《绿野仙踪》经典语录：英文原文与中文翻译
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
从莱曼·弗兰克·鲍姆的《绿野仙踪》中选出的15句经典语录，英文原文下附中文翻译。每一句都直接摘自原书。整本书可以免费阅读，配有翻译、朗读和词典。
“Your Silver Shoes will carry you over the desert,” replied Glinda. “If you had known their power you could have gone back to your Aunt Em the very first day you came to this country.”
「你的银鞋能带你越过沙漠，」格林达答道。「要是你早知道它们的魔力，你来到这个国家的头一天就能回到爱姆婶婶身边了。」
出自“Chapter XXIII Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish”
“You have plenty of courage, I am sure,” answered Oz. “All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.”
「我敢说你很有勇气，」奥兹答道。「你需要的只是自信。世上没有哪个活物面对危险时不害怕。真正的勇气是在害怕时仍然面对危险，这种勇气你有的是。」
出自“Chapter XV The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible”
“I shall take the heart,” returned the Tin Woodman; “for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.”
「我要那颗心，」铁皮樵夫答道；「因为脑子不能让人幸福，而幸福是世上最好的东西。」
出自“Chapter V The Rescue of the Tin Woodman”
“Exactly so!” declared the little man, rubbing his hands together as if it pleased him. “I am a humbug.”
「正是如此！」小老头搓着双手说，仿佛这让他很得意。「我是个骗子。」
出自“Chapter XV The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible”
“No, you are all wrong,” said the little man meekly. “I have been making believe.”
「不，你全错了，」小老头温顺地说。「我一直在弄虚作假。」
出自“Chapter XV The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible”
Dorothy said nothing. Oz had not kept the promise he made her, but he had done his best, so she forgave him. As he said, he was a good man, even if he was a bad Wizard.
多萝西什么也没说。奥兹没有兑现对她的承诺，但他已经尽了力，所以她原谅了他。正如他所说，他是个好人，哪怕他是个蹩脚的巫师。
出自“Chapter XIX Attacked by the Fighting Trees”
Having this thought in mind, the story of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was written solely to please children of today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out.
怀着这个念头，他写下了《绿野仙踪》，纯粹是为了让今天的孩子高兴。它想成为一部现代化的童话，其中保留惊奇与欢乐，去掉心痛与噩梦。
出自“Introduction”
“Of course I cannot understand it,” he said. “If your heads were stuffed with straw, like mine, you would probably all live in the beautiful places, and then Kansas would have no people at all. It is fortunate for Kansas that you have brains.”
「我当然不明白，」他说。「要是你们的脑袋里也塞满稻草，像我一样，你们多半都会住在那些美丽的地方，那么堪萨斯就一个人也没有了。堪萨斯有你们这些有脑子的，真是幸运。」
出自“Chapter IV The Road Through the Forest”
“It must be inconvenient to be made of flesh,” said the Scarecrow thoughtfully, “for you must sleep, and eat and drink. However, you have brains, and it is worth a lot of bother to be able to think properly.”
「用肉做的身子一定很不方便，」稻草人若有所思地说，「因为你得睡觉，还得吃喝。不过，你有脑子，能好好思考，再麻烦也值得。」
出自“Chapter V The Rescue of the Tin Woodman”
“You people with hearts,” he said, “have something to guide you, and need never do wrong; but I have no heart, and so I must be very careful. When Oz gives me a heart of course I needn’t mind so much.”
「你们这些有心的人，」他说，「有东西指引你们，永远不必做错事；可我没有心，所以我必须非常小心。等奥兹给了我一颗心，我当然就不用这么在意了。」
出自“Chapter VI The Cowardly Lion”
“I have always thought myself very big and terrible; yet such little things as flowers came near to killing me, and such small animals as mice have saved my life. How strange it all is! But, comrades, what shall we do now?”
「我一直以为自己又高大又可怕；可像花儿这样的小东西差点要了我的命，像老鼠这样的小动物却救了我的命。这一切多么奇怪！可是，伙伴们，我们现在该怎么办呢？」
出自“Chapter X The Guardian of the Gate”
“Why, as for that,” answered Oz, “I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.”
「说到这个，」奥兹答道，「我觉得你想要一颗心是错的。它让大多数人都不幸。你要是明白，就会知道自己没有心是多幸运。」
出自“Chapter XV The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible”
“They are, indeed,” said the Scarecrow, “and I am thankful I am made of straw and cannot be easily damaged. There are worse things in the world than being a Scarecrow.”
「它们确实如此，」稻草人说，「我很庆幸自己是稻草做的，不容易受伤。世上还有比当稻草人更糟的事。」
出自“Chapter XX The Dainty China Country”
“You killed the Witch of the East and you wear the silver shoes, which bear a powerful charm. There is now but one Wicked Witch left in all this land, and when you can tell me she is dead I will send you back to Kansas—but not before.”
「你杀死了东方女巫，又穿着那双银鞋，它们带着强大的魔力。如今这片土地上只剩下一个恶女巫了，等你能告诉我她死了，我就送你回堪萨斯，在那之前不行。」
出自“Chapter XI The Wonderful City of Oz”
“Take me home to Aunt Em!”
「带我回家，回到爱姆婶婶身边！」
出自“Chapter XXIII Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish”
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