《爱丽丝镜中奇遇记》 第八章 白衣骑士（3）

But at last it was done, and they started walking through the forest.

但最后终于放下了。他们就开始穿越森林。

It was a slow journey¹ because the Knight² was not a good rider³.

骑士骑马技术不好，因此速度很慢。

Every time the horse stopped (which it did very often) , he fell off in front.

每次马儿一停下来（马儿经常停顿），他就从前头摔下来。

When the horse went on again, he fell off behind.

等马又继续走时，他又从后头摔下来。

Sometimes he fell off sideways⁴ as well, and Alice learnt not to walk too close to the horse.

有时也从旁边摔下来，爱丽丝记住了走路不能同马靠得太近。

Perhaps you should have a wooden horse, on wheels⁵,

也许你应该备匹有轮子的木马。

Alice said with a little laugh, as she helped him get back on his horse for the seventh time.

爱丽丝第七次把他扶上马时笑着对他说。

'Do you think so?' the Knight said seriously. 'Yes, I'll get one. One or two - several.'

骑士严肃地说：“这是你的想法吗？确实，我要买一匹。一匹或两匹--几匹。”

As they went, the Knight told her about his many inventions.

在路上，骑士给她讲他的许多发明。

Alice listened with great interest, but found most of them hard to understand.

爱丽丝很有兴致地聆听着，但觉得这些发明大多数难以理解。

She was thinking⁶ about his invention for turning fish eyes into buttons when she saw, to her surprise, that they had reached the end of the forest.

她正考虑着他把鱼眼睛变成纽扣的发明时，突然出乎意料地看见他们已抵达了森林的尽头。

'You are sad,' the Knight said in a worried voice. 'Let me sing you a song to cheer you up.'

骑士焦虑地说：“你情绪低落，我唱支歌，让你高兴起来。”

'Is it very long?' Alice asked.

“歌很长吗？”爱丽丝问。

She felt that she had heard a great many poems and songs that day.

她觉得那天她听到的诗、歌已够多了。

'It's long,' said the Knight, 'but it's very, very beautiful.'

骑士说：“很长，但非常非常动听。”

'Everybody that hears me sing it - either they cry, or -' He stopped suddenly.

“每个人只要一听见我唱起来，不是哭就是--”他突然停住了。

'Or what?' said Alice.

“或者什么呢？”爱丽丝问。

Or they don't, you know. The song is called I'll tell you everything I can.

或者不哭。这支歌名叫‘我要告诉你我所知道的一切'。

It's about an old, old man that I met one summer evening long ago, while sitting on the grass.

讲的是很久以前一个夏日夜晚，我坐在草地上遇见的一个年岁很高的老人。

Years after wads Alice could still remember very clearly those strange moments

事隔多年，爱丽丝还能够清楚记得那个奇怪的时刻

- the Knight's gentle smile as he sang, the sunlight⁷ shining on his armour⁸,

--骑士唱歌时慈祥的笑容，铠甲上闪耀的太阳光，

the horse quietly moving around, and the black shadows⁹ of the forest behind.

马儿静静地转悠，以及身后长长的树林的影子。

She stood and listened very carefully, but she did not cry.

她站在那儿仔细地听，但没有哭。

It was a sad song, certainly, and as the Knight came towards the end, he seemed lost in his own sad dreams.

那当然是首悲伤的歌。骑士走到森林尽头时，他似乎沉浸在他自己的凄凉梦境之中。

1 journey   

n.旅行，旅程；路程

参考例句：

• She will give up this journey.她将放弃这次旅行。
• The journey home was great fun.回家的旅程非常有趣。

2 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

3 rider   

n.骑士，附件，扶手

参考例句：

• The rider forced his horse on through the storm.骑手在暴风雨中策马前进。
• The jury added a rider to their verdict recommending mercy.陪审团在裁决后加了一条建议宽恕的附文。

4 sideways   

adv.向旁边，斜地里，向侧面地；adj.旁边的，向侧面的

参考例句：

• The boy gave the girl a sideways look.这男孩斜视了那姑娘一眼。
• He looked sideways at me in the meeting.他在会议上斜着眼看我。

5 wheels   

n.轮子( wheel的名词复数 )；旋转；Wheels 汽车；有…轮子的汽车（或自行车等）

参考例句：

• The wheels sank deeper into the mire. 轮子在泥潭中陷得更深了。
• The car wheels got stuck in the mud. 汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。

6 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

7 sunlight   

n.日光，阳光，日照

参考例句：

• The room was flooded with warm and golden sunlight.房间充满着温暖、金色的阳光。
• In the bright sunlight she had to narrow her eyes.在强烈阳光下她必须眯着双眼。

8 armour   

（=armor）n.盔甲；装甲部队

参考例句：

• His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披着明晃晃的甲胄。
• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防弹车护有装甲。

9 shadows   

n.阴影( shadow的名词复数 )；影子；（坏）影响；形影不离的人[物]

参考例句：

• The afternoon shadows lengthened. 下午影子渐渐变长了。
• The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. 孩子们追逐着彼此的影子，玩得很开心。