The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · chapter 14 of 25
Four Faces
四个样子
Alone in a room of green jewels, Dorothy meets the great Oz at last. But Oz never looks the same twice, and every face he shows asks for the same hard thing.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 房间很大很大，墙上都是绿色的宝石。
Fángjiān hěn dà hěn dà, qiáng shang dōu shì lǜsè de bǎoshí.
The room was enormous, and its walls were covered in green jewels.
- Dorothy 上边的光好亮……椅子上有一个大头，没有身子！
Shàngbian de guāng hǎo liàng… Yǐzi shang yǒu yí gè dà tóu, méiyǒu shēnzi!
The light up there is so bright... And on the great chair there's a giant head, with no body!
- Wizard of Oz 我是奥兹，伟大又可怕的奥兹。你是谁？
Wǒ shì Àozī, wěidà yòu kěpà de Àozī. Nǐ shì shéi?
I am Oz, the Great and Terrible. Who are you?
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- Dorothy 我是多萝西，又小又听话的多萝西。
Wǒ shì Duōluóxī, yòu xiǎo yòu tīnghuà de Duōluóxī.
I am Dorothy, the small and meek.
- Wizard of Oz 你的银鞋，是哪儿来的？
Nǐ de yínxié, shì nǎr lái de?
Your silver shoes. Where did you get them?
- Dorothy 是东方女巫的。我的房子……掉在她身上了。
Shì Dōngfāng Nǚwū de. Wǒ de fángzi… diào zài tā shēnshang le.
They were the Wicked Witch of the East's. My house... fell on her.
- Wizard of Oz 你头上亮亮的是什么？
Nǐ tóu shang liàngliàng de shì shénme?
And what is that shining on your forehead?
- Dorothy 北方女巫亲了我，就在这儿。
Běifāng Nǚwū qīn le wǒ, jiù zài zhèr.
The Witch of the North kissed me, right here.
- Wizard of Oz 好。你要什么？
Hǎo. Nǐ yào shénme?
I see. What do you want?
- Dorothy 请您送我回家！回堪萨斯，在沙漠那边。
Qǐng nín sòng wǒ huí jiā! Huí Kānsàsī, zài shāmò nàbiān.
Please send me home! Home to Kansas, on the other side of the desert.
- Dorothy 艾姆婶婶一定很着急。
Àimǔ Shěnshen yídìng hěn zháojí.
Aunt Em must be so worried about me.
- Wizard of Oz 你帮我，我才帮你。去杀了西方女巫！
Nǐ bāng wǒ, wǒ cái bāng nǐ. Qù shā le Xīfāng Nǚwū!
You help me, and then I will help you. Go and kill the Wicked Witch of the West!
- Dorothy 杀人？我不会！
Shā rén? Wǒ bú huì!
Kill someone? I couldn't!
- Dorothy 您是伟大的巫师，还要我去？我这么小，怎么能？
Nín shì wěidà de wūshī, hái yào wǒ qù? Wǒ zhème xiǎo, zěnme néng?
You're a great wizard, and you still need me to do it? I'm so small. How could I?
- Wizard of Oz 她不在了，我就送你回家。去吧！
Tā bú zài le, wǒ jiù sòng nǐ huí jiā. Qù ba!
When she is gone, I will send you home. Now go!
- Narrator 第二天，稻草人进去了。
Dì èr tiān, Dàocǎorén jìnqu le.
The next day, it was the Scarecrow's turn to go in.
- Wizard of Oz 杀了西方女巫，我就给你脑子。
Shā le Xīfāng Nǚwū, wǒ jiù gěi nǐ nǎozi.
Kill the Wicked Witch of the West, and I will give you brains.
- Scarecrow 奥兹是一个很好看的女人，还有翅膀！
Àozī shì yí gè hěn hǎokàn de nǚrén, hái yǒu chìbǎng!
Oz is a lovely lady, and she has wings!
- Narrator 第三天，铁皮人进去了。
Dì sān tiān, Tiěpírén jìnqu le.
On the third day, the Tin Woodman went in.
- Tin Woodman 一个大怪物！五只眼睛，五只手，五条腿！还好我没有心。
Yí gè dà guàiwu! Wǔ zhī yǎnjing, wǔ zhī shǒu, wǔ tiáo tuǐ! Hái hǎo wǒ méiyǒu xīn.
A great monster! Five eyes, five arms, five legs! Lucky for me I have no heart to be scared with.
- Wizard of Oz 帮多萝西杀了西方女巫，我就给你心！
Bāng Duōluóxī shā le Xīfāng Nǚwū, wǒ jiù gěi nǐ xīn!
Help Dorothy kill the Wicked Witch of the West, and I will give you a heart!
- Cowardly Lion 明天我去。我大叫，他就会怕我！……我想。
Míngtiān wǒ qù. Wǒ dàjiào, tā jiù huì pà wǒ! … Wǒ xiǎng.
Tomorrow it's my turn. I'll roar, and he'll be afraid of me! ...I think.
- Wizard of Oz 西方女巫不在了，我就给你勇气。
Xīfāng Nǚwū bú zài le, wǒ jiù gěi nǐ yǒngqì.
When the Wicked Witch of the West is gone, I will give you courage.
- Cowardly Lion 一个大火球！好热好热！我跑出来了！
Yí gè dà huǒqiú! Hǎo rè hǎo rè! Wǒ pǎo chūlai le!
A great ball of fire! So hot, so hot! I ran right out!
- Dorothy 大头，有翅膀的女人，怪物，火球……四个样子！
Dà tóu, yǒu chìbǎng de nǚrén, guàiwu, huǒqiú… sì gè yàngzi!
A head, a lady with wings, a monster, a ball of fire... four different faces!
- Scarecrow 墙角那个高高的绿东西，我们都看到了。
Qiángjiǎo nàge gāogāo de lǜ dōngxi, wǒmen dōu kàndào le.
And that tall green thing in the corner, we all saw it.
- Tin Woodman 奥兹说的，也都一样……
Àozī shuō de, yě dōu yíyàng…
And what Oz said was the same, too...
- Cowardly Lion 杀了……西方女巫。
Shā le… Xīfāng Nǚwū.
Kill... the Wicked Witch of the West.
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What changed in the story?
- What does Oz look like when Dorothy goes in?
“椅子上有一个大头，没有身子！”
- What does Oz ask Dorothy about before he asks what she wants?
“你的银鞋，是哪儿来的？”……“你头上亮亮的是什么？”
- What must Dorothy do before Oz will help her?
“你帮我，我才帮你。去杀了西方女巫！”
- What does the Tin Woodman see when he goes in?
“一个大怪物！五只眼睛，五只手，五条腿！”
- What does the Lion do when he sees the ball of fire?
“一个大火球！好热好热！我跑出来了！”