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爱丽丝镜中世界奇遇记
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| 6 Humpty Dumpty
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| 6．胖墩儿
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| But the egg got larger and larger， and more and morelike a person. Then Alice saw that it had eyes and anose and a mouth，and she realized that it was HUMPTYDUMPTY himself.
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| 但鸡蛋越变越大，越变越像个人。爱丽丝看见他有眼，有鼻，有嘴巴。她才知道那原来就是胖墩儿。
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| ‘It must be him，’she said to herself．‘There he is， sittingon a high wall，and he looks just like an egg．’
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| 她自言自语道：“肯定是他。他就坐在一堵高墙上，外表像个鸡蛋。”
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| He was sitting very still and seemed to be asleep，so Alicestood and repeated to herself the words of the song：
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| 他纹丝不动地坐在那儿，好像是睡着了。爱丽丝就站在那儿，口里背诵着一首歌词：
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| Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall；
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| 胖墩儿坐在墙上，
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| Humpty Dumpty had a great fall．
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| 胖墩儿摔下重伤。
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| All the King's horses and all the King's men
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| 国王的骏马、骑士，
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| Couldn't put Humpty together again．
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| 再不能将他拼上。
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| ‘Don't stand there talking to yourself，’said HumptyDumpty suddenly，opening his eyes．‘Tell me your name.’
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| 胖墩儿突然睁开眼睛说：“别站在那儿自言自语。告诉我你的名字。”
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| ‘My name is Alice-’
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| “我叫爱丽丝--”
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| ‘That's a stupid name！’said Humpty Dumpty.‘What doesit mean？’
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| 胖墩儿说：“那是个蠢名字！是什么意思？”
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| ‘Must a name mean something？’Alice asked，puzzled.
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| “名字都得有意思？”爱丽丝不解地问道。
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| ‘Of course it must，’Humpty Dumpty said with a shortlaugh．‘My name means the shape I am-and a very goodshape it is， too. With a name like yours， you could be almostany shape．’
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| “那当然。”胖墩儿笑了一下说：“我的名字说明了我的体形--我的体形多好。像你那个名字，你几乎什么体形都能用。”
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| ‘Why do you sit out here all alone？’said Alice，not wishingto argue.
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| 爱丽丝不想争辩，就问：“你怎么一个人坐在这儿？”
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| ‘Because there's nobody with me！’ cried Humpty Dumpty．‘Did you think I didn't know the answer to that？Come，let'shave some intelligent conversation now．’
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| “那是因为没有人与我在一起！”胖墩儿大声叫道，“你认为我不能回答你那个问题？好了，让我们谈些更明智的话题吧。”
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| Alice tried to think of something intelligent to say， butcouldn't．‘What a beautiful belt you're wearing！’she said，suddenly noticing it．
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| 爱丽丝试图想些明智的话题讲讲，但就是想不起来。“你腰上的皮带多漂亮！”她突然发现了这点，就说了。
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| ‘That's better，’said Humpty Dumpty，looking pleased．‘Yes，it was a present from the White King and Queen．Theygave it to me for an unbirthday present．’
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| 胖墩儿面有悦色，说：“这话题好多了，这是白方国王与王后送我的礼物，是件非生日礼物。”
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| Alice looked puzzled．‘What is an unbirthday present？’
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| 爱丽丝迷惑不解，“非生日礼物到底是什么？”
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| ‘A present when it isn't your birthday，of course．’
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| “那当然是你非生日那天送你的礼物。”
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| Alice thought about this．‘I like birthday presents best，’ shesaid at last．
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| 爱丽丝想了想，最后说：“我还是最喜欢生日礼物。”
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| ‘You don't know what you're talking about！’cried HumptyDumpty．‘How many days are there in a year？’
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| “你在讲些什么呀！一年有多少天？”胖墩儿叫嚷道。
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| ‘Three hundred and sixty-five，’said Alice．
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| 爱丽丝说：“365天。”
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| ‘And how many birthdays have you？’
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| “其中有多少天是你的生日？”
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| ‘One．’
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| “一天。”
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| ‘And if you take one from three hundred and sixty-five，what is left？’
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| “那么365天减去1天剩多少？”
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| ‘Three hundred and sixty-four， of course．’
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| “当然是364天。”
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| ‘So there's only one day when you can get birthdaypresents，’said Humpty Dumpty，‘but three hundred and six-ty-four days when you can get unbirthday presents！There'ssuccess for you！’
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| 胖墩儿便说：“这么讲你只有一天能收到生日礼物。但其他364天都能收到非生日礼物，你就‘成功’了！”
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| ‘I don't know what you mean by “success”，’Alice said．
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| “我不明白你说‘成功’指的是什么？”爱丽丝问。
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| Humpty Dumpty smiled．‘Of course you don't-until I tellyou．I meant “there's a clever idea for you！”’
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| 胖墩儿笑了笑，“我不告诉你，你当然不晓得，我指的是‘给你个聪明的主意！’”
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| ‘But“success” doesn't mean “a clever idea”，’Alice argued．
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| “但‘成功’没有‘聪明主意’的意思呀。”爱丽丝争辩说。
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| ‘When I use a word，’Humpty Dumpty said，looking downhis nose at Alice，‘it means just what I choose it to mean-neither more nor less．’
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| 胖墩儿不理会爱丽丝，说：“我用一个词儿，我要它什么意思，那词儿就是什么意思。”
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| ‘But can you make words have different meanings？’askedAlice．
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| “但你可以叫词儿具有另外的意思吗？”爱丽丝问。
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| ‘Words are difficult things，I agree，’said HumptyDumpty．‘But you have to be strong with them．Give them or-ders．Tell them to obey you．They must work hard，and dowhat they're told！’ He banged his hand excitedly on the wallas he spoke．
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| 胖墩儿说：“我同意，用词儿是件不容易的事。但你得对它们显示你的威力。给它们发号施令。要它们遵从你。它们必须好好干，对你百依百顺！”他说着，激动地将手重重地在墙上拍了一下。
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| ‘You seem very clever with words，Sir，’said Alicepolitely，hoping to calm him．She was worried about himfalling off the wall．
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| “你好像对词儿很有些办法，先生。”爱丽丝很有礼貌地说，希望使他平静下来。她担心胖墩儿从墙上摔下来。
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| Humpty Dumpty looked pleased．‘I can explain mostwords，and get them to do what I want，’he said．‘Some ofthem are like suitcases， you know．They've got several mean-ings packed up in them．Take poems，for example．One shortpoem can carry as many meanings as five people's luggage.’
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| 胖墩儿面带悦色，说：“我能解释大多数的词儿，并叫它们为我服务。有些词儿像皮箱，里面有好几种意思。譬如诗歌，一首短诗的意思可以像五个人的行李一样丰富。”
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| ‘Somebody repeated a poem to me earlier today，’saidAlice．‘It was Tweedledee，I think．’
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| 爱丽丝说：“今天早些时候，有人给我背诵了首诗。我想那是特威帝吧。”
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| ‘Oh，I can repeat any number of poems，if you like，’saidHumpty Dumpty．
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| “哦，只要你不厌烦，我背诵多少首诗都可以。”胖墩儿说。
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| ‘Well， not just at the moment，’Alice said quickly，hopingto stop him from beginning．
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| 爱丽丝马上抢着说：“哦，现在不必了。”希望他别开始背。
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| ‘This piece was written specially for you，’Humpty Dump-ty went on，not listening to her．‘It will amuse you．’
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| 胖墩儿并不听她，继续说：“这首是专门为你写的。它将给你带来快乐。”
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| ‘Thank you，’said Alice sadly． She could not refuse to lis-ten，she thought，if the poem was specially written for her．
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| “谢谢！”爱丽丝沮丧地说。她想：如果这首诗是专门为她写的，她就不能不洗耳恭听。
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| In winter，when the fields are white，
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| 冬日里田野白雪皑皑，
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| I sing this song for your delight-
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| 我唱起这首歌，只为你开怀--
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| ‘But I don't sing it，’he explained．
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| 他解释说：“但我不唱歌。”
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| ‘Yes，I can see that，’Alice said．
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| “是的，这我明白。”爱丽丝应道。
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| ‘If you can see me singing or not singing， you've better eyesthan most people，’ said Humpty Dumpty．Alice was silent，and he went on．
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| 胖墩儿说：“如果你能看出我是否在唱歌，那么你的眼力比大部分人都要好。”爱丽丝沉默着，于是他又背：
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| In spring， when woods are getting green，
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| 春天里树木郁郁葱葱，
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| I'll try and tell you what I mean.
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| 我要设法告诉你我的意思。
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| ‘Thank you very much，’ said Alice．
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| 爱丽丝说：“非常感谢。”
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| In summer， when the days are long，
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| 夏日里炎炎日长，
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| Perhaps you'll understand the song.
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| 也许你会懂得我的歌唱。
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| In autumn， when the leaves are brown，
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| 秋天枝叶枯黄，
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| Take pen and ink and write it down．
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| 拿起笔墨永记不忘。
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| ‘I will，if I can remember it so long，’said Alice．
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| “我会的，如果我能把它长久记住的话。”爱丽丝说。
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| ‘Don't go on saying things，’Humpty Dumpty said．‘They're not sensible， and I forget where I am.’
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| 胖墩儿说：“别说了，你说的话不明智。我忘了讲到哪儿了。”
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| I sent a message to the fish；
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| 我给鱼儿捎个信；
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| I told them‘This is what I wish.’
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| 告诉它们“这是我的心愿。”
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| The little fishes of the sea，
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| 大海里的小鱼儿，
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| They sent an answer back to me．
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| 给了我一个回音。
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| The little fishes’answer was
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| 小鱼儿的回音是
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| ‘We cannot do it，Sir，because-’
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| “先生，这事我们做不了，因为--”
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| ‘I'm afraid I don't understand，’said Alice.
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| 爱丽丝说：“恐怕我理解不了。”
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| ‘It gets easier as it goes on，’ Humpty Dumpty replied.
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| “越往后听，就变得越简单了。”胖墩儿说。
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| But the poem went on for a long time， and Alice thought itgot harder，not easier，to understand. Then Humpty Dumptysuddenly stopped， and there was a long silence.
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| 诗歌又背了好长时间，可是爱丽丝觉得理解起来越来越难，而不是越来越容易了。胖墩儿突然停住，随后是长久的沉默。
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| ‘Is that all？’Alice asked politely．
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| 爱丽丝客气地问：“背完了？”
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| ‘That's all，’said Humpty Dumpty．‘Goodbye.’
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| “背完了，再见！”胖墩儿答。
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| Alice waited a minute，but Humpty Dumpty closed his eyesand did not speak again. So she got up， said‘goodbye’， andquietly walked away．
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| 爱丽丝等了一会儿，但胖墩儿闭上眼，不再说话。她站了起来，道了“再见”，轻轻地走开了。
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| ‘What an extraordinary person！’she said to herself as shewalked．‘I don't think I ever met-’She never finished whatshe was saying，because at that moment a heavy crash shookthe forest from end to end.
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| “这真是个非常奇特的人！”她一边走，一边自言自语，“我想我从未见过--”但话只讲了半截，因为就在那时，强烈的撞击声震动了整个森林。
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