精灵鼠小弟 第54期:鼠小弟得到的教训

 The Doctor pressed the proper button and there it stood in plain sight again,

医生摁了一下正确的按钮，小车便又出现在视线里了，

its front fenders crumpled¹, its radiator² leaking, its headlights broken,

它前面的护泥板已经皱成了一团，冷却器也漏了，车头灯碎了

its windshield shattered, its right rear tire punctured³, and quite a bit of yellow paint scratched off the hood⁴.

挡风玻璃被撞成了碎片，车后面的轮胎被扎瘪了，车盖上的黄漆也刮掉了很大一片。

"What a mess!" groaned⁵ the Doctor.

“太恐怖了！”医生呻吟。

Stuart, I hope this will be a lesson to you: never push a button on an automobile⁶ unless you are sure of what you are doing.

斯图亚特，我希望这会给你一个教训：在你完全明白你要做什么之前，永远也不要再摁这车上的任何按钮！

"Yes, sir," answered Stuart, and his eyes filled with tears, each tear being smaller than a drop of dew.

“是的，先生，”斯图亚特眼泪汪汪地回答。他眼里的每一滴泪都比一滴小露珠还小。

It had been an unhappy morning, and Stuart was already homesick.

这是一个不幸的早晨，斯图亚特都有些开始想家了。

He was sure that he was never going to see Margalo again.

他相信他再也没机会见到玛戈了。

1 crumpled   

adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
• She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。

2 radiator   

n.暖气片，散热器

参考例句：

• The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.管道的两端与暖气片相连接。
• Top up the radiator before making a long journey.在长途旅行前加满散热器。

3 punctured   

v.在（某物）上穿孔( puncture的过去式和过去分词 )；刺穿（某物）；削弱（某人的傲气、信心等）；泄某人的气

参考例句：

• Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre. 路上的玻璃刺破了我的新轮胎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A nail on the road punctured the tyre. 路上的钉子把车胎戳穿了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

5 groaned   

v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 )；发牢骚；抱怨；受苦

参考例句：

• He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
• The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。