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
whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithrózsaszín
pinkeyesranclosebyher.Nem
Therewasnothingsoveryremarkableinthat;sem
nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuchki
outofthewaytoheartheNyúl
Rabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitover
később
afterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttovolna
havewonderedatthis,butataz
thetimeitallseemedquitenatural);de
butwhentheRabbitactuallyvegye
tookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,és
andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehadneverbeforeseenegy
arabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,oregy
awatchtotakeoutofez
it,andburningwithcuriosity,shefutott
ranacrossthefieldafterez
it,andfortunatelywasjustinidőben
timetoseeitpople
downalargerabbit-holeunderthesövény
hedge.Inanothermomentdown
ment
wentAliceafterit,neveregyszer
onceconsideringhowintheworldshewastogetoutújra
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,butitwastoosötét
darktoseeanything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
és
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsés
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshe
látta
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdownajarfromoneof
az
theshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
de
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasüres
empty:shedidnotliketodrop
az
thejarforfearofkillingsomebodyunderneath,sosikerült
managedtoputitintoegyik
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.“Imustbegettingsomewhere
közelében
nearthecentreoftheföld
earth.Letmesee:
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
látja
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,és
andthoughthiswasnotanagyon
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnoonetolistentoher,stillitwasjó
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudevagy
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(AlicehadnoideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,
de
butthoughttheywerenicenagy
grandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
újra
again.“IwonderifIshall
esni
fallrightthroughtheearth!Milyen
Howfunnyit’llseemtojön
comeoutamongthepeoplethatwalkwiththeirheadslefelé
downward!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?)“Andwhatan
tudatlan
ignorantlittlegirlshe’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’sverylikeaegér
mouse,youknow.Butdocats
esznek
eatbats,Iwonder?”AndhereAlice
kezdett
begantogetrathersleepy,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
aheapofsticksandszáraz
dryleaves,andthefallwasover.Alicewasnot
egy
abithurt,andshejumpedfel
upontoherfeetinegy
amoment:shelookedup,
de
butitwasalldarkoverhead;előtt
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,és
andtheWhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingle
downit.Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
awaywentAlicelikethe
szél
wind,andwasjustinidőben
timetohearitsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsés
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewasclose
mögött
behinditwhensheturneda
thecorner,buttheRabbitwasnem
nolongertobeseen:she
találta
foundherselfinalong,alacsony
lowhall,whichwaslitupbyegy
arowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoorsallround
a
thehall,buttheywerealllocked;és
andwhenAlicehadbeenalltheút
waydownonesideandfel
uptheother,tryingeveryajtót
door,shewalkedsadlydowntheközepén
middle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetoutújra
again.Suddenlyshecameupon
egy
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofszilárd
solidglass;therewasnothingonit
kivéve
exceptatinygoldenkey,és
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthecsarnok
hall;but,alas!
eitherthelockswere
túl
toolarge,orthekeywastúl
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotopenanyofthem.Mindazonáltal
However,onthesecondtimeround,shejött
cameuponalowcurtainshevolt
hadnotnoticedbefore,andbehinditwasegy
alittledooraboutfifteeninchesmagas
high:shetriedthelittle
arany
goldenkeyinthelock,és
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Aliceopened
az
thedoorandfoundthatitvezetett
ledintoasmallpassage,notsokkal
muchlargerthanarat-hole:shekneltdown
és
andlookedalongthepassageintoa
theloveliestgardenyoueverlátott
saw.Howshelongedto
kapja
getoutofthatdarkcsarnok
hall,andwanderaboutamongazok
thosebedsofbrightflowersés
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotis
evengetherheadthroughtheajtón
doorway;“andevenifmyhead
lenne
wouldgothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itlenne
wouldbeofverylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howIwishIcouldshutup
mint
likeatelescope!IthinkI
tudnám
could,ifIonlyknewhogyan
howtobegin.”For,you
látja
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingsvolt
hadhappenedlately,thatAlicevolt
hadbeguntothinkthatverykevés
fewthingsindeedwerereallylehetetlen
impossible.Thereseemedtobe
nincs
nouseinwaitingbythekis
littledoor,soshewentbacktothetable,félig
halfhopingshemightfindmásik
anotherkeyonit,oratanyrateegy
abookofrulesforshuttingemberek
peopleupliketelescopes:thistimeshe
talált
foundalittlebottleonit,(“whichbiztosan
certainlywasnotherebefore,”mondta
saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasegy
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”gyönyörűen
beautifullyprintedonitinnagy
largeletters.Itwasall
nagyon
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”de
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtodothatinasietni
hurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
mondta
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’vagy
ornot”;forshehadread
néhány
severalnicelittlehistoriesaboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,és
andeatenupbywildbeastsés
andotherunpleasantthings,allmert
becausetheywouldnotremembertheegyszerű
simplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtnekik
them:suchas,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyou
ha
ifyouholdittoosokáig
long;andthatifyoucutyourfinger
nagyon
verydeeplywithaknife,itáltalában
usuallybleeds;andshehadneverforgottenthat,
ha
ifyoudrinkmuchfromegy
abottlemarked“poison,”itisszinte
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,előbb
soonerorlater.However,this
üveg
bottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtoízű
tasteit,andfindingitnagyon
verynice,(ithad,invalójában
fact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,ananász
pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,andforró
hotbutteredtoast,)sheverysoonfinisheditoff.“Whata
furcsa
curiousfeeling!”saidAlice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
mint
likeatelescope.”Andsoitwasindeed:
shewasnow
csak
onlytenincheshigh,andherarca
facebrightenedupatthegondolt
thoughtthatshewasnowtherightsizeforgoingthroughthekis
littledoorintothatlovelygarden.Először
First,however,shewaitedforanéhány
fewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtozsugorodni
shrinkanyfurther:shefelta
kicsit
littlenervousaboutthis;“foritmightend,youknow,”
mondta
saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutteljesen
altogether,likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?”
És
Andshetriedtofancywhattheláng
flameofacandleismint
likeafterthecandleisfújja
blownout,forshecouldnotemlékszik
remembereverhavingseensuchadolgot
thing.Afterawhile,finding
hogy
thatnothingmorehappened,shedöntött
decidedongoingintothegardenatonce;de
but,alasforpoorAlice!amikor
whenshegottothedoor,shefoundshehadforgottenthekis
littlegoldenkey,andwhenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshetudja
couldnotpossiblyreachit:shecouldseeit
elég
quiteplainlythroughtheglass,és
andshetriedherbesttoclimbfel
uponeofthelegsoftheasztal
table,butitwastoocsúszós
slippery;andwhenshehad
elfáradt
tiredherselfoutwithtrying,theszegény
poorlittlethingsatdownés
andcried.“Come,there’snousein
sírni
cryinglikethat!”saidAlicetoherself,
inkább
rathersharply;“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
She
általában
generallygaveherselfverygoodtanácsot
advice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),és
andsometimesshescoldedherselfsosúlyosan
severelyastobringtearsintohereyes;és
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxhersaját
ownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinegy
agameofcroquetshewasplayingagainstherself,forez
thiscuriouschildwasveryfondofmintha
pretendingtobetwopeople.“Butit’s
nincs
nousenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“tomintha
pretendtobetwopeople!Miért
Why,there’shardlyenoughofmelefttomakeegy
onerespectableperson!”Soonhereyefellon
egy
alittleglassboxthatwaslyingalatt
underthetable:sheopenedit,
és
andfoundinitanagyon
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”weregyönyörűen
beautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”
mondta
saidAlice,“andifitmakesmegrownagyobb
larger,Icanreachthekey;és
andifitmakesmegrowkisebb
smaller,Icancreepunderaz
thedoor;soeitherwayI’llgetinto
a
thegarden,andIdon’térdekel
carewhichhappens!”Sheate
egy
alittlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?Melyik
Whichway?”,holdingherhandonthetopofherheadtofeelmelyik
whichwayitwasgrowing,és
andshewasquitesurprisedtofindthatshemaradt
remainedthesamesize:tobe
biztos
sure,thisgenerallyhappenswhenoneeszik
eatscake,butAlicehadgotsomuchintothemódon
wayofexpectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingstotörténik
happen,thatitseemedquiteunalmas
dullandstupidforlifetogooninthecommonmódon
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
Justthenherheadstruckagainstthetető
roofofthehall:in
sőt
factshewasnowmoremint
thanninefeethigh,andsheatoncetookupthekis
littlegoldenkeyandhurriedofftothekert
gardendoor.PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshe
tudott
coulddo,lyingdownononeoldalon
side,tolookthroughintothekertben
gardenwithoneeye;buttogetthroughwasmorehopeless
mint
thanever:shesatdown
és
andbegantocryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”
mondta
saidAlice,“agreatgirlmint
likeyou,”(shemightwellmondta
saythis),“togooncryinginthisway!Stop
ezt
thismoment,Itellyou!”De
Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsofkönny
tears,untiltherewasanagy
largepoolallroundher,körülbelül
aboutfourinchesdeepandreachinghalfle
downthehall.Aftera
idő
timesheheardalittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,és
andshehastilydriedhereyestolássa
seewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
Fehér
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapár
pairofwhitekidglovesinonehandés
andalargefanintheother:he
jött
cametrottingalonginagreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashejött
came,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebe
vad
savageifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alicefeltso
kétségbeesett
desperatethatshewasreadytoaskhelpofanyone;so,
amikor
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,inegy
alow,timidvoice,“Ifyoukérem
please,sir—”TheRabbitstartedviolently,dropped
a
thewhitekidglovesanda
thefan,andskurriedawayintoa
thedarknessashardashetudott
couldgo.Alicetookupthe
ventilátor
fanandgloves,and,asthecsarnok
hallwasveryhot,shekeptfanningherselfalltheidő
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,dear!
Milyen
Howqueereverythingisto-day!És
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasszokásos
usual.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,andfourtimeshét
sevenis—ohdear!Ishallnevergettotwentyatthatrate!
Azonban
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:let’s
próbáljuk
tryGeography.LondonisthecapitalofParis,
és
andParisisthecapitalofRome,és
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’lltry
és
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”és
andshecrossedherhandsonherölében
lapasifsheweresayinglessons,és
andbegantorepeatit,de
buthervoicesoundedhoarseés
andstrange,andthewordscsinálja
didnotcomethesameastheyusedtocsinálja
do:—.“Howdoththelittle
krokodil
crocodileImprovehisshiningtail,És
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOnminden
everygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Milyen
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,És
AndwelcomelittlefishesinWithgyengéden
gentlysmilingjaws!”“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
causeofthiswastheventilátor
fanshewasholding,andshedroppedithastily,justinidőben
timetoavoidshrinkingawayteljesen
altogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”