CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
nagyon
verytiredofsittingbyherhúga
sisteronthebank,andofhavingnothingtocsinálni
do:onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothebookher
húga
sisterwasreading,butithadnem
nopicturesorconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofegy
abook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesvagy
orconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinher
saját
ownmind(aswellasshetudta
could,forthehotdayhogy
madeherfeelverysleepyés
andstupid),whetherthepleasureofhogy
makingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththefáradságot
troubleofgettingupandpickingthedaisies,amikor
whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesfutott
ranclosebyher.Therewas
semmi
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nordidAlice
gondolta
thinkitsoverymuchki
outofthewaytoheartheRabbitmondja
saytoitself,“Ohdear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughtto
volna
havewonderedatthis,butataz
thetimeitallseemedquitenatural);de
butwhentheRabbitactuallyvegye
tookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,és
andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehadneverbeforeseenegy
arabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,oregy
awatchtotakeoutofez
it,andburningwithcuriosity,shefutott
ranacrossthefieldafterez
it,andfortunatelywasjustinidőben
timetoseeitpople
downalargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.In
másik
anothermomentdownwentAliceután
afterit,neveronceconsideringhowintheworldshewastogetoutújra
again.Therabbit-holewentstraighton
mint
likeatunnelforsomemódon
way,andthendippedsuddenlyle
down,sosuddenlythatAlicevolt
hadnotamomenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfmielőtt
beforeshefoundherselffallingle
downaverydeepwell.Eitherthewellwas
nagyon
verydeep,orshefellnagyon
veryslowly,forshehadplentyofideje
timeasshewentdowntolookaboutherés
andtowonderwhatwasgoingtohappenkövetkező
next.First,shetriedto
nézni
lookdownandmakeoutwhatshewasjön
comingto,butitwastoodarktolásson
seeanything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
és
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsés
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshe
látta
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdownajarfromoneof
az
theshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
de
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnotliketodrop
az
thejarforfearofkillingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintoegyik
oneofthecupboardsasshefellpastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“after
ilyen
suchafallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingle
downstairs!Howbravethey’llallthinkmeat
otthon
home!Why,Iwouldn’tsay
semmit
anythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”(Whichwasverylikely
igaz
true.)Down,down,down.
Would
a
thefallnevercometoanend?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”
she
mondta
saidaloud.“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
föld
earth.Letmesee:
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
látja
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,és
andthoughthiswasnotanagyon
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnoonetolistentoher,stillitwasjó
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudevagy
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(AlicehadnoideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,
de
butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
újra
again.“IwonderifIshall
esni
fallrightthroughtheearth!Milyen
Howfunnyit’llseemtojön
comeoutamongthepeoplethatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!Az
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”(shewasrathergladtherewasnoonelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatalltherightword)“—butIshall
kell
havetoaskthemwhattheneve
nameofthecountryis,youtudod
know.Please,Ma’am,isthis
Új
NewZealandorAustralia?”(andshe
megpróbált
triedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’reesel
fallingthroughtheair!Doyou
gondolod
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)“Andwhatanignorantlittlegirlshe’llthinkmeforasking!
Nem
No,it’llneverdotoask:talán
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenfel
upsomewhere.”Down,down,down.
Nem
Therewasnothingelsetotenni
do,soAlicesoonbeganbeszélni
talkingagain.“Dinah’llmissme
nagyon
verymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”(Dinahwas
a
thecat.)“Ihopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredown
itt
herewithme!Thereare
nincs
nomiceintheair,I’mafraid,de
butyoumightcatchabat,és
andthat’sverylikeamouse,youtudod
know.Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
És
AndhereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,és
andwentonsayingtoherself,inegy
adreamysortofway,“Docatseszik
eatbats?Docatseatbats?”
és
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”for,you
látja
see,asshecouldn’tanswersem
eitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheputit.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
és
andhadjustbeguntoálmodni
dreamthatshewaswalkingkéz
handinhandwithDinah,és
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,mondd el
tellmethetruth:didyouever
ettél
eatabat?”whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshecameupon
egy
aheapofsticksanddryleaves,és
andthefallwasover.Alicewasnot
egy
abithurt,andshejumpedfel
upontoherfeetinegy
amoment:shelookedup,
de
butitwasalldarkoverhead;előtt
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,és
andtheWhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingle
downit.Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
awaywentAlicelikethewind,
és
andwasjustintimetohallani
hearitsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsés
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewasclose
mögött
behinditwhensheturneda
thecorner,buttheRabbitwasnem
nolongertobeseen:she
találta
foundherselfinalong,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyegy
arowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoorsallround
a
thehall,buttheywerealllocked;és
andwhenAlicehadbeenalltheút
waydownonesideandfel
uptheother,tryingeveryajtót
door,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wonderinghogyan
howshewasevertogetoutújra
again.Suddenlyshecameupon
egy
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;nem
therewasnothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,és
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;de
but,alas!eitherthelockswere
túl
toolarge,orthekeywastúl
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotopenanyofthem.However,onthe
második
secondtimeround,shecameuponegy
alowcurtainshehadnotnoticedbefore,és
andbehinditwasalittleajtó
dooraboutfifteenincheshigh:shetriedthe
kis
littlegoldenkeyinthelock,és
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Aliceopened
az
thedoorandfoundthatitledintoegy
asmallpassage,notmuchlargermint
thanarat-hole:shekneltdown
és
andlookedalongthepassageintoa
theloveliestgardenyoueverlátott
saw.Howshelongedto
kapja
getoutofthatdarkhall,és
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersés
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotis
evengetherheadthroughthedoorway;“andeven
ha
ifmyheadwouldgothrough,”gondolta
thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofverykevés
littleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howIwishIcouldshutup
mint
likeatelescope!IthinkI
tudnám
could,ifIonlyknewhogyan
howtobegin.”For,you
látja
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingsvolt
hadhappenedlately,thatAlicevolt
hadbeguntothinkthatverykevés
fewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobe
nincs
nouseinwaitingbythekis
littledoor,soshewentbacktothetable,félig
halfhopingshemightfindmásik
anotherkeyonit,oratanyrateegy
abookofrulesforshuttingemberek
peopleupliketelescopes:thistimeshe
talált
foundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotherebefore,”mondta
saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasegy
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwasall
nagyon
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”de
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtodothatinasietni
hurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
mondta
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’vagy
ornot”;forshehadreadseveral
szép
nicelittlehistoriesaboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,és
andeatenupbywildbeastsés
andotherunpleasantthings,allmert
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtnekik
them:suchas,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyou
ha
ifyouholdittoosokáig
long;andthatifyoucutyourfinger
nagyon
verydeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;és
andshehadneverforgottenthat,ha
ifyoudrinkmuchfromegy
abottlemarked“poison,”itisszinte
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonerorlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
és
andfindingitverynice,(itvolt
had,infact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,és
andhotbutteredtoast,)shenagyon
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
mondta
saidAlice;“Imustbeshuttingup
mint
likeatelescope.”Andsoitwasindeed:
shewasnow
csak
onlytenincheshigh,andherarca
facebrightenedupatthegondolt
thoughtthatshewasnowtherightsizeforgoingthroughthekis
littledoorintothatlovelygarden.Először
First,however,shewaitedforanéhány
fewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefelta
kicsit
littlenervousaboutthis;“foritmightend,youknow,”
mondta
saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,mint
likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?”
És
Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleismint
likeafterthecandleisblownki
out,forshecouldnotemlékszik
remembereverhavingseensuchadolgot
thing.Afterawhile,finding
hogy
thatnothingmorehappened,shedecidedongoingintothegardenatonce;de
but,alasforpoorAlice!amikor
whenshegottothedoor,shefoundshehadforgottenthekis
littlegoldenkey,andwhenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshetudja
couldnotpossiblyreachit:shecouldseeit
elég
quiteplainlythroughtheglass,és
andshetriedherbesttoclimbfel
uponeofthelegsofthetable,de
butitwastooslippery;és
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,theszegény
poorlittlethingsatdownés
andcried.“Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!”
mondta
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerally
adott
gaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshenagyon
veryseldomfollowedit),andnéha
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;és
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxhersaját
ownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinegy
agameofcroquetshewasplayingagainstherself,forez
thiscuriouschildwasveryfondofpretendingtobekét
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”
gondolta
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobekét
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
elég
enoughofmelefttomakeegy
onerespectableperson!”Soonhereyefellon
egy
alittleglassboxthatwaslyingalatt
underthetable:sheopenedit,
és
andfoundinitanagyon
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”
mondta
saidAlice,“andifitmakesmegrowlarger,Icanreacha
thekey;andifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Icancreepunder
az
thedoor;soeitherwayI’llgetinto
a
thegarden,andIdon’térdekel
carewhichhappens!”Sheate
egy
alittlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?Melyik
Whichway?”,holdingherhandonthetopofherheadtofeelmelyik
whichwayitwasgrowing,és
andshewasquitesurprisedtofindthatsheremainedtheugyanaz
samesize:tobesure,thisgenerally
történik
happenswhenoneeatscake,de
butAlicehadgotsomuchintothemódon
wayofexpectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingstotörténik
happen,thatitseemedquitedullés
andstupidforlifetogooninthecommonmódon
way.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
és
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,thatforthe
pillanatban
momentshequiteforgothowtobeszélni
speakgoodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
mint
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
amikor
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobemajdnem
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).“Oh,my
szegény
poorlittlefeet,Iwonderki
whowillputonyourshoesés
andstockingsforyounow,dears?I’m
biztos
sureIshan’tbeable!Ishallbeagreatdeal
túl
toofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:you
kell
mustmanagethebestwayyoucan;—butIkell
mustbekindtothem,”gondolta
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’tjárni
walkthewayIwanttogo!Hadd
Letmesee:I’llgivethema
új
newpairofbootseveryChristmas.Ӄs
Andshewentonplanningtoherselfhogyan
howshewouldmanageit.“They
kell
mustgobythecarrier,”shegondolta
thought;“andhowfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’s
saját
ownfeet!Andhowodd
az
thedirectionswilllook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Csak
Justthenherheadstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:in
sőt
factshewasnowmoremint
thanninefeethigh,andsheatoncetookupthekis
littlegoldenkeyandhurriedofftothegardendoor.Szegény
PoorAlice!Itwasasmuchasshe
tudott
coulddo,lyingdownononeoldalon
side,tolookthroughintothegardenwithoneeye;de
buttogetthroughwasmorehopelessmint
thanever:shesatdown
és
andbegantocryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”
mondta
saidAlice,“agreatgirlmint
likeyou,”(shemightwellmondta
saythis),“togooncryinginthisway!Stop
ezt
thismoment,Itellyou!”De
Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,amíg
untiltherewasalargepoolminden
allroundher,aboutfourinchesdeepés
andreachinghalfdownthehall.Után
Afteratimesheheardegy
alittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,és
andshehastilydriedhereyestolássa
seewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
Fehér
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapairoffehér
whitekidglovesinonehandés
andalargefanintheother:he
jött
cametrottingalonginagreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashejött
came,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
ha
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alicefeltsodesperatethatshewasreadytoaskhelpofanyone;
so,
amikor
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,inegy
alow,timidvoice,“Ifyoukérem
please,sir—”TheRabbitstartedviolently,dropped
a
thewhitekidglovesanda
thefan,andskurriedawayintoa
thedarknessashardashetudott
couldgo.Alicetookupthefan
és
andgloves,and,asthehallwasnagyon
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfalltheidő
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,dear!
Milyen
Howqueereverythingisto-day!És
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.IwonderifI’vebeenchangedin
az
thenight?Letmethink:
wasIthe
ugyanaz
samewhenIgotupthisreggel
morning?IalmostthinkIcan
emlékszem
rememberfeelingalittledifferent.De
ButifI’mnottheugyanaz
same,thenextquestionis,Ki
WhointheworldamÉn
I?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
És
Andshebeganthinkingoverösszes
allthechildrensheknewthatwereoftheugyanaz
sameageasherself,tolássa
seeifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofthem.“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
mondta
said,“forherhairgoesinolyan
suchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tmegy
goinringletsatall;és
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forItudok
knowallsortsofthings,és
andshe,oh!sheknowssuchaverylittle!
Besides,she’s
ő
she,andI’mI,and—ohdear,milyen
howpuzzlingitallis!I’lltry
ha
ifIknowallthethingsIusedtoknow.Hadd
Letmesee:fourtimes
öt
fiveistwelve,andfourtimeshat
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!Ishallnevergettotwentyatthatrate!
However,
a
theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:let’s
próbáljuk
tryGeography.LondonisthecapitalofParis,
és
andParisisthecapitalofRome,és
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’lltry
és
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”és
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,és
andbegantorepeatit,de
buthervoicesoundedhoarseés
andstrange,andthewordscsinálja
didnotcomethesameastheyusedtocsinálja
do:—.“HowdoththelittlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
És
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOnminden
everygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Milyen
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,És
AndwelcomelittlefishesinWithgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’msurethosearenottherightwords,”
mondta
saidpoorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtearsújra
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafterall,és
andIshallhavetomenni
goandliveinthatpokylittleházban
house,andhavenexttonotoystoplaywith,és
andoh!eversomanylessonstolearn!
Nem
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;ha
ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydownitt
here!It’llbenousetheir
fel
puttingtheirheadsdownandsaying‘Comefel
upagain,dear!’Ishallcsak
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Mondd el
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,ha
ifIlikebeingthatszemély
person,I’llcomeup:ifnot,I’ll
maradok
staydownheretillI’mvalaki
somebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,with
egy
asuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywouldputtheirheadsle
down!Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
egyedül
alonehere!”Asshesaid
ezt
thisshelookeddownatherhands,és
andwassurprisedtoseethatshehadputononeoftheRabbit’skis
littlewhitekidgloveswhileshewastalking.“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
she
gondolta
thought.“Imustbegrowing
kicsi
smallagain.”Shegotup
és
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,és
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshetudta
couldguess,shewasnowkörülbelül
abouttwofeethigh,andwasmegy
goingonshrinkingrapidly:she
hamarosan
soonfoundoutthattheoka
causeofthiswasthefanshewastartott
holding,andshedroppedithastily,justinidőben
timetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwas
egy
anarrowescape!”