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White Queen: The blood of the Jabberwocky. You have our everlasting¹ gratitude². And for your efforts on our behalf ...

Alice: Will this take me home?

White Queen: If that is what you choose.

Hatter: You could stay.

Alice: What an idea? A crazy mad wonderful idea! But I can't. They are questions I have to answer. Things I have to do. I'll be back again, before you know it.

Hatter: You won't remember me.

Alice: Off course I will. How could I forget? Hatter,why is a raven³ like a writing desk?

Hatter: I haven't the slightest idea. Fairfarren Alice.

Hamish: She left me standing⁴ there without an answer.

Girls: A case of nerves, no doubt.

Hamish: Alice.

Hamish's father: God, lord! Are you alright?

Alice's mother: What happened to you?

Alice: I fell down a hole and hit my head. I'm sorry, Hamish, I can't marry you. You're not the right man for me. You'll always have problems with your digestion⁵. I love you, Margaret, but this is my life. I'll decide what to do with it. You're lucky to my sister for your wife, Lowell. I know you'll be good to her. I'll be watching very closely. There is no prince, Aunt Imogen. You need to talk to somebody about these delusions⁶. I happen to like rabbits, especially white ones. Do not worry, Mother. I'll find something useful to do with my life. You two remind me of some funny boys I met in a dream.

Hamish's father: You've left me out.

Alice: No, I haven't, sir. You and I have business to discuss.

Hamish's father: Shall we speak... in the study?

Alice: Oh, and one more thing. My father told me he wanted to expand his trade routes to Sumatra and Borneo. But I don't not think he was looking far enough. Why not go all the way to China? It's vast, the culture's rich and we have a foothold in Hong Kong. To be the first to trade with China, Can you imagine it?

Hamish's father: You know, if somebody had said that to me, I'd have said you've lost your senses. But I've seen that look before. As you're not going to be my daughter in law, perhaps you'd consider becoming an apprentice⁷ with the company.

Alice: Hello, Absolem.

妙语佳句 活学活用

1. slightest idea：丝毫的想法。疯帽匠说：I haven't the slightest idea，意思是“我也没有答案，我也不知道。”

2. a case of nerves: 神经紧张。姐妹俩的意思是“爱丽丝神经紧张，绝对是”。

3. leave someone out: 把某人遗漏了。

Leave out表示“省去、遗漏”，例如：We can leave out the second sentence.（我们可以省去第二句话。）

但有时某人是故意被遗漏的，那就是leave somebody out in the cold（冷落，排斥）。

4. study：书房。

5. Sumatra and Borneo: 苏门答腊岛（印尼西部）和婆罗洲（也译作加里曼丹岛Kalimantan Island，是世界第三大岛，也是世界上独一无二的分属于三个国家的岛屿。这三个国家分别为印度尼西亚、马来西亚和文莱。）

6. foothold：立足处，这里指贸易据点。

在某处扎根，站稳了脚跟就可以说gain (a firm) foothold。

例如：The idea has gained foothold.（这种思想已经扎了根。）

7. lose one's senses: 失去理智，糊涂了。也说成是lose one's reason。而senses of lose则是说“失落”。

8. apprentice：学徒。

成为某人的学徒可以用be apprenticed⁸ to someone来表达。例如：The boy was apprenticed to a carpenter.（这个男孩被送去学木匠。）