12 What It Said on the Golden Ticket

12 What It Said on the Golden Ticket Charlie burst through the front door, shouting, 'Mother! Mother! Mother!' Mrs Bucket was in the old grandparents' room, serving them their evening soup. 'Mother!' yelled Charlie, rushing in on them like a hurricane. 'Look! I've got it! Look, Mother, look! The last Golden Ticket! It's mine! I found some money in the street and I bought two bars of chocolate and the second one had the Golden Ticket and there were crowds of people all around me wanting to see it and the shopkeeper rescued me and I ran all the way home and here I am! IT's THE FIFTH GOLDEN TICKET, MOTHER, AND I'VE FOUND IT!' Mrs Bucket simply stood and stared, while the four old grandparents, who were sitting up in bed balancing bowls of soup on their laps, all dropped their spoons with a clatter and froze against their pillows. For about ten seconds there was absolute silence in the room. Nobody dared to speak or move. It was a magic moment.

金奖券上写的查理冲进前门，喊道:“妈妈!妈妈!妈妈!”巴克特太太在老祖父母的房间里，给他们端上晚上的汤。 “母亲!”查理喊道，像飓风一样冲向他们。 “看!我找到了!看，妈妈，看!最后一张金奖券!它是我的!我在街上捡到一些钱，我买了两块巧克力，第二块有金奖券，我周围的人都想看看，店主救了我，我一路跑回家，现在我在这里了!这是第五张金奖券，妈妈，我找到了!”巴克特太太只是站在那里呆呆地看着，而四位年迈的祖父母正坐在床上，把汤碗放在腿上，他们的勺子哗啦一声掉在地上，靠在枕头上僵住了。 大约有十秒钟，房间里鸦雀无声。 没人敢说话，也没人敢动。 这是一个神奇的时刻。

Then, very softly, Grandpa Joe said, 'You're pulling our legs, Charlie, aren't you? You're having a little joke?' 'I am not!' cried Charlie, rushing up to the bed and holding out the large and beautiful Golden Ticket for him to see. Grandpa Joe leaned forward and took a close look, his nose almost touching the ticket. The others watched him, waiting for the verdict. Then very slowly, with a slow and marvellous grin spreading all over his face, Grandpa Joe lifted his head and looked straight at Charlie. The colour was rushing to his cheeks, and his eyes were wide open, shining with joy, and in the centre of each eye, right in the very centre, in the black pupil, a little spark of wild excitement was slowly dancing. Then the old man took a deep breath, and suddenly, with no warning whatsoever, an explosion seemed to take place inside him. He threw up his arms and yelled 'Yippeeeeeeee!' And at the same time, his long bony body rose up out of the bed and his bowl of soup went flying into the face of Grandma Josephine, and in one fantastic leap, this old fellow of ninety-six and a half, who hadn't been out of bed these last twenty years, jumped on to the floor and started doing a dance of victory in his pyjamas. 'Yippeeeeeeeeee!' he shouted. 'Three cheers for Charlie! Hip, hip, hooray!' At this point, the door opened, and Mr Bucket walked into the room. He was cold and tired, and he looked it. All

然后，乔爷爷轻轻地说:“你在骗我们，查理，是不是?” 你在开玩笑吗?“我没有!”查理喊道，冲到床边，拿出那张又大又漂亮的金奖券给他看。 乔爷爷身体前倾，仔细看了看，鼻子几乎碰到了彩票。 其他人看着他，等待判决结果。 然后，乔爷爷慢慢地抬起头，直视着查理，脸上露出了缓慢而奇妙的笑容。 他的脸颊泛起了红晕，他的眼睛睁得大大的，闪烁着喜悦的光芒，在每只眼睛的正中，就在黑色的瞳孔正中，有一点疯狂的兴奋的火花在慢慢地跳舞。 然后老人深吸了一口气，突然，在没有任何警告的情况下，他的体内似乎发生了爆炸。 他举起双臂，喊道:“yipeeeeeeee !”与此同时，他瘦长的身体从床上站了起来，他那碗汤飞到约瑟芬奶奶的脸上，这个九十六岁半的老人，已经有二十年没有下过床了，他神奇地一跳，跳到地板上，穿着睡衣开始跳起了胜利的舞蹈。 “Yippeeeeeeeeee !他喊道。 “为查理欢呼三声!”嗨，嗨，万岁!”正在这时，门开了，巴克特先生走进了房间。 他又冷又累，看上去也是这样。 所有

day long, he had been shovelling snow in the streets.

整整一天，他都在街上铲雪。

'Cripes!' he cried. 'What's going on in here?' It didn't take them long to tell him what had happened. 'I don't believe it!' he said. 'It's not possible.' 'Show him the ticket, Charlie!' shouted Grandpa Joe, who was still dancing around the floor like a dervish in his striped pyjamas. 'Show your father the fifth and last Golden Ticket in the world!' 'Let me see it, Charlie,' Mr Bucket said, collapsing into a chair and holding out his hand. Charlie came forward with the precious document. It was a very beautiful thing, this Golden Ticket, having been made, so it seemed, from a sheet of pure gold hammered out almost to the thinness of paper. On one side of it, printed by some clever method in jet-black letters, was the invitation itself – from Mr Wonka. 'Read it aloud,' said Grandpa Joe, climbing back into bed again at last. 'Let's all hear exactly what it says.' Mr Bucket held the lovely Golden Ticket up close to his eyes. His hands were trembling slightly, and he seemed to be overcome by the whole business. He took several deep breaths. Then he cleared his throat, and said, 'All right, I'll read it. Here we go: 'Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Golden Ticket, from Mr Willy Wonka! I shake you warmly by the hand! Tremendous things are in store for you! Many wonderful surprises await you! For now, I do invite you to come to my

“天啊! !他叫道。“这里发生了什么事?”没过多久，他们就把发生的事告诉了他。 “我不相信!”他说。 这是不可能的。“把票给他看，查理!”乔爷爷喊道，他仍然像个穿着条纹睡衣的苦行僧一样在地板上跳着舞。 “让你爸爸看看世界上第五张也是最后一张金奖券!”“让我看看，查理，”巴克特先生说着，倒在椅子上，伸出手来。 查理拿着那份珍贵的文件走上前来。 这张金奖券是一件非常漂亮的东西，它似乎是用一张纯金锤成的，几乎和纸一样薄。 在它的一面，用某种巧妙的方法用喷黑字体印上了旺卡先生的邀请函。 “大声念出来，”乔爷爷说，最后又爬回床上。 “让我们都听听上面到底写了些什么。”巴克特先生把那张可爱的金奖券凑近眼睛。 他的双手微微颤抖着，似乎被这整件事给征服了。 他深吸了几口气。 然后他清了清嗓子说:“好吧，我来读。 恭喜你，幸运地找到了这张金奖券，威利·旺卡先生送给你!我热情地握着你的手!伟大的事情在等着你!许多精彩的惊喜在等着你!现在，我真的邀请你来我的

factory and be my guest for one whole day – you and all others who are lucky enough to find my Golden Tickets. I, Willy Wonka, will conduct you around the factory myself, showing you everything that there is to see, and afterwards, when it is time to leave, you will be escorted home by a procession of large trucks. These trucks, I can promise you, will be loaded with enough delicious eatables to last you and your entire household for many years. If, at any time thereafter, you should run out of supplies, you have only to come back to the factory and show this Golden Ticket, and I shall be happy to refill your cupboard with whatever you want. In this way, you will be able to keep yourself supplied with tasty morsels for the rest of your life. But this is by no means the most exciting thing that will happen on the day of your visit. I am preparing other surprises that are even more marvellous and more fantastic for you and for all my beloved Golden Ticket holders – mystic and marvellous surprises that will entrance, delight, intrigue, astonish, and perplex you beyond measure. In your wildest dreams you could not imagine that such things could happen to you! Just wait and see! And now, here are your instructions: the day I have chosen for the visit is the first day in the month of February. On this day, and on no other, you must come to the factory gates at ten o'clock sharp in the morning. Don't be late! And you are allowed to bring with you either one or two members of your own family to look after you and to ensure that you don't get into mischief. One more thing – be

并成为我一整天的客人-你和所有其他有幸找到我的金票的人。 我，威利·旺卡，会亲自带你们参观工厂，带你们参观所有的东西，然后，当你们要离开的时候，会有一队大卡车护送你们回家。 我可以向你保证，这些卡车将装满足够你和你全家吃很多年的美味佳肴。 如果在以后的任何时候，你的物资用完了，你只需要回到工厂，出示这张金票，我将很高兴为你的橱柜补充你想要的任何东西。 通过这种方式，你将能够在你的余生中保持自己的美味。 但这绝不是您参观当天最令人兴奋的事情。 我正在为你和我所有亲爱的金票持有者准备其他更奇妙、更奇妙的惊喜——神秘而奇妙的惊喜，将让你进入，让你高兴，让你兴奋，让你惊讶，让你困惑。 你做梦也想不到这样的事情会发生在你身上!等着瞧吧!现在，这是你的指示:我选择的访问日期是二月的第一天。 在这一天，没有别的日子，你必须在早上十点整到工厂门口。 不要迟到!你可以带一个或两个你自己的家人来照顾你，确保你不淘气。 还有一件事——他

certain to have this ticket with you, otherwise you will not be admitted. (Signed) Willy Wonka.' 'The first day of February!' cried Mrs Bucket. 'But that's tomorrow!. Today is the last day of January. I know it is!' 'Cripes!' said Mr Bucket. I think you're right!' 'You're just in time!' shouted Grandpa Joe. 'There's not a moment to lose. You must start making preparations at once! Wash your face, comb your hair, scrub your hands, brush your teeth, blow your nose, cut your nails, polish your shoes, iron your shirt, and for heaven's sake, get all that mud off your pants! You must get ready, my boy! You must get ready for the biggest day of your life!' 'Now don't over-excite yourself, Grandpa,' Mrs Bucket said. 'And don't fluster poor Charlie. We must all try to keep very calm. Now the first thing to decide is this who is going to go with Charlie to the factory?' 'I will!' shouted Grandpa Joe, leaping out of bed once again. 'I'll take him! I'll look after him! You leave it to me!' Mrs Bucket smiled at the old man, then she turned to her husband and said, 'How about you, dear? Don't you think you ought to go?' 'Well…' Mr Bucket said, pausing to think about it, 'no… I'm not so sure that I should.' 'But you must.'

你一定要带着这张票，否则你将不能入场。 (签名)威利·旺卡。“二月的第一天!”巴克特太太喊道。 “可那是明天的事!”今天是一月的最后一天。 我知道它是!“天啊! !巴克特先生说。 我想你是对的!“你来得正是时候!”乔爷爷喊道。 “一分钟也不能耽搁了。 你必须马上开始准备!洗脸，梳头，洗手，刷牙，擤鼻涕，剪指甲，擦鞋，熨衬衫，看在上帝的份上，把裤子上的泥都弄掉!你必须做好准备，我的孩子!你必须为你生命中最重要的一天做好准备!“别太激动了，爷爷，”巴克特太太说。 “别让可怜的查理慌张。 我们都必须尽量保持冷静。 现在要决定的第一件事是谁和查理一起去工厂?“我会的!”乔爷爷喊道，又从床上跳了起来。 “我要带他去!”我会照顾他的!你交给我吧!”巴克特夫人对老人笑了笑，然后转向她丈夫说:“你呢，亲爱的? 你不觉得你应该去吗?“嗯……”巴克特先生停下来想了想，“不……我不太确定我应该这么做。”“但你必须这么做。”