007 黄金教训

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Pinocchio was lost

匹诺曹迷路了。

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It seemed that no one had heard him cry for help

似乎没有人听到他的呼救声。

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But just when he was about to lose hope, he heard footsteps

但就在他快要失去希望的时候，他听到了脚步声。

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" Good afternoon, Pinocchio," said a fox as it walked up to him

“下午好，匹诺曹。”一只狐狸走近他说道。

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The fox was leaning on a cane

那只狐狸拄着一根拐杖。

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To his side was a blind cat with bandages over his eyes

他身边是一只眼睛缠着绷带的盲猫。

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" Who are you?" asked Pinocchio." How do you know my name?"

“你们是谁？”匹诺曹问道，“你们怎么知道我的名字？”

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" We have seen your father, Geppetto, calling for you in the village

“我们见过你的父亲，杰佩托，在村子里呼唤你。

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He has asked all of the villagers for help, but no one knows where to find you," said the cat

他向所有村民求助，但没有人知道去哪里找你。”猫说道。

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" Poor father, searching for me in the cold

“可怜的父亲，在寒冷中寻找我。

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He must be worried

他一定很担心。

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I must hurry home to show him we are rich," Pinocchio said

“我得赶快回家，让他看看我们有钱了，”匹诺曹说。

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When they heard this, the cat peeked out from under the bandage and the fox stood straighter

听到这话，猫从绷带下偷看，狐狸也挺直了身子。

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But, Pinocchio did not notice

但是，匹诺曹没有注意到。

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" What? Rich?" asked the fox

“什么？有钱？”狐狸问道。

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" How could a small wooden boy be rich?"

“一个小木头人怎么可能有钱呢？”

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" I... uh... I earned the money," Pinocchio lied

“我……呃……我挣了这些钱，”匹诺曹撒谎道。

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" Earned it? How?" asked the cat

“挣的？怎么挣的？”猫问道。

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" I worked as a dancer for the marionette master, and he paid me," Pinocchio lied again

“我给一个木偶大师当舞者，他付给我工钱，”匹诺曹又撒了个谎。

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" I don't believe such a small boy like you could have a lot of money

“我不相信像你这样的小男孩能有很多钱。

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I would have to see it to believe such a thing," said the cat

“我得亲眼见到才会相信这种事，”猫说。

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" Well, you can't see it," said Pinocchio

“呃，你没法看到它，”匹诺曹说。

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" I have hidden it away."

“我把它藏起来了。”

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He didn't think about how strange it was for a blind cat to ask to see his gold

他没想过，一只盲猫要求看他的金币有多奇怪。

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" It's a shame you can't take home more than a pocketful of money to Geppetto," said the fox

“真可惜你不能带比一口袋钱更多的钱回家给杰佩托，”狐狸说。

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" He is such a kind man

“他真是个善良的人。

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I know of a way to make a small bit of money into a large load of money, but I'm sure you wouldn't be interested

我知道一个办法，能把一小笔钱变成一大笔，但我肯定你不会感兴趣。

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Come, Mr. Cat, let's show Pinocchio the way home."

走吧，猫先生，咱们给匹诺曹指路回家吧。”

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" You mean I could have more money?"

“你是说我会有更多的钱？”

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Pinocchio asked, surprised at this new idea

匹诺曹问，对这个新主意感到惊讶。

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" Would I have to work for it?"

“那我需要为此劳动吗？”

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" Oh no!" the cat said, laughing

“噢，不用！”猫笑着说。

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" We would never suggest such a silly thing

“我们绝不会建议这种傻事。

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We know of a secret field called the Field of Follies

我们知道一个叫‘愚人地’的秘密田地。

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If you plant your money in that field at midnight, water it, and come back the next day, it will have grown into a money tree."

如果你在午夜把金币种在那块地里，浇上水，第二天再回来，它就会长成一棵金钱树。”

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" Wow, then we would be really rich!" Pinocchio said

“哇，那我们就会变得非常富有！”匹诺曹说。

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He could imagine Mr. Cricket telling him that honest work was the best way to be rich

他可以想象蟋蟀先生会对他说，诚实劳动才是致富的最佳途径。

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" But, Geppetto would love me so much more if I was rich now

“但是，如果我现在就变得富有，杰佩托会更加爱我的。

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Please, would you show me this Field of Follies?"

求你们了，带我去看看那个‘愚人地’吧？”

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So, off they went to find the Field of Follies

于是，他们出发去找那个‘愚人地’。

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They walked all day and into the evening

他们走了一整天，一直走到傍晚。

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" Welcome to the Field of Follies, Pinocchio," said the cat

“欢迎来到‘愚人地’，匹诺曹。”猫说。

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" Plant your gold wherever you want your money tree to grow!"

“把金币种在任何你想让金钱树生长的地方！”

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Pinocchio was very excited

匹诺曹非常兴奋。

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He dug a hole, carefully placed his gold inside, and covered the hole with dirt

他挖了一个坑，小心地把金币放进去，然后用土把坑填上。

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" Now, you must water it

“现在，你得给它浇水。

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Mr. Cat and I will guard the money while you run to get some water," said the fox

猫先生和我会守着金币，你快去打水吧。”狐狸说。

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Pinocchio did not think it was strange for a blind cat to stand guard

匹诺曹没有觉得让一只盲猫站岗有什么奇怪的。

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He ran off and quickly returned with a bucket of water

他跑了出去，很快就提着一桶水回来了。

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After the gold had been watered, there was nothing left to do but wait

金币浇过水之后，就没什么可做的了，只有等待。

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" Now, let's go find a nearby barn so we can rest," said the cat

“现在，我们到附近找个谷仓休息吧。”猫说。

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" Yes, if we stay here and watch, the tree will not grow," agreed the fox

“是啊，如果我们待在这里看着，树就不会长了。”狐狸附和道。

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So, off they went with happy thoughts of being rich

于是，他们怀着变富有的美好憧憬离开了。