12 In Search of the Terrible Shark

CHAPTER 12 In Search of the Terrible Shark Pinocchio reached the shore before any of his friends. When he got there, however, he saw no sign of the shark. Finally his friends arrived. "Hey, where's that shark?" Pinocchio asked. "Maybe he's at breakfast, or taking a nap," one boy said, winking. Pinocchio realized that the boys had played a trick on him, lying to him to get him to skip school. "We had to," they exclaimed. "You're a

第十二章寻找可怕的鲨鱼皮诺乔比他的朋友们都早到达海岸。 然而，当他到达那里时，他没有看到鲨鱼的迹象。 最后他的朋友们来了。 “嘿，鲨鱼在哪里？”匹诺曹问。 “也许他在吃早饭，或者在打盹，”一个男孩眨着眼睛说。 皮诺乔意识到这两个男孩在捉弄他，骗他逃学。 “我们必须这么做，”他们惊呼道。 “你是一个

goodygoody. You make us look bad." "And don't think of kicking us again," one of the boys warned. "You may have dangerous wooden feet, but there are seven of us and only one of you." "One of me is still better than all of you," Pinocchio replied. "Oh really?" the boldest boy said, reaching out and hitting Pinocchio in the head. Pinocchio hit him back, and within a few minutes, a furious battle was raging. Although he was only one against seven, Pinocchio's wooden feet held their own and caused plenty of howls. Backing off, the boys decided to try another approach. Instead of throwing punches at Pinocchio, they began to throw books. Pinocchio ducked, first to the left and then to the right. The books flew right over his

goodygoody。你让我们看起来很糟糕。” “别再想踢我们了，”一个男孩警告说。 “你可能有一双危险的木脚，但我们有七个人，而你只有一个。” “我一个人还是比你们所有人强。”皮诺乔回答。 “哦，真的吗？”最大胆的男孩说着，伸出手打了皮诺乔的头。 皮诺乔还击了他，几分钟后，一场激烈的战斗开始了。 虽然皮诺乔只有一个对七个，但他的木脚站稳了，引起了许多人的嚎叫。 男孩们退后一步，决定尝试另一种方法。 他们不再打皮诺乔，而是开始扔书。 皮诺乔先是向左，然后又向右低头。 书从他的身上飞了过去

head and into the sea, where the fish tried to eat them then spat them out. After a few minutes, only one of Pinocchio's books was left. It was his favorite —a big, heavy math book. The boys surrounded Pinocchio until they stood in a circle around him. Then the boy holding the math book threw it at Pinocchio with all of his strength. But instead of hitting Pinocchio, the book hit one of the other boys in the head. The injured boy turned pale as a ghost and fainted. "Uh-oh," all of the boys cried. Thinking they had committed murder, they turned and ran. Only Pinocchio stayed behind. Running to the sea, he took his handkerchief, soaked it in the cool water, and bathed the injured boy's head. "Please wake up, Eugene," he cried. "Please

一头扎进海里，鱼试图吃掉它们，然后把它们吐了出来。 几分钟后，皮诺乔的书只剩下一本了。 那是他的最爱——一本又厚又大的数学书。 孩子们围着皮诺乔，围成一圈。 然后，拿着数学书的男孩用尽全身力气把书扔向皮诺奇。 但书没有打到皮诺奇，而是打在了另一个男孩的头上。 受伤的男孩脸色苍白，昏倒了。 “哦哦，”所有的男孩都叫了起来。 他们以为自己犯了谋杀罪，转身就跑。 只有皮诺乔留下了。 他跑到海边，拿起手帕，把它浸在凉水里，给受伤的男孩洗了个澡。 “请醒醒，尤金。”他喊道。 “请

don't die. Oh, why did I skip school? What will become of me now?" Suddenly Pinocchio heard heavy steps approaching. Looking up, he saw two police officers standing near him. "What's your name?" one of them asked. "Pinocchio." "Did you hurt this boy?" "N-No," stammered the puppet. "Well then, who did?" Pinocchio wouldn't say. He was no tattletale. One of the officers picked up the math book and then looked at Eugene's bruise. "This is the book that injured him," he concluded. "Whose book is this?" the other officer asked. "Mine," Pinocchio admitted.

不会死。哦，我为什么逃学？ 现在我该怎么办呢？”突然，皮诺乔听到沉重的脚步声走近了。 他抬头一看，看见两个警察站在他旁边。 “你叫什么名字？”其中一个问道。 “匹诺曹”。“你伤害了这个男孩吗？”“不，不，”木偶结结巴巴地说。 “那么，是谁干的？”皮诺乔不肯说。 他不是个爱搬弄是非的人。其中一名警官拿起数学书，看了看尤金身上的瘀伤。 “正是这本书伤害了他，”他总结道。 “这是谁的书？”另一个警察问。 “我的，”皮诺乔承认。

That was all the officers needed to hear. They arranged for some fishermen to take care of Eugene, and then grabbed a hold of Pinocchio and began walking him to jail. Halfway there, a sudden gust of wind picked up Pinocchio's cap and blew it down the street. "Please," he begged the officers, "can I go get my hat? If I am to sit in some drafty prison, I am going to need my hat." "All right," the officers said. "But hurry up and get it, and then come right back." And hurry Pinocchio did. When he had retrieved his hat, he continued to hurry as fast as he could in the other direction, away from the officers and back to the sea. After all, he had a father to find! Pinocchio thought he was home free— until, that is, he heard a terrible panting behind him. The police officers had set their

警官们只需要听到这些。 他们安排了几个渔夫来照顾尤金，然后抓住皮诺乔，开始送他去监狱。 走到一半，突然刮起一阵风，把皮诺乔的帽子吹到了街上。 “请问，”他恳求警官，“我能去拿我的帽子吗？” 如果我被关在通风良好的监狱里，我需要戴上帽子。” “好吧，”警官们说。 “快去拿，然后马上回来。” 皮诺乔赶紧照做了。他拿回帽子后，继续以最快的速度朝另一个方向跑去，离开军官们，回到海边。 毕竟，他还有父亲要找呢！皮诺乔以为他可以自由自在地回家了——直到他听到身后传来一阵可怕的喘气声。 警察已经把他们的

police dog after him! Alidoro (for that was the dog's name) was very fast and fierce. He came so close at times that Pinocchio could feel his hot breath behind him. Lucky for Pinocchio, he was near the ocean. A few more steps, and Pinocchio leaped up and into the water. Running too fast to stop, Alidoro fell into the water, too. Unfortunately for him, he could not swim. Alidoro tried and tried to do the doggie paddle, but it was no use. He was sinking like a stone. "Help," he gurgled. Pinocchio hesitated. After all, the dog had been trying to hurt him. Seconds later, however, the poor dog's cries broke Pinocchio's heart. "If I help you," he said, "will you promise to stop chasing me?"

警犬在追他！阿利多罗（这是那条狗的名字）跑得又快又凶猛。 他有时走得很近，皮诺乔都能感觉到他身后热气腾腾的气息。 皮诺乔很幸运，他在海边。 再走几步，皮诺乔就跳了起来，跳进了水里。 阿利多罗跑得太快，停不下来，也掉进了水里。 不幸的是，他不会游泳。 阿利多罗试了又试，但没有用。 他像一块石头一样下沉。 “救命，”他咯咯笑着说。匹诺曹犹豫了。 毕竟，那只狗一直想伤害他。 然而，几秒钟后，可怜的狗的哭声伤透了皮诺乔的心。 “如果我帮你，”他说，“你能保证不再追我吗？”