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The Lion thought it might be as well to frighten the Wizard,
那獅子想道，最好是去恐嚇一下那魔術(shù)家，
so he gave a large, loud roar, which was so fierce and dreadful that Toto jumped away from him in alarm and tipped over the screen that stood in a corner.
所以就高聲地吼著，那是怎樣猛烈而且可怕的嗆哮，嚇得托托從獅子身旁跑開，撞在那安放在角落里的屏風(fēng)上。
As it fell with a crash they looked that way, and the next moment all of them were filled with wonder.
屏風(fēng)拍撻一聲倒下來，他們?nèi)己芎闷妗?/div>
For they saw, standing in just the spot the screen had hidden, a little old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face, who seemed to be as much surprised as they were.
因為他們看見站在屏風(fēng)后面，是一個禿了頭、皺了臉的、又矮小又丑的老頭兒，那老頭兒也和他們一樣，非常吃驚。
The Tin Woodman, raising his axe, rushed toward the little man and cried out, "Who are you?"
鐵皮人舉起了他的斧頭，向這個矮小的老頭兒沖過去，并大叫道：“你是誰？”
"I am Oz, the Great and Terrible," said the little man, in a trembling voice.
“我是偉大的可怕的奧芝，”那矮小的老頭兒用一種顫動的聲音說。
"But don't strike me--please don't--and I'll do anything you want me to."
“但是請不要傷害我——我可以為你們做任何事情。”
Our friends looked at him in surprise and dismay.
他們驚異而失望地看著他。
"I thought Oz was a great Head," said Dorothy.
多蘿茜說：“我想奧芝是一個大頭怪獸。”
"And I thought Oz was a lovely Lady," said the Scarecrow.
稻草人說：“我想奧芝是一個可愛的美麗的貴婦人。”
"And I thought Oz was a terrible Beast," said the Tin Woodman.
鐵皮人說：“我想奧芝是一只恐怖的巨獸。”
"And I thought Oz was a Ball of Fire," exclaimed the Lion.
獅子解釋著說：“我想奧芝是一個燃著的火球。”
"No, you are all wrong," said the little man meekly. "I have been making believe."
“不，你們看到的都不是我本人，”矮小的老人溫和謙遜地說。“那都是假的。”
"Making believe!" cried Dorothy. "Are you not a Great Wizard?"
“假的？”多蘿茜喊著。“你并不是魔術(shù)師奧芝？”
"Hush, my dear," he said. "Don't speak so loud, or you will be overheard--and I should be ruined. I'm supposed to be a Great Wizard."
“我的朋友們，靜一點兒，輕一點兒，”他說，“說話聲音不要那么大，不然你們的話被人偷聽了去——我就完蛋了。我是假扮做一個魔術(shù)師的。”
"And aren't you?" she asked.
“你真的不是偉大的奧芝嗎？”她問。
"Not a bit of it, my dear; I'm just a common man."
“我的親愛的，的確不是的；我和你一樣是一個普通的人。”
