拙译《木偶奇遇记》230406

What was the matter? An immense Serpent lay stretched across the road--a Serpent with a bright green skin, fiery eyes which glowed and burned, and a pointed tail that smoked like a chimney. How frightened was poor Pinocchio! He ran back wildly for half a mile, and at last settled himself atop a heap of stones to wait for the Serpent to go on his way and leave the road clear for him. He waited an hour; two hours; three hours; but the Serpent was always there, and even from afar one could see the flash of his red eyes and the column of smoke which rose from his long, pointed tail. 怎么回事？ 一条巨大的蛇横亘在道路上--这条蛇的皮肤又绿又亮，眼睛闪着红光像火一样熊熊燃烧着，一条尖尖的尾巴冒着烟跟烟囱一样。我们可怜的匹诺曹得吓成什么样子啊！他疯狂地往回跑了半英里，最后站在一堆石头上，等待着这条蛇走开然后把路清出来给他。他等了一个钟头，两个钟头，三个钟头，但这条蛇就是待在那，哪怕隔了老远也能看到他一对火红眼睛的闪光以及他又长又尖的尾巴冒出的烟柱。