Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3
Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: "Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual.
Alice prit l'éventail et les gants, et, comme le couloir était très chaud, elle continua à s'éventer tout le temps qu'elle parla : « Mon Dieu, mon Dieu ! Comme tout est bizarre aujourd'hui ! Et hier les choses se passaient tout comme d'habitude.
I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different.
Je me demande si j'ai été changée pendant la nuit ? Voyons : étais-je la même quand je me suis levée ce matin ? Je crois presque me souvenir d'avoir ressenti quelque chose d'un peu différent.
But if I'm not the same, the next question is, Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!"
Mais si je ne suis pas la même, la question suivante est : Qui suis-je donc ? Ah, voilà la grande énigme ! »
And she began thinking over all the children she knew that were of the same age as herself, to see if she could have been changed for any of them.
Et elle se mit à passer en revue tous les enfants qu'elle connaissait qui étaient du même âge qu'elle, pour voir si elle aurait pu être changée contre l'un d'eux.
"I'm sure I'm not Ada," she said, "for her hair goes in such long ringlets, and mine doesn't go in ringlets at all; and I'm sure I can't be Mabel, for I know all sorts of things, and she, oh! she knows such a very little!
« Je suis sûre de ne pas être Ada, dit-elle, car ses cheveux forment de si longues boucles, et les miens ne bouclent pas du tout ; et je suis sûre de ne pas pouvoir être Mabel, car je sais toutes sortes de choses, et elle, oh ! elle en sait si peu !
Besides, she's she, and I'm I, and—oh dear, how puzzling it all is!
De plus, elle c'est elle, et moi c'est moi, et — oh là là, que tout cela est déconcertant !
I'll try if I know all the things I used to know.
Je vais voir si je sais encore toutes les choses que je savais autrefois.
Let me see: four times five is twelve, and four times six is thirteen, and four times seven is—oh dear! I shall never get to twenty at that rate!
Voyons : quatre fois cinq font douze, et quatre fois six font treize, et quatre fois sept font — oh là là ! Je n'arriverai jamais à vingt à ce rythme !
However, the Multiplication Table doesn't signify: let's try Geography.
Cependant, la Table de multiplication n'a pas d'importance : essayons la Géographie.
Vocabulary
- prit
- Past tense of 'prendre'; took or grabbed something.
- l'
- Contraction of 'le' or 'la'; the (before vowel).
- éventail
- A hand-held fan used for cooling oneself.
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'.
- les
- Plural definite article meaning 'the'.
- gants
- Gloves worn on the hands.
- comme
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as' or 'since'.
- le
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
- couloir
- A hallway or corridor inside a building.
- était
- Imperfect tense of 'être'; was (describing a state).
- très
- Adverb meaning 'very', intensifying adjectives.
- chaud
- Adjective meaning 'hot' or 'warm'.
- elle
- Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'.
- continua
- Past tense of 'continuer'; continued doing something.
- à
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'.
- s'
- Reflexive pronoun 'se' contracted before a vowel.
- éventer
- To fan oneself to cool down with air.
- tout
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'all', 'whole', or 'every'.
- temps
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'.
- qu'
- Contraction of 'que'; that, which, or as.
- parla
- Past tense of 'parler'; spoke or talked.
- Mon
- Masculine possessive adjective meaning 'my'.
- Dieu
- Noun meaning 'God'; used in exclamations.
- mon
- Masculine possessive adjective meaning 'my'.
- Comme
- Exclamatory word meaning 'how' or 'what' in French.
- est
- Third-person singular of 'être'; is.
- bizarre
- Adjective meaning 'strange', 'odd', or 'weird'.
- aujourd'hui
- Adverb meaning 'today'.
- Et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'.
- hier
- Adverb meaning 'yesterday'.
- choses
- Plural noun meaning 'things'.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'themselves'.
- passaient
- Imperfect of 'passer'; were happening or passing.
- d'
- Contraction of 'de'; of or from before a vowel.
- habitude
- Noun meaning 'habit' or 'custom'; usual practice.
- Je
- First-person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'.
- me
- First-person reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me'.
- demande
- From 'demander'; to ask or wonder about something.
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether'.
- j'
- Contraction of 'je'; I, before a vowel sound.
- ai
- First-person singular of 'avoir'; have.
- été
- Past participle of 'être'; been.
- changée
- Past participle of 'changer'; changed (feminine form).
- pendant
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'for' a time period.
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
- nuit
- Noun meaning 'night'.
- Voyons
- From 'voir'; let's see, used to express reflection.
- étais
- Imperfect of 'être'; was (first or second person).
- je
- First-person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'.
- même
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'same' or 'even'.
- quand
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
- suis
- First-person singular of 'être'; am.
- levée
- Past participle of 'lever'; got up (feminine form).
- ce
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'.
- matin
- Noun meaning 'morning'.
- crois
- From 'croire'; believe or think (first person).
- presque
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'.
- souvenir
- To remember; or a memory or keepsake.
- avoir
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to have'.
- ressenti
- Past participle of 'ressentir'; felt or experienced emotionally.
- quelque
- Adjective meaning 'some' or 'a certain'.
- chose
- Noun meaning 'thing'.
- un
- Indefinite article or number meaning 'a' or 'one'.
- peu
- Adverb meaning 'a little' or 'a bit'.
- différent
- Adjective meaning 'different' or 'unlike something else'.
- Mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but'.
- ne
- Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate verbs.
- pas
- Negative particle meaning 'not'; used with 'ne'.
- question
- Noun meaning 'question' or 'matter' to address.
- suivante
- Adjective meaning 'next' or 'following' (feminine form).
- Qui
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'.
- donc
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'so', 'then', or 'therefore'.
- Ah
- Interjection expressing realization, surprise, or emotion.
- voilà
- Expression meaning 'there it is' or 'that's it'.
- grande
- Adjective meaning 'big', 'great', or 'tall' (feminine).
- énigme
- Noun meaning 'enigma', 'riddle', or 'mystery'.
- mit
- Past tense of 'mettre'; put or began to do.
- passer
- To pass, go through, or spend (time).
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'by'.
- revue
- Review or survey; 'passer en revue' means to review.
- tous
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'every' (masculine plural).
- enfants
- Plural noun meaning 'children'.
- connaissait
- Imperfect of 'connaître'; knew or was familiar with.
- qui
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'which'.
- étaient
- Imperfect of 'être'; were (third-person plural).
- du
- Contraction of 'de le'; of the (masculine singular).
- âge
- Noun meaning 'age'.
- pour
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'to'.
- voir
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to see'.
- aurait
- Conditional of 'avoir'; would have.
- pu
- Past participle of 'pouvoir'; been able to.
- être
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to be'.
- contre
- Preposition meaning 'against'.
- eux
- Disjunctive pronoun meaning 'them' (masculine plural).
- sûre
- Adjective meaning 'sure' or 'certain' (feminine form).
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
- dit
- Past tense of 'dire'; said or told.
- car
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'.
- ses
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its' (plural).
- cheveux
- Plural noun meaning 'hair' (on one's head).
- forment
- From 'former'; form or make up a shape.
- longues
- Adjective meaning 'long' (feminine plural form).
- boucles
- Plural noun meaning 'curls' or 'loops'.
- miens
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'mine' (masculine plural).
- bouclent
- From 'boucler'; to curl, referring to hair curling.
- pouvoir
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to be able to' or 'can'.
- sais
- From 'savoir'; know (first-person singular present).
- toutes
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' (feminine plural form).
- sortes
- Plural of 'sorte'; kinds, sorts, or types of things.
- oh
- Interjection expressing surprise, wonder, or emphasis.
- sait
- From 'savoir'; knows (third-person singular present).
- De
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
- plus
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'furthermore'; also 'no more'.
- c'
- Contraction of 'ce'; it or this before a vowel.
- moi
- Disjunctive pronoun meaning 'me' or 'I' (emphatic).
- là
- Adverb meaning 'there' or indicating a specific place.
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'what'.
- cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'.
- déconcertant
- Adjective meaning 'disconcerting', 'puzzling', or 'unsettling'.
- vais
- From 'aller'; going (first-person singular present).
- encore
- Adverb meaning 'again', 'still', or 'yet'.
- savais
- Imperfect of 'savoir'; knew or used to know.
- autrefois
- Adverb meaning 'formerly', 'in the past', or 'once'.
- quatre
- Cardinal number meaning 'four'.
- fois
- Noun meaning 'times' as in multiplication or occurrences.
- cinq
- Cardinal number meaning 'five'.
- font
- From 'faire'; make or equal (third-person plural).
- douze
- Cardinal number meaning 'twelve'.
- six
- Cardinal number meaning 'six'.
- treize
- Cardinal number meaning 'thirteen'.
- sept
- Cardinal number meaning 'seven'.
- n'
- Contraction of 'ne'; negative particle before a vowel.
- arriverai
- Future tense of 'arriver'; will reach or manage to.
- jamais
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever'.
- vingt
- Cardinal number meaning 'twenty'.
- rythme
- Noun meaning 'rhythm' or 'pace'.
- Cependant
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'.
- Table
- Noun meaning 'table'; here refers to multiplication table.
- multiplication
- Noun meaning 'multiplication'; arithmetic operation.
- a
- Third-person singular of 'avoir'; has.
- importance
- Noun meaning 'importance' or 'significance'.
- essayons
- From 'essayer'; let's try (first-person plural imperative).
- Géographie
- Noun meaning 'geography'; the study of places and landscapes.
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