7.THE LION AND THE UNICORN狮子和独角兽-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《爱丽丝镜中奇遇记》

7 THE LION AND THE UNICORN THE next moment soldiers came running through the wood,at first in twos and threes,then ten or twenty together,and at last in such crowds that they seemed to fill the whole forest.Alice got behind a tree, for fear of being run over,and watched them go by. She thought that in all her life she had never seen soldiers so uncertain on their feet:they were always tripping over something or other,and whenever one went down,several more always fell over him, so that the ground was soon covered with little heaps of men. Then came the horses.Having four feet these managed rather better than the foot-soldiers;but even they stumbled2 now and then;and it seemed to be a regular rule that,whenever a horse stumbled,the rider fell off instantly.The confusion got worse every moment,and Alice was very glad to get out of the wood into an open place,where she found the White King seated on the ground,busily writing in his memorandum- book. "I've sent them all!"the King cried in a tone of delight,on seeing Alice."Did you happen to meet any soldiers,my dear,as you came through the wood?” ·164· 第七章 ①unicom/ju:nk3:nlt(传 狮子和独角兽 说中的)独角兽 紧接着就有士兵穿过树林跑了过来，开始三 个一群两个一伙，后来十几个结为伍，最后蜂拥 而至，似乎布满了整座森林。艾丽丝担心被撞 倒，躲在一棵树后，看着他们从身边跑过。 她想，她从来没有见过士兵跑得这样慌慌张 张的，他们总是绊倒，一个人倒下了，总有几个 人也摔倒在他身上，地上很快就是一堆一堆的 人。 骑兵随后赶到了。马有四个蹄子，比步兵跑 ②stumble /'stambal/.绊 倒 得稳一点，但是不时也有绊倒的，马一倒，骑手 跟着就摔下来，这似乎成了规律。树林里一片混 乱，而且越来越糟。艾丽丝走出树林，来到一片 开阔地，她感到很高兴。她发现白国王坐在那空 地上，忙忙碌碌地在记事本上写着什么。 “我把他们全派去了！”国王一看见艾丽丝， 就高兴地喊了起来，“亲爱的，你穿过树林的时 候，有没有见到士兵？” ·165· Throughthe Looking-Glass,and What Alice Found There “Yes,Idid,”said Alice:“several thousand,I should think.” "Four thousand two hundred and seven,that's the exact number, the King said,referring to his book."I couldn't send all the horses,you know,because two of them are wanted in the game.And I haven't sent the two Messengers,either.They're both gone to the town.Just look along the road,and tell me if you can see either of them." “I see nobody on the road,”said Alice.. "I only wish had such eyes,the King remarked in a fretful tone.“To be able to see Nobody！And at that distance too！Why,it's as much as I can do to see real people,by this light!" All this was lost on Alice,who was still looking intently2 along the road,shading her eyes with one hand.“I see somebody now！”she ·166· 艾丽丝镜中奇遇记 艾丽丝说：“见到了。我想，有几千名吧。” 国王查了查他的记事本，“四千二百零七名， (图略) 这是个准确数字。我没有办法把所有的骑兵都派 来，你知道，因为有两匹马要参加比赛。我也没 派那两名传令兵，他们进城去了。你往路那边 瞧，告诉我你有没有看见一个人。” 艾丽丝说：“路上没有人。” D fretful /fretfal/a.顷躁的 国王烦躁地说；“我倒是希望我有你那双眼 睛，竟然看不见人！而且距离那么近！吓，有这 点亮，我连人的真面目也看得清清楚楚！” ②intently/n'tentl/ad.专 心地 这一番话丝毫也没有影响艾丽丝，她手搭凉 棚，目不转睛地瞭望着。最后，她惊叫了起来， ·167· Throughthe Looking-Glass,and What Alice Found There exclaimed at las t."But he's coming very slowly-and what curious attitudes he goes into!"(For the Messenger kept skipping up and down, and wriggling like an eel,as he came along,with his great hands spread out like fans on each side.) “Not at all,”said the King.“He's an Anglo-Saxon Messenger- and those are Anglo-Saxon attitudes.He only does them when he's happy.His name is Haigha."(He pronounced it so as to rhyme2 with mayor.') "I love my love with an H,"Alice couldn't help beginning, "because he is Happy.I hate him with an H,because he is Hideous.I feed him with-with-with Ham-sandwiches and Hay.His name is Haigha,and he lives-” "He lives on the Hill,the King remarked simply,without the least idea that he was joining in the game,while Alice was still hesitating for the name of a town beginning with H."The other Messenger's called Hatta.I must have two,you know-to come and go. One to come,and one to go." “I beg your pardon?”said Alice. “It isn't respectable to beg,”said the King.. “I only meant that I didn't understand,”said Alice..“Why one to come and one to go?” “Don'tI tell you?”the King repeated impatiently.“I must have two-to fetch and carry.One to fetch,and one to carry." At this moment the Messenger arrived:he was far too much out of breath to say a word,and could only wave his hands about,and make the most fearful faces at the poor King. "This young lady loves you with an H,the King said,introducing Alice in the hope of turning off the Messenger's attention from himself- but it was of n o use-the Anglo-Saxon attitudes only got more ·168· 艾丽丝境中奇遇记【 “我看见一个人了！但是他走得多么慢啊！而且 他的姿势多么奇特！”（那个传令兵走过来的时 ①eel/i:/n鳗鱼 候，一上一下跳个不停，还像鳗鱼那样扭动，两 只大手像两把葵扇，向两边张开着。)》 国王说：“一点也不奇特。他是一名盎格鲁 撒克逊传令兵，那是盎格鲁撒克逊的姿势。他只 2 hyme/raim/押韵 是在高兴时才那样动的。他的名字叫海尔。” (国王把那名字念得跟“市长”一样押韵。) 听到这儿，艾丽丝忍不住念起顺口溜来： 3hideous'hidias/a.极其 “我爱的人可爱，因为他永远欢快；我恨这个无 丑陋的，难看的 赖，因为他的丑陋神态。我喂他火腿三明治和干 ④hay/her/i.干草 草。他的名字叫海尔。他住在…” 艾丽丝还在犹豫用哪个城市的名字才能押上 韵，国王根本没有想到是在参加文字游戏，已经 顺口接了下去，“他住在无名山脉。另一个传令兵 哈泰。你知道，我必须有两个传令兵才行，一个 去，一个来。” “我乞求你原谅！”艾丽丝说。 “乞求是不体面的。”国王说。 艾丽丝说；“我只是表示没有听懂。为什么 要一个去，一个来？” 国王不耐烦地重复一遍，“我没有对你说过吗？ 我必须有两个传令兵才行。一个取，一个送。” 正说着，传令兵到了。他上气不接下气，根 本说不出话来，只是挥动着两只手，还向不知所 措的国王做出最恐怖的怪脸。 “这位小姐喜欢你长得可爱。”国王向传令 兵介绍艾丽丝，希望这样能使他的注意力分散， 不再表演下去。可是一点用处也没有，他那盎 ·169· Throughthe Looking-Glass,and What Alice Found There extraordinary every moment,while the great eyes rolled wildly from side to side. “You alarm me！”said the King.“I feel faint-Give me a ham- sandwich!” On which the Messenger,to Alice's great amusement,opened a bag that hung round his neck,and handed a sandwich to the King,who devoured it greedily2. “Another sandwich!”said the King. "There's nothing but hay left now,"the Messenger said,peeping into the bag. "Hay,then,the King murmured3 in a faint whisper. Alice was glad to see that it revived him a good deal."There's nothing like eating hay when you're faint,"he remarked to her,as he munched away. "I should think throwing cold water over you would be better, ·170· 艾丽丝境中奇遇记【 格鲁撒克逊的姿势更怪了，两只大眼珠疯狂地 乱转。 国王说：“你吓坏我了！我要晕过去了… 给我一份火腿三明治！” 传令兵一听，马上打开套在脖子上的袋子， 取出一份三明治递给国王，国王狼吞虎咽，吃了 ①devour /di'vauo/K,吞食 下去。艾丽丝觉得好玩极了。 ②greedily /gri:dli/ad.贪 婪地 (图略) “我还要一份三明治！”国王说。 传令兵朝袋里瞥了一眼，“除了干草，什么也 没有剩下了。” “那就给干草吧，”国王用微弱的声音喃喃地 等murmur /m3:m3/小声 说。 抱怨，咕哝 看到国王吃了干草，元气恢复，艾丽丝很高 ④revive /r'vaiv/.使复苏 兴。国王大声咀嚼着干草，对她说道：“要晕倒 的时候，就赶快吃一把干草，没有和这个办法 ⑤munch/mAnt/大声嚼 样灵验的了。” “我想，朝你身上泼冷水，或者让你闻闻鼻 ·171· Throughthe Looking-Glass,and What Alice Found There Alice suggested:“一or some sal--volatile④." “I didn't say there was nothing better,”the King replied.“I said there was nothing like it."Which Alice did not venture to deny. "Who did you pass on the road?"the King went on,holding out his hand to the Messenger for some hay. “Nobody,”said the Messenger. “Quite right,.”said the King:“this young lady saw him too.Soof course Nobody walks slower than you." “I do my best,.”the Messenger said in a sullen2tone.“T'm sure nobody walks much faster than I do!" "He can't do that,"said the King,"or else he'd have been here first.However,now you've got your breath,you may tell us what's happened in the town.” "I'll whisper it,"said the Messenger,putting his hands to his mouth in the shape of a trumpet3 and stooping so as to get close to the King's ear.Alice was sorry for this,as she wanted to hear the news too. However,instead of whispering,he simply shouted,at the top of his voice,“They're at it again!” "Do you call that a whisper?"cried the poor King,jumping up and shaking himself."If you do such a thing again,I'll have you buttered5!It went through and through my head like an earthquake!" "It would have to be a very tiny earthquake!"thought Alice. “Who are at it again?”she ventured to ask. "Why the Lion and the Unicorn,of course,"said the King. "Fighting for the crown?" “Yes,to be sure,”said the King:“and the best of the joke is,that it's my crown all the while!Let's run and see them."And they trotted ·172· 艾丽丝镜中奇遇记 1 sal-volatile /saelvo'laetil/ 烟，会更好些。”艾丽丝冒昧说了一句。 m碳酸铵，挥发盐（可用 作提神药) 国王回答，“我没有说过没有更好的办法，我 说的是没有和那一样灵验的。” 艾丽丝不敢反驳。 “你在路上超过谁了吗？”国王边说边伸手向 传令兵要干草。 “没有。”传令兵说。 国王说：“一点不错。这位小姐也只看见他。 当然啰，没有比你走得更慢的人了。” 2 sullen'sAlan/a.慍怒的， 郁郁寡欢的 “我尽力了，”传令兵闷闷不乐，“我相信，没 有人能走得比我快多少！” 国王说：“他办不到，要不然，他就第一个 到这里了。好了，你已经缓过气来了，给我们说 说城里发生的事情吧。” “我小声说吧。”传令兵把双手像喇叭一样放 &trumpet'trAmpit/L.喇 叭，小号 在嘴边，并弯下腰来，凑近国王的耳朵。艾丽丝 ④stoop /stu:p/v弯腰 对他这样做不太高兴，因为她也想听听。 不料传令兵没有小声说，反而扯着嗓子喊 道：“他们又干开了！” “你这叫做小声说吗？”可怜的国王吓得发抖， 跳起身来喊道，“你要是再干这样的事，我把你涂上 butter/'bAta/比涂黄油于 黄油！声音那么响，闹得我脑袋里像发生了地震！” …上 “那该是很小很小的地震！”艾丽丝想，随后 她壮着胆子问了一句，“谁又干开了啊？” “嗨，当然是狮子和独角兽啰。”国王说。 “是争王冠吗？” “没错。最好笑的是，它们一直在争我这顶 王冠。咱们跑去看看吧。”国王说完之后，他们 跑了起来，艾丽丝一边跑，一边背诵那首古老歌 ·173·