The Wizard of Oz · chapter 6 of 6
Behind the Curtain
巫师是谁
Toto finds a secret behind a green curtain. The great Wizard is not what he seems, and Dorothy still has one road left to walk.
Read what you hear
- Dorothy 巫师！女巫不见了！你要送我回家！
Wūshī! Nǚwū bú jiàn le! Nǐ yào sòng wǒ huíjiā!
Wizard! The witch is gone! You must send me home!
- Wizard of Oz 我是大巫师！不要看我！
Wǒ shì dà wūshī! Búyào kàn wǒ!
I am the great Wizard! Do not look at me!
- Toto 汪汪！
Wāngwāng!
Woof woof!
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- Dorothy 托托，你在拉什么？
Tuōtuō, nǐ zài lā shénme?
Toto, what are you pulling?
- Wizard of Oz 别看！别看！请你别看我！
Bié kàn! Bié kàn! Qǐng nǐ bié kàn wǒ!
Don't look! Don't look! Please don't look at me!
- Dorothy 你是一个老人！你是大巫师吗？
Nǐ shì yí gè lǎorén! Nǐ shì dà wūshī ma?
You're just an old man! Are you the great Wizard?
- Wizard of Oz 对不起。我不是巫师。我是骗子。
Duìbuqǐ. Wǒ bú shì wūshī. Wǒ shì piànzi.
I'm sorry. I'm not a wizard. I'm a humbug.
- Scarecrow 骗子？你是骗子？那我的脑子呢？
Piànzi? Nǐ shì piànzi? Nà wǒ de nǎozi ne?
A humbug? You're a humbug? Then what about my brain?
- Wizard of Oz 你很会想问题。你一直有脑子！
Nǐ hěn huì xiǎng wèntí. Nǐ yìzhí yǒu nǎozi!
You think through problems very well. You've had a brain all along!
- Tin Woodman 那我的心呢？我也要心。
Nà wǒ de xīn ne? Wǒ yě yào xīn.
And my heart? I want a heart too.
- Wizard of Oz 你对别人这么好，这就是心。
Nǐ duì biérén zhème hǎo, zhè jiù shì xīn.
You are so good to others. That is what a heart is.
- Cowardly Lion 那我呢？我还是很怕。
Nà wǒ ne? Wǒ háishi hěn pà.
And me? I'm still scared.
- Wizard of Oz 你怕，可是你还是来了。这就够了！
Nǐ pà, kěshì nǐ háishi lái le. Zhè jiù gòu le!
You were scared, but you came anyway. That is enough!
- Wizard of Oz 我是骗子，可是我有一个气球！它能带你回家！
Wǒ shì piànzi, kěshì wǒ yǒu yí gè qìqiú! Tā néng dài nǐ huíjiā!
I'm a humbug, but I do have a balloon! It can take you home!
- Dorothy 真的吗？太好了！谢谢你，巫师！
Zhēn de ma? Tài hǎo le! Xièxie nǐ, wūshī!
Really? Wonderful! Thank you, Wizard!
- Wizard of Oz 稻草人，你来管这座城，好吗？
Dàocǎorén, nǐ lái guǎn zhè zuò chéng, hǎo ma?
Scarecrow, will you look after this city?
- Scarecrow 我？好！我用我的脑子！
Wǒ? Hǎo! Wǒ yòng wǒ de nǎozi!
Me? Okay! I'll use my brain!
- Dorothy 托托！托托，快回来！
Tuōtuō! Tuōtuō, kuài huílái!
Toto! Toto, come back quick!
- Wizard of Oz 气球要飞了！多萝西，快来！
Qìqiú yào fēi le! Duōluóxī, kuài lái!
The balloon is about to fly! Dorothy, hurry!
- Dorothy 等一等！托托跑了！
Děng yi děng! Tuōtuō pǎo le!
Wait! Toto ran off!
- Wizard of Oz 我等不了了！对不起，多萝西！
Wǒ děng bù liǎo le! Duìbuqǐ, Duōluóxī!
I can't wait! I'm sorry, Dorothy!
- Dorothy 气球飞走了……我回不了家了……
Qìqiú fēi zǒu le… wǒ huí bù liǎo jiā le…
The balloon is gone... I can't go home...
- Glinda 我是南方的好女巫。别哭，多萝西。银鞋能带你回家。
Wǒ shì nánfāng de hǎo nǚwū. Bié kū, Duōluóxī. Yínxié néng dài nǐ huíjiā.
I am the Good Witch of the South. Don't cry, Dorothy. Your silver shoes can take you home.
- Dorothy 真的吗？怎么做？
Zhēn de ma? Zěnme zuò?
Really? How?
- Glinda 你的脚碰三下，说：“我要回家。”
Nǐ de jiǎo pèng sān xià, shuō: “Wǒ yào huíjiā.”
Knock your heels together three times and say, “I want to go home.”
- Dorothy 好！朋友们，谢谢你们！我会想你们！
Hǎo! Péngyoumen, xièxie nǐmen! Wǒ huì xiǎng nǐmen!
Okay! Friends, thank you! I'll miss you all!
- Dorothy 我要回家！我要回家！我要回家！
Wǒ yào huíjiā! Wǒ yào huíjiā! Wǒ yào huíjiā!
I want to go home! I want to go home! I want to go home!
- Aunt Em 多萝西！我的孩子！
Duōluóxī! Wǒ de háizi!
Dorothy! My child!
- Dorothy 艾姆婶婶！我回来了！
Àimǔ Shěnshen! Wǒ huílái le!
Aunt Em! I'm back!
- Dorothy 家，真好！
Jiā, zhēn hǎo!
Home is wonderful!
Hear the chapter
What changed in the story?
- Who pulls the curtain open?
“托托，你在拉什么？”
- What is the Wizard really?
“我不是巫师。我是骗子。”
- What does the Wizard say the Scarecrow has had all along?
“你一直有脑子！”
- Why does Dorothy miss the balloon?
“托托跑了！”……“我等不了了！”
- How does Dorothy get home?
“你的脚碰三下”……“我要回家！”