(单词翻译:单击)
Chapter 13 Do You Believe in Faries?
第十三章 你相信有仙子吗?
The more quickly this horror is disposed of the better. The first to emerge from his tree was Curly.
这段恐怖故事,打发得越快越好。头一个钻出树洞的是卷毛,
He rose out of it into the arms of Cecco, who flung him to Smee, who flung him to Starkey, who flung him to Bill Jukes,who flung him to Noodler,
他一出来,立刻就落到了切科的手里,切科把他扔给了斯密,斯密把他扔给了斯塔奇,斯塔奇把他扔给了比尔·鸠克斯,比尔·鸠克斯又把他扔给了努得勒。
and so he was tossed from one to another till he fell at the feet of the black pirate.
就这样,他被他们一扔一扔,最后被扔到了那个黑海盗的脚下。
All the boys were plucked from their trees in this ruthless manner;
所有的孩子都这样残酷地从树洞里被拽了出来;
and several of them were in the air at a time, like bales of goods flung from hand to hand.
有几个孩子有时候被抛到半空中,像传递一包包的货物一样。
A different treatment was accorded to Wendy, who came last.
最后一个出来的是温迪,她受到的待遇略有不同。
With ironical politeness Hook raised his hat to her, and, offering her his arm, escorted her to the spot where the others were being gagged.
胡克嘲弄地装作彬彬有礼的样子,对她举了举帽子,用胳膊挽着她,把她搀扶到别的孩子囚禁的地方。
He did it with such an air, he was so frightfully distingué, that she was too fascinated to cry out. She was only a little girl.
胡克的风度是那样高贵,温迪像着了迷似的,竟没有哭出来。她只不过是个小女孩呀。
Perhaps it is tell-tale to divulge that for a moment Hook entranced her, and we tell on her only because her slip led to strange results.
要说胡克这一刻真的迷惑了温迪,似乎是贬低了她,但我们提到这一点,是因为温迪的失误引起了意想不到的后果。
Had she haughtily unhanded him (and we should have loved to write it of her), she would have been hurled through the air like the others,
要是她拒绝挽着胡克的手臂(我们当然愿意这样来写她),她就会像别的孩子一样被抛在空中;
and then Hook would probably not have been present at the tying of the children;
那样,胡克就不会看到孩子们被捆绑的情况;
and had he not been at the tying he would not have discovered Slightly's secret,
假如他当时不在场,他也就不会发现斯莱特利的秘密;
and without the secret he could not presently have made his foul attempt on Peter's life.
假如没有发现这个秘密,他就不会去卑鄙地图谋彼得的性命。
They were tied to prevent their flying away, doubled up with their knees close to their ears;
为了防止孩子们逃跑,海盗们把他们捆了起来,膝盖贴近耳朵捆成一团;
and for the trussing of them the black pirate had cut a rope into nine equal pieces.
为了捆绑他们,黑海盗把一根绳子割成相等的九段。全都顺顺当当地捆好了。
All went well until Slightly's turn came,
最后轮到捆斯莱特利,
when he was found to be like those irritating parcels that use up all the string in going round and leave no tags with which to tie a knot.
这时,发现他像一个恼人的包裹一样,一道一道用完所有的绳子,剩下的绳子头不够打结了。
The pirates kicked him in their rage, just as you kick the parcel (though in fairness you should kick the string);
海盗们恼怒之下就踢他,就像你踢一只包裹一样(说句公道话,你应该踢绳子);
and strange to say it was Hook who told them to belay their violence.
说也奇怪,是胡克叫他们停止暴行。
His lip was curled with malicious triumph.
胡克的嘴唇撅起来了,露出恶毒的得意神气。
