Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3

English → Chinese Preface Level 5/10

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:

爱丽丝拿起扇子和手套，由于大厅非常热，她一边继续说话一边不停地给自己扇风：

"Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day!

「哎呀，哎呀！今天一切都多么奇怪啊！

And yesterday things went on just as usual.

而昨天一切还都跟往常一样。

I wonder if I've been changed in the night?

我不知道我是否在夜里被变了个样？

Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning?

让我想想：我今天早上起床时还是原来的我吗？

I almost think I can remember feeling a little different.

我几乎觉得我能记得感觉有一点不一样了。

But if I'm not the same, the next question is, Who in the world am I?

但如果我不再是原来的我，下一个问题就是，我究竟是谁？

Ah, _that's_ the great puzzle!"

啊，那才是最大的谜题！」

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.

于是她开始回想她认识的所有与她同龄的孩子，看看自己是否可能被换成了其中某一个。

"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;

「我确定我不是艾达，」她说，「因为她的头发梳着那么长的卷发，而我的头发根本不卷；

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!

而且我确定我不可能是梅布尔，因为我什么都知道，而她，哦！她懂得实在太少了！

Besides, _she's_ she, and _I'm_ I, and—oh dear, how puzzling it all is!

再说了，她是她，我是我，而且——哎呀，这一切真是太令人困惑了！

I'll try if I know all the things I used to know.

我来试试看我是否还记得以前知道的那些东西。

Let me see: four times five is twelve, and four times six is thirteen, and four times seven is—oh dear!

让我想想：四乘五等于十二，四乘六等于十三，四乘七等于——哎呀！

I shall never get to twenty at that rate!

照这样下去我永远也到不了二十！

However, the Multiplication Table doesn't signify: let's try Geography.

不管怎样，乘法口诀表无关紧要：我们来试试地理吧。

Vocabulary

拿起: ná qǐ — To pick up or take hold of something.
扇子: shànzi — A hand-held fan used for cooling.
和: hé — And; connecting two nouns or phrases.
手套: shǒutào — Gloves worn on the hands.
由于: yóuyú — Due to; because of a certain reason.
大厅: dàtīng — A large hall or lobby in a building.
非常: fēicháng — Extremely; very much so.
热: rè — Hot; high in temperature.
她: tā — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.
一边: yībiān — While doing something simultaneously; on one side.
继续: jìxù — To continue; to keep doing something.
说话: shuōhuà — To speak; to talk or converse.
不停地: bù tíng de — Continuously; without stopping.
给: gěi — To give; for; used as indirect object marker.
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; referring back to the subject.
扇风: shān fēng — To fan; to create a breeze with a fan.
哎呀: āiyā — Oh my; exclamation of surprise or dismay.
今天: jīntiān — Today; the current day.
一切: yīqiè — Everything; all things without exception.
都: dōu — All; both; used for totality.
多么: duōme — How; what a; expressing degree or exclamation.
奇怪: qíguài — Strange; weird; unusual or puzzling.
啊: a — Ah; sentence-final exclamatory or softening particle.
而: ér — But; and; yet; linking contrasting clauses.
昨天: zuótiān — Yesterday; the day before today.
还: hái — Still; yet; also; in addition.
跟: gēn — With; same as; to follow.
往常: wǎngcháng — As usual; in the past; normally.
一样: yīyàng — The same; identical; just like.
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
不知道: bù zhīdào — Don't know; to be unaware of something.
是否: shìfǒu — Whether or not; used in yes/no questions.
在: zài — At; in; to be present at a location.
夜里: yèlǐ — During the night; in the nighttime.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating something was done to subject.
变了: biàn le — Changed; has undergone a transformation.
个: gè — General measure word for people and objects.
样: yàng — Appearance; manner; type or kind.
让: ràng — Let; allow; to cause someone to do something.
想想: xiǎng xiǎng — Think about it; consider for a moment.
早上: zǎoshang — Morning; the early part of the day.
起床: qǐchuáng — To get up; to rise from bed.
时: shí — When; at the time of; a time suffix.
还是: háishi — Still; or; used in questions or alternatives.
原来: yuánlái — Originally; it turns out; former state.
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.
吗: ma — Question particle at end of yes/no questions.
几乎: jīhū — Almost; nearly; on the verge of.
觉得: juéde — To feel; to think; to sense something.
能: néng — Can; to be able to; capability.
记得: jìde — To remember; to recall from memory.
感觉: gǎnjué — Feeling; sensation; to sense or perceive.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist.
一点: yīdiǎn — A little; a bit; a small amount.
不一样: bù yīyàng — Different; not the same; unlike before.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.
但: dàn — But; however; indicating contrast or exception.
如果: rúguǒ — If; supposing that a condition is met.
不再: bù zài — No longer; not anymore; ceased to be.
是: shì — To be; is; am; are; linking verb.
下一个: xià yī gè — The next one; the following item.
问题: wèntí — Question; problem; issue to be resolved.
就是: jiùshì — Precisely is; exactly; that is to say.
究竟: jiūjìng — Exactly; after all; used for emphasis in questions.
谁: shuí — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun.
那: nà — That; then; in that case.
才是: cái shì — Only then is; truly is; the real thing.
最大: zuì dà — Biggest; greatest; the largest of all.
谜题: mítí — Riddle; puzzle; a mysterious question.
于是: yúshì — And so; therefore; as a result.
开始: kāishǐ — To begin; to start; the beginning.
回想: huíxiǎng — To recollect; to think back on past events.
认识: rènshi — To know; to recognize; to be acquainted with.
所有: suǒyǒu — All; every; all of the things.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (formal).
同龄: tónglíng — Same age; of the same age group.
孩子: háizi — Child; children; a young person.
看看: kànkan — To take a look; to see if something is so.
可能: kěnéng — Possible; maybe; perhaps it could be.
换成: huàn chéng — To swap for; to change into something else.
其中: qízhōng — Among them; within that group.
某一个: mǒu yī gè — A certain one; some particular individual.
确定: quèdìng — To confirm; certain; to be sure about.
不是: bù shì — Is not; am not; negating identity.
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; due to; for the reason that.
头发: tóufa — Hair on the head.
梳着: shūzhe — Wearing hair styled; combed into a certain style.
那么: nàme — So; that way; to such a degree.
长: cháng — Long; lengthy in measurement or duration.
卷发: juǎnfà — Curly hair; hair that is naturally or artificially curled.
根本: gēnběn — At all; fundamentally; not in the least.
不: bù — No; not; negation particle.
卷: juǎn — Curly; to curl; to roll up.
而且: érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that.
不可能: bù kěnéng — Impossible; cannot be; no chance of.
什么: shénme — What; anything; used in questions or negation.
知道: zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact.
哦: ó / ò — Oh; expressive particle showing realization or response.
懂得: dǒngde — To understand; to grasp the meaning of.
实在: shízài — Really; truly; indeed; genuinely.
太少: tài shǎo — Too little; far too few in amount.
再说了: zài shuō le — Besides; furthermore; what's more.
这: zhè — This; referring to something nearby.
真是: zhēn shì — It really is; truly; indeed so.
太: tài — Too; excessively; overly.
令人困惑: lìng rén kùnhuò — Confusing; perplexing; making someone bewildered.
来: lái — Come; let's; used to introduce an action.
试试: shìshi — To try; to give something a go.
看: kàn — To see; to look; to try and observe.
以前: yǐqián — Before; previously; in the past.
那些: nàxiē — Those; referring to plural things over there.
东西: dōngxi — Thing; stuff; an object or matter.
四: sì — Four; the number 4.
乘: chéng — Multiplied by; times; arithmetic multiplication.
五: wǔ — Five; the number 5.
等于: děngyú — Equals; is equal to; amounts to.
十二: shí'èr — Twelve; the number 12.
六: liù — Six; the number 6.
十三: shísān — Thirteen; the number 13.
七: qī — Seven; the number 7.
照: zhào — According to; following; in accordance with.
这样: zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; thus.
下去: xiàqù — To continue; to go on; keep going downward.
永远: yǒngyuǎn — Forever; always; eternally.
也: yě — Also; too; even; as well.
到不了: dào bu liǎo — Cannot reach; unable to get to.
二十: èrshí — Twenty; the number 20.
不管怎样: bùguǎn zěnyàng — No matter what; regardless of the circumstances.
乘法口诀表: chéngfǎ kǒujuébiǎo — Multiplication table; chart of times tables.
无关紧要: wúguān jǐnyào — Unimportant; irrelevant; of no consequence.
我们: wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
地理: dìlǐ — Geography; the study of Earth's places and landscapes.
吧: ba — Particle suggesting suggestion, supposition, or mild command.

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