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The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum

原文

Chapter Three: The Emerald City

It was a long day.
The yellow brick road went past fields and through trees,up hills and down hills.
In the evening, they began to see small green houses.
By sometimes, little people in green clothes came out and looked at the friends,but they did not come near them because they were afraid of the cowardly lion.
'Everything here is green. Perhaps we're near the Emerald city,' said Dorothy, 'Toto and I are hungry. Let's stop at the next house.'
A little woman opened the door.
And Dorothy said, 'please can we stay the night in your house?'
The little woman looked at the lion.
And Dorothy said quickly, 'The lion is my friend and he never hurts anybody.'
'All right? ' the little woman said, 'You can all come in.'
She put a wonderful dinner on the table.
Dorothy and Toto ate a lot of it, and the lion ate some of it.
But the Scarecrow and the Tin Man ate nothing.
'Where are you all going?' asked the little woman.
'To the Emerald city,' said Dorothy, 'We want to see the Wizard of Oz.'
'That'snot easy,' said the woman, 'The wizard never goes out of his house and nobody sees his face.'
'Is the wizard a man?' asked the Scarecrow.
'Nobody knows,' said the woman, 'He is a wizard, so he can be a man or an animal or anything.'
'How strange!' said Dorothy, 'But we need his help, so we must see him.'
The next day, they thanked the woman, left the house and began walking again.
Soon they saw a beautiful city in front of them.
It was the Emerald city.
At last, the friends went up the yellow brick road to a big green door and stopped slowly.
The door opened and a little man in green clothes stood there.
'We want to see the wizard, please,' said Dorothy.
'Nobody sees the wizard,' he said, 'He is a very good and very famous wizard, but nobody can see him.'
'We must see him,' said Dorothy, 'Please ask him!'
'All right,' said the green man, 'I can take you to his house, but first you must all put glasses on.'
He opened a big box. In it were lots of glasses.
'You must wear your glasses all the time,' he said, 'Everybody in the city must wear glasses. The Wizard says this.'
So they all put on glasses.
The green man put on some glasses too.
And then he took them through the Emerald city.
Everything in the city was green—— men, women, children, houses, shops, streets.
The green man took them to a very big house, and they went into a long green room.
'Wait here,' he said.
After a short time, he came back.
'You can see the Wizard,' he said, 'But you must go to him one by one. He wants to see the little girl first.'
Then he went away and a green girl came in.
She took Dorothy to a tall green door.
'The Wizard is in there,' said the Green girl, 'He's waiting for you.'
Dorothy went in.
On a green chair was a very, very big head.
There was no body, or arms, or legs—— only a head.
Its mouth opened and the head said, 'I am Oz,who are you and what do you want?'
'I am Dorothy,' said the child bravely.
'Where did you get those red shoes from?'
'The bad Witch of the East,' said Dorothy, 'My house fell on her and killed her.'
'What is that thing on your face?'
'A kiss. The good Witch of the North kissed me,' said Dorothy, 'I need help and she told me about you.
'And what do you want?'
'I want to go home to Kansas,' answered Dorothy, 'But I don't know the way. Please help me to get home.
The big eyes opened and closed, opened and closed.
Then the mouth opened and the head spoke again.
'Well,'it said, 'Perhaps I can help you, but first you must do something for me.'
'What do you want me to do?' asked Dorothy.
'Kill the bad Witch of the West.'
'But I don't want to kill anybody,' said Dorothy.
'You killed her sister and you are wearing her shoes. Go now and kill the Witch of the West.'
The little girl began to cry.
'But how can I kill the witch?' She said.
The big eyes opened and looked at her, but the head did not answer.
Dorothy went away, and then her friends went into the Wizard's room.
First the Scarecrow, then the Tin Man, and last the Lion.
Later,they all met in the long green room and talked.
Dorothy told her friends about the head.
'That's interesting,' said the Scarecrow, 'I didn't see a head. I saw a beautiful woman. I asked her for some brains and she said, “yes, but first you must help Dorothy to kill the Witch of the West.”'
'I saw a big animal with two heads,' said the Tin Man, 'I asked for a heart. The animal said, “I can give you a heart, but first you must help Dorothy to kill the witch of the west.” What did you see? Lion.'
'Oh,I saw a ball of fire.' said the cowardly lion. 'I said, “I am a coward, please make me brave.” And the fire said, “When the Witch of the West is dead, I can help you. But not before.”'
'I was angry then,' said the lion, 'But the ball of fire got bigger and bigger, so I ran away.'
'Oh,what are we going to do?' said Dorothy.
'Well,'said the scarecrow, 'we must find the Witch of the West, and then we must kill her.'

翻译

第三章：翡翠城

这一天过得十分漫长。
黄色的砖路穿过田野，穿过树林，爬上山坡，又滑下山坡。
傍晚时分，他们开始看到一些小小的绿色房屋。
不一会儿，穿着绿色衣服的小个子人们走了出来，打量着朋友们，但他们没有靠近他们，因为他们害怕那只胆小的狮子。
“这里的一切都是绿色的。也许我们离翡翠城不远了。”多萝西说，“我和托托饿了。咱们去下一家房子歇歇吧。”
一个矮小的女人开了门。
多萝西说：“请让我们在您家过夜好吗？”
那个矮小的女人看了看狮子。
多萝西急忙说道：“狮子是我的朋友，他从不伤害任何人。”
“行吗？”那个矮小的女人说，“你们都可以进来。”
她把一顿丰盛的晚餐放在了桌上。
多萝西和托托吃了很多，狮子也吃了一些。
但稻草人和铁皮人什么也没吃。
“你们要去哪儿？”那个矮小的女人问道。
“去翡翠城。”多萝西说，“我们想去见奥兹巫师。”
“那可不容易。”那个女人说，“巫师从不走出他的房子，也没人能看到他的脸。”
“巫师是个男人吗？”稻草人问道。
“没人知道，”那位女士说道，“他是位巫师，所以他可以变成人、动物或者任何东西。”
“这太奇怪了！”多萝西说道，“但我们需要他的帮助，所以我们必须见见他。”
第二天，他们向那位女士道谢，离开了房子，再次踏上了前行的路。
很快，他们就看到一座美丽的城市出现在眼前。
那就是翡翠城。
最后，朋友们沿着黄色的砖路走向一座巨大的绿色大门，缓缓停下。
门开了，一个穿着绿色衣服的小个子男人站在那里。
“我们想见见那位巫师，请问可以吗？”多萝西说道。
“没人能见到那位巫师，”他说道，“他是位非常出色且非常有名的巫师，但没人能见到他。”
“我们必须见见他，”多萝西说道，“请让他带我们去吧！”
“好吧，”那个绿衣人说道，“我可以带你们去他家，但首先你们所有人都必须戴上眼镜。”
他打开一个大箱子。里面有许多副眼镜。
“你们必须一直戴着眼镜，”他说，“城里所有人都必须戴眼镜。巫师这么说的。”
于是他们都戴上了眼镜。
那个绿衣人也戴上了眼镜。
然后他带着他们穿过了翡翠城。
城里的所有事物都是绿色的——男人、女人、孩子、房屋、商店、街道。
那个绿人带他们来到一座非常大的房子前，然后他们走进了一个长长的绿色房间。
“在这儿等着吧。”他说。
过了一会儿，他回来了。
“你可以见到巫师了，”他说，“但你们必须一个一个地去见他。他想先见到那个小女孩。”
然后他离开了，一个绿衣女孩走了进来。
她带着多萝西来到一扇高高的绿色门前。
“巫师在里面，”绿衣女孩说，“他在等你。”
多萝西走了进去。
在一张绿色的椅子上有一个非常非常大的脑袋。
没有身体、胳膊或腿——只有一个脑袋。
它的嘴巴张开，脑袋说道：“我是奥兹，你是谁？想要什么？”
“我是多萝西，”孩子勇敢地说。
“你从哪儿得到那些红色鞋子的？”
“东方的恶女巫，”多萝西说，“我的房子压倒了她并杀了她。”
“你脸上的那个东西是什么？”
“一个吻。北方的好女巫亲了我，”多萝西说，“我需要帮助，她告诉了我关于你的消息。”
“那你想要什么？”
“我想回堪萨斯去，”多萝西回答，“但我不知道路。请帮我回家吧。”
那双大眼睛睁了又闭，闭了又开。
然后嘴巴张开，脑袋再次说话了。
“好吧，”它说道，“或许我能帮到你，但首先你得为我做一件事。”
“你想要我做什么？”多萝西问道。
“杀死西边的那个邪恶女巫。”
“但我不想杀任何人啊。”多萝西说道。
“你杀了她姐姐，而且你还穿着她的鞋子。现在赶紧去杀死西边的那个女巫吧。”
小女孩开始哭泣起来。
“但我怎么才能杀死那个女巫呢？”她说。
那双大眼睛睁开了，看向她，但脑袋却没有回应。
多萝西离开了，随后她的朋友们走进了巫师的房间。
先是稻草人，然后是铁皮人，最后是狮子。
后来，他们都来到了那间长长的绿色房间里交谈。
多萝西向她的朋友们讲述了那个脑袋的事。
“那很有趣，”稻草人说，“我没有看到一个脑袋。我看到的是一位美丽的女子。我向她要了一些头脑，她说：‘可以，但首先你必须帮助多萝西杀死西方女巫。’”
“我看到一只有两只脑袋的大型动物，”铁皮人说，“我想要一颗心。那只动物说：‘我可以给你一颗心，但首先你必须帮助多萝西杀死西方女巫。’你看到了什么？狮子。”
“哦，我看到一个火球。”胆小的狮子说，“我说：‘我是个胆小鬼，请让我勇敢起来。’然后那火球说：‘等西方女巫死了之后，我可以帮助你。但在此之前不行。’”
“我当时很生气，”狮子说，“但那个火球变得越来越大，所以我跑开了。”
“哦，我们该怎么办？”多萝西说。
“嗯，”稻草人说，“我们必须找到西方女巫，然后我们必须杀死她。”

1.
As far as possible one should try to become on as close terms as possible with any sort of man.
一个人应该尽可能的接触各种类型的人。

2.
Would you do me a favor by moving that chair over to the corner so (that) I can sweep the floor?
你能帮我把那把椅子搬到角落里吗？这样我就能扫地了。

3.
He's likely to be late so you'd better tell him again that the meeting time is seven to make double sure.
他可能会迟到，所以你最好再告诉他一次，会议时间是7点，再确认一下不要迟到。

4.
This movement has not yet achieved all its goals, but it has already had considerable impact in many areas of male-female relations.
这一行动尚未实现其所有目标，但在男女关系的许多领域已经产生了相当大的影响。

5.
The precision ratio is an index that indicates how many articles meet the search criteria out of all of the articles retrieved.
精确度是一个指标，它表示在检索到的所有文章中有多少篇文章符合搜索标准。

听前提示
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二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。
三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。

Day 141

1401.
Manufacture
v.制造，加工n.制造

That factory manufactures toys.
那家工厂生产玩具。
This machine was manufactured in France.
这台机器是法国制造的。
This factory manufactures electric stoves.
这家工厂生产电炉。

1402.
Many
a.许多的，多的 pron.许多

How many books do you read per month?
你每月读多少本书？
His injuries included many broken bones.
他受的伤包括多处骨折。
The internet has transformed many aspects of our lives.
互联网改变了我们生活的许多方面。

1403.
Map
n.地图，图

What's the scale of the map?
地图的比例是多少？
What do these dots represent on the map?
这些点在地图上代表什么？
The island is a small green dot on the map.
该岛是地图上的一个小绿点。

1404.
Mark
n.痕迹；记号v.标记

I have marked the event on my calendar.
我已经在我的日历上标记了这件事。
The main function of a question mark is to indicate a question.
问号的主要功能是表示问题。

1405.
Market
n.集市，市场v.销售

Their target market is teenagers.
他们的目标市场是青少年。
He lost a fortune in the stock market.
他在股票市场上亏了一笔财富。
We buy our fruit and vegetables at the market.
我们在市场上购买水果和蔬菜。

1406.
Marketing
n.促销，营销v.推销

She works in sales and marketing.
她从事销售和市场营销工作。
We are hiring a marketing specialist.
我们正在招聘一名营销专家。
We need a new marketing strategy for 2016.
我们需要为2016年制定新的营销策略。

1407.
Marriage
n.结婚，婚姻；结婚仪式

Their marriage broke up last year.
他们的婚姻去年破裂了。
She's trying to save their marriage.
她正在努力挽救他们的婚姻。
She has a child from a previous marriage.
她有一个以前婚姻的孩子。

1408.
Married
a.已婚的，夫妇的

We'll get married in October.
我们要在十月份结婚。
I want to get married and have children.
我想结婚生孩子。
He married his boss' daughter, didn't he?
他娶给了老板的女儿，不是吗？

1409.
Marry
v.结婚，嫁，娶

Will you marry me?
你愿意嫁给我吗?
She decided to marry him.
她决定嫁给他。
We wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit.
我们想结婚，但情况不允许。

1410．
Master
n.主人；师傅；硕士v.精通

I'd like to master English.
我想掌握英语。
The dog saved its master's life.
那只狗救了主人的命。

2020年高考（上海卷）英语听力 短对话

1.
Goodafternoon. Take a seat, please.
下午好。请坐。
Thankyou. I want to have my hair cut and dyed black today.
谢谢！我今天想剪发，染黑发。

Question:Where does the conversation most probably take place to?
问题：这段对话最可能发生在哪里？

2.
Excuseme, where is the dining hall on the first floor of the dormitory building?
请问，宿舍楼一层的食堂在哪里？
ButI'm afraid it's closed now. Anyway, the coffee shop next to the library isstill open.
恐怕现在已经关门了。对了，图书馆旁边的咖啡店还没关门。

Question:Which place does the man imply the woman should go to?
问题：男士暗示女士应该去哪个地方?

3.
Didyou see my passport? I can't find it anywhere in my handbag.
你看到我的护照了吗？手提包里没有。
Iremember you used it yesterday to pay for those shoes with your credit card.
我记得昨天你拿着护照用信用卡买了那双鞋。

Question:What is the woman looking for?
问题：女士在寻找什么物品？

4.
That'sthe best lecture. I've really enjoyed it.
这是最棒的一堂课。我真的很喜欢。
Butyou fell asleep right after it started.
但课刚开始你就睡着了。

Question:What can we learn from the conversation?
问题：我们能从对话中了解到什么？

5.
Shallwe go shopping or take some snacks?
我们去购物还是带点零食？
Whateveryou decide is cool with me.
你决定就好了。

Question:What does the man mean?
问题：男士的话是什么意思？

6.
Look! Page after page of advertisements. It's a waste of time reading them.
看！一张又一张的广告。看广告简直是浪费时间。
Well,there are some that may cheat people into buying products. Many are quiteinformative.
嗯，有一些广告可能会欺骗消费者购买产品。不过很多广告还是可以提供一些信息的

Question:What is the woman's opinion of advertisements?
问题：女士对广告的看法是什么？

7.
Hi, Wang. Welcome back. How is your training program in Shanghai?
嗨，王先生。欢迎回来。你们在上海的培训项目怎么样?
Itwas fruitful, although I didn't have much time to walk around as expected.
虽然没有像预期的那样有空四处逛逛，但还是收获颇丰。

Question:How does the man feel about his training program?
问题：男士觉得他的培训行程怎么样？

8.
Wouldyou like to come round for dinner on my birthday? It's next Saturday, the 18th.
我生日那天你愿意过来吃晚饭吗？是下周六，18号。
Butfor the school charity sale on that very day, I would come.
要不是那天学校有义卖活动，我一定会来的。

Question:What does the man mean?
问题：男士是什么意思？

9.
Youkept coughing all night. Didn't you take the pills?
你整夜咳嗽。你没吃那些药吗？
No, Ididn't. I couldn't see the point.
没有吃。我不知道吃药有什么意义。

Question:what does the man imply?
问题：男士的意思是什么？

10.
Youwere on the phone for an hour.
你打了一个小时的电话。
Itwas my mom. Rarely do we run out of conversation.
是我妈妈打来的。我们无话不谈。

Question:What can we learn about the man?
问题：关于这位男士我们能了解到什么信息？

The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum

单词提示

1.scarecrow 稻草人
2.pole 杆子
3.straw 稻草
4.tin 包白铁
5.coward 胆小鬼

原文

Chapter Two: The Yellow Brick Road

Dorothy and Toto walked along the yellow brick road for a long time.
When they were tired, they stopped in a field by the road.
Not far away, there was a scarecrow, and Dorothy and Toto walked across to look at it.
'Good day,' said the Scarecrow.
'Oh!'said Dorothy. 'You can speak!'
'Of course I can speak,' said the Scarecrow, 'But I can't move, up here on this pole. I'd like to get down, can you help me?'
Carefully,Dorothy took the Scarecrow off his pole.
'Thank you very much,' said the Scarecrow.
He moved his arms and legs, and straw went everywhere.
'Who are you?', he asked, 'And where are you going? '
'I'm Dorothy, and I'm going to the Emerald City. I want to go home to Kansas, but I don't know the way. I'm going to ask the Wizard of Oz for help. '
'Where is the Emerald City?', asked the Scarecrow, 'And who is the Wizard of Oz? I don't know anything, you see, because I have no brains in my head— only straw.'
'Oh dear!', said Dorothy, 'I'm very sorry.'
'I would very much like to have some brains,' the Scarecrow said, 'Can I go to the Emerald City with you? Perhaps the Wizard of Oz can give me some brains. What do you think?'
'I don't know,' said Dorothy, 'But yes, please come with me. He's a famous wizard,so perhaps he can help you.'
She felt very sorry for the Scarecrow.
'Don't be afraid of Toto,' she said, 'He never hurts people.'
'Nothing can hurt me,' said the Scarecrow, 'I'm not afraid of anything. Well, that's not true. I am afraid of fire, of course.'
Dorothy walked along the road with her new friend.
Soon she began to feel hungry, so she sat down and she and Toto ate some bread and apples.
'Would you like some, Scarecrow?' said Dorothy.
'No,thank you,' said the Scarecrow.
'I don't need to eat or drink. You can't eat when you're made of straw...Now, tell me about your home. '
So Dorothy told him about Kansas, and Uncle Henry and Aunt Em, and the cyclone.
'But why do you want to leave this beautiful country?' asked the Scarecrow, 'Kansas,you say, has no trees, no green hills, no gardens. I don't understand.'
'That's because you have no brains,' said Dorothy, 'Kansas is my home. We say, “East,west, home's best”, and it's true. I want to go home.'
They walked along the road for some hours, and then it got dark.
Dorothy was tired, and soon the Scarecrow saw a little house behind some trees.
There was nobody there, so they went in.
Dorothy and Toto slept, but the Scarecrow just stood all night with his eyes open.
'Scarecrows don't sleep,' he said.
In the morning, Dorothy looked for water.
'Why do you want water?' asked the Scarecrow.
'Toto and I are thirsty. And I need to wash.'
'I'm sorry for you,' said the Scarecrow, 'You need a lot of things! But you have brains, and you can think, and that's wonderful.'
They found some water, and Dorothy washed.
Then she and Toto ate some bread.
Suddenly,they heard a shout from the trees near the house, and they all ran out of the house to look.
They saw a man by a big tree, with an axe in his hand.
He was made of tin.
He stood very still and shouted 'Help!' again and again.
'What can I do for you?' asked Dorothy.
'I can't move,' said the Tin Man, 'Please oil me. There's an oil-can in my house.'
At once, Dorothy ran back to the house and found the oil-can.
Then she came back, and with the Scarecrow's help, she carefully oiled the Tin Man.
Slowly,he began to move, first his head, and then his arms and legs.
'Thank you,' he said. 'I feel better now.'
He put down his axe.
'I went out in the rain, you see, and water is very bad for a tin body. I was there for a long time, and nobody came to help me.'
'We stopped at your house for the night,' Dorothy said, 'and we heard your shout this morning.'
'Where are you going?' asked the Tin Man.
So Dorothy told him about the Wizard of Oz.
'I want to go back to Kansas, and the Scarecrow wants some brains,' she said.
The Tin Man was very interested.
'Can the Wizard give me a heart, do you think? I have no heart, so I can't love, or feel... I would very much like to have a heart.'
'Come with us,' said the Scarecrow.
'Yes,' said Dorothy, 'And then you can ask the Wizard for help, too.'
So they all walked along the yellow brick road.
There were many tall trees next to the road, and sometimes the three friends heard noises from animals behind the trees.
Dorothy did not like these noises very much.
'How far is it to the Emerald City?' she asked the Tin Man, 'Do you know?'
'It's a long way, I think,' said the Tin Man, 'And we must be careful because—'
But just then, a big lion suddenly ran out from the trees, into the road.
It opened its mouth— it had long yellow teeth— and began to run after Toto.
Dorothy was afraid for Toto.
She ran up to the lion and hit it on the nose with her bag.
'Don't hurt my dog!' she cried angrily, 'He's smaller than you!'
'I didn't hurt him,' said the Lion, 'Don't hit me again— please!'
'Why—you're afraid!' said Dorothy, 'Be quiet,Toto, he isn't going to hurt you. He's more afraid than you are. He's just a big coward.’
'It's true,' said the Lion, 'I am a coward.Everyone thinks lions are brave. I make a lot of noise, but I'm not brave. I'm just a coward.'
And the Cowardly Lion began to cry.
Then Dorothy told him about the Wizard of Oz.
'Come with us to the Emerald City,' she said, 'I want to go back to Kansas, the Scarecrow wants some brains, and the Tin Man wants a heart. Perhaps the Wizard of Oz can make you brave.'
'Oh,thank you!' said the Lion, 'I would very much like to be brave.'
And so the Cowardly Lion came with them.
At first, Toto was afraid of him, but very soon he and the Lion were good friends.
That night, Dorothy and Toto slept under a big tree, next to the Cowardly Lion's big warm body.
In the morning, they ate the last of their bread.
'Oh dear!' said Dorothy, 'What are we going to eat for dinner?'
'I can kill an animal for you,' said the Cowardly Lion.
'Oh no— please don't kill anything!' the Tin Man said.
He began to cry, 'We don't want to hurt any animals. I haven't got a heart, but Ifeel sorry for them.'
Dorothy quickly got out the oil-can and oiled his face.
'Don't cry,' she said, 'You know water is bad for you.'
They walked along the yellow road, and after an hour or two, they came to a big river.
'Oh no!' said Dorothy, 'How can we get across?'
The Lion looked down at the river.
'I'm very afraid of falling,' he said, 'but I think I can jump across.'
'Good!'said the Scarecrow at once, 'You can carry us on your back, one at a time.'
So the Cowardly Lion jumped across the river, first with the Scarecrow on his back, then with Dorothy and Toto, and last with the Tin Man.
But soon they came to a second river.
This one was very big, and the Lion could not jump across it.
The Scarecrow thought for a minute.
'Look,'he said, 'There's a tall tree next to the river. The Tin Man can cut it down with his axe. And when the tree falls across the river, we can walk across the tree.'
'Very good,' said the Lion, 'For somebody with straw in their head, and not brains.'
So the Tin Man cut down the tree with his axe, and soon they were all across that river, too.

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第二章：黄砖路

多萝西和托托沿着黄色的砖路走了很长一段距离。
当他们感到疲惫时，便在路边的一片田野里停下来休息。
不远处有一个稻草人，多萝西和托托走过去去看他。
“你好啊，”稻草人说道。
“哦！”多萝西说道，“你居然能说话啊！”
“当然我能说话，”稻草人说道，“但我在这根杆子上动不了了。我想下来，你能帮我吗？”
多萝西小心翼翼地把稻草人从杆子上取了下来。
“非常感谢你，”稻草人说道。
他动了动自己的胳膊和腿，稻草四处乱飞。
“你是谁？”他问道，“你要去哪里？”
“我是多萝西，我要去翡翠城。我想回堪萨斯老家，但我不知道路。我要去向奥兹巫师求助。”
“翡翠城在哪里？”稻草人问道，“奥兹巫师是谁？你知道的，因为我脑袋里没有脑子——只有稻草。”
“哎呀！”多萝西说道，“我很抱歉。”
“我非常希望能有一些脑子，”稻草人说道，“我能和你一起去翡翠城吗？也许奥兹巫师能给我一些脑子。你觉得怎么样？”
“我不知道，”多萝西说道，“不过，好吧，请跟我来吧。他可是个著名的巫师，或许他能帮到你。”
她为稻草人感到非常难过。
“别害怕托托，”她说，“他从不伤害人。”
“没有什么能伤害到我，”稻草人说道，“我什么都不怕。嗯，这不完全是真的。我当然害怕火。”
多萝西和她的新朋友一起沿着道路前行。
很快她就开始感到饿了，于是她坐了下来，和托托一起吃了些面包和苹果。
“稻草人，你想吃点吗？”多萝西说道。
“不用了，谢谢，”稻草人说道。“我不需要吃或者喝。当你是稻草做成的时候，是不能吃东西的……现在，告诉我一些关于你家乡的事”
多萝西向他讲述了她的家乡——堪萨斯州，还有亨利叔叔和埃姆婶婶，以及那场龙卷风。
“可你为什么要离开这个美丽的国度呢？”稻草人问道，“你说的堪萨斯没有树木、没有绿色的山丘、没有花园。我不明白。”
“那是因为你没有头脑，”多萝西说道，“堪萨斯是我的家乡。我们常说‘无论东西，家才是最好的’，这是真的。我想回家。”
他们沿着道路走了几个小时，然后天色暗了下来。
多萝西累了，很快稻草人看到一些树后面有一座小房子。
那里没有人，于是他们走了进去。
多萝西和托托睡着了，但稻草人整晚都睁着眼睛站着。
“稻草人是不会睡觉的。”他说。
早上，多萝西去找水。
“你为什么需要水？”稻草人问道。
“我和托托都渴了。而且我还需要洗一洗。”
“我很为你感到难过。”稻草人说。“你需要很多东西！但你有头脑，能思考，这真是太好了。”
他们找到了一些水，多萝西洗了洗。
然后她和托托吃了些面包。
突然，他们听到房子附近树林里传来一声喊叫，于是他们都跑出房子去看。
他们看到一个男人站在一棵大树旁，手里拿着一把斧子。
他是用锡做成的。
他一动不动地站着，一遍又一遍地喊着“救命！”
“我能为你做些什么？”多萝西问道。
“我动不了了。”铁皮人说，“请给我抹点油。我家里有个油罐。”
立刻，多萝西跑回房子，找到了那个油罐。
然后她回来了，在稻草人的帮助下，她小心翼翼地给铁皮人抹上了油。
慢慢地，他开始动了，先是他的头，然后是他的胳膊和腿。
“谢谢你。”他说。“现在我感觉好多了。”
他放下斧子。“我是在雨中出去的，你知道的，而雨水对铁质的身体来说可是非常有害的。我在那里待了很长时间，却没有人来帮我。”
“我们昨晚就在你家过夜的，”多萝西说，“今天早上我们听到你发出了呼救声。”
“你要去哪里？”“铁皮人问道。
于是多萝西便向他讲述了奥兹巫师的事。
“我想回堪萨斯州去，而稻草人想要一些头脑，”她说。
铁皮人非常感兴趣。
“你觉得巫师能给我一颗心吗？我没有心，所以无法爱，也无法感受……我非常渴望拥有一颗心。”
“跟我们走吧，”稻草人说。
“好啊，”多萝西说，“然后你们也能向巫师寻求帮助。”
于是他们一起沿着黄色的砖路前行。
路旁有许多高大的树木，有时这三位朋友会听到树后动物发出的声音。
多萝西不太喜欢这些声音。
“去翡翠城还有多远？”她问铁皮人，“你知道吗？”
“我觉得很远，”铁皮人说，“而且我们必须小心，因为——”
但就在这时，一只大狮子突然从树丛中冲了出来，跑到了路上。
它张开嘴巴——它有着长长的黄色牙齿——然后开始追赶托托。
多萝西为托托感到害怕。
她跑到狮子面前，用她的包打它的鼻子。
“别伤害我的狗！”她生气地喊道，“它比你小多了！”
“我没有伤害它，”狮子说，“别再打了——求求你了！”
“为什么——你害怕了！”多萝西说道，“安静点，托托，他不会伤害你的。他比你还要害怕。他只不过是个胆小鬼罢了。”
“确实如此，”狮子说道，“我就是个胆小鬼。大家都认为狮子很勇敢。我总是大声吼叫，但我其实并不勇敢。我只是个胆小鬼罢了。”
于是，胆小的狮子开始哭泣起来。
接着，多萝西向他讲述了奥兹巫师的事。
“跟我们一起去翡翠城吧，”她说，“我想回堪萨斯州去，稻草人需要一些头脑，铁皮人需要一颗心。也许奥兹巫师能让你变得勇敢。”
“哦，谢谢你！”狮子说道，“我非常希望能变得勇敢。”
于是，胆小的狮子就跟他们一起去了。
起初，托托害怕他，但很快他就和狮子成了好朋友。
那天晚上，多萝西和托托睡在一棵大树下，紧挨着胆小的狮子那温暖的大身躯。
第二天早上，他们吃完了最后一点面包。
“哎呀！”多萝西说道，“晚餐吃什么呀？”
“我可以为你杀一只动物。”胆小的狮子说道。
“哦，不——请别杀任何动物！”铁皮人说道。
他开始哭泣，“我们不想伤害任何动物。我并没有心脏，但我还是为他们感到难过。”
多萝西迅速拿出油罐，给他的脸抹上油。
“别哭了，”她说，“你知道水对你是有害的。”
他们沿着黄色的道路前行，过了一个小时左右，他们来到了一条大河旁。
“哦，不！”多萝西说道，“我们怎么才能过河呢？”
狮子低头看着这条河。
“我非常害怕掉下去，”他说，“但我认为我能跳过去。”
“好啊！”稻草人立刻说道，“你可以背着我们，一次一个。”
于是，胆小的狮子先跳过了河，背上是稻草人，接着是多萝西和托托，最后是铁皮人。
但很快他们又来到了第二条河旁。
这条河非常大，狮子无法跳过去。
稻草人思考了一会儿。
“看，”他说，“河旁边有一棵高大的树。铁皮人可以用他的斧子把它砍倒。当树横在河上时，我们就可以从树上走过去。”
“很好，”狮子说道，“对于脑袋里只有稻草而没有头脑的人来说，这真是个好主意。”
于是铁皮人用他的斧子砍倒了那棵树，很快他们也都过了那条河。