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“啊，这可没法，”猫说，“我们这儿全都是疯的，我是疯的，你也是疯的。”

“你怎么知道我是疯的？”爱丽丝问。

`But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.

`Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: `we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.'

`How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice.

`You must be,' said the Cat, `or you wouldn't have come here.'

Alice didn't think that proved it at all; however, she went on `And how do you know that you're mad?'

`To begin with,' said the Cat, `a dog's not mad. You grant that?'

`I suppose so,' said Alice.

`Well, then,' the Cat went on, `you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad.'

`I call it purring, not growling,' said Alice.

`Call it what you like,' said the Cat. `Do you play croquet with the Queen to-day?'

`I should like it very much,' said Alice, `but I haven't been invited yet.'

`You'll see me there,' said the Cat, and vanished.

参考译文

“我可不想到疯子中间去。”爱丽丝回答。

“啊，这可没法，”猫说，“我们这儿全都是疯的，我是疯的，你也是疯的。”

“你怎么知道我是疯的？”爱丽丝问。

“一定的，”猫说，“不然你就不会到这里来了。”

爱丽丝想这根本不能说明问题，不过她还是继续问：“你又怎么知道你是疯子呢？”

“咱们先打这里说起，”猫说，“狗是不疯的，你同意吗？”

“也许是吧！爱丽丝说。

“好，那么，”猫接着说，“你知道，狗生气时就叫，高兴时就摇尾巴，可是我，却是高兴时就叫，生气时就摇尾巴。所以，我是疯子。”

“我把这说成是打呼噜，不是叫。”爱丽丝说。

“你怎么说都行，”猫说，“你今天同王后玩槌球吗？”

“我很喜欢玩槌球，”爱丽丝说，“可是到现在还没有邀请我嘛！”

“你，会在那儿看到我！”猫说着突然消失了。