LESSON 1
CHAPTER I
Down the Rabbit-HoleAlice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her
sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or
twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading,but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is
the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures orconversation?”
So she was considering in her own mind (as well as
she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy
and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain

would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking thedaisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran
close by her.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor
did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear
the Rabbit say to itself, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall belate!” (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurredto her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at thetime it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit
actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, andlooked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet,for it flashed across her mind that she had never before
seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch
to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran
across the field after it, and fortunately was just in timeto see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.

WORDS
get tired of～に飽きる・うんざりする(sitting) by～のそばにbank

土手peep into～をのぞき見る

what is theuse of～なんて何の役に立つというのか、～するなんて時
間の無駄だ

as well as she
could

精一杯に（考える）

for (the hot day)というのも、なぜかというとstupid頭がぼんやりとした ; 「馬鹿な、無分別な」という意
味が一般的whether

considering から続く ; ～かどうか（考えていた）daisy-chain

daisy chain ヒナギクの花輪

worth～に値する、～の価値がある

trouble面倒、手間、迷惑

pick（花、果実を）摘む、つみ取る

remarkable

注目すべき、目立った、非凡な、驚くべきin that

そのこと（ピンクの目をした白ウサギがすぐそばを走っていったこと）にはout of the way

異常な、不可解なOh dear

ああ（どうしよう）、あらまあ

think...over～についてよく考える、熟考する

occur

ふと気付く、思いつく ; it occurred to her that...
that 以下のことに気付いた

ought to have
過去分詞

～すべきだった

wonder at～を不思議に思う

waistcoat（特に英国で）チョッキ、ベスト(hurried) on

動作が続くことを表す ; ここでは、時計を見てから、また走り出したこと

start（驚いたりして）急に体を動かす

to one's feet

（前に動詞を伴って）立ち上がる ; started to herfeet 急に立ち（起き）上がった

flash across
one's mind

（考えなどが）ぱっとひらめく、心に浮かぶ、気付く ;it は that 以下を受ける

curiosity

好奇心burning withdesire, rage, curiosity などが後にきて、（燃えるような）強い感情を表す ; burning with curiosity 強い
好奇心にかられて～の後について、後を追ってafterpop（急いで、急に、不意に）どこかへ行く・来る ; ここでは突如穴へ入っていったことを意味する

hedge

生け垣、垣根I

TRUE OR FALSE

According to the text you have read, are the following statements true, orfalse?
1. Alice got tired of reading a book with her sister.
2. Alice thought that a book was useless without pictures and conversationsin it.
3. You can infer that Alice is younger than her sister.
4. Alice felt sleepy and stupid because she could not read her sister’s book.
5. Alice had decided to pick some daisies before the White Rabbit
appeared.
6. Alice at first did not think it very strange to hear the Rabbit say
something in English.
7. The White Rabbit did not stop at all to look at its watch.
8. To satisfy her curiosity, Alice ran after the Rabbit.
9. The rabbit hole that the White Rabbit popped down was on the bank of ariver.

II CHOOSE APPROPRIATE WORDS
1.

The police found tire tracks on the (close2.

chain

The little girl went and sat (closedown) of the river.
glassbank) her father.
byof3.

Full of (), the child looked at me.

curiosity4.

mind

It didn't (occurI never get tired (with6.

He was (8.

Don't (peeping

inof

picking

wondering) any flowers from the garden.

pickflashIt was a () achievement.

It's no (remarkablecuriositypoppeep

remarkableworth) at all. It's my pleasure to help you.
worthtrouble

10. Grand Canyon National Park is certainly (worthpop) through her bedroom window.

wonder9.

wonder) listening to the Beatles.
byoccurring
7.

trouble) to her that her husband had had an affair.

think
5.

eyes

troubleIII SAY IT IN ENGLISH
1. tired of① お前にはもううんざりだ。

curiositystupid) a visit.
pick② 新しい彼氏のことを聞かされるのにはもううんざりしてきた。

2. peep
あの男が鍵穴からのぞいていた。

3. what's the use of① 緊急の時に使えないのなら、君の携帯はいったい何の役に立つんだ。
② そのことを心配してもしかたがない。

4. worth① その映画は確かに見る価値がある。
② その花瓶は約１００万円の値打ちがある。

5. trouble① いろいろご迷惑をおかけしましてすみません。
② 自分でビールをつくるのも結構だが、その手間に見合うものではない。

6. pick① 子供達はイチゴ摘みを楽しんだ。
② このリンゴ（複数）はもぎたてだ。

7. remarkable① ヘレン・ケラーは素晴らしい女性だった。
② 事故で誰もけがをしなかったのは驚くべきことだ。

8. occur① 彼女が自分のことを嫌っていたとは彼には思いもよらなかった。
② 保険の契約（条項）をチェックしようとは思わなかったの？

9. curiosity① ちょっと好奇心から聞くんだけど、あのがらくたにいくら払ったの？
② 我々は好奇心を満たすためその殺人現場へ行った。

10. after
後を追いかけて、彼女に謝ったほうがいい。