'You can't think how glad I am to see you

第九章。素甲鱼的故事

again, you dear old thing!' said the

'你无法想象我是多么高兴见到你

Duchess, as she tucked her arm

同样，你亲爱的老东西！'之称的

affectionately into Alice's, and they

公爵夫人，她卷起她的手臂

walked off together.

爱丽丝亲切的，他们

Alice was very glad to find her in such a

一起走。

pleasant temper, and thought to herself

爱丽丝发现她很高兴在这样一个

that perhaps it was only the pepper that

愉快的情绪，心想

had made her so savage when they met in the

也许它只是辣椒的

kitchen.

她为什么这么野蛮了他们在会晤时

'When I'M a Duchess,' she said to herself,

厨房。

(not in a very hopeful tone though), 'I

'当我是个公爵夫人，她对自己说，

won't have any pepper in my kitchen AT ALL.

（而不是在一个非常有希望的语气虽然），'我

Soup does very well without--Maybe it's

不会有任何在我的厨房在所有辣椒。

always pepper that makes people hot-

汤确实非常良好，没有 - 也许这是

tempered,' she went on, very much pleased

辣椒，使人们总是热

at having found out a new kind of rule,

锻炼，'她接着说，非常高兴

'and vinegar that makes them sour--and

在已发现了一种新的规则，

camomile that makes them bitter--and--and

'和醋，使他们酸 - 和

barley-sugar and such things that make

甘菊，使它们痛苦 - 而且 -

children sweet-tempered.

大麦，糖，能够使这种事情

I only wish people knew that: then they

甜蜜的孩子脾气。

wouldn't be so stingy about it, you know--'

我只希望人们知道：然后他们

She had quite forgotten the Duchess by this

不会对它太吝啬，你知道 - '

time, and was a little startled when she

她还没有完全忘记了这个公爵夫人

heard her voice close to her ear.

时间，是一个有点吃惊，当她

'You're thinking about something, my dear,

听到她的声音在她耳边。

and that makes you forget to talk.

'你在想什么，亲爱的，

I can't tell you just now what the moral of

这让你忘了说话。

that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.'

我不能告诉你刚才什么道德

'Perhaps it hasn't one,' Alice ventured to

也就是说，但我会记住这一点。'

remark.

'或许它已不是一个，'爱丽丝继续

'Tut, tut, child!' said the Duchess.

说这番话的。

'Everything's got a moral, if only you can

'啧，啧，孩子！'之称的公爵夫人。

find it.'

'一切的有道德的，只要你肯

And she squeezed herself up closer to

找到它。'

Alice's side as she spoke.

和她紧紧地靠着来

Alice did not much like keeping so close to

Alice的一面，她说话。

her: first, because the Duchess was VERY

爱丽丝并不喜欢得那么紧，

ugly; and secondly, because she was exactly

她说：首先，公爵夫人是非常

the right height to rest her chin upon

难看;其次，因为她正是

Alice's shoulder, and it was an

合适的高度后，她的下巴休息

uncomfortably sharp chin.

爱丽丝的肩膀上，它是一

However, she did not like to be rude, so

令人不安的尖下巴。

she bore it as well as she could.

不过，她不喜欢被粗鲁，所以

'The game's going on rather better now,'

她是不是受得了以及她可以。

she said, by way of keeping up the

'游戏的事情，而现在好些了，'

conversation a little.

她说，他的方式，保持了

''Tis so,' said the Duchess: 'and the moral

谈话一点点。

of that is--"Oh, 'tis love, 'tis love, that

它是如此''，'公爵夫人说：'和道德

makes the world go round!"'

那是 - “哦，这爱，人家爱，

'Somebody said,' Alice whispered, 'that

使世界运转！“'

it's done by everybody minding their own

'有人说，'爱丽丝小声说，'这

business!'

它通过大家忙自己的

'Ah, well!

业务！

It means much the same thing,' said the

'啊，好！

Duchess, digging her sharp little chin into

这意味着同样的事情，'之称的

Alice's shoulder as she added, 'and the

公爵夫人，她的小小的尖下巴挖成

moral of THAT is--"Take care of the sense,

爱丽丝的肩膀，她补充说，'和

and the sounds will take care of

这个教训是 - 以“的理智，

themselves."'

和声音会照顾

'How fond she is of finding morals in

自己'。“

things!'

'她是多么喜欢在寻找道德

Alice thought to herself.

东西！

'I dare say you're wondering why I don't

爱丽丝想。

put my arm round your waist,' the Duchess

'我不敢说你想知道我为什么不

said after a pause: 'the reason is, that

把我搂你的腰，公爵夫人

I'm doubtful about the temper of your

暂停后说：'的原因在于，

flamingo.

我是在怀疑你的脾气

Shall I try the experiment?'

火烈鸟。

'HE might bite,' Alice cautiously replied,

难道我试试看吗？'

not feeling at all anxious to have the

'他可能会咬，爱丽丝小心地回答，

experiment tried.

一点也不着急的感觉，有

'Very true,' said the Duchess: 'flamingoes

实验尝试。

and mustard both bite.

'非常真实的，'公爵夫人说：'红鹤

And the moral of that is--"Birds of a

和芥末都会咬人。

feather flock together."'

和，道德是 - “鸟的

'Only mustard isn't a bird,' Alice

物以类聚'。“

remarked.

'只有芥末并不是鸟，爱丽丝

'Right, as usual,' said the Duchess: 'what

说。

a clear way you have of putting things!'

人的权利，像往常一样，'公爵夫人说：'什么

'It's a mineral, I THINK,' said Alice.

一个明确的方向你有把事情！

'Of course it is,' said the Duchess, who

'这是一个矿，我想，'爱丽丝说。

seemed ready to agree to everything that

'当然是'公爵夫人说道，谁

Alice said; 'there's a large mustard-mine

似乎准备同意一切

near here.

艾丽丝说，'看到一只大芥菜地雷

And the moral of that is--"The more there

在这附近。

is of mine, the less there is of yours."'

而且，这个教训是 - “开越多

'Oh, I know!' exclaimed Alice, who had not

是我的，少说也有你的是'。“

attended to this last remark, 'it's a

'噢，我知道！'爱丽丝喊道，谁没有

vegetable.

参加这最后一句话，'这是一个

It doesn't look like one, but it is.'

蔬菜。

'I quite agree with you,' said the Duchess;

它看起来并不像一个，但它是。'

'and the moral of that is--"Be what you

'我很同意你的说法，'之称的公爵夫人;

would seem to be"--or if you'd like it put

'和，这个教训是 - “你要什么

more simply--"Never imagine yourself not to

似乎是“ - 或者如果你想它把

be otherwise than what it might appear to

更简单 - “永远不要想象自己不要

others that what you were or might have

有其他比它可能出现

been was not otherwise than what you had

别人认为你是什么或有可能

been would have appeared to them to be

否则，一直没有什么比你

otherwise."'

似乎已经将他们被

'I think I should understand that better,'

否则'。“

Alice said very politely, 'if I had it

'我想我会更明白一点，'

written down: but I can't quite follow it

爱丽丝很有礼貌地说，'如果我有这

as you say it.'

写下：但我不能完全遵循它

'That's nothing to what I could say if I

因为你说。'

chose,' the Duchess replied, in a pleased

'这个不就是我可以说，如果我

tone.

选择'公爵夫人回答说，在高兴

'Pray don't trouble yourself to say it any

音。

longer than that,' said Alice.

'请千万别忙着说什么

'Oh, don't talk about trouble!' said the

长于爱丽丝说。

Duchess.

哦，不谈论的麻烦！'之称的

'I make you a present of everything I've

公爵夫人。

said as yet.'

'我让你一本我的一切

'A cheap sort of present!' thought Alice.

说是呢。'

'I'm glad they don't give birthday presents

'一个礼物可真便宜爱丽丝想。

like that!'

'我很高兴他们不给的生日礼物

But she did not venture to say it out loud.

这样的！

'Thinking again?' the Duchess asked, with

但她不敢大声说出来。

another dig of her sharp little chin.

思维了吗？'公爵夫人问道，

'I've a right to think,' said Alice

另外她的小小的尖下巴顶得更紧。

sharply, for she was beginning to feel a

'我想的权利，爱丽丝说：

little worried.

厉害，因为她开始感到一

'Just about as much right,' said the

有点担心。

Duchess, 'as pigs have to fly; and the m--'

'你的权利一样，'之称的

But here, to Alice's great surprise, the

公爵夫人，因为猪有飞和M - '

Duchess's voice died away, even in the

但在这里，Alice的十分诧异，

middle of her favourite word 'moral,' and

公爵夫人的声音突然消失了，甚至在

the arm that was linked into hers began to

她最喜欢的词中'道德'和

tremble.

这是把她的手臂开始挂钩

Alice looked up, and there stood the Queen

颤抖。

in front of them, with her arms folded,

爱丽丝抬起头来，外面站着女王

frowning like a thunderstorm.

在他们面前与她袖手旁观，

'A fine day, your Majesty!' the Duchess

皱眉像雷暴。

began in a low, weak voice.

'一个阳光明媚的日子，陛下！'公爵夫人

'Now, I give you fair warning,' shouted the

开始于一低，弱的声音。

Queen, stamping on the ground as she spoke;

'现在，我给你公平的警告，'喊

'either you or your head must be off, and

女王，在地面上，她说话的冲压;

that in about half no time!

'无论你或你的头必须关闭，

Take your choice!'

在大约一半没有时间了！

The Duchess took her choice, and was gone

以你的选择！

in a moment.

公爵夫人作出了她的选择，跑了

'Let's go on with the game,' the Queen said

在一个时刻。

to Alice; and Alice was too much frightened

'让我们一起去的游戏，'女王说

to say a word, but slowly followed her back

对爱丽丝爱丽丝的太多惊吓

to the croquet-ground.

说一句话，但慢慢地跟着她回到

The other guests had taken advantage of the

到槌球地面。

Queen's absence, and were resting in the

其他的客人注意到了优势

shade: however, the moment they saw her,

女王的缺席，并在休息

they hurried back to the game, the Queen

灯罩：但是，那一刻，他们看到她，

merely remarking that a moment's delay

他们急忙赶回到游戏，皇后

would cost them their lives.

说，谁要一时的延误

All the time they were playing the Queen

将付出生命的代价。

never left off quarrelling with the other

所有的时间，他们在玩的女王

players, and shouting 'Off with his head!'

从来没有离开过争吵与其他

or 'Off with her head!'

球员，高喊砍掉他的头！

Those whom she sentenced were taken into

或与她的头了！

custody by the soldiers, who of course had

被判刑的人，立刻被带到

to leave off being arches to do this, so

拘留的士兵，当然谁了

that by the end of half an hour or so there

离开了被拱要做到这一点，因此

were no arches left, and all the players,

，到半小时左右结束那里

except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were

没有球门了，所有的球员，

in custody and under sentence of execution.

除了国王，王后和爱丽丝，被

Then the Queen left off, quite out of

在保管，并根据执行判决。

breath, and said to Alice, 'Have you seen

然后，王后停了下来，相当出

the Mock Turtle yet?'

吸了一口气，对爱丽丝说，'你见过

'No,' said Alice.

素甲鱼吗？'

'I don't even know what a Mock Turtle is.'

'不，'爱丽丝说。

'It's the thing Mock Turtle Soup is made

'我什至不知道素甲鱼是什么。'

from,' said the Queen.

'这东西是由素甲鱼汤

'I never saw one, or heard of one,' said

从'王后说。

Alice.

'我从来没有看到一个，或一听到'说

'Come on, then,' said the Queen, 'and he

爱丽丝。

shall tell you his history,'

对，那就走吧，'王后说，'他

As they walked off together, Alice heard

会告诉你他的历史，'

the King say in a low voice, to the company

当他们一起走，爱丽丝听到

generally, 'You are all pardoned.'

国王说，用低沉的声音，给公司

'Come, THAT'S a good thing!' she said to

一般而言，'你都被赦免了。'

herself, for she had felt quite unhappy at

'来吧，这是一个好东西！'她说：

the number of executions the Queen had

她自己，因为她已经感到非常不高兴在

ordered.

执行死刑的人数王后

They very soon came upon a Gryphon, lying

订购。

fast asleep in the sun.

他们很快就碰见了一只鹰头狮，卧

(IF you don't know what a Gryphon is, look

熟睡中的太阳。

at the picture.)

（要是你不知道什么是鹰头狮，看

'Up, lazy thing!' said the Queen, 'and take

这张照片。）

this young lady to see the Mock Turtle, and

'了，懒家伙！'王后说，'走

to hear his history.

这位年轻小姐去看素甲鱼，

I must go back and see after some

听他的故事。

executions I have ordered'; and she walked

我必须回去后看到一些

off, leaving Alice alone with the Gryphon.

我已下令处决';和她走

Alice did not quite like the look of the

走开，留下独自爱丽丝鹰头狮。

creature, but on the whole she thought it

爱丽丝不大喜欢的外观

would be quite as safe to stay with it as

生物，但总体上，她认为这

to go after that savage Queen: so she

将相当的安全与它留任

waited.

去那个野蛮的王后：让她

The Gryphon sat up and rubbed its eyes:

等待着。

then it watched the Queen till she was out

鹰头狮坐起来揉揉眼睛：

of sight: then it chuckled.

然后它看着王后，直到她在外面

'What fun!' said the Gryphon, half to

视线：那一声笑了出来。

itself, half to Alice.

'什么好玩！'鹰头狮说，一半

'What IS the fun?' said Alice.

本身，一半给Alice。

'Why, SHE,' said the Gryphon.

'什么是快乐？'爱丽丝说。

'It's all her fancy, that: they never

为什么，她，'之称的鹰头狮。

executes nobody, you know.

'这是她所有的幻想，即：他们从不

Come on!'

执行没人，你知道。

'Everybody says "come on!" here,' thought

来吧！

Alice, as she went slowly after it: 'I

'大家都说：“来吧！”在这里，'思想

never was so ordered about in all my life,

爱丽丝，因为她在后面走：'我

never!'

从来没有这么下令所有关于我的生活，

They had not gone far before they saw the

从来没有！

Mock Turtle in the distance, sitting sad

他们没走多远，他们看到了

and lonely on a little ledge of rock, and,

素甲鱼在远处，坐在悲伤

as they came nearer, Alice could hear him

并在岩石，小窗台寂寞，

sighing as if his heart would break.

当他们走近了，爱丽丝听到他

She pitied him deeply.

叹息，好像他的心都要碎了。

'What is his sorrow?' she asked the

她可怜他深刻。

Gryphon, and the Gryphon answered, very

'什么是他的悲哀？'她问

nearly in the same words as before, 'It's

狮鹫，和鹰头狮回答，非常

all his fancy, that: he hasn't got no

几乎与以前一样的话，'这是

sorrow, you know.

所有他看中了，说：他没有得到任何

Come on!'

悲伤，你知道。

So they went up to the Mock Turtle, who

来吧！

looked at them with large eyes full of

于是他们来到了素甲鱼，谁

tears, but said nothing.

看着他们充满了大眼睛

'This here young lady,' said the Gryphon,

眼泪，但什么也没说。

'she wants for to know your history, she

'这位年轻小姐，'之称的鹰头狮，

do.'

她希望，想要知道她的历史

'I'll tell it her,' said the Mock Turtle in

做。'

a deep, hollow tone: 'sit down, both of

'我愿意告诉她，'之称的素甲鱼

you, and don't speak a word till I've

一个深沉的语气：'坐下，两者

finished.'

你，不说一句话，直到我

So they sat down, and nobody spoke for some

完成。'

minutes.

于是他们坐下来，没有人对一些发言

Alice thought to herself, 'I don't see how

分钟。

he can EVEN finish, if he doesn't begin.'

爱丽丝想，'我不知道怎样

But she waited patiently.

他甚至可以完成，如果他没有开始。'

'Once,' said the Mock Turtle at last, with

但她耐心地等待着。

a deep sigh, 'I was a real Turtle.'

'一次，'素甲鱼说在最后，

These words were followed by a very long

深深地叹了口气，'我是一个真正的甲鱼。'

silence, broken only by an occasional

这些话，接着是一段很长的

exclamation of 'Hjckrrh!' from the Gryphon,

沉默，只偶尔打破

and the constant heavy sobbing of the Mock

惊叹号'Hjckrrh！从鹰头狮，

Turtle.

并不断沉重的抽泣的模拟

Alice was very nearly getting up and

龟。

saying, 'Thank you, sir, for your

爱丽丝几乎起床

interesting story,' but she could not help

他说，'谢谢你，先生，您的

thinking there MUST be more to come, so she

有趣的故事'，但她忍不住

sat still and said nothing.

思想必须有更多的惊喜，所以她

'When we were little,' the Mock Turtle went

静静地坐下来，没说什么。

on at last, more calmly, though still

'当我们小时候，素甲鱼又

sobbing a little now and then, 'we went to

在最后，更冷静，但仍

school in the sea.

哭泣一点点过去还是现在，'我们去

The master was an old Turtle--we used to