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

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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtogetverytiredof
sedere
sittingbyhersisteronthebank,
e
andofhavingnothingto
fare
do:
onceortwiceshe
aveva
hadpeepedintothebookher
sorella
sisterwasreading,butit
aveva
hadnopicturesorconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”
pensò
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherown
mente
mind(aswellasshecould,forthe
caldo
hotdaymadeherfeelverysleepy
e
andstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleofgettingup
e
andpickingthedaisies,whensuddenlya
Bianco
WhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesran
vicino
closebyher.
Therewas
nulla
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;
né
nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuch
fuori
outofthewayto
sentire
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Oh
caro
dear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
pensò
thoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoher
che
thatsheoughttohave
chiedersi
wonderedatthis,butat
le
thetimeitallseemed
abbastanza
quitenatural);
butwhenthe
Coniglio
Rabbitactuallytookawatch
fuori
outofitswaistcoat-pocket,and
guardato
lookedatit,andthen
affrettato
hurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,forit
lampeggiato
flashedacrosshermindthatshehadneverbefore
visto
seenarabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,ora
orologio
watchtotakeoutofit,
e
andburningwithcuriosity,sheran
attraverso
acrossthefieldafterit,
e
andfortunatelywasjustin
tempo
timetoseeitpopdowna
grande
largerabbit-holeunderthehedge.
Inanother
momento
momentdownwentAliceafter
esso
it,neveronceconsideringhowinthe
mondo
worldshewastoget
uscire
outagain.
Therabbit-holewent
dritto
straightonlikeatunnelfor
qualche
someway,andthendipped
improvvisamente
suddenlydown,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnot
un
amomenttothinkabout
fermare
stoppingherselfbeforeshefoundherself
cadere
fallingdownaverydeepwell.
Either
il
thewellwasverydeep,orshe
cadde
fellveryslowly,forshe
aveva
hadplentyoftimeasshewentdownto
guardare
lookaboutherandto
chiedersi
wonderwhatwasgoingto
successo
happennext.
First,shetriedto
guardare
lookdownandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,
ma
butitwastoodarkto
vedere
seeanything;
thenshelookedat
i
thesidesofthewell,
e
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboards
e
andbook-shelves;
hereandthereshe
vedeva
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.
She
preso
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshe
passava
passed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
ma
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwas
vuoto
empty:
shedidnotliketo
cadere
dropthejarforfearof
uccidere
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitinto
uno
oneofthecupboardsasshefellpastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
una
afallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdown
scale
stairs!
Howbravethey’llall
penseranno
thinkmeathome!
Why,Iwouldn’t
direi
sayanythingaboutit,even
se
ifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”
Che
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Giù
Down,down,down.
Wouldthe
caduta
fallnevercometoanend?
“I
chiedo
wonderhowmanymilesI’ve
caduto
fallenbythistime?”
she
detto
saidaloud.
“Imustbe
arrivare
gettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
terra
earth.
Letmesee:
that
sarebbe
wouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
vedi
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthis
tipo
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
e
andthoughthiswasnotaverygood
occasione
opportunityforshowingoffher
conoscenza
knowledge,astherewasnoonetolistento
sua
her,stillitwasgood
pratica
practicetosayitover)“—yes,that’s
circa
abouttherightdistance—butthenI
chiedo
wonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
aveva
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,
ma
butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Attualmente
Presentlyshebeganagain.
“I
chiedo
wonderifIshallfallright
attraverso
throughtheearth!
Howfunnyit’ll
sembrerà
seemtocomeoutamongthe
persone
peoplethatwalkwiththeirheads
verso il basso
downward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
piuttosto
rathergladtherewasnoone
ascoltava
listening,thistime,asitdidn’t
suonava
soundatalltheright
parola
word)“—butIshallhavetoaskthemwhatthe
nome
nameofthecountryis,you
sai
know.
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
o
orAustralia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
cadendo
fallingthroughtheair!
Doyou
pensi
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatan
ignorante
ignorantlittlegirlshe’llthinkmefor
chiesto
asking!
No,it’llneverdoto
chiedere
ask:
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Giù
Down,down,down.
Therewasnothingelseto
fare
do,soAlicesoonbegan
parlare
talkingagain.
“Dinah’llmissmeverymuch
stasera
to-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
il
thecat.)
“Ihopethey’ll
ricordino
rememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmy
cara
dear!
Iwishyouweredown
qui
herewithme!
Thereare
non
nomiceintheair,I’mafraid,
ma
butyoumightcatcha
pipistrello
bat,andthat’sverylike
un
amouse,youknow.
Butdocats
mangiano
eatbats,Iwonder?”
And
qui
hereAlicebegantoget
piuttosto
rathersleepy,andwenton
dire
sayingtoherself,inadreamy
sorta
sortofway,“Docats
mangiano
eatbats?
Docatseatbats?”
e
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
vedete
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatter
che
whichwaysheputit.
She
sentiva
feltthatshewasdozingoff,
e
andhadjustbeguntodream
che
thatshewaswalkinghandin
mano
handwithDinah,andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,
dicendo
tellmethetruth:
didyouever
mangiato
eatabat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
giù
downshecameupona
mucchio
heapofsticksanddryleaves,
e
andthefallwasover.
Alicewasnot
un
abithurt,andshe
saltò
jumpedupontoherfeetin
un
amoment:
shelookedup,
ma
butitwasalldarkoverhead;
beforeherwasanother
lungo
longpassage,andtheWhite
Coniglio
Rabbitwasstillinsight,hurrying
giù
downit.
Therewasnot
un
amomenttobelost:
away
andò
wentAlicelikethewind,
e
andwasjustintimetohearit
dire
say,asitturneda
angolo
corner,“Ohmyearsandwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
vicino
closebehinditwhenshe
girato
turnedthecorner,butthe
Coniglio
Rabbitwasnolongertobe
vedere
seen:
shefoundherselfin
una
along,lowhall,whichwaslitupby
una
arowoflampshangingfromthe
tetto
roof.
Thereweredoorsallround
la
thehall,buttheywere
tutte
alllocked;
andwhenAlicehadbeenallthe
strada
waydownonesideanduptheother,
provando
tryingeverydoor,shewalked
tristemente
sadlydownthemiddle,wondering
come
howshewasevertoget
uscire
outagain.
Suddenlyshecameupon
un
alittlethree-leggedtable,all
fatto
madeofsolidglass;
therewas
nulla
nothingonitexceptatinygolden
chiave
key,andAlice’sfirstthoughtwas
che
thatitmightbelongtooneof
il
thedoorsofthehall;
ma
but,alas!
eitherthelocksweretoolarge,orthe
chiave
keywastoosmall,butat
ogni
anyrateitwouldnot
aperto
openanyofthem.
However,onthe
seconda
secondtimeround,shecameupon
una
alowcurtainshehadnot
notato
noticedbefore,andbehinditwas
una
alittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:
she
provato
triedthelittlegoldenkeyinthe
serratura
lock,andtohergreat
gioia
delightitfitted!
Aliceopenedthe
porta
doorandfoundthatitledinto
un
asmallpassage,notmuchlargerthan
un
arat-hole:
shekneltdown
e
andlookedalongthepassageinto
il
theloveliestgardenyouever
visto
saw.
Howshelongedto
ottenere
getoutofthatdark
sala
hall,andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
e
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnot
nemmeno
evengetherheadthrough
la
thedoorway;
“andevenifmy
testa
headwouldgothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofverylittle
uso
usewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,howIwishIcouldshutuplike
un
atelescope!
IthinkIcould,
se
ifIonlyknewhowtobegin.”
For,you
vedi
see,somanyout-of-the-waythings
aveva
hadhappenedlately,thatAlice
aveva
hadbeguntothinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwere
davvero
reallyimpossible.
Thereseemedtobe
non
nouseinwaitingby
le
thelittledoor,soshewentbackto
le
thetable,halfhopingshe
potesse
mightfindanotherkeyon
esso
it,oratanyrate
un
abookofrulesfor
chiudere
shuttingpeopleupliketelescopes:
questa
thistimeshefoundalittle
bottiglia
bottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
qui
herebefore,”saidAlice,)andround
le
theneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,with
le
thewords“DRINKME,”beautifully
stampato
printedonitinlargeletters.
Itwas
tutto
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”
ma
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtodothatina
fretta
hurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
disse
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
o
ornot”;
forshehad
letto
readseveralnicelittlehistories
su
aboutchildrenwhohadgot
bruciati
burnt,andeatenupbywildbeasts
e
andotherunpleasantthings,all
perché
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshad
insegnato
taughtthem:
suchas,that
una
ared-hotpokerwillburnyou
se
ifyouholdittoo
lungo
long;
andthatifyou
tagli
cutyourfingerverydeeply
di
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;
e
andshehadneverforgotten
che
that,ifyoudrinkmuchfrom
una
abottlemarked“poison,”itis
quasi
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,
prima
soonerorlater.
However,this
bottiglia
bottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAlice
avventurò
venturedtotasteit,andfindingitvery
bello
nice,(ithad,infact,
una
asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,
crema
custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
e
andhotbutteredtoast,)shevery
presto
soonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
detto
saidAlice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
come
likeatelescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
ora
nowonlytenincheshigh,
e
andherfacebrightenedupatthethought
che
thatshewasnowtheright
dimensione
sizeforgoingthroughthelittle
porta
doorintothatlovelygarden.
Prima
First,however,shewaitedfora
qualche
fewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkany
ulteriormente
further:
shefeltalittlenervousaboutthis;
“forit
potrebbe
mightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingout
del tutto
altogether,likeacandle.
I
chiedo
wonderwhatIshouldbe
come
likethen?”
Andshetriedtofancywhat
la
theflameofacandleis
come
likeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnot
ricordare
remembereverhavingseensuch
una
athing.
Afterawhile,finding
che
thatnothingmorehappened,she
decise
decidedongoingintothe
giardino
gardenatonce;
but,alasforpoorAlice!
quando
whenshegottothe
porta
door,shefoundshehad
dimenticato
forgottenthelittlegoldenkey,
e
andwhenshewentbacktothe
tavolo
tableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:
shecouldseeit
abbastanza
quiteplainlythroughtheglass,
e
andshetriedherbesttoclimbup
una
oneofthelegsof
il
thetable,butitwastoo
scivoloso
slippery;
andwhenshehadtiredherselfout
di
withtrying,thepoorlittlethingsatdown
e
andcried.
“Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!”
disse
saidAlicetoherself,rather
bruscamente
sharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
She
generalmente
generallygaveherselfverygood
consigli
advice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),
e
andsometimesshescoldedherselfso
severamente
severelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
e
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfin
una
agameofcroquetshewas
giocando
playingagainstherself,forthiscuriouschildwasveryfondof
fingere
pretendingtobetwopeople.
“Butit’s
non
nousenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobe
due
twopeople!
Why,there’shardly
abbastanza
enoughofmeleftto
fare
makeonerespectableperson!”
Soonher
occhio
eyefellonalittle
vetro
glassboxthatwaslying
sotto
underthetable:
sheopenedit,
e
andfoundinitaverysmall
torta
cake,onwhichthewords“EATME”were
splendidamente
beautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
disse
saidAlice,“andifit
fa
makesmegrowlarger,Ican
raggiungere
reachthekey;
andifit
fa
makesmegrowsmaller,Ican
strisciare
creepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’llgetintothe
giardino
garden,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
mangiato
atealittlebit,and
detto
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,
tenendo
holdingherhandonthe
superiore
topofherheadto
sentire
feelwhichwayitwas
crescendo
growing,andshewasquitesurprisedtofindthatsheremainedthesame
dimensione
size:
tobesure,thisgenerallyhappens
quando
whenoneeatscake,butAlicehadgotsomuchintothe
modo
wayofexpectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingstohappen,
che
thatitseemedquitedull
e
andstupidforlifeto
andare
gooninthecommon
modo
way.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
e
andcuriouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuch
sorpreso
surprised,thatforthemomentshe
abbastanza
quiteforgothowtospeakgoodEnglish);
“nowI’m
aprendo
openingoutlikethelargest
telescopio
telescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
quando
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,they
sembravano
seemedtobealmostoutof
vista
sight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,I
chiedo
wonderwhowillputonyour
scarpe
shoesandstockingsforyou
ora
now,dears?
I’msureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdealtoo
lontano
farofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmustmanagethebest
modo
wayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”
pensò
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’t
cammineranno
walkthewayIwantto
andare
go!
Letmesee:
I’ll
darò
givethemanewpairofboots
ogni
everyChristmas.”
Andshewenton
pianificare
planningtoherselfhowshewouldmanageit.
“Theymust
andare
gobythecarrier,”she
pensò
thought;
“andhowfunnyit’ll
sembrerà
seem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!
E
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,what
sciocchezze
nonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenher
testa
headstruckagainsttheroofofthe
sala
hall:
infactshewas
ora
nowmorethanninefeethigh,
e
andsheatoncetookup
la
thelittlegoldenkeyandhurriedoffto
la
thegardendoor.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
quanto
muchasshecoulddo,
sdraiato
lyingdownononeside,to
guardare
lookthroughintothegardenwith
un
oneeye;
buttogetthroughwas
più
morehopelessthanever:
she
sedette
satdownandbeganto
piangere
cryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
grande
greatgirllikeyou,”(shemightwell
dire
saythis),“togooncryingin
questo
thisway!
Stopthismoment,I
dico
tellyou!”
Butshewentonallthe
stesso
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,untiltherewas
una
alargepoolallroundher,
circa
aboutfourinchesdeepand
raggiungere
reachinghalfdownthehall.
Dopo
Afteratimesheheard
un
alittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,
e
andshehastilydriedhereyesto
vedere
seewhatwascoming.
Itwas
il
theWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidly
vestito
dressed,withapairof
bianco
whitekidglovesinone
mano
handandalargefanin
il
theother:
hecametrotting
lungo
alonginagreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
venuto
came,“Oh!
theDuchess,the
Duchessa
Duchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
se
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
sentiva
feltsodesperatethatshewasreadyto
chiedere
askhelpofanyone;
so,
quando
whentheRabbitcamenearher,she
cominciò
began,inalow,timid
voce
voice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
The
Coniglio
Rabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhitekidgloves
e
andthefan,andskurriedawayintothe
buio
darknessashardashecould
andare
go.
Alicetookupthe
ventilatore
fanandgloves,and,asthe
sala
hallwasveryhot,shekeptfanningherself
tutto
allthetimeshewenton
parlare
talking:
“Dear,dear!
Howqueer
tutto
everythingisto-day!
Andyesterdaythings
andate
wentonjustasusual.
I
chiedo
wonderifI’vebeenchangedin
la
thenight?
Letmethink:
wasIthe
stesso
samewhenIgotupthismorning?
I
quasi
almostthinkIcanrememberfeeling
un
alittledifferent.
ButifI’mnot
la
thesame,thenextquestion
è
is,WhointheworldamI?
Ah,that’s
il
thegreatpuzzle!”
Andshe
cominciò
beganthinkingoverallthe
bambini
childrensheknewthatwereof
i
thesameageasherself,to
vedere
seeifshecouldhavebeen
cambiato
changedforanyofthem.
“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
disse
said,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,
e
andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
e
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
so
knowallsortsofthings,
e
andshe,oh!
sheknowssuchavery
poco
little!
Besides,she’sshe,andI’mI,and—oh
cara
dear,howpuzzlingitall
è
is!
I’lltryifI
so
knowallthethingsIusedto
so
know.
Letmesee:
fourtimes
cinque
fiveistwelve,andfourtimes
sei
sixisthirteen,andfourtimes
sette
sevenis—ohdear!
Ishallnever
arriverò
gettotwentyatthatrate!
However,
la
theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
proviamo
tryGeography.
Londonisthe
capitale
capitalofParis,andParisis
la
thecapitalofRome,andRome—no,that’s
tutto
allwrong,I’mcertain!
I
devo
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
proverò
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
e
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapas
se
ifsheweresayinglessons,
e
andbegantorepeatit,
ma
buthervoicesoundedhoarse
e
andstrange,andthewordsdidnot
venivano
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
piccolo
littlecrocodileImprovehisshining
coda
tail,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOn
ogni
everygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyhe
sembra
seemstogrin,Howneatly
diffondere
spreadhisclaws,AndwelcomelittlefishesinWith
dolcemente
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’msurethosearenottherightwords,”
detto
saidpoorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtears
di nuovo
againasshewenton,“I
dovrò
mustbeMabelafterall,
e
andIshallhaveto
andare
goandliveinthatpokylittle
casa
house,andhavenexttonotoysto
giocare
playwith,andoh!
eversomanylessonsto
imparare
learn!
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
se
ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydown
qui
here!
It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
e
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
solo
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Dirò
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,
se
ifIlikebeingthatperson,I’llcomeup:
se
ifnot,I’llstaydown
qui
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,with
un
asuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywould
messo
puttheirheadsdown!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
diceva
saidthisshelookeddownatherhands,
e
andwassurprisedtosee
che
thatshehadputon
uno
oneoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloves
mentre
whileshewastalking.
“HowcanI
ho
havedonethat?”
shethought.
“I
devo
mustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
e
andwenttothetableto
misurare
measureherselfbyit,and
trovò
foundthat,asnearlyasshecould
indovinare
guess,shewasnowabout
due
twofeethigh,andwasgoingonshrinking
rapidamente
rapidly:
shesoonfoundout
che
thatthecauseofthiswasthe
ventilatore
fanshewasholding,andshe
cadere
droppedithastily,justin
tempo
timetoavoidshrinkingaway
del tutto
altogether.
“Thatwasanarrowescape!”