Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 6
The adventures first," said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: "explanations take such a dreadful time."
Las aventuras primero —dijo el Grifo en un tono impaciente—: las explicaciones toman un tiempo espantoso.
So Alice began telling them her adventures from the time when she first saw the White Rabbit.
Así que Alicia comenzó a contarles sus aventuras desde el momento en que vio por primera vez al Conejo Blanco.
She was a little nervous about it just at first, the two creatures got so close to her, one on each side, and opened their eyes and mouths so _very_ wide, but she gained courage as she went on.
Estaba un poco nerviosa al principio, las dos criaturas se acercaron tanto a ella, una a cada lado, y abrieron sus ojos y bocas tan enormemente, pero fue ganando valor a medida que continuaba.
Her listeners were perfectly quiet till she got to the part about her repeating "_You are old, Father William_," to the Caterpillar, and the words all coming different, and then the Mock Turtle drew a long breath, and said "That's very curious."
Sus oyentes estaban perfectamente callados hasta que llegó a la parte sobre ella repitiendo «Eres viejo, Padre Guillermo» a la Oruga, y las palabras saliendo todas diferentes, y entonces la Falsa Tortuga tomó una larga respiración y dijo: Eso es muy curioso.
"It's all about as curious as it can be," said the Gryphon.
—Todo es tan curioso como puede serlo —dijo el Grifo.
"It all came different!" the Mock Turtle repeated thoughtfully.
—¡Todo salió diferente! —repitió la Falsa Tortuga pensativamente.
"I should like to hear her try and repeat something now. Tell her to begin."
—Me gustaría oírla intentar repetir algo ahora. Dile que comience.
He looked at the Gryphon as if he thought it had some kind of authority over Alice.
Miró al Grifo como si pensara que tenía algún tipo de autoridad sobre Alicia.
"Stand up and repeat ''_Tis the voice of the sluggard_,'" said the Gryphon.
—Ponte de pie y repite «Es la voz del perezoso» —dijo el Grifo.
"How the creatures order one about, and make one repeat lessons!" thought Alice; "I might as well be at school at once.
—¡Cómo las criaturas ordenan a una, y la hacen repetir lecciones! —pensó Alicia—. Bien podría estar en la escuela de una vez.
Vocabulary
- Las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- aventuras
- Adventures, exciting experiences or undertakings
- primero
- First, before anything else in order
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite of decir)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- en
- In, on, at (preposition of location)
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- tono
- Tone, manner of speaking or musical pitch
- impaciente
- Impatient, unable to wait calmly
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- explicaciones
- Explanations, clarifications or reasons given
- toman
- Take, consume, or require (present tense plural)
- tiempo
- Time, duration or period
- espantoso
- Dreadful, frightful, or terribly long
- Así
- So, thus, in this way
- que
- That, which, than (conjunction or relative pronoun)
- comenzó
- Began, started (preterite of comenzar)
- a
- To, at (preposition indicating direction or purpose)
- contarles
- To tell them, narrate to them
- sus
- His, her, their, your (plural possessive)
- desde
- Since, from (preposition indicating starting point)
- momento
- Moment, instant in time
- vio
- Saw, witnessed (preterite of ver)
- por
- For, by, through (preposition with multiple meanings)
- primera
- First (feminine form of ordinal number)
- vez
- Time, occasion, instance
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- Conejo
- Rabbit, bunny
- Blanco
- White (color), or blank
- Estaba
- Was, were (imperfect of estar)
- poco
- Little, few, not much
- nerviosa
- Nervous, anxious (feminine form)
- principio
- Beginning, start, or principle
- dos
- Two (number)
- criaturas
- Creatures, beings, or young children
- se
- Oneself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- acercaron
- Approached, came near (preterite of acercarse)
- tanto
- So much, as much
- ella
- She, her (subject or object pronoun)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular article/number)
- cada
- Each, every
- lado
- Side, flank, direction
- y
- And (conjunction connecting words or phrases)
- abrieron
- Opened, uncovered (preterite of abrir)
- ojos
- Eyes, organs of sight
- bocas
- Mouths, openings
- tan
- So, as, such (adverb of degree)
- enormemente
- Enormously, hugely, extremely
- pero
- But, however (adversative conjunction)
- fue
- Was, went (preterite of ser or ir)
- ganando
- Gaining, winning, earning (gerund of ganar)
- valor
- Courage, bravery, or value
- medida
- Measure, extent, or as (in phrase)
- continuaba
- Continued, kept on (imperfect of continuar)
- Sus
- His, her, their, your (formal possessive)
- oyentes
- Listeners, audience members
- estaban
- Were, they/you were (imperfect of estar)
- perfectamente
- Perfectly, completely, flawlessly
- callados
- Quiet, silent, keeping still
- hasta
- Until, up to, even
- llegó
- Arrived, reached, came (preterite of llegar)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- parte
- Part, portion, section
- sobre
- About, on, over (preposition)
- repitiendo
- Repeating, saying again (gerund of repetir)
- Eres
- You are (informal second person of ser)
- viejo
- Old, aged, elderly
- Padre
- Father, priest
- Oruga
- Caterpillar, larva of butterfly or moth
- palabras
- Words, terms, utterances
- saliendo
- Leaving, going out, exiting (gerund of salir)
- todas
- All, every (feminine plural)
- diferentes
- Different, distinct, various
- entonces
- Then, at that time, so
- Falsa
- False, fake, mock (feminine adjective)
- Tortuga
- Turtle, tortoise
- tomó
- Took, drank, captured (preterite of tomar)
- larga
- Long, lengthy (feminine adjective)
- respiración
- Breath, breathing, respiration
- Eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- es
- Is (third person singular of ser)
- muy
- Very, really, quite (adverb of degree)
- curioso
- Curious, strange, odd, inquisitive
- Todo
- All, everything, whole
- como
- Like, as, how (comparison or manner)
- puede
- Can, is able to (third person poder)
- serlo
- To be it (infinitive ser with pronoun)
- salió
- Came out, left, turned out (preterite salir)
- diferente
- Different, distinct, unlike
- repitió
- Repeated, said again (preterite of repetir)
- pensativamente
- Thoughtfully, pensively, reflectively
- Me
- Me, myself (first person object pronoun)
- gustaría
- Would like (conditional of gustar)
- oírla
- To hear her/it (infinitive oír with pronoun)
- intentar
- To try, attempt, endeavor
- repetir
- To repeat, say again
- algo
- Something, anything, somewhat
- ahora
- Now, at this moment
- Dile
- Tell him/her (command with indirect object pronoun)
- comience
- Begin, start (subjunctive of comenzar)
- Miró
- Looked, watched, gazed (preterite of mirar)
- si
- If, whether (conditional conjunction)
- pensara
- Thought, might think (imperfect subjunctive of pensar)
- tenía
- Had, possessed (imperfect of tener)
- algún
- Some, any (apocopated form of alguno)
- tipo
- Type, kind, sort, guy
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition showing possession)
- autoridad
- Authority, power, official permission
- Ponte
- Put yourself, stand (reflexive command of poner)
- pie
- Foot, base, standing
- repite
- Repeat, say again (command or present tense)
- Es
- Is (third person singular of ser)
- voz
- Voice, sound, vote
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- perezoso
- Lazy, sluggish, or sloth animal
- Cómo
- How, what, in what way
- ordenan
- Order, command, arrange (present tense plural)
- hacen
- Do, make (third person plural of hacer)
- lecciones
- Lessons, classes, teachings
- pensó
- Thought, believed (preterite of pensar)
- Bien
- Well, good, fine, alright
- podría
- Could, might (conditional of poder)
- estar
- To be (location or temporary state)
- escuela
- School, educational institution
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