Alice stood looking after it. “I know my name now.” she said, “Alice … Alice … I won’t forget it again! And now, which way should I go?”
It was not very difficult, because there was only one road through the wood. She went on and on, but then she saw two finger-posts [25]which were pointing the same way. One was marked “To Tweedledum’s house and the other “To the house of Tweedledee. “I think,” said Alice at last, “that they live in the same house!” So she went on, till she saw two fat little men. It was so sudden! But in another moment she understood that they were Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
Exercises
1. Choose the right statement:
1. Alice didn’t like the Fawn.
2. Alice lost her ticket to the train.
3. Alice forgot her name in the wood.
4. Alice loved the insects very much.
2. Why was the Guard so angry with Alice?
1. She didn’t have a ticket.
2. She was very noisy.
3. She had a lot of luggage.
4. She forgot her name.
3. Did Alice like insects?
1. Yes, she liked them, especially big insects.
2. Yes, she liked them, because they could talk.
3. No, she didn’t like them, because she was afraid of them.
4. No, she didn’t like them, because they could talk.
4. Why couldn’t Alice and the Fawn remember their names?
1. They had no names at all.
2. They had a vey bad memory.
3. Somebody stole their names.
4. They were in the wood, where all the things had no names.
5. Find the right statement:
1. Alice was happy when the Fawn ran away, because it was very ugly.
2. The Fawn was afraid of Alice and ran away.
3. The Fawn wasn’t afraid of Alice and it helped Alice to remember her name.
4. Alice was sad when the Fawn ran away, because she didn’t know her name.
6. Was it easy to find a way out of the wood?
1. Yes, it was. There was only one road in the wood.
2. Yes, it was. There were a lot of finger-points in the wood.
3. No, it wasn’t. There were a lot of twisting roads in the wood.
4. No, it wasn’t. Nobody wanted to help Alice.
7. Insert the right prepositions:
in, at, next to, to, for
1. Alice was silent …… a minute or two.
2. It looked …… Alice with its large gentle eyes.
3. A Goat was sitting …… the gentleman …… white.
4. ‘I certainly won’t go back’, she thought to herself, and this was the only way …… the Eighth Square.
8. Complete the table:
Chapter 4
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
They were standing under a tree, each with an arm round the other’s neck. Alice knew which was which, because one of them had “dum” on his collar, and the other “dee”. “I think they’ve got “Tweedle” at the back of the collar,” she said to herself. She wanted to look if the word “Tweedle” was written at the back of each collar, when one, who had “dum”, said, “If you think we’re statues made of wax, you should pay!”
“And,” added the one, who had “dee”
Примечания
1
to be in a mess – быть в беспорядке
2
Oh, you wicked little thing! – Ах ты маленькая негодница!
3
to say for yourself – сказать в свое оправдание
4
Mind the volcano! – Берегись вулкана!
5
Стихотворный нонсенс. В переводе на русский язык Д. Г. Орловской:
БАРМАГЛОТ БАРМАГЛОТ
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I wish you could talk! – Жаль, что вы не умеете разговаривать!
7
when there is someone to talk to – когда есть с кем поговорить
8
nobody takes care of you – никто не заботиться о вас
9
bark – слово-омоним: лаять; кора (зд. игра слов)
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You should walk the other way. – Тебе следует идти в обратную сторону.
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Curtsey while you’re thinking what to say, it saves time – Делай реверанс, пока думаешь, что сказать – это экономит время.
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kept crying – продолжала кричать
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by train – поездом
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Tweedledum and Tweedledee – Труляля и Траляля (персонажи книги)
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Humpty Dumpty – Шалтай-Болтай (персонаж книги)
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ticket-office – касса
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Don’t make excuses! – Не оправдывайся!
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opera-glass – бинокль
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a shrill scream from the engine – пронзительный свисток паровоза
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gnat – комар
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What’s the use of having names – В чем же смысл имен
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miss – слово-омоним: Мисс (как обращение), пропускать (зд. игра слов)
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fawn – лань
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that won’t do – так дело не пойдет
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finger-posts – дорожные указатели