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"Come in," called Oz, and the Woodman entered and said, "I have come for my heart."
“请进来，”奥芝答应他，铁皮人走了进去，说，“我为了我的心而来的。”
"Very well," answered the little man.
“太好了，”矮小的老人回答。
"But I shall have to cut a hole in your breast, so I can put your heart in the right place. I hope it won't hurt you."
“不过我必须在你的胸脯上割开一个洞，好让我把你的心放在合适的地方。我相信那样做不致伤害你。”
"Oh, no," answered the Woodman. "I shall not feel it at all."
“啊，没关系，”铁皮人回答说。“我不会有任何感觉的。”
So Oz brought a pair of tinsmith's shears and cut a small, square hole in the left side of the Tin Woodman's breast.
于是，奥芝取出一把马口铁匠用的大剪刀，动手在铁皮人胸脯的左边，很快剪开了一个小的方洞。
Then, going to a chest of drawers, he took out a pretty heart, made entirely of silk and stuffed with sawdust.
接着，他走到箱子旁边，从抽屉里，拿出一颗用丝线编织的心，里面用木头的锯屑充塞。
"Isn't it a beauty?" he asked.
他问：“这难道不是一颗很美丽的心吗？”
"It is, indeed!" replied the Woodman, who was greatly pleased. "But is it a kind heart?"
“是，确实是的！”铁皮人回答说，他非常快乐。“但这是一颗善良的心吗?”
"Oh, very!" answered Oz.
“啊，当然！”奥芝回答说。
He put the heart in the Woodman's breast and then replaced the square of tin, soldering it neatly together where it had been cut.
他把这心装进铁皮人的胸膛里，最后，再把割开过的地方，焊上一方马口铁，就这样一切完备了。
"There," said he; "now you have a heart that any man might be proud of.
“唔，”他说，“现在你有一颗心了，这是不论谁都感到骄傲的。
I'm sorry I had to put a patch on your breast, but it really couldn't be helped."
然而请你原谅，在你的胸脯上多了一个补钉，但我实在没有别的办法了。”
"Never mind the patch," exclaimed the happy Woodman. "I am very grateful to you, and shall never forget your kindness."
快活的铁皮人高声地说：“不必介意这一方块补钉，我很感激你。我将永远忘不掉你的恩惠。”
"Don't speak of it," replied Oz.
“不必客气，”奥芝回答说。
