第1级-《绿野仙踪》-第9课

前情提要  

多萝西坚持要见魔法师，于是绿衣人让所有人戴上眼镜，并领着他们到了魔法师的房子里。多萝西第一个见魔法师，但她只看到一把绿色椅子，上面有一个巨大的脑袋，他自称是奥兹魔法师。魔法师告诉多萝西，如果她想得到帮助，必须先为他杀死邪恶的西方女巫……

故事原文  

The Wizard of Oz L9

绿野仙踪 L9

'But I don't want to kill anybody!' said Dorothy.

“我可不想杀人！”多萝西说。

'You killed her sister. And you are wearing her shoes. Go now, and kill the Witch of the West.

“可你杀了她的姐姐，还穿着她的鞋子。去吧，杀掉西方女巫。”

The little girl began to cry. 'But how can I kill the Witch?' she said. The big eyes opened and looked at her, but the Head did not answer. Dorothy went away, and then her friends went into the Wizard's room—first the Scarecrow, then the Tin Man, and last the Lion.

小女孩哭了起来。“但是我怎么杀得了那个巫婆呢？”她说。巨大的眼睛睁开了，望着她，可没有做声。多萝西离开了。她的朋友们先后进了魔法师的房间——先是稻草人，然后是锡人，最后是狮子。

Later, they all met in the long green room and talked. Dorothy told her friends about the Head.(1)

其后，他们在长长的绿房子里碰头，交谈起来。多萝西向她的朋友讲了那个脑袋。

'That's interesting,' said the Scarecrow. 'I didn't see a Head; I saw a beautiful woman. I asked her for some brains and she said, “Yes, but first you must help Dorothy to kill the Witch of the West.”'

“真有意思，”稻草人说，“我没看见什么脑袋，只见到了一个漂亮的女人。我请她赐予我一些头脑，她说：'好，但首先你得帮多萝西杀掉西方女巫。'”

'I saw a big animal with two heads,' said the Tin Man. 'I asked for a heart. The animal said, "I can give you a heart; but first you must help Dorothy to kill the Witch of the West." What did you see, Lion?'

“我见到的是一个长了两个脑袋的动物。”锡人说，“我请它给我一颗心，那动物说：'我可以给你一颗心，但首先你必须帮多萝西杀掉西方女巫。'狮子，你见到的是什么？”

'I saw a ball of fire,' said the Cowardly Lion. I said, "I'm a coward; please make me brave."(2) And the fire said, "When the Witch of the West is dead, I can help you. But not before." I was angry then,' said the Lion, 'but the ball of fire got bigger and bigger, so I ran away.'(3)(4)

“我见到的是一团火，”胆小鬼狮子说，“我对它说：'我是个懦夫，请让我变成勇敢者。'那团火说：'只有西方女巫死了，我才能帮你。现在不行。'我听了很生气。”狮子说。“那团火变得越来越大，我便逃了出来。”

'Oh, what are we going to do?' said Dorothy.

“哦，那我们现在怎么办？”多萝西问。

'Well,' said the Scarecrow. 'We must find the Witch of the West, and then we must kill her.'

“嗯，”稻草人说，“我们必须先找到西方女巫，然后杀死她。”  

4

The witch and the monkeys

4. 女巫和魔猴

The next morning they left the Emerald City. The green man took away their glasses and told them the way to the Witch's house. 'Everybody is afraid of the Witch of the West,' he said. 'So be careful!'(5)

第二天早上，他们离开了绿宝石城。绿衣人拿走了他们戴的眼镜，给他们指了去女巫那儿的路。“没有人不怕西方女巫。”他说，“小心啊！”

The friends walked for a long time. The road was bad, and there were no houses, no fields, no trees.

他们又走了很久。路变得崎岖了，两侧也没有房舍、田地和树木了。

 （原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点  

1. tell sb. about sth. 告诉某人某事

例句：

Could you tell me a little about yourself?

能向我简单介绍一下你自己吗？

Tell me about your job/vacation.

跟我聊聊你的工作/假期吧。

2. make sb. do sth. 使某人……

例句：

Comedians make people laugh.

喜剧演员让人发笑。

Thanks for making me a fighter.

感谢你让我成为一个奋斗者。

3. 比较级+and+比较级 越来越……

例句：

More and more people are moving to the cities.

越来越多的人移居到城市。

They began spending less and less time together.

他们在一起的时间越来越少。

4. run away 逃跑

例句：

You would probably daydream or even want to run away.

你可能想做白日梦，甚至想逃跑。

True fighters never run away.

真正的勇士永不退缩。

5. be careful 小心

例句：

Be careful with the glasses.

小心玻璃。

Be careful with cars.

小心车。