《爱丽丝镜中奇遇记》 第五章 白方王后（4）

She put out her hand to pick¹ some, but the plants disappeared² when she touched them.

她伸出手去采摘，但当她一触手，植物就消失了。

'Oh, what a pity³!' said⁴ Alice. 'I would⁵ like to take some home. They look so pretty.'

爱丽丝说：“太可惜了！我要带些回家，它们看起来多漂亮。”

'There are lots of other things here,' said the Sheep. 'But you must decide⁶ what you want to buy.'

"本商店还出售许多其他东西，但你必须想好到底买些什么。”绵羊说。

'To buy!' Alice said, jumping a little in surprise.

爱丽丝惊奇地跳了一小步，说：“买！”

The lake had⁷ gone, and she was⁸ back in the little dark¹⁰ shop.

湖消失了，她又回到了那个昏暗的小店。

The Sheep was still knitting¹¹, and was looking at her crossly over the top of her glasses.

绵羊还在织毛活，抬眼从眼镜上面愤怒地看了看她。

'I would like to buy an egg, please,' Alice said. 'How much do they cost¹²?'

爱丽丝说：“我想买个鸡蛋。它们怎么卖？”

'Fivepence for one, twopence for two,' the Sheep replied¹⁴.

"一个五便士，两个两便士。”绵羊答道。

'So two are cheaper than one?' Alice said in a surprised¹⁵ voice¹⁶, taking out her purse¹⁷.

爱丽丝拿出钱包，非常惊奇地说：“这么说，两个比一个要便宜。”

'But you must eat them both, if you buy two,' said the Sheep.

"你要买两个，就得吃两个。”绵羊说。

'Then I'll have one, please,' said Alice, giving the Sheep five pence¹³.

"那我就买一个。”爱丽丝说着，递给绵羊五便士。

The Sheep took¹⁸ the money, then said, 'You must get it yourself¹⁹, you know. It's at the end of the shop.'

绵羊接了钱，然后说道：“你得自己去拿。就在店面那一头。”

The end of the shop was very dark, and was crowded²⁰ with tables and chairs.

店面那头很暗，摆满了桌椅。

Alice could²¹ see the egg, but she never seemed²³ to get near it.

爱丽丝看得见鸡蛋，但似乎永远也接近不了。

She almost²⁴ fell²⁵ over a chair, and then realized²⁶ that it was not a chair at all, but a small tree.

她差点儿倒在了椅子上，却发现那根本不是椅子，而是一棵小树。

'Why are trees growing here?' she wondered²⁷.

"树怎么会长在这儿？”她不明白：

This is the strangest²⁸ shop that I ever²² saw²⁹! And now here's a little brook³⁰ as⁹ well!

这是我看到过的最奇怪的一家商店。而且里面也有一条小溪！

So she went on, wondering³¹ more and more at every step³².

因此她继续走着，每走一步，心里都在想，这到底是怎么一回事。

After a while³³ everything had turned into a tree, and she thought³⁴ that the egg would soon do the same.

片刻之后，样样东西都变成了一株树。她想鸡蛋恐怕也会变成树的。

1 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

2 disappeared   

v.不见，消失( disappear的过去式和过去分词 )；不复存在；奭

参考例句：

• The plane disappeared behind a cloud. 飞机消失在云层里。
• He double-crossed the rest of the gang and disappeared with all the money. 他骗了其他同伙，携款潜逃了。

3 pity   

n.遗憾，同情，可惜；v.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• I pity him from the bottom of my heart.我从心里怜悯他。
• It was a pity that the weather was so bad.天气这样恶劣，真遗憾。

4 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。

5 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

6 decide   

vi./vt.决定；下决心

参考例句：

• It's a difficult question to decide.这是个难以决定的问题。
• I can't decide which to choose.我无法决定要选哪一个。

7 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。

8 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。

9 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。

10 dark   

adj.黑色的；暗的；黑暗的

参考例句：

• The night is too dark for us to see.夜间太暗，我们看不见。
• The sky was dark blue and clear when the moon came up.月亮出来时，天空是深蓝色的，非常晴朗。

11 knitting   

n.编结物；接合，联合；[外科]骨愈合v.（使）愈合( knit的现在分词)；编结，编织；（使）紧密地结合；织平针

参考例句：

• Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage industries. 编织和针织是传统的家庭手工业。
• manipulative skills such as typing and knitting 诸如打字、编织这样的技能

12 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

13 pence   

n.便士；名词penny的复数形式

参考例句：

• She counted out fifteen pence and passed it to the salesgirl.她数出15个便士交给女店员。
• These apples are selling at 40 pence a kilo.这些苹果售价每公斤40便士。

14 replied   

v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的过去式和过去分词 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应

参考例句：

• She replied in a measured tone to his threat. 她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。
• I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她回答的语气判断，我觉得她不很热心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 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。

16 voice   

n.说话声；声音

参考例句：

• Her voice was music to my ears.她的声音听起来就像音乐。
• That song doesn't suit her voice.那首歌不适合她的嗓子。

17 purse   

n.(女式)钱包

参考例句：

• She cried out that she had lost her purse.她高喊钱包丢了。
• He found a purse on the road.他在路上捡到一个钱包。

18 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。

19 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

20 crowded   

adj.拥挤的，塞满的

参考例句：

• Earth is becoming more and more crowded.地球变得越来越拥挤。
• Guangzhou is a crowded city!广州是个拥挤的城市！

21 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

22 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

23 seemed   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
• My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。

24 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

25 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

26 realized   

adj.realize的过去式v.实现( realize的过去式和过去分词 )；了解；（所担心的事）发生；以…价格卖出

参考例句：

• He realized that his calling was to preach the gospel. 他体悟到宣讲福音是他的使命。
• They soon realized they had been duped. 他们很快便意识到自己上当了。

27 wondered   

vt.对…感到好奇（wonder的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children. 我忐忑不安地揣测孩子们是不是出了什么事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mother wondered if she could last out another operation. 母亲怀疑自己是否经得起再动一次手术。 来自《简明英汉词典》

28 strangest   

adj.陌生的( strange的最高级 )；生疏的；奇异的；奇怪的

参考例句：

• I felt the strangest sensation of fear and exhilaration. 我有一种既害怕又快乐的感觉。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Strangest of all Hsin-mei called himself "Hung-chien's lovemate." 顶奇怪的是称自己为“鸿渐同情兄。” 来自汉英文学 - 围城

29 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。

30 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

31 wondering   

adj.显出（或感到）惊奇，觉得奇怪，疑惑的

参考例句：

• Jane had been wondering that selfsame thing. 简也一直在为同一件事纳闷。
• She was wondering how to act to her superior. 她想知道怎样对待她的上司。 来自《简明英汉词典》

32 step   

n.脚步；台阶；梯级

参考例句：

• She walked on a few steps.她继续走了几步。
• He was sitting on the bottom step.他坐在最下面的一级台阶上。

33 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。

34 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。