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Presently they heard a solemn Voice, that seemed to come from somewhere near the top of the great dome, and it said:
沒多久，他們聽到一個聲音，似乎從靠近那巨大的圓屋頂上傳下來的，鄭重地說道：
"I am Oz, the Great and Terrible. Why do you seek me?"
“我是偉大的可怕的奧芝。你們為什么要來找我？”
They looked again in every part of the room, and then, seeing no one, Dorothy asked, "Where are you?"
他們的目光搜尋著宮殿里的每一個角落，一個人也沒有，多蘿茜發問道：“你在哪里？”
"I am everywhere," answered the Voice, "but to the eyes of common mortals I am invisible.
“任何地方我都在，”聲音回答說，“一個普通人的眼睛，是看不見我的。
I will now seat myself upon my throne, that you may converse with me."
現在我已經坐在我的寶座上，讓你們能夠對著我。”
Indeed, the Voice seemed just then to come straight from the throne itself;
真的，這聲音似乎從那寶座那里對直發出來的；
so they walked toward it and stood in a row while Dorothy said:
所以他們朝著寶座走去，排成一行，接著多蘿茜說道：
"We have come to claim our promise, O Oz."
“啊，偉大的奧芝，我們來請求你，實踐你對我們的許諾。”
"What promise?" asked Oz.
“實踐什么？”奧芝問。
"You promised to send me back to Kansas when the Wicked Witch was destroyed," said the girl.
“你答應在那壞女巫被殺死了以后，把我送回堪薩斯州去，”女孩子說。
"And you promised to give me brains," said the Scarecrow.
“你許諾給我腦子，”稻草人說。
"And you promised to give me a heart," said the Tin Woodman.
“你允許給我一顆心，”鐵皮人說。
"And you promised to give me courage," said the Cowardly Lion.
“你答應給我膽量，”膽小的獅子說。
"Is the Wicked Witch really destroyed?" asked the Voice, and Dorothy thought it trembled a little.
“你們真的殺死了那女巫嗎？”對面的聲音在質問她，多蘿茜感到這聲音似乎在顫抖。
"Yes," she answered, "I melted her with a bucket of water."
她回答說：“是的，是我用一木桶的水澆溶了她。”
"Dear me," said the Voice, "how sudden! Well, come to me tomorrow, for I must have time to think it over."
“那么，”聲音說，“好吧，明天還到我這里來，現在太急促了！因為我一定要有一點兒時間，考慮清楚。”
"You've had plenty of time already," said the Tin Woodman angrily.
鐵皮人忿忿地說：“你已經考慮了很久了。”
"We shan't wait a day longer," said the Scarecrow.
稻草人說：“我們再也不愿意等哪怕是一天了。”
"You must keep your promises to us!" exclaimed Dorothy.
多蘿茜高聲叫著：“你一定要遵守你對我們的許諾！
