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‘当我年轻的时候，’ 老哲人摇晃着灰白的卷发说道，‘我总是让关节保持柔软灵巧，我用的是这种一先令一盒的油膏，你想要两盒吗，请允许我向你推销，’

`In my youth,' said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, `I kept all my limbs very supple By the use of this ointment--one shilling the box-- Allow me to sell you a couple?'

`You are old,' said the youth, `and your jaws are too weak For anything tougher than suet; Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak-- Pray how did you manage to do it?'

`In my youth,' said his father, `I took to the law, And argued each case with my wife; And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw, Has lasted the rest of my life.'

`You are old,' said the youth, `one would hardly suppose That your eye was as steady as ever; Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose-- What made you so awfully clever?'

`I have answered three questions, and that is enough,' Said his father; `don't give yourself airs! Do you think I can listen all day to such stuff? Be off, or I'll kick you down stairs!'

`That is not said right,' said the Caterpillar.

`Not QUITE right, I'm afraid,' said Alice, timidly; `some of the words have got altered.'

参考译文

‘当我年轻的时候，’ 威廉爸爸回答儿子， ‘我怕这样会损坏脑子；现在我脑袋已经空啦， 所以就这样玩个不止，’

‘你已经老啦，’年轻人说：‘像我刚才说的一样，你已经变得非常肥胖；可是你一个前空翻翻进门来，这是怎么搞的？请你讲讲。’

‘当我年轻的时候，’ 老哲人摇晃着灰白的卷发说道，‘我总是让关节保持柔软灵巧，我用的是这种一先令一盒的油膏，你想要两盒吗，请允许我向你推销，’

‘你已经老啦，’年轻人说，‘你的下巴应该是衰弱得只能喝些稀汤，可是你把一只整鹅，连骨带嘴全都吃光，请问你怎能这样，’

‘当我年轻的时候，’爸爸说，研究的是法律条文。对于每个案子，都拿来同妻子辩论，因此我练得下巴肌肉发达，这使我受用终身。’

‘你已经老啦，’年轻人说，‘很难想象，你的眼睛会像从前，一样闪光。可是你居然能把一条鳗鱼，竖在鼻子尖上。 请问，你怎会这么棒，’

“够啦，’他的爸爸说， ‘我已经回答了三个问题。你不要太放肆啦，我不会整天听你胡言乱语。快滚吧，不然我就要，一脚把你踢下楼梯。’”

“背错了。”毛毛虫说。

“我也怕不十分对，”爱丽丝羞怯地说，“有些字已经变了。”