04 Four

Four James Henry Trotter stood there clutching the bag and staring at the old man. 'And now,' the old man said, 'all you've got to do is this. Take a large jug of water, and pour all the little green things into it. Then, very slowly, one by one, add ten hairs from your own head. That sets them off! It gets them going! In a couple of minutes the water will begin to froth and bubble furiously, and as soon as that happens you must quickly drink it all down, the whole jugful, in one gulp. And then, my dear, you will feel it churning and boiling in your stomach, and steam will start coming out of your mouth, and immediately after that, marvellous things will start happening to you, fabulous, unbelievable things – and you will never be miserable again in your life. Because you are miserable, aren't you? You needn't tell me! I know all about it! Now, off you go and do exactly

四个詹姆斯·亨利·特罗特站在那里，抓着袋子，盯着老人。 “现在，”老人说，“你所要做的就是这样。 取一大壶水，把所有绿色的小东西倒进去。 然后，慢慢地，一根一根地，从你自己的头上加十根头发。 这让他们很生气!这让他们兴奋起来!几分钟后，水就会开始起泡，起泡得很厉害，一旦发生这种情况，你必须迅速把它喝光，一大口喝完一整罐。 然后，亲爱的，你会感到它在你的胃里翻腾沸腾，蒸汽会从你的嘴里冒出来，紧接着，奇妙的事情会发生在你身上，美妙的、难以置信的事情——你的生活中再也不会痛苦了。 因为你很痛苦，不是吗? 你不必告诉我!我都知道!现在，你就去做吧

as I say. And don't whisper a word of this to those two horrible aunts of yours! Not a word! And don't let those green things in there get away from you either! Because if they do escape, then they will be working their magic upon somebody else instead of upon you! And that isn't what you want at all, is it, my dear? Whoever they meet first, be it bug, insect, animal, or tree, that will be the one who gets the full power of their magic! So hold the bag tight! Don't tear the paper! Off you go! Hurry up! Don't wait! Now's the time! Hurry!' With that, the old man turned away and disappeared into the bushes.

正如我所说的。这件事一个字也别跟你那两个可怕的姑妈说!一个字也不要说!也别让那些绿色的东西离开你!因为如果他们逃脱了，他们就会对别人施魔法而不是对你!那根本不是你想要的，是吗，亲爱的? 不管是虫子、昆虫、动物还是树，谁先遇到谁，谁就能得到全部的魔力!所以抓紧袋子!不要撕纸!你走吧!快点!不要等待!现在是时候了!快点!”说完，老人转身消失在灌木丛中。