第1级-《绿野仙踪》-第6课

前情提要  

锡人请求多萝西用油罐给他上点油，很快他就能动弹了。原来，水对锡做的身体是有害的，而锡人恰恰在下雨时出来了。锡人没有心，不能去爱或感觉，所以他希望魔法师能给他一颗心。于是锡人也加入了多萝西和稻草人。路上，他们突然碰到了一只狮子……

故事原文 

The Wizard of Oz L6

绿野仙踪 L6

'Why—you're afraid!' said Dorothy. 'Be quiet, Toto, he isn't going to hurt you. He's more afraid than you are.(1) He's just a big coward.'(3)

“什么——你居然害怕了！”多萝西说，“安静，托托，他不会伤害你的。他比你更害怕。他只不过是一个身体巨大的胆小鬼。”

'It's true,' said the Lion. 'I am a coward. Everyone thinks lions are brave.(2) I make a lot of noise, but I'm not brave. I'm just a coward.' And the Cowardly Lion began to cry.

“说得对，”狮子说，“我是个胆小鬼。人人都说狮子勇敢，虽然我经常叫嚣，但我并不勇敢。我只是个懦夫。”接着，胆小鬼狮子哭了起来。

Then Dorothy told him about the Wizard of Oz. 'Come with us to the Emerald City,' she said. 'I want to go back to Kansas, the Scarecrow wants some brains, and the Tin Man wants a heart. Perhaps the Wizard of Oz can make you brave.'

多萝西告诉他有关奥兹魔法师的事。“和我们一起去绿宝石城吧。”她说，“我想回堪萨斯，稻草人想要大脑，锡人想要颗心，也许奥兹魔法师会让你勇敢起来。”

'Oh, thank you!' said the Lion. 'I would very much like to be brave.'

“哦，谢谢你！”狮子说，“我真的很想变得勇敢起来。”

And so the Cowardly Lion came with them. At first Toto was afraid of him, but very soon he and the Lion were good friends.

这样，胆小鬼狮子就和他们一起上路了。一开始，托托还害怕他，但很快就和他成了好朋友。

That night Dorothy and Toto slept under a big tree, next to the Cowardly Lion's big, warm body. In the morning they ate the last of their bread.(4)

当晚，多萝西和托托挨着胆小鬼狮子庞大、温暖的身体，睡在了一棵大树下。第二天早上，她们吃光了剩下的面包。

'Oh dear!' said Dorothy. 'What are we going to eat for dinner?'

“哦，天呀！”多萝西说，“我们晚饭吃什么呢？”

'I can kill an animal for you,' said the Cowardly Lion.

“我能为你杀个动物。”胆小鬼狮子说。

'Oh no—please don't kill anything!' the Tin Man said. He began to cry. 'We don't want to hurt any animals. I haven't got a heart, but I feel sorry for them.'

“喔，不——别杀任何东西！”锡人说着，哭了起来，“我们不想伤害任何动物。虽然我没有心，但我同情它们。”

Dorothy quickly got out the oil-can and oiled his face.

多萝西急忙取出油罐，给他的脸上涂上了油。

'Don't cry,' she said. 'You know water is bad for you.'(5)

“别哭了，”她说，“你知道水对你伤害大。”

They walked along the yellow road, and after an hour or two they came to a big river.

它们顺着黄色的路走了一两个小时后，来到了一条大河前。

'Oh no!' said Dorothy. 'How can we get across?'

“哦，不！”多萝西说，“我们可怎么过去呢？”

The Lion looked down at the river. 'I'm very afraid of falling,' he said, 'but I think I can jump across.'

狮子低头望了望河水。“虽然我很怕掉下去，”他说，“可我想我是可以跳过去的。”

'Good!' said the Scarecrow at once. 'You can carry us on your back, one at a time.'(6)

“好啊！”稻草人马上说道，“你可以一个一个地驮我们过河。”

So the Cowardly Lion jumped across the river, first with the Scarecrow on his back, then with Dorothy and Toto, and last with the Tin Man.

第一次，胆小鬼狮子驼稻草人跳过河去，接着是多萝西和托托，最后是锡人。

But soon they came to a second river. This one was very big, and the Lion could not jump across it. The Scarecrow thought for a minute.

但不久他们又遇到了第二条河。这条河太宽了，狮子跳不过去。稻草人想了一下。

'Look,' he said. 'There's a tall tree next to the river.(7) The Tin Man can cut it down with his axe. And when the tree falls across the river, we can walk across the tree.'

“看！”他说，“河边有一棵大树。锡人可以用斧子将它砍倒。树倒在地上，我们就能踩着树过河了。”

'Very good,' said the Lion. 'For somebody with straw in their head, and not brains.'

“太好了，”狮子说，“一个满脑袋稻草却没有大脑的人能想出这样一条妙计，真是太好了。”

So the Tin Man cut down the tree with his axe, and soon they were all across that river, too.

于是锡人用斧子砍刀了树，很快他们都过了河。

 （原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点  

1. more...than 比起……更……

例句：

It was more expensive than I expected.

比我预料中的更贵。

To me, listening to the story is more interesting than other things.

对我来说，听故事比其他方法更有趣。

2. brave 勇敢的

例句：

PLA is a team of brave soldiers.

中国人民解放军是一群勇敢的战士。

3. coward 胆小鬼

例句：

Don’t be such a coward.

别那么胆小。

4. last of sth. 最后剩下的

例句：

Dad ate the last of the ice cream. 爸爸吃了最后剩下的冰淇淋。

She finished the last of the dish. 她吃完了剩菜。

5. be bad for... 对……不健康

例句：

Smoking is bad for your health. 吸烟对身体不利。

Eating too much can be bad for you. 吃太多对你不好。

6. at a time 一次

例句： Do and only do one thing at a time. 一次做而且只做一件事。

7. There be... 有；存在

例句：

There are a lot of problems. 有很多问题。

There is a mistake. 有个错误。