6.Pig and Pepper猪和胡椒-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 Pig and Pepper For a minute or two she stood looking at the house, and wondering what to do next, when suddenly a footman① in livery② came running out of the wood-(she considered him to be a footman because he was in livery: otherwise, judging{③}by his face only, she would have called him a fish)-and rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles{. It was opened by another footman in livery, with a round face, and large eyes like a frog: and both footmen, Alice noticed, had powdered}hair that curled all over their heads. She felt very curious to know what it was all about, and crept a little way out of the wood to listen TheFish-Footman began by producing from under his arm a great letter, nearly as large as himself, and this he handed over to the other, saying, in a solemn tone, "For the Duchess. An invitation from the .o84 C 猪和胡椒 她站在那嶂屋子跟前看了一两分钟,不知 ① footman /'futman n. 男仆 道下一步该怎么办,这时候,忽然有一个穿制 侍应员 服的听差从树林里跑出来(她认为他是个听差。 ② livery /livari/ n. 仆人的制服 因为他穿着制服,要不然,单看他的脸,她会 ③judge /d3Ad3/ v. 判断 把他叫作一条鱼),用手指节重重地敲门。开门 ④ knuckle /nAkl/ n. 指节 的是另一个穿制服的听差,圆滚滚的脸,大眼 睛,像一只青蚌;艾丽丝注意到,这两个听差 powder /pauda/v. 洒粉于 满头的卷发上都扑了粉。她感到非常好奇,想 知道这究意是怎 么回事,就从树 林里往外爬一点, 听着。 鱼听差从胳 臂底下拿出一只 大信封,差不多 有他本人那么大 把它交给另一个 听差,同时用庄 // 严的声调说:“给 ·085· Aice's Adyentures in Wonderfand Queen to play croquet." The Frog-Footman repeated, in the same solemn tone, only changing the order of the words a little, "From the Queen. An invitation for the Duchess to play croquet." Then they both bowed{} low, and their curls got entangled together. Alice laughed so much at this, that she had to run back into the wood for fear of their hearing her; and, when she next peeped out, the Fish-Footman was gone, and the other was sitting on the ground near the door, staring②} stupidly up into the sky. Alice went timidly up to the door, and knocked "There's no sort of use in knocking," said the Footman, “and that for two reasons. First, because I'm on the same side of the door as you are. Secondly, because they're making such a noise inside, no one could possibly hear you." And certainly there was a most extraordinary③ noise going on within-a constant④} howling and sneezing{, and every now and then{} a great crash, as if a dish or kettle had been broken to pieces. “Please, then,”said Alice, "how am I to get in?" "There might be some sense in your knocking," the Footman went on, without atending to her, "if we had the door between us. For instance{}, if you were inside, you might knock, and I could let you out, you know." He was looking up into the sky all the time he was speaking, and this Alice thought decidedly uncivil{}. "But perhaps he can't help it,"she said to herself; "his eyes are so very nearly at the top of his head. But at any rate he might answer questions. - How am I to get in?" she repeated, aloud. "I shall sit here," the Footman remarked, "till tomorrow -" At this moment the door of the house opened, and a large plate ·086. 艾丽丝漫游奇境记) 公爵夫人的信,王后请玩槌球。”蛙听差用同样 庄严的声调把他的话重复了一遍,只是把词句 稍微变动了一下:“王后来的信,请公爵夫人玩 "球。” ①bow/bau/v.鞠躬.弯 接着他们低低地鞠躬,他们的卷发都缠在 一起了。 艾丽丝看到这种情景,不由得大笑起来 ②stare /ster)/ 盯T,凝视 她只好跑回树林,免得被他们听到。等她再朝 外张望的时候,那个鱼听差已经走了,另一个 正坐在门边地上,傻呵呵地望着天 艾丽丝怯生生地走到门边,敲敲门。 “敲门根本没有用,”那个听差说,“这有两 ③ extraordinary 个原因:第一,因为我和你一样,都在门的这 /iks'tro:dnri.iks'tro:dinari a. 非常的,特别的 一边;第二,因为里面闹得厉害,谁也听不见 ④ constant /'konstant/ a. 经常 你敲门。”里面的确有极不寻常的嘈杂声-不 的,持继的 sneeze /sni:z/ v. 打喷 停的嚎叫和打喷声,不时还砰的一响,像是 every now and then 时时,不叫 一只盘子或者水壶摔得粉碎的声音 “那么请问,”艾丽丝说,“我怎么才能进 去?” “要是我们中间隔着一扇门,”那个听差理 7 for instance 例如 也不理,接着说下去,“那么你敲门还有点意 思。比如说,你要是在门里,你可以敲门,我 能让你出来,是不是?”他说话的时候眼睛一直 8uncivil/An'sivila. 失礼的 粗野的 望着天,艾丽丝断定这是不礼貌的。“但是也许 他不得不这样,”她想道,“他的眼睛离头顶那 么近。可是不管怎么着,他可以回答问题 呀--我怎样才能进去?”她又大声问了一遍。 “我要坐在这儿,”听差说,“一直坐到明 天__-” .o87· Alice's Adyentures in Wonderfand came skimming{①} out, straight at the Footman's head: it just grazed②his nose, and broke to pieces against one of the trees behind him “- or next day, maybe," the Footman continued in the same tone, exactly as if nothing had happened “How am I to get in?" asked Alice again, in a louder tone “Are you to get in at all?" said the Footman. "That's the first question,you know." It was, no doubt: only Alice did not like to be told so. "It's really dreadful③}," she muttered to herself, "the way all the creatures argue. It's enough to drive one crazy!" The Footman seemed to think this a good opportunity for repeating his remark, with variations④. "I shall sit here," he said, "on and off, for days and days." “But what am / to do?" said Alice. “Anything you like," said the Footman, and began whistling{. “Oh, there's no use in talking to him," said Alice desperately: “he's perfectly} idiotic{}!" And she opened the door and went in. The door led right into a large kitchen, which was full of smoke from one end to the other: the Duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool{③} in the middle, nursing a baby: the cook was leaning over the fire, stirring{}a large cauldron{} which seemed to be full of soup. .o88. 艾丽丝漫游奇境记) ①skim/skim/v.掠过,滑过 这时候,门开了,一只大盘子直向听差的 ②graze /greiz/v. 轻擦 脑袋飞来,刚好擦过他的鼻子,在他身后的一 棵树上砸得粉碎 “-也许到下一天。”听差用同样声调继 续说,就像什么事都没有发生过似的 “我怎样才能进去?”艾丽丝又问道,嗓门 更高了。 “你到底要不要进去?”听差说,“首先是这 ③ dreadful /'dredful/a. 可怕的 个问题,你知道。” 这当然是对的,只不过艾丽丝不喜欢别人 这样对她说话。“这些家伙都喜欢这样跟人争 ④ variation /veari'eifon/ n. 变 辩,真可怕。”她自言自语地哪咳着,“简直能 化,变动 叫人发疯!” 那个听差好像 觉得这是个好机 会,可以把他的话 whistle/fhwisl/v. 吹唱 重说一遍,只是略 微改动了一下 perfectly /pa:fiktli/ ad. 完全 “我要坐在这儿,” 地 idiotie /idi'stik/ a. 愚的 他说,“有时坐着,有时走开,一天又一天。” “可是我干什么?”艾丽丝说。 “爱干什么就干什么。”听差说着,吹起口 哨来了。 B stool/stu:ln 子,搁脚琴 stir /sto:/ v. 揽和 “埃,跟他讲话没有用,”艾丽丝绝望地说, “他完全是个傻子!”于是她推开门,走了进去。 o cauldron/ko:ldron/ n. 大锅 进了门,就是一间大厨房,厨房里,从这 一头到那一头,都是烟雾腾腾。公爵夫人坐在 厨房中间一只三条腿的凳子上,抱着一个孩子; 一个厨娘正俯身向着火,揽动着一只大锅里的 .o89. Aice's Adyentures in Wonderfand "There's certainly too much pepper in that soup! "Alice said to herself, as well as she could for sneezing There was certainly too much of it in the air. Even the Duchess sneezed occasionally{①}; and as for the baby, it was sneezing and howling alternately②} without a moment's pause. The only two creatures in the kitchen, that did not sneeze, were the cook, and a large cat, which was lying on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear③. “Please would you tell me," said Alice, a little timidly, for she was not quite sure whether it was good manners for her to speak first, "why your cat grins like that?" "It's a Cheshire-Cat," said the Duchess,"and that's why Pig!" She said the last word with such sudden violence that Alice quite jumped; but she saw in another moment that it was addressed to the baby, and not to her, so she took courage{④}, and went on again:- "I didn't know that Cheshire-Cats always grinned; in fact, I didn't know that cats could grin." "They all can," said the Duchess;"and most of'em do." "I don't know of any that do," Alice said very politely, feeling quite pleased to have got into a conversation. “You don't know much," said the Duchess; "and that's a fact." Alice did not at all like the tone of this remark, and thought it would be as well to introduce③ some other subject of conversation. While she was trying to fix on{} one, the cook took the cauldron of soup off the fire, and at once set to work throwing everything within her reach{}at .o90. 艾丽丝漫游奇境记1 东西,锅里像是盛满了汤 “汤里的胡椒一定搁得太多了!”艾丽丝打 着喷,费劲地对自己说。 ① occasionally /a'keisanali/ ad 空气中的胡椒味儿实在太重,连那个公爵 偶尔地 夫人也偶尔打个把喷,而那个孩子呢,他不 ② alternately /o:lta:nitli/ ad. 交 替地,隔一个地 是打喷嚷就是嚎叫,一刻也不停。厨房里只有 ③ grin from ear to ear 例着嘴笑 两个没打喷的,一个就是那厨娘,另一个是 炉边趴着的一只大猫,它正咧着嘴笑。 “对不起,你能不能告诉我,”艾丽丝有点 胆怯地说,因为她不太拿得准,自已先开口说 话是不是有礼貌,“你的猫为什么这样笑?” “它是柴郡猫,”公爵夫人说,“就是这个道 理。猪!” 最后一个字她说得那么凶,把艾丽丝吓了 一跳;可是她马上就明白过来,公爵夫人骂的 是孩子,不是她,所以她胆子大了些,又说道; “我以前不知道柴郡猫老是笑;说实在的,我还 不知道猫能笑呢。” ④ take courage 鼓起勇气 “猫都能笑,”公爵夫人说,“而且它们多数 都笑。” “我不知道猫是能笑的。”艾丽丝很有礼貌 地说,她感到挺高兴,因为和公爵夫人谈起话 来了。 “你不知道的事多着呢,”公爵夫人说,“这 是个事实。” 艾丽丝一点儿也不喜欢这句话的腔调,她 想,应该换个话题来谈谈。她正在找一个话题 的时候,厨娘从火上端下那锅汤,马上动手把 ③ introduce /intrs'dju:s/ v. 采 用,引入 够得着的东西都向公爵夫人和孩子扔去--先 fixon确定,决定,选定 within one's reach 在手能达 是火错之类的炉具,随后就是平底锅、碗盏。 到的范围内 盘子,像雨点似的飞去。公爵夫人一点都不在 .091· Aice's Adyentures in Wonderfand the Duchess and the baby-the fire irons^{① came first; then followed a shower of saucepans②, plates, and dishes. The Duchess took no notice of them even when they hit her; and the baby was howling so much already, that it was quite impossible to say whether the blows hurt it or not. "Oh, please mind what you're doing!"cried Alice, jumping up and down in an agony③} of terror④."Oh, there goes his precious nose!"as an unusually large saucepan flew close by it, and very nearly carried it off. "If everybody minded their own business," the Duchess said, in a hoarse growl,"the world would go round a deal faster than it does." “Which would not be an advantage。," said Alice, who felt very glad to get an opportunity of showing off a little of her knowledge."Just think what work it would make with the day and night! You see the earth takes twenty-four hours to turn round on its axis-" "Talking of axes^{③},"aid the Duchess,"chop{}off her head!" Alice glanced{} rather anxiously at the cook, to see if she meant to take the hint{}; but the cook was busily stirring the soup, and seemed not to be listening, so she went on again: "Twenty-four hours, I think; or is it twelve? I-" “Oh, don't bother^{}me!" said the Duchess. "I never could abide{} figures}!"And with that she began nursing her child again, singing a sort of lullabyto it as she did so,and giving it a violent shake at the end of every line: - "Speak roughly to your little boy, And beat him when he sneezes: He only does it to annoy, Because he knows it teases^." .092. 艾丽丝漫游奇境记) ①fire iron火钩 意,哪怕打在她身上;那孩子嘛,本来就一直 ② saucepan /'so:span: (US)en/n. 长柄而有盖 在拼命嚎叫,所以说不上来是不是把他打痛了。 子的深锅子 “哎哟,请你干的时候留点神!”艾丽丝嚷 着,她吓得要命,跳上跳下地喊。这时,一只 大得出奇的平底锅正擦着孩子的鼻子飞过,差 ③ agony /aegani/n. (极度的) 痛苦,创痛 点儿把它削掉,于是她叫道,“哎呀,他的宝贝 ④ terror /tera/n. 恐怖 鼻子完蛋了!” precious /prefas/a. 宝贵的 珍贵的 “要是人人留神自已的事,”公爵夫人粗声 粗气地嚷道,“地球就要比现在转得快得多。” “这倒不见得有什么好处,”艾丽丝说,她 非常高兴有机会来卖弄一下她的知识。“想想 看,这会使白天黑夜发生什么变化!你瞧,地 6 advantage /ad'va:ntid3/ n. 优 势,有利条件 球绕地轴自转一次要二十四小时--” “说到斧头1,”公爵夫人说,“砍掉她的 axis/aeksis/n. 轴 头!” ⑧axe /aeks/ n. 爷 chop/tfop/v.剁碎,砍,切 艾丽丝颇为着急地向厨娘瞄了一眼,看她 glance /gla:ns/v. 警闪,警见 是不是听懂了公爵夫人的意思;可是那个厨娘 hint/hint/ n. 暗示,提示 正忙着揽汤,似乎没有在听,因此她又接着说 “我想是二十四小时;或者是十二小时?我” “啊,别缠我了,”公爵夫人说,“我对数字 最受不了!”说着她又开始哄她的孩子,一面对 ② bother /boOv. 烦扰 他唱一首催眠曲一样的歌子,唱到每一句末尾 abide /abaid/v 忍受 figure /figo/ n.数字 就把他狠狠地摇一下: lullaby /Alabai/n. 摇篮曲. 催眠曲 “对小孩说话要粗暴, 打喷嚷就揍他个饱; 他就是要叫你烦恼, 捉弄人才来这一套。” [1] 在英文中,表示“轴”的单词axis和表示“斧”的单词axe发音 tease/titz/v 欺负,捉弄 相近。 .093·