Alice in Wonderland. Книга для чтения на английском языке

“Only a thimble |наперсток|,” said Alice sadly.

“Hand it over here,” |Передай сюда| said the Dodo.

Then they all crowded round her once more, while the Dodo solemnly |торжественно| presented the thimble, saying “We beg your acceptance |Мы просим принять| of this elegant thimble;” and, when it had finished this short speech, they all cheered.

Alice thought the whole thing very absurd, but they all looked so grave that she did not dare to laugh; and, as she could not think of anything to say, she simply bowed |поклонилась|, and took the thimble, looking as solemn as she could.

The next thing was to eat the comfits: this caused some noise and confusion, as the large birds complained that they could not taste theirs, and the small ones choked |поперхнулись| and had to be patted |надо было похлопать| on the back. However, it was over at last, and they sat down again in a ring, and begged the Mouse to tell them something more.

“You promised to tell me your history, you know,” said Alice, “and why it is you hate – C and D |Алиса имеет в видукошекисобак|,” she added in a whisper, half afraid that it would be offended again.

“Mine is a long and a sad tale |история|!” said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing.

“It is a long tail |хвост. Игра слов a tale и a tail|, certainly,” said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse’s tail; “but why do you call it sad?” And she kept on puzzling |долго удивлялась| about it while the Mouse was speaking, so that her idea of the tale was something like this:

“Fury |здесь – пушистый| said to a

mouse, That he

met in the

house,

‘Let us

both go to

law |поступим по закону|: I will

prosecute |засужу|

you.– Come,

I’ll take no

Denial |Я не приму «нет» за ответ|; We

must have a

trial: For

really this

morning I’ve

nothing

to do.’

Said the

mouse to the

cur |дворняжке|, ‘Such

a trial,

dear sir,

With

no jury |присяжных|

or judge,

would be

wasting

our

breath.’

‘I’ll be

judge, I’ll

be jury,’

Said

cunning |хитрый|

old Fury:

‘I’ll

try the

whole

cause |Я проведу все делосам|,

and

condemn |приговорю|

you