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That tiny little strip of gum lying there is a whole three-course dinner all by itself!'

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Chapter21

Good-bye Violet

'This gum,' Mr Wonka went on, 'is my latest, my greatest, my most fascinating invention! It's a chewing-gum meal! It's . . . it's . . . it's . . . That tiny little strip of gum lying there is a whole three-course dinner all by itself!'

'What sort of nonsense is this?' said one of the fathers.

'My dear sir!' cried Mr Wonka, 'when I start selling this gum in the shops it will change everything! It will be the end of all kitchens and all cooking! There will be no more shopping to do! No more buying of meat and groceries! There'll be no knives and forks at mealtimes! No plates! No washing up! No rubbish! No mess! Just a little strip of Wonka's magic chewing-gum — and that's all you'll ever need at breakfast, lunch, and supper! This piece of gum I've just made happens to be tomato soup, roast beef, and blueberry pie, but you can have almost anything you want!'

'What do you mean, it's tomato soup, roast beef, and blueberry pie?' said Violet Beauregarde.

'If you were to start chewing it,' said Mr Wonka, 'then that is exactly what you would get on the menu. It's absolutely amazing! You can actually feel the food going down your throat and into your tummy! And you can taste it perfectly! And it fills you up! It satisfies you! It's terrific!'

'It's utterly impossible,' said Veruca Salt.

'Just so long as it's gum,' shouted Violet Beauregarde, 'just so long as it's a piece of gum and I can chew it, then that's for me!' And quickly she took her own world-record piece of chewing-gum out of her mouth and stuck it behind her left ear. 'Come on, Mr Wonka,' she said, 'hand over this magic gum of yours and we'll see if the thing works.'

'Now, Violet,' said Mrs Beauregarde, her mother; 'don't let's do anything silly, Violet.'

'I want the gum!' Violet said obstinately. 'What's so silly?'

'I would rather you didn't take it,' Mr Wonka told her gently. 'You see, I haven't got it quite right yet. There are still one or two things . . .'

'Oh, to blazes with that!' said Violet, and suddenly, before Mr Wonka could stop her, she shot out a fat hand and grabbed the stick of gum out of the little drawer and popped it into her mouth. At once, her huge, well-trained jaws started chewing away on it like a pair of tongs.  'Don't!' said Mr Wonka.

'Fabulous!' shouted Violet. 'It's tomato soup! It's hot and creamy and delicious! I can feel it running down my throat!'

'Stop!' said Mr Wonka. 'The gum isn't ready yet! It's not right!'

'Of course it's right!' said Violet. 'It's working beautifully! Oh my, what lovely soup this is!'

'Spit it out!' said Mr Wonka.

'It's changing!' shouted Violet, chewing and grinning both at the same time. 'The second course is coming up! It's roast beef! It's tender and juicy! Oh boy, what a flavour! The baked potato is marvellous, too! It's got a crispy skin and it's all filled with butter inside!'

'But how in-teresting, Violet,' said Mrs Beauregarde. 'You are a clever girl.'

'Keep chewing, baby!' said Mr Beauregarde. 'Keep right on chewing! This is a great day for the Beauregardes! Our little girl is the first person in the world to have a chewing-gum meal!'

Everybody was watching Violet Beauregarde as she stood there chewing this extraordinary gum. Little Charlie Bucket was staring at her absolutely spellbound, watching her huge rubbery lips as they pressed and unpressed with the chewing, and Grandpa Joe stood beside him, gaping at the girl. Mr Wonka was wringing his hands and saying, 'No, no, no, no, no! It isn't ready for eating! It isn't right! You mustn't do it!'

'Blueberry pie and cream!' shouted Violet. 'Here it comes! Oh my, it's perfect! It's beautiful! It's . . . it's exactly as though I'm swallowing it! It's as though I'm chewing and swallowing great big spoonfuls of the most marvellous blueberry pie in the world!'

'Good heavens, girl!' shrieked Mrs Beauregarde suddenly, staring at Violet, 'what's happening to your nose!'

'Oh, be quiet, mother, and let me finish!' said Violet.

'It's turning blue!' screamed Mrs Beauregarde. 'Your nose is turning blue as a blueberry!'

'Your mother is right!' shouted Mr Beauregarde. 'Your whole nose has gone purple!'

'What do you mean?' said Violet, still chewing away.

'Your cheeks!' screamed Mrs Beauregarde. 'They're turning blue as well! So is your chin! Your whole face is turning blue!'  'Spit that gum out at once!' ordered Mr Beauregarde.

'Mercy! Save us!' yelled Mrs Beauregarde. 'The girl's going blue and purple all over! Even her hair is changing colour! Violet, you're turning violet, Violet! What is happening to you?'

'I told you I hadn't got it quite right,' sighed Mr Wonka, shaking his head sadly.

'I'll say you haven't!' cried Mrs Beauregarde. 'Just look at the girl now!'

Everybody was staring at Violet. And what a terrible, peculiar sight she was! Her face and hands and legs and neck, in fact the skin all over her body, as well as her great big mop of curly hair, had turned a brilliant, purplish-blue, the colour of blueberry juice!

'It always goes wrong when we come to the dessert,' sighed Mr Wonka. 'It's the blueberry pie that does it. But I'll get it right one day, you wait and see.'

'Violet,' screamed Mrs Beauregarde, 'you're swelling up!'

'I feel sick,' Violet said.

'You're swelling up!' screamed Mrs Beauregarde again.

'I feel most peculiar!' gasped Violet.

'I'm not surprised!' said Mr Beauregarde.

'Great heavens, girl!' screeched Mrs Beauregarde. 'You're blowing up like a balloon!'

'Like a blueberry,' said Mr Wonka.

'Call a doctor!' shouted Mr Beauregarde.

'Prick her with a pin!' said one of the other fathers.

'Save her!' cried Mrs Beauregarde, wringing her hands.

中文翻译

二十一、再见了维奥勒

“这种口香糖，”旺卡先生继续说道，“是我最新、最了不起也是最迷人的发明！那是可以当饭吃的口香糖！它是……是……是……抽屉里的那根小小的口香糖，是包括三道莱肴的一顿正餐！”

“这算哪门子胡言乱语？”有一位父亲说。

“亲爱的先生，”旺卡先生大声说，“等我一开始在商店里出售这种口香糖，一切就会发生根本的变化！再也不需要什么厨房和烹调！不再需要去购买任何食品！不要买肉也不要买蔬菜！进餐时也不需要什么刀叉！连盘子也不要！不要洗刷碗碟！没了食品垃圾！一切都变得井井有条！一根旺卡的奇妙的口香糖就足以取代这一切了──它能满足你们早、中、晚三餐的需要！我刚制作出的这根口香糖正好是番茄汤、烤牛肉、浆果馅饼，不过你几乎可以从这类口香糖中吃到你想要吃的任何东西！”

“这是什么意思？难道它能变成番茄汤、烤牛肉和浆果馅饼吗？”维奥勒·博勒加德问道。

“如果你打算嚼它，”旺卡先生说，“那么可以在一餐佳看中吃到的东西你也同样能从它里面获得。这真是极其令人惊叹的！事实上你可以感觉到食物正通过你的喉咙进了你的肚子！你可以充分享受到它的美味！它能让你吃得饱饱的，吃得满意和舒坦！它实在是太奇妙了！”

“这绝对不可能。”韦鲁卡·索尔特说。

“只要它是口香糖，”维奥勒·博勒加德喊起来，“只要它是一根口香糖，我就能嚼它，看来它是专为我制作的！”她一下就从嘴里掏出自己那块创造世界纪录的口香糖，把它粘在自己左耳后面，说道：“来啊，，旺卡先生，把你这根神奇的口香糖给我，让我们看看它是否真有那么奇妙。”

“啊，维奥勒，”她母亲博勒加德太太说道，“别干傻事，维奥勒。”

“我要这块口香糖！”维奥勒固执地说道，“这有什么傻不傻的？”

“我倒希望你别去吃它，”旺卡先生温和地劝告她，“你瞧，我还没有完全把它配制好。还有一两样东西……”

‘呸，见鬼去吧！”维奥勒说。突然，旺卡先生根本来不及阻止她，只见她飞快地伸出一只胖乎乎的手，从那只小抽屉里一把抓起那块粘腻的口香糖，塞进了嘴里。她的很大的久经锻炼的两颊立刻象一把钳子一样大动起来。

“别嚼！”旺卡先生说。

“太好啦！”维奥勒大声嚷道，“是番茄汤！热乎乎的，奶油味十足，真太好吃啦！我能感到它正顺着我的喉咙滑下去！”

“别嚼啦！”旺卡先生说，“这种口香糖还没配制好，它还有些问题！”

“不，它好极啦！”维奥勒说，“它的效用真发挥得太好啦！天呀，这汤的味道多好啊！”

“把它吐出来！”旺卡先生说道。

“味道变了！”维奥勒嚷道，同时不停地边嚼边乐。“第二道莱上来了！那是烤牛肉！嫩极了，汁多味鲜！天呀，味道好极了！焙土豆也可口极了！皮真脆，里面浸透了奶油！”

“啊，多么有趣，维奥勒，”博勒加德太太说，“你真是个聪明的姑娘！”

“嚼啊，孩子，”博勒加德先生说，“不停地嚼下去！这真是博勒加德一家的大喜日子！我们的小女孩是世界上第一个吃到当饭吃的口香糖的人！”

所有的人都看着维奥勒，她就这么站在那儿不停地嚼着那块美味奇妙的口香糖。小查理·巴克特完全给迷住了，目不转睛地看着她那两片橡胶似的大嘴唇，看着它们不停地一闭一合咀嚼着，乔爷爷就站在他身边，瞠目结舌看着这个女孩。旺卡先生不停地挥着手说道：“不，不，不，不，不！它还不能吃！它还有些问题！你不能这么吃它！”

“浆果馅饼和奶油！”维奥勒嚷起来，“又一道莱上来了！天啊，真是美得没法说！太好吃啦！它正……完全就象我正把馅饼吞下去！我好象正在嚼着吞下满满一大调羹一大调羹的浆果馅饼，那真是世界上最最可口的浆果馅饼！”

“天啊，孩子！”博勒加德太太突然尖叫起来，睁大眼瞪着维奥勒，“你的鼻子怎么啦！”

“噢，别吵，妈妈，让我把馅饼吃完！”维奥勒说。

“变成蓝色的了！”博勒加德太太尖叫着，“你的鼻子变蓝了！就象一颗浆果！”

“你妈妈说得很对！”博勒加德先生喊起来，“你的鼻子变成紫色的了！”

“你们说什么呀？”维奥勒问道，仍然不停地嚼着。

“瞧你的脸颊！”博勒加德太太惊叫道，“它们也在变蓝！还有你的下巴！你整张脸都变蓝了！”

“马上把那块口香糖吐掉！”博勒加德先生命令道。

“天哪，救救我们吧！”博勒加德太太气急败坏地叫道，“这姑娘全身都变蓝发紫了！头发的颜色也变了！维奥勒，你真变成紫罗兰了，维奥勒，你这是怎么啦？”

“我告诉你我还没有把它完全配制好。”旺卡先生叹口气，悲哀地摇摇头。

“我才不管你配没配好呢！”博勒加德太太喊道，“你看看这个姑娘吧！”

所有的人都大瞪着眼看着维奥勒。她的样子实在变得太惊人太可怕了！她的脸、手、腿以及颈部，事实上她全身的皮肤，包括她那一头浓密厚实的鬈发，全都变成鲜艳的紫蓝色了，也就是那种浆果汁的颜色。

“每当吃到那道甜点心时，总是要出岔子，”旺卡先生叹息道，“就是那道浆果馅饼弄出的问题，可总有一天我会解决这个问题的，等着瞧吧。”

“维奥勒，”博勒加德太太惊叫道，“你全身都肿胀起来了！”

“我觉得很难受。”维奥勒说。

“你肿胀起来了！”博勒加德太太又发出了尖叫。

“我说不出的难受！”维奥勒喘吁吁地说。

“我可一点不感到惊奇！”博勒加德先生说。

“天哪，孩子！”博勒加德太太恐怖地尖叫起来，“你象只气球一样鼓起来了！”

“象一颗浆果。”旺卡先生说。

“快叫医生！”博勒加德先生喊道。

“得用针戳！”一位父亲说。

“救救她！”博勒加德太太绞着两手喊叫道。