The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 3

English → Chinese Chapter II Level 3/10

But the little old woman walked up to Dorothy, made a low bow and said, in a sweet voice:

但是那个小老太太走向多萝西，深深地鞠了一躬，用甜美的声音说道：

"You are welcome, most noble Sorceress, to the land of the Munchkins.

「尊贵的女巫大人，欢迎您来到芒奇金人的土地。

We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage."

我们非常感激您杀死了东方邪恶女巫，将我们的人民从奴役中解放出来。」

Dorothy listened to this speech with wonder.

多萝西满心疑惑地听着这番话。

What could the little woman possibly mean by calling her a sorceress, and saying she had killed the Wicked Witch of the East?

这个小女人叫她女巫，还说她杀死了东方邪恶女巫，这到底是什么意思呢？

Dorothy was an innocent, harmless little girl, who had been carried by a cyclone many miles from home; and she had never killed anything in all her life.

多萝西只是一个天真无害的小女孩，被龙卷风从家乡卷到了几百英里之外；她这一生从未杀死过任何东西。

But the little woman evidently expected her to answer; so Dorothy said, with hesitation, "You are very kind, but there must be some mistake.

但是那个小女人显然期待她回答；于是多萝西迟疑地说道：「您非常好心，但一定是搞错了。

I have not killed anything."

我没有杀死任何东西。」

"Your house did, anyway," replied the little old woman, with a laugh, "and that is the same thing.

「不管怎样，您的房子杀死了她，」小老太太笑着回答道，「这是一样的。

See!" she continued, pointing to the corner of the house.

您瞧！」她继续说道，指着房子的一角。

"There are her two feet, still sticking out from under a block of wood."

「她的两只脚还从那块木头下面伸出来呢。」

Dorothy looked, and gave a little cry of fright.

多萝西望过去，发出了一声惊叫。

There, indeed, just under the corner of the great beam the house rested on, two feet were sticking out, shod in silver shoes with pointed toes.

果然，就在房子所压着的那根大横梁的角落下方，有两只脚伸了出来，穿着尖头银鞋。

"Oh, dear! Oh, dear!" cried Dorothy, clasping her hands together in dismay.

「哎呀！哎呀！」多萝西惊慌失措地叫道，双手紧握在一起。

"The house must have fallen on her. Whatever shall we do?

「房子一定是压在她身上了。我们该怎么办呢？

Vocabulary

但是: dànshì — However; but; used to introduce a contrast.
那个: nàge — That one; refers to a specific person or thing.
小: xiǎo — Small; little; young in size or age.
老太太: lǎo tàitai — Old woman; elderly lady; older female person.
走向: zǒuxiàng — To walk toward; to move in a direction.
深深: shēnshēn — Deeply; profoundly; with great depth or sincerity.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
鞠了: jūle — Performed (a bow); bent the body respectfully.
一躬: yī gōng — One bow; a single respectful bow of the body.
用: yòng — To use; using; with (a tool or manner).
甜美: tiánměi — Sweet and pleasant; melodious and charming in tone.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
声音: shēngyīn — Voice; sound; an audible tone or noise.
说道: shuōdào — Said; spoke; used to introduce quoted speech.
尊贵: zūnguì — Noble; esteemed; highly respected and honorable.
女巫: nǚwū — Witch; sorceress; a female practitioner of magic.
大人: dàrén — Your Excellency; honorific title for a respected person.
欢迎: huānyíng — Welcome; to greet someone warmly upon arrival.
您: nín — You (formal); polite second-person pronoun.
来到: láidào — To arrive at; to come to a place.
土地: tǔdì — Land; territory; a piece of ground or earth.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
非常: fēicháng — Extremely; very; unusually; to a great degree.
感激: gǎnjī — Grateful; thankful; feeling deep appreciation toward someone.
杀死: shāsǐ — To kill; to cause the death of someone.
了: le — Completion particle indicating a finished action.
东方: dōngfāng — East; the eastern direction or region.
邪恶: xié'è — Evil; wicked; morally corrupt and sinister.
将: jiāng — To; will; a formal preposition indicating direction of action.
人民: rénmín — The people; citizens; the general public of a nation.
从: cóng — From; since; used to indicate starting point.
奴役: núyì — Slavery; enslavement; to treat people as slaves.
中: zhōng — Within; in the middle of; inside something.
解放: jiěfàng — To liberate; to free from oppression or bondage.
出来: chūlái — To come out; directional complement indicating emergence.
满心: mǎn xīn — Full of heart; with a heart filled with emotion.
疑惑: yíhuò — Puzzled; confused; feeling doubtful or uncertain.
听着: tīngzhe — Listening; in the act of listening to something.
这番: zhè fān — These; this set of (words or remarks).
话: huà — Words; speech; spoken language or remarks.
这个: zhège — This one; refers to a nearby person or thing.
女人: nǚrén — Woman; adult female person.
叫: jiào — To call; to say; to address someone as something.
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun.
还: hái — Still; also; yet; in addition to that.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to express verbally.
这: zhè — This; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.
到底: dàodǐ — After all; on earth; used to emphasize a question.
是: shì — To be; is; am; are; linking verb.
什么: shénme — What; which; an interrogative pronoun.
意思: yìsi — Meaning; sense; what something signifies.
呢: ne — Sentence-final particle indicating a rhetorical question.
只是: zhǐshì — Just; merely; only; nothing more than.
一个: yī gè — One; a single (person or thing).
天真无害: tiānzhēn wúhài — Innocent and harmless; naive and causing no harm.
女孩: nǚhái — Girl; a young female child or teenager.
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates an action done to subject.
龙卷风: lóngjuǎnfēng — Tornado; a violent rotating column of wind.
家乡: jiāxiāng — Hometown; one's native place or home region.
卷到: juǎndào — Swept to; carried by wind to a destination.
几百: jǐ bǎi — Several hundred; an approximate large number.
英里: yīnglǐ — Mile; a unit of distance (about 1.6 km).
之外: zhī wài — Beyond; outside of; farther than a reference point.
一生: yīshēng — A lifetime; one's whole life from birth to death.
从未: cóngwèi — Never; not once in one's experience or history.
过: guò — Experiential aspect marker indicating past experience.
任何: rènhé — Any; whatever; no matter which or what.
东西: dōngxi — Thing; object; stuff; a general term for items.
显然: xiǎnrán — Obviously; clearly; evidently without doubt.
期待: qīdài — To expect; to anticipate; to look forward to.
回答: huídá — To answer; to reply; a response to a question.
于是: yúshì — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result.
迟疑: chíyí — To hesitate; to be uncertain about what to do.
好心: hǎoxīn — Kind-hearted; well-intentioned; having good intentions.
但: dàn — But; however; a conjunction indicating contrast.
一定: yīdìng — Certainly; must; definitely without doubt.
搞错: gǎocuò — To make a mistake; to get something wrong.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
没有: méiyǒu — Don't have; there is not; negation of existence.
不管: bùguǎn — No matter; regardless of; despite the circumstances.
怎样: zěnyàng — How; in what way; whatever the situation may be.
房子: fángzi — House; building used as a dwelling or shelter.
笑着: xiàozhe — Smiling; laughing; while wearing a smile.
回答道: huídádào — Replied; answered; used to introduce a spoken response.
一样: yīyàng — The same; alike; identical in nature or appearance.
瞧: qiáo — Look; see; take a look at something.
继续: jìxù — To continue; to keep going; to carry on.
指着: zhǐzhe — Pointing at; directing attention toward something.
一角: yī jiǎo — One corner; a corner edge of a structure.
两只: liǎng zhī — Two (of something, e.g., feet or animals).
脚: jiǎo — Foot; feet; the lower extremity of a leg.
那块: nà kuài — That piece; that block; referring to a specific chunk.
木头: mùtou — Wood; timber; a piece of wooden material.
下面: xiàmian — Below; underneath; the lower side of something.
伸出来: shēn chūlái — Sticking out; extending outward from beneath something.
望过去: wàng guòqù — To look over; to gaze toward that direction.
发出: fāchū — To emit; to let out (a sound or signal).
一声: yī shēng — One sound; a single cry or exclamation.
惊叫: jīngjiào — A startled cry; to scream in shock or fright.
果然: guǒrán — Sure enough; as expected; indeed as anticipated.
就在: jiù zài — Right at; exactly at; located precisely at a spot.
所: suǒ — Passive construction marker used with 被 or alone.
压着: yāzhe — Pressing down on; being crushed under weight.
那根: nà gēn — That (long object); that beam or rod specifically.
大: dà — Large; big; great in size or magnitude.
横梁: héngliáng — Beam; crossbeam; a horizontal structural support beam.
角落: jiǎoluò — Corner; a secluded or tucked-away spot.
下方: xiàfāng — Below; underneath; the area beneath something.
有: yǒu — There is; to have; indicates existence of something.
伸了: shēnle — Stretched out; extended outward (completed action).
穿着: chuānzhe — Wearing; dressed in; having on as clothing.
尖头: jiāntóu — Pointed tip; sharp-toed; having a pointed end.
银鞋: yín xié — Silver shoes; footwear made of or colored silver.
哎呀: āiyā — Oh my; an exclamation expressing surprise or dismay.
惊慌失措: jīnghuāng shīcuò — Panic-stricken; so alarmed as to lose composure completely.
叫道: jiàodào — Cried out; exclaimed; shouted in a particular way.
双手: shuāng shǒu — Both hands; a pair of hands used together.
紧握: jǐn wò — To grip tightly; to clasp firmly in the hands.
在: zài — At; in; on; a preposition of location or state.
一起: yīqǐ — Together; at the same time; jointly with others.
压在: yā zài — Pressed upon; bearing down weight on something.
身上: shēnshang — On one's body; upon someone's person.
该: gāi — Should; ought to; what one is supposed to do.
怎么办: zěnme bàn — What to do; how to handle this situation now.

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