木偶奇遇记 第61期:匹诺曹重获自由(3)

 　　"Is he dead, I wonder?" said Pinocchio, rubbing his hands together happily.

　　“它真的死了吗？”皮诺乔说着，高兴得搓了搓手。

　　Without a moment's hesitation¹, he started to step over him, but he had just raised one leg when the Serpent shot up like a spring and the Marionette² fell head over heels backward.

　　他一点不耽搁，就要打它身上跨过去，可当他才提起一只脚，蛇忽然像弹簧似地弹了起来。木偶大吃一惊，摔了个四脚朝天。

　　He fell so awkwardly that his head stuck in the mud, and there he stood with his legs straight up in the air.

　　他的脑袋插在路上的泥浆里，只剩两条腿在空中蹬着，十分尴尬。

　　At the sight of the Marionette kicking and squirming like a young whirlwind, the Serpent laughed so heartily³ and so long that at last he burst an artery⁴ and died on the spot.

　　看见木偶像龙卷风一样蠕动蹬腿，蛇开怀大笑个不停，最后动脉爆裂，横死当场。

　　Pinocchio freed himself from his awkward position and once more began to run in order to reach the Fairy's house before dark.

　　皮诺乔从这个尴尬的处境中解脱了出来，于是重新跑起来，要在天黑之前赶到仙女的家。

　　As he went, the pangs⁵ of hunger grew so strong that, unable to withstand them, he jumped into a field to pick a few grapes that tempted⁶ him.

　　他走着走着，肚子越来越饿，折磨得他忍耐不住，就跳进一块诱人的葡萄地，采了些葡萄吃。

　　Woe⁷ to him! No sooner had he reached the grapevine than--crack! went his legs.

　　这下可惨了！他刚到葡萄藤底下，咔嗒！他的脚出事儿了。

　　The poor Marionette was caught in a trap set there by a Farmer for some Weasels which came every night to steal his chickens.

　　可怜的木偶是给一个捕兽夹夹住了。这种捕兽夹是农民装在那里捕捉每晚都来偷鸡吃的黄鼠狼的。

1 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。

2 marionette   

n.木偶

参考例句：

• With this marionette I wish to travel through the world.我希望带着这个木偶周游世界。
• The development of marionette had a great influence on the future development of opera.木偶戏的发展对以后的戏曲有十分重要的影响。

3 heartily   

adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很

参考例句：

• He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。
• The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。

4 artery   

n.干线，要道；动脉

参考例句：

• We couldn't feel the changes in the blood pressure within the artery.我们无法感觉到动脉血管内血压的变化。
• The aorta is the largest artery in the body.主动脉是人体中的最大动脉。

5 pangs   

突然的剧痛( pang的名词复数 )； 悲痛

参考例句：

• She felt sudden pangs of regret. 她突然感到痛悔不已。
• With touching pathos he described the pangs of hunger. 他以极具感伤力的笔触描述了饥饿的痛苦。

6 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

7 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。