Piccolissima — Page 11
皮科利西玛回答道，她的神情在苍蝇看来大概不太明智；苍蝇轻蔑地耸了耸右翼，转身回去吃它的糖棒了。
replied Piccolissima, with an air which probably appeared to the fly not very sensible; for, shrugging up his right wing disdainfully, he returned to his sugar candy.
沉思片刻后，她再次低头望去，惊讶地发现，在那根琥珀色的糖棒上，竟有一滴水珠。
After a little reflection, she looked down again, and perceived, to her great astonishment, upon the stick of candy, which was of an amber color, a drop of water.
然而她确信自己已经有礼貌地先把糖棒让给了那些苍蝇。那么，糖棒为何会是湿的呢？她心想；但她不敢再提问了，因为每次提问都会招来一阵粗鲁的嗡嗡作响。
She was sure, however, that she had done the civil thing to the flies, and given it to them first. How, then, was the candy moist? thought she; but she did not dare again to ask questions which excited such a rude buzzing in reply.
于是她把两只小小的胳膊肘搁在膝盖上，把小脑袋枕在一只手上，继续端详着那只苍蝇。
So she rested her two little elbows on her knees, and her small head upon one of her hands, and continued to examine the fly.
"是它的鼻子吗？"她低声自语道——因为她极少有人可以交谈，便养成了自言自语的习惯——"就是它伸到我糖棒上的那个东西吗？"
"Is it his nose?" said she, in a low voice, (for, having very rarely any one to talk with, she had a habit of talking to herself,) "is it his nose that he stretches out thus upon my sugar?"
我曾听爸爸说过，有一种动物比它大得多，叫做大象，我想，它们用鼻子把所有要吃进嘴里的食物卷起来，人们把这种鼻子叫做象鼻。也许这只苍蝇是大象家族的一个小成员呢。
I have heard papa say that there are animals, much larger than he, and which they call elephants, I think, who take up with their noses all the food they put in their mouths, and that they call this nose a trunk. Perhaps this is a little person of the family of elephants.
皮科利西玛话音刚落，那只苍蝇——它的触角比一般的苍蝇长，一直朝向这个小话痨——猛地跳了一下，把拇指姑娘小姐吓得浑身一颤。
Piccolissima had hardly uttered these words, when the fly, whose antennae were longer than usual, and were turned towards the little prattler, gave such a leap that Mademoiselle Tom Thumb trembled.
Vocabulary
- replied
- 用言语回答或作出反应
- with
- 表示伴随、使用或具有某种特性
- an
- 不定冠词，用于元音音素前
- air
- 神态、样子或周围的气体
- which
- 关系代词，用于引导从句
- probably
- 很可能或估计
- appeared
- 看起来或显得
- to
- 介词，表示方向、对象或关系
- the
- 定冠词，表示特定的人或物
- fly
- 飞行的昆虫或飞翔
- not
- 否定词，表示否定
- very
- 副词，表示程度很高
- sensible
- 合理的、明智的或能感知的
- for
- 介词，表示原因、目的或关系
- shrugging
- 耸肩，表示不确定或无所谓
- up
- 向上或完成的状态
- his
- 男性人称代词的所有格形式
- right
- 右边或正确的
- wing
- 翅膀或建筑物的侧翼
- he
- 男性人称代词，主格
- returned
- 回来或返回某处
- sugar
- 甜味物质，从甘蔗或甜菜提取
- candy
- 糖果或甜的食品
- After
- 在...之后或后来
- little
- 小的或少量的
- reflection
- 思考或镜像反射
- she
- 女性人称代词，主格
- looked
- 看或观察
- down
- 向下或抑郁的
- again
- 再一次或重新
- and
- 连词，表示并列或增加
- perceived
- 察觉、感知或发现
- her
- 女性人称代词的宾格或所有格
- great
- 伟大的或程度很高的
- astonishment
- 惊讶或震惊的感情
- upon
- 在...上面或关于
- stick
- 棍子或粘住
- of
- 属于或关系介词
- was
- 是，be动词过去式
- amber
- 琥珀色或琥珀宝石
- color
- 颜色或着色
- drop
- 液体的小滴或下落
- water
- 水或液体
- She
- 女性人称代词，主格
- sure
- 确定的或肯定的
- however
- 然而或不管怎样
- that
- 那个、那样或连词
- had
- 有，have的过去式
- done
- 做过或完成的
- civil
- 礼貌的或市民的
- thing
- 事物或物体
- flies
- 飞翔或苍蝇（复数）
- given
- 给予或鉴于
- it
- 它或这件事
- them
- 他们或它们
- first
- 首先或第一个
- How
- 怎样或如何
- then
- 然后或那么
- moist
- 潮湿的或略微湿润的
- thought
- 想法或思考
- but
- 但是或然而
- did
- 做过，do的过去式
- dare
- 敢于或冒险
- ask
- 询问或要求
- questions
- 问题或疑问
- excited
- 兴奋的或激动的
- such
- 这样的或如此的
- rude
- 粗鲁的或不礼貌的
- buzzing
- 嗡嗡声或发出嗡嗡声
- in
- 在...里面或内部
- reply
- 回答或答复
- So
- 所以或因此
- rested
- 休息或放置
- two
- 数字二或两个
- elbows
- 肘部或手臂弯曲处
- on
- 在...上面或关于
- knees
- 膝盖或膝部
- small
- 小的或微小的
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