The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 4

English → Chinese Chapter I Level 3/10

Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.

埃姆婶婶吓得不轻，猛地掀开地板上的活板门，顺着梯子爬进了那个狭小黑暗的地洞。

Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt.

桃乐丝终于抓住了托托，开始跟着婶婶往下走。

When she was halfway across the room there came a great shriek from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor.

当她走到房间中央时，狂风发出一声巨响，房子剧烈地震动起来，她脚下一滑，猛地坐倒在地板上。

Then a strange thing happened.

接着，一件奇怪的事发生了。

The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air.

房子打着旋转，转了两三圈，然后慢慢地腾空而起。

Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.

桃乐丝感觉自己仿佛乘着热气球升上了天空。

The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact center of the cyclone.

南风与北风在房子所在之处相遇，使房子恰好处于龙卷风的正中心。

In the middle of a cyclone the air is generally still, but the great pressure of the wind on every side of the house raised it up higher and higher, until it was at the very top of the cyclone; and there it remained and was carried miles and miles away as easily as you could carry a feather.

龙卷风的中心通常是静止的，但四面八方强劲的风压将房子越推越高，直到升至龙卷风的顶端；房子就停在那里，被轻轻松松地卷带着飘行了数英里之遥，就像拿着一根羽毛那般毫不费力。

It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around her, but Dorothy found she was riding quite easily.

四周一片漆黑，狂风在她身边发出可怕的呼啸，但桃乐丝发现自己乘着风竟然相当平稳。

After the first few whirls around, and one other time when the house tipped badly, she felt as if she were being rocked gently, like a baby in a cradle.

经过最初几次旋转，以及房子剧烈倾斜的那一次之后，她感觉自己仿佛被轻轻摇晃着，就像躺在摇篮里的婴儿一样。

Toto did not like it.

托托可不喜欢这样。

Vocabulary

婶婶: shěnshen — Aunt, father's younger brother's wife.
吓得: xià de — So frightened that; scared to the extent of.
不轻: bù qīng — Not lightly; considerably; quite severely.
猛地: měng de — Suddenly; abruptly; with a sudden movement.
掀开: xiān kāi — To lift open; to flip open a cover.
地板: dìbǎn — Floor; the flat surface one walks on indoors.
活板门: huó bǎn mén — Trapdoor; a hinged door built into a floor.
顺着: shùn zhe — Following along; going in the direction of.
梯子: tīzi — Ladder; a structure used for climbing up or down.
爬进: pá jìn — To crawl into; to climb into a space.
狭小: xiá xiǎo — Narrow and small; cramped in space.
黑暗: hēi'àn — Dark; darkness; absence of light.
地洞: dì dòng — Underground hole; a pit or burrow in the ground.
终于: zhōngyú — Finally; at last; after a long time.
抓住: zhuā zhù — To grab hold of; to catch and hold tightly.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin; to start doing something.
跟着: gēn zhe — Following; going after someone or something.
往下: wǎng xià — Downward; in the direction of below.
走: zǒu — To walk; to go; to move on foot.
当: dāng — When; at the time that something happens.
走到: zǒu dào — To walk to; to reach a place by walking.
房间: fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space within a building.
中央: zhōngyāng — Center; the middle point of a space or area.
时: shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker.
狂风: kuángfēng — Fierce wind; a violent and powerful gale.
发出: fā chū — To emit; to produce a sound or signal.
一声: yī shēng — One sound; a single sound or noise.
巨响: jù xiǎng — Huge noise; a very loud thunderous sound.
房子: fángzi — House; a building where people live.
剧烈: jùliè — Intense; violent; extremely strong in force.
震动: zhèndòng — To shake; to vibrate; trembling movement.
起来: qǐlái — Start to; begin an action; resultative complement.
脚下: jiǎo xià — Underfoot; beneath one's feet; the ground below.
一滑: yī huá — A slip; suddenly sliding on a surface.
坐倒: zuò dǎo — To fall into a sitting position; collapse sitting.
接着: jiē zhe — Then; next; continuing immediately after.
奇怪: qíguài — Strange; weird; unusual and surprising.
事: shì — Matter; event; thing that happens.
发生: fāshēng — To happen; to occur; to take place.
旋转: xuánzhuǎn — To spin; to rotate; turning in circles.
两三: liǎng sān — Two or three; a small indefinite number.
圈: quān — Circle; a round; one full rotation.
然后: rán hòu — Then; after that; subsequently.
慢慢: màn màn — Slowly; gradually; at a leisurely pace.
腾空: téng kōng — To rise into the air; to leave the ground.
而起: ér qǐ — And rise up; literary complement indicating rising.
感觉: gǎnjué — To feel; a feeling or sensation experienced.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; yourself; one's own self.
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; as though something were true.
乘着: chéng zhe — Riding on; aboard; traveling by means of.
热气球: rèqìqiú — Hot air balloon; a balloon lifted by heated air.
升上: shēng shàng — To rise up; to ascend upward into the sky.
天空: tiānkōng — Sky; the atmosphere visible above the earth.
南风: nán fēng — South wind; wind blowing from the south.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with.
北风: běi fēng — North wind; wind blowing from the north.
所在: suǒ zài — Where something is located; the place of.
之处: zhī chù — The place of; location; literary locative phrase.
相遇: xiāng yù — To meet each other; to encounter; come together.
使: shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable something to happen.
恰好: qiàhǎo — Exactly; just right; precisely at that point.
处于: chǔ yú — To be in; to be situated in a state or position.
龙卷风: lóngjuǎnfēng — Tornado; a violent rotating column of air.
正中心: zhèng zhōngxīn — Exact center; the very middle point of something.
中心: zhōngxīn — Center; the middle point of an area.
通常: tōngcháng — Usually; normally; under ordinary circumstances.
静止: jìngzhǐ — Still; motionless; not moving at all.
但: dàn — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast.
四面八方: sì miàn bā fāng — All directions; from every side and everywhere.
强劲: qiángjìng — Powerful; strong and forceful; vigorous in force.
风压: fēng yā — Wind pressure; the force exerted by wind.
将: jiāng — Will; a literary word indicating future or cause.
越推越高: yuè tuī yuè gāo — Pushed higher and higher; increasingly elevated upward.
直到: zhí dào — Until; up to the point when something occurs.
升至: shēng zhì — To rise to; to ascend to a certain level.
顶端: dǐng duān — Top; apex; the highest point of something.
就: jiù — Then; just; right away; emphasis particle.
停在: tíng zài — To stop at; to remain stationary at a place.
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place; over there.
被: bèi — Passive particle; indicates action done to subject.
轻轻松松: qīngqīng sōngsōng — Effortlessly; very easily without any difficulty.
卷带着: juǎn dài zhe — Sweeping along; carrying something while swirling.
飘行: piāo xíng — To drift along; to float and travel through air.
数: shù — Several; a number of; an unspecified quantity.
英里: yīng lǐ — Mile; a unit of distance equal to 1.6 km.
之遥: zhī yáo — Away; at a distance; literary expression of distance.
就像: jiù xiàng — Just like; exactly as if; similar to.
拿着: ná zhe — Holding; carrying something in one's hand.
一根: yī gēn — One long thin object; measure word for sticks.
羽毛: yǔmáo — Feather; the light covering of a bird's body.
那般: nà bān — Like that; in that manner; so; that way.
毫不费力: háo bù fèi lì — Without any effort; completely effortless and easy.
四周: sìzhōu — All around; surrounding area on all sides.
一片: yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of; completely filled with.
漆黑: qīhēi — Pitch black; completely dark without any light.
身边: shēn biān — By one's side; nearby; close to oneself.
可怕: kěpà — Frightening; terrible; causing fear and dread.
呼啸: hūxiào — To howl; to whistle loudly; roaring of wind.
发现: fāxiàn — To discover; to find out; to realize something.
风: fēng — Wind; moving air; a current of air.
竟然: jìngrán — Surprisingly; unexpectedly; to one's astonishment.
相当: xiāngdāng — Quite; rather; considerably; fairly.
平稳: píngwěn — Steady; stable; smooth without turbulence.
经过: jīngguò — After passing through; following; having gone through.
最初: zuìchū — At first; initially; at the very beginning.
几次: jǐ cì — Several times; a few occurrences of something.
以及: yǐjí — As well as; and; together with.
倾斜: qīngxié — To tilt; to lean; slanting at an angle.
之后: zhī hòu — After; following; subsequent to a time or event.
轻轻: qīngqīng — Gently; lightly; softly without much force.
摇晃: yáohuàng — To sway; to rock; to swing back and forth.
躺在: tǎng zài — Lying in or on; reclining at a location.
摇篮: yáolán — Cradle; a small rocking bed for a baby.
婴儿: yīng'ér — Baby; infant; a very young child.
一样: yīyàng — The same; just like; similar to something else.
可: kě — But; however; yet; indicates contrast or concession.
喜欢: xǐhuān — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of something.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; this kind of situation.

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