Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
¿Quieres, no quieres, quieres, no quieres, quieres unirte al baile?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?
¿Quieres, no quieres, quieres, no quieres, no quieres unirte al baile?
"You can really have no notion how delightful it will be When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea!"
"¡Realmente no puedes tener idea de lo delicioso que será cuando nos levanten y nos arrojen, con las langostas, al mar!"
But the snail replied "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance—
Pero el caracol respondió "¡Demasiado lejos, demasiado lejos!" y lanzó una mirada de reojo—
Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
Dijo que agradecía amablemente a la pescadilla, pero que no se uniría al baile.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance.
No quería, no podía, no quería, no podía, no quería unirse al baile.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, could not join the dance.
No quería, no podía, no quería, no podía, no podía unirse al baile.
"What matters it how far we go?" his scaly friend replied.
"¿Qué importa lo lejos que vayamos?" respondió su amigo escamoso.
"There is another shore, you know, upon the other side.
"Hay otra orilla, sabes, del otro lado.
The further off from England the nearer is to France—
Cuanto más lejos de Inglaterra, más cerca de Francia—
Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance.
Entonces no palidezcas, querido caracol, sino ven y únete al baile.
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
¿Quieres, no quieres, quieres, no quieres, quieres unirte al baile?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?"
¿Quieres, no quieres, quieres, no quieres, no quieres unirte al baile?"
"Thank you, it's a very interesting dance to watch," said Alice, feeling very glad that it was over at last: "and I do so like that curious song about the whiting!"
"Gracias, es un baile muy interesante de ver," dijo Alicia, sintiéndose muy contenta de que finalmente hubiera terminado: "¡y me gusta mucho esa curiosa canción sobre la pescadilla!"
"Oh, as to the whiting," said the Mock Turtle, "they—you've seen them, of course?"
"Oh, en cuanto a la pescadilla," dijo la Falsa Tortuga, "ellas—las has visto, por supuesto?"
"Yes," said Alice, "I've often seen them at dinn—" she checked herself hastily.
"Sí," dijo Alicia, "las he visto a menudo en la cen—" se contuvo apresuradamente.
Vocabulary
- Quieres
- You want (informal singular, present tense of querer)
- no
- No, not, negation word
- quieres
- You want (informal singular, present tense of querer)
- unirte
- To join yourself, reflexive infinitive with pronoun attached
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- baile
- Dance, ball, dancing event or activity
- Realmente
- Really, truly, actually, in reality
- puedes
- You can, you are able (informal singular poder)
- tener
- To have, to possess, infinitive verb
- idea
- Idea, notion, concept, thought
- de
- Of, from, about, preposition
- lo
- It, him, the, masculine direct object pronoun
- delicioso
- Delicious, delightful, very pleasant or tasty
- que
- That, which, who, relative pronoun or conjunction
- será
- It will be (future tense of ser)
- cuando
- When, at the time that, conjunction
- nos
- Us, to us, ourselves, first person plural pronoun
- levanten
- They lift, raise (subjunctive or formal command of levantar)
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- arrojen
- They throw, toss (subjunctive or command of arrojar)
- con
- With, in the company of, preposition
- las
- The, them (feminine plural definite article or pronoun)
- langostas
- Lobsters, locusts, plural noun
- mar
- Sea, ocean, large body of saltwater
- Pero
- But, however, conjunction showing contrast
- el
- The, masculine singular definite article
- caracol
- Snail, spiral-shelled mollusk
- respondió
- He/she/it responded, answered (preterite of responder)
- Demasiado
- Too much, excessively, overly
- lejos
- Far, distant, at a great distance
- demasiado
- Too much, excessively, overly
- lanzó
- He/she/it threw, launched (preterite of lanzar)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
- mirada
- Look, glance, gaze, act of looking
- reojo
- Sidelong glance, corner of eye (used in mirada)
- Dijo
- He/she/it said (preterite of decir)
- agradecía
- He/she/it thanked, was grateful (imperfect of agradecer)
- amablemente
- Kindly, nicely, in a friendly manner
- a
- To, at, preposition indicating direction or recipient
- la
- The, her, it (feminine singular article or pronoun)
- pescadilla
- Whiting fish, small hake, type of fish
- pero
- But, however, conjunction showing contrast
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, reflexive or impersonal pronoun
- uniría
- He/she/it would join (conditional of unirse)
- No
- No, not, negation word
- quería
- He/she/it wanted (imperfect tense of querer)
- podía
- He/she/it could, was able (imperfect of poder)
- unirse
- To join, to unite oneself, reflexive infinitive
- Qué
- What, which, interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- importa
- It matters, it's important (present tense of importar)
- vayamos
- We go, let's go (subjunctive of ir)
- su
- His, her, its, their, your (possessive adjective)
- amigo
- Friend, male friend or companion
- escamoso
- Scaly, covered with scales, flaky
- Hay
- There is, there are (impersonal form of haber)
- otra
- Another, other (feminine singular adjective)
- orilla
- Shore, bank, edge of water or land
- sabes
- You know (informal singular present tense of saber)
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction of de + el)
- otro
- Other, another (masculine singular adjective)
- lado
- Side, flank, lateral part or direction
- Cuanto
- How much, as much, quantitative relative pronoun
- más
- More, most, plus, additional quantity
- Inglaterra
- England, country in the United Kingdom
- cerca
- Near, close, nearby, at short distance
- Francia
- France, European country
- Entonces
- Then, so, therefore, at that time
- palidezcas
- You turn pale, become pale (subjunctive of palidecer)
- querido
- Dear, beloved, loved one or affectionate address
- sino
- But rather, but instead, contrasting conjunction
- ven
- Come (informal singular command of venir)
- únete
- Join (informal singular command of unirse)
- Gracias
- Thank you, thanks, expression of gratitude
- es
- It is, he/she is (present tense of ser)
- un
- A, an, one (masculine singular indefinite article)
- muy
- Very, quite, really, intensifying adverb
- interesante
- Interesting, engaging, worthy of interest or attention
- ver
- To see, to watch, infinitive verb
- dijo
- He/she/it said (preterite of decir)
- sintiéndose
- Feeling herself/himself, present participle of sentirse
- contenta
- Happy, content, pleased (feminine singular adjective)
- finalmente
- Finally, at last, eventually, ultimately
- hubiera
- Had, would have (imperfect subjunctive of haber)
- terminado
- Finished, ended, completed (past participle of terminar)
- me
- Me, to me, myself, first person singular pronoun
- gusta
- I like, it pleases me (present tense of gustar)
- mucho
- Much, a lot, very much, great amount
- esa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- curiosa
- Curious, strange, odd, inquisitive (feminine adjective)
- canción
- Song, musical composition with lyrics
- sobre
- About, on, over, concerning, preposition
- en
- In, on, at, preposition of location
- cuanto
- As much, regarding, as soon as, conjunction
- Falsa
- False, fake, untrue (feminine singular adjective)
- Tortuga
- Turtle, tortoise, shelled reptile
- ellas
- They, them (feminine plural pronoun)
- has
- You have (informal singular present perfect auxiliary verb)
- visto
- Seen, viewed (past participle of ver)
- por
- For, by, through, per, preposition
- supuesto
- Of course, supposed, assumed (past participle of suponer)
- Sí
- Yes, affirmative response
- he
- I have (first person present perfect auxiliary verb)
- menudo
- Often, frequently (used in 'a menudo'), small
- contuvo
- He/she/it contained, held back (preterite of contener)
- apresuradamente
- Hurriedly, hastily, quickly, in a rushed manner
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