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"Oops!" Alice said as she tipped over the jury box with her skirt. She was big now.
All the jury fell out. Alice put them back in their box.
"What do you know about these tarts?" asked the King.
"Nothing," said Alice.
"That's very important," said the King.
The White Rabbit said to the jury,
"The King means, unimportant."
The jury was confused.
They wrote down both words:
important, unimportant.
as 当……时，在……期间
tip over 掀翻
jury box 陪审席
skirt 裙子
important 重要的
mean 意思是
unimportant 不重要的
confused （感到）困惑的
both 两者的
They wrote down both words: important, unimportant.
他们把两个词都写了下来：重要，不重要。
▶important 加否定前缀un- 构成反义词，类似的还有able→unable。
What did the jury write down?
□ very important
□ important, unimportant
The King looked at Alice carefully and said, "Rule forty-two, all people over a mile high must leave the court."
"I'm not a mile high," said Alice.
"You're almost two miles high," said the Queen.
"Anyway, I'm not leaving.
You made that rule just now," said Alice.
"That's the oldest rule in the book," said the King.
"Then it should be Rule Number One," answered Alice.
The King's face went white, but he let Alice stay.
carefully 仔细地
rule 规定
over 超过
mile 英里（约合1609米）
almost 几乎，差不多
stay 留下
it should be Rule Number One
那它就该是第1条规定
▶should：应该
The King's face went white
国王的脸色变白了
▶go white: 变白
Did Alice leave the court?
□ Yes, she did.
□ No, she didn't.
"Oh, we've just found this letter!" said the White Rabbit, jumping up in a great hurry.
"What's in the letter?" asked the King.
"I haven't opened it yet," said the White Rabbit.
"Maybe the Knave wrote it," said the Queen.
"No, I didn't. There's no name signed," cried the Knave.
"Didn't you? It only makes the matter worse.
You did a bad thing or you'd have signed your name like an honest man," said the King.
"Read it to us," said the Queen.
Then the White Rabbit read it from the beginning to the end.
That was just a poem, but the King said,
"That's a very important piece of evidence.
Now the jury must..."
"No, no. It doesn't mean anything," Alice said to the jury.
The jury was quite confused, but they continued writing.
letter 信
sign 签名
honest 诚实的
letters
It only makes the matter worse.
那只是让事情变得更糟。
▶make...worse：使……更糟糕
▶worse:bad 的比较级
Then the White Rabbit read it from the beginning to the end.
于是白兔从头到尾读了一遍。
▶from...to...：从……到……
but they continued writing
不过他们还是继续记下去
▶continue doing sth.：继续做某事
T □ F □
The Knave's name was signed on the letter.
"Now the jury must decide who the thief is," said the King.
"No! Off with the Knave's head! The jury can say what it thinks later," cried the Queen.
"How foolish she is! The jury must decide first.
You can't do that!" said Alice loudly.
"Be quiet!" said the Queen turning red.
"I won't be quiet!" said Alice.
"Off with her head!" shouted the Queen.
"It doesn't matter what you say.
You're only a pack of cards!" Alice shouted back.
Suddenly, the whole pack of cards rose up.
They came flying down upon Alice.
She tried to beat them off. "
" Ahhh! "
decide 决定
thief 小偷
matter 要紧，有重要性
rise 升起（rise-rose-risen）
beat 打
thief
Now the jury must decide who the thief is
现在陪审团必须决定谁是小偷
▶who引导的从句作decide的宾语。
She tried to beat them off.
她努力想把他们打掉。
▶beat...off: 击退，打退
T □ F □
Alice thought the Queen was very foolish.
Alice found herself with her head in her sister's lap.
"Wake up, Alice. You've had such a long nap!" said her sister.
"I had a very strange dream," said Alice.
"Let's go home. We will have some tea," said her sister.
Alice was thinking about her adventures in Wonderland:
the White Rabbit hurrying by,
the frightened Mouse splashing in the water,
the strange birds by the pool of tears,
the Hatter and the March Hare's mad tea party,
the angry Queen,
and the not-very-smart King.
It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon in summer.
lap （坐时的）大腿前部
nap 午睡
dream 梦
adventure 冒险
frightened 害怕的，受惊的
smart 聪明的
sunny 阳光灿烂的
nap
Alice found herself with her head in her sister's lap.
爱丽丝发现自己的头正枕在姐姐的腿上。
▶find oneself...：发觉自己的处境，发现自己在……
Alice was thinking about her adventures in Wonderland
爱丽丝还在想着她在神奇世界里的冒险
▶think about：考虑，回想
Where did Alice find herself?
□ In her sister's lap.
□ In the courtroom.