Peter Pan — Page 5
他是个勇敢的人，但此刻他不得不停下来，擦去额头上的汗水——那汗水像蜡烛一样不停地滴落。
He was a brave man, but for a moment he had to stop there and wipe his brow, which was dripping like a candle.
然后，他悄无声息地让自己滑入那片未知之中。
Then, silently, he let himself go into the unknown.
他平安无事地到达了竖井底部，再次站定，大口喘着气，那口气险些已经彻底离他而去。
He arrived unmolested at the foot of the shaft, and stood still again, biting at his breath, which had almost left him.
随着双眼逐渐适应昏暗的光线，树下小屋里的各种物件渐渐显出轮廓。
As his eyes became accustomed to the dim light various objects in the home under the trees took shape;
但他那贪婪的目光久久停驻的，那个他苦苦寻觅、终于找到的，只有那张大床。
but the only one on which his greedy gaze rested, long sought for and found at last, was the great bed.
床上，彼得正熟睡着。
On the bed lay Peter fast asleep.
浑然不知头顶上方正在上演的悲剧，孩子们离开后，彼得又继续欢快地吹了一会儿笛子。
Unaware of the tragedy being enacted above, Peter had continued, for a little time after the children left, to play gaily on his pipes:
这无疑是他想向自己证明他毫不在乎的一种徒劳的尝试。
no doubt rather a forlorn attempt to prove to himself that he did not care.
后来，他决定不吃药，想以此让温迪伤心难过。
Then he decided not to take his medicine, so as to grieve Wendy.
然后，他躺在床上，却没有钻进被子里，为的是更加惹她生气。
Then he lay down on the bed outside the coverlet, to vex her still more;
因为温迪总是把他们一个个地塞进被窝，说不准到了夜里气温一变，你就会觉得冷的。
for she had always tucked them inside it, because you never know that you may not grow chilly at the turn of the night.
然后，他几乎要哭出来了；但他忽然想到，要是他改成大笑，她该有多气愤。
Then he nearly cried; but it struck him how indignant she would be if he laughed instead;
于是，他傲然大笑起来，就在笑声中沉沉睡去。
so he laughed a haughty laugh and fell asleep in the middle of it.
他有时会做梦，虽然并不常有，但那些梦比其他男孩的梦更为痛苦。
Sometimes, though not often, he had dreams, and they were more painful than the dreams of other boys.
Vocabulary
- brave
- 勇敢的，无所畏惧的
- moment
- 片刻，短暂的一段时间
- wipe
- 擦拭，用布或手擦去液体
- brow
- 前额，眉毛上方的部位
- dripping
- 液体不断滴落，汗水直滴
- candle
- 蜡烛，用于照明的蜡制细棒
- silently
- 默默地，无声地行动
- unknown
- 未知的事物，不熟悉的领域
- unmolested
- 未受到干扰或阻碍地，安然无恙
- shaft
- 竖井，垂直的通道或井道
- biting
- 咬住，此处指强忍着（呼吸）
- breath
- 呼吸，一口气
- accustomed
- 习惯于，适应某种状态
- dim
- 昏暗的，光线不足的
- various
- 各种各样的，种类繁多的
- greedy
- 贪婪的，渴望的，如饥似渴的
- gaze
- 凝视，长时间注视某处
- rested
- 停留，目光停在某处，rest的过去式
- sought
- 寻找，seek的过去式
- lay
- 躺着，lie的过去式
- asleep
- 睡着的，处于睡眠状态
- Unaware
- 没有意识到，不知情的
- tragedy
- 悲剧，悲惨的事件
- enacted
- 上演，发生，被付诸实施
- gaily
- 欢快地，高兴地，兴高采烈地
- pipes
- 管乐器（如笛子），此处指吹奏乐器
- doubt
- 怀疑，疑问；no doubt意为"无疑"
- rather
- 相当，有几分，表示程度
- forlorn
- 孤独凄凉的，绝望无助的
- attempt
- 尝试，努力去做某事
- prove
- 证明，证实某事为真
- medicine
- 药，药物，用于治疗疾病
- grieve
- 使悲伤，使伤心
- coverlet
- 床罩，铺在床上的装饰性盖布
- vex
- 使烦恼，使生气，令人恼火
- tucked
- 把被子塞好，把……掖进去
- chilly
- 寒冷的，有点冷的
- struck
- 突然想到，strike的过去式
- indignant
- 愤慨的，义愤填膺的
- instead
- 反而，作为替代，取而代之
- haughty
- 傲慢的，自高自大的
- painful
- 痛苦的，令人难受的
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