To be sure, the broad river now cut them off from this beautiful land. But the raft was nearly done, and after the Tin Woodman had cut a few more logs and fastened them together with wooden pins, they were ready to start. Dorothy sat down in the middle of the raft and held Toto in her arms. When the Cowardly Lion stepped upon the raft it tipped badly, for he was big and heavy; but the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman stood upon the other end to steady it, and they had long poles in their hands to push the raft through the water.
当然，这条宽阔的河，现在还把他们和美丽的地方隔开着，但是木筏快要完成了，在铁皮人砍下了许多木段，用木钉把它们钉紧在一起以后，他们就准备动身了。多萝茜抱着托托在臂弯里，坐在木筏的当中。当胆小的狮子一步步地跨上这木筏时，木筏倾斜得很厉害，因为它又大又重。幸亏有稻草人和铁皮人，站在相对的那一边，才使它平稳下来。他们的手里，都有一根长木杆，撑着木筏渡过了大河水面。
They got along quite well at first, but when they reached the middle of the river the swift current swept the raft downstream, farther and farther away from the road of yellow brick. And the water grew so deep that the long poles would not touch the bottom.
起初，他们前进得很顺利，当他们到达河中间，急流却把木筏冲向下流去，使他们离开黄砖铺砌的路越来越远了。水也逐渐逐渐地深起来，使得长木杆触不到河底。
Our little party of travelers awakened the next morning refreshed and full of hope, and Dorothy breakfasted like a princess off peaches and plums from the trees beside the river. Behind them was the dark forest they had passed safely through, although they had suffered many discouragements; but before them was a lovely, sunny country that seemed to beckon them on to the Emerald City.
第二天早晨，这个小团体的旅客们醒来，重新振作精神，充满了希望。多萝茜吃的早餐，是从河边的树上摘下来的桃子和梅子，好像一个公主所吃的。留下在他们后面的，是一片黑暗的森林，虽然他们在那里痛苦地遇到了许多的危险，但都已经安全地穿过了。横在他们面前的，是一个可爱的光明的地方，它似乎正在点点头，招招手，邀请他们走上到翡翠城去的路。
"This is bad," said the Tin Woodman, "for if we cannot get to the land we shall be carried into the country of the Wicked Witch of the West, and she will enchant us and make us her slaves."
“坏了，”铁皮人说，“如果我们不能够登陆，我们将被带到西方恶女巫的国土里去，她将向我们施放妖术，把我们当她的奴隶。
"And then I should get no brains," said the Scarecrow.
“这样我就得不到脑子了。”稻草人说。
"And I should get no courage," said the Cowardly Lion.
“我得不到胆量了。”小胆狮说。
"And I should never get back to Kansas," said Dorothy.
“我永远回不到堪萨斯州去了。”多萝茜说。
"We must certainly get to the Emerald City if we can," the Scarecrow continued, and he pushed so hard on his long pole that it stuck fast in the mud at the bottom of the river. Then, before he could pull it out again -- or let go -- the raft was swept away, and the poor Scarecrow left clinging to the pole in the middle of the river.
“倘使我们能够努力的话，一定能够到达翡翠城的。”稻草人接着说。他用力撑着长杆，把它插到了河底的淤泥里，在将要把木杆拔出来，或者干脆丢掉它以前，木筏被急流冲开去。可怜的稻草人，他只能抱住紧紧地插在河中的木杆上，被留下来吊了起来。
"And I should get no heart," said the Tin Woodman.
“我得不到心了。”铁皮人说。
"I am now worse off than when I first met Dorothy," he thought. "Then, I was stuck on a pole in a cornfield, where I could make-believe scare the crows, at any rate. But surely there is no use for a Scarecrow stuck on a pole in the middle of a river. I am afraid I shall never have any brains, after all!"
“现在我比当初遇见多萝茜的时候更加坏了，”他想，“那时候，我被吊起在稻田里的竹竿上，无论如何，在那里我还可以伪装着一个人，恐吓乌鸦们，但是在这里，一个稻草人截起在河中的一根木杆上，是毫无用处的。我很伤心我将永远没有脑子了！
Indeed, the Tin Woodman began to cry, but fortunately remembered that he might rust, and so dried his tears on Dorothy's apron.
真的，铁皮人开始哭了，但是幸亏他记得他又要发锈了，便在多萝茜的围裙上揩干了眼泪。
"Good-bye!" he called after them, and they were very sorry to leave him.
“再会了！”他在他们的后面喊着。他们把他抛弃在后面，觉得很难过。
Of course this was a bad thing for the Scarecrow.
当然，这对于稻草人是一件倒霉的事情。
Then the Lion said: "Something must be done to save us. I think I can swim to the shore and pull the raft after me, if you will only hold fast to the tip of my tail." So he sprang into the water, and the Tin Woodman caught fast hold of his tail. Then the Lion began to swim with all his might toward the shore. It was hard work, although he was so big; but by and by they were drawn out of the current, and then Dorothy took the Tin Woodman's long pole and helped push the raft to the land.
狮子说：“我们必须想法子自己救出自己。我想我能够游泳到岸边，把木筏拖在我的后面，只要你们拉紧我的尾巴。”狮子就跳到水里去，当它开始用全身的力量游向岸边去时，铁皮人便拉紧它的尾巴，狮子身体这么大，这是艰苦的工作。不久以后，他们被拖出了这股急流。多萝茜拿起铁皮人的长木杆，帮助着把木筏推向岸边去。
Down the stream the raft floated, and the poor Scarecrow was left far behind.
流水浮着木筏冲下去，可怜的稻草人，远远地抛落在他们后面。
They were all tired out when they reached the shore at last and stepped off upon the pretty green grass, and they also knew that the stream had carried them a long way past the road of yellow brick that led to the Emerald City.
最后，当他们到达岸边，一步步登上那美丽的绿草地时，都疲倦极了，并且知道那股流水把他们带走了一长段路，远离了到翡翠城去的黄砖铺砌的路。
"What shall we do now?" asked the Tin Woodman, as the Lion lay down on the grass to let the sun dry him.
正当狮子躺在草地上，让太阳晒干时，铁皮人问：“现在我们要做些什么？
"We must get back to the road, in some way," said Dorothy.
“无论如何，我们必须走回到那条路上去。”多萝茜说。
"The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we come to the road again," remarked the Lion.
狮子说：“最好的方法是沿着河岸走过去，就可以再走回到那条路上去。
"What can we do to save him?" asked Dorothy.
多萝茜问：“我们怎样能够救出他？
They walked along as fast as they could, Dorothy only stopping once to pick a beautiful flower; and after a time the Tin Woodman cried out: "Look!" Then they all looked at the river and saw the Scarecrow perched upon his pole in the middle of the water, looking very lonely and sad.
他们尽力地向前快跑，多萝茜只停了一次，去摘取一朵美丽的花。在这以后，铁皮人大声喊了出来：“看呀！”他们一齐向河里望去，看见稻草人高高地抱紧着插在河中的木杆上，样子十分的寂寞和忧愁。
So, when they were rested, Dorothy picked up her basket and they started along the grassy bank, to the road from which the river had carried them. It was a lovely country, with plenty of flowers and fruit trees and sunshine to cheer them, and had they not felt so sorry for the poor Scarecrow, they could have been very happy.
所以，当他们休息够了，多萝茜提起她的篮子，沿着长着很多草的堤岸动身，回到那被河水带走的地方去。那是一个可爱的地方，有许多的花和果树，太阳光鼓舞着他们，如果他们不是为了稻草人而忧愁，他们将十分的快乐了。
The Lion and the Woodman both shook their heads, for they did not know. So they sat down upon the bank and gazed wistfully at the Scarecrow until a Stork flew by, who, upon seeing them, stopped to rest at the water's edge.
狮子和铁皮人两个都摇摇他们的头，不知道怎么办，就在岸滩上坐下来，苦苦地默默地凝视着稻草人。后来有一只鹳鸟飞过，鹳鸟看见了他们，便在水边停下来休息了。
"Who are you and where are you going?" asked the Stork.
鹳鸟问：“你们是谁？到哪里去？
"I am Dorothy," answered the girl, "and these are my friends, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion; and we are going to the Emerald City."
“我是多萝茜，”女孩子回答，“这些都是我的朋友，铁皮人和小胆狮。我们都是到翡翠城去的。
"This isn't the road," said the Stork, as she twisted her long neck and looked sharply at the queer party.
当鹳鸟扭歪了长颈，敏锐地看着这个奇怪的团体时，说：“不是从这条路走的。
"I know it," returned Dorothy, "but we have lost the Scarecrow, and are wondering how we shall get him again."
“我知道的，”多萝茜回答说，“只因为我们丢失了稻草人，正在商量着怎么样去救回他。
"Where is he?" asked the Stork.
鹳鸟问：“他在哪里？
"Over there in the river," answered the little girl.
“就在这条河里。”小女孩子回答它。
"If he wasn't so big and heavy I would get him for you," remarked the Stork.
鹳鸟说：“倘使他并不那么大和沉重，我将为你们去把他救出来。
"He isn't heavy a bit," said Dorothy eagerly, "for he is stuffed with straw; and if you will bring him back to us, we shall thank you ever and ever so much."
多萝茜恳切地说：“他一点儿也不沉重，因为他是用稻草填塞的。如果你能把他带回来，和我们再团聚，我们将要万分地感谢你。
So the big bird flew into the air and over the water till she came to where the Scarecrow was perched upon his pole. Then the Stork with her great claws grabbed the Scarecrow by the arm and carried him up into the air and back to the bank, where Dorothy and the Lion and the Tin Woodman and Toto were sitting.
这样，大鹳鸟就飞升在水面的上空，直向抱着木杆的稻草人那里飞过去。用它的大爪，抓住稻草人的肩膀，提着他飞升到空中，回到岸滩上。多萝茜和狮子，还有铁皮人和托托，都坐在那里等候着。
When the Scarecrow found himself among his friends again, he was so happy that he hugged them all, even the Lion and Toto; and as they walked along he sang "Tol-de-ri-de-oh!" at every step, he felt so gay.
当稻草人发觉自己又回到朋友们中间时，他快活得拥抱着他们，连狮子和托托也在内。大伙儿向前走时，他每走一步，唱着“独—提—列—提—呵！”他多么高兴啊。
"Well, I'll try," said the Stork, "but if I find he is too heavy to carry I shall have to drop him in the river again."
“好，我来试试看，”鹳鸟说，“倘使我带他时，觉得太沉重了，我将不得不仍旧把他放落在河当中的木杆上。
"I was afraid I should have to stay in the river forever," he said, "but the kind Stork saved me, and if I ever get any brains I shall find the Stork again and do her some kindness in return."
“我害怕我将不得不永远留在河当中了，”稻草人说，“但是那慈悲的鹳鸟救出了我，倘使我能够得到脑子，我将再寻到鹳鸟，做一些好事情去报答它。
"That's all right," said the Stork, who was flying along beside them. "I always like to help anyone in trouble. But I must go now, for my babies are waiting in the nest for me. I hope you will find the Emerald City and that Oz will help you."
“那很好，”鹳鸟一边说着，一边在他们旁边飞着。“谁在灾难中，我常常喜欢去帮助他。但是现在我必须走了，因为我的孩子们都在窠里等着我。我希望你们找到翡翠城，奥芝将帮助你们。
"Thank you," replied Dorothy, and then the kind Stork flew into the air and was soon out of sight.
“多谢你，”多萝茜回答说，于是仁慈的鹳鸟飞到空中去，一会儿就不见了。
"I suppose so," answered the Scarecrow. "When I have brains, I shall probably like them better."
“我想是的，”稻草人回答说，“当我有了脑子时，或者将更加喜欢它们。
They walked along listening to the singing of the brightly colored birds and looking at the lovely flowers which now became so thick that the ground was carpeted with them. There were big yellow and white and blue and purple blossoms, besides great clusters of scarlet poppies, which were so brilliant in color they almost dazzled Dorothy's eyes.
他们向前走着，听着色彩鲜艳的鸟儿们歌唱，看着可爱的花儿，开得多么茂盛，把地面全铺满了。那里有黄色的、白色的、蓝色的、紫色的大花朵。除此以外，还有一大球、一大丛的深红色的罂粟花，它们的颜色多么灿烂，差不多眩迷了多萝茜的眼睛。
"Aren't they beautiful?" the girl asked, as she breathed in the spicy scent of the bright flowers.
当小女孩子呼吸着这些花儿的香气时，她问道：“它们不是很美丽吗？
They now came upon more and more of the big scarlet poppies, and fewer and fewer of the other flowers; and soon they found themselves in the midst of a great meadow of poppies. Now it is well known that when there are many of these flowers together their odor is so powerful that anyone who breathes it falls asleep, and if the sleeper is not carried away from the scent of the flowers, he sleeps on and on forever. But Dorothy did not know this, nor could she get away from the bright red flowers that were everywhere about; so presently her eyes grew heavy and she felt she must sit down to rest and to sleep.
现在他们跑到了深红色的大罂粟花开得更加茂盛的地方，旁的花儿愈来愈少了。过了一会儿他们发觉自已已经走在大罂粟花田中了。这是人人知道的，如果这种花大伙儿生长在一起时，它们的香气多么浓烈，不论什么人呼吸了，都要昏昏地睡去。如果这个睡着的人，不从这些花儿中走开，就要永远地睡着了。但是多萝茜不知道这个，也不从这鲜明的红色的花丛中走开，所以她的眼睛立刻沉重起来，觉得必须坐下来休息，并且要睡觉了。
"I always did like flowers," said the Lion. "They of seem so helpless and frail. But there are none in the forest so bright as these."
“我也真的常常喜欢花，”狮子说，“它们虽然这样娇嫩地无力和柔弱。但是在那森林里的花，颜色却没有这般鲜明。
But the Tin Woodman would not let her do this. "We must hurry and get back to the road of yellow brick before dark," he said; and the Scarecrow agreed with him. So they kept walking until Dorothy could stand no longer. Her eyes closed in spite of herself and she forgot where she was and fell among the poppies, fast asleep.
但是铁皮人不让她这样做，他说：“我们必须在天黑以前，赶回到黄砖铺砌的路上。”稻草人同意这个意见，所以他们用劲跑着，一直跑到多萝茜再也站不起来，她的眼睛不由自主地闭了起来，她忘记她是倒在罂粟花中睡熟了。
"If I only had a heart, I should love them," added the Tin Woodman.
“倘使我有了一颗心，我必然爱着它们。”铁皮人接着说。
"What shall we do?" asked the Tin Woodman.
铁皮人问：“我们将怎么办？
So the Lion aroused himself and bounded forward as fast as he could go. In a moment he was out of sight.
所以狮子鼓励它自己，并且跳跃着向前走，尽力快走，一会儿它就不见了。
"If we leave her here she will die," said the Lion. "The smell of the flowers is killing us all. I myself can scarcely keep my eyes open, and the dog is asleep already." It was true; Toto had fallen down beside his little mistress.
“如果我们让她在这里，她会死的，”狮子说：“这些花的香气，也会杀死我们。现在我还能够张开眼睛，可那狗已经睡着了。” 那是真的，托托早已躺倒在它的小女主人的旁边。
But the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, not being made of flesh, were not troubled by the scent of the flowers.
但是稻草人和铁皮人，不是血肉做的身体，就没有被这些花的香气所困扰。
"Run fast," said the Scarecrow to the Lion, "and get out of this deadly flower bed as soon as you can. We will bring the little girl with us, but if you should fall asleep you are too big to be carried."
“快跑，”稻草人对狮子说，“尽你的力，快快跑出这个要送命的花床。我们抬着这个小女孩子一起走，要是如果你倒下去睡着了，抬你走是太大太重了。
"Let us make a chair with our hands and carry her," said the Scarecrow. So they picked up Toto and put the dog in Dorothy's lap, and then they made a chair with their hands for the seat and their arms for the arms and carried the sleeping girl between them through the flowers.
“让我们用手做一只椅子抬着她走。”稻草人说。于是他们就抱起托托，放在她的膝上。随后他们用手做个座位，臂做着扶手，抬着睡着了的女孩子，穿过这个花丛。
On and on they walked, and it seemed that the great carpet of deadly flowers that surrounded them would never end. They followed the bend of the river, and at last came upon their friend the Lion, lying fast asleep among the poppies. The flowers had been too strong for the huge beast and he had given up at last, and fallen only a short distance from the end of the poppy bed, where the sweet grass spread in beautiful green fields before them.
他们向前走着，似乎这送命的罂粟花的大地毯，围绕在他们的四周，无边无际。他们随着弯曲的河流而前进，后来赶上了他们的朋友狮子，它已经躺了下来，熟睡在罂粟花丛中了。这些花的香气，太强烈地麻醉着这只巨兽，使它越来越乏力，最后，便在离开罂粟花床的尽头，只有一点儿的距离，便倒了下去。在他们面前，芳香的草，铺展在美丽的绿野中。
"I'm sorry," said the Scarecrow. "The Lion was a very good comrade for one so cowardly. But let us go on." They carried the sleeping girl to a pretty spot beside the river, far enough from the poppy field to prevent her breathing any more of the poison of the flowers, and here they laid her gently on the soft grass and waited for the fresh breeze to waken her.
“我很抱歉，”稻草人说：“狮子是一个十分良好的同伴，它是这样地胆小。现在让我们继续向前走罢。”他们抬着这个睡着的小女孩子，走到河旁，这是远离着罂粟花田的一个美丽的地方，她再也不会从这些花里呼吸到更多的毒素了。他们轻轻地把她放在软绵绵的草地上，等着新鲜的微风吹醒她。
"We can do nothing for him," said the Tin Woodman, sadly; "for he is much too heavy to lift. We must leave him here to sleep on forever, and perhaps he will dream that he has found courage at last."
铁皮人忧愁地说：“对于它，我们没有好办法，因为举起它来实在太重了。我们只得任它永远睡在这儿，小胆狮只能在它梦里去寻找胆量了。