“Take a minute to think about it, and then guess,” said the Red Queen.
take a minute
(ちょっと考える)
[動]
think for a short period of time
「ちょっと考えてから推測してごらん」と赤の女王は言った。
“Meanwhile, we’ll drink your health—Queen Alice’s health!” she screamed at the top of her voice, and all the guests began drinking it directly, and very queerly they managed it: some of them put their glasses upon their heads like extinguishers, and drank all that trickled down their faces—others upset the decanters, and drank the wine as it ran off the edges of the table—and three of them (who looked like kangaroos) scrambled into the dish of roast mutton, and began eagerly lapping up the gravy, “just like pigs in a trough!” thought Alice.
manage
(飲む)
[動]
be in charge of or responsible for
extinguisher
(消火器)
[名]
a device used to put out a fire
trickle
(伝う)
[動]
flow slowly and in small quantities
upset
(ひっくり返す)
[動]
turn or cause to turn upside down
decanter
(デカンタ)
[名]
a stoppered glass container into which wine or port is decanted
run off
(流れ落ちる)
[動]
flow or cause to flow away
kangaroo
(カンガルー)
[名]
a large Australian marsupial with a long tail and powerful hind legs that enable it to travel at high speeds by leaping
scramble
(飛び込む)
[動]
move or climb quickly and awkwardly
roast
(ロースト)
[動]
cook by dry heat in an oven
mutton
(マトン)
[名]
the flesh of a mature sheep
eagerly
(貪り)
[副]
in a keen and enthusiastic manner
lap up
(なめる)
[動]
drink or eat something with quick, short movements of the tongue
gravy
(肉汁)
[名]
a sauce made from the juices that come out of meat or vegetables during cooking
trough
(飼い葉桶)
[名]
a long, narrow container for holding food or water, especially for animals
「それまでは、あなたの健康を祝して飲みましょうーアリス女王の健康を!」彼女は声を限りに叫び、客たちは皆すぐに飲み始め、とても奇妙な飲み方だった。グラスを消火器のように頭に載せて、顔を伝って流れ落ちる酒を飲む者もいれば、デカンタопрокинутьをひっくり返して、テーブルの端から流れ落ちるワインを飲む者もいた。そして、そのうちの三人(カンガルーに似ていた)は、ローストマトンの皿に飛び込んで、肉汁を貪り始めた。「まるで飼い葉桶の中の豚みたい!」とアリスは思った。