“You mean people are actually going to be allowed to go inside the factory?” cried Grandpa Joe. “Read us what it says — quickly!”
“你是说真的让人进入这家工厂了吗？”约瑟夫爷爷叫道，“把报上写的念给我们听听，快点！”
Evening Bulletin
晚间新闻
“All right,” said Mr Bucket, smoothing out the newspaper. “Listen.”
“好的，”巴克特先生说着把报纸摊开，“你们听着。”
Mr Willy Wonka, the confectionery genius whom nobody has seen for the last tenyears, sent out the following notice today:
威利·旺卡先生——近十年来没有人见过的糖果业奇才，今天发出如下通告：
I, Willy Wonka, have decided to allow five children — just five, mind you, and no more — to visit my factory this year. These lucky five will be shown around personally by me, and they will be allowed to see all the secrets and the magic of my factory. Then, at the end of the tour, as a special present, all of them will be given enough chocolates and sweets to last them for the rest of their lives! So watch out for the Golden Tickets! Five Golden Tickets have beenprinted on golden paper, and these five Golden Tickets have been hidden underneath the ordinary wrapping paper of five ordinary bars of chocolate. These five chocolate bars may be anywhere — in any shop in any street in any town in any country in the world — upon any counter where Wonka’s Sweets are sold. And the five lucky finders of these five Golden Tickets are the only ones who will be allowed to visit my factory and see what it’s like now inside! Good luck to you all, and happy hunting! (Signed Willy Wonka.)
我，威利·旺卡，决定允许五名小朋友——注意，只限五名，一名不多——今年来参观我的工厂。这五名幸运儿将由我亲自陪同参观全厂，他们将被允许看到我这工厂的全部秘密和魔法。在参观结束时，作为特殊礼物，他们每人可以得到足够吃一辈子的巧克力糖和其他糖果！因此，请注意金奖券！五张金奖券已用金纸印好，分别藏在五块普通的巧克力糖的包糖纸里。这五块巧克力糖可以在任何地方——世界上任何国家的任何城镇、任何街道、任何商店中出售旺卡糖果的任何一个柜台买到。只有这五张金奖券的五位幸运得主才能参观我的工厂，看到厂内现在是什么样子！祝大家好运，快快活活地找到奖券！威利·旺卡（签名）
“He’s brilliant!” cried Grandpa Joe. “He’s a magician! Just imagine what will happen now! The whole world will be searching for those Golden Tickets! Everyone will be buying Wonka’s chocolate bars in the hope of finding one! He’ll sell more than ever before! Oh, how exciting it would be to find one!”
“他真高明！”约瑟夫爷爷叫道，“他是一位魔法师！只要想想，这样一来会有什么事情发生！全世界都要寻找这几张金奖券！每个人都要买旺卡的巧克力糖，希望能找到一张金奖券！那么，他就要比先前卖得更多！噢，能找到一张，那该叫人多么高兴啊！”
“The man’s dotty!” muttered Grandma Josephine.
“这家伙真怪！”约瑟芬奶奶喃喃自语。
“And all the chocolate and sweets that you could eat for the rest of your life — free!” said Grandpa George. “Just imagine that!”
“还有可以吃一辈子的巧克力糖和其他糖果——免费的！”乔治姥爷说，“想想吧！”
“It makes me quite ill to think of it,” said Grandma Josephine.
“想到这件事就叫我作呕。”约瑟芬奶奶说。
“They’d have to deliver them in a truck!” said Grandma Georgina.
“这么多，要用货车运送了！”乔治娜姥姥说。
“It certainly would, Grandpa. But there isn’t a hope,” Charlie said sadly. “I only get one bar a year.”
“当然是的，爷爷。但是一点儿希望也没有，”查理难过地说，“一年我只能得到一块巧克力糖。”
“Nonsense!” cried Grandpa Joe. “Wouldn’t it be something, Charlie, to open a bar of chocolate and see a Golden Ticket glistening inside!”
“胡说！”约瑟夫爷爷叫道，“打开一块巧克力糖，看到一张金奖券在里面闪闪发光，这就是幸运，不是吗，查理？”
“You never know, darling,” said Grandma Georgina. “It’s your birthday next week. You have as much chance as anybody else.”
“说不定的，小宝贝，”乔治娜姥姥说，“下星期就是你的生日了，你的机会和其他人一样多。”
“I’m afraid that simply isn’t true,” said Grandpa George. “The kids who are going to find the Golden Tickets are the ones who can afford to buy bars of chocolate every day. Our Charlie gets only one a year. There isn’t a hope.”
“我怕根本不是那么回事，”乔治姥爷说，“找金奖券的都是每天买得起巧克力糖的孩子。我们的查理一年才有一块，一点儿希望也没有。”
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