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Chinese → English CHAPTER IX. Level 4/10

「你不可能太想学它,」爱丽丝说;「住在海底的话。」

"You couldn't have wanted it much," said Alice; "living at the bottom of the sea."

「我学不起啊。」素甲鱼叹了口气说。「我只上了常规课程。」

"I couldn't afford to learn it." said the Mock Turtle with a sigh. "I only took the regular course."

「那是什么?」爱丽丝问道。

"What was that?" inquired Alice.

「当然是『卷线』和『扭动』,作为开始,」素甲鱼回答;「然后是算术的不同分支——野心、分心、丑化和嘲笑。」

"Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with," the Mock Turtle replied; "and then the different branches of Arithmetic—Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision."

「我从没听说过『丑化』,」爱丽丝大着胆子说。「那是什么?」

"I never heard of 'Uglification,'" Alice ventured to say. "What is it?"

鹰头狮惊讶地举起了双爪。「什么!从没听说过丑化!」它惊叫道。「我想你知道美化是什么吧?」

The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise. "What! Never heard of uglifying!" it exclaimed. "You know what to beautify is, I suppose?"

「知道,」爱丽丝犹豫地说:「就是——让——任何东西——变得更漂亮。」

"Yes," said Alice doubtfully: "it means—to—make—anything—prettier."

「那么,」鹰头狮继续说,「如果你不知道丑化是什么,你真是个傻瓜。」

"Well, then," the Gryphon went on, "if you don't know what to uglify is, you _are_ a simpleton."

爱丽丝不想再多问这个问题了,于是她转向素甲鱼,说「你还要学什么别的?」

Alice did not feel encouraged to ask any more questions about it, so she turned to the Mock Turtle, and said "What else had you to learn?"

「嗯,还有神秘学,」素甲鱼回答,用鳍状肢数着科目,「——神秘学,古代和现代的,还有海洋地理学:然后是拖腔——拖腔老师是一条老康吉鳗,每周来一次:他教我们拖腔、伸展和盘绕昏厥。」

"Well, there was Mystery," the Mock Turtle replied, counting off the subjects on his flappers, "—Mystery, ancient and modern, with Seaography: then Drawling—the Drawling-master was an old conger-eel, that used to come once a week: _he_ taught us Drawling, Stretching, and Fainting in Coils."

「那是什么样的?」爱丽丝说。

"What was _that_ like?" said Alice.

「嗯,我没法亲自演示给你看,」素甲鱼说:「我太僵硬了。而且鹰头狮从来没学过。」

"Well, I can't show it you myself," the Mock Turtle said: "I'm too stiff. And the Gryphon never learnt it."

「没时间,」鹰头狮说:「不过我去上古典文学老师的课了。」

"Hadn't time," said the Gryphon: "I went to the Classics master, though.

Vocabulary

You
你,第二人称代词
couldn't
could not 的缩写,不能
have
有;助动词,用于完成时态
wanted
want 的过去式,想要
it
它,第三人称单数代词
much
很多,非常
said
say 的过去式,说
living
live 的现在分词,居住,生活
at
在(某处),介词
the
定冠词,表示特指
bottom
底部,最下面
of
属于,关于,介词
sea
海洋,大海
I
我,第一人称单数代词
afford
负担得起,有能力做某事
to
到,向;不定式标记
learn
学习,学会
Mock
假的,模拟的;嘲笑
Turtle
海龟
with
和,带有,用,介词
a
一个,不定冠词
sigh
叹气,叹息
only
仅仅,只有
took
take 的过去式,拿,学习
regular
常规的,定期的,正常的
course
课程,科目
What
什么,疑问代词
was
be 的过去式,是
that
那个,指示代词
inquired
inquire 的过去式,询问
and
和,与,连词
begin
开始
replied
reply 的过去式,回答
then
然后,那时
different
不同的,各种各样的
branches
分支,科目,部门
Arithmetic
算术,数学
Ambition
野心,雄心(此处为双关语)
Distraction
分心,使人分心的事物(双关语)
Derision
嘲笑,嘲弄(此处为双关语)
never
从不,从未
heard
hear 的过去式,听说
ventured
venture 的过去式,冒险说
say
说,讲
is
be 的第三人称单数,是
The
定冠词,特指
lifted
lift 的过去式,举起
up
向上,提高
both
两者都,双方
its
它的,物主代词
paws
爪子(复数)
in
在...里,介词
surprise
惊讶,惊奇
Never
从不,绝不
exclaimed
exclaim 的过去式,惊呼
know
知道,了解
what
什么,疑问代词
beautify
美化,使变美
suppose
假设,认为
Yes
是的,表示肯定
doubtfully
怀疑地,不确定地
means
mean 的第三人称单数,意思是
make
制作,使得
anything
任何事物
prettier
更漂亮的,pretty 的比较级
Well
好吧,那么,语气词
went
go 的过去式,去
on
继续,在...上
if
如果,假如,连词
you
你,第二人称代词
don't
do not 的缩写,不
_are_
be 动词,是(斜体表示强调)
simpleton
傻瓜,头脑简单的人
did
do 的过去式,助动词
not
不,否定词
feel
感觉,觉得
encouraged
encourage 的过去分词,受鼓励的
ask
问,询问
any
任何,一些
more
更多,再
questions
问题(复数)
about
关于,大约
so
所以,因此
she
她,第三人称单数代词
turned
turn 的过去式,转向
else
其他的,别的
had
have 的过去式,有
there
那里,有(there be 结构)
Mystery
神秘,奥秘(此处为双关语)
counting
count 的现在分词,数,计算
off
离开,脱落,列举
subjects
科目,主题(复数)
his
他的,物主代词
ancient
古代的,古老的
modern
现代的,当代的
master
老师,大师,主人
an
一个,不定冠词(用于元音前)
old
老的,旧的
eel
鳗鱼
used
used to 表示过去常常
come
来,到来
once
一次,曾经
week
星期,周
_he_
他(斜体表示强调)
taught
teach 的过去式,教
us
我们,宾格
Stretching
拉伸,伸展(双关 sketching)
Fainting
昏厥,晕倒(双关 painting)
_that_
那个(斜体表示强调)
like
喜欢,像
can't
cannot 的缩写,不能
show
展示,显示
myself
我自己,反身代词
I'm
I am 的缩写,我是
too
太,也
stiff
僵硬的,不灵活的
And
和,并且,连词
learnt
learn 的过去式(英式),学习
Hadn't
had not 的缩写,没有
time
时间
Classics
古典文学,经典著作
though
虽然,然而
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