In the garden, Alice saw the King and Queen of Hearts.
There were many little birds and animals, as well as a pack of cards. The Knave of Hearts was standing in chains before them.
And the White Rabbit was standing near the King.
The White Rabbit had a trumpet in one hand and a paper in the other.
In the middle of the room, there was a large dish of tarts.
"Hmm, they look so yummy. I'm hungry," said Alice.
king 国王
queen 王后
chain 锁链
trumpet 喇叭
paper 文件
yummy 美味的
king queen
There were many little birds and animals, as well as a pack of cards.
那里有许多小鸟和兽类动物,还有一副扑克牌。
▶as well as:除……之外(还有)
▶a pack of:一包,一副,一堆
The White Rabbit had...a paper in the other.
白兔……一手拿着一份文件。
▶paper:意为“文件”时是可数名词,意为“纸”时是不可数名词。
Who was standing in chains?
□ The White Rabbit.
□ The Knave of Hearts.
Alice looked around the room.
"Ah-ha! This must be a courtroom!
Maybe the Knave of Hearts stole the tarts," she said.
The King wore a white wig with his crown on top.
"He is the judge, and the twelve birds and animals are the jury," said Alice.
The jury was writing on the note pad.
Alice looked over the shoulders and said,
"Why are they writing their names?"
"So they won't forget them," said an animal next to Alice.
"How foolish they are!" Alice said.
courtroom 法庭
steal 偷(steal-stole-stolen)
wear 穿,戴(wear-wore-worn)
wig 假发
crown 王冠
judge 法官
jury 陪审团
pad 便笺本
shoulder 肩膀
Alice looked around the room.
爱丽丝环视这个房间。
▶look around:四下观望
The jury was writing on the note pad.
陪审团正在往记录本上写东西。
▶jury: 集合名词,强调整体时,用单数动词;强调整体中各个成员时,用复数动词。
How foolish they are!
他们可真笨!
▶how 引导的感叹句,由how + 形容词或副词+ 主语+谓语构成。
Who was the judge?
□ The twelve birds and animals.
□ The King of Hearts.
Suddenly, the White Rabbit cried, "Quiet, please!"
"Read the paper!" the King said.
The White Rabbit blew his trumpet three times, and read from the paper:
The Queen of Hearts,
she made some tarts,
all on a summer day;
The Knave of Hearts,
he stole those tarts,
and took them quite away.
"Cut off his head!" cried the Queen.
"Not yet, not yet! We have to call people into the room and ask them questions," the White Rabbit said in a hurry.
"All right then," said the King.
read 读(read-read-read)
blow 吹(blow-blew-blown)
quite 完全,彻底
cut off 砍掉
question 问题
The White Rabbit blew his trumpet three times, and read from the paper
白兔吹了三遍喇叭,照着那份文件读了起来
▶read: 本句中read 读[red],是read [ri;d]的过去式。
the White Rabbit said in a hurry
白兔急忙说
▶in a hurry: 急忙,赶紧
T □ F □
The King ordered the White Rabbit to cut off the Knave's head.
The Rabbit blew his trumpet three times and cried out,
"The Hatter!"
Then the Hatter came in with a teacup and some bread-and-butter.
"Take off your hat," said the King.
"It's not mine," said the Hatter.
"Stolen! Write that down," the King said to the jury.
"No, no! I keep hats to sell. I'm a hatter," the Hatter explained. He looked very afraid.
"Don't be afraid, or I'll cut off your head," said the King.
The Hatter bit a large piece of his teacup instead of the bread.
He was saying something, but nobody could understand a word of it.
Finally, the King said, "You can go."
The Hatter left the room in a hurry.
teacup 茶杯
bread-and-butter 黄油面包
take off 脱掉
mine 我的(东西)
sell 卖
explain 解释
afraid 害怕的
bite 咬(bite-bit-bitten)
Stolen!
偷来的!
▶省略句,完整的说法是The hat is stolen!
Don't be afraid, or I'll cut off your head
别害怕,不然我就砍了你的脑袋
▶or:否则,要不然
The Hatter bit a large piece of teacup instead of the bread.
帽匠想咬面包,却把茶杯咬下了一大块。
▶instead of:而不是
T □ F □
The Hatter wasn't afraid of the King.
Alice did not feel very well.
"What's wrong with me?" she said to herself.
Oh! She was getting bigger again.
"Oh, my! You're growing bigger," said the Dormouse.
He was sitting next to her.
"I can't do anything," said Alice.
"You can't get bigger here," said the Dormouse.
"Yes, I can!" said Alice.
But Alice wasn't worried at all.
The Dormouse was already asleep.
"Call the next person!" shouted the King.
The White Rabbit looked at his paper, and read the next name, "Alice!"
Alice was very surprised and jumped up.
well 健康的
worried 担心的
already 已经
person 人
What's wrong with me?
我怎么了?
▶what's wrong with...: 怎么了,出什么问题了
Alice wasn't worried at all
爱丽丝一点儿也不担心
▶not...at all:一点也不,完全不
Alice was getting __________ again.
□ smaller
□ bigger