Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4
"I make you a present of everything I've said as yet."
"Te hago un regalo de todo lo que he dicho hasta ahora."
"A cheap sort of present!" thought Alice.
"¡Una clase de regalo barato!" pensó Alicia.
"I'm glad they don't give birthday presents like that!"
"¡Me alegro de que no den regalos de cumpleaños así!"
But she did not venture to say it out loud.
Pero no se atrevió a decirlo en voz alta.
"Thinking again?" the Duchess asked, with another dig of her sharp little chin.
"¿Pensando otra vez?" preguntó la Duquesa, con otro golpe de su afilada barbilla.
"I've a right to think," said Alice sharply, for she was beginning to feel a little worried.
"Tengo derecho a pensar," dijo Alicia bruscamente, pues estaba empezando a sentirse un poco preocupada.
"Just about as much right," said the Duchess, "as pigs have to fly; and the m—"
"Más o menos el mismo derecho," dijo la Duquesa, "que tienen los cerdos de volar; y la m—"
But here, to Alice's great surprise, the Duchess's voice died away, even in the middle of her favourite word 'moral,' and the arm that was linked into hers began to tremble.
Pero aquí, para gran sorpresa de Alicia, la voz de la Duquesa se apagó, incluso en medio de su palabra favorita 'moral', y el brazo que estaba enlazado al suyo comenzó a temblar.
Alice looked up, and there stood the Queen in front of them, with her arms folded, frowning like a thunderstorm.
Alicia levantó la vista, y allí estaba la Reina frente a ellas, con los brazos cruzados, frunciendo el ceño como una tormenta.
"A fine day, your Majesty!" the Duchess began in a low, weak voice.
"¡Un día hermoso, su Majestad!" comenzó la Duquesa con una voz baja y débil.
"Now, I give you fair warning," shouted the Queen, stamping on the ground as she spoke; "either you or your head must be off, and that in about half no time! Take your choice!"
"Ahora, te doy una advertencia justa," gritó la Reina, pisoteando el suelo mientras hablaba; "¡o tú o tu cabeza deben irse, y eso en un santiamén! ¡Tú eliges!"
The Duchess took her choice, and was gone in a moment.
La Duquesa tomó su decisión, y se fue en un momento.
"Let's go on with the game," the Queen said to Alice; and Alice was too much frightened to say a word, but slowly followed her back to the croquet-ground.
"Continuemos con el juego," le dijo la Reina a Alicia; y Alicia estaba demasiado asustada para decir una palabra, pero lentamente la siguió de regreso al campo de croquet.
Vocabulary
- Te
- You (informal object pronoun)
- hago
- I do, I make (first person present)
- un
- A, an (masculine indefinite article)
- regalo
- Gift, present
- de
- Of, from (preposition)
- todo
- All, everything
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- que
- That, which (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- he
- I have (auxiliary verb for present perfect)
- dicho
- Said, told (past participle of decir)
- hasta
- Until, up to (preposition)
- ahora
- Now, at present
- Una
- A, an (feminine indefinite article)
- clase
- Class, type, kind
- barato
- Cheap, inexpensive
- pensó
- Thought (third person preterite of pensar)
- Me
- Me, myself (first person object pronoun)
- alegro
- I'm glad, I rejoice (first person present)
- no
- No, not (negation adverb)
- den
- They give, you give (subjunctive of dar)
- regalos
- Gifts, presents (plural)
- cumpleaños
- Birthday
- así
- Like this, in this way
- Pero
- But, however (conjunction)
- se
- Himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- atrevió
- Dared (third person preterite of atreverse)
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- decirlo
- To say it, to tell it
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- voz
- Voice
- alta
- High, loud, tall (feminine adjective)
- Pensando
- Thinking (present participle of pensar)
- otra
- Other, another (feminine adjective)
- vez
- Time, occasion
- preguntó
- Asked (third person preterite of preguntar)
- la
- The (feminine definite article)
- con
- With (preposition)
- otro
- Other, another (masculine adjective)
- golpe
- Hit, blow, strike
- su
- His, her, your, their (possessive adjective)
- afilada
- Sharp, sharpened (feminine adjective)
- barbilla
- Chin
- Tengo
- I have (first person present of tener)
- derecho
- Right, entitlement; straight
- pensar
- To think (infinitive verb)
- dijo
- Said, told (third person preterite of decir)
- bruscamente
- Abruptly, brusquely, sharply
- pues
- Because, since, well (conjunction)
- estaba
- Was, were (imperfect of estar)
- empezando
- Beginning, starting (present participle of empezar)
- sentirse
- To feel (reflexive infinitive)
- poco
- Little, few, a bit
- preocupada
- Worried, concerned (feminine adjective)
- Más
- More, plus (adverb or conjunction)
- o
- Or (conjunction)
- menos
- Less, minus, fewer
- el
- The (masculine definite article)
- mismo
- Same, self (adjective or pronoun)
- tienen
- They have, you have (present of tener)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- cerdos
- Pigs, hogs
- volar
- To fly (infinitive verb)
- y
- And (conjunction)
- aquí
- Here (adverb of place)
- para
- For, to, in order to (preposition)
- gran
- Great, big, grand (shortened adjective)
- sorpresa
- Surprise
- apagó
- Turned off, extinguished (preterite of apagar)
- incluso
- Even, including
- medio
- Half, middle, medium
- palabra
- Word
- favorita
- Favorite (feminine adjective)
- moral
- Moral, ethical; morality
- brazo
- Arm
- enlazado
- Linked, connected, entwined
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- suyo
- His, hers, yours, theirs (possessive pronoun)
- comenzó
- Began, started (preterite of comenzar)
- temblar
- To tremble, to shake (infinitive verb)
- levantó
- Lifted, raised (preterite of levantar)
- vista
- View, sight; seen (past participle feminine)
- allí
- There (adverb of place)
- Reina
- Queen
- frente
- Front, forehead; opposite
- ellas
- They, them (feminine pronoun)
- brazos
- Arms (plural)
- cruzados
- Crossed (plural masculine past participle)
- frunciendo
- Frowning, knitting (present participle of fruncir)
- ceño
- Frown, scowl
- como
- Like, as, how (conjunction or adverb)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine)
- tormenta
- Storm, tempest
- Un
- A, an, one (masculine)
- día
- Day
- hermoso
- Beautiful, lovely (masculine adjective)
- baja
- Low, short; descends (feminine or verb)
- débil
- Weak, feeble
- Ahora
- Now, right now
- te
- You (informal object pronoun)
- doy
- I give (first person present of dar)
- advertencia
- Warning, caution
- justa
- Fair, just (feminine adjective)
- gritó
- Shouted, yelled (preterite of gritar)
- pisoteando
- Stomping, trampling (present participle of pisotear)
- suelo
- Ground, floor; I usually (noun or verb)
- mientras
- While, meanwhile (conjunction)
- hablaba
- Was speaking, spoke (imperfect of hablar)
- tú
- You (informal subject pronoun)
- tu
- Your (informal possessive adjective)
- cabeza
- Head
- deben
- Must, should, ought to (present of deber)
- irse
- To leave, to go away (reflexive infinitive)
- eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- santiamén
- Jiffy, instant, split second
- Tú
- You (informal subject pronoun)
- eliges
- You choose (present of elegir)
- La
- The, her, it (feminine)
- tomó
- Took, drank (preterite of tomar)
- decisión
- Decision
- fue
- Was, went (preterite of ser/ir)
- momento
- Moment, instant
- Continuemos
- Let's continue (first person plural subjunctive/imperative)
- juego
- Game, play; I play
- le
- To him, to her, to you (indirect object)
- demasiado
- Too much, too many, excessively
- asustada
- Frightened, scared (feminine adjective)
- decir
- To say, to tell (infinitive verb)
- pero
- But, however (conjunction)
- lentamente
- Slowly
- siguió
- Followed, continued (preterite of seguir)
- regreso
- Return, I return (noun or verb)
- campo
- Field, countryside
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