儿童白驹过隙故事（词汇故事-掉进兔子洞）

儿童白驹过隙故事（词汇故事-掉进兔子洞）– like an answer to a problem – that we end up somewhere totally different. The Internet is an easy way to get lost down the rabbit hole.这可能会走到其他洞、隧道、小路，甚至其他兔子的家。在英语中，当我们太专注于寻找某样东西，却得到一个大相径庭的结果时，Rabbits like many other animals dig holes and complex underground passages like tunnels to build their homes. So when rabbits want to go home they must go down the rabbit hole.兔子和许多其他动物一样，会挖洞和还会挖复杂的地

And now welcome to Words and Their Stories a program that explores words and expressions in the English language. On this program we give examples and notes on usage.

现在，欢迎收听《词汇掌故》节目，这是一个探索英语词汇和表达的节目。在这个节目中，我们会给出有关用法的例子和注释。

And when available we sometimes explain where they come from. On today's program we are going to talk about rabbits.

如果可能的话，我们有时会解释它们的起源。在今天的节目中，我们要谈谈兔子。

Rabbits like many other animals dig holes and complex underground passages like tunnels to build their homes. So when rabbits want to go home they must go down the rabbit hole.

兔子和许多其他动物一样，会挖洞和还会挖复杂的地下通道，比如隧道，来建造它们的家园。所以，当兔子想回家时，它们必须钻进兔子洞里。

And that may lead to other holes tunnels and paths or even other rabbit homes. In English we use the expression down the rabbit hole when we get so caught up in the search for something

这可能会走到其他洞、隧道、小路，甚至其他兔子的家。在英语中，当我们太专注于寻找某样东西，却得到一个大相径庭的结果时，

– like an answer to a problem – that we end up somewhere totally different. The Internet is an easy way to get lost down the rabbit hole.

我们可以用down the rabbit hole这个表达。比如寻找一个问题的答案。互联网很容易让人迷失在兔子洞里。

For this Words and Their Stories my search for "down the rabbit hole" returned the video game "Down the Rabbit Hole". The animation was so beautiful!

在本期词汇掌故节目中，我在网上搜索"down the rabbit hole"，结果是电子游戏"down the rabbit hole"。动画太美了！

I had to find out more about who drew the images for the game. A few more clicks led me to a website about learning how to draw children's books.

我必须找出是谁为游戏绘制了图像。再点击几下，我就跳转到了一个学习如何画儿童书籍的网站。

Let's talk about children's books. Do you know there is a famous book festival in the Italian city of Bologna?

让我们谈谈儿童书籍。你知道意大利城市博洛尼亚有一个著名的图书节吗？

After an hour and many more clicks I found myself watching a YouTube video on how to make the meat sauce Bolognese.

经过一个小时的点击浏览，我发现自己在YouTube上看了一个关于如何制作肉酱面的视频。

In other words I had fallen down a rabbit hole and wasted an hour. But at least I got an idea for dinner!

换句话说，我掉进了一个兔子洞，浪费了一个小时。但是，至少，晚餐要吃什么，我有了想法！

Here are some notes on usage. We often describe what kind of rabbit hole we get lost in.

这里有一些关于使用的注意事项。我们经常描述我们迷失在什么样的兔子洞里。

For example if you get completely overtaken by your research on climate change you could say you "went down an environmental rabbit hole".

例如，如果你完全被你关于气候变化的研究压倒了，你可以说你"掉进了环境的兔子洞"。

There are many verbs that you can use along with "rabbit hole". You can get lost fall down or get stuck in a rabbit hole.

有很多动词可以和"兔子洞"一起使用。你可能会迷失、摔倒或被困在兔子洞里。

But where did this come from? Well the expression comes from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll in 1865.

但这句话从哪里来的呢？这个表达来自刘易斯·卡罗尔1865年写的《爱丽丝梦游仙境》。

Alice the girl in the story begins her adventure by falling and falling and falling down a very long rabbit hole. She falls slowly and sees things on the way down – strange things.

故事中的女孩爱丽丝，不慎掉到一个长长的兔子洞，从此开始了她的冒险之旅。她慢慢地下坠，一路上看到了一些奇怪的东西。

And when she arrives at the bottom things only get stranger. And that is another way we use this expression.

当她到达底部时，事情变得更奇怪了。这是我们使用这个表达的另一种方式。

It can describe a completely strange situation or an all-consuming situation. By all-consuming I mean a situation where you lose touch with reality.

它可以描述一种完全陌生的情况或一种全身心投入的情况。我说的"all-consuming"指的是你与现实脱节的情况。

You lose yourself a bit. For example once on a trip to Coney Island New York I got lost and ended up in a very strange place.

你有点迷失了自我。例如，在一次去纽约科尼岛的旅行中，我迷路了，最后到了一个非常奇怪的地方。

There was a play going on and everyone was dressed up. A band was playing strange music and the lights were all different colors.

那里正好有个游戏，每个人都盛装打扮。一个乐队正在演奏奇怪的音乐，五颜六色的灯光随着音乐忽明忽暗。

I had definitely fallen into a rabbit hole! But this time it was Anna's Adventures in Wonderland!

我肯定是掉进了一个兔子洞里！但这次是《安娜梦游仙境》！

And that's all the adventure we have for you today. Until next time… I'm Anna Matteo!

以上就是今天我们为你准备的所有冒险。我们下期再见……我是安娜·马特奥！