木偶奇遇记 第68期:匹诺曹顶替看门狗(4)

 　　"Were you awake or asleep when they came?" continued the Farmer.

　　“黄鼠狼来的时候，你是醒着还是睡了？”农民继续问他。

　　"I was asleep," answered Pinocchio, "but they awakened¹ me with their whisperings.

　　“我在睡觉，”皮诺乔回答说，“可它们的耳语声把我吵醒了。

　　One of them even came to the door of the doghouse and said to me, 'If you promise not to bark, we will make you a present of one of the chickens for your breakfast.'

　　其中一只甚至走到狗屋门来对我说：‘只要你答应不叫，我们送你一份礼物，一只鸡做早餐。’

　　Did you hear that? They had the audacity² to make such a proposition as that to me!

　　你听到了吗？它们竟厚颜无耻到对我提出这种建议！

　　For you must know that, though I am a very wicked Marionette³ full of faults, still I never have been, nor ever shall be, bribed⁴."

　　因为你必须知道，尽管我是一个顽皮的木偶，满是缺点，可我从来，也永远不会是那种受贿的人。”

　　"Fine boy!" cried the Farmer, slapping him on the shoulder in a friendly way.

　　“好孩子！”农民友好的拍着他的肩膀，叫了一声。

　　"You ought to be proud of yourself. And to show you what I think of you, you are free from this instant!"

　　“你应该为自己感到骄傲。为了证明我对你的想法，你即刻起就自由了！”

　　And he slipped the dog collar from his neck.End of Chapter.

　　他从他脖子上脱掉了狗颈圈。本章结束。

1 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 audacity   

n.大胆，卤莽，无礼

参考例句：

• He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。
• He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。

3 marionette   

n.木偶

参考例句：

• With this marionette I wish to travel through the world.我希望带着这个木偶周游世界。
• The development of marionette had a great influence on the future development of opera.木偶戏的发展对以后的戏曲有十分重要的影响。

4 bribed   

v.贿赂( bribe的过去式和过去分词 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• They bribed him with costly presents. 他们用贵重的礼物贿赂他。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He bribed himself onto the committee. 他暗通关节，钻营投机挤进了委员会。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》