The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 5
I know this is true, for I am one of them myself, and cannot be mistaken.
我知道这是真的，因为我自己就是其中之一，不会弄错的。
Those who dwelt in the East and the West were, indeed, wicked witches; but now that you have killed one of them, there is but one Wicked Witch in all the Land of Oz—the one who lives in the West.
住在东方和西方的那两位，确实是邪恶的女巫；但如今你已经杀死了其中一个，整个奥兹国只剩下一个邪恶女巫了——那个住在西方的。
"But," said Dorothy, after a moment's thought, "Aunt Em has told me that the witches were all dead—years and years ago."
多萝西思索片刻后说道："但是，埃姆姑姑告诉过我，所有的女巫早在许多许多年前就已经死了。"
"Who is Aunt Em?" inquired the little old woman.
那位小老太太问道："埃姆姑姑是谁？"
"She is my aunt who lives in Kansas, where I came from."
多萝西回答说："她是我的姑姑，住在堪萨斯，我就是从那里来的。"
The Witch of the North seemed to think for a time, with her head bowed and her eyes upon the ground.
北方女巫似乎沉思了片刻，低着头，眼睛望着地面。
Then she looked up and said, "I do not know where Kansas is, for I have never heard that country mentioned before.
然后她抬起头说道："我不知道堪萨斯在哪里，因为我从未听说过那个地方。
But tell me, is it a civilized country?"
但告诉我，那是一个文明的国家吗？"
"Oh, yes," replied Dorothy.
多萝西回答说："哦，是的。"
"Then that accounts for it.
北方女巫说："那就说得通了。
In the civilized countries I believe there are no witches left, nor wizards, nor sorceresses, nor magicians.
我相信在文明国家里，已经没有女巫、巫师、术士或魔法师了。
But, you see, the Land of Oz has never been civilized, for we are cut off from all the rest of the world.
但是，你看，奥兹国从来就没有文明化过，因为我们与世界其他地方完全隔绝。
Therefore we still have witches and wizards amongst us."
所以我们这里仍然有女巫和巫师存在。"
"Who are the wizards?" asked Dorothy.
多萝西问道："那巫师们是谁？"
"Oz himself is the Great Wizard," answered the Witch, sinking her voice to a whisper.
女巫压低声音，低声答道："奥兹本人就是伟大的巫师。"
"He is more powerful than all the rest of us together.
他比我们所有人加在一起还要强大。
Vocabulary
- 我
- wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
- 知道
- zhīdào — To know, to be aware of something
- 这
- zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things
- 是
- shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state
- 真的
- zhēn de — Really, truly; expressing something is genuine
- 因为
- yīnwèi — Because; introduces a reason or cause
- 自己
- zìjǐ — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject
- 就是
- jiù shì — Exactly is; used for emphasis or confirmation
- 其中
- qízhōng — Among them; within a group or set
- 之一
- zhī yī — One of; indicates membership in a group
- 不会
- bù huì — Will not; cannot; expressing inability or certainty not
- 弄错
- nòng cuò — To make a mistake; to get something wrong
- 的
- de — Structural particle; indicates possession or modification
- 住在
- zhù zài — To live in; to reside at a place
- 东方
- dōngfāng — The East; eastern direction or region
- 和
- hé — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses
- 西方
- xīfāng — The West; western direction or region
- 那
- nà — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant things
- 两位
- liǎng wèi — Two (people); polite measure word for persons
- 确实
- quèshí — Indeed, certainly; expressing something is true
- 邪恶
- xié'è — Evil, wicked; morally bad or harmful
- 女巫
- nǚwū — Witch; a female practitioner of magic
- 但
- dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement
- 如今
- rújīn — Nowadays, now; referring to the present time
- 你
- nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun
- 已经
- yǐjīng — Already; indicates an action has been completed
- 杀死
- shā sǐ — To kill; to cause death of someone
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state
- 一个
- yī gè — One (thing/person); basic measure word combination
- 整个
- zhěnggè — Entire, whole; referring to the complete thing
- 只剩下
- zhǐ shèng xià — Only remaining; just left over after reduction
- 那个
- nàge — That one; demonstrative pronoun for a specific thing
- 思索
- sīsuǒ — To ponder, think deeply about something carefully
- 片刻
- piànkè — A moment, a brief period of time
- 后
- hòu — After, behind; indicating time or position following
- 说道
- shuōdào — Said; narrative verb introducing direct speech
- 但是
- dànshì — But, however; stronger contrast than 但
- 姑姑
- gūgu — Aunt; father's sister or older female relative
- 告诉
- gàosu — To tell, to inform someone of something
- 过
- guò — Experiential particle; indicates past experience
- 所有
- suǒyǒu — All, every; referring to the complete set
- 早在
- zǎo zài — As early as; long before a certain time
- 许多
- xǔduō — Many, a lot; indicating a large quantity
- 年前
- nián qián — Years ago; a number of years in the past
- 就
- jiù — Already, then; adverb for emphasis or sequence
- 死了
- sǐ le — Died, is dead; completed state of death
- 那位
- nà wèi — That (person); polite demonstrative for a person
- 小
- xiǎo — Small, little; describing small size or age
- 老太太
- lǎo tàitai — Old woman; elderly lady or older female
- 问道
- wèndào — Asked; narrative verb introducing a question
- 谁
- shéi — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person
- 回答
- huídá — To answer, reply; responding to a question
- 说
- shuō — To say, speak; basic verb of speaking
- 她
- tā — She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- 我的
- wǒ de — My, mine; first-person possessive form
- 从
- cóng — From; indicates starting point of movement or time
- 那里
- nàlǐ — There, that place; referring to a distant location
- 来的
- lái de — Came from; indicates origin of someone or something
- 北方
- běifāng — The North; northern direction or region
- 似乎
- sìhū — Seems, appears; expressing an uncertain impression
- 沉思
- chénsī — To meditate, ponder deeply; deep in thought
- 低着
- dīzhe — Lowering, keeping down; ongoing lowered position
- 头
- tóu — Head; the top part of the body
- 眼睛
- yǎnjīng — Eyes; the organs used for seeing
- 望着
- wàngzhe — Gazing at, looking toward; sustained looking action
- 地面
- dìmiàn — Ground, floor; the surface of the earth
- 然后
- rànhòu — Then, afterwards; indicating the next step
- 抬起
- tái qǐ — To lift up, raise; moving something upward
- 不
- bù — No, not; basic negation particle
- 在
- zài — At, in; indicates location or ongoing action
- 哪里
- nǎlǐ — Where; interrogative asking about a location
- 从未
- cóng wèi — Never; not once at any past time
- 听说
- tīngshuō — To hear of, have heard about something
- 地方
- dìfāng — Place, area, region; a location or locality
- 文明
- wénmíng — Civilization, civilized; advanced human cultural development
- 国家
- guójiā — Country, nation; a sovereign political territory
- 吗
- ma — Question particle; turns statement into yes/no question
- 哦
- ó / ò — Oh; interjection expressing surprise or realization
- 是的
- shì de — Yes, that's right; affirmative confirmation
- 说得通
- shuō de tōng — Makes sense; an explanation is logical and coherent
- 相信
- xiāngxìn — To believe, trust; having confidence in something
- 里
- lǐ — Inside, within; indicates interior of a space
- 没有
- méiyǒu — Don't have, there isn't; expressing nonexistence
- 巫师
- wūshī — Wizard, sorcerer; a male practitioner of magic
- 术士
- shùshì — Sorcerer, magician; one skilled in occult arts
- 或
- huò — Or; presents an alternative option or choice
- 魔法师
- mófǎshī — Magician, sorcerer; a master of magical arts
- 看
- kàn — To look, see; also used as 'you see'
- 从来
- cónglái — Always, never (with negation); referring to all time
- 文明化
- wénmínghuà — To civilize; the process of becoming civilized
- 我们
- wǒmen — We, us; first-person plural pronoun
- 与
- yǔ — With, and; formal conjunction connecting nouns
- 世界
- shìjiè — World; the entire earth or global community
- 其他
- qítā — Other, the rest; referring to remaining things
- 完全
- wánquán — Completely, entirely; to a total degree
- 隔绝
- géjué — Isolated, cut off; completely separated from others
- 所以
- suǒyǐ — Therefore, so; introduces a result or conclusion
- 这里
- zhèlǐ — Here, this place; nearby location
- 仍然
- réngrán — Still, yet; continuing unchanged despite circumstances
- 有
- yǒu — To have, there is; indicating existence or possession
- 存在
- cúnzài — To exist; the state of having real being
- 巫师们
- wūshīmen — Wizards; plural form referring to multiple sorcerers
- 压低
- yā dī — To lower, reduce; pressing something down deliberately
- 声音
- shēngyīn — Voice, sound; audible noise produced by something
- 低声
- dīshēng — In a low voice; speaking softly or quietly
- 答道
- dádào — Replied, answered; narrative verb for giving a response
- 本人
- běnrén — The person himself/herself; in person, personally
- 伟大
- wěidà — Great, magnificent; of extraordinary importance or power
- 他
- tā — He, him; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- 比
- bǐ — Than, compared to; used in comparative sentences
- 所有人
- suǒyǒu rén — Everyone, all people; referring to every person
- 加在一起
- jiā zài yīqǐ — Added together, combined; totaling everything at once
- 还要
- hái yào — Even more; used to intensify a comparison
- 强大
- qiángdà — Powerful, mighty; having great strength or influence
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