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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
très
verytiredofsittingbyher
sœur
sisteronthebank,andofhaving
rien
nothingtodo:
onceortwiceshehadpeepedinto
le
thebookhersisterwas
lisait
reading,butithadnopictures
ou
orconversationsinit,“andwhatis
le
theuseofabook,”
pensa
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherown
esprit
mind(aswellasshe
pouvait
could,forthehotdaymadeher
sentir
feelverysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththe
peine
troubleofgettingupand
cueillir
pickingthedaisies,whensuddenlya
Blanc
WhiteRabbitwithpinkeyes
courut
ranclosebyher.
Therewas
rien
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;
nordidAlice
pensait
thinkitsoverymuchoutofthe
façon
waytoheartheRabbit
dire
saytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
réfléchit
thoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughtto
dû
havewonderedatthis,butatthetimeit
tout
allseemedquitenatural);
but
quand
whentheRabbitactuallytooka
montre
watchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
et
andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehad
jamais
neverbeforeseenarabbit
avec
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,ora
montre
watchtotakeoutofit,
et
andburningwithcuriosity,she
courut
ranacrossthefieldafterit,
et
andfortunatelywasjustin
temps
timetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-hole
sous
underthehedge.
Inanothermoment
bas
downwentAliceafterit,
jamais
neveronceconsideringhowin
le
theworldshewastoget
sortir
outagain.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
comme
likeatunnelforsome
façon
way,andthendippedsuddenly
bas
down,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnot
un
amomenttothinkaboutstoppingherself
avant
beforeshefoundherselffalling
bas
downaverydeepwell.
Soit
Eitherthewellwasverydeep,
ou
orshefellveryslowly,forshehadplentyof
temps
timeasshewentdownto
regarder
lookaboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingto
arriver
happennext.
First,shetriedto
regarder
lookdownandmakeoutwhatshewas
venait
comingto,butitwas
trop
toodarktoseeanything;
thenshe
regarda
lookedatthesidesof
les
thewell,andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboards
et
andbook-shelves;
hereandthereshe
voyait
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.
She
pris
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
mais
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnotliketodrop
le
thejarforfearof
tuer
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedto
mettre
putitintooneof
le
thecupboardsasshefellpastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
une
afallasthis,Ishallthink
rien
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeat
maison
home!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
rien
anythingaboutit,evenifI
tombe
felloffthetopof
la
thehouse!”
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Bas
Down,down,down.
Wouldthe
chute
fallnevercometoanend?
“Iwonder
combien
howmanymilesI’vefallenby
ce
thistime?”
shesaidaloud.
“I
dois
mustbegettingsomewherenear
la
thecentreoftheearth.
Laissez
Letmesee:
thatwouldbe
quatre
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
voyez
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
et
andthoughthiswasnota
très
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewas
pas
noonetolistento
ses
her,stillitwasgoodpracticeto
dire
sayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
ou
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alicehad
non
noideawhatLatitudewas,
ou
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebeganagain.
“Iwonder
si
ifIshallfallright
travers
throughtheearth!
Howfunnyit’llseemtocome
sortir
outamongthepeoplethat
marchent
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!
Les
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewas
pas
noonelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundat
tout
alltherightword)“—butIshall
devoir
havetoaskthemwhat
le
thenameofthecountry
est
is,youknow.
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
ou
orAustralia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
tombez
fallingthroughtheair!
Doyou
crois
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittle
fille
girlshe’llthinkmefor
demander
asking!
No,it’llneverdoto
demander
ask:
perhapsIshallseeit
écrit
writtenupsomewhere.”
Down,down,
bas
down.
Therewasnothingelseto
faire
do,soAlicesoonbegan
parler
talkingagain.
“Dinah’llmissmevery
beaucoup
muchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
le
thecat.)
“Ihopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredown
ici
herewithme!
Thereare
pas
nomiceintheair,I’m
peur
afraid,butyoumightcatch
une
abat,andthat’svery
comme
likeamouse,youknow.
Mais
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Et
AndhereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,
et
andwentonsayingtoherself,in
une
adreamysortofway,“Docats
mangent
eatbats?
Docatseatbats?”
et
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
voyez
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’t
beaucoup
muchmatterwhichwayshe
mis
putit.
Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
et
andhadjustbegunto
rêver
dreamthatshewaswalking
main
handinhandwithDinah,
et
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellme
la
thetruth:
didyouever
mangé
eatabat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
bas
downshecameuponaheapofsticks
et
anddryleaves,andthe
chute
fallwasover.
Alicewasnot
un
abithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetin
un
amoment:
shelookedup,
mais
butitwasalldarkoverhead;
avant
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,
et
andtheWhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurrying
bas
downit.
Therewasnot
un
amomenttobelost:
awaywentAlicelike
le
thewind,andwasjustin
temps
timetohearitsay,asit
tournait
turnedacorner,“Ohmyears
et
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
proche
closebehinditwhenshe
tourné
turnedthecorner,buttheRabbitwasnolongertobe
voir
seen:
shefoundherselfin
une
along,lowhall,whichwaslitupby
une
arowoflampshangingfromtheroof.
Thereweredoorsallround
la
thehall,buttheywerealllocked;
et
andwhenAlicehadbeen
tout
allthewaydownone
côté
sideanduptheother,
essayant
tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadly
bas
downthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertoget
sortir
outagain.
Suddenlyshecameupon
une
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;
therewas
rien
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,
et
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatit
pourrait
mightbelongtooneof
la
thedoorsofthehall;
mais
but,alas!
eitherthelockswere
trop
toolarge,orthekeywas
trop
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotopen
tout
anyofthem.
However,on
la
thesecondtimeround,she
venue
cameuponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
avant
before,andbehinditwasalittle
porte
dooraboutfifteenincheshigh:
she
essayé
triedthelittlegoldenkeyin
la
thelock,andtoher
grand
greatdelightitfitted!
Alice
ouvrit
openedthedoorandfoundthatitledinto
un
asmallpassage,notmuchlarger
de
thanarat-hole:
shekneltdown
et
andlookedalongthepassageinto
le
theloveliestgardenyouever
vu
saw.
Howshelongedto
obtenir
getoutofthatdarkhall,
et
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
et
andthosecoolfountains,butshe
pouvait
couldnotevengether
tête
headthroughthedoorway;
“and
même
evenifmyheadwould
allait
gothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“it
allait
wouldbeofverylittleuse
sans
withoutmyshoulders.
Oh,howIwishI
pouvoir
couldshutuplikeatelescope!
I
pense
thinkIcould,ifIonly
savais
knewhowtobegin.”
For,yousee,so
beaucoup
manyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,
que
thatAlicehadbegunto
penser
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwere
vraiment
reallyimpossible.
Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittle
porte
door,soshewentbacktothetable,
moitié
halfhopingshemightfind
autre
anotherkeyonit,orat
tout
anyrateabookofrulesfor
fermer
shuttingpeopleupliketelescopes:
cette
thistimeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
ici
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewas
une
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwasall
très
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”
mais
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
faire
dothatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
dit
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
ou
ornot”;
forshehad
lu
readseveralnicelittlehistories
sur
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,
et
andeatenupbywildbeasts
et
andotherunpleasantthings,all
car
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
such
comme
as,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyou
si
ifyouholdittoo
longtemps
long;
andthatifyou
coupez
cutyourfingerverydeeply
avec
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;
et
andshehadneverforgotten
que
that,ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itis
presque
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
ou
orlater.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
et
andfindingitverynice,(ithad,in
fait
fact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
et
andhotbutteredtoast,)she
très
verysoonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“I
dois
mustbeshuttinguplike
un
atelescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
maintenant
nowonlytenincheshigh,
et
andherfacebrightenedupat
la
thethoughtthatshewas
maintenant
nowtherightsizefor
passer
goingthroughthelittledoorinto
que
thatlovelygarden.
First,however,she
attendu
waitedforafewminutesto
voir
seeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
shefelt
un
alittlenervousaboutthis;
“forit
pourrait
mightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
aller
goingoutaltogether,likeacandle.
IwonderwhatI
devrais
shouldbelikethen?”
Andshe
essayé
triedtofancywhattheflameof
une
acandleislikeafter
la
thecandleisblownout,forshe
pouvait
couldnotremembereverhaving
vu
seensuchathing.
After
un
awhile,findingthatnothing
plus
morehappened,shedecidedon
passé
goingintothegardenat
fois
once;
but,alasforpoorAlice!
quand
whenshegottothe
porte
door,shefoundshehad
oublié
forgottenthelittlegoldenkey,
et
andwhenshewentbackto
la
thetableforit,she
trouvé
foundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:
she
pouvait
couldseeitquiteplainly
travers
throughtheglass,andshe
essayé
triedherbesttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthetable,
mais
butitwastooslippery;
et
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,
la
thepoorlittlethingsatdown
et
andcried.
“Come,there’snouseincrying
comme
likethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
partir
leaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerally
donnait
gaveherselfverygoodadvice,
Si
(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),
et
andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
et
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfina
jeu
gameofcroquetshewas
jouait
playingagainstherself,forthiscurious
enfant
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobe
deux
twopeople.
“Butit’snousenow,”
pensa
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobe
deux
twopeople!
Why,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
faire
makeonerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
tombé
fellonalittleglassbox
qui
thatwaslyingunderthetable:
sheopenedit,
et
andfoundinita
très
verysmallcake,onwhich
les
thewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
dit
saidAlice,“andifit
fait
makesmegrowlarger,I
peux
canreachthekey;
and
si
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,I
peux
cancreepunderthedoor;
soeither
façon
wayI’llgetintothegarden,
et
andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
mangé
atealittlebit,and
dit
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,
tenant
holdingherhandonthe
haut
topofherheadto
sentir
feelwhichwayitwasgrowing,
et
andshewasquitesurprisedto
trouver
findthatsheremainedthe
même
samesize:
tobesure,
cela
thisgenerallyhappenswhenone
mange
eatscake,butAlicehadgotsomuchinto
la
thewayofexpectingnothing
mais
butout-of-the-waythingstohappen,
que
thatitseemedquitedull
et
andstupidforlifetogoonin
la
thecommonway.
CHAPTERII.
La
ThePoolofTears
“Curiouserandcuriouser!”
criedAlice
Elle
(shewassomuchsurprised,
que
thatforthemomentshe
tout à fait
quiteforgothowtospeak
bon
goodEnglish);
“nowI’mopeningout
comme
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
quand
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
presque
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,my
pauvres
poorlittlefeet,Iwonder
qui
whowillputonyourshoes
et
andstockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
sûr
sureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
trop
toofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmustmanage
la
thebestwayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”
pensa
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’t
marcheront
walkthewayIwantto
aller
go!
Letmesee:
I’ll
donnerai
givethemanewpairofboots
chaque
everyChristmas.”
Andshewenton
planifier
planningtoherselfhowshe
allait
wouldmanageit.
“Theymust
aller
gobythecarrier,”she
pensait
thought;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!
Et
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Juste
Justthenherheadstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:
in
fait
factshewasnowmorethanninefeet
haut
high,andsheatonce
pris
tookupthelittlegoldenkey
et
andhurriedofftothegarden
porte
door.
PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshe
pouvait
coulddo,lyingdownon
un
oneside,tolookthroughinto
le
thegardenwithoneeye;
mais
buttogetthroughwas
plus
morehopelessthanever:
shesatdown
et
andbegantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“agreat
fille
girllikeyou,”(shemight
bien
wellsaythis),“togooncryingin
cette
thisway!
Stopthismoment,I
dis
tellyou!”
Butshewenton
tout
allthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
jusqu'à
untiltherewasalargepool
tout
allroundher,aboutfourinchesdeep
et
andreachinghalfdownthehall.
Après
Afteratimesheheard
un
alittlepatteringoffeetin
les
thedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyesto
voir
seewhatwascoming.
Itwas
le
theWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
avec
withapairofwhite
enfant
kidglovesinonehand
et
andalargefanin
le
theother:
hecametrottingalongin
une
agreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
venu
came,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
si
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
sentait
feltsodesperatethatshewasreadyto
demander
askhelpofanyone;
so,
quand
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
TheRabbit
commencé
startedviolently,droppedthewhite
enfant
kidglovesandthefan,
et
andskurriedawayintothedarknessashardashe
pouvait
couldgo.
Alicetookupthefan
et
andgloves,and,asthehallwas
très
veryhot,shekeptfanningherself
tout
allthetimeshewenton
parler
talking:
“Dear,dear!
Howqueer
tout
everythingisto-day!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
si
ifI’vebeenchangedin
la
thenight?
Letmethink:
wasI
la
thesamewhenIgotup
ce
thismorning?
IalmostthinkIcanremember
sentie
feelingalittledifferent.
But
si
ifI’mnotthesame,thenext
question
questionis,Whointheworldam
Je
I?
Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Et
Andshebeganthinkingover
tous
allthechildrensheknew
qui
thatwereofthesameageasherself,to
voir
seeifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofthem.
“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
dit
said,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,
et
andminedoesn’tgoinringletsat
tout
all;
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
sais
knowallsortsofthings,
et
andshe,oh!
sheknowssuchavery
peu
little!
Besides,she’sshe,andI’m
Je
I,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingit
tout
allis!
I’lltryifI
sais
knowallthethingsIusedto
sais
know.
Letmesee:
fourtimes
cinq
fiveistwelve,andfourtimes
six
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
jamais
nevergettotwentyatthatrate!
However,
la
theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
essayons
tryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
et
andParisisthecapitalofRome,
et
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
I
dois
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
essayer
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
et
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapas
si
ifsheweresayinglessons,
et
andbegantorepeatit,
mais
buthervoicesoundedhoarse
et
andstrange,andthewordsdidnot
venaient
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
petit
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
Et
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOn
chaque
everygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Comment
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,
Et
Andwelcomelittlefishesin
Avec
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
sûr
surethosearenottherightwords,”
dit
saidpoorAlice,andhereyesfilled
avec
withtearsagainasshe
aller
wenton,“ImustbeMabel
après
afterall,andIshall
avoir
havetogoandliveinthatpokylittle
maison
house,andhavenexttonotoysto
jouer
playwith,andoh!
eversomanylessonsto
apprendre
learn!
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
si
ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydown
ici
here!
It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
et
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishallonly
regarderai
lookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Dites
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,
si
ifIlikebeingthat
personne
person,I’llcomeup:
ifnot,I’ll
resterai
staydownheretillI’m
quelqu'un
somebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
avec
withasuddenburstoftears,“Ido
souhaite
wishtheywouldputtheirheads
bas
down!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
disait
saidthisshelookeddownatherhands,
et
andwassurprisedtoseethatshehad
mis
putononeoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloveswhileshewas
parlait
talking.
“HowcanIhave
faire
donethat?”
shethought.
“I
dois
mustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
et
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
et
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshe
pouvait
couldguess,shewasnowabout
deux
twofeethigh,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:
shesoonfoundout
que
thatthecauseofthiswasthefanshewas
tenait
holding,andshedroppedithastily,
juste
justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
une
anarrowescape!”