⑧．不思議の国のアリス










■１． Down the Rabbi-Hole
（続き）


Down, down, down.
Would the fall never come to an end ?

" I wonder how many miles I'vee fallen by
this time ? "she said aloud.


" I must be getting somewhere near the center
of the earth.
Let me see : that would be four thousand miles
down, I think-"

( for, you see, Alice had learnt several things of
this sort in her lessons in the school room,
and though this was not a very good opportunity
for showing off her knowledge,
still it was good practice to say it over )"
-yes, that's about the right distance-but
then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I've got to ?"


(Alice had not the slightest idea what Latitude was,
or Longitude either, but she thougt they were nice
grand words to say.)


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■英単語・英熟語


aloud：口に出して


a very good opportunity
for showing off her knowledge:知識をひけらかす良い機会