Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE Rick and the Big Green Pills So Saucepan came with them and in a little while they all stood in the Land of Magic Medicines. It was just as peculiar as every land that came to the top of the Faraway Tree! It didn't seem to be a land at all! When the children had climbed up the ladder to the top, they found themselves in what looked like a great big factory- a place where all kinds of pills, medicines, bandages and so on were made.

第三章 里克和绿色大药丸 于是平底锅跟着他们一起走，没过多久，大家就站在了魔药国度的土地上。 这里就和每次出现在远方树顶的国度一样，古怪极了！ 它看着根本就不像是一个国度呀！ 孩子们顺着梯子爬到顶端后，发现自己好像置身于一座超大的工厂里——这里生产各种各样的药丸、药品、绷带之类的东西。

Goblins and gnomes, pixies and fairies were as busy as could be, stirring great pots over curious green fires, pouring medicines into shining bottles, and counting out pills to put into coloured boxes.

哥布林、地精、小精灵和小仙子们个个忙得脚不沾地，有的在奇特的绿色火焰上搅拌大锅里的东西，有的把药品倒进亮闪闪的瓶子里，还有的在数药丸，要把它们放进彩色盒子里。

In one corner a goblin was stirring a purple mixture in a yellow bowl. Beth looked at it. "It's a kind of ointment," she said to the others. "I wonder what it's for."

一个角落里，有个哥布林正在搅拌黄色碗里的紫色混合物。 贝丝看着那团东西。 “这是一种药膏哦。”她对其他人说。 “不知道它是用来治什么的。”

"It's to make sore legs strong again," said the goblin, stirring hard. "Do you want some?" "Well, I don't know anyone with sore legs," said Beth. "Thank you all the same. If I did I'd love to have some, because it would be marvellous to make somebody's sore legs better." A pixie nearby was pouring some sparkling green medicine into bottles shaped like bubbles. The children and the others watched. It made a funny singing noise as it went in. "What's that for?" asked Joe. "Whoever takes this will always have shining eyes," said the pixie. "Shining, smiling eyes are the loveliest eyes in the world. Is it this medicine you have come for?" "Well, no, not exactly," said Joe. "I'd like to have some, though."

“它是用来让酸痛的腿重新变强壮的。”哥布林一边用力搅拌一边说。 “你们想要一点吗？” “嗯，我不认识腿疼的人呀。”贝丝说。 “还是谢谢你啦。 要是我认识的话，我肯定很想要一点，因为能治好别人的腿疼，简直太棒啦。” 旁边的一个小精灵正把闪闪发亮的绿色药水倒进泡泡形状的瓶子里。 孩子们和其他人都盯着看。 药水倒进瓶子的时候，发出了好听的嗡嗡声，像在唱歌似的。 “这是用来干嘛的呀？”乔问。 “谁喝了这个，就会永远有亮晶晶的眼睛。”小精灵说。 “亮闪闪、笑眯眯的眼睛，是全世界最可爱的眼睛啦。 你们是来拿这种药的吗？” “嗯，不是，不是来拿这个的。”乔说。 “不过我还挺想要一点的。”

"Oh, your eyes are smiley eyes," said the pixie, looking at him. "This is for sad people, whose eyes have become dull. Come to me when you are an old man and your eyes cannot see very well. I will give you plenty then." "Oh," said Joe. "Well, I won't be here then! I've only just come on a short visit!"

“哎呀，你的眼睛本来就是笑盈盈的呀。”小精灵看着他说。 “这个是给伤心的人用的，他们的眼睛都变得灰蒙蒙的。 等你变成老头子，眼睛看不太清楚的时候，再来找我吧。 到时候我会给你好多好多。” “哦。”乔应了一声。 “哎呀，那时候我早就不在这儿啦！ 我这次就是来短时间玩一下的！”

Rick called to the others. "Look!" he cried. "Here's some really marvellous pills! Watch them being made!" Everyone watched. It was most astonishing to see. First of all the pills were enormous- as large as footballs. A goblin blew on them with a pair of bellows out of which came green smoke, and they at once went down to the size of a cricket ball.

里克喊其他人过来。 “快看呀！”他叫道。 “这儿有好多特别神奇的药丸！ 快看它们是怎么做出来的！” 大家都看了过去。 那场面别提多让人吃惊了。 一开始药丸特别大——和足球一样大。 一个哥布林用风箱往药丸上吹，风箱里冒出绿烟，药丸立刻就缩小到板球那么大了。