Chapter60
"How did you ever find them out soquickly? And to think that Melampo, my faithful Melampo, never saw them duringall these years! “The Marionette could have told, then and there, all he knewabout the shameful4 contract between the dog and the Weasels, but thinking of the deaddog, he said to himself: "Melampo is dead. What is the use of accusinghim?
The dead are gone and they cannot defendthemselves.
The best thing to do is to leave them in peace!“Were you awake or asleep when they came?" continued the Farmer.
"I was asleep," answeredPinocchio, "but they awakened me with their whisperings. One of them even cameto the door of the doghouse and said to me, `If you promise not to bark, wewill make you a present of one of the chickens for your breakfast.' Did youhear that? They had the audacity5to make such a proposition as that to me!
For you must know that, though I am avery wicked Marionette full of faults, still I never have been, nor ever shallbe,bribed6.""Fineboy!" cried the Farmer, slapping him on the shoulder in a friendly way."You ought to be proud of yourself. And to show you what I think of you, youare free from this instant! “And he slipped the dog collar from his neck.
“这四个该死的小偷勾当，你是怎么发现的，梅拉姆波，我忠实的梅拉姆波，它却一直什么也没发现！……”
木偶本来可以把他知道的事情都说出来，本来可以讲出狗和鸡貂之间的可耻协议。可他想起狗已经死了，心里马上说：“何必告发死者呢？……死者已经死了，还是让它安宁为好！……”
“鸡貂来到空场上的时候，你醒着还是睡了，”农民继续问他。
“我睡着，”皮诺乔回答说，“可给它们的嘁嘁喳喳声吵醒了。其中一只走到狗屋旁边来对我说：‘只要你答应不叫醒主人，我们给你一只拔掉毛的肥鸡！……’明白吗，啊，它竟无耻到对我提出这种建议！因为要知道，我虽然是一个木偶，有这个世界的一切缺点，可我从来不是那种贪污受贿、靠不诚实的人来装肥自己腰包的家伙！”
“好样儿的孩子！”农民拍着他的肩膀，叫了一声，“这种想法使你受人敬重。为了证明我极其满意，我这就放你回家。”
农民说着，给他脱掉了狗颈圈。
adj.可耻的，不道德的
参考例句：
It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己，真不害臊。
We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。
n.大胆，卤莽，无礼
参考例句：
He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。
He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。
v.贿赂( bribe的过去式和过去分词 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
参考例句：
They bribed him with costly presents. 他们用贵重的礼物贿赂他。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
He bribed himself onto the committee. 他暗通关节，钻营投机挤进了委员会。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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