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The Lion thought it might be as well to frighten the Wizard,
那狮子想道，最好是去恐吓一下那魔术家，
so he gave a large, loud roar, which was so fierce and dreadful that Toto jumped away from him in alarm and tipped over the screen that stood in a corner.
所以就高声地吼着，那是怎样猛烈而且可怕的呛哮，吓得托托从狮子身旁跑开，撞在那安放在角落里的屏风上。
As it fell with a crash they looked that way, and the next moment all of them were filled with wonder.
屏风拍挞一声倒下来，他们全都很好奇。
For they saw, standing in just the spot the screen had hidden, a little old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face, who seemed to be as much surprised as they were.
因为他们看见站在屏风后面，是一个秃了头、皱了脸的、又矮小又丑的老头儿，那老头儿也和他们一样，非常吃惊。
The Tin Woodman, raising his axe, rushed toward the little man and cried out, "Who are you?"
铁皮人举起了他的斧头，向这个矮小的老头儿冲过去，并大叫道：“你是谁？”
"I am Oz, the Great and Terrible," said the little man, in a trembling voice.
“我是伟大的可怕的奥芝，”那矮小的老头儿用一种颤动的声音说。
"But don't strike me--please don't--and I'll do anything you want me to."
“但是请不要伤害我——我可以为你们做任何事情。”
Our friends looked at him in surprise and dismay.
他们惊异而失望地看着他。
"I thought Oz was a great Head," said Dorothy.
多萝茜说：“我想奥芝是一个大头怪兽。”
"And I thought Oz was a lovely Lady," said the Scarecrow.
稻草人说：“我想奥芝是一个可爱的美丽的贵妇人。”
"And I thought Oz was a terrible Beast," said the Tin Woodman.
铁皮人说：“我想奥芝是一只恐怖的巨兽。”
"And I thought Oz was a Ball of Fire," exclaimed the Lion.
狮子解释着说：“我想奥芝是一个燃着的火球。”
"No, you are all wrong," said the little man meekly. "I have been making believe."
“不，你们看到的都不是我本人，”矮小的老人温和谦逊地说。“那都是假的。”
"Making believe!" cried Dorothy. "Are you not a Great Wizard?"
“假的？”多萝茜喊着。“你并不是魔术师奥芝？”
"Hush, my dear," he said. "Don't speak so loud, or you will be overheard--and I should be ruined. I'm supposed to be a Great Wizard."
“我的朋友们，静一点儿，轻一点儿，”他说，“说话声音不要那么大，不然你们的话被人偷听了去——我就完蛋了。我是假扮做一个魔术师的。”
"And aren't you?" she asked.
“你真的不是伟大的奥芝吗？”她问。
"Not a bit of it, my dear; I'm just a common man."
“我的亲爱的，的确不是的；我和你一样是一个普通的人。”
