12 Back to the Chocolate Factory

12 Back to the Chocolate Factory
And then the noise of splintering wood and broken glass andabsolute darkness and the most awful crunching¹ sounds as theElevator rushed on and on, smashing everything before it.
All at once, the crashing noises stopped and the ride becamesmoother and the Elevator seemed to be travelling on guidesor rails, twisting and turning like a roller-coaster. And when thelights came on, Charlie suddenly realized that for the last fewseconds he hadn't been floating at all. He had been standingnormally on the floor. Mr Wonka was on the floor, too, andso was Grandpa Joe and Mr and Mrs Bucket and also thebig bed. As for Grandma Josephine, Grandma Georgina andGrandpa George, they must have fallen right back on to thebed because they were now all three on top of it andscrabbling to get under the blanket.
'We're through!' yelled Mr Wonka. 'We've done it! We're in!'
Grandpa Joe grabbed him by the hand and said, 'Well done,sir! How splendid! What a magnificent job!'
'Where in the world are we now?' said Mrs Bucket.
'We're back, Mother!' Charlie cried. 'We're in the ChocolateFactory!'
'I'm very glad to hear it,' said Mrs Bucket. 'But didn't wecome rather a long way round?'
'We had to,' said Mr Wonka, 'to avoid the traffic.'
'I have never met a man,' said Grandma Georgina, 'who talksso much absolute nonsense!'
'A little nonsense now and then, is relished² by the wisest men,'
Mr Wonka said.
'Why don't you pay some attention to where this crazyElevator's going!' shouted Grandma Josephine. 'And stopfootling about!'
'A little footling round about, will stop you going up the spout,'
said Mr Wonka.
'What did I tell you!' cried Grandma Georgina. 'He's round thetwist! He's bogged³ as a beetle⁴! He's dotty as a dingbat! He'sgot rats in the roof! I want to go home!'
'Too late,' said Mr Wonka. 'We're there!' The Elevator stopped.
The doors opened and Charlie found himself looking out onceagain at the great Chocolate Room with the chocolate river andthe chocolate waterfall, where everything was eatable — thetrees, the leaves, the grass, the pebbles⁵ and even the rocks.
And there to meet them were hundreds and hundreds of tinyOompa-Loompas, all waving and cheering. It was a sight thattook one's breath away. Even Grandma Georgina was stunnedinto silence for a few seconds. But not for long. 'Who in theworld are all those peculiar⁶ little men?' she said.
'They're Oompa-Loompas,' Charlie told her. 'They're wonderful.
You'll love them.'
'Ssshh!' said Grandpa Joe. 'Listen, Charlie! The drums arestarting up! They're going to sing.'
'Alleluia!' sang the Oompa-Loompas.'Oh alleluia and hooray!
Our Willy Wonka's back today!
We thought you'd never make
it home!We thought you'd left us all alone!We knew that youwould have to faceSome frightful⁷ creatures up in space.Weeven thought we heard the crunchOf someone eating you forlunch …'
'All right!' shouted Mr Wonka, laughing and raising both hands.
'Thank you for your welcome! Will some of you please help toget this bed out of here!'
Fifty Oompa-Loompas ran forward and pushed the bed withthe three old ones in it out of the Elevator. Mr and MrsBucket, both looking completely overwhelmed by it all, followedthe bed out. Then came Grandpa Joe, Charlie and Mr Wonka.
'Now,' said Mr Wonka, addressing Grandpa George, GrandmaGeorgina and Grandma Josephine. 'Up you hop⁸ out of thatbed and let's get cracking. I'm sure you'll all want to lend ahand running the factory.'
'Who, us?' said Grandma Josephine.
'Yes, you,' said Mr Wonka.
'You must be joking,' said Grandma Georgina.
'I never joke,' said Mr Wonka.
'Now just you listen to me, sir!' said old Grandpa George,sitting up straight in bed. 'You've got us into quite enoughtubbles and trumbles for one day!'
'I've got you out of them, too,' said Mr Wonka proudly. 'AndI'm going to get you out of that bed as well, you see if Idon't!'

1 crunching   

v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的现在分词 )；嘎吱作响；（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄

参考例句：

• The horses were crunching their straw at their manger. 这些马在嘎吱嘎吱地吃槽里的草。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dog was crunching a bone. 狗正嘎吱嘎吱地嚼骨头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 relished   

v.欣赏( relish的过去式和过去分词 )；从…获得乐趣；渴望

参考例句：

• The chaplain relished the privacy and isolation of his verdant surroundings. 牧师十分欣赏他那苍翠的环境所具有的幽雅恬静，与世隔绝的气氛。 来自辞典例句
• Dalleson relished the first portion of the work before him. 达尔生对眼前这工作的前半部分满有兴趣。 来自辞典例句

3 bogged   

adj.陷于泥沼的v.（使）陷入泥沼， （使）陷入困境( bog的过去式和过去分词 )；妨碍，阻碍

参考例句：

• The professor bogged down in the middle of his speech. 教授的演讲只说了一半便讲不下去了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The tractor is bogged down in the mud. 拖拉机陷入了泥沼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 beetle   

n.甲虫，近视眼的人

参考例句：

• A firefly is a type of beetle.萤火虫是一种甲虫。
• He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf.我看见树叶上有一只闪闪发光的绿色甲虫。

5 pebbles   

[复数]鹅卵石； 沙砾； 卵石，小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
• Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石，以确保排水良好。

6 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

7 frightful   

adj.可怕的；讨厌的

参考例句：

• How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！
• We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。

8 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？