绿野仙踪 第107期:飞猴(8)

 "This was all we ever had to do until the Golden¹ Cap fell into the hands of the Wicked² Witch³ of the West, who made us enslave the Winkies,  “直到这顶金冠落在西方坏女巫的手里，我们一直过着平静的生活；坏女巫命令我们奴役着温基人，

and afterward⁴ drive Oz himself out of the Land of the West.  把奥芝赶出西方的国土。

Now the Golden Cap is yours, and three times you have the right to lay your wishes upon us." 现在你是这顶金冠的主人，凭着你的愿望，你可以召唤我们三次。”

As the Monkey King finished his story Dorothy looked down and saw the green, shining walls of the Emerald City before them.  当这个猴王讲完它的故事，多萝茜从高空向下望，望见了那翡翠城的反射着太阳光的绿色城墙，已经出现在他们下面了。

She wondered at the rapid flight of the Monkeys, but was glad the journey was over.  她惊奇那猴子们的快速，并且很高兴结束了这个旅程。

The strange creatures set the travelers down carefully before the gate of the City,  这些奇怪的动物，把旅客们小心地放到城门的前面，

the King bowed low to Dorothy, and then flew swiftly⁵ away, followed by all his band. 猴王向多萝茜低低地鞠了躬，轻快地飞走了，它的队伍也尾随而去。

"That was a good ride," said the little girl. “这是一次舒服的长途旅行，”小女孩子说。

"Yes, and a quick way out of our troubles," replied the Lion.  狮子回答说：“是的，在我们最困难的时候，摆脱了烦恼，

"How lucky it was you brought away that wonderful Cap!" 你得到了这顶金冠，真幸运呀！”

1 golden   

adj.金的，含金的，可贵的，金色的，贵重的，繁盛的

参考例句：

• My teacher is an Englishman with golden hair.我的老师是一个金黄色头发的英国人。
• It's a balmy evening,the golden time for lovers.这是一个暖和的夜晚，是恋人们的黄金时光。

2 wicked   

adj.邪恶的，恶劣的，缺德的；淘气的

参考例句：

• Let everyone know all the wicked things she has done.把她干的坏事给大家抖搂抖搂。
• The wicked must be wiped out.恶人必须除掉。

3 witch   

n.巫婆，女巫；vt.施巫术，迷惑

参考例句：

• The witch changed the prince into a frog.巫婆把王子变成了青蛙。
• The heartless witch cast a spell on the poor little girl.狠心的女巫对孤苦无助的小女孩施了妖术。

4 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

5 swiftly   

adv.快地，迅速地

参考例句：

• He came in swiftly and placed the child in my arms.他匆忙走进来把孩子放到我怀里。
• The police must be able to react swiftly in an emergency.警方在面对紧急情况时必须能迅速作出反应。