英文名著分集阅读 弗兰克·鲍姆 《绿野仙踪》 part1
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The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum
单词提示
1.cyclone 风暴
2.cellars 地窖
3.trousers 裤子
4.witch 女巫
5.wizard 巫师
6.emerald 翡翠
原文
Chapter One: The Cyclone
Dorothy lived in a small house in Kansas, with Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and a little black dog called Toto.
There were no trees and no hills in Kansas, and it was often very windy.
Sometimes the wind came very fast and very suddenly.
That was a cyclone, and it could blow trees and people and buildings away.
There were cellars under all the houses.
And when a cyclone came, people went down into their cellars and stayed there.
One day, Uncle Henry came out and looked up at the sky.
Then he ran quickly back into the house.
'There's a cyclone coming,' he called to Aunt Em and Dorothy, 'We must go down into the cellar!'
They ran to the door of the cellar, but Toto was afraid, and he ran under the bed.
Dorothy ran after him.
'Quick!' shouted Aunt Em from the cellar. 'Leave the dog and come down into the cellar!'
Dorothy picked up Toto and ran to the cellar door.
But before she got there, the cyclone hit the house.
And then a very strange thing happened.
The house moved, and then it went slowly up, up, up into the sky.
Aunt Em and Uncle Henry were down in the cellar under the ground, but the house,Dorothy, and Toto went up to the top of the cyclone.
Dorothy looked through the open cellar door and saw hills and houses, a long way down.
She closed the cellar door quickly.
The wind blew the house along for many hours.
At first, Dorothy was afraid.
'But we can't do anything about it,' she said to Toto. 'So let's wait and see.'
And after two or three hours, she and Toto went to sleep.
When Dorothy opened her eyes again, the house was on the ground and everything was quiet.
She picked up Toto, opened the door, and went out.
They saw tall trees and beautiful flowers, and little houses with blue doors.
Dorothy gave a little cry, 'This isn't Kansas, Toto! And who are these people?'
There were three very short men in blue hats, coats and trousers, and a little old woman in a beautiful white dress.
The woman walked up to Dorothy and said, 'Thank you, thank you! Now the people are free!'
'Why are you thanking me?' Dorothy asked.
'You killed the Witch of the East,' said the woman, 'She was a bad witch, and her people, the Munchkins, were very afraid of her. Now she is dead, and we and the Munchkins want to thank you.'
The little old woman and the three little men all smiled happily at Dorothy, but Dorothy did not understand.
'But I didn't kill anybody, ' She said.
'Your house fell on the witch,' laughed the little woman, 'Look, you can see her feet.'
Dorothy looked and saw two feet with red shoes under the house.
Suddenly,one of the Munchkins gave a shout, 'Look, her feet are disappearing in the hot sun.'
And a second later, there were only the red shoes.
'Good,'said the little woman.
She picked up the shoes and gave them to Dorothy, 'they're your shoes now. You must wear them, because a witch's shoes can sometimes do wonderful things.'
'Thank you,' said Dorothy, 'But who are you? Are you a munchkin?'
'No,but I'm their friend. I'm the Witch of the North and I came to see the dead witch of the East. But don't be afraid, I am a good witch.'
'But Aunt Em says there aren't any witches.'
'Oh yes, there are,' said the witch, 'here in the country of Oz, we have four witches. The witches of the North and the South are good witches, but those of the East and the West are bad witches. Now the Witch of the East is dead. So,there is only one bad witch. We have a famous wizard too, we call him the Wizard of Oz, and he lives in the Emerald city. How many witches and wizards do you have in your country?'
'We don't have any,' said Dorothy.
Suddenly,she remembered Aunt Em and uncle Henry.
'How can I get back home to Kansas?', She asked.
'Where is Kansas?', asked the good witch, 'I don't know a country called Kansas, so I can't tell you the way.'
Dorothy began to cry.
'Oh dear, what can I do? Please don't cry,' said the witch.
'Go and see the Wizard of Oz. He's a good wizard and perhaps he can help you. It's a long way and you must walk there. I can't go with you, but I can give you my kiss.'
She gave Dorothy a little kiss.
It looked like a small red flower on Dorothy's face.
'Now nothing can hurt you,' she said, 'Look, there is the road to the Emerald city.It is made of yellow bricks, so you cannot lose your way. Good bye.'
'Goodbye,' said the three little Munchkins.
In the house, Dorothy found some bread and some apples, and she put them all in a bag.
Then she put on her blue and white dress.
'And now I looked nice,' she said.
She looked down at her old shoes.
Then she remembered the bad witch's red shoes and put them on.
She picked up her bag of food.
'Come on, Toto.' She called, 'we are going to find the Wizard of Oz. '
翻译
第一章：旋风
多萝西和她的叔叔亨利、阿姨埃姆以及一只名叫托托的小黑狗一起住在堪萨斯州的一座小房子里。
堪萨斯州没有树木，也没有山丘，而且经常刮起狂风。
有时风会来得非常猛烈且突然。
这就是龙卷风，它能将树木、人和建筑物吹走。
所有房屋下面都有地窖。
当龙卷风来袭时，人们会下到地窖里待在那里。
有一天，亨利叔叔走出房子，抬头望着天空。
然后他迅速跑回屋里。
“有一场龙卷风要来了，”他对埃姆阿姨和多萝西喊道，“我们必须下到地窖里去！”
他们跑向地窖的门，但托托很害怕，它跑到了床底下。
多萝西追着它跑。
“快点！”埃姆阿姨从地窖里喊道。“别管这只狗，赶紧下到地窖里！”
多萝西抱着托托跑向地窖门。
但在她到达之前，龙卷风袭击了房子。
然后发生了一件非常奇怪的事情。
房子动了，然后慢慢地向上移动，向上，向上，一直升入天空。
埃姆阿姨和亨利叔叔在地下的地窖里，但房子、多萝西和托托升到了龙卷风的顶部。
多萝西透过敞开的地下室门向外望去，只见远处山峦起伏，房屋错落有致。
她迅速关上了地下室的门。
狂风将房子吹着移动了好几个小时。
起初，多萝西有些害怕。
“但我们对此无能为力，”她对托托说，“所以咱们就等着瞧吧。”
过了两三个小时，她和托托就睡着了。
当多萝西再次睁开眼睛时，房子已经停在了地上，四周一片寂静。
她抱起托托，打开门，走了出去。
他们看到了高大的树木、美丽的花朵，还有带有蓝色门的小房子。
多萝西轻声叫道：“这不是堪萨斯，托托！这些人又是谁呢？”
有三个戴着蓝色帽子、穿着外套和裤子的矮个子男人，还有一个穿着漂亮白裙子的老妇人。
这个女人走到多萝西面前说：“谢谢你们，谢谢你们！现在人们自由了！”
“你们为什么感谢我？”多萝西问道。
“是你杀了东方女巫，”这个女人说，“她是个邪恶的女巫，她的子民——芒奇金人非常惧怕她。现在她死了，我们和芒奇金人都想感谢你。”
那个小老太太和那三个矮个子男人都开心地对着多萝西微笑，但多萝西不明白。
“可我没有杀人啊。”她说道。
“你的房子压死了那个女巫，”那个小妇人笑着说，“看，你能看到她的双脚。”
多萝西看了看，发现房子下面有两个穿着红色鞋子的脚。
突然，一个芒奇金人喊道：“看，她的双脚在烈日下渐渐消失了。”
片刻之后，就只剩下那双红色的鞋子了。
“很好，”小妇人说道。
她捡起鞋子，递给多萝西，“它们现在是你的鞋子了。你必须穿上它们，因为女巫的鞋子有时能施展神奇的法术。”
“谢谢你，”多萝西说道，“可你是谁？你是芒奇金人吗？”
“不是，但我却是他们的朋友。我是北方女巫，来这儿是来看那位已经死了的东方女巫的。但不必害怕，我是位好女巫。”
“可是艾姆阿姨说这里没有女巫。”
“哦，不是的，”女巫说道，“在奥兹这个国家里，我们有四位女巫。北方和南方女巫是好女巫，而东边和西边女巫则是坏女巫。现在东边女巫已经死了。所以现在就只剩下一个坏女巫了。我们还有一个著名的巫师，我们称他为奥兹巫师，他住在翡翠城。你们国家有多少女巫和巫师呢？”
“我们没有。”多萝西说道。
突然，她想起了埃姆阿姨和亨利叔叔。
“我怎么才能回到堪萨斯州呢？”她问道。
“堪萨斯州在哪里？”好心的女巫问道，“我不知道有个叫堪萨斯的国家，所以没法告诉你去那儿的路。”
多萝西开始哭泣。
“哎呀，我能怎么办呢？请别哭了。”女巫说道。
“去见奥兹巫师吧。他是个好巫师，也许他能帮到你。路很远，你得走着去那儿。我不能和你一起去，但我可以给你一个吻。”
她给了多萝西一个小小的吻。
那吻看起来像多萝西脸上的一个小红花。
“现在没有什么能伤害到你了。”她说，“看，那是通往翡翠城的路。它是用黄色砖块铺成的，所以你不会迷路的。再见。”
“再见。”三个芒奇金人说道。
在房子里，多萝西找到了一些面包和一些苹果，她把它们都放进了一个袋子里。
然后她穿上了她的蓝白相间的连衣裙。
“现在我看起来很漂亮了。”她说。
她低头看了看她那双旧鞋子。
然后她想起了坏女巫的红色鞋子，穿上了它们。
她拿起装着食物的袋子。
“来吧，托托。”她喊道，“我们要去找奥兹巫师了。”
