.'

“这里的一切都是绿色的，我们可能离绿宝石城不远了。”多萝西说，“我和托托饿了，到了下一个房子我们就停一下吧。”

 

A little woman opened the door, and Dorothy said, 'Please can we stay the night in your house?'(1) The little woman looked at the Lion, and Dorothy said quickly, 'The Lion is my friend, and he never hurts anybody.'

一个矮小的妇人打开了房门，多萝西对她说：“请问，我们能在您这儿过一夜吗？”小妇人望着狮子，于是多萝西连忙说：“这狮子是我的朋友，他从不伤人。”

 

'All right,' the little woman said. 'You can all come in.'

“好的。”小妇人回答道，“请进来吧。”

 

She put a wonderful dinner on the table.(2) Dorothy and Toto ate a lot of it, and the Lion ate some of it. But the Scarecrow and the Tin Man ate nothing.

她准备了一桌丰盛的晚餐。多萝西和托托吃了许多，狮子吃了一些，而稻草人和锡人却什么也没吃。

 

'Where are you all going?' asked the little woman.

“你们要去哪儿？”小妇人问。

 

'To the Emerald City,' said Dorothy. 'We want to see the Wizard of Oz.'

“去绿宝石城，”多萝西回答，“我们想见奥兹魔法师。”

 

'That's not easy,' said the woman. 'The Wizard never goes out of his house, and nobody sees his face.'

“那可不容易。”小妇人说，“魔法师从不离开他的房子，也没人见过他的脸。”

 

'Is the Wizard a man?' asked the Scarecrow.

“魔法师是人吗？”稻草人问。

 

'Nobody knows,' said the woman. 'He's a wizard, so he can be a man, or an animal—or anything!'

“没人知道，”小妇人说，“他是魔法师，所以他可以是人，也可以是动物或其他什么东西。”

 

'How strange!' said Dorothy.(3) 'But we need his help, so we must see him.'

“多奇怪啊！”多萝西感叹道，“可我们需要他的帮助，因而我们必须见他。”

 

The next day they thanked the woman, left the house, and began walking again. Soon they saw a beautiful city in front of them—it was the Emerald City at last.(4)

第二天，他们谢过小妇人，离开她家继续赶路。很快一座美丽的城市出现在他们面前——他们终于到达绿宝石城了。

 

The friends went up the yellow brick road to a big green door, and stopped. Slowly, the door opened, and a little man in green clothes stood there.(5)

他们沿着黄砖路走到一扇绿色大门前停了下来。缓缓地，大门开了，一个身着绿衣绿裤的小矮人站在门内。

 

'We want to see the Wizard, please,' said Dorothy.

“我们求见魔法师。”多萝西说。

 

'Nobody sees the Wizard,' he said, 'He is a very good and very famous Wizard, but nobody can see him.'(6)

“没人见过魔法师。”他回答，“他是一位很好、很有名的法师，但没有人见过他。”

  （原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点  

1. stay 停留；短住

    live 居住

例句：

Where do you stay in china? 你在中国呆在哪儿？

I stayed in London for a few months. 我在伦敦呆了几个月。

 

2. wonderful 极好的 good/great/prettygood

例句：

It was a wonderful party. 这个聚会特别好。

The Avengers 4 is a wonderful movie. 《复仇者联盟 4》是一部极好的电影。

 

3. 感叹句 how+adj.

例句：

How nice to see you!

见到你真高兴！

How wonderful to be with you before I’m old.

在我老之前能够和你在一起多么开心啊！

 

4. at last 最终；终于 finally

例句：

She saw her sister again at last.

最终她再次见到了自己的妹妹。

It seems that this problem will soon be solved, at last.

似乎这个问题最终会被解决。

 

5. slowly 缓慢地

    quickly 迅速地；快地

拓展：

slowly but surely

稳扎稳打

Your English is getting better slowly but surely.

你的英语会在不知不觉中进步，稳扎稳打。

 

6. famous 著名的；有名的

    be famous for 因/以……而闻名

例句：

Sichuan is famous for hotpot.

四川因火锅而闻名。

Beijing is famous for its history.

北京因悠久历史而闻名。