5 The Danger

CHAPTER 5 The Danger How hard it is to be a boy, Pinocchio thought as he walked. Everyone scolds us and gives us advice and warns us of danger, as if they were our mother or father or teacher. I think danger is something invented by grown ups, to frighten children who want to have fun. Why, even if I encounter some danger, Pinocchio vowed, I will stare it in the face and say, "What do you want? Hah! I'm not afraid of you!" Suddenly, however, Pinocchio was very afraid, for he thought he heard a slight rustle

第五章危险做一个孩子是多么艰难啊，皮诺乔边走边想。 每个人都责备我们，给我们忠告，警告我们危险，好像他们是我们的母亲、父亲或老师。 我认为危险是大人们发明的东西，用来吓唬那些想找乐子的孩子。 为什么，即使我遇到危险，皮诺乔发誓，我也要盯着它的脸说：“你想要什么？” 哈!我不怕你！”可是皮诺乔突然非常害怕，因为他好像听到了轻微的沙沙声

in the leaves behind him. When he turned to look, he saw two dark figures, wrapped from head to foot in black sacks. Danger! Pinocchio thought. In the form of muggers or assassins! Not knowing where to put the gold pieces, he put them under his tongue. He tried to run, but the masked figures grabbed his arm and yelled, "Your money or your life!" Pinocchio could not speak with the gold pieces in his mouth, so he tried to indicate with hand gestures that he was only a poor puppet without so much as a penny in his pocket. "Don't waste our time, puppet," said the taller figure. "Or we'll hurt both you and your father." "Not Father!" Pinocchio cried. As he screamed, the gold pieces rattled in his

在他身后的树叶里。当他转过身去看的时候，他看到两个黑影，从头到脚裹在黑麻袋里。 危险!匹诺曹的想法。 以抢劫犯或刺客的形式出现！他不知道把金币放在哪里，就把它们放在舌头下面。 他试图逃跑，但蒙面人影抓住他的手臂，喊道：“要么你的钱，要么你的命！”皮诺乔嘴里含着金币，说不出话来，只好用手势表示他只是个可怜的木偶，口袋里连一分钱也没有。 “别浪费我们的时间，木偶，”高个子说。 “否则我们会伤害你和你父亲。” “没有父亲!”匹诺曹哭了。 当他尖叫的时候，金币在他的手里格格作响

mouth. "Aha!" the muggers cried. "Spit that money out immediately!" Pinocchio refused, keeping his lips tightly sealed even after the muggers held his nose and shook him from side to side. When one of the muggers tried to pry Pinocchio's wooden lips open with a knife, the puppet used his sharp splintery teeth to bite the mugger's hand. Imagine his surprise when he felt fur on his tongue and realized that he had bitten into a paw! Pinocchio broke away and ran. The muggers were close behind. After running about seven miles, Pinocchio was exhausted and climbed up a tree. The muggers tried to climb up after him, but they slipped and fell. "Ha-ha!" Pinocchio called down. "Joke's on you," one of the muggers replied, and Pinocchio watched, wide-eyed,

的嘴。“啊哈！”抢劫犯叫道。 “马上把钱吐出来！”皮诺乔拒绝了，即使劫匪抓住他的鼻子，把他摇来摇去，皮诺乔还是紧闭嘴巴。 当其中一个抢劫犯试图用刀撬开皮诺奇的木头嘴唇时，皮诺奇用他锋利的牙齿咬了抢劫犯的手。 想象一下，当他摸到舌头上的毛，意识到自己咬到了一只爪子时，他有多惊讶！皮诺乔挣脱开跑了。 抢劫犯紧跟在后面。 跑了大约七英里后，皮诺乔累坏了，爬上了一棵树。 抢劫犯试图爬上去追他，但他们滑倒了。 “哈哈!”皮诺乔向下喊道。 “你开玩笑吧，”其中一个抢劫犯回答，皮诺乔睁大眼睛看着，

as they gathered up some wood, piled it at the base of the tree, and set it on fire. When the flames rose high enough to tickle his feet, Pinocchio jumped out of the tree and the chase was on again. Just when he thought he could run no farther, Pinocchio spotted a little cottage up ahead among the trees. If I can only make it there, he thought, I will be safe. Reaching the door, he knocked wildly. He could hear the footsteps and breaths of the muggers close behind him. There was no answer at the cottage. In despair, Pinocchio began to kick the door. An upstairs window opened, and a pretty but very pale girl looked out. Her hair was blue. In a weak voice she whispered, "No one lives here." "You live here," Pinocchio cried. "Please,

他们捡了一些木头，堆在树底下，然后放火烧了。 当火苗烧到他的脚痒痒的时候，皮诺乔从树上跳了下来，又开始了追逐。 就在皮诺乔觉得跑不动了的时候，他看见前面树林里有一间小屋。 只要我能到达那里，他想，我就安全了。 到了门口，他使劲敲门。 他能听到劫匪的脚步声和呼吸声，就在他身后。 小屋里没有回答。 皮诺乔绝望地开始踢门。 楼上的一扇窗户开了，一个漂亮但很苍白的女孩向外望去。 她的头发是蓝色的。她用微弱的声音低声说：“这里没人住。” “你住在这儿，”皮诺乔叫道。 “请,

open the door! I am being chased by muggers." Just then, however, the muggers caught up to him and grabbed him and dragged him away. "We've got you now," they growled. Pinocchio shook so hard from fear that the coins rattled under his tongue. "This time you will open your mouth," the muggers vowed. A few minutes later, Pinocchio found himself hanging like a Christmas ornament in an oak tree, with a noose around his neck. The muggers waited for Pinocchio to give his last gasp, but when he didn't, they got bored and tired. "Good-bye until tomorrow," they cried. "When we return, we hope you will be polite enough to be dead with your mouth wide open and your gold coins in a pile on the ground."

开门！我被一群抢劫犯追赶。” 然而，就在这时，抢劫犯追上了他，抓住他，把他拖走了。 “我们抓到你了。”他们咆哮道。 皮诺乔吓得浑身发抖，硬币在他的舌头底下格格作响。 “这次你得把嘴张开，”劫匪发誓说。 几分钟后，皮诺乔发现自己像一个圣诞装饰品一样被吊在一棵橡树上，脖子上套着一个套索。 强盗们等着皮诺乔咽下最后一口气，可是皮诺乔没有咽下最后一口气，他们又烦又累。 “明天再见，”他们喊道。 “当我们回来的时候，我们希望你能有礼貌地张着嘴死去，把你的金币堆在地上。”