Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3
And the moral of that is—'Birds of a feather flock together.'
Y la moraleja de eso es: 'Dios los cría y ellos se juntan.'
"Only mustard isn't a bird," Alice remarked.
—Pero la mostaza no es un pájaro —observó Alicia.
"Right, as usual," said the Duchess: "what a clear way you have of putting things!"
—Tienes razón, como siempre —dijo la Duquesa—: ¡qué manera tan clara tienes de expresar las cosas!
"It's a mineral, I _think_," said Alice.
—Es un mineral, creo —dijo Alicia.
"Of course it is," said the Duchess, who seemed ready to agree to everything that Alice said; "there's a large mustard-mine near here.
—Por supuesto que lo es —dijo la Duquesa, que parecía dispuesta a estar de acuerdo con todo lo que Alicia dijera—; hay una gran mina de mostaza cerca de aquí.
And the moral of that is—'The more there is of mine, the less there is of yours.'
Y la moraleja de eso es: 'Cuanto más hay de lo mío, menos hay de lo tuyo.'
"Oh, I know!" exclaimed Alice, who had not attended to this last remark, "it's a vegetable.
—¡Oh, ya sé! —exclamó Alicia, que no había prestado atención a esta última observación—, es un vegetal.
It doesn't look like one, but it is."
No parece uno, pero lo es.
"I quite agree with you," said the Duchess; "and the moral of that is—'Be what you would seem to be'—or if you'd like it put more simply—'Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.'
—Estoy completamente de acuerdo contigo —dijo la Duquesa—; y la moraleja de eso es: 'Sé lo que parecerías ser', o si lo prefieres expresado más simplemente: 'Nunca te imagines no ser de otro modo que lo que pudiera parecer a otros que lo que fuiste o pudieras haber sido no fuera de otro modo que lo que habías sido les hubiera parecido ser de otro modo.'
"I think I should understand that better," Alice said very politely, "if I had it written down: but I can't quite follow it as you say it."
—Creo que lo entendería mejor —dijo Alicia muy cortésmente— si lo tuviera por escrito: pero no puedo seguirlo del todo tal como usted lo dice.
"That's nothing to what I could say if I chose," the Duchess replied, in a pleased tone.
—Eso no es nada comparado con lo que podría decir si quisiera —respondió la Duquesa en tono complacido.
"Pray don't trouble yourself to say it any longer than that," said Alice.
—Le ruego que no se moleste en decirlo más extensamente —dijo Alicia.
"Oh, don't talk about trouble!" said the Duchess.
—¡Oh, no hables de molestias! —dijo la Duquesa.
Vocabulary
- Y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- moraleja
- Moral; lesson or message from a story
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun for abstract concepts
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- Dios
- God; supreme being in monotheistic religions
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- cría
- Raises, breeds; third person singular present of criar
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- ellos
- They, them; third person masculine plural pronoun
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, themselves, each other
- juntan
- Get together, join; third person plural present
- Pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- mostaza
- Mustard; condiment or plant of genus Brassica
- no
- No, not; negation adverb
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- pájaro
- Bird; feathered flying animal
- observó
- Observed, remarked; third person singular preterite of observar
- Tienes
- You have; second person singular present of tener
- razón
- Reason, right; correctness or justification
- como
- Like, as; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- siempre
- Always; adverb indicating all times or occasions
- dijo
- Said; third person singular preterite of decir
- Duquesa
- Duchess; wife or widow of duke
- qué
- What, how; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- manera
- Way, manner; method or mode of doing
- tan
- So, such; adverb of degree or intensity
- clara
- Clear; feminine adjective meaning transparent or evident
- tienes
- You have; second person singular present of tener
- expresar
- To express; infinitive verb meaning communicate or convey
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- cosas
- Things; plural of cosa, objects or matters
- Es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- mineral
- Mineral; inorganic natural substance
- creo
- I believe, I think; first person singular present
- Por
- For, by; preposition indicating cause or means
- supuesto
- Of course; adverbial phrase meaning naturally or certainly
- que
- That, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- parecía
- Seemed, appeared; third person singular imperfect of parecer
- dispuesta
- Willing, disposed; feminine past participle of disponer
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or location
- estar
- To be; infinitive verb for temporary states
- acuerdo
- Agreement; noun meaning accord or understanding
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- todo
- Everything, all; adjective or pronoun meaning entirety
- dijera
- Said, might say; third person singular imperfect subjunctive
- hay
- There is, there are; impersonal form of haber
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- gran
- Great, large; apocopated form of grande
- mina
- Mine; excavation for extracting minerals
- cerca
- Near, close; adverb or preposition indicating proximity
- aquí
- Here; adverb of place indicating this location
- Cuanto
- How much; interrogative or relative pronoun of quantity
- más
- More; adverb or adjective indicating greater quantity
- mío
- Mine; possessive pronoun, masculine singular
- menos
- Less, fewer; adverb indicating smaller quantity
- tuyo
- Yours; possessive pronoun, masculine singular
- ya
- Already, now; adverb indicating completion or time
- sé
- I know; first person singular present of saber
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; third person singular preterite of exclamar
- había
- There was, had; third person imperfect of haber
- prestado
- Lent, paid; past participle of prestar
- atención
- Attention; focus or concentration on something
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- última
- Last, final; feminine singular superlative adjective
- observación
- Observation; act of noticing or remark made
- vegetal
- Vegetable, plant; noun or adjective relating to plants
- No
- No, not; negation adverb or negative answer
- parece
- Seems, appears; third person singular present of parecer
- uno
- One; number or indefinite pronoun
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- Estoy
- I am; first person singular present of estar
- completamente
- Completely; adverb meaning entirely or fully
- contigo
- With you; prepositional phrase combining con and ti
- Sé
- Be; imperative form of ser or first person saber
- parecerías
- You would seem; second person singular conditional of parecer
- ser
- To be; infinitive verb for permanent states
- o
- Or; conjunction indicating alternative or choice
- si
- If; conjunction introducing conditional clause
- prefieres
- You prefer; second person singular present of preferir
- expresado
- Expressed; past participle of expresar
- simplemente
- Simply; adverb meaning in a simple manner
- Nunca
- Never; adverb indicating not at any time
- te
- You, yourself; reflexive or object pronoun
- imagines
- Imagine; second person singular present subjunctive of imaginar
- otro
- Other, another; adjective or pronoun indicating different one
- modo
- Way, manner; method or mode of doing
- pudiera
- Could, might; third person singular imperfect subjunctive poder
- parecer
- To seem; infinitive verb meaning to appear
- otros
- Others; masculine plural adjective or pronoun
- fuiste
- You were; second person singular preterite of ser
- pudieras
- Could, might; second person singular imperfect subjunctive poder
- haber
- To have; auxiliary infinitive verb for perfect tenses
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- fuera
- Were, outside; imperfect subjunctive of ser or noun
- habías
- You had; second person singular imperfect of haber
- les
- Them, to them; indirect object pronoun plural
- hubiera
- Had, would have; imperfect subjunctive of haber
- parecido
- Seemed; past participle of parecer or noun similarity
- Creo
- I believe, I think; first person singular present
- entendería
- Would understand; first person singular conditional of entender
- mejor
- Better; comparative adjective or adverb
- muy
- Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- cortésmente
- Politely; adverb meaning in a courteous manner
- tuviera
- Had, would have; imperfect subjunctive of tener
- por
- For, by; preposition indicating cause or means
- escrito
- Written; past participle of escribir
- puedo
- I can; first person singular present of poder
- seguirlo
- Follow it; infinitive seguir with direct object pronoun
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- tal
- Such; adjective indicating similarity or type
- usted
- You; formal second person singular pronoun
- dice
- Says; third person singular present of decir
- Eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun for abstract concepts
- nada
- Nothing; pronoun or adverb meaning not anything
- comparado
- Compared; past participle of comparar
- podría
- Could, might; conditional form of poder
- decir
- To say; infinitive verb meaning to speak
- quisiera
- Would like; imperfect subjunctive of querer
- respondió
- Responded, answered; third person singular preterite of responder
- en
- In, on; preposition indicating location or time
- tono
- Tone; quality of sound or manner of speaking
- complacido
- Pleased; past participle of complacer
- Le
- Him, her, you; indirect object pronoun formal
- ruego
- I beg, I request; first person singular present
- moleste
- Bother, disturb; third person singular present subjunctive molestar
- decirlo
- Say it; infinitive decir with direct object pronoun
- extensamente
- Extensively; adverb meaning in a detailed manner
- hables
- Speak, talk; second person singular present subjunctive hablar
- molestias
- Troubles, inconveniences; plural noun meaning annoyances
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