Алиса в стране чудес / Alice in Wonderland

“Reeling and Writhing[78 - Reeling and Writhing – Верчение и Корчение (названия предметов построены на ассоциации с Reading and Writing – чтение и письмо)]. Different branches of Arithmetic,” the Mock Turtle replied; “Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision[79 - Названия четырёх арифметических действий построены на ассоциациях: Ambition (~Addition, сложение), Distraction (~Substraction, вычитание), Uglification (~Multiplication, умножение), Derision (~Division, деление).

“I never heard of �Uglification,’” Alice said. “What is it?”

The Gryphon was surprised.

“What! Never heard of that!” it exclaimed. “You know what �to beautify’ is, I suppose?”

“Yes,” said Alice doubtfully: “it means �to make something prettier.’”

“Well, then,” the Gryphon went on, “if you don’t know what to uglify[80 - to uglify – «безобразить», антоним, образованный по аналогии с to beautify – «украшать»] is, you are just foolish.

Alice turned to the Mock Turtle, and said “What else did you learn?”

“Well, there was Mystery,” the Mock Turtle replied, “Mystery,[81 - Mystery, Seaography – названия предметов построены на ассоциациях с History («история») и Geography («география»)] ancient and modern, with Seaography: then Drawling, Stretching[82 - Drawling, Stretching, and Fainting in Coils – названия предметов построены на ассоциациях с Drawing («рисование»), Sketching («рисунок»), Painting in Oils («живопись маслом»)], and Fainting in Coils.

“What was that like?” said Alice.

“Well, I can’t show it you myself,” the Mock Turtle said: “I’m too old for that.

“I had no time,” said the Gryphon: “I went to the Classics master, though. He was an old crab

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