Alice in Wonderland · chapter 7 of 8
The Queen's Croquet
王后的槌球赛
Alice finally walks into the beautiful garden, where the roses are being painted red and the Queen of Hearts wants everybody's head cut off.
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- Narrator 爱丽丝走进树上的门，又回到了那个长长的大厅。
Àilìsī zǒu jìn shù shang de mén, yòu huí dào le nàge chángcháng de dàtīng.
Alice stepped through the door in the tree and found herself back in the long, long hall.
- Alice 这一次我可不会再错了：先拿钥匙，开小门，再咬一小口蘑菇……好了！我终于进来了！
Zhè yí cì wǒ kě bú huì zài cuò le: xiān ná yàoshi, kāi xiǎo mén, zài yǎo yì xiǎo kǒu mógu… Hǎo le! Wǒ zhōngyú jìnlái le!
This time I won't get it wrong: first the key, then open the little door, then a tiny nibble of mushroom… There! I'm in at last!
- Narrator 花园里有一棵玫瑰树，开着白花。三个园丁正在把白花一朵一朵地画成红色。
Huāyuán lǐ yǒu yì kē méiguī shù, kāizhe bái huā. Sān gè yuándīng zhèngzài bǎ bái huā yì duǒ yì duǒ de huà chéng hóngsè.
In the garden stood a rose tree covered in white roses. Three gardeners were busy painting the white roses red, one by one.
- Alice 请问，你们为什么要把白花画成红色？
Qǐngwèn, nǐmen wèishénme yào bǎ bái huā huà chéng hóngsè?
Excuse me, why are you painting the white roses red?
- Gardener 小姐，这里本来应该种一棵红花树，我们种错了。
Xiǎojie, zhèlǐ běnlái yīnggāi zhòng yì kē hóng huā shù, wǒmen zhòng cuò le.
Well, miss, this was supposed to be a red rose tree, and we planted the wrong one.
- Gardener 要是王后知道了，就会砍掉我们的头！……不好，王后来了！
Yàoshi wánghòu zhīdào le, jiù huì kǎndiào wǒmen de tóu!… Bù hǎo, wánghòu lái le!
If the Queen finds out, she'll have our heads cut off!… Oh no, here comes the Queen!
- Narrator 士兵们、客人们、白兔都走了过来。最后，红心国王和红心王后也来了。
Shìbīngmen, kèrénmen, Bái Tù dōu zǒu le guòlái. Zuìhòu, Hóngxīn Guówáng hé Hóngxīn Wánghòu yě lái le.
Soldiers, guests and the White Rabbit came marching past. Last of all came the King and Queen of Hearts.
- White Rabbit 哎呀，哎呀！小姑娘，小声点儿，王后今天的脾气特别坏！
Āiyā, āiyā! Xiǎo gūniang, xiǎoshēng diǎnr, wánghòu jīntiān de píqi tèbié huài!
Oh dear, oh dear! Keep your voice down, little girl. The Queen's in a terrible temper today!
- Queen of Hearts 这个女孩子是谁？
Zhège nǚháizi shì shéi?
Who is this girl?
- Alice 我叫爱丽丝，王后陛下。……他们只是一副纸牌，我才不怕呢！
Wǒ jiào Àilìsī, wánghòu bìxià.… Tāmen zhǐ shì yí fù zhǐpái, wǒ cái bú pà ne!
My name is Alice, Your Majesty… They're only a pack of cards. I'm not afraid of them!
- Queen of Hearts 那这几个躺在地上的，又是谁？
Nà zhè jǐ gè tǎng zài dì shang de, yòu shì shéi?
And who are these, lying on the ground?
- Alice 我怎么知道？这又不是我的事。
Wǒ zěnme zhīdào? Zhè yòu bú shì wǒ de shì.
How should I know? It's none of my business.
- Queen of Hearts 砍掉她的头！砍掉她的头！
Kǎndiào tā de tóu! Kǎndiào tā de tóu!
Off with her head! Off with her head!
- Alice 胡说！
Húshuō!
Nonsense!
- King of Hearts 亲爱的，别生气，她只是一个孩子……
Qīn'ài de, bié shēngqì, tā zhǐ shì yí gè háizi…
My dear, don't be angry. She's only a child…
- Queen of Hearts 好吧。你！会打槌球吗？
Hǎo ba. Nǐ! Huì dǎ chuíqiú ma?
Very well. You! Can you play croquet?
- Alice 会！我在家常常打。
Huì! Wǒ zài jiā chángcháng dǎ.
Yes! I often play at home.
- Narrator 这是爱丽丝见过的最奇怪的槌球比赛。球是活的刺猬，球棒是活的火烈鸟。
Zhè shì Àilìsī jiàn guo de zuì qíguài de chuíqiú bǐsài. Qiú shì huó de cìwei, qiúbàng shì huó de huǒlièniǎo.
It was the strangest croquet game Alice had ever seen. The balls were live hedgehogs, and the mallets were live flamingos.
- Alice 火烈鸟，把脖子伸直！……哎呀，你别回头看我呀！
Huǒlièniǎo, bǎ bózi shēn zhí!… Āiyā, nǐ bié huítóu kàn wǒ ya!
Flamingo, straighten your neck!… Oh no, don't twist round and look at me!
- Alice 刺猬，你别跑！士兵们，你们是球门，也别走开呀！
Cìwei, nǐ bié pǎo! Shìbīngmen, nǐmen shì qiúmén, yě bié zǒukāi ya!
Hedgehog, don't run off! Soldiers, you're the hoops, so don't you wander away too!
- Queen of Hearts 砍掉他的头！砍掉她的头！砍掉他们的头！
Kǎndiào tā de tóu! Kǎndiào tā de tóu! Kǎndiào tāmen de tóu!
Off with his head! Off with her head! Off with their heads!
- Alice 王后一分钟就要砍一个人的头。真奇怪，这里怎么还有人活着？
Wánghòu yì fēnzhōng jiù yào kǎn yí gè rén de tóu. Zhēn qíguài, zhèlǐ zěnme hái yǒu rén huózhe?
The Queen orders somebody's head cut off every minute. It's a wonder there's anyone left here at all!
- Cheshire Cat 爱丽丝，打得怎么样？
Àilìsī, dǎ de zěnmeyàng?
Alice, how's the game going?
- Alice 柴郡猫！这比赛一点儿也不公平！大家都在吵，也没有规定……
Cháijùn Māo! Zhè bǐsài yìdiǎnr yě bù gōngpíng! Dàjiā dōu zài chǎo, yě méiyǒu guīdìng…
Cheshire Cat! This game isn't fair at all! Everyone's quarreling, and there aren't any rules…
- Cheshire Cat 你喜欢王后吗？
Nǐ xǐhuan wánghòu ma?
How do you like the Queen?
- Alice 一点儿也不喜欢，她太……太会打球了，谁也赢不了她！
Yìdiǎnr yě bù xǐhuan, tā tài… tài huì dǎ qiú le, shéi yě yíng bu liǎo tā!
Not one bit, she's so… so good at croquet that nobody can ever beat her!
- Narrator 原来王后就站在爱丽丝后面。她听了，笑了笑，走开了。
Yuánlái wánghòu jiù zhàn zài Àilìsī hòumiàn. Tā tīng le, xiào le xiào, zǒukāi le.
The Queen had been standing right behind Alice. She heard that, smiled, and walked away.
- King of Hearts 这个头是什么东西？我不喜欢它的样子。不过，它想亲我的手，也可以。
Zhège tóu shì shénme dōngxi? Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā de yàngzi. Búguò, tā xiǎng qīn wǒ de shǒu, yě kěyǐ.
What is that head? I don't like the look of it. Still, it may kiss my hand if it wants to.
- Cheshire Cat 我不想。
Wǒ bù xiǎng.
I'd rather not.
- King of Hearts 亲爱的！快把这只猫弄走！
Qīn'ài de! Kuài bǎ zhè zhī māo nòng zǒu!
My dear! Please get rid of this cat!
- Queen of Hearts 砍掉它的头！
Kǎndiào tā de tóu!
Off with its head!
- Alice 可是它只有一个头，没有身子，怎么砍呢？
Kěshì tā zhǐ yǒu yí gè tóu, méiyǒu shēnzi, zěnme kǎn ne?
But it's only a head, with no body. How can you cut it off?
- Narrator 大家吵来吵去的时候，猫头慢慢地消失了。
Dàjiā chǎo lái chǎo qù de shíhou, māo tóu mànmàn de xiāoshī le.
While everyone argued back and forth, the Cat's head slowly faded away.
- White Rabbit 开庭了！开庭了！有人偷了王后的馅饼！
Kāitíng le! Kāitíng le! Yǒu rén tōu le wánghòu de xiànbǐng!
The trial's beginning! The trial's beginning! Someone has stolen the Queen's tarts!
What changed in the story?
- Why are the gardeners painting the white roses red?
“这里本来应该种一棵红花树，我们种错了……要是王后知道了，就会砍掉我们的头！”
- Why isn't Alice afraid of the Queen and her court?
“他们只是一副纸牌，我才不怕呢！”
- What are the croquet balls and mallets?
“球是活的刺猬，球棒是活的火烈鸟。”
- Why does the Queen smile and walk away?
“太会打球了，谁也赢不了她！……她听了，笑了笑，走开了。”
- What problem does Alice see with cutting off the Cat's head?
“它只有一个头，没有身子，怎么砍呢？”