第54章 小精灵山丘 The Elfin Hill (第1/13页)

《小精灵山丘》，1845 年

the Elfin hill, 1845

几只大蜥蜴在一棵老树的裂缝里敏捷地跑来跑去；它们彼此能很好地交流，因为它们说的是蜥蜴语。

A few large lizards were running nimbly about in the clefts of an old tree; they could understand one another very well, for they spoke the lizard language.

“小精灵山丘那边嗡嗡响、轰隆隆的，可真吵啊，” 其中一只蜥蜴说，“就因为这噪音，我已经两夜没能合眼了；我还不如牙疼呢，因为牙疼也总是让我睡不着觉。”

“what a buzzing and a rumbling there is in the elfin hill,” said one of the lizards; “I have not been able to close my eyes for two nights on account of the noise; I might just as well have had the toothache, for that always keeps me awake.”

“山丘里面肯定在搞什么名堂，” 另一只蜥蜴说，“他们用四根红柱子把山顶撑起来，一直撑到今天早上公鸡打鸣，这样里面就彻底通了风，小精灵姑娘们也学了新舞蹈；肯定有什么事儿。”

“there is something going on within there,” said the other lizard; “they propped up the top of the hill with four red posts, till cock-crow this morning, so that it is thoroughly aired, and the elfin girls have learnt new dances; there is something.”

“我跟我认识的一条蚯蚓说起过这事，” 第三只蜥蜴说，“那条蚯蚓刚从小精灵山丘来，他在那儿的土里日夜摸索。他听到了很多事；虽然他看不见，可怜的家伙，但他很清楚怎么扭动着身子、偷偷摸摸地四处活动。小精灵山丘在等客人，还是很重要的客人呢；但客人是谁，蚯蚓不肯说，或者，也许他真的不知道。所有的鬼火都接到命令要到那儿去跳火炬舞，就是那种舞。山丘里大量的金银财宝都要擦拭干净，摆到月光下。”

“I spoke about it to an earth-worm of my acquaintance,” said a third lizard; “the earth-worm had just e from the elfin hill, where he has been groping about in the earth day and night. he has heard a great deal; although he cannot see, poor miserable creature, yet he understands very well how to wriggle and lurk about. they expect friends in the el