第1级-《绿野仙踪》-第11课

前情提要 

西方女巫召唤了魔猴，它们绑架了多萝西和托托，但是好女巫的吻使她无法伤害他们。巫婆让多萝西日复一日地为她干活，她要的其实是多萝西脚上的红鞋子。一次意外中，多萝西把水泼向巫婆，竟让对方消失了……

故事原文 

The Wizard of Oz L11

绿野仙踪 L11

'Now, how can I help my friends?' she said. 'Can I call the Magic Monkeys?' She picked up the Witch's black hat and looked at it. 'Perhaps I must wear this magic hat when I speak.' So she put the hat on and called, 'Magic Monkeys —come!'

现在该怎么解救我的朋友们呢？”多萝西自言自语道，“我能召唤魔猴吗？”她拿起巫婆的黑帽子端详了一番。“也许召唤时得戴上这帽子。”于是她戴上帽子，开始喊：“魔猴，来呀！”

The Monkeys arrived in a second.

猴子们立即赶到。

'Please can you help my friends?' asked Dorothy.

“请你们帮助我的朋友们。”多萝西要求说。

'Of course,' said the Monkeys. 'We must always help the wearer of the magic black hat.'

“当然，”魔猴们回答，“我们总是帮助戴这顶黑色魔法帽的人。”

They broke open the dark cellar, and the Cowardly Lion came out.⑴ 'Free at last!' he said.⑵ 'Thank you!'

它们砸开阴暗的地窖，胆小鬼狮子走了出来。“重获自由了！”他说，“谢谢！”

Then the Monkeys found the Scarecrow's clothes and put some new straw in them. The Scarecrow laughed and jumped. 'Thank you!' he said.

之后，猴子们找到了稻草人的衣服，又填了些新稻草进去。稻草人笑着、跳着。“谢谢！”他说。

Next the Monkeys mended the Tin Man and gave him a new oil-can.⑶ He moved his arms and legs. 'I feel wonderful!' he said. 'Thank you!'

最后，猴子们修好了锡人，又给了他一个新油罐。锡人活动着胳膊和腿，“感觉好极了，”他说，“谢谢！”

Dorothy told her friends about the Witch and the water, and they were all very happy. Toto could not speak, but he jumped up and down very happily.⑷

多萝西对她的朋友们讲了巫婆和水的事，她的朋友们都非常开心。托托虽然不会说话，但它高兴得上蹿下跳。

'Now,' said Dorothy, 'we must go back to the Wizard of Oz. Magic Monkeys—take us to the Emerald City!'

“现在，”多萝西说，“我们必须返回到奥兹魔法师那里。魔猴，带我们去绿宝石城！”

'Don't forget the magic black hat!' said the Tin Man.

“别忘了戴上黑魔帽！”锡人说。

The Monkeys carried them up into the sky, and ten minutes later the friends were once again at the big green door of the Emerald City.

猴子们带他们飞上了天空，10分钟后他们就到了绿宝石城绿色的大门口。

The little green man opened the door. He gave them all glasses, then he took them through the city to the Wizard's house. There, in the long green room, the friends waited, and waited... and waited.

绿衣小矮人打开了门，他给了他们每人一副眼镜，带他们穿过城市，来到魔法师的房子里。在那长长的绿房子里，他们几个等啊，等啊，等啊……

After three hours the Scarecrow said, 'I'm tired of waiting.'⑸ He called the green man.' We want to see the Wizard now. Or we're going to call the Magic Monkeys. Please tell the Wizard that.'

三个小时以后，稻草人说：“我讨厌这么等下去了。”他叫绿衣人，“去告诉魔法师，我们现在就要见他。否则我们要召唤魔猴来帮忙了。”

The green man went away to speak to the Wizard through the door. The Wizard knew about the Magic Monkeys, and he was very afraid of them. So he said to the green man, 'These people can come and see me at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.'

绿衣人隔着门将稻草人的话转告给了魔法师。魔法师知道魔猴是怎么回事，并且很怕它们。因此他对绿衣人说：“这些人可以在明天早上9点来见我。”

 （原文中出现高光标示内容请见核心语言点）

核心语言点 

1.break open 砸开

例句：The police broke open the door. 警察砸开了门。

           The nuts have to be broken open. 坚果必须得砸开。

2.Free at last! 终于自由了！

3.mend 修理；修复；挽回

拓展：mend the door 修门

           mend the road 修路

例句：He’s trying to mend his fame.

           他努力挽回自己的声誉。

4.up and down 上上下下；时好时坏

例句：I looked at him up and down.

           我上上下下打量了他一下。

           Her relationship with him is up and down.

           他俩的关系时好时坏。

5.be tired of (doing) sth. 对……厌倦

例句：I got tired of listening to her.

           我听腻了她的话。

           If you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life. --Samuel Johnson

           如果你厌倦了伦敦，你也就厌倦了生活。——塞缪尔· 约翰逊