和“疯帽子”一样,“柴郡猫”(Cheshire Cat)的形象也已深入人心。Cheshire Cat grin的含义也和书中角色有关。所以,每当有人用Cheshire Cat grin来形容一个人的笑容时,我们可以想象一张戏谑而略显阴森的巨大笑脸。
4. OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!
砍掉他们的头!
“红心王后”性格跋扈残暴,统治残暴,成天叫嚷着“砍掉他们的脑袋”(Off with their heads!)。
Sure, Shakespeare scribbled it first—but Carroll’s Queen of Hearts certainly popularized the imperative.
虽然这句台词出自莎士比亚,但卡罗尔笔下的“红心王后”确实让它流行起来了。
现在,人们经常用这句话开玩笑,表示想要除掉那些有问题的人。
5. TWEEDLEDEE AND TWEEDLEDUM
半斤八两
From the 1871 sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, this one’s particularly useful for playground battles, presidential campaigns, and Halloween.
自从1871年《爱丽丝梦游仙境》的续集《爱丽丝镜中奇遇记》出版后,Tweedledee和 Tweedledum就经常用来形容操场斗殴、总统大选以及万圣节。
Tweedle-Dee和Tweedle-Dum实际上是《爱丽丝镜中奇遇记》中的一对双胞胎。
6. JABBERWOCKY
胡说八道
Prior to its 1871 print debut, jabberwocky was a nonsense word that served as the nonsense title of a nonsense poem in Through the Looking-Glass. Now, it’s a real entry in the real dictionary that really means “meaningless speech.”
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