牛津英语书虫系列Through The LookingGlass 爱丽丝镜中世界奇遇记.docx
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牛津英语书虫系列ThroughTheLookingGlass爱丽丝镜中世界奇遇记
ThroughtheLookingGlass
byLEWISCARROLL
CHAPTER1
Looking-Glasshouse
Onethingwascertain,thattheWHITEkittenhadhadnothingtodo
withit:
--itwastheblackkitten'sfaultentirely.Forthewhite
kittenhadbeenhavingitsfacewashedbytheoldcatforthelast
quarterofanhour(andbearingitprettywell,considering);soyou
seethatitCOULDN'Thavehadanyhandinthemischief.
ThewayDinahwashedherchildren'sfaceswasthis:
firstsheheld
thepoorthingdownbyitsearwithonepaw,andthenwiththeother
pawsherubbeditsfaceallover,thewrongway,beginningatthe
nose:
andjustnow,asIsaid,shewashardatworkonthewhite
kitten,whichwaslyingquitestillandtryingtopurr--nodoubt
feelingthatitwasallmeantforitsgood.
Buttheblackkittenhadbeenfinishedwithearlierinthe
afternoon,andso,whileAlicewassittingcurledupinacornerof
thegreatarm-chair,halftalkingtoherselfandhalfasleep,the
kittenhadbeenhavingagrandgameofrompswiththeballofworsted
Alicehadbeentryingtowindup,andhadbeenrollingitupanddown
tillithadallcomeundoneagain;andthereitwas,spreadoverthe
hearth-rug,allknotsandtangles,withthekittenrunningafterits
owntailinthemiddle.
`Oh,youwickedlittlething!
'criedAlice,catchingupthekitten,
andgivingitalittlekisstomakeitunderstandthatitwasin
disgrace.`Really,Dinahoughttohavetaughtyoubettermanners!
YouOUGHT,Dinah,youknowyouought!
'sheadded,looking
reproachfullyattheoldcat,andspeakinginascrossavoiceasshe
couldmanage--andthenshescrambledbackintothearm-chair,
takingthekittenandtheworstedwithher,andbeganwindingupthe
ballagain.Butshedidn'tgetonveryfast,asshewastalkingall
thetime,sometimestothekitten,andsometimestoherself.Kitty
satverydemurelyonherknee,pretendingtowatchtheprogressof
thewinding,andnowandthenputtingoutonepawandgentlytouching
theball,asifitwouldbegladtohelp,ifitmight.
`Doyouknowwhatto-morrowis,Kitty?
'Alicebegan.`You'dhave
guessedifyou'dbeenupinthewindowwithme--onlyDinahwas
makingyoutidy,soyoucouldn't.Iwaswatchingtheboysgettingin
stickforthebonfire--anditwantsplentyofsticks,Kitty!
Only
itgotsocold,anditsnowedso,theyhadtoleaveoff.Nevermind,
Kitty,we'llgoandseethebonfireto-morrow.'HereAlicewoundtwo
orthreeturnsoftheworstedroundthekitten'sneck,justtosee
howitwouldlook:
thisledtoascramble,inwhichtheballrolled
downuponthefloor,andyardsandyardsofitgotunwoundagain.
`Doyouknow,Iwassoangry,Kitty,'Alicewentonassoonasthey
werecomfortablysettledagain,`whenIsawallthemischiefyouhad
beendoing,Iwasverynearlyopeningthewindow,andputtingyouout
intothesnow!
Andyou'dhavedeservedit,youlittlemischievous
darling!
Whathaveyougottosayforyourself?
Nowdon'tinterrupt
me!
'shewenton,holdinguponefinger.`I'mgoingtotellyouall
yourfaults.Numberone:
yousqueakedtwicewhileDinahwaswashing
yourfacethismorning.Nowyoucan'tdenyit,Kitty:
Iheardyou!
Whatthatyousay?
'(pretendingthatthekittenwasspeaking.)`Her
pawwentintoyoureye?
Well,that'sYOURfault,forkeepingyour
eyesopen--ifyou'dshutthemtightup,itwouldn'thavehappened.
Nowdon'tmakeanymoreexcuses,butlisten!
Numbertwo:
youpulled
SnowdropawaybythetailjustasIhadputdownthesaucerofmilk
beforeher!
What,youwerethirsty,wereyou?
Howdoyouknowshewasn'tthirstytoo?
Nowfornumberthree:
you
unwoundeverybitoftheworstedwhileIwasn'tlooking!
`That'sthreefaults,Kitty,andyou'venotbeenpunishedforany
ofthemyet.YouknowI'msavingupallyourpunishmentsfor
Wednesdayweek--SupposetheyhadsavedupallMYpunishments!
'she
wenton,talkingmoretoherselfthanthekitten.`WhatWOULDthey
doattheendofayear?
Ishouldbesenttoprison,Isuppose,when
thedaycame.Or--letmesee--supposeeachpunishmentwastobe
goingwithoutadinner:
then,whenthemiserabledaycame,Ishould
havetogowithoutfiftydinnersatonce!
Well,Ishouldn'tmind
THATmuch!
I'dfarrathergowithoutthemthaneatthem!
`Doyouhearthesnowagainstthewindow-panes,Kitty?
Hownice
andsoftitsounds!
Justasifsomeonewaskissingthewindowall
overoutside.IwonderifthesnowLOVESthetreesandfields,that
itkissesthemsogently?
Andthenitcoversthemupsnug,youknow,
withawhitequilt;andperhapsitsays,"Gotosleep,darlings,till
thesummercomesagain."Andwhentheywakeupinthesummer,Kitty,
theydressthemselvesallingreen,anddanceabout--wheneverthe
windblows--oh,that'sverypretty!
'criedAlice,droppingtheball
ofworstedtoclapherhands.`AndIdosoWISHitwastrue!
I'm
surethewoodslooksleepyintheautumn,whentheleavesaregetting
brown.
`Kitty,canyouplaychess?
Now,don'tsmile,mydear,I'masking
itseriously.Because,whenwewereplayingjustnow,youwatched
justasifyouunderstoodit:
andwhenIsaid"Check!
"youpurred!
Well,itWASanicecheck,Kitty,andreallyImighthavewon,ifit
hadn'tbeenforthatnastyKnight,thatcamewigglingdownamongmy
pieces.Kitty,dear,let'spretend--'AndhereIwishIcouldtell
youhalfthethingsAliceusedtosay,beginningwithherfavourite
phrase`Let'spretend.'Shehadhadquitealongargumentwithher
sisteronlythesaybefore--allbecauseAlicehadbegunwith`Let's
pretendwe'rekingsandqueens;'andhersister,wholikedbeingvery
exact,hadarguedthattheycouldn't,becausetherewereonlytwoof
them,andAlicehadbeenreducedatlasttosay,`Well,YOUcanbe
oneofthemthen,andI'LLbealltherest."Andonceshehadreally
frightenedheroldnursebyshoutingsuddenlyinherear,`nurse!
Dolet'spretendthatI'mahungryhyaena,andyou'reabone.'
ButthisistakingusawayfromAlice'sspeechtothekitten.
`Let'spretendthatyou'retheRedQueen,Kitty!
Doyouknow,I
thinkifyousatupandfoldedyourarms,you'dlookexactlylike
her.Nowdotry,there'sadear!
'AndAlicegottheRedQueenoff
thetable,andsetitupbeforethekittenasamodelforitto
imitate:
however,thethingdidn'tsucceed,principally,Alicesaid,
becausethekittenwouldn'tfolditsarmsproperly.So,topunishit,
sheheldituptotheLooking-glass,thatitmightseehowsulkyit
was--`andifyou'renotgooddirectly,'sheadded,`I'llputyou
throughintoLooking-glassHouse.HowwouldyoulikeTHAT?
'
`Now,ifyou'llonlyattend,Kitty,andnottalksomuch,I'lltell
youallmyideasaboutLooking-glassHouse.First,there'stheroom
youcanseethroughtheglass--that'sjustthesameasourdrawing
room,onlythethingsgotheotherway.IcanseeallofitwhenI
getuponachair--allbutthebitbehindthefireplace.Oh!
Ido
sowishIcouldseeTHATbit!
Iwantsomuchtoknowwhetherthey've
afireinthewinter:
youneverCANtell,youknow,unlessourfire
smokes,andthensmokecomesupinthatroomtoo--butthatmaybe
onlypretence,justtomakeitlookasiftheyhadafire.Well
then,thebooksaresomethinglikeourbooks,onlythewordsgothe
wrongway;Iknowthat,becauseI'vehelduponeofourbookstothe
glass,andthentheyholduponeintheotherroom.
`HowwouldyouliketoliveinLooking-glassHouse,Kitty?
I
wonderifthey'dgiveyoumilkinthere?
PerhapsLooking-glassmilk
isn'tgoodtodrink--Butoh,Kitty!
nowwecometothepassage.
YoucanjustseealittlePEEPofthepassageinLooking-glassHouse,
ifyouleavethedoorofourdrawing-roomwideopen:
andit'svery
likeourpassageasfarasyoucansee,onlyyouknowitmaybequite
differentonbeyond.Oh,Kitty!
howniceitwouldbeifwecould
onlygetthroughintoLooking-glassHouse!
I'msureit'sgot,oh!
suchbeautifulthingsinit!
Let'spretendthere'sawayofgettingthroughintoit,somehow,
Kitty.Let'spretendtheglasshasgotallsoftlikegauze,sothat
wecangetthrough.Why,it'sturningintoasortofmistnow,I
declare!
It'llbeeasyenoughtogetthrough--'Shewasuponthe
chimney-piecewhileshesaidthis,thoughshehardlyknewhowshehad
gotthere.AndcertainlytheglassWASbeginningtomeltaway,just
likeabrightsilverymist.
InanothermomentAlicewasthroughtheglass,andhadjumped
lightlydownintotheLooking-glassroom.Theveryfirstthingshe
didwastolookwhethertherewasafireinthefireplace,andshe
wasquitepleasedtofindthattherewasarealone,blazingawayas
brightlyastheoneshehadleftbehind.`SoIshallbeaswarmhere
asIwasintheoldroom,'thoughtAlice:
`warmer,infact,because
there'llbenooneheretoscoldmeawayfromthefire.Oh,whatfun
it'llbe,whentheyseemethroughtheglassinhere,andcan'tget
atme!
'
Thenshebeganlookingabout,andnoticedthatwhatcouldbeseen
fromtheoldroomwasquitecommonanduninteresting,butthatall
therestwasadifferentaspossible.Forinstance,thepictureson
thewallnextthefireseemedtobeallalive,andtheveryclockon
thechimney-piece(youknowyoucanonlyseethebackofitinthe
Looking-glass)hadgotthefaceofalittleoldman,andgrinnedat
her.
`Theydon'tkeepthisroomsotidyastheother,'Alicethoughtto
herself,asshenoticedseveralofthechessmendowninthehearth
amongthecinders:
butinanothermoment,withalittle`Oh!
'of
surprise,shewasdownonherhandsandkneeswatchingthem.The
chessmenwerewalkingabout,twoandtwo!
`HerearetheRedKingandtheRedQueen,'Alicesaid(ina
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