CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtogetverytiredofsittingbyher
شقيقتها
sisteronthebank,andofhavingnothingtodo:مرة
onceortwiceshehadpeepedintotheالكتاب
bookhersisterwasreading,لكنه
butithadnopicturesأو
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesأو
orconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinherownmind(aswellasshecould,forthehot
اليوم
daymadeherfeelverysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleofgettingupandpickingthedaisies,عندما
whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranclosebyher.هناك
Therewasnothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nordidAlice
تعتقد
thinkitsoverymuchoutofthewaytoتسمع
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohعزيزي
dear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
عندما
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohavewonderedatthis,butattheالوقت
timeitallseemedquitenatural);لكن
butwhentheRabbitactuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehadلم
neverbeforeseenarabbitمع
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,orawatchtotakeoutofit,andburningمع
withcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldafterit,andfortunatelywasjustinالوقت
timetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-holeتحت
underthehedge.Inanother
لحظة
momentdownwentAliceafterذلك
it,neveronceconsideringhowintheworldshewastogetالخروج
outagain.Therabbit-holewentstraighton
مثل
likeatunnelforsomeway,andthendippedsuddenlyالأسفل
down,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnotaلحظة
momenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfقبل
beforeshefoundherselffallingالأسفل
downaverydeepwell.Eitherthewellwasverydeep,
أو
orshefellveryslowly,forshehadplentyofالوقت
timeasshewentdowntolookaboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingtohappennext.First,shetriedtolook
الأسفل
downandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,لكن
butitwastoodarktoرؤية
seeanything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsandbook-shelves;
هنا
hereandthereshesawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdownajarfrom
أحد
oneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnotliketodrop
في
thejarforfearofkillingشخص
somebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintoواحدة
oneofthecupboardsasshefellpastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuchafallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumbling
أسفل
downstairs!Howbravethey’llallthinkmeat
المنزل
home!Why,Iwouldn’tsay
أي شيء
anythingaboutit,evenifIfellofftheأعلى
topofthehouse!”(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Down,down,down.
Wouldthefallnevercometoanend?
“Iwonder
كم
howmanymilesI’vefallenbyهذا
thistime?”shesaidaloud.
“I
يجب
mustbegettingsomewherenearفي
thecentreoftheearth.Letme
أرى
see:thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,yousee,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthis
النوع
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,andthoughthiswasnotaverygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,asهناك
therewasnoonetolistentoher,stillitwasgoodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeأو
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alicehad
أي
noideawhatLatitudewas,أو
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
مرة أخرى
again.“IwonderifIshallfallright
عبر
throughtheearth!Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthe
الناس
peoplethatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasratherglad
هناك
therewasnoonelistening,هذه
thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatalltherightالكلمة
word)“—butIshallhavetoaskthemwhattheاسم
nameofthecountryis,youknow.فضلك
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealandorAustralia?”(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refallingthrough
في
theair!Doyouthinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittle
الفتاة
girlshe’llthinkmeforasking!No,it’llneverdotoask:
ربما
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”Down,down,down.
هناك
Therewasnothingelsetodo,soAliceقريبا
soonbegantalkingagain.“Dinah’llmissmeverymuch
الليلة
to-night,Ishouldthink!”(Dinahwasthecat.)
“Ihopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmy
عزيزي
dear!Iwishyouweredown
هنا
herewithme!Thereare
لا
nomiceintheair,I’mafraid,butyoumightcatchabat,andthat’sverylikeamouse,youknow.لكن
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”AndhereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,inadreamy
نوع
sortofway,“Docatsتأكل
eatbats?Docatseatbats?”
andsometimes,“Dobats
تأكل
eatcats?”for,yousee,asshecouldn’t
الإجابة
answereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterأي
whichwaysheputit.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,andhadjustbegunto
الحلم
dreamthatshewaswalkingيد
handinhandwithDinah,andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmetheالحقيقة
truth:didyouevereatabat?”
عندما
whensuddenly,thump!thump!
downshecameuponaheapofsticksanddryleaves,andthefallwasover.
Alicewasnotabithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetina
لحظة
moment:shelookedup,butitwas
كل
alldarkoverhead;beforeherwas
آخر
anotherlongpassage,andtheالأبيض
WhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingdownit.هناك
Therewasnotamomenttobelost:awaywentAlice
مثل
likethewind,andwasفقط
justintimetohearitتقول
say,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsandwhiskers,كم
howlateit’sgetting!”Shewasclosebehindit
عندما
whensheturnedthecorner,لكن
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:shefoundherselfina
طويلة
long,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyarowoflampshangingfromtheroof.هناك
Thereweredoorsallroundفي
thehall,buttheywereجميع
alllocked;andwhenAlicehadbeenall
في
thewaydownonesideandupفي
theother,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownفي
themiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetoutمرة أخرى
again.Suddenlyshecameupon
على
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;هناك
therewasnothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,andAlice’sالأولى
firstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtoأحد
oneofthedoorsofthehall;but,alas!
eitherthelocksweretoolarge,
أو
orthekeywastoosmall,butatأي
anyrateitwouldnotopenأي
anyofthem.However,onthe
الثانية
secondtimeround,shecameuponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticedقبل
before,andbehinditwasalittleباب
dooraboutfifteenincheshigh:shetriedthe
الصغير
littlegoldenkeyinthelock,andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Aliceopenedthe
الباب
doorandfoundthatitledintoaصغير
smallpassage,notmuchlargerمن
thanarat-hole:shekneltdownandlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueversaw.
Howshelongedto
الحصول
getoutofthatdarkhall,andwanderaboutamongتلك
thosebedsofbrightflowersandتلك
thosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotحتى
evengetherheadthroughthedoorway;“andeven
لو
ifmyheadwouldgothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofverylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,
كم
howIwishIcouldshutupمثل
likeatelescope!IthinkIcould,
إذا
ifIonlyknewhowtobegin.”For,yousee,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,thatAlicehadbegunto
تعتقد
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobe
لا
nouseinwaitingbytheالصغير
littledoor,soshewentbacktothetable,halfhopingshemightتجد
findanotherkeyonit,أو
oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingالناس
peopleupliketelescopes:this
المرة
timeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotهنا
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,مع
withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwas
كل
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”لكن
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtodothatinعلى
ahurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”shesaid,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;
forshehad
قرأت
readseveralnicelittlehistoriesعن
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,andeatenupbywildbeastsandأخرى
otherunpleasantthings,allbecausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:مثل
suchas,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyouإذا
ifyouholdittooطويلة
long;andthatifyoucutyourfingerverydeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;
andshehadneverforgottenthat,
إذا
ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itisalmostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonerorlater.However,
هذه
thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteذلك
it,andfindingitveryلطيفة
nice,(ithad,infact,على
asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,andhotbutteredtoast,)sheverysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
مثل
likeatelescope.”Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
الآن
nowonlytenincheshigh,andherfacebrightenedupatthethoughtthatshewasالآن
nowtherightsizeforgoingخلال
throughthelittledoorintothatlovelygarden.First,however,shewaitedforafewminutestosee
إذا
ifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefeltalittlenervousabout
هذا
this;“foritmightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoing
الخروج
outaltogether,likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?”
Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleislike
بعد
afterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotتتذكر
remembereverhavingseensuchathing.بعد
Afterawhile,findingthatشيء
nothingmorehappened,shedecidedongoingintothegardenatonce;but,alasforpoorAlice!
عندما
whenshegottotheالباب
door,shefoundshehadforgottentheالصغير
littlegoldenkey,andwhenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:shecouldseeitquiteplainly
خلال
throughtheglass,andshetriedherbesttoclimbupأحد
oneofthelegsofthetable,لكنها
butitwastooslippery;andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,thepoorlittlethingsatdownandcried.
“Come,there’s
لا
nouseincryinglikethat!”saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
تترك
leaveoffthisminute!”Shegenerallygaveherselfvery
جيدة
goodadvice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastoتجلب
bringtearsintohereyes;andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfina
لعبة
gameofcroquetshewasplayingضد
againstherself,forthiscuriouschildwasveryfondofpretendingtobetwopeople.“Butit’s
لا
nousenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobetwopeople!Why,there’shardlyenoughofmelefttomake
واحد
onerespectableperson!”Soonhereyefellonalittleglassboxthatwaslying
تحت
underthetable:sheopenedit,andfoundinitavery
صغيرة
smallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”saidAlice,“andifitmakesmegrowlarger,Icanreachthekey;
andifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Icancreep
تحت
underthedoor;soeitherwayI’llgetinto
في
thegarden,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”Sheatealittlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
أي
Whichway?”,holdingherhandonthetopofherheadtofeelأي
whichwayitwasgrowing,andshewasquitesurprisedtofindthatsheremainedthesamesize:tobesure,thisgenerallyhappens
عندما
whenoneeatscake,butAlicehadgotsoالكثير
muchintothewayofexpectingشيء
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstoيحدث
happen,thatitseemedquitedullandstupidforlifetogooninthecommonway.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouserandcuriouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,thatfor
في
themomentshequiteforgotكيفية
howtospeakgoodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
مثل
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
عندما
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobeتقريبا
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsoبعيدا
faroff).“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,Iwonder
من
whowillputonyourshoesandstockingsforyounow,dears?I’m
متأكد
sureIshan’tbeable!Ishallbeagreatdealtoofarofftotroublemyself
عن
aboutyou:youmustmanagethebestwayyoucan;—butI
يجب
mustbekindtothem,”thoughtAlice,“orربما
perhapstheywon’twalkthewayIأريد
wanttogo!Letme
أرى
see:I’llgivethema
جديد
newpairofbootseveryChristmas.”Andshewentonplanningtoherselfhowshewouldmanageit.
“Theymustgobythecarrier,”shethought;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenherheadstruckagainst
في
theroofofthehall:in
الواقع
factshewasnowmoreمن
thanninefeethigh,andsheatoncetookuptheالصغير
littlegoldenkeyandhurriedofftothegardenباب
door.PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshecould
القيام
do,lyingdownononeجانب
side,tolookthroughintothegardenwithoneeye;لكن
buttogetthroughwasأكثر
morehopelessthanever:shesatdownandbegantocry
مرة أخرى
again.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
عظيمة
greatgirllikeyou,”(shemightwellتقول
saythis),“togooncryinginهذا
thisway!Stopthismoment,I
أقول
tellyou!”Butshewenton
كل
allthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,حتى
untiltherewasalargepoolكل
allroundher,aboutfourinchesdeepandreachingنصف
halfdownthehall.After
على
atimesheheardalittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyestoseewhatwascoming.ItwastheWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
مع
withapairofwhitekidglovesinواحدة
onehandandalargefanintheالأخرى
other:hecametrottingalongin
على
agreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
إذا
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alicefeltsodesperatethatshewasreadytoask
المساعدة
helpofanyone;so,
عندما
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”في
TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedفي
thewhitekidglovesandفي
thefan,andskurriedawayintoفي
thedarknessashardashecouldgo.Alicetookupthefanandgloves,and,asthehallwasvery
ساخنة
hot,shekeptfanningherselfalltheالوقت
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,
عزيزي
dear!Howqueereverythingis
اليوم
to-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
إذا
ifI’vebeenchangedinthenight?Letmethink:
wasIthesame
عندما
whenIgotupthismorning?Ialmost
أعتقد
thinkIcanrememberfeelingalittledifferent.لكن
ButifI’mnotthesame,theالتالي
nextquestionis,Whointheworldamأنا
I?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Andshebeganthinkingover
جميع
allthechildrensheknewthatwereofفي
thesameageasherself,toseeifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofمنهم
them.“I’msureI’mnotAda,”shesaid,“forher
شعرها
hairgoesinsuchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tيذهب
goinringletsatall;andI’m
متأكد
sureIcan’tbeMabel,forIأعرف
knowallsortsofthings,andshe,oh!sheknowssuchavery
القليل
little!Besides,she’sshe,andI’mI,and—ohdear,
كم
howpuzzlingitallis!I’lltry
إذا
ifIknowallthethingsIusedtoأعرف
know.Letmesee:
fourtimes
خمسة
fiveistwelve,andfourtimesستة
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!Ishallnevergettotwentyatthatrate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’stryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
و
andParisisthecapitalofRome,و
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!I
لا بد
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!I’lltryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”andshecrossedherhandsonherlapas
لو
ifsheweresayinglessons,andbegantorepeatit,لكن
buthervoicesoundedhoarseandstrange,andthewordsdidnotتأتي
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
الصغير
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOnكل
everygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,AndwelcomelittlefishesinWithgentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’msure
هذه
thosearenottherightwords,”saidpoorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtearsمرة أخرى
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelبعد
afterall,andIshallhavetogoandliveinthatpokyالصغير
littlehouse,andhavenexttoأي
notoystoplaywith,andoh!eversomanylessonstolearn!
No,I’vemadeupmymindabout
ذلك
it;ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydown
هنا
here!It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdownandsaying‘Comeup
مرة أخرى
again,dear!’Ishallonlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Tellmethatfirst,andthen,
إذا
ifIlikebeingthatperson,I’llcomeup:إذا
ifnot,I’llstaydownهنا
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,
مع
withasuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywouldputtheirheadsأسفل
down!Iamsoverytiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshesaidthisshelooked
أسفل
downatherhands,andwassurprisedtoseethatshehadputonأحد
oneoftheRabbit’slittleالبيضاء
whitekidgloveswhileshewastalking.“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
shethought.
“I
يجب
mustbegrowingsmallagain.”Shegotupandwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecouldguess,shewas
الآن
nowabouttwofeethigh,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:shesoonfoundoutthatthecauseofthiswasthefanshewasholding,andshedroppedithastily,justin
الوقت
timetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”