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At that very moment, the Director came out of his room.
這時木偶戲班班主從他的房間里出來了。
He had such a fearful appearance that one look at him would fill you with horror.
他個子大，樣子兇，叫人看一眼就會充滿恐懼。
His beard was as black as pitch, and so long that it reached from his chin down to his feet.
他有把漆黑的大胡子，老長老長的，從下巴一直拖到地上。
His mouth was as wide as an oven, his teeth like yellow fangs, and his eyes, two glowing red coals.
他那張嘴大得像烤箱，他的牙齒像是黃色的獠牙，—雙眼睛好似兩盞點著火的紅煤塊，
In his huge, hairy hands, a long whip, made of green snakes and black cats' tails twisted together,
在他巨大、多毛的手里拿著一根用綠蛇和黑貓的尾巴編起來的長鞭。
swished through the air in a dangerous way.
嗖嗖地在空中揮動瘆人地著。
At the unexpected apparition, no one dared even to breathe. One could almost hear a fly go by.
沒想到忽然出來了班主，再沒有人膽敢造次，大伙兒一下子嚇得連氣都不敢透，連蒼蠅飛過都聽得見，
Those poor Marionettes, one and all, trembled like leaves in a storm.
這些可憐的木偶，個個哆嗦得像風暴中的葉子。
"Why have you brought such excitement into my theater;"
“你干嗎到我的戲院里來搗亂？”
the huge fellow asked Pinocchio with the voice of an ogre suffering with a cold.
這個彪形大漢問皮諾喬說，那大嗓門聽著就像食人巨妖害了重傷風的聲音。
"Believe me, your Honor, the fault was not mine."
“請您相信，閣下，這不是我的錯！……”
"Enough! Be quiet! I'll take care of you later."
“夠了夠了！住嘴！晚上咱們再算賬。”
As soon as the play was over, the Director went to the kitchen,
戲演完以后，木偶戲班班主走進廚房，廚房里正在烤一只肥羊做晚飯，
where a fine big lamb was slowly turning on the spit.
在肉扦子上穿著慢慢地轉動。
More wood was needed to finish cooking it.
要烤好它需要更多的木頭。
He called Harlequin and Pulcinella and said to them: "Bring that Marionette to me!
他把花衣小丑和駝背小丑叫來、對他們說：“去把那個木偶給我帶來！
He looks as if he were made of well-seasoned wood. He'll make a fine fire for this spit."
我看這木偶的木頭很干，把他扔到火里，準能把火燒旺，烤熟這一只羊，”
Harlequin and Pulcinella hesitated a bit.
花衣小丑和駝背小丑先有些猶豫。
Then, frightened by a look from their master, they left the kitchen to obey him.
可他們的主子一瞪眼，讓他們驚恐萬分，只好順從地離開了廚房。
A few minutes later they returned, carrying poor Pinocchio,
幾分鐘后他們又回到廚房，架來了可憐的皮諾喬，
who was wriggling and squirming like an eel and crying pitifully:
皮諾喬扭來扭去，像條出水鰻魚，令人憐憫地哭喊：
"Father, save me! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
“我的爸爸，快救救我！我不要死，我不要死！……”
