5.Advice from a Caterpillar大青虫的忠告-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《爱丽丝漫游奇境记Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》

C Advice from a Caterpillar The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid^{①}, sleepy voice. "Who are you? "said the Caterpillar. This was not all encouraging② opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly,"I-I hardly know, Sir, just at present③-at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then." "What do you mean by that? " said the Caterpillar, sternly④. “Explain yourself!" "I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, Sir," said Alice, “because Fm not myself, you see." “I don't see,"said the Caterpillar. "I'm afraid I can't put it more clearly,"Alice replied, very politely, "for I can't understand it myself, to begin with; and being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing." "It isn't."said the Caterpillar .066. 大青虫的忠告 大青虫和艾丽丝互相默默地对看了一会儿。 最后大青虫从嘴里拿下烟袋嘴,用慢吞吞、懒 ①languid /laengwid/ a. 懒洋洋 洋洋的声音问她 的,慢吞吞的 “你是谁呀?”大青虫说。 ② encouraging /in'kArid3in/ a 这可不像要开始一次起劲的谈话。艾丽丝 令人鼓舞的 ③ at present现在,目前 有点害羞地回答道,“我--我眼下自已也说 不好呢,先生一一我只知道今早起床的时候我 原是谁,可是我想,打那以后,我一定是变了 好几回啦。” ④sternly /sta:nli/ad. 严肃地 严厉地 “你这话是什么意思?”大青虫严厉地说 “你自己把它说清楚!” “我怕我自己也说不清楚,先生,”艾丽丝 说,“因为我现在不是我自己,你知道。” “我不知道。”大青虫说。 “我怕我不能说得更清楚了,”艾丽丝彬彬 有礼地回答道,“因为首先是我自己也不明白 一天里大大小小变了那么多次,都把人闹糊涂 啦。” “不会的。”大青虫说。 .o67· Afice's Adventures in wonderfand “Well, perhaps you haven't found it so yet," said Alice: "but when you have to turn into a chrysalis①}-you will some day, you know-and then after that into a butterfly, I should think you'll feel it a little queer, won't you?” “Not a bit," said the Caterpillar. "Well, perhaps your feelings may be different," said Alice; "all I know is, it would feel very queer to me." "You!" said the Caterpillar contemptuously②."Who are you? Which brought them back again to the beginning of the conversation. Alice felt a little irritated③ at the Caterpillar's making such very short remarks, and she drew herself up and said, very gravely, "I think you ought to tell me who you are, first." "Why?"said the Caterpillar. Here was another puzzling question; and, as Alice could not think of any good reason, and the Caterpillar seemed to be in a very unpleasant state of mind{, she turned away. "Come back! " the Caterpillar called after her. "I've something important to say!" This sounded promising{, certainly. Alice turned and came 过back again. "Keep your temper,"said the Caterpillar. "Is that all?" said Alice, swallowing down her anger as well as she could. "No,"said tile Caterpillar. Alice thought she might as well wait,as she had nothing else to do. and perhaps after all it mignt tell her something worth hearing. For some minutes it puffed* away without speaking; but at last it unfolded its arms, took the hookah out of its mouth again, and said, “So you think .o68. 艾丽丝漫游奇境记) “那,也许你还没有这种感觉,”艾丽丝说 道,“可是往后你不得不变成一只蝶崛--你知 ① chrvsalis /krisalis/ n. 蜂,革 道,你总有一天会这样变的-一,然后又变成 一只蝴蝶,那时候,我想你总会感到有点儿怪 吧?” “一点儿也不。”大青虫说。 “那,也许你的感觉不一样,”艾丽丝说道 “我只知道我会感到很怪。” ② contemptuously “你!”大青虫瞧不起地说,“你是谁?” /kan'temptjuasli/ ad. 傲慢 这一问,又回到了谈话刚起头的地方了 地,蔑视地 ③ irritated /iriteitid/a. 恼怒的 艾丽丝对于大青虫老是把话说得那么简短,感 到有点儿恼火,她挺直了身子,非常严肃地说 道,“我想你应该先告诉我, 你是谁?” “为什么?”大青虫说。 又是一个难题;艾丽丝想不出什么好的理 由,大青虫似乎很不高兴,于是她就转身走开 了。 ④ stateofmind心境,心情 “回来!”大青虫在她背后叫道,“我有要紧 的话要说!” 这话听起来倒像是挺有希望。艾丽丝转身 5 promising /promisin/a. 有希 走了回来。 望的 “别发脾气嘛。”大青虫说。 “就这么一句话吗?”艾丽丝尽量压住火气 问道。 “不。”大青虫说。 艾丽丝想,既然她没有别的事要做,就不 妨等一等,也许它终究会告诉她一些值得听听 的事情。有好几分钟工夫,那大青虫只是一个 劲儿地喷着烟,不说话,不过它终于伸开两臂 puff /paf/ v. 喷 又从嘴里拿下烟袋嘴,说道:“那么,你以为自 ·069· Afices Adyentures in Wonderfand you're changed, do you?" "l'm afraid I am, Sir," said Alice. "I can't remember things as I used - and I don't keep the same size for ten minutes together!" “Can't remember what things? " said the Caterpillar. “Well, I've tried to say 'How doth the little busy bee. 'but it all came different! "Alice replied in a very melancholy voice. "Repeat 'You are old, Father William,'" said the Caterpillar. Alice folded her hands, and began: -"You are old, Father William," the young man said. "And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly .① stand on your head-Do you think, at your age,it is right? ""In my youth," Father willam replied to his son, "I feared it might injure{②the brain, But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none, Why, I do it again and again." “You are old," said the youth, "as I mentioned before, And have grown most uncommonly③fat; Yet you turned a back somersault{} in at the door- Pray{}, what is the reason of that?" "In my youth," said the sag^{}, as he shook his grey locks^{}, "I kept all my limbs{} very supple{} .070. 艾丽丝漫游奇境记) 己变了,是不是?” “我怕我是变了,先生,”艾丽丝说,“我以 前记住的东西,现在都记不得啦,而且我也不能 保持同样的大小,连十分钟都保持不了!” “你不记得什么东西?”大青虫问道。 “噢,我想背《忙碌的小蜜蜂》,可是背出 来的全都不一样!”艾丽丝用非常悲伤的声调回 答道。 “你背背《威廉爸爸你老了》吧。”大青虫 说。 艾丽丝交叉着两手,背了起来 ① incessantly /in'sesntli/ ad. 不 间断地 小伙子说:“威廉爸爸你老了。 你的头发白又白; 还要不断拿大顶, 偌大年纪岂能耐?” ② iniure /ind3/v. 伤害 爸爸答道:“年轻时节我寻思, 倒立会把脑弄坏; 现在反正没脑子, 玩了又玩也不碍。” ③ uncommonly /An'komonli/ 小伙子说:“刚才说过你已老。 ad.稀罕地,非常 浑身胖得不得了; ④ somersault /sAmosolt/ n. 跟 斗 为啥你能后滚翻 pray /prei/ v. 请(=I pray you: please) 一个筋斗进门来?” sage /seid3/n. 圣人,哲人 lock/lok/n.(头发的)一络 聪明老爹摇白发 8limb/lim/n.树枝,肢,臂,腿 supple/sApl/ a. 柔软的 “年轻时节四肢柔, 因为擦了这种油: ·071· Afice's Adventures in wonderfand By the use of this ointment①-one shilling the box- Allow me to sell you a couple?" "You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws② are too weak For anything tougher than suet③; Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak④ Pray how did you manage to do it?” “In my youth," said his father,"I took tothe law, And argued each case with my wife; And the muscular^ strength, which it gave to my jaw Has lasted the rest of my life." "You are old," said the youth, "one would hardly suppose That your eye was as steady as ever; Yet you balanced^{} an eel^{③} on the end of your nose What made you so awfully{} clever?" "I have answered three questions, and that is enough," Said his father. "Don't give yourself airs! Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff? Be off, or I'll kick you down-stairs!" "That is not said right,"said the Caterpillar. "Not quite right, I'm afraid," said Alice, timidly: "some of the words have got altered{}." "It is wrong from beginning to end," said the Caterpillar, decidedly①; and there was silence for some minutes. ·072· 艾丽丝漫游奇境记。 ointment /ointmant/ . 药亮 一个先令买一盒, 愿试你买两瓶走。” ②jaw/d3:/ n. 题,颔 小伙子说:“老来牙口本无力, 咬咬板油差不离; ③suet /siuit:suitn 牛脂,羊 可你竟能吞只鹅, 脂 连皮带骨怎吃的?” ④ beak /bi:k/ n. 鸟 爸爸说:“年轻我把法官练 办案就跟太太辩; 练得口齿强又健, 终身享用到今天。” 5 take to 从事 muscular /'mAskjulo/ a. 肌肉 的,肌肉发达的 小伙子说:“年老理当眼昏花, 你却目光稳如前: 善鱼顶在鼻尖上, 怎得灵巧如这般?” balance /baelans/ v. 使平衡 ⑧eel/itl/n. 鱼,鲜鱼 爸爸说:“三问三 awfully /o:fuli/ ad. 非常地. 答已到头, 极端地 你太放肆没来 由; 再要让我听废话, 一脚把你踢下楼!” “你背得不对。”大青虫说 “怕是不太对,”艾丽丝胆怯地说,“有些字 眼变样啦。” oalter/s:lta/v改变 n decidedly /di'saididli/ ad. 断 “从头到尾都错了。”大青虫坚决地说。接 然地,明确地 着是一阵静默。 ·073· Afice's Adventures in wonderfand The Caterpillar was the first to speak “What size do you want to be? " it asked “Oh, I'm not particular as to size,"Alice hastily replied; "only one doesn't like changing so often, you know." “I don't know,"said the Caterpillar Alice said nothing: she had never been so much contradicted① in all her life before, and she felt that she was losing her temper. "Are you content{②} now?" said the Caterpillar. "Well, I should like to be a little larger, Sir, if you wouldn't mind," said Alice: "three inches is such a wretched{③}height to be." "It is a very good height indeed! "said the Caterpillar angrily, rearing④} itself upright as it spoke (it was exactly three inches high). “But I'm not used to it!"pleaded poor Alice in a piteous^*} tone. And she thought to herself, "I wish the creatures wouldn't be so easily offended!" "You'll get used to it in time,"said the Caterpillar; and it put the hookah into its mouth, and began smoking again. This time Alice waited patiently until it chose to speak again. In a minute or two the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and yawned} once or twice, and shook itself. Then it got down off the mushroom, and crawled away into the grass, merely remarking, as it went, "One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter." "One side of what? The other side of what? ”thought Alice to herself. “Of the mushroom,"said the Caterpillar, just as if she had asked it aloud: and in another moment it was out of sight Alice remained looking g thoughtfully ③ at the mushroom for a ·074. 艾丽丝漫游奇境记1 大青虫先开口说话。 “你想要变得多大?”它问道。 “我倒不在乎变得多大。”艾丽丝急忙答道 “不过,人总不喜欢老是变来变去,你知道。” “我不知道。”大青虫说。 ① contradiet /kontrs'dikt/ v. 反 艾丽丝没说什么;她有生以来从没有人那 么厉害地跟她顶过嘴,她觉得自已忍不住要发 ②content /kan'tent/a. 满足的 脾气了。 满意的 “你现在是不是满意?”大青虫说。 “啊,我希望能变得稍大一点儿,先生,如 ③wretched /retfid/ a. 可怜的 不幸的 果你不在意的话。”艾丽丝说,“三英寸高真是 太倒霉啦。” ④rear/ria/v. 抬起 “三英寸高好得很!”大青虫愤怒地说,挺 plead /pli:d/v. 辩护,恩求 piteous /pitias/ a. 哀怨的,可 直了身子(它正好是三英寸高)。 怜的 “可是那么小,我不习惯!”艾丽丝可怜巴 巴地分辩道。她暗自思量着,“但愿这些动物不 那么爱生气就好了!” “你慢慢会习惯的。”大青虫说。它把烟袋 嘴塞进嘴里,又抽起烟来。 这一回艾丽丝耐心等着,等它自己重新愿 Dyawn/:n打呵欠 意说话。过了一两分钟,大青虫从嘴里拿下烟 袋嘴,打了一两个呵欠,抖动一下身子,然后 爬下蘑菇,爬进草丛里去了,只是在爬的时候 说,“一边叫你长高,另一边叫你变矮。” “什么的一边?什么的另一边?”艾丽丝思 索着。 “蘑菇。”大青虫说,好像她刚才说出声来 了似的。一会儿,它就爬得看不见了。 : thoughtfully /'Oo:tfol ad. 思 虑地 艾丽丝对磨菇打量了一阵子,想搞清楚哪 ·075·