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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
commençait
beginningtogetverytiredofsittingbyher
sœur
sisteronthebank,andofhaving
rien
nothingtodo:
onceor
deux fois
twiceshehadpeepedinto
le
thebookhersisterwas
lisait
reading,butithadnopictures
ou
orconversationsinit,“andwhatis
le
theuseofabook,”
pensa
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherown
esprit
mind(aswellasshe
pouvait
could,forthehotdaymadeher
sentir
feelverysleepyandstupid),
si
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,foritflashed
travers
acrosshermindthatshehad
jamais
neverbeforeseenarabbit
avec
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,ora
montre
watchtotakeoutofit,
et
andburningwithcuriosity,she
courut
ranacrossthefieldafterit,
et
andfortunatelywasjustin
temps
timetoseeitpopdowna
grand
largerabbit-holeunderthehedge.
In
autre
anothermomentdownwentAlice
après
afterit,neveronceconsidering
comment
howintheworldshewastoget
sortir
outagain.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
comme
likeatunnelforsome
façon
way,andthendippedsuddenly
bas
down,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnot
un
amomenttothinkaboutstoppingherself
avant
beforeshefoundherselffalling
bas
downaverydeepwell.
Soit
Eitherthewellwasvery
profond
deep,orshefellvery
lentement
slowly,forshehadplentyof
temps
timeasshewentdownto
regarder
lookaboutherandto
se demander
wonderwhatwasgoingto
arriver
happennext.
First,shetriedto
regarder
lookdownandmakeoutwhatshewas
venait
comingto,butitwas
trop
toodarktoseeanything;
thenshe
regarda
lookedatthesidesof
les
thewell,andnoticedthattheywere
remplis
filledwithcupboardsandbook-shelves;
ici
hereandthereshesawmaps
et
andpictureshunguponpegs.
She
pris
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshe
passant
passed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
mais
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwas
vide
empty:
shedidnotliketodrop
le
thejarforfearof
tuer
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedto
mettre
putitintooneof
le
thecupboardsasshefellpastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
une
afallasthis,Ishallthink
rien
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!
How
brave
bravethey’llallthinkmeat
maison
home!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
rien
anythingaboutit,evenifI
tombe
felloffthetopof
la
thehouse!”
(Whichwasvery
probablement
likelytrue.)
Down,down,down.
Would
la
thefallnevercometoanend?
“I
demande
wonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenby
ce
thistime?”
shesaidaloud.
“I
dois
mustbegettingsomewherenear
la
thecentreoftheearth.
Laissez
Letmesee:
thatwouldbe
quatre
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
voyez
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
et
andthoughthiswasnota
très
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffher
connaissances
knowledge,astherewasnoonetolistento
ses
her,stillitwasgood
pratique
practicetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenI
demande
wonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alicehad
non
noideawhatLatitudewas,
ou
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Actuellement
Presentlyshebeganagain.
“I
demande
wonderifIshallfallright
travers
throughtheearth!
Howfunnyit’ll
sembler
seemtocomeoutamongthe
gens
peoplethatwalkwiththeirheads
vers le bas
downward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
plutôt
rathergladtherewasnoonelistening,this
fois
time,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’llrememberher
soucoupe
saucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredown
ici
herewithme!
Thereare
pas
nomiceintheair,I’m
peur
afraid,butyoumightcatch
une
abat,andthat’svery
comme
likeamouse,youknow.
Mais
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Et
AndhereAlicebegantoget
plutôt
rathersleepy,andwenton
dire
sayingtoherself,inadreamy
sorte
sortofway,“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,andshe
sauté
jumpedupontoher
pieds
feetinamoment:
shelookedup,
mais
butitwasalldarkoverhead;
avant
beforeherwasanotherlong
passage
passage,andtheWhiteRabbitwasstillin
vue
sight,hurryingdownit.
Therewasnot
un
amomenttobelost:
awaywentAlicelike
le
thewind,andwasjustin
temps
timetohearitsay,asit
tournait
turnedacorner,“Ohmyears
et
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
proche
closebehinditwhenshe
tourné
turnedthecorner,butthe
Lapin
Rabbitwasnolongertobe
voir
seen:
shefoundherselfin
une
along,lowhall,whichwaslitupby
une
arowoflampshangingfromthe
toit
roof.
Thereweredoorsallround
la
thehall,buttheywerealllocked;
et
andwhenAlicehadbeen
tout
allthewaydownone
côté
sideanduptheother,
essayant
tryingeverydoor,shewalked
tristement
sadlydownthemiddle,wondering
comment
howshewasevertoget
sortir
outagain.
Suddenlyshecameupon
une
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeof
massif
solidglass;
therewasnothingonitexceptatiny
or
goldenkey,andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatit
pourrait
mightbelongtooneof
la
thedoorsofthehall;
mais
but,alas!
eitherthelockswere
trop
toolarge,orthekeywas
trop
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotopen
tout
anyofthem.
However,on
la
thesecondtimeround,she
venue
cameuponalowcurtainshehadnot
remarqué
noticedbefore,andbehinditwasalittle
porte
dooraboutfifteenincheshigh:
she
essayé
triedthelittlegoldenkeyin
la
thelock,andtoher
grand
greatdelightitfitted!
Alice
ouvrit
openedthedoorandfoundthatit
menait
ledintoasmallpassage,not
beaucoup
muchlargerthanarat-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
couldshutuplikea
télescope
telescope!
IthinkIcould,
si
ifIonlyknewhowtobegin.”
For,yousee,so
beaucoup
manyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,
que
thatAlicehadbegunto
penser
thinkthatveryfewthings
en effet
indeedwerereallyimpossible.
There
semblait
seemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittle
porte
door,soshewentbacktothe
table
table,halfhopingshemight
trouver
findanotherkeyonit,
ou
oratanyratea
livre
bookofrulesforshutting
gens
peopleupliketelescopes:
this
fois
timeshefoundalittle
bouteille
bottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
ici
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundthe
cou
neckofthebottlewas
une
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”
magnifiquement
beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwasall
très
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”
mais
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
faire
dothatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
dit
said,“andseewhetherit’s
marqué
marked‘poison’ornot”;
forshehad
lu
readseveralnicelittlehistories
sur
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,
et
andeatenupbywildbeasts
et
andotherunpleasantthings,all
car
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
such
comme
as,thatared-hotpokerwill
brûlera
burnyouifyouholdit
trop
toolong;
andthatifyou
coupez
cutyourfingerverydeeply
avec
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;
et
andshehadneverforgotten
que
that,ifyoudrinkmuchfroma
bouteille
bottlemarked“poison,”itis
presque
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
ou
orlater.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAlice
aventurée
venturedtotasteit,and
trouvant
findingitverynice,(ithad,in
fait
fact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,
crème
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
seeifshewasgoingto
rétrécir
shrinkanyfurther:
shefelt
un
alittlenervousaboutthis;
“forit
pourrait
mightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
aller
goingoutaltogether,likea
bougie
candle.
IwonderwhatI
devrais
shouldbelikethen?”
Andshe
essayé
triedtofancywhatthe
flamme
flameofacandleis
comme
likeafterthecandleisblownout,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
foundshecouldnotpossibly
atteindre
reachit:
shecouldseeitquite
clairement
plainlythroughtheglass,andshe
essayé
triedherbesttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthe
table
table,butitwastoo
glissant
slippery;
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,
la
thepoorlittlethingsatdown
et
andcried.
“Come,there’snousein
pleurer
cryinglikethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,
plutôt
rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
partir
leaveoffthisminute!”
She
généralement
generallygaveherselfverygood
conseils
advice,(thoughsheveryseldom
suivait
followedit),andsometimesshe
réprimandait
scoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
et
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfina
jeu
gameofcroquetshewas
jouait
playingagainstherself,forthiscurious
enfant
childwasveryfondof
semblant
pretendingtobetwopeople.
“Butit’snousenow,”
pensa
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobe
deux
twopeople!
Why,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
faire
makeonerespectableperson!”
Soonher
œil
eyefellonalittle
verre
glassboxthatwaslying
sous
underthetable:
sheopenedit,
et
andfoundinita
très
verysmallcake,onwhich
les
thewords“EATME”were
magnifiquement
beautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
dit
saidAlice,“andifit
fait
makesmegrowlarger,I
peux
canreachthekey;
and
si
ifitmakesmegrow
petit
smaller,Icancreepunder
la
thedoor;
soeitherwayI’llgetinto
le
thegarden,andIdon’tcare
qui
whichhappens!”
Sheatealittlebit,
et
andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,
tenant
holdingherhandonthe
haut
topofherheadto
sentir
feelwhichwayitwas
grandissait
growing,andshewasquite
surpris
surprisedtofindthatshe
restée
remainedthesamesize:
tobe
sûr
sure,thisgenerallyhappenswhenone
mange
eatscake,butAlicehadgotsomuchinto
la
thewayofexpectingnothing
mais
butout-of-the-waythingstohappen,
que
thatitseemedquitedull
et
andstupidforlifetogoonin
la
thecommonway.
CHAPTERII.
La
ThePoolofTears
“Curiouserandcuriouser!”
pleura
criedAlice(shewassomuch
surpris
surprised,thatforthemomentshe
tout à fait
quiteforgothowtospeak
bon
goodEnglish);
“nowI’mopeningout
comme
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
quand
whenshelookeddownather
pieds
feet,theyseemedtobe
presque
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,my
pauvres
poorlittlefeet,Iwonder
qui
whowillputonyour
chaussures
shoesandstockingsforyou
maintenant
now,dears?
I’msureIshan’tbe
capable
able!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
trop
toofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmust
gérer
managethebestwayyoucan;—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’ll
paraître
seem,sendingpresentstoone’sown
pieds
feet!
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,what
bêtises
nonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenher
tête
headstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:
in
fait
factshewasnowmorethannine
pieds
feethigh,andsheatonce
pris
tookupthelittlegolden
clé
keyandhurriedoffto
la
thegardendoor.
PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshe
pouvait
coulddo,lyingdownon
un
oneside,tolookthroughinto
le
thegardenwithoneeye;
mais
buttogetthroughwas
plus
morehopelessthanever:
shesatdown
et
andbegantocryagain.
“Yououghttobe
honte
ashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“agreat
fille
girllikeyou,”(shemight
bien
wellsaythis),“togoon
pleurer
cryinginthisway!
Stop
ce
thismoment,Itellyou!”
Mais
Butshewentonall
la
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
jusqu'à
untiltherewasalarge
piscine
poolallroundher,about
quatre
fourinchesdeepandreaching
moitié
halfdownthehall.
After
un
atimeshehearda
petit
littlepatteringoffeetin
les
thedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyesto
voir
seewhatwascoming.
Itwas
le
theWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidly
habillé
dressed,withapairof
blanc
whitekidglovesinone
main
handandalargefanin
le
theother:
hecametrottingalongin
une
agreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
venu
came,“Oh!
theDuchess,the
Duchesse
Duchess!
Oh!
won’tshebe
sauvage
savageifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
sentait
feltsodesperatethatshewasreadyto
demander
askhelpofanyone;
so,
quand
whentheRabbitcamenearher,she
commencé
began,inalow,timid
voix
voice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
The
Lapin
Rabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhite
enfant
kidglovesandthefan,
et
andskurriedawayintothedarknessashardashe
pouvait
couldgo.
Alicetookupthe
ventilateur
fanandgloves,and,asthehallwas
très
veryhot,shekeptfanningherself
tout
allthetimeshewenton
parler
talking:
“Dear,dear!
Howqueer
tout
everythingisto-day!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
I
demande
wonderifI’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
thatwereofthesame
âge
ageasherself,tosee
si
ifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofthem.
“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,andfourtimes
sept
sevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
jamais
nevergettotwentyatthatrate!
Cependant
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
essayons
tryGeography.
Londonisthe
capitale
capitalofParis,andParisis
la
thecapitalofRome,andRome—no,that’s
tout
allwrong,I’mcertain!
I
dois
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
essayer
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
et
andshecrossedherhandsonher
genoux
lapasifsheweresayinglessons,
et
andbegantorepeatit,
mais
buthervoicesoundedhoarse
et
andstrange,andthewordsdidnot
venaient
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
petit
littlecrocodileImprovehisshining
queue
tail,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOn
chaque
everygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyhe
semble
seemstogrin,Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,
Et
Andwelcomelittlefishesin
Avec
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
sûr
surethosearenottherightwords,”
dit
saidpoorAlice,andhereyes
remplis
filledwithtearsagainasshe
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
andwenttothetableto
mesurer
measureherselfbyit,and
trouvé
foundthat,asnearlyasshe
pouvait
couldguess,shewasnowabout
deux
twofeethigh,andwasgoingon
rétrécir
shrinkingrapidly:
shesoonfoundout
que
thatthecauseofthiswasthe
ventilateur
fanshewasholding,andshe
tomber
droppedithastily,justin
temps
timetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
une
anarrowescape!”