木偶奇遇记 第119期:在玩具国享乐(10)

 　　"Poor teacher!" answered the other, nodding his head. “可怜的老师！”对方点点头回答说。

　　"Indeed I know how much he disliked me and how he enjoyed speaking ill of me. “其实我知道他有多讨厌我，有多喜欢说我坏话。

　　But I am of a generous¹ nature, and I gladly forgive him." 可我宽宏大量，我很乐意原谅他。”

　　"Great soul!" said Pinocchio, fondly embracing² his friend. “你真是宽宏大量！”皮诺乔说着，热情地拥抱他的朋友。

　　Five months passed and the boys continued playing and enjoying themselves from morn till night,  五个月过去了，孩子们继续从早到晚的玩耍着，

　　without ever seeing a book, or a desk, or a school. 看不到一本书、一张桌子或是学校。

　　But, my children, there came a morning when Pinocchio awoke  可是，我的孩子们，有一天皮诺乔清早醒来

　　and found a great surprise awaiting³ him, a surprise which made him feel very unhappy, as you shall see. 发现有一个大惊喜等着他，一个让他难过不已的惊喜，正像你该看到的那样。

1 generous   

adj.慷慨的，大方的，慷慨给予的

参考例句：

• She was kind and generous.她心地善良，宽容大量。
• She was generous with her money.她很乐于仗义疏财。

2 embracing   

拥抱( embrace的现在分词 )； 包括； 包含； 接受

参考例句：

• You can not possibly make an all-embracing proposal. 你不可能提出一个包罗万象的建议。
• To embrace her was like embracing a jointed wooden image. 若是拥抱她，那感觉活像拥抱一块木疙瘩。 来自英汉文学

3 awaiting   

v.等候( await的现在分词 )；等待；期待；将发生在

参考例句：

• He is in custody awaiting trial . 他已被拘留候审。
• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence. 等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。 来自《简明英汉词典》