木偶奇遇记第108期:匹诺曹与小灯芯(6)

 　　"Not even one teacher?" "Not one."

　　“也没有老师吗？”“一个也没有。”

　　"And one does not have to study?" "Never, never, never!"

　　“人不必学习吗？”“不要，不要，永远不要！”

　　"What a great land!" said Pinocchio, feeling his mouth water.

　　“多棒的国家呀！”皮诺乔说，觉得口水都要流下来了。

　　"What a beautiful land! I have never been there, but I can well imagine it."

　　“多美的国家呀！我没到过那里，可我完全能想象出来！”

　　"Why don't you come, too?"

　　“那你干嘛不也去呢？”

　　"It is useless¹ for you to tempt² me! I told you I promised my good Fairy³ to behave myself, and I am going to keep my word."

　　“你别想诱惑我！我已经答应我的好仙女做个听话的孩子，我要说话算数。”

　　"Good by, then, and remember me to the grammar schools, to the high schools, and even to the colleges if you meet them on the way."

　　“那就再见吧，如果你在路上碰上了的话，代我向小学、中学甚至大学致敬。”

　　"Good by, Lamp Wick. Have a pleasant trip, enjoy yourself, and remember your friends once in a while."

　　“再见，小灯芯，旅途愉快，祝你快活，常常想到朋友们。”

　　With these words, the Marionette⁴ started on his way home.

　　木偶说完，就朝家走去。

　　Turning once more to his friend, he asked him: "But are you sure that, in that country, each week is composed⁵ of six Saturdays and one Sunday?" "Very sure!"

　　他转过身子向他这位朋友问道：“但是你真的确定，这国家每个星期都是六个星期六和一个星期日组成的吗？”“非常确定。”

　　"And that vacation begins on the first of January and ends on the thirty-first of December?" "Very, very sure!"

　　“假期都是从一月一号放到十二月最末了一天吗？”“非常，非常确定！”

1 useless   

adj.无用的，无效的，无益的

参考例句：

• His advise is useless to our project.他的建议对我们的计划没有什么价值。
• A car is useless without gasolene.汽车没有汽油便无用。

2 tempt   

vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣

参考例句：

• Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。
• The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。

3 fairy   

n.仙女；小精灵

参考例句：

• When did the bad fairy run away?坏仙女什么时候跑掉了？
• The bad fairy becomes a dragon.坏仙女变成了一条龙。

4 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。

5 composed   

adj.镇静的，沉着的v.组成( compose的过去式和过去分词 )；调解；[印刷]排（字）；使安定

参考例句：

• The committee is composed mainly of lawyers. 委员会主要由律师组成。
• Though badly frightened, she remained outwardly composed. 她虽然非常害怕，但表面上依然很镇静。