《爱丽丝镜中奇遇记》 第七章 狮子与独角兽（3）

'I don't think they'll fight¹ any more today,' the King² said³ to Hatta.

“我想今天他们不会再打了。”国王对哈特说。

Go and order⁴ the drums⁵ to begin.

去叫人击鼓。

As⁶ Alice watched him go, she suddenly⁷ saw⁸ somebody⁹ running¹⁰ out of the wood.

在爱丽丝看着他走的当儿，她突然瞧见有人跑出树林。

'Look!' she cried excitedly¹¹. 'There's the White Queen¹²!

她激动地说：“看呀！那是白方王后！"

She came¹³ flying out of the wood. How fast those Queens¹⁴ can run!

她正飞奔出树林，那些王后跑得可真快！

'There's probably¹⁵ an enemy¹⁶ after her,' said the King, not looking round. 'That wood's full of them.'

“可能有敌人追她，那树林里面多的是。”国王头也不转地说。

'But aren't you going¹⁷ to help her?' asked Alice, very surprised¹⁸.

爱丽丝非常惊奇地问：“可是你不打算去救她？”

'No use, no use!' said the King. 'She runs so terribly¹⁹ quickly.'

"没用了，没用了！她跑得快极了，”国王说。

You can't catch a Queen when she's running.

王后跑起来你是追不上的。

At that moment the Unicorn²⁰ came past, with his hands in his pockets²¹.

这时，独角兽路过这里，双手插在口袋里。

When he saw Alice, he stopped and looked at her for some minutes.

他看见了爱丽丝，就停了下来，端详了她好几分钟。

He did²² not seem²³ to like what he saw.

他似乎并不喜欢他所看见的这个东西。

'What-is-this?' he said at last.

最后他问：“这--是--什么？”

'This is a child!' Haigha said helpfully²⁴, coming forward²⁵ to introduce²⁶ Alice.

“这是个孩子！”黑格自告奋勇地上前将爱丽丝做了介绍，并说：

We only found²⁷ it today. It's as large as life²⁸, and twice²⁹ as natural³⁰.

我们也是今天刚碰上的。她跟真小孩一样大，但比一般小孩自然大方得多！

'I always thought³¹ they were fantastic³² monsters³³,' said the Unicorn. 'Is it alive³⁴?'

“我一向认为他们是些奇异的怪物。它活着吗？”独角兽问。

'It can talk,' said Haigha.

黑格说：“它能讲话。”

The Unicorn looked dreamily at Alice. 'Talk, child.'

独角兽蒙眬地看着爱丽丝说：“孩子，讲吧。”

Alice smiled. 'I always thought that Unicorns³⁵ were fantastic monsters, too! I never saw one alive before.'

爱丽丝笑了。“我也向来认为独角兽是种奇异的怪物。以前我从未看见过活的。”

Well, we have now met and spoken³⁶, so we can believe³⁷ in each other, yes?

我们见了面，又讲了话，我们可以互相信任了，是吗？

The Unicorn turned to the King. 'Fetch³⁸ out the plum-cake, old man. I'm tired of brown bread!'

独角兽转向国王说：“老头子，拿出梅子蛋糕。黑面包我吃厌了！”

'Certainly³⁹, certainly,' said the King, sounding a little frightened⁴⁰. 'Quick, Haigha, open the bag.'

国王有点怕了，忙说：“当然，当然。黑格，赶快把袋子打开。”

Haigha was⁴¹ carrying a big bag round his neck, and now he took⁴² not of it a very large cake, a plate and a knife.

黑格脖子上挂一个大袋子，他从里面拿出一个很大的糕，一个盘子，一把刀。

He gave⁴³ them to Alice to hold.

他给爱丽丝递过去，要她拿着。

The Lion had⁴⁴ joined them while⁴⁵ this was going on.

这时狮子来到了他们中间。

He looked very tired and sleepy, and his eyes were half shut⁴⁶.

他很疲劳，睡意蒙眬，双眼半睁半闭着。

'What's this?' he said, looking at Alice.

“这是什么？”他看看爱丽丝问。

1 fight   

n.打架，战斗，斗志；v.对抗，打架

参考例句：

• We are ready to fight again.我们再度准备好战斗。
• I'll fight with you.我会和你并肩作战。

2 king   

n.君主，国王

参考例句：

• He was a good king!他是个好国王！
• The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。

5 drums   

n.鼓（名词drum的复数形式）v.打鼓（drum的第三人称单数）

参考例句：

• Tony Cox on drums 鼓手托尼∙考克斯
• He is a bad man on drums, and the fans love him. 他是一个很棒的鼓手，鼓迷们都喜爱他。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

7 suddenly   

adv.突然，忽然

参考例句：

• The weather changed suddenly.天气陡变。
• He suddenly cried out at the top of his voice.他声嘶力竭地大叫。

8 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

9 somebody   

n.重要人物；pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• Somebody is using the computer.有人在用电脑。
• He seems to be somebody.他似乎是个重要人物。

10 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

11 excitedly   

adv.兴奋地

参考例句：

• She was gesturing so excitedly that I knew something was wrong.她如此激动地直打手势，我知道出问题了。
• Claus beckoned to him excitedly.克劳斯兴奋地向他招手示意。

12 queen   

n.女王，皇后；(纸牌、国际象棋中的)王后

参考例句：

• She sounds like a queen!她听起来像是一个王后！
• The evil queen is very angry.邪恶的皇后非常生气。

13 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

14 queens   

n.女王( queen的名词复数 )；王后；女人（尤指妇人）；皇后

参考例句：

• the kings and queens of England 英格兰国王和王后
• She is the most famous of all American movie queens. 她是全美最著名的影后。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

16 enemy   

n.敌人，仇敌，反对者；敌军，敌国

参考例句：

• You must keep a good watch for the enemy.对敌人你们必须保持警戒。
• You'd better first know a friend from an enemy.你首先得分清敌友。

17 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

18 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

19 terribly   

adv.可怕地，甚为，非常地

参考例句：

• It's terribly hot here.这里热得厉害。
• After her husband's death she felt terribly alone.丈夫死后，她感到非常地孤独。

20 unicorn   

n.(传说中的)独角兽

参考例句：

• The unicorn is an imaginary beast.独角兽是幻想出来的动物。
• I believe unicorn was once living in the world.我相信独角兽曾经生活在这个世界。

21 pockets   

袋( pocket的名词复数 )； （附在车门上、提包内等的）小口袋； 球袋； 钱财

参考例句：

• Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
• The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited. 爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。

22 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

23 seem   

vi.好像，似乎，看来好像

参考例句：

• You seem very much alive today.你今天好像非常活跃。
• The children seem very happy.孩子们似乎很快活。

24 helpfully   

adv.有益地，有用地

参考例句：

• The staff will helpfully attend to your needs. 工作人员会帮忙满足您的需求。 来自辞典例句
• The NMCC helpfully told him we were somewhere between Moscow and Tel Aviv. 全国军事指挥中心笼统地告诉他我们在莫斯科至特拉维夫之间的某处。 来自辞典例句

25 forward   

adj.向前的，早的，迅速的，前锋；v.转交，促进，运送；adv.向前地

参考例句：

• Please move your car forward.请你把汽车住前开。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

26 introduce   

vt.介绍；引进；提出

参考例句：

• Allow me to introduce myself.请允许我自我介绍一下。
• Let me introduce myself to you.让我向您做个自我介绍。

27 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

28 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

29 twice   

adv.两次；两倍

参考例句：

• Bob phoned twice today.鲍勃今天打了两次电话。
• I woke up twice in the night.我夜里醒过两次。

30 natural   

adj.自然的，正常的，天生的；n.有天赋的人

参考例句：

• He is a natural dancer.他是天生的舞蹈家。
• Try to look natural for your photograph.拍照时要自然一点。

31 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

32 fantastic   

adj.极好的，难以置信的，奇异的，幻想的

参考例句：

• What a fantastic goal! 这球进得多漂亮！
• I thought she was fantastic. 我觉得她太棒了。

33 monsters   

n.怪物( monster的名词复数 )；小恶魔；恶棍；坏人

参考例句：

• Now they have special cages made to protect them from these monsters. 现在他们有了特制的笼子，用来保护他们免受大鱼的侵袭。 来自新概念英语第二册
• The result of these experiments will be a nightmarish world filled with two-headed monsters and other mutants. 这些试验的结果将造成一个可怕的世界，充满了双头怪和其他怪物。 来自《简明英汉词典》

34 alive   

adj.活着的

参考例句：

• Was the lion alive or dead?这只狮子是死或活？
• He is still alive.他仍然活着。

35 unicorns   

n.（传说中身体似马的）独角兽( unicorn的名词复数 )；一角鲸；独角兽标记

参考例句：

• Unicorns are legendary beasts. 独角兽是传说里的野兽。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Assemble50 Elder Druids, 30 Silver Unicorns and10 Green Dragons do defend it. 募集50个德鲁伊长老，30只银色独角兽和10条绿龙用于防御。 来自互联网

36 spoken   

adj.口语的；口说的；口头的

参考例句：

• His spoken English is very good.他的英语口语非常好。
• We'll hold a talk on how to improve our spoken English.我们将要举行一次关于如何提高我们的英语口语的会谈。

37 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

38 fetch   

n.取得；vt.取来，带来，航行到达；vi.取回，兜圈子

参考例句：

• Fetch me the tape from my drawer,please.请把我抽屉里的磁带取来。
• Shall I fetch your coat for you?我去把上衣给你取来好吗？

39 certainly   

adv.当然，无疑；一定，肯定，必定

参考例句：

• He is certainly a hero!他无疑是个英雄！
• Some people certainly think so.有些人肯定会这么认为。

40 frightened   

adj.受惊的，受恐吓的

参考例句：

• I was frightened of him when I saw him first.我第一次见他时怕他。
• You frightened me to death,staying out all night!你整夜不回家，把我急死了！

41 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

42 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

43 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

44 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

45 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

46 shut   

adj.关闭的，合拢的，围绕的；v.关上，闭起，幽禁；vbl.关上，闭起，幽禁

参考例句：

• It's time to shut up shop and go home.该闭店回家了。
• Shut up.I'm trying to think.闭嘴，我在想问题。