17 Augustus Gloop Goes up the Pipe

17 Augustus Gloop Goes up the Pipe
When Mr Wonka turned round and saw what Augustus Gloop was doing, he cried out,
‘Oh, no! Please, Augustus, please! I beg of you not to do that. My chocolate must be
untouched by human hands!’
‘Augustus!’ called out Mrs Gloop. ‘Didn’t you hear what the man said? Come away
from that river at once!’
‘This stuff is fabulous¹!’ said Augustus, taking not the slightest notice of his mother or
Mr Wonka. ‘Gosh, I need a bucket to drink it properly!’
‘Augustus,’ cried Mr Wonka, hopping² up and down and waggling his stick in the air,
‘you must come away. You are dirtying my chocolate!’
‘Augustus!’ cried Mrs Gloop.
‘Augustus!’ cried Mr Gloop.
But Augustus was deaf to everything except the call of his enormous stomach. He was
now lying full length on the ground with his head far out over the river, lapping up the
chocolate like a dog.
‘Augustus!’ shouted Mrs Gloop. ‘You’ll be giving that nasty cold of yours to about a
million people all over the country!’
‘Be careful, Augustus!’ shouted Mr Gloop. ‘You’re leaning too far out!’
Mr Gloop was absolutely right. For suddenly there was a shriek³, and then a splash,
and into the river went Augustus Gloop, and in one second he had disappeared under
the brown surface.
‘Save him!’ screamed Mrs Gloop, going white in the face, and waving her umbrella
about. ‘He’ll drown! He can’t swim a yard! Save him! Save him!’
‘Good heavens, woman,’ said Mr Gloop, ‘I’m not diving in there! I’ve got my best suit
on!’
Augustus Gloop’s face came up again to the surface, painted brown with chocolate.
‘Help! Help! Help!’ he yelled. ‘Fish me out!’
‘Don’t just stand there!’ Mrs Gloop screamed at Mr Gloop. ‘Do something!’
‘I am doing something!’ said Mr Gloop, who was now taking off his jacket and getting
ready to dive into the chocolate. But while he was doing this, the wretched boy was
being sucked closer and closer towards the mouth of one of the great pipes that was
dangling⁴ down into the river. Then all at once, the powerful suction took hold of him
completely, and he was pulled under the surface and then into the mouth of the pipe.
The crowd on the riverbank waited breathlessly to see where he would come out.
‘There he goes!’ somebody shouted, pointing upwards⁵.
And sure enough, because the pipe was made of glass, Augustus Gloop could be
clearly seen shooting up inside it, head first, like a torpedo⁶.
‘Help! Murder! Police!’ screamed Mrs Gloop. ‘Augustus, come back at once! Where are
you going?’
‘It’s a wonder to me,’ said Mr Gloop, ‘how that pipe is big enough for him to go
through it.’
‘It isn’t big enough!’ said Charlie Bucket. ‘Oh dear, look! He’s slowing down!’
‘So he is!’ said Grandpa Joe.
‘He’s going to stick!’ said Charlie.
‘I think he is!’ said Grandpa Joe.
‘By golly, he has stuck!’ said Charlie.
‘It’s his stomach that’s done it!’ said Mr Gloop.
‘He’s blocked the whole pipe!’ said Grandpa Joe.
‘Smash the pipe!’ yelled Mrs Gloop, still waving her umbrella. ‘Augustus, come out of
there at once!’
The watchers below could see the chocolate swishing around the boy in the pipe, and
they could see it building up behind him in a solid mass, pushing against the blockage⁷.
The pressure was terrific. Something had to give. Something did give, and that
something was Augustus. WHOOF! Up he shot again like a bullet in the barrel of a gun.
‘He’s disappeared!’ yelled Mrs Gloop. ‘Where does that pipe go to? Quick! Call the fire
brigade!’
‘Keep calm!’ cried Mr Wonka. ‘Keep calm, my dear lady, keep calm. There is no
danger! No danger whatsoever⁸! Augustus has gone on a little journey, that’s all. A most
interesting little journey. But he’ll come out of it just fine, you wait and see.’
‘How can he possibly come out just fine!’ snapped Mrs Gloop. ‘He’ll be made into
marshmallows in five seconds!’
‘Impossible!’ cried Mr Wonka. ‘Unthinkable! Inconceivable! Absurd! He could never
be made into marshmallows!’
‘And why not, may I ask?’ shouted Mrs Gloop.
‘Because that pipe doesn’t go anywhere near it! That pipe – the one Augustus went up
happens to lead directly to the room where I make a most delicious kind of strawberry-
flavoured chocolate-coated fudge…’
‘Then he’ll be made into strawberry-flavoured chocolate-coated fudge!’ screamed Mrs
Gloop. ‘My poor Augustus! They’ll be selling him by the pound all over the country
tomorrow morning!’
‘Quite right,’ said Mr Gloop.
‘I know I’m right,’ said Mrs Gloop.
‘It’s beyond a joke,’ said Mr Gloop.
‘Mr Wonka doesn’t seem to think so!’ cried Mrs Gloop. ‘Just look at him! He’s
laughing his head off! How dare you laugh like that when my boy’s just gone up the
pipe! You monster!’ she shrieked⁹, pointing her umbrella at Mr Wonka as though she
were going to run him through. ‘You think it’s a joke, do you? You think that sucking my
boy up into your Fudge Room like that is just one great big colossal¹⁰ joke?’
‘He’ll be perfectly¹¹ safe,’ said Mr Wonka, giggling¹² slightly.
‘He’ll be chocolate fudge!’ shrieked Mrs Gloop.
‘Never!’ cried Mr Wonka.
‘Of course he will!’ shrieked Mrs Gloop.
‘I wouldn’t allow it!’ cried Mr Wonka.
‘And why not?’ shrieked Mrs Gloop.
‘Because the taste would be terrible,’ said Mr Wonka. ‘Just imagine it! Augustus-
flavoured chocolate-coated Gloop! No one would buy it.’
‘They most certainly would!’ cried Mr Gloop indignantly.
‘I don’t want to think about it!’ shrieked Mrs Gloop.
‘Nor do I,’ said Mr Wonka. ‘And I do promise you, madam, that your darling boy is
perfectly safe.’
‘If he’s perfectly safe, then where is he?’ snapped Mrs Gloop. ‘Lead me to him this
instant!’
Mr Wonka turned around and clicked his fingers sharply, click, click, click, three times.
Immediately, an Oompa-Loompa appeared, as if from nowhere, and stood beside him.
The Oompa-Loompa bowed and smiled, showing beautiful white teeth. His skin was
rosy-white, his long hair was golden-brown, and the top of his head came just above the
height of Mr Wonka’s knee. He wore the usual deerskin slung¹³ over his shoulder.
‘Now listen to me!’ said Mr Wonka, looking down at the tiny man. ‘I want you to take
Mr and Mrs Gloop up to the Fudge Room and help them to find their son, Augustus. He’s
just gone up the pipe.’
The Oompa-Loompa took one look at Mrs Gloop and exploded into peals¹⁴ of laughter.
‘Oh, do be quiet!’ said Mr Wonka. ‘Control yourself! Pull yourself together! Mrs Gloop
doesn’t think it’s at all funny!’
‘You can say that again!’ said Mrs Gloop.
‘Go straight to the Fudge Room,’ Mr Wonka said to the Oompa-Loompa, ‘and when
you get there, take a long stick and start poking¹⁵ around inside the big chocolate-mixing
barrel. I’m almost certain you’ll find him in there. But you’d better look sharp! You’ll
have to hurry! If you leave him in the chocolate-mixing barrel too long, he’s liable to get
poured out into the fudge boiler¹⁶, and that really would be a disaster, wouldn’t it? My
fudge would become quite uneatable!’
Mrs Gloop let out a shriek of fury.
‘I’m joking,’ said Mr Wonka, giggling madly behind his beard. ‘I didn’t mean it.
Forgive me. I’m so sorry. Good-bye, Mrs Gloop! And Mr Gloop! Good-bye! I’ll see you
later…’
As Mr and Mrs Gloop and their tiny escort hurried away, the five Oompa-Loompas on
the far side of the river suddenly began hopping and dancing about and beating wildly
upon a number of very small drums. ‘Augustus Gloop!’ they chanted. ‘Augustus Gloop!
Augustus Gloop! Augustus Gloop!’
‘Grandpa!’ cried Charlie. ‘Listen to them, Grandpa! What are they doing?’
‘Ssshh!’ whispered Grandpa Joe. ‘I think they’re going to sing us a song!’
‘Augustus Gloop!’ chanted the Oompa-Loompas.
‘Augustus Gloop! Augustus Gloop!
The great big greedy nincompoop!
How long could we allow this beast
To gorge¹⁷ and guzzle¹⁸, feed and feast
On everything he wanted to?
Great Scott! It simply wouldn’t do!
However long this pig might live,
We’re positive he’d never give
Even the smallest bit of fun
Or happiness to anyone.
So what we do in cases such
As this, we use the gentle touch,
And carefully we take the brat¹⁹
And turn him into something that
Will give great pleasure to us all –
A doll, for instance, or a ball,
Or marbles or a rocking horse.
But this revolting boy, of course,
Was so unutterably vile²⁰,
So greedy, foul²¹, and infantile,
He left a most disgusting taste
Inside our mouths, and so in haste
We chose a thing that, come what may,
Would take the nasty taste away.
“Come on!” we cried. “The time is ripe
To send him shooting up the pipe!
He has to go! It has to be!”
And very soon, he’s going to see
Inside the room to which he’s gone
Some funny things are going on.
But don’t, dear children, be alarmed;
Augustus Gloop will not be harmed,
Although, of course, we must admit
He will be altered quite a bit.
He’ll be quite changed from what he’s been,
When he goes through the fudge machine:
Slowly, the wheels go round and round,
The cogs begin to grind and pound;
A hundred knives go slice, slice, slice;
We add some sugar, cream, and spice;
We boil him for a minute more,
Until we’re absolutely sure
That all the greed and all the gall²²
Is boiled away for once and all.
Then out he comes! And now! By grace!
A miracle has taken place!
This boy, who only just before
Was loathed²³ by men from shore to shore,
This greedy brute²⁴, this louse’s ear,
Is loved by people everywhere!
For who could hate or bear a grudge²⁵
Against a luscious²⁶ bit of fudge?’
‘I told you they loved singing!’ cried Mr Wonka. ‘Aren’t they delightful²⁷? Aren’t they
charming? But you mustn’t believe a word they said. It’s all nonsense, every bit of it!’
‘Are the Oompa-Loompas really joking, Grandpa?’ asked Charlie.
‘Of course they’re joking,’ answered Grandpa Joe. ‘They must be joking. At least, I
hope they’re joking. Don’t you?’

1 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

2 hopping   

n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
• I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。

3 shriek   

v./n.尖叫，叫喊

参考例句：

• Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.突然他开始大声尖叫起来。
• People sometimes shriek because of terror,anger,or pain.人们有时会因为恐惧，气愤或疼痛而尖叫。

4 dangling   

悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口

参考例句：

• The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
• The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。

5 upwards   

adv.向上，在更高处...以上

参考例句：

• The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
• The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。

6 torpedo   

n.水雷，地雷；v.用鱼雷破坏

参考例句：

• His ship was blown up by a torpedo.他的船被一枚鱼雷炸毁了。
• Torpedo boats played an important role during World War Two.鱼雷艇在第二次世界大战中发挥了重要作用。

7 blockage   

n.障碍物；封锁

参考例句：

• The logical treatment is to remove this blockage.合理的治疗方法就是清除堵塞物。
• If the blockage worked,they could retreat with dignity.如果封锁发生作用，他们可以体面地撤退。

8 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

9 shrieked   

v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。
• Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫，陆子潇尖声叫：“告诉什么？ 来自汉英文学 - 围城

10 colossal   

adj.异常的，庞大的

参考例句：

• There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
• Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。

11 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

12 giggling   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑，叫我真受不了，那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

13 slung   

抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 )； 吊挂； 遣送； 押往

参考例句：

• He slung the bag over his shoulder. 他把包一甩，挎在肩上。
• He stood up and slung his gun over his shoulder. 他站起来把枪往肩上一背。

14 peals   

n.（声音大而持续或重复的）洪亮的响声( peal的名词复数 )；隆隆声；洪亮的钟声；钟乐v.（使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声( peal的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She burst into peals of laughter. 她忽然哈哈大笑起来。
• She went into fits/peals of laughter. 她发出阵阵笑声。 来自辞典例句

15 poking   

n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
• He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

16 boiler   

n.锅炉；煮器(壶，锅等)

参考例句：

• That boiler will not hold up under pressure.那种锅炉受不住压力。
• This new boiler generates more heat than the old one.这个新锅炉产生的热量比旧锅炉多。

17 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

18 guzzle   

v.狂饮，暴食

参考例句：

• Melissa had guzzled gin and tonics like they were lemonade.梅利莎像喝柠檬汽水一样大口地喝着加奎宁水的杜松子酒。
• Pigs guzzle their food.猪总是狼吞虎咽地吃东西。

19 brat   

n.孩子；顽童

参考例句：

• He's a spoilt brat.他是一个被宠坏了的调皮孩子。
• The brat sicked his dog on the passer-by.那个顽童纵狗去咬过路人。

20 vile   

adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的

参考例句：

• Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
• Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。

21 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

22 gall   

v.使烦恼，使焦躁，难堪；n.磨难

参考例句：

• It galled him to have to ask for a loan.必须向人借钱使他感到难堪。
• No gall,no glory.没有磨难，何来荣耀。

23 loathed   

v.憎恨，厌恶( loathe的过去式和过去分词 )；极不喜欢

参考例句：

• Baker loathed going to this red-haired young pup for supplies. 面包师傅不喜欢去这个红头发的自负的傻小子那里拿原料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Therefore, above all things else, he loathed his miserable self! 因此，他厌恶不幸的自我尤胜其它！ 来自英汉文学 - 红字

24 brute   

n.野兽，兽性

参考例句：

• The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
• That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲，它咬人。

25 grudge   

n.不满，怨恨，妒嫉；vt.勉强给，不情愿做

参考例句：

• I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
• I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。

26 luscious   

adj.美味的；芬芳的；肉感的，引与性欲的

参考例句：

• The watermelon was very luscious.Everyone wanted another slice.西瓜很可口，每个人都想再来一片。
• What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips!我最喜欢的是盖比那性感饱满的双唇！

27 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。