Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 2
"—as far out to sea as you can—"
"—tan lejos en el mar como puedas—"
"Swim after them!" screamed the Gryphon.
"¡Nada tras ellos!" chilló el Grifo.
"Turn a somersault in the sea!" cried the Mock Turtle, capering wildly about.
"¡Da una voltereta en el mar!" gritó la Falsa Tortuga, brincando salvajemente.
"Change lobsters again!" yelled the Gryphon at the top of its voice.
"¡Cambien de langostas otra vez!" aulló el Grifo a todo pulmón.
"Back to land again, and that's all the first figure," said the Mock Turtle, suddenly dropping his voice; and the two creatures, who had been jumping about like mad things all this time, sat down again very sadly and quietly, and looked at Alice.
"De vuelta a tierra otra vez, y eso es toda la primera figura," dijo la Falsa Tortuga, bajando súbitamente la voz; y las dos criaturas, que habían estado saltando como locas todo este tiempo, se sentaron de nuevo muy triste y silenciosamente, y miraron a Alicia.
"It must be a very pretty dance," said Alice timidly.
"Debe ser un baile muy bonito," dijo Alicia tímidamente.
"Would you like to see a little of it?" said the Mock Turtle.
"¿Te gustaría ver un poco de él?" dijo la Falsa Tortuga.
"Very much indeed," said Alice.
"Muchísimo," dijo Alicia.
"Come, let's try the first figure!" said the Mock Turtle to the Gryphon.
"¡Vamos, intentemos la primera figura!" dijo la Falsa Tortuga al Grifo.
"We can do without lobsters, you know. Which shall sing?"
"Podemos arreglárnoslas sin langostas, ya sabes. ¿Quién cantará?"
"Oh, _you_ sing," said the Gryphon.
"Oh, canta _tú_," dijo el Grifo.
"I've forgotten the words."
"He olvidado la letra."
So they began solemnly dancing round and round Alice, every now and then treading on her toes when they passed too close, and waving their forepaws to mark the time, while the Mock Turtle sang this, very slowly and sadly:—
Así que comenzaron a bailar solemnemente alrededor de Alicia, pisándole los dedos de los pies de vez en cuando cuando pasaban demasiado cerca, y agitando sus patas delanteras para marcar el compás, mientras la Falsa Tortuga cantaba esto, muy lenta y tristemente:—
"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail.
"¿Quieres caminar un poco más rápido?" dijo una pescadilla a un caracol.
"There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
"Hay una marsopa justo detrás de nosotros, y me está pisando la cola.
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!
¡Mira con qué entusiasmo avanzan las langostas y las tortugas!
They are waiting on the shingle—will you come and join the dance?
Están esperando en la playa—¿vendrás a unirte al baile?
Vocabulary
- tan
- So, as, such (used for comparisons or intensity)
- lejos
- Far, distant, far away from a place
- en
- In, on, at (preposition indicating location or time)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- mar
- Sea, ocean, large body of salt water
- como
- As, like, how (used for comparisons or manner)
- puedas
- You can, you may (subjunctive form of poder)
- Nada
- Swim (command form); nothing (noun)
- tras
- After, behind, following something or someone
- ellos
- They, them (masculine or mixed gender plural pronoun)
- chilló
- Shrieked, screamed, yelled loudly (preterite of chillar)
- Grifo
- Griffin (mythical creature); faucet, tap
- Da
- Give, gives (command or present tense of dar)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
- voltereta
- Somersault, flip, acrobatic roll
- gritó
- Shouted, yelled, cried out (preterite of gritar)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article); her, it
- Falsa
- False, fake, not genuine or real
- Tortuga
- Turtle, tortoise, shelled reptile
- brincando
- Jumping, hopping, leaping (gerund of brincar)
- salvajemente
- Wildly, savagely, in a wild or fierce manner
- Cambien
- Change, switch (formal or plural command of cambiar)
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- langostas
- Lobsters; locusts (plural noun)
- otra
- Another, other (feminine singular adjective)
- vez
- Time, occasion, instance (noun, often in phrases)
- aulló
- Howled, wailed, cried out loudly (preterite of aullar)
- a
- To, at, for (preposition indicating direction or recipient)
- todo
- All, everything, whole, entire
- pulmón
- Lung, respiratory organ
- De
- Of, from, about (preposition, capitalized here)
- vuelta
- Return, turn, back (noun indicating coming back)
- tierra
- Earth, land, ground, soil
- y
- And (conjunction connecting words or phrases)
- eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- es
- Is, are (third person singular of ser/estar)
- toda
- All, whole, entire (feminine singular adjective)
- primera
- First (feminine singular ordinal adjective)
- figura
- Figure, shape, form, character
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite third person of decir)
- bajando
- Lowering, going down, descending (gerund of bajar)
- súbitamente
- Suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden
- voz
- Voice, sound produced by speaking or singing
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article); them
- dos
- Two (number, cardinal numeral)
- criaturas
- Creatures, beings, living things
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- habían
- Had (imperfect third person plural of haber, auxiliary)
- estado
- Been, state (past participle of estar; noun meaning)
- saltando
- Jumping, leaping, hopping (gerund of saltar)
- locas
- Crazy, mad, insane (feminine plural adjective)
- este
- This (masculine singular demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- tiempo
- Time, weather, period, duration
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- sentaron
- Sat down (preterite third person plural of sentarse)
- nuevo
- New, novel, fresh, recent
- muy
- Very, quite, highly (adverb intensifying adjectives)
- triste
- Sad, sorrowful, unhappy
- silenciosamente
- Silently, quietly, without making noise
- miraron
- Looked at, watched (preterite third person plural of mirar)
- Debe
- Must, should, ought to (third person of deber)
- ser
- To be (infinitive, expressing essence or identity)
- un
- A, an, one (masculine singular indefinite article)
- baile
- Dance, ball, dancing event
- bonito
- Pretty, nice, beautiful, lovely
- tímidamente
- Timidly, shyly, in a shy manner
- Te
- You, yourself (informal singular object/reflexive pronoun)
- gustaría
- Would like (conditional form of gustar)
- ver
- To see, to watch, to view
- poco
- Little, few, small amount
- él
- He, him (masculine singular subject pronoun with accent)
- Muchísimo
- Very much, a great deal, tremendously
- Vamos
- Let's go, we go (first person plural of ir)
- intentemos
- Let's try (first person plural subjunctive of intentar)
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- Podemos
- We can, we are able to (first person plural of poder)
- arreglárnoslas
- Manage it, get by, handle things ourselves
- sin
- Without, lacking, minus
- ya
- Already, now, yet, anymore
- sabes
- You know (informal second person singular of saber)
- Quién
- Who (interrogative pronoun, with accent mark)
- cantará
- Will sing (future third person singular of cantar)
- canta
- Sing, sings (command or present tense of cantar)
- tú
- You (informal singular subject pronoun with accent)
- He
- I have (first person singular of haber, auxiliary)
- olvidado
- Forgotten (past participle of olvidar)
- letra
- Letter (of alphabet); lyrics of song
- Así
- Thus, so, like this, in this way
- comenzaron
- Began, started (preterite third person plural of comenzar)
- bailar
- To dance, to perform a dance
- solemnemente
- Solemnly, seriously, in a solemn manner
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding, in the vicinity
- pisándole
- Stepping on it/him/her (gerund with object pronoun)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article); them
- dedos
- Fingers, toes, digits
- pies
- Feet (plural of pie)
- cuando
- When, whenever (conjunction indicating time)
- pasaban
- They passed, were passing (imperfect of pasar)
- demasiado
- Too much, excessively, overly
- cerca
- Near, close, nearby
- agitando
- Waving, shaking, agitating (gerund of agitar)
- sus
- His, her, their, your (plural possessive adjective)
- patas
- Paws, legs (of animals), feet
- delanteras
- Front, fore (feminine plural adjective)
- para
- For, to, in order to (preposition of purpose)
- marcar
- To mark, to indicate, to score
- compás
- Beat, rhythm, time signature in music
- mientras
- While, whereas, during the time that
- cantaba
- Sang, was singing (imperfect of cantar)
- esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- lenta
- Slow, slowly (feminine adjective or adverb)
- tristemente
- Sadly, sorrowfully, in a sad manner
- Quieres
- You want, do you want (informal second person singular of querer)
- caminar
- To walk, to go on foot
- más
- More, most, plus (comparative adverb/adjective)
- rápido
- Fast, quick, rapid, speedy
- pescadilla
- Whiting (small fish); young hake
- caracol
- Snail, spiral, spiraling shape
- Hay
- There is, there are (impersonal form of haber)
- marsopa
- Porpoise, small marine mammal
- justo
- Just, right, exactly, fair
- detrás
- Behind, in back of, at the rear
- nosotros
- We, us (masculine or mixed plural pronoun)
- me
- Me, myself (first person object/reflexive pronoun)
- está
- Is, are (third person singular of estar)
- pisando
- Stepping on, treading (gerund of pisar)
- cola
- Tail; queue, line of people waiting
- Mira
- Look, watch (command form of mirar)
- con
- With, in company of, by means of
- qué
- What, how (interrogative or exclamative with accent)
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm, eagerness, excited interest
- avanzan
- They advance, move forward (present of avanzar)
- tortugas
- Turtles, tortoises (plural noun)
- Están
- They are, you are (plural present of estar)
- esperando
- Waiting, hoping, expecting (gerund of esperar)
- playa
- Beach, shore, seashore
- vendrás
- You will come (future second person singular of venir)
- unirte
- To join yourself, to join (infinitive with reflexive pronoun)
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