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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · chapter 21 of 25

Behind the Screen

屏风后边

Behind the fallen screen stands a frightened little old man. Who is he, and what has he been hiding from everyone in the Emerald City?

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Read what you hear

  1. Narrator 大房间里，屏风倒了。铁皮人举着斧头，站在小老头前边。

    Dà fángjiān lǐ, píngfēng dǎo le. Tiěpírén jǔ zhe fǔtóu, zhàn zài xiǎo lǎotóu qiánbian.

    In the great room, the screen had fallen. The Tin Woodman stood before the little old man, his axe raised.

  2. Wizard of Oz 别打我！请别打我！我……我是奥兹。

    Bié dǎ wǒ! Qǐng bié dǎ wǒ! Wǒ… wǒ shì Àozī.

    Don't hit me! Please don't hit me! I... I am Oz.

  3. Dorothy 您是伟大又可怕的奥兹？那个大头呢？

    Nín shì wěidà yòu kěpà de Àozī? Nàge dà tóu ne?

    You're Oz, the Great and Terrible? Then what about the giant head?

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  1. Wizard of Oz 大头？你看，是纸做的。

    Dà tóu? Nǐ kàn, shì zhǐ zuò de.

    The head? Look, it's made of paper.

  2. Scarecrow 那个有翅膀的女人呢？

    Nàge yǒu chìbǎng de nǚrén ne?

    And what about the lady with wings?

  3. Wizard of Oz 是我。怪物和火球，也是我做的。

    Shì wǒ. Guàiwu hé huǒqiú, yě shì wǒ zuò de.

    That was me. And the monster and the ball of fire? I made those too.

  4. Cowardly Lion 火球是假的？我跑得那么快！

    Huǒqiú shì jiǎ de? Wǒ pǎo de nàme kuài!

    The ball of fire was fake? And I ran away so fast!

  5. Wizard of Oz 我不是巫师。我……是一个骗子。

    Wǒ bú shì wūshī. Wǒ… shì yí gè piànzi.

    I'm not a wizard. I'm... a humbug.

  6. Wizard of Oz 我是奥马哈的普通人，坐热气球飞给人看。

    Wǒ shì Àomǎhā de pǔtōng rén, zuò rèqìqiú fēi gěi rén kàn.

    I'm just an ordinary man from Omaha. I used to go up in a balloon for crowds to watch.

  7. Dorothy 奥马哈？那儿离堪萨斯不远！

    Àomǎhā? Nàr lí Kānsàsī bù yuǎn!

    Omaha? That's not far from Kansas!

  8. Wizard of Oz 大风带我飞到这儿。大家看到我从天上来，就叫我巫师。

    Dàfēng dài wǒ fēi dào zhèr. Dàjiā kàndào wǒ cóng tiānshàng lái, jiù jiào wǒ wūshī.

    A big wind carried me here. People saw me come out of the sky, so they called me a wizard.

  9. Wizard of Oz 我让大家都戴上绿眼镜，什么都是绿的！

    Wǒ ràng dàjiā dōu dàishang lǜ yǎnjìng, shénme dōu shì lǜ de!

    And I had everyone wear green glasses, so everything looks green!

  10. Dorothy 所以托托的绿带子变白了！

    Suǒyǐ Tuōtuō de lǜ dàizi biàn bái le!

    So that's why Toto's green ribbon turned white!

  11. Dorothy 我想，您是一个很坏的人。

    Wǒ xiǎng, nín shì yí gè hěn huài de rén.

    I think you're a very bad man.

  12. Wizard of Oz 不，孩子。我是一个很好的人，可是，我是一个很不好的巫师。

    Bù, háizi. Wǒ shì yí gè hěn hǎo de rén, kěshì, wǒ shì yí gè hěn bù hǎo de wūshī.

    Oh no, my dear. I'm a very good man, but I'm a very bad Wizard.

  13. Scarecrow 我呢？我没有脑子！

    Wǒ ne? Wǒ méiyǒu nǎozi!

    What about me? I have no brains!

  14. Wizard of Oz 你天天在学东西，要脑子做什么？

    Nǐ tiāntiān zài xué dōngxi, yào nǎozi zuò shénme?

    You learn something new every day. What do you need brains for?

  15. Cowardly Lion 我要勇气！我什么都怕！

    Wǒ yào yǒngqì! Wǒ shénme dōu pà!

    I want courage! I'm afraid of everything!

  16. Wizard of Oz 你有勇气。你要相信你自己！

    Nǐ yǒu yǒngqì. Nǐ yào xiāngxìn nǐ zìjǐ!

    You have courage. You just have to believe in yourself!

  17. Tin Woodman 我呢？我没有心……

    Wǒ ne? Wǒ méiyǒu xīn…

    And me? I have no heart...

  18. Wizard of Oz 有心的人，很多都不快乐。

    Yǒu xīn de rén, hěn duō dōu bú kuàilè.

    Most people with hearts are unhappy, you know.

  19. Scarecrow 我们还是要！

    Wǒmen háishi yào!

    We still want them!

  20. Wizard of Oz 好吧……明天来找我。

    Hǎo ba… míngtiān lái zhǎo wǒ.

    Very well... come and see me tomorrow.

  21. Dorothy 那我呢？您还能送我回家吗？

    Nà wǒ ne? Nín hái néng sòng wǒ huí jiā ma?

    And me? Can you still send me home?

  22. Wizard of Oz 给我三天。别告诉别人，这是我的秘密！

    Gěi wǒ sān tiān. Bié gàosu biérén, zhè shì wǒ de mìmì!

    Give me three days. And don't tell anyone. It's my secret!

  23. Dorothy 托托，他不是巫师……他真的能送我回家吗？

    Tuōtuō, tā bú shì wūshī… tā zhēn de néng sòng wǒ huí jiā ma?

    Toto, he isn't really a wizard... can he truly send me home?

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What changed in the story?

  1. What was the giant head really made of?

    “是纸做的”

  2. Who was the lady with wings?

    “是我”

  3. Why did Toto's green ribbon turn white?

    “我让大家都戴上绿眼镜，什么都是绿的！”……“所以托托的绿带子变白了！”

  4. What does Oz say the Lion has to do?

    “你要相信你自己！”

  5. What does Oz ask Dorothy for?

    “给我三天。别告诉别人，这是我的秘密！”

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