“My feet are getting tired,” said Mike Teavee. “I want to watch television.”
“我的脚累了，”迈克·蒂维说，“我想看电视。”
“If you’re tired then we’d better take the lift,” said Mr Wonka. “It’s over here. Come on! In we go!” He skipped across the passage to a pair of double doors. The doors slid open. The two children and the grown-ups went in.
“如果你累了，那么我们还是乘电梯吧，”旺卡先生说，“电梯就在这里。来吧，我们进去！”他穿过通道来到电梯的双扇门前。电梯门打开了，两个孩子和大人们走了进去。
Mr Wonka looked at the little group that stood beside him in the corridor. There were only two children left now — Mike Teavee and Charlie Bucket. And there were three grown-ups, Mr and Mrs Teavee and Grandpa Joe. “Shall we move on?” Mr Wonka asked.
旺卡先生看着走廊上站在他身边的几个人。现在只剩下了两个孩子——迈克·蒂维和查理·巴克特，还有三个大人——蒂维先生、蒂维太太和约瑟夫爷爷。“我们继续走，好吗？”旺卡先生问道。
“Now then,” cried Mr Wonka, “which button shall we press first? Take your pick!”
“好，”旺卡先生叫道，“我们先按哪一个按钮好呢？你们挑吧！”
“I’ve never seen anything like it!” cried Mr Wonka. “The children are disappearing like rabbits! But you mustn’t worry about it! They’ll all come out in the wash!”
“这样的事我从来没有见过！”旺卡先生叫道，“孩子们像兔子一样一个个不见了！不过你们不用担心，他们全都会从管子里出来的！”
Charlie Bucket stared around him in astonishment. This was the craziest lift he had ever seen. There were buttons everywhere! The walls, and even the ceiling, were covered all over with rows and rows and rows of small, black push buttons! There must have been a thousand of them on each wall, and another thousand on the ceiling! And now Charlie noticed that every single button had a tiny printed label beside it telling you which room you would be taken to if you pressed it.
查理·巴克特惊奇地环视四周，这是他见过的电梯中最古怪的。到处都是按钮！四面墙上，甚至天花板上，全是一排一排的黑色小按钮！每边墙上至少有一千个，天花板上还有一千个！查理还看到，每个按钮旁边都有一个印着字的小标签，告诉乘客按这个按钮，电梯将把他送到哪一个房间。
“Oh, yes!” cried Charlie and Grandpa Joe, both together.
“噢，好的！”查理和约瑟夫爷爷两个异口同声地说。
“Fantastic!” murmured Grandpa Joe. His eyes were shining with excitement as he stared at the rows of buttons.
“不可思议！”约瑟夫爷爷咕哝道。他盯住那一排一排的按钮，眼睛闪着兴奋的亮光。
“This isn’t just an ordinary up-and-down lift!” announced Mr Wonka proudly. “This lift can go sideways and longways and slantways and any other way you can think of! It can visit any single room in the whole factory, no matter where it is! You simply press the button… and zing!… you’re off!”
“这不是一部普通的电梯！”旺卡先生自豪地宣布，“这电梯能横开、直开、斜开，向你所想的任何方向开！它能到整座工厂的任何一个车间，不管这车间在哪里！你只要一按按钮…呜…就开去了！”
“The whole lift is made of thick, clear glass!” Mr Wonka declared. “Walls, doors, ceiling, floor, everything is made of glass so that you can see out!”
“整部电梯是用明亮的厚玻璃造的！”旺卡先生说，“墙、门、天花板、地板，全都是玻璃的，因此你们可以看到外面！”
“But there’s nothing to see,” said Mike Teavee.
“但是没有东西可以看。”迈克·蒂维说。
Quickly, Charlie started reading some of the labels alongside the buttons.
查理开始很快地看按钮旁边的小标签。
THE ROCK-CANDY MINE — 10,000 FEET DEEP, it said on one.
一张上面写着：糖矿——深三千米。
TOFFEE-APPLE TREES FOR PLANTING OUT IN YOUR GARDEN — ALL SIZES.
太妃糖苹果树——适合种在你家花园中，大小俱全。
“Choose a button!” said Mr Wonka. “The two children may press one button each. So take your pick! Hurry up! In every room, something delicious and wonderful is being made.”
“挑选一个按钮吧！”旺卡先生说，“两个小朋友可以各按一个。你们挑选吧！快一点儿！每个车间里都在制造绝妙的、好吃的东西呢！”
Then… STRAWBERRY-JUICE WATER PISTOLS.
还有…草莓汁水枪。
COKERNUT-ICE SKATING RINKS, it said on another.
另一张写着：椰子溜冰场。
LUMINOUS LOLLIES FOR EATING IN BED AT NIGHT.
发光硬糖——供夜间在床上吃。
MINT JUJUBES FOR THE BOY NEXT DOOR — THEY’LL GIVE HIM GREEN TEETH FOR A MONTH.
薄荷枣味胶糖——给邻居小孩吃，可使他的牙齿变绿一个月。
EXPLODING SWEETS FOR YOUR ENEMIES.
爆炸糖果——请你的敌人吃。
“Come on, come on!” cried Mr Wonka. “We can’t wait all day!”
“按吧，按吧！”旺卡先生大叫，“我们不能整天等着！”
STICKJAW FOR TALKATIVE PARENTS.
黏嘴糖——给话说得太多的父母吃。
CAVITY-FILLING CARAMELS — NO MORE DENTISTS.
补牙软糖——从此不再需要牙科医生。
WRIGGLE-SWEETS THAT WRIGGLE DELIGHTFULLY IN YOUR TUMMY AFTER SWALLOWING.
蠕动糖——吃后在腹中蠕动，令人快慰。
“Whoopee!” shouted Mike Teavee. “That’s for me!” He stuck out his thumb and pressed the button. Instantly, there was a tremendous whizzing noise. The doors clanged shut and the lift leaped away as though it had been stung by a wasp. But it leapt sideways! And all the passengers (except Mr Wonka, who was holding on to a strap from the ceiling) were flung off their feet on to the floor.
“好啊！”迈克·蒂维大叫，“那是专门为我准备的！”他伸出大拇指把那个按钮一按，马上响起很响的嘶嘶声。电梯门哐当一声关上，电梯像是被黄蜂蜇了一口，一下子跳起来走了。但它是朝旁边开走的！所有的乘客（除了旺卡先生，他正抓住从天花板上吊下来的皮带）都被摇晃得跌倒在地。
RAINBOW DROPS — SUCK THEM AND YOU CAN SPIT IN SIX DIFFERENT COLOURS.
彩虹糖豆——吮一口，吐出六种颜色的口水。
“Certainly there’s a television room,” Mr Wonka said. “That button over there.” He pointed with his finger. Everybody looked. TELEVISION CHOCOLATE, it said on the tiny label beside the button.
“当然有，”旺卡先生说，“只需按那边那个按钮。”他用手指指着。大家看过去，那个按钮旁边的小标签上写着：电视巧克力糖。
FIZZY LEMONADE SWIMMING POOLS.
柠檬汽水游泳池。
MAGIC HAND-FUDGE — WHEN YOU HOLD IT IN YOUR HAND, YOU TASTE IT IN YOUR MOUTH.
魔术手握牛奶软糖——握在手中，甜在嘴里。
INVISIBLE CHOCOLATE BARS FOR EATING IN CLASS.
隐形巧克力糖——供上课时吃。
SUGAR-COATED PENCILS FOR SUCKING.
糖衣铅笔——供吮吸。
“Isn’t there a Television Room in all this lot?” asked Mike Teavee.
“在那么多房间里，有一间电视室吗？”迈克·蒂维问道。
“Help!” shouted Mrs Teavee.
“救命啊！”蒂维太太叫道。
“Get up, get up!” cried Mr Wonka, roaring with laughter. But just as they were staggering to their feet, the lift changed direction and swerved violently round a corner. And over they went once more.
“起来，起来！”旺卡先生叫着，哈哈大笑。但当他们刚摇摇晃晃地站起来时，电梯突然改变了方向，转了个大弯。他们又一次跌倒了。
“Take my hand, madam,” said Mr Wonka gallantly. “There you are! Now grab this strap! Everybody grab a strap. The journey’s not over yet!”
“握住我的手，太太，”旺卡先生殷勤地说，“好了！现在抓住这根皮带！各位请抓住皮带！旅程还没有结束呢！”
Old Grandpa Joe staggered to his feet and caught hold of a strap. Little Charlie, who couldn’t possibly reach as high as that, put his arms around Grandpa Joe’s legs and hung on tight.
约瑟夫爷爷摇摇晃晃地站起来抓住一根皮带。小查理因为不够高，只好用双臂抱紧约瑟夫爷爷的腿。
Grandpa Joe shouted, “Yippee! Here we go!” and Mrs Teavee cried out, “The rope has broken! We’re going to crash!” And Mr Wonka said, “Calm yourself, my dear lady,” and patted her comfortingly on the arm. And then Grandpa Joe looked down at Charlie who was clinging to his legs, and he said, “Are you all right, Charlie?” Charlie shouted, “I love it! It’s like being on a roller coaster!” And through the glass walls of the lift, as it rushed along, they caught sudden glimpses of strange and wonderful things going on in some of the other rooms:
“镇静点，我亲爱的女士。”旺卡先生说着，拍拍她的手臂安慰她。约瑟夫爷爷低头看着紧抱住他双腿的查理说：“你没事吧，查理？”查理叫道：“我爱这样！像是坐过山车！”电梯一路直冲时，透过玻璃墙，可以看到一些车间闪过，里面正在进行着奇怪而惊人的工作：
The lift rushed on at the speed of a rocket. Now it was beginning to climb. It was shooting up and up and up on a steep slanty course as if it were climbing a very steep hill. Then suddenly, as though it had come to the top of the hill and gone over a precipice, it dropped like a stone and Charlie felt his tummy coming right up into his throat, and
电梯用火箭的速度飞驰。现在它开始向上升了。它陡斜地向上直升，好像在爬一座陡峭的山。忽然之间，它像是已经来到山顶，越过了一个悬崖，一下子像石头一样落下来。查理只觉得胃都冒到了喉咙，约瑟夫爷爷却大叫起来：“好啊！我们往下去！”蒂维太太喊起来：“缆绳断了！我们要撞得粉身碎骨了！”
A great, craggy mountain made entirely of fudge, with Oompa-Loompas (all roped together for safety) hacking huge hunks of fudge out of its sides…
在一座崎岖不平、全部由牛奶软糖构成的大山上，奥帕—伦帕人正悬挂在上面（全用绳子绑在一起以保安全），从四面八方劈下大块大块的牛奶软糖…
An enormous spout with brown sticky stuff oozing out of it on to the floor…
一根巨大的喷管把棕色的黏液喷到地板上…
A machine with white powder spraying out of it like a snowstorm…
一部机器喷洒出白色的粉末，像刮起了暴风雪…
A lake of hot caramel with steam coming off it…
一个滚烫的焦糖湖，热气腾腾…
A village of Oompa-Loompas, with tiny houses and streets and hundreds of Oompa-Loompa children no more than four inches high playing in the streets…
一座奥帕—伦帕人的村子，有小房子、小街道、几百个四英寸左右高的奥帕—伦帕孩子在街上玩耍…
“Please don’t be sick,” said Mr Wonka.
“请不要吐。”旺卡先生说。
And now the lift began flattening out again, but it seemed to be going faster than ever, and Charlie could hear the scream of the wind outside as it hurtled forward… and it twisted… and it turned… and it went up… and it went down… and…
这时，电梯重新开始在平面上滑行，但似乎开得比刚才更快，查理能听到它向前飞驰时外面的嗖嗖风声…它绕来绕去…先拐弯…它向上…它下来…它…
“Try and stop me!” said Mrs Teavee.
“我忍不住了！”蒂维太太说。
“I’m going to be sick!” yelled Mrs Teavee, turning green in the face.
“我要吐了！”蒂维太太大叫着，面色发青。
“Then you’d better take this,” said Mr Wonka, and he swept his magnificent black top hat off his head, and held it out, upside down, in front of Mrs Teavee’s mouth.
“那么，你最好吐在这里面。”旺卡先生说着，从头上摘下他那顶与众不同的高顶黑礼帽，翻过来递到蒂维太太的嘴前。
“What other lift?” screamed Mrs Teavee.
“什么另一部电梯？”蒂维太太尖叫。
“Now I am going to be sick!” yelled Mrs Teavee.
“现在我要吐了！”蒂维太太叫道。
“The one that goes the opposite way on the same track as this one,” said Mr Wonka.
“跟这电梯同一条线路开，但方向相反的。”旺卡先生说。
“Never again!” gasped Mrs Teavee.
“永远不要再乘了！”蒂维太太喘着气说。
“I’ve always been lucky so far,” said Mr Wonka.
“不过我到现在为止一直福星高照，电梯还没有相撞过。”旺卡先生说。
“Make this awful thing stop!” ordered Mr Teavee.
“让这该死的东西停下！”蒂维先生命令道。
“No, no!” said Mr Wonka. “Not now! We’re nearly there! Don’t spoil my hat!”
“不！不！”旺卡先生说，“现在不要吐！我们快到了！别糟蹋了我的帽子！”
“Holy mackerel!” cried Mr Teavee. “You mean we might have a collision?”
“天哪！”蒂维先生大叫，“你是说我们可能相撞？”
“Can’t do that,” said Mr Wonka. “It won’t stop till we get there. I only hope no one’s using the other lift at this moment.”
“这办不到，”旺卡先生说，“不到达目的地是不会停下来的。我只希望这时候不会有人在使用另一部电梯。”
“Some ride!” said Mr Teavee, wiping his great sweaty face with a handkerchief.
“不妨再乘一次！”蒂维先生说着，用手帕擦他满是汗的脸。
The next moment, there was a screaming of brakes, and the lift began to slow down. Then it stopped altogether.
转眼间响起了刹车的尖利的声音，电梯开始慢下来，接着它完全停下了。
And then the doors of the lift slid open and Mr Wonka said, “Just a minute now! Listen to me! I want everybody to be very careful in this room. There is dangerous stuff around in here and you must not tamper with it.”
接着电梯门打开，旺卡先生说：“现在先等一等，好好听我说！我要求每个人在这车间里要非常小心。这里到处都有危险的东西，你们一定不要乱动。”
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