10.The Lobster-Quadrille龙虾四对舞-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《爱丽丝漫游奇境记Alice's Adventures in Wonderland》

10 The Lobster"-Quadrille The Mock Turtle sighed deeply,and drew the back of one flapper across his eyes.He looked at Alice and tried to speak,but,for a minute or two,sobs choked his voice."Same as if he had a bone in his throat,"said the Gryphon;and it set to work shaking him and punching him in the back.At last tile Mock Turtle recovered5 his voice,and, with tears running down his cheeks,he went on again:- “You may not have lived much under the sea一”(“I haven't,” said Alice)-"and perhaps you were never even introduced to a lobster 一”(Alice began to say“I once tasted-”but checked herself hastily, and said "No,never")"-so you can have no idea what a delightful thing a Lobster-Quadrille is!" “No,indeed,”said Alice..“What sort of a dance is it?" “Why,”said the Gryphon,“you first form into a line along the sea- shore一” “Two lines!”cried the Mock Turtle..“Seals,turtles,salmon,and so on:then,when you've cleared all the jelly-fish out of the way-" "That generally takes some time,interrupted the Gryphon. ·158· 10 ①lobster/lobsta/.龙虾 龙虾四对舞 ②quadrille /kw:'dril,k3+n.方 阵舞，卡德利尔舞 假海龟深深地叹了口气，用脚掌背抹抹眼 睛。它看着艾丽丝，想开口说话，可是它抽抽 噎噎的有一两分钟说不出话来。“就像有根骨头 3 choke /t∫uk/以.室息，阻塞 卡在它喉咙里一样，”鹰首狮身怪说着就摇它， ④punch /pAnt/共.以拳重击 用力拍打它的背脊。假海龟终于能说话了，泪 ⑤recover/ri'kAva/恢复，复 原 珠还在从它的两颊上滚下，它又继续说道： “你可能没有在海底住过多久—”(“我没 住过。”艾丽丝说。)“也许甚至从来没有人介绍 你认识一只龙虾—”（艾丽丝刚开始说“我有 一次尝过一”，但是她急忙止住自己，只是 说，“没有，从来没有。”)—“所以你想象不 到龙虾四对舞多好玩！” “真是想象不到，”艾丽丝说，“这是一种什 么舞？” “嘿，”鹰首狮身怪说，“先沿着海边排成一 行—” 6 seal/sim海豹 ⑦salmon严saeman/n.蛙鱼，大 “两行！”假海龟嚷道，“海豹、海龟、鲑鱼 麻哈鱼 等等；随后把海蜇都赶走 ” jelly---fish /d3 elifiS/n.水母 “这件事一般总得花些时间。”鹰首狮身怪 插嘴说。 ·159· Alice's Adventures in Wonderland "-you advance twice-" "Each with a lobster as a Partner2!"cried the Gryphon. “Of course,”the Mock Turtle said:“advance twice,set to partners change lobsters,and retire in same order,"continued the Gryphon. “Then,you know,”the Mock Turtle went on,“you throw the一” “The lobsters!”shouted the Gryphon,.with a bound④into the air. “-as far out to sea as you can-” “Swim after them!”screamed the Gryphon. “Turn a somersault5 in the sea！”cried the Mock Turtle,capering wildly about. "Change lobsters again!"yelled the Gryphon at the top of its voice. “Back to land again,and一that's all the first figure⑧，”said the Mock Turtle,suddenly dropping his voice;and the two creatures,who had been jumping about like mad things all this time,sat down again very sadly and quietly,and looked at Alice. "It must be a very pretty dance,"said Alice timidly. "Would you like to see a little of it?"said the Mock Turtle. “Very much indeed,”said Alice. “Come,let's try the first figure！”said the Mock Turtle to the Gryphon."We can do it without lobsters,you know.Which shall sing?" “Oh,you sing,”said the Gryphon.“T've forgotten the words." So they began solemnly dancing round and round Alice,every now and then treading on her toes when they passed too close,and waving their fore-paws to mark the time,while the Mock Turtle sang this, very slowly and sadly:- ·160· 艾丽丝爱游奇境记 ①advance /ad'vans/.前进 “你往前跨两步一” ②partner/pa:tna/h.搭档 “每个有一只龙虾作舞伴！”鹰首狮身怪嚷 道。 “当然，”假海龟说，“往前跨两步，和舞伴 3 retire/ri'taia/.退下 跳舞一” “一交换龙虾，以同样次序退回原位。” 鹰首狮身怪接下去说。 “那时候，你知道，”假海龟继续说道，“你 ④bound/baund/n.跳跃 扔 “龙虾！”鹰首狮身怪嚷着朝上一跳。 5 somersault /'sAmasolt/n. “尽力扔到海里，越远越好一” 斗 “游泳去追它们！”鹰首狮身怪尖声叫道。 caper"keipa/,雀跃，蹦跳 “在海里翻一个跟斗！”假海龟狂跳着叫道。 ⑦yell/jel/大叫 “再交换龙虾！”鹰首狮身怪竭力狂叫道。 8 figure /fig3/n.(舞蹈中的) “又回到陆地上，一这就是第一节的全 舞步型 部。”假海龟突然放低声音说。刚才这两只生物 一直像发疯似的狂跳乱蹦，现在却又非常忧愁 地静坐下来，瞧着艾丽丝。 “这个舞蹈一定很好看。”艾丽丝胆怯地说。 “你愿意看一点吗？”假海龟说 “真的很想看。”艾丽丝说。 “好，我们就来试试第一节！”假海龟对鹰 首狮身怪说，“没有龙虾我们也能跳，你知道。 谁唱？” “噢，你唱，”鹰首狮身怪说。“我忘了歌词 了。” 9fore-paw'fbp3ln,前脚， 于是它们围绕着艾丽丝庄重地跳起舞来， 前蹄 有时离得太近，常常踩着她的脚趾。它们一边 挥动前爪打拍子，同时假海龟就很慢、很忧伤 地唱这么一首歌： ·161· Alice's Adventures in Wonderland “will y'ou walk a little faster?”said a whiting①to a snail2, "There's a porpoise close behind us,and he's treading on my tail.See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!They are waiting on the shingle-will you come and join the dance? Will you,won't you,will you,won't you,will you join the dance? Will you,won't you,will you,won't you,won't you join the dance? "You can really hare no notion how delightful it will be When they take us up and throw us,with the lobsters,out to sea!"But the snail replied“Too far,.too far！”and gave a look askance5-Said he thanked the whiting kindly,but he would not join the dance. Would not,could not,would not,could not,would not join the dance. Would not,could not,would not,could not,could not join the dance. “What matters it how far we go?”his scalyfriend replied.“There is another shore,you know,upon the other side."The further off from England the nearer is to France.Then turn not pale,beloved snail,but come and join the dance. Will you,won't you,will you,won't you,will you join the dance? Will you,won't you,will you,won't you,will you join the dance?” "Thank you,it's a very interesting dance to watch,"said Alice, feeling very glad that it was over at last:"and I do so like that curious ·162· 艾丽丝漫游奇境记 ①whiting(h)waitin/n.(欧 “请快些走！”牙鳕对蜗牛说， 洲小鳕鱼，牙鳕 2 snail/sneil/n.蜗牛 “有个海豚躁着我的尾巴，紧跟在后头， 3 porpoise'p3pas/m.海豚 你看龙虾和海龟，多么急着往前跑！ ④shingle"ing/n.木瓦（小圆 石) 它们都等在布满砂石的海滩上一你要不要来 一起跳？ 你要不要，愿不愿；要不要，愿不愿；你 要不要来一起跳？ 你要不要，愿不愿；要不要，愿不愿；你 愿不愿来一起跳？ “你真不知道这将是多么欢快， 5 askance/h'skaens/.ad.斜视地 当它们举起我们，和龙虾一起扔向大海！ 但蜗牛答道，‘太远，太远！’说着还斜眼一 瞟 它客气地谢过了牙鳕，但不愿一起跳。 不愿，不能；不愿，不能：它不愿一起跳。 不愿，不能：不愿，不能：它不能一起跳。 “扔得多远又何妨？”带鳞的朋友回答道。 scaly /skeili/a.鳞状的 “你知道，总有海岸在对方。 离开英国愈远，法国也就在近旁： 别吓得脸色发白，亲爱的蜗牛，快来一起跳。 你要不要，愿不愿；要不要，愿不愿；你 要不要来一起跳？ 你要不要，愿不 愿；要不要，愿不愿； 你要不要来一起跳？” “谢谢你们，看你 们跳舞真有趣，”艾丽 丝说，她感到非常高 ·163· Alice's Adventures in Wonderland song about the whiting！” "Oh,as to the whiting,"said the Mock Turtle,"they-you've seen them,Of course?" “Yes,”said Alice,“T've often seen them at dinn一"she checked herself hastily. “Tdon't know where Dinn may be,”said the Mock Turtle;“but,if you've seen them so often,of course you know what they're like?" “I believe so,”Alice replied thoughtfully.“They have their tails in their mouths-and they're all over crumbs." “You're wrong about the crumbs,”said the Mock Turtle:“crumbs would all wash off in the sea.But they have their tails in their mouths; and the reason is-"here the Mock Turtle yawned and shut his eyes. "Tell her about the reason and all that,"he said to the Gryphon. "The reason is,"said the Gryphon,"that they would go with the lobsters to the dance.So they got thrown out to sea.So they had to fall a long way.So they got their tails fast in their mouths.So they couldn't get them out again.That's all." “Thank you,”said Alice,“it's very interesting.I never knew so much about a whiting before." “I can tell you more than that,.if you like,”said the Gryphon.“Do you know why it's called a whiting?" “I never thought about it,”said Alice.“Why?" "It does?the boots and shoes",the Gryphon replied very solemnly. Alice was thoroughly3 puzzled.“Does the boots and shoes！”she repeated in a wondering tone. “Why,what are your shoes done with?”said the Gryphon,“I mean,what makes them so shiny?" Alice looked down at them,and considered a little before she gave her answer.“They're done with blacking④，I believe.” ·164· 艾丽丝爱游奇境记 兴，因为这场舞终于跳完了，“我确实很喜欢这 ①asto就…而论，至于，说到 首关于牙鳕的奇妙的歌！” “噢，说到牙鳕，”假海龟说，“它们一你 当然见到过它们吧？” “见到过，”艾丽丝说，“我常常见到它们在 餐—”她赶紧住口不说了。 “我不知道餐是个什么地方，”假海龟说， “可是你既然常常见到它们，你当然知道它们是 什么样子。” “我想是知道的，”艾丽丝思索着回答道， “它们的尾巴塞到嘴巴里，浑身粘满面包屑。” “至于面包屑嘛，你搞错了，”假海龟说， “在海里，面包屑都会被冲光的。可是它们的确 嘴咬着尾巴，道理是一”假海龟说到这里打 了个呵欠，闭上眼睛。“你把道理等等事情告诉 她吧。”它对鹰首狮身怪说。 “道理是，”鹰首狮身怪说，“它们要和龙虾 一起去跳舞。于是得把它们扔到海里。于是它们 得掉到很远的地方。于是它们的嘴紧紧咬着尾 巴。于是它们再也拉不出尾巴了。就这么回事。” “谢谢你，”艾丽丝说，“这真有意思。以前 我从来不知道那么多关于牙鳕的事儿。” “你愿意的话，我还能够告诉你更多哩，” 鹰首狮身怪说，“你知道它为什么叫牙鳕吗？” ②dodu:/洗 3 thoroughly0 Arali/ad.彻底 “我从来没有想到过，”艾丽丝说，“为什 地 么？” “它能用来刷靴子和鞋。”鹰首狮身怪十分 严肃地回答道。 艾丽丝感到完全莫名其妙。“刷靴子和鞋！” 她用一种纳闷儿的口气重复了一遍。 ④blacking /blaekin/n.黑色鞋 油，黑色涂料 “请问，你用什么刷你的鞋？”鹰首狮身怪 说，“我的意思是，什么东西使它们那么发亮？” ·165· Alice's Adventures in Wonderland "Boots and shoes under the sea,"the Gryphon went on in a deep voice,“are done with whiting.Now you know.” “And what are they made of？”Alice asked in a tone of great curiosity. "Soles and eels,of course,"the Gryphon replied,rather impatiently:"any shrimp could have told you that." "If I'd been the whiting,"said Alice,whose thoughts were still running on the song,"I'd have said to the porpoise 'Keep back, please！We don't want you with us！'” "They were obliged to have him with them,"the Mock Turtle said. "No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise." "Wouldn't it,really?"said Alice,in a tone of great surprise. “Of course not,”said the Mock Turtle.“Why,if a fish came to me, and told me he was going a journey,I should say 'With what porpoise?'" “Don't you mean‘purpose'?”said Alice. "I mean what I say,the Mock Turtle replied,in an offended tone. And the Gryphon added "Come,let's hear some of your adventures?." “I could tell you my adventures一beginning from this morning,” said Alice a little timidly;"but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." “Explain all that,”said the Mock Turtle. “No,no！The adventures first,.”said the Gryphon in an impatient tone:"explanations take such a dreadful time." So Alice began telling them her adventures from the time when she first saw the White Rabbit.She was a little nervous about it,just at first, the two creatures got so close to her,one on each side,and opened their eyes and mouths so very wide;but she gained courage as she went on. Her listeners were perfectly quiet till she got to the part about her ·166· 艾丽丝爱游奇境记 艾丽丝低头看看鞋，考虑了一会儿才回答： “我想是用黑鞋油。” “在海里，”鹰首狮身怪用低沉的声音接着 说，“靴子和鞋是用牙鳕刷的。现在你知道了 吧？” “这些鞋是用什么东西做的？”艾丽丝大为 ①shrimp小rimp/n.虾 惊异地问道 “当然是用鳎鱼和鳗鱼啰，”鹰首狮身怪很 不耐烦地回答道，“随便哪只小虾都能告诉你 这个。” “如果我是牙鳕，”艾丽丝说，她还在想着 那首歌，“我就会对海豚说，‘请你往后退退， 我们不要你和我们在一起。” “它们还非得和它在一起不可，”假海龟说， “聪明的鱼没有海豚是什么地方都不去的。” “真的吗？”艾丽丝非常惊奇地说。 “当然啰，”假海龟说，“嗯，要是有一条鱼 来找我，说它要出门去，我就会说‘海豚在哪 ②adventure /ad'ventfal n.冒 儿？” 险，奇遇 “你的意思是说‘目的’是哪儿吧？”艾丽 丝说。 “我怎么说就是怎么个意思。”假海龟生气 地回答道。于是鹰首狮身怪加了一句：“行啦， 让我们听听你的一些奇遇吧。” “我可以把我的奇遇告诉你们一从今天早 晨说起，”艾丽丝有点儿胆怯地说，“可是昨天 的事就不用说了，因为我昨天和现在是不一样 的人。” “把这些都解释清楚吧。”假海龟说。 “不，不！先说奇遇，”鹰首狮身怪不耐烦 地说，“说清楚得花那么多时间。” ·167·