文档介绍:ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Lewis Carroll
CHAPTER I
Down the Rabbit-Hole
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister
on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had
peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no
pictures or conversationsin it, `and what is the useof a book,'
thought Alice `without pictures or conversation?'
So she wasconsidering in her own mind (as well as she could,
for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether
the pleasureof making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble
of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White
Rabbit with pink eyesran closeby her.
Therewas nothing so VERYremarkable in that; nor did Alice
think it so VERYmuch out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to
itself, `Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' (when she thought
it over afterwards, it occurred to her that sheought to have
wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural);
but when the Rabbit actually TOOK A WATCH OUT OF ITS WAISTCOAT-
POCKET,and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to
her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never
before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to
take out of it, and burning with curiosity,sheran across the
field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop
down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.
In another moment down went Alice after it, never once
considering how in the world shewas to get out again.
Therabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way,
and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a
moment to think about stopping herself before shefound herself
falling down a very deep well.
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly,for she
had plenty of time as shewent down to look about her and to
wonder what was going to happen next. First, shetried to look
down and make out what ing to, but it was too dark t