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20.  The Dainty China Country第二十章　美丽的瓷器城

 While the Woodman was making a ladder fromwood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tiredby the long walk.  The Lion also curledhimself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.

正当铁皮人在树林里找到了木材，做着一座木梯的时候，多萝茜因为长途跋涉得疲倦了，倒下去便睡着了，狮子也已跟伏着去睡了，托托躺在它的旁边。

The Scarecrowwatched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: "I cannot think whythis wall is here, nor what it is made of."

稻草人守望着铁皮人工作，并且对他说： “我想不出为什么要在这里筑一座墙，也不知道是用什么东西来筑的！”

 "Rest your brains and do not worry aboutthe wall," replied the Woodman.

铁皮人回答说：“休息休息你的脑子吧，别多想那墙里的事情吧，

"When we haveclimbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side."

当我们爬了过去，便会明白在那一边有些什么东西了。”

After a time the ladder was finished.  It looked clumsy, but the Tin Woodman wassure it was strong and would answer their purpose.

过了一会儿，梯子做成功了，看起来似乎很笨重，但是铁皮人相信它是坚固的，并且能够达到他们的目的。

The Scarecrowwaked Dorothy and the Lion and Toto, and told them that the ladder wasready. 

稻草人唤醒了多萝茜，还有狮子和托托，告诉他们梯子已经做成了。

The Scarecrowclimbed up the ladder first, but he was so awkward that Dorothy had to followclose behind and keep him from falling off. 

稻草人第一个爬上梯子去，但是他爬得这样地笨拙，使得多萝茜不得不紧紧地跟在后面，防止他掉下来，

When he got hishead over the top of the wall the Scarecrow said, "Oh, my!"

当稻草人爬到高出自己的头的墙顶时，他喊道： “啊呀！”

"Go on," exclaimed Dorothy.

“爬上去！”多萝茜高声说。

So the Scarecrow climbed farther up and sat down onthe top of the wall, and Dorothy put her head over and cried, "Oh, my!"just as the Scarecrow had done.

因此稻草人就再爬上去，坐在墙顶上了。多萝茜伸出她的头，并且喊道：“啊呀！”正像稻草人所喊过了的。

Then Toto came up, and immediately began to bark, butDorothy made him be still.

随后托托也爬上去，马上吠着，但是多萝茜使它安静下来。

The Lion climbed the ladder next, and the Tin Woodmancame last; but both of them cried, "Oh, my!" as soon as they looked overthe wall.

其次是狮子爬上那梯子，铁皮人末一个上梯，正当他们两个从墙顶上面望过去时，他们也都喊道“啊呀！”

 When they wereall sitting in a row on the top of the wall, they looked down and saw a strangesight.

　现在他们并排列成一行，坐在墙顶上的时候，向下望见了一片奇异的景象。

Before them was a great stretch of country having afloor as smooth and shining and white as the bottom of a big platter.

在他们面前，展开着一个城市，有一片平滑的、明亮的、雪白的、像一只大盆子的底那样的地板。

Scattered aroundwere many houses made entirely of china and painted in the brightestcolors. 

到处散列着许多的屋子，完全用瓷器做的，漆着鲜明的色彩。

These houses all, thebiggest of them reaching only as high as Dorothy's waist.

这些屋子十分小，其中最大的，只高到多萝茜的腰部。

There were alsopretty little barns, with china fences around them; and many cows and sheep andhorses and pigs and chickens, all made of china, were standing about in groups.

在那里，也还有美丽的小谷仓和小厩房，四周绕着瓷做的篱笆，许多的牛、羊和马，还有猪和小鸡，全都是瓷器做的，一群一群地站着。