🔊 Two Earthmen entered, but instead of advancing into the room, they placed themselves one on each side of the door, and bowed deeply. They were followed immediately by the last person whom anyone had expected or wished to see: the Lady of the Green Kirtle, the Queen of Underland. She stood dead still in the doorway, and they could see her eyes moving as she took in the whole situation - the three strangers, the silver chair destroyed, and the Prince free, with his sword in his hand.

两名地精走了进来,但他们并未踏入房间深处,而是分立于门扉两侧,深深鞠了一躬。紧随其后出现的,是所有人最未曾料及也最不愿见到的那一位:绿衣夫人,地下世界女王。她纹丝不动地伫立在门口,他们能看见她的眼珠转动,正将整个情势尽收眼底--三个陌生人、被毁坏的银椅,以及重获自由、手握利剑的王子。

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advancing /ədˈvænsɪŋ/

v. 前进,推进➕

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situation /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/

n. 情况,形势➕

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strangers /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

n. 陌生人➕

🔊 She turned very white; but Jill thought it was the sort of whiteness that comes over some people’s faces not when they are frightened but when they are angry. For a moment the Witch fixed her eyes on the Prince, and there was murder in them. Then she seemed to change her mind.

她的脸变得惨白；但吉尔认为,那并非恐惧所致,而是某些人勃然大怒时脸上才会浮现的那种苍白。有那么一瞬间,女巫死死盯住王子,眼中杀机毕露。接着,她似乎改变了主意。

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murder /ˈmɜːrdər/

n. 谋杀➕

🔊 "Leave us," she said to the two Earthmen. "And let none disturb us till I call, on pain of death." The gnomes padded away obediently, and the Witch-queen shut and locked the door.

"退下。"她对两名地精说,"在我召唤之前,不许任何人打扰,违者处死。"地精们顺从地踮脚退了出去,女巫女王随即关上门并上了锁。

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disturb /dɪˈstɜːrb/

v. 打扰,扰乱➕

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pain of death /peɪn əv deθ/

n. phrase. 违者处死,死刑惩罚➕

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obediently /əˈbiːdiəntli/

adv. 顺从地,服从地➕

🔊 "How now, my lord Prince," she said. "Has your nightly fit not yet come upon you, or is it over so soon? Why stand you here unbound? Who are these aliens? And is it they who have destroyed the chair which was your only safety?"

"我的王子殿下,这是怎么了,"她开口道,"你夜间的症候尚未发作吗,还是已然如此迅速地消退了？为何你无人束缚地站在这里？这些外乡人是何来路？那唯一能保你平安的椅子,莫非也是他们所毁？"

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nightly /ˈnaɪtli/

adj. 每夜的,夜间发生的➕

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unbound /ʌnˈbaʊnd/

adj. 未捆绑的,自由的➕

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aliens /ˈeɪliənz/

n. 外星人,外人➕

🔊 Prince Rilian shivered as she spoke to him. And no wonder: it is not easy to throw off in half an hour an enchantment which has made one a slave for ten years. Then, speaking with a great effort, he said:

瑞廉王子听她说话时,不禁浑身颤抖。这也不足为奇:要在半小时内挣脱那将他奴役了十年之久的魔法,谈何容易。随后,他费尽气力,开口说道:

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enchantment /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/

n. 魔法,魅力➕

🔊 "Madam, there will be no more need of that chair. And you, who have told me a hundred times how deeply you pitied me for the sorceries by which I was bound, will doubtless hear with joy that they are now ended for ever. There was, it seems, some small error in your Ladyship’s way of treating them. These, my true friends, have delivered me. I am now in my right mind, and there are two things I will say to you. First - as for your Ladyship’s design of putting me at the head of an army of Earthmen so that I may break out into the Overworld and there, by main force, make myself king over some nation that never did me wrong - murdering their natural lords and holding their throne as a bloody and foreign tyrant - now that I know myself, I do utterly abhor and renounce it as plain villainy. And second: I am the King’s son of Narnia, Rilian, the only child of Caspian, Tenth of that name, whom some call Caspian the Seafarer. Therefore, Madam, it is my purpose, as it is also my duty, to depart suddenly from your Highness’s court into my own country. Please it you to grant me and my friends safe conduct and a guide through your dark realm."

"夫人,那张椅子已不再需要。至于您,您曾上百次向我诉说,您对我身受巫术束缚的境地何等怜悯,那么得知这束缚如今已永远终结,想必也会感到欣慰。看来,您女士处置此等巫术的方式,似乎是出了些微小的纰漏。是我的这些忠友解救了我。此刻我神志清明,有两件事要告知于您。第一--关于您女士的谋划,欲让我统率一支地精大军,杀出这地下世界,冲入地上世界,并凭恃蛮力,去征服某个从未亏待过我的民族--屠戮其天生的君主,以血腥外族暴君的身份强占其王位--如今我既已自知,便对此等赤裸裸的恶行深恶痛绝,并彻底唾弃。第二:我乃纳尼亚国王之子,瑞廉,凯斯宾十世之独子,亦即那位人称航海家凯斯宾的国王之子。因此,夫人,我的打算,亦是我的责任,便是即刻离开您陛下的宫廷,返回我自己的国度。恳请陛下恩准我与我的朋友们安全通行,并派一向导引领我们穿过您这黑暗的疆域。"

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sorceries /ˈsɔːrsəriz/

n. 巫术,魔法➕

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doubtless /ˈdaʊtləs/

adv. 无疑地,肯定地➕

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design /dɪˈzaɪn/

n. 计划,设计➕

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main force /meɪn fɔːrs/

n. phrase. 主力,主要力量➕

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bloody /ˈblʌdi/

adj. 血腥的,暴力的➕

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foreign /ˈfɔːrən/

adj. 外国的,外来的➕

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tyrant /ˈtaɪrənt/

n. 暴君,专制统治者➕

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abhor /əbˈhɔːr/

v. 憎恶,厌恶➕

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renounce /rɪˈnaʊns/

v. 放弃,宣布放弃➕

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villainy /ˈvɪləni/

n. 邪恶行为,恶行➕

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depart /dɪˈpɑːrt/

v. 离开,出发➕

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safe conduct /seɪf ˈkɒndʌkt/

n. phrase. 安全通行权,通行许可➕

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realm /relm/

n. 王国,领域➕

🔊 Now the Witch said nothing at all, but moved gently across the room, always keeping her face and eyes very steadily towards the Prince. When she had come to a little ark set in the wall not far from the fireplace, she opened it, and took out first a handful of a green powder. This she threw on the fire. It did not blaze much, but a very sweet and drowsy smell came from it. And all through the conversation which followed, that smell grew stronger, and filled the room, and made it harder to think. Secondly, she took out a musical instrument rather like a mandolin. She began to play it with her fingers - a steady, monotonous thrumming that you didn’t notice after a few minutes. But the less you noticed it, the more it got into your brain and your blood. This also made it hard to think. After she had thrummed for a time (and the sweet smell was now strong) she began speaking in a sweet, quiet voice.

女巫此刻一言不发,只是悄然移步穿过房间,面容与目光始终牢牢对准王子。她走到壁炉不远处墙内嵌着的一只小柜前,打开柜门,先取出一把绿色粉末,撒入火中。那火并未蹿起多高,却散发出一股异常甜美、令人昏昏欲睡的香气。在随后的整个对话过程中,那气味愈发浓烈,弥漫了整个房间,叫人难以思考。接着,她又取出一件状似曼陀林的乐器,开始用指头拨弄起来--那是一串平稳单调的嗡嗡声,听上几分钟后,你便不再留意。但你越是不留意,它就越是渗入你的头脑和血脉。这也使人难以思考。她拨弄了一阵子（此时甜香已十分浓郁）,才用一种甜美而平静的嗓音开了口。

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handful /ˈhændfʊl/

n. 一把,少量➕

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powder /ˈpaʊdər/

n. 粉末,粉➕

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blaze /bleɪz/

v. 燃烧,发光➕

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drowsy /ˈdraʊzi/

adj. 昏昏欲睡的,困倦的➕

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monotonous /məˈnɒtənəs/

adj. 单调的,乏味的➕

🔊 "Narnia?" she said. "Narnia? I have often heard your Lordship utter that name in your ravings. Dear Prince, you are very sick. There is no land called Narnia."

"纳尼亚？"她说,"纳尼亚？我常听殿下您呓语时吐出这个名字。亲爱的王子,你病得很重。根本没有一个叫纳尼亚的地方。"

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utter /ˈʌtər/

v. 说出,发声➕

🔊 "Yes there is, though, Ma’am," said Puddleglum. "You see, I happen to have lived there all my life."

"有的,夫人,"帕德尔格伦说,"您瞧,我恰巧在那儿住了一辈子。"

🔊 "Indeed," said the Witch. "Tell me, I pray you, where that country is?"

"当真？"女巫道,"那么,可否请你告诉我,那个国家在何处？"

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pray /preɪ/

v. 请求,祈祷➕

🔊 "Up there," said Puddleglum, stoutly, pointing overhead. "I - I don’t know exactly where."

"在那上面,"帕德尔格伦坚定地指着头顶说,"我--我也不太清楚确切位置。"

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stoutly /ˈstaʊtli/

adv. 坚定地,坚决地➕

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overhead /ˌoʊvərˈhed/

adv. 在头顶上,在上方➕

🔊 "How?" said the Queen, with a kind, soft, musical laugh. "Is there a country up among the stones and mortar of the roof?"

"怎会？"女王发出一种和善、轻柔、如音乐般的笑声,"难道屋顶的砖石灰泥之间,还藏着一个国家不成？"

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mortar /ˈmɔːrtər/

n. 灰浆,砂浆➕

🔊 "No," said Puddleglum, struggling a little to get his breath. "It’s in Overworld."

"不,"帕德尔格伦说,他有些费力地喘息着,"它在地上世界。"

🔊 "And what, or where, pray is this ... how do you call it... Overworld?"

"那么请问,这个……你怎么称呼它来着……地上世界,究竟是什么,又在哪里呢？"

🔊 "Oh, don’t be so silly," said Scrubb, who was fighting hard against the enchantment of the sweet smell and the thrumming. "As if you didn’t know! It’s up above, up where you can see the sky and the sun and the stars. Why, you’ve been there yourself. We met you there."

"哦,别装傻了,"斯克拉布说,他正奋力抵抗那甜香与嗡嗡声的蛊惑,"好像你不知道似的！它就在上面,在那个能看见天空、太阳和星辰的地方。哎,你自己就去过那儿。我们还在那儿遇见过你。"

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thrumming /ˈθrʌmɪŋ/

n. 持续的低沉声音或振动（尤指有节奏的）➕

🔊 "I cry you mercy, little brother," laughed the Witch (you couldn’t have heard a lovelier laugh). "I have no memory of that meeting. But we often meet our friends in strange places when we dream. And unless all dreamed alike, you must not ask them to remember it."

"请恕我健忘,小兄弟,"女巫笑道（那笑声美妙得无与伦比）,"我不记得那次相遇了。但我们做梦时,常在稀奇古怪的地方遇见故友。除非众人同梦,否则你万不可要求他们记住梦境。"

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mercy /ˈmɜːrsi/

n. 仁慈；宽恕➕

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alike /əˈlaɪk/

adv. 相似地；同样地➕

🔊 "Madam," said the Prince sternly, "I have already told your Grace that I am the King’s son of Narnia."

"夫人,"王子厉声道,"我已告知您殿下,我乃纳尼亚国王之子。"

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sternly /ˈstɜːrnli/

adv. 严厉地；严肃地➕

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Grace /ɡreɪs/

n. 优雅；恩典（此处为尊称）➕

🔊 "And shalt be, dear friend," said the Witch in a soothing voice, as if she was humouring a child, "shalt be king of many imagined lands in thy fancies."

"你会是的,亲爱的朋友,"女巫用安抚的口吻说,仿佛在哄一个孩子,"你会成为你幻想中诸多虚幻国度的君王。"

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soothing /ˈsuːðɪŋ/

adj. 抚慰的；舒缓的➕

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humouring /ˈhjuːmərɪŋ/

v. 迁就；迎合（humour的现在分词）➕

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imagined /ɪˈmædʒɪnd/

adj. 想象的；虚构的➕

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fancies /ˈfænsiz/

n. 幻想；爱好（fancy的复数）➕

🔊 "We’ve been there, too," snapped Jill. She was very angry because she could feel enchantment getting hold of her every moment. But of course the very fact that she could still feel it, showed that it had not yet fully worked.

"我们也去过那儿,"吉尔抢白道。她气愤难当,因为她能感觉到那魔法正每时每刻攫住自己。不过,她尚能有所感觉,这本身就表明魔法尚未完全生效。

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snapped /snæpt/

v. 厉声说；突然折断（snap的过去式）➕

🔊 "And thou art Queen of Narnia too, I doubt not, pretty one," said the Witch in the same coaxing, half-mocking tone.

"那么你也是纳尼亚的女王了,我敢说,漂亮的小家伙,"女巫用同样哄诱而又半带讥讽的语调说道。

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coaxing /ˈkoʊksɪŋ/

adj. 哄骗的；劝诱的➕

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half-mocking /ˌhæf ˈmɒkɪŋ/

adj. 半嘲弄的➕

🔊 "I’m nothing of the sort," said Jill, stamping her foot. "We come from another world."

"我才不是什么女王,"吉尔跺着脚说,"我们来自另一个世界。"

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stamping /ˈstæmpɪŋ/

v. 跺脚；盖章（stamp的现在分词）➕

🔊 "Why, this is a prettier game than the other," said the Witch. "Tell us, little maid, where is this other world? What ships and chariots go between it and ours?"

"哎呀,这个游戏可比刚才那个有趣多了,"女巫说,"告诉我们,小姑娘,这另一个世界在何处？有什么舟船车马往来于彼界与此界之间呢？"

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maid /meɪd/

n. 少女；女仆➕

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chariots /ˈtʃæriəts/

n. 战车；马车（chariot的复数）➕

🔊 Of course a lot of things darted into Jill’s head at once: Experiment House, Adela Pennyfather, her own home, radio-sets, cinemas, cars, aeroplanes, ration-books, queues. But they seemed dim and far away. (Thrum thrum - thrum - went the strings of the Witch’s instrument.) Jill couldn’t remember the names of the things in our world. And this time it didn’t come into her head that she was being enchanted, for now the magic was in its full strength; and of course, the more enchanted you get, the more certain you feel that you are not enchanted at all. She found herself saying (and at the moment it was a relief to say):

自然,无数事物立刻涌入了吉尔的脑海:实验学校、阿德拉·彭尼法瑟、她自己的家、收音机、电影院、汽车、飞机、配给簿、排队的行列。但它们显得朦胧而遥远。（女巫的琴弦嗡嗡--嗡--地响着。）吉尔记不起我们世界里那些东西的名字了。这一次,她根本没想到自己正受着魔法蛊惑,因为此刻那魔力正处于全盛状态；而且,一个人被蛊惑得越深,便越是确信自己全然清醒。她听见自己说道（此刻说来倒是一种解脱）:

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darted /dɑːrtɪd/

v. 猛冲；投射（dart的过去式）➕

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dim /dɪm/

adj. 昏暗的；模糊的➕

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enchanted /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd/

adj. 被施魔法的；着迷的➕

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relief /rɪˈliːf/

n. 缓解；宽慰➕

🔊 "No. I suppose that other world must be all a dream."

"不。我想那另一个世界必定全是梦境。"

🔊 "Yes. It is all a dream," said the Witch, always thrumming.

"是啊。那全是梦境,"女巫说着,手中拨弄不停。

🔊 "Yes, all a dream," said Jill.

"是啊,全是梦境,"吉尔说。

🔊 "There never was such a world," said the Witch.

"从来就不曾有过那样一个世界,"女巫说。

🔊 "No," said Jill and Scrubb, "never was such a world."

"对,"吉尔和斯克拉布说,"从来就不曾有过那样一个世界。"

🔊 "There never was any world but mine," said the Witch.

"除了我的世界,从来就不曾有过任何世界,"女巫说。

🔊 "There never was any world but yours," said they.

"除了您的世界,从来就不曾有过任何世界,"他们应和道。

🔊 Puddleglum was still fighting hard. "I don’t know rightly what you all mean by a world," he said, talking like a man who hasn’t enough air. "But you can play that fiddle till your fingers drop off, and still you won’t make me forget Narnia; and the whole Overworld too. We’ll never see it again, I shouldn’t wonder. You may have blotted it out and turned it dark like this, for all I know. Nothing more likely. But I know I was there once. I’ve seen the sky full of stars. I’ve seen the sun coming up out of the sea of a morning and sinking behind the mountains at night. And I’ve seen him up in the midday sky when I couldn’t look at him for brightness."

帕德尔格伦仍在竭力抗争。"我不大明白你们说的‘世界’究竟是什么意思,"他说道,语气像个喘不过气来的人,"但哪怕你把那玩意儿弹到手指脱落,也休想让我忘记纳尼亚；还有整个地上世界。我们再也见不到它了,我看一点也不奇怪。说不定你已经把它涂抹掉了,变得像这里一样黑暗,天晓得。这再可能不过了。但我知道我曾在那儿待过。我见过繁星满天的夜空。我见过清晨太阳从海上升起,也见过黄昏它沉入群山背后。我还见过它在正午的天空中,明亮得叫人不敢直视。"

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Overworld /ˈəʊvəwɜːld/

n. （尤指神话或奇幻故事中的）上界,表层世界➕

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blotted /ˈblɒtɪd/

v. （过去式）涂掉,抹去,遮盖➕

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brightness /ˈbraɪtnəs/

n. 明亮,亮度；聪颖➕

🔊 Puddleglum’s words had a very rousing effect. The other three all breathed again and looked at one another like people newly awaked.

帕德尔格伦这番话起到了极好的振奋作用。另外三人全都长舒了一口气,像刚刚苏醒的人一般面面相觑。

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rousing /ˈraʊzɪŋ/

adj. 激动人心的,鼓舞人心的➕

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awaked /əˈweɪkt/

v. （过去分词）唤醒,使醒来,唤起（情感等）➕

🔊 "Why, there it is!" cried the Prince. "Of course! The blessing of Aslan upon this honest Marsh-wiggle. We have all been dreaming, these last few minutes. How could we have forgotten it? Of course we’ve all seen the sun."

"哎呀,正是如此！"王子喊道,"当然！愿阿斯兰赐福给这位诚实的沼泽怪。方才那几分钟里,我们全都做了场梦。我们怎能忘记呢？我们当然都见过太阳。"

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blessing /ˈblesɪŋ/

n. 祝福,幸事；恩准➕

🔊 "By Jove, so we have!" said Scrubb. "Good for you, Puddleglum! You’re the only one of us with any sense, I do believe."

"天哪,我们确实见过！"斯克拉布说,"好样的,帕德尔格伦！我相信,你是我们当中唯一一个头脑清醒的。"

🔊 Then came the Witch’s voice, cooing softly like the voice of a wood-pigeon from the high elms in an old garden at three o’clock in the middle of a sleepy, summer afternoon; and it said:

这时,传来了女巫的声音,轻柔低回,咕咕哝哝,宛如夏日慵懒的午后三点,古老花园里高大榆木上斑鸠的啼鸣；只听她说道:

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cooing /ˈkuːɪŋ/

adj./v. （拟声）发出咕咕声的；温柔低语的➕

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elms /elmz/

n. （复数）榆树➕

🔊 "What is this sun that you all speak of? Do you mean anything by the word?"

"你们众口一词所说的这个太阳,究竟是什么？用这个词,你们当真意指某物吗？"

🔊 "Yes, we jolly well do," said Scrubb.

"是的,我们当然意指某物,"斯克拉布说。

🔊 "Can you tell me what it’s like?" asked the Witch (thrum, thrum, thrum, went the strings).

"那你们能告诉我它是什么模样吗？"女巫问道（琴弦嗡嗡,嗡嗡,嗡嗡地响着）。

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thrum /θrʌm/

n./v. （拟声）低沉连续的声音（如拨弦声、震动声）；发出此种声音➕

🔊 "Please it your Grace," said the Prince, very coldly and politely. "You see that lamp. It is round and yellow and gives light to the whole room; and hangeth moreover from the roof. Now that thing which we call the sun is like the lamp, only far greater and brighter. It giveth light to the whole Overworld and hangeth in the sky."

"敬请陛下明鉴,"王子语气冷淡而客气地说,"您瞧见那盏灯。它浑圆、金黄,照亮了整个房间；并且悬于屋顶。我们称之为太阳的那个东西,便如同这盏灯,只是远为巨大,远为明亮。它照亮整个地上世界,并悬于天空之中。"

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hangeth /ˈhæŋɪθ/

v. （古语）悬挂（相当于现代英语的 hangs）➕

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giveth /ˈɡɪvɪθ/

v. （古语）给予（相当于现代英语的 gives）➕

🔊 "Hangeth from what, my lord?" asked the Witch; and then, while they were all still thinking how to answer her, she added, with another of her soft, silver laughs: "You see? When you try to think out clearly what this sun must be, you cannot tell me. You can only tell me it is like the lamp. Your sun is a dream; and there is nothing in that dream that was not copied from the lamp. The lamp is the real thing; the sun is but a tale, a children’s story."

"悬于何物之上呢,殿下？"女巫问道；趁他们都在思忖如何应答之际,她又发出一阵轻柔如银铃的笑声,补充道:"你们看？当你们试图清晰地构想出这太阳究竟为何物时,你们却无法告诉我。你们只能告诉我它像那盏灯。你们的太阳是一场梦；而那场梦中并无一物,不是从那盏灯摹写而来。灯才是真实之物；太阳不过是个故事,一个童言稚语罢了。"

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tale /teɪl/

n. 故事；叙述；传言➕

🔊 "Yes, I see now," said Jill in a heavy, hopeless tone. "It must be so." And while she said this, it seemed to her to be very good sense.

"是啊,我现在明白了,"吉尔用一种沉重、绝望的语气说道,"必定是如此。"说这话时,她觉得这番道理听来无比确凿。

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hopeless /ˈhəʊpləs/

adj. 绝望的,没有希望的；无可救药的➕

🔊 Slowly and gravely the Witch repeated, "There is no sun." And they all said nothing. She repeated, in a softer and deeper voice. "There is no sun." After a pause, and after a struggle in their minds, all four of them said together. "You are right. There is no sun." It was such a relief to give in and say it.

女巫缓慢而庄重地重复道:"没有太阳。"他们都沉默不语。她用更轻柔、更深沉的嗓音重复道:"没有太阳。"一阵停顿,一番内心挣扎之后,四个人齐声说道:"您说得对。没有太阳。"屈服并说出这句话,令他们如释重负。

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gravely /ˈɡreɪvli/

adv. 严肃地,严重地,庄重地➕

🔊 "There never was a sun," said the Witch.

"从来就不曾有过太阳,"女巫说。

🔊 "No. There never was a sun," said the Prince, and the Marsh-wiggle, and the children.

"对。从来就不曾有过太阳,"王子、沼泽怪和孩子们应道。

🔊 For the last few minutes Jill had been feeling that there was something she must remember at all costs. And now she did. But it was dreadfully hard to say it. She felt as if huge weights were laid on her lips. At last, with an effort that seemed to take all the good out of her, she said:

过去几分钟里,吉尔一直觉得有件事她无论如何必须记起。此刻她记起来了。但要将它说出口,却艰难得可怕。她感觉仿佛有千钧重负压在唇上。终于,她用尽全身气力,仿佛耗尽了所有生机,开口说道:

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at all costs /æt ɔːl kɒsts/

phrase. 不惜一切代价,无论如何➕

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dreadfully /ˈdredfəli/

adv. 可怕地；极其,非常➕

🔊 "There’s Aslan."

"还有阿斯兰。"

🔊 "Aslan?" said the Witch, quickening ever so slightly the pace of her thrumming. "What a pretty name! What does it mean?"

"阿斯兰？"女巫说,手指拨弦的节奏略微加快了些,"多么动听的名字！它意指什么？"

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Witch /wɪtʃ/

n. 女巫,巫婆➕

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quickening /ˈkwɪkənɪŋ/

n. 加快,加速➕

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ever so slightly /ˈevər soʊ ˈslaɪtli/

adv. phrase. 非常轻微地,极其细微地➕

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pace /peɪs/

n. 速度,步调➕

🔊 "He is the great Lion who called us out of our own world," said Jill.

"他是那头伟大的狮子,将我们从自己的世界召唤而来,"吉尔说。

🔊 "I have seen him," said the Witch.

"我见过他,"女巫说。

🔊 "Aslan?" said the Witch. "What is Aslan to you? Do you think I care for him? I have eaten up worlds and suns and stars. I have put out the sun of many worlds. I shall put out yours also."

"阿斯兰？"女巫说,"阿斯兰于你们算得了什么？你们以为我会在乎他吗？我吞噬过无数世界、太阳和星辰。我熄灭过许多世界的太阳。我也会熄灭你们的。"

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care for /keə(r) fɔː(r)/

phr.v. 在意,关心；喜欢➕

🔊 But Puddleglum had been working hard. He had got his feet free from the lead which the Witch had thrown on the fire, and now he suddenly did a very brave thing. He knew it wouldn’t hurt him quite as much as it would hurt a human; for his feet (which were bare) were webbed and hard and cold-blooded like a duck’s. But he knew it would hurt him badly enough; and so it did. With his bare foot he stamped on the fire, grinding a large part of it into ashes on the flat hearth. And three things happened at once.

但帕德尔格伦一直在奋力抗争。他已将双脚从女巫撒入火中的铅块中挣脱出来,此刻他做出了一个极其勇敢的举动。他知道这对他造成的伤害不会像对人类那样严重；因为他的脚（赤着）生着蹼,坚硬而冷血,如同鸭掌。但他知道这仍会令他剧痛难当；事实也确实如此。他抬起光脚,猛地踏向炉火,将一大片火焰踩灭在平坦的炉床上,碾作灰烬。三件事立时发生。

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bare /beə(r)/

adj. 裸露的,光着的➕

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webbed /webd/

adj. 有蹼的（如鸭脚）➕

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cold-blooded /ˌkəʊld ˈblʌdɪd/

adj. 冷血的；冷酷无情的➕

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stamped /stæmpt/

v. (past tense). 踩,踏；跺脚➕

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grinding /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/

v. (gerund). 研磨,磨碎；嘎吱作响地移动➕

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hearth /hɑːθ/

n. 壁炉前的地面；炉床；（喻）家庭,家园➕

🔊 First, the sweet, heavy smell grew very much less. For though the whole fire had not been put out, a good bit of it had, and what remained smelled very largely of burnt Marsh-wiggle, which is not at all an enchanting smell. This instantly made everyone’s brain far clearer. The Prince and the children held up their heads again and opened their eyes.

第一,那甜腻浓烈的香气大为减弱。尽管炉火并未完全熄灭,但已熄灭了一大块,残火散发出的气味多半是烧焦的沼泽怪的味道,这绝非令人迷醉的香气。这立刻让每个人的头脑都清醒了许多。王子和孩子们重又抬起头,睁大了眼睛。

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enchanting /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ/

adj. 迷人的,令人陶醉的➕

🔊 Secondly, the Witch, in a loud, terrible voice, utterly different from all the sweet tones she had been using up till now, called out, "What are you doing? Dare to touch my fire again, mud-filth, and I’ll turn the blood to fire inside your veins."

第二,女巫用一种响亮、可怖的声音厉声喝道,与她此前一直使用的所有甜美语调判若两人:"你在干什么？再敢碰我的火,你这泥浆渣滓,我便叫你血管里的血液化为烈火。"

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utterly /ˈʌtəli/

adv. 完全地,彻底地➕

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veins /veɪnz/

n. (plural). 静脉；纹理；风格,方式➕

🔊 Thirdly, the pain itself made Puddleglum’s head for a moment perfectly clear and he knew exactly what he really thought. There is nothing like a good shock of pain for dissolving certain kinds of magic.

第三,剧痛本身让帕德尔格伦的头脑霎时变得无比清明,他确切地知道自己真正所思所想。没有什么比一阵剧烈的痛楚更能瓦解某些种类的魔法了。

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dissolving /dɪˈzɒlvɪŋ/

v. (gerund). 溶解；消除,使消失➕

🔊 "One word, Ma’am," he said, coming back from the fire; limping, because of the pain. "One word. All you’ve been saying is quite right, I shouldn’t wonder. I’m a chap who always liked to know the worst and then put the best face I can on it. So I won’t deny any of what you said. But there’s one thing more to be said, even so. Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all those things-trees and grass and sun and moon and stars and Aslan himself. Suppose we have. Then all I can say is that, in that case, the made-up things seem a good deal more important than the real ones. Suppose this black pit of a kingdom of yours is the only world. Well, it strikes me as a pretty poor one. And that’s a funny thing, when you come to think of it. We’re just babies making up a game, if you’re right. But four babies playing a game can make a play-world which licks your real world hollow. That’s why I’m going to stand by the play-world. I’m on Aslan’s side even if there isn’t any Aslan to lead it. I’m going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn’t any Narnia. So, thanking you kindly for our supper, if these two gentlemen and the young lady are ready, we’re leaving your court at once and setting out in the dark to spend our lives looking for Overland. Not that our lives will be very long, I should think; but that’s a small loss if the world’s as dull a place as you say."

"容我说一句,夫人,"他忍着疼痛,一瘸一拐地从炉火边退开,"只一句。您方才所说的一切,很可能都对,我看不出有什么不对。我这人向来喜欢认清最坏的局面,然后尽力往好处想。所以我并不否认您说的任何话。然而,即便如此,还有一点要说。就算我们只是梦到,或是编造了所有那些东西--树木、青草、太阳、月亮、星辰,乃至阿斯兰他本身。就算是我们编造的。那么,我所能说的便是,即便如此,这些编造出来的东西,似乎也比真实的东西重要得多。就算您这如黑坑般的王国是唯一的世界。哼,在我看来,它也寒酸得可以。细细想来,这倒是件趣事。倘若您的看法正确,我们不过是编造游戏的婴孩。但四个婴孩玩的游戏,却能创造出一个游戏世界,将您这真实世界打得落花流水。正因如此,我要站在游戏世界这一边。即便没有阿斯兰来领导,我也要站在阿斯兰这边。即便没有纳尼亚,我也要尽力活得像一个纳尼亚人。所以,感谢您的晚餐款待,如果这两位先生和这位小姐已准备妥当,我们这就离开您的宫廷,即刻摸黑出发,用我们余下的生命去寻找地上世界。虽说我猜想我们的生命也不会很长了；但倘若世界真如您所言这般乏味,这点损失也算不得什么。"

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limping /ˈlɪmpɪŋ/

v. (gerund). 跛行,一瘸一拐地走➕

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made-up /ˌmeɪd ˈʌp/

adj. 虚构的,编造的；化了妆的➕

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court /kɔːt/

n. 宫廷,朝廷；法庭；庭院➕

🔊 For a second or two Jill could hardly believe her ears. When she had heard the words "Suppose we have only dreamed," she had given herself up for lost; for then, it seemed, the Witch’s logic would be unanswerable. But she had never dreamed that anyone could answer it like this. And it set her tingling all over.

有那么一两秒钟,吉尔几乎不敢相信自己的耳朵。当她听到"就算我们只是梦到"这番话时,她以为自己输定了；因为那时,女巫的逻辑似乎无懈可击。但她从未料想,竟有人能如此回应。这让她激动得浑身颤抖。

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unanswerable /ʌnˈɑːnsərəbl/

adj. 无法回答的；无可辩驳的,确凿的➕

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tingling /ˈtɪŋɡlɪŋ/

v. (gerund). 感到刺痛,发麻➕

🔊 The Witch gave a slow, silvery laugh. "You have well said, my lord," she answered. "You have answered well. And so, for the sake of this jest, I will let you all go. You may go. I give you your freedom. Depart in peace."

女巫发出一阵缓慢、银铃般的笑声。"你说得很好,殿下,"她答道,"答得妙。那么,权当看在这个玩笑的份上,我便放你们所有人离去吧。你们可以走了。我赐予你们自由。平安离去便是。"

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silvery /ˈsɪlvəri/

adj. 银色的；银铃般的,清脆悦耳的➕

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jest /dʒest/

n. 玩笑,戏谑➕

🔊 But the Prince was not deceived. "Do not believe her, friends," he cried. "This is but another lie. Do you think she will let us go, now that she has caught us? Free us now, and we should run to Overland and bring an army to destroy her. No, she means to make an end of us here and now. We are in deadly peril."

但王子并未受骗。"别信她,朋友们,"他喊道,"这不过是又一个谎言。你们以为她既已擒住我们,还会放我们走吗？此刻放了我们,我们便会奔回地上世界,搬来一支大军剿灭她。不,她是想在此刻此地结果了我们。我们命在旦夕。"

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peril /ˈperəl/

n. 严重危险➕

🔊 "Fool," said the Witch. "Do you think I care for an army of such as you? I have already destroyed many kings and their armies. Do you think I fear you?"

"蠢材,"女巫说,"你以为我会在乎你们这等乌合之众组成的军队吗？我早已消灭过无数国王及其大军。你以为我会惧怕你们？"

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Fool /fuːl/

n. 蠢人,傻瓜➕

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destroyed /dɪˈstrɔɪd/

v. (past tense). 摧毁,毁灭➕

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kings /kɪŋz/

n. (plural). 国王们（复数）➕

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armies /ˈɑːrmiz/

n. (plural). 军队（复数）➕

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fear /fɪər/

v. 害怕,畏惧➕

🔊 "Why do you not strike us down yourself?" said the Prince.

"那你为何不亲自击倒我们？"王子问道。

🔊 The Witch said nothing, but her face grew so white that they could see the whiteness under the green powder. Then, with a cry that was half a shriek and half a hiss, she leaped from her chair and disappeared.

女巫没有作声,但她的脸变得惨白,以至于他们能看见绿粉之下那毫无血色的底子。接着,她发出一声半是尖叫、半是嘶鸣的呼喊,从椅子上一跃而起,消失不见了。

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shriek /ʃriːk/

n. 尖叫,尖叫声➕

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hiss /hɪs/

n. 嘶嘶声（尤指蛇、蒸汽或表示不满的声音）➕

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leaped /liːpt/

v. 跳,跃（leap的过去式）➕

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disappeared /ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd/

v. 消失,不见（disappear的过去式）➕

🔊 "Come!" cried the Prince. "Now is our chance." He rushed to the door and flung it open. "Now for the stairs!"

"快！"王子喊道,"机会来了。"他冲向门口,猛地拉开门。"快下楼梯！"

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flung /flʌŋ/

v. 用力扔,抛,猛推（fling的过去式）➕

🔊 They all rushed out and began descending as quickly as they could. But before they had gone down a dozen steps, they heard a sound from below-a sound of many voices, and the trampling of many feet.

众人一齐冲出房门,尽可能快地向下奔逃。但尚未跑下十几级台阶,便听见下方传来一阵声响--众多人声,以及无数脚步的践踏声。

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descending /dɪˈsendɪŋ/

v. 下降,下来（descend的现在分词）➕

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trampling /ˈtræmplɪŋ/

n. 踩踏,重重的脚步声➕

🔊 "We are cut off!" said the Prince. "She has called her guards."

"我们被截断了！"王子说,"她召来了她的卫兵。"

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cut off /ˌkʌt ˈɒf/

phrasal v. 切断,隔绝➕

🔊 "Back, back!" said Puddleglum. "To the room. We must bar the door."

"回去！回去！"帕德尔格伦说,"回房间。我们必须闩上门。"

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bar /bɑː(r)/

v. 闩上,阻挡➕

🔊 They turned and raced up the stairs again. But as they reached the top, they heard footsteps running along the corridor towards them.

他们转身又冲上楼梯。但刚抵达顶部,便听见走廊里传来奔跑的脚步声,正朝他们而来。

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raced /reɪst/

v. 疾跑,全速前进（race的过去式）➕

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corridor /ˈkɒrɪdɔː(r)/

n. 走廊,通道➕

🔊 "We are trapped," said Scrubb.

"我们被困住了,"斯克拉布说。

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trapped /træpt/

adj. 被困住的,陷入困境的➕

🔊 "No," said the Prince. "There is a window. It looks out on the courtyard. We must drop."

"不,"王子说,"有一扇窗户。它朝向庭院。我们必须跳下去。"

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courtyard /ˈkɔːtjɑːd/

n. 庭院,院子➕

🔊 But when they reached the room, they found that the Witch had already been there. The fire was out, and the room was dark. And as they groped for the window, they heard the door handle turn.

但当他们回到房间时,发现女巫已然来过。炉火已灭,房间一片漆黑。正当他们摸索着寻找窗户之际,听见了门把手转动的声音。

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groped /ɡrəʊpt/

v. 摸索,探寻（grope的过去式）➕

🔊 "Quick!" said the Prince. "Out of the window, all of you. I will hold the door till you are gone."

"快！"王子说,"所有人,从窗户出去。我来守住门,直到你们都离开。"

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Prince /prɪns/

n. 王子➕

🔊 Then they saw a strange sight. For as the Prince stood with his back to the door, it began to shake and groan as if someone were pushing it from the outside. And the Prince, with his sword drawn, stood ready to strike the first thing that appeared.

接着,他们目睹了奇异的一幕。王子背对房门而立,那门开始摇晃、呻吟,仿佛有人正从外面猛力推撞。王子拔剑在手,准备迎击第一个现身之物。

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groan /ɡrəʊn/

v. 呻吟,发出嘎吱声➕

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drawn /drɔːn/

adj. 拔出的（刀、剑等）➕

🔊 But what appeared was not a soldier, but the Witch herself. She had changed her dress and now wore a robe of black and silver. She stood in the doorway, and her eyes shone in the dim light.

但出现的并非士兵,而是女巫本人。她已更换装束,此刻身着一袭黑银相间的长袍。她伫立在门口,双眸在昏暗中闪闪发亮。

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robe /rəʊb/

n. 长袍,礼服➕

🔊 "So," she said. "You would escape? But there is no escape. You are mine, all of you."

"这么说,"她开口道,"你们想逃？但此路不通。你们都是我的,所有人。"

🔊 Then she began to change. Her shape grew larger and darker. Her arms became long and thin, and her fingers turned into claws. Her face elongated, and her mouth became a fanged snout. In a few seconds, where the Witch had stood, there was a great serpent, green and horrible, coiled in the doorway.

接着,她开始变形。她的形体变得庞大而幽暗。双臂变得修长纤细,手指化作利爪。脸庞向前拉长,嘴部变成獠牙外露的口鼻。数秒之间,女巫站立之处,出现了一条巨大、绿色、狰狞可怖的巨蟒,盘踞在门口。

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elongated /ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪtɪd/

v. 拉长,延长（elongate的过去式/过去分词）➕

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fanged /fæŋd/

adj. 有尖牙的,有毒牙的➕

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snout /snaʊt/

n. （动物的）口鼻部,吻部➕

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serpent /ˈsɜːpənt/

n. 大蛇（常指神话或文学中的）➕

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coiled /kɔɪld/

v. 盘绕,卷起（coil的过去式/过去分词）➕

🔊 The Prince did not hesitate. He sprang forward and struck with his sword. The blade bit deep into the serpent’s neck. There was a hiss like steam escaping, and the creature thrashed wildly. The Prince struck again and again, and at last the serpent lay still.

王子毫不犹豫。他纵身向前,挥剑斩去。剑锋深深切入巨蟒的脖颈。一阵蒸汽迸发般的嘶嘶声响起,那怪物疯狂地扭动挣扎。王子一剑又一剑地劈砍下去,最终,巨蟒瘫软不动了。

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hesitate /ˈhezɪteɪt/

v. 犹豫,踌躇➕

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sprang /spræŋ/

v. 跳起,跃起（spring的过去式）➕

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blade /bleɪd/

n. 刀刃,刀片➕

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thrashed /θræʃt/

v. 猛烈摆动,拍打,翻滚（thrash的过去式）➕

🔊 They all stood for a moment, panting. Then the Prince wiped his sword and turned to the others.

众人站立片刻,喘息未定。王子拭净剑身,转向其他人。

🔊 "It is over," he said. "Now we must go."

"结束了,"他说,"现在我们必须离开。"

🔊 They climbed out of the window and dropped into the courtyard. It was empty, and they made their way to the gates, which were unguarded. Soon they were outside the castle and hurrying through the dark tunnels of Underland.

他们爬出窗户,跃入庭院。庭院空无一人,他们朝无人看守的大门走去。很快,他们便出了城堡,匆匆穿行在地下王国黑暗的隧道之中。

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unguarded /ʌnˈɡɑːrdɪd/

Chapter twelve: The Queen of Underland (第十二章:地下世界女王)

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