英语听力：爱丽丝漫游奇境记 04. The Cheshire Cat

　　4 The Cheshire Cat

　　There was¹ a boy outside the door，with a large letter in his hand．(He was dressed like a boy，but his face was very like a fish，Alice thought³．)The Fish-Boy knocked⁴ at the door，and a second later⁵ a large plate came⁷ flying out of an open window．

　　'A letter for the Duchess，'the Fish-Boy shouted．He pushed⁸ the letter under the door and went away．

　　Alice went up to the door and knocked，but there was a lot of noise inside⁹ and nobody¹⁰ answered．So she opened the door and walked in．

　　She found¹¹ herself¹² in a kitchen，which was full of smoke．There was a very angry cook by the fire，and in the middle of the room sat¹³ the Duchess，holding a screaming¹⁴ baby．Every few¹⁵ minutes a plate crashed¹⁶ to the floor．There was also a large cat，which was sitting on a chair and grinning from ear to ear．

　　'Please，'Alice said¹⁸ politely²⁰ to the Duchess，'why does your cat grin¹⁷ like that？'

　　'It's a Cheshire Cat，'said the Duchess．'That's why．'

　　'I didn't know that cats could²¹ grin，'said Alice．

　　'Well，you don't know much，'said the Duchess．Another plate crashed to the floor and Alice jumped．'Here！'the Duchess went on．'You can hold the baby for a bit，if you like．The Queen²² has invited²³ me to play croquet，and I must go and get ready．'She pushed the baby into Alice's arms and hurried out of the room．

　　'Oh，the poor little thing！'said Alice，looking at the baby， which had²⁴ a very strange²⁵ face．She took²⁷ it outside into the wood and walked around under the trees．Then the baby began to make strange noises，and Alice looked into its face again．Its eyes were really very small for a baby，and its nose now looked very like the nose of a pig．

　　'Don't make noises like that，my dear，'said Alice．'It's not polite¹⁹．You're beginning²⁸ to sound like a pig．'

　　But a few minutes later，there was no mistake²⁹．It was a pig．Alice put it carefully³⁰ on the ground，and it ran²⁶ quietly³¹ away on its four legs into the wood．

　　'I'm pleased³² about that，'Alice said to herself．'It will be a good-looking³³ pig，but it would³⁴ be terrible³⁵ to be a child with a face like that．

　　She was thinking³⁶ about pigs and children when she suddenly³⁷ saw³⁸ the Cheshire Cat in a tree．The Cat grinned at her，and she went nearer to it．

　　'Please，'she said，'can you tell me which way to go from here？'

　　'But where do you want to get to？'said the Cat．

　　'It doesn't really matter—'began Alice．

　　'Then it doesn't matter which way you go，'said the Cat．

　　'But I would like to get somewhere³⁹，'Alice explained⁴⁰．

　　'If you just go on walking，'said the Cat，'in the end you'll arrive somewhere．'

　　That was true，thought Alice，but not very helpful，so she tried another question．'What kind of people live near here？'

　　'To the left，'the Cat said，'lives a Hatter．And to the right，lives a March Hare⁴¹．You can visit either⁴² of them．They're both mad⁴³．'

　　'But I don't want to visit mad people，'said Alice．

　　'We're all mad here，you know，'said the Cat．'I'm mad．You're mad．'

　　'How do you know that I'm mad？'said Alice．

　　'Of course⁴⁴ you're mad，'said the Cat．'Only mad people come here．'

　　Alice was thinking about this，but the Cat went on，'Are you playing croquet with the Queen today？'

　　'I would like to very much，'said Alice，'but nobody has invited me yet⁴⁵．'

　　'You'll see me there，'said the Cat，and vanished⁴⁶．

　　Alice was not really surprised⁴⁷ at this，because so many strange things were happening today．She was still looking at the tree when，suddenly，the Cat appeared⁴⁸ again．

　　'I forgot⁴⁹ to ask，'said the Cat．'What happened to the baby？'

　　'It turned into a pig，'Alice said．

　　'I'm not surprised，'said the Cat，and vanished again．

　　Alice began to walk on，and decided⁵⁰ to visit the March Hare．'It's the month of May now，'she said to herself，'so perhaps⁵¹ the Hare won't be as² mad as he was in March．'

　　Suddenly，there was the Cheshire Cat again，sitting in another tree．Alice jumped in surprise．

　　'Do you think，'she said politely，'that you could come and go more slowly⁵²？'

　　'All right，'said the Cat．And this time it vanished very slowly．First its tail went，then its body，then its head，and last，the grin．

　　'Well！I've often seen⁵³ a cat without a grin，'thought Alice，'but never a grin without a cat！'

　　Soon she saw the house of the March Hare in front of her．It was a large house，so she ate⁶ a little piece of mushroom⁵⁴ to get bigger，and walked on．

　　4 切舍猫

　　门外站着一个男孩，手里拿着好大的一封信。（他穿得像个男孩，爱丽丝觉得他的脸却很像一条鱼。）鱼孩敲了一下门，眨眼功夫一个大盘子从一扇打开的窗户飞了出来。

　　“有封给公爵夫人的信，”鱼孩大喊道。他把信从门下塞了进去，然后走开了。

　　爱丽丝走上前去敲了敲门，里面一片嘈杂声，却无人应门。于是她打开门，走了进去。

　　她发现自己在一个小厨房里，厨房里尽是烟。火边有一个厨师，气哼哼地；在房间中央坐着公爵夫人，抱着一个正尖声大叫的婴儿。每隔几分钟就有一个盘子摔到地上。椅子上坐着一只很大的猫，正咧着大嘴笑呢。

　　“请问，”爱丽丝客客气气地对公爵夫人说，“你的猫为什么那样咧着嘴笑？”

　　“这是一只切舍猫，”公爵夫人说，“这就是原因。”

　　“我不知道猫会咧着嘴笑，”爱丽丝说。

　　“你不知道的事多着呢，”公爵夫人说。又有一只盘子摔到地上，爱丽丝跳了起来。“来！”公爵夫人接着说：“要是你愿意，这个孩子给你抱一会儿吧。王后请我打槌球，现在我得去准备一下。”她把孩子塞到爱丽丝的怀里，急匆匆地走出去了。

　　“噢，可怜的小东西！”爱丽丝说。她看了看孩子的脸，真是张很奇怪的脸。她带着它出了门，在树林里转了转。它开始发出一种奇怪的声音，爱丽丝又看看它的脸。眼睛很小，不像婴孩的眼睛，鼻子看起来像猪鼻子。

　　“亲爱的，别那样出声，”爱丽丝说。“这很不礼貌，听起来会像头猪一样。”

　　但过了一会儿这就算不上一个错误了。它确实是只猪。爱丽丝小心地把它放在地上，它四条腿着地，静静地跑进森林里去了。

　　“我很高兴，”爱丽丝自言自语道。“它会是只漂亮的猪，可小孩要长这么一张脸就太可怕了。”

　　正当她想着猪和小孩时，突然看见切舍猫正坐在一棵树上。猫冲她咧嘴一笑，爱丽丝向它靠了靠。

　　她说：“请你告诉我，从这儿我该往哪条路走？”

　　“可你要上哪儿去呀？”猫问。

　　“去哪儿倒无所谓——”爱丽丝答道。

　　“那你走哪条路都行。”猫说。

　　“但我想去个什么地方。”爱丽丝解释道。

　　“如果你一直走，你总会到个什么地方的。”猫说。

　　这倒是真的，爱丽丝想，可毫无意义。所以她试着问点别的。“这附近都住着什么样的人？”

　　猫回答：“左边住着一个制帽人。右边住了一只三月兔。你可以去看看他们中的谁。可他们都疯了。”

　　“我可不想去看疯子。”爱丽丝说。

　　“你得知道，这儿人人都是疯子。”切舍猫说：“我是疯子，你也是疯子。”

　　“你怎么知道我疯了？”爱丽丝问。

　　“你当然是疯子，”切舍猫说。“到这儿来的人都疯了。”

　　爱丽丝还在想着这个事，猫又接着问：“今天你去跟王后打槌球吗？”

　　“我很想去，”爱丽丝说，”可没人请我啊。”

　　“你在那儿会看到我的。”切舍猫说，然后一下子不见了。

　　爱丽丝也不觉得奇怪，因为今天发生了那么多奇怪的事。她还在那儿盯着树看，突然，切舍猫又出现了。

　　“我忘了问，”猫说：“那娃娃怎么啦？”

　　“变成了一头猪。”爱丽丝说。

　　“我一点也不觉得奇怪。”猫说，然后又不见了。

　　爱丽丝开步走了，决定去拜访三月兔。她想：“现在是五月，不是三月，也许这只兔不像在三月份那么疯了。”

　　突然，切舍猫又出现了。它坐在另一棵树上。爱丽丝吃惊地跳了起来。

　　“你说，”爱丽丝客气地说：“你可以慢一点一会儿出现，一会儿隐没吗？”

　　“可以。”猫说。这次，它慢慢地隐没。先是尾巴没了，然后是身体、头，最后，咧着笑的嘴。

　　“我常看见不咧开嘴笑的猫，”爱丽丝想，“可还没见过有咧开的嘴而没有身子的猫。”

　　一会儿她看到三月兔的房子就在眼前。房子挺大，所以爱丽丝吃了一小片蘑菇以便长大一点，然后走上前去。

 

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 knocked   

v.敲，击，打( knock的过去式和过去分词 )；（心）怦怦跳；把…撞击成（某种状态）；批评

参考例句：

• His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow. 他的眼镜一下子被打歪了。
• He knocked three times and waited. 他敲了三下门就等着。

5 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

6 ate   

v.吃，eat的过去式

参考例句：

• I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
• It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。

7 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。

8 pushed   

adj.（时间、钱等）不够用的； 没有空的，忙碌的v.推，推动( push的过去式和过去分词 )；对…施加压力；逼迫；按

参考例句：

• She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. 她推了推门，门却一动不动。
• He pushed his way through the crowd. 他在人群中往前挤。

9 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

10 nobody   

pron.无人，没有任何人

参考例句：

• Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
• Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。

11 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。

12 herself   

pron.她自己

参考例句：

• The little girl wrote the letter all by herself. 这小女孩自己写了这封信。
• She should do her homework herself.她应该自己做作业。

13 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

14 screaming   

adj.尖叫的，令人惊愕的，引人捧腹大笑的v.（因伤痛、害怕、激动等）尖叫 ~发出尖叫声( scream的现在分词 )；（向某人或为某事）高声喊；发出大而尖的声音；呼啸而过

参考例句：

• He covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. 他捂上她的嘴，不让她叫出声来。
• People were floundering about in the water, shouting and screaming. 人们呼喊尖叫着在水里挣扎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

16 crashed   

v.（使）猛撞， （使）撞毁( crash的过去式和过去分词 )；撞坏；猛冲直撞；发出巨响

参考例句：

• The truck crashed into the tree and concertinaed. 货车撞在树上撞扁了。
• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。

17 grin   

n./vi.露齿而笑，咧嘴一笑

参考例句：

• I know she is joking because she has a big grin on her face.我知道她是在开玩笑。因为她满脸笑容。
• She came out of his office with a big grin on her face.她笑容满面地走出他的办公室。

18 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。

19 polite   

adj.有礼貌的，客气的；斯文的，有教养的

参考例句：

• It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.盯着姑娘的脸瞧是不礼貌的。
• She is a polite girl.她是一个文雅的姑娘。

20 politely   

adv.客气地，斯文地，殷勤地，优雅地，委婉地

参考例句：

• He has a politely diffident manner.他的态度是客气中带有羞怯。
• He cannot refuse if you ask politely.如果你客气一点的话,他是不会拒绝的。

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 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。

23 invited   

v.邀请( invite的过去式和过去分词 )；请求；引诱；招致

参考例句：

• He hoped they would not feel affronted if they were not invited . 他希望如果他们没有获得邀请也不要感到受辱。
• They only invited Jack and Sarah as an afterthought . 他们邀请杰克和萨拉不过是事后想起的补救办法。

24 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。

25 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

26 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

27 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。

28 beginning   

n.开始的部分；起点

参考例句：

• This is only the beginning.这仅仅是开始。
• Children should form good habits from the very beginning.孩子们从一开始就应养成良好的习惯。

29 mistake   

n.错误，误会；v.犯错，误认

参考例句：

• Don't make the same mistake again.不要再犯同样的错。
• I made a mistake but you should give me a chance.我犯了一次错误，但你应该给我一次机会。

30 carefully   

adv.仔细地；小心地

参考例句：

• If you watch carefully you will see how to do it. 如果你仔细观察，你就会看出如何做此事了。
• Now listen carefully everybody.请大家仔细地听。

31 quietly   

adv.安静地，沉着地，稳地

参考例句：

• Winter has been come to quietly.冬天悄然地来了。
• You have to play quietly.你要安安静静地玩。

32 pleased   

adj.高兴的，快乐的，喜欢的，满意的

参考例句：

• She was pleased to hear good news about him.听到他的好消息，她很高兴。
• Whichever day you come,we will be pleased to see you.无论你哪一天来，我们都很高兴。

33 good-looking   

adj好看的，漂亮的

参考例句：

• He was tall and quite good - looking.他既高大又英俊。
• She is a good - looking girl.她是一个漂亮的女孩。

34 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？

35 terrible   

adj.可怕的，糟糕的，极其的

参考例句：

• I think you've made a terrible mistake.我认为你犯了一个严重的错误。
• This is a terrible idea.这是一个可怕的想法。

36 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。

37 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。

38 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。

39 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

40 explained   

v.讲解，解释( explain的过去式和过去分词 )；说明…的原因，辩解；说明，解释，辩解

参考例句：

• It's the nth time I've explained it to you. 这件事我已经向你解释过无数遍了。
• He explained that he had to leave at once. 他解释说他必须立即离开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

41 hare   

n.野兔

参考例句：

• The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子正睡觉时，乌龟赢得了比赛。
• I saw a hare in my backyard this morning.今天早晨我看见后院有一只野兔。

42 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

43 mad   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的，生气的，愚蠢的，狂欢的；n.狂怒

参考例句：

• Don't fight with him, he is a mad man.别跟他打架, 他是疯子。
• Mother gets mad with me for coming home late.妈妈为我回家迟了而发火。

44 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

45 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

46 vanished   

adj.消失了的v.消失( vanish的过去式和过去分词 )；突然不见；不复存在；绝迹

参考例句：

• He walked through—and vanished. Poof! Like that. 他走了过去，然后就嗖的一下子不见了。
• The magician vanished in a puff of smoke. 魔术师在一股烟雾中突然不见了。

47 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。

48 appeared   

v.出现( appear的过去式和过去分词 )；出庭（作证或受审）；演出；发表

参考例句：

• Her beauty appeared ageless. 她的美显得经久不衰。
• He appeared at breakfast bleary-eyed and with a hangover. 他吃早餐时两眼迷糊，宿醉未醒。

49 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

50 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

51 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

52 slowly   

adv.慢地，缓慢地

参考例句：

• Speak more slowly,please.请说慢一点。
• Do it slowly and carefully.要慢慢仔细地做。

53 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

54 mushroom   

n.草，蘑菇；暴发户；vi.迅速生长，迅速增加，采蘑菇；adj.蘑菇形的，迅速生长的

参考例句：

• Mushroom can grow very quickly.蘑菇可以生长地很快。
• The mushroom is a speciality here.蘑菇是这里的特色菜。