木偶奇遇記

【編者注】皮諾曹的故事是18世紀意大利作家卡洛#8226;科洛迪留給世人的經典童話故事。她借用匹諾曹這個歐洲眾人皆知的人物，為今天的我們敘述了一個生動、充滿幻想、富有教育意義的故事。

Once upon a time， there was a carpenter(木匠) who was single all his life. And when the man got old， he felt very lonely. He wanted a child by his side. 從前有個木匠，一輩子沒結婚。當年老的時候他感到非常孤獨。他很想要個孩子在身旁。

He made a puppet (木偶)—a small lovely boy. The wooden boy came to his life talking and walking the next morning. The old carpenter named the boy “Pinocchio”.老木匠用木頭做了一個小男孩。第二天早上，小木偶竟然活了，并且會說話能走路。老木匠給他取名叫“匹諾曹”。

The puppet was like a real boy， innocent(天真的) and ignorant(無知的). As a result， he was sent to school by the old carpenter. 小木偶就像個孩子，天真、無知。于是，老木匠送他去上學。

However， the puppet met a few bad guys at school. He learned to tell lies. After the old found the problem， he decided to give him a lesson. 可是，皮諾曹在學校碰到了一些壞孩子，皮諾曹學會了說謊。當老木匠發現后，他決定要教訓一下皮諾曹。

Unluckily， the old carpenter’s words didn’t work. Not knowing what to do， the old carpenter asked Angel for help. Angel decided that his nose would grow whenever he told a lie. 不幸的是，老木匠的教育不起作用。無奈的老木匠只好向仙女尋求幫助。仙女決定只要皮諾曹再說謊話，他的鼻子就會長長。

At first， Pinocchio would not believe Angel’s words. But when he found his nose did get longer after telling a lie， he was scared (害怕). 起初，匹諾曹還不相信仙女的話。但是后來發現自己的鼻子在說謊話后真的變長了，他就開始害怕了。

Being regretful， Pinocchio begged for Angel’s forgiveness (寬恕). Kind Angel promised him that his long nose would shorten every time he told a truth until it returned to its normal state. 匹諾曹十分后悔，并祈求仙女寬恕他。仙女告訴他從今以后，他每說一句真話鼻子就縮短一點，直到恢復正常。

On the other hand， even one more lie would make his nose that long. Pinocchio nodded and was careful enough not to tell a lie for 3 days. 但是只要他再說謊，鼻子馬上會變成現在的樣子。匹諾曹點點頭，三天沒說謊。

But one day， he told a lie again and regained his long nose. From then on， he swore(發誓) not to tell a lie any more in deed. 但是有一天皮諾曹又說了謊話，他的鼻子又變長了。匹諾曹發誓從此以后他再也不說謊了。

At last， he had his normal nose. As a reward， he was turned into a real person in the end. 最后，他的鼻子恢復正常了。仙女為了獎勵匹諾曹，把他變成了一個真人。