Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 7
However, she got up, and began to repeat it, but her head was so full of the Lobster Quadrille, that she hardly knew what she was saying, and the words came very queer indeed:—
Sin embargo, se levantó y comenzó a recitarlo, pero su cabeza estaba tan llena de la Cuadrilla de la Langosta, que apenas sabía lo que estaba diciendo, y las palabras salieron muy extrañas en verdad:—
'Tis the voice of the Lobster; I heard him declare, "You have baked me too brown, I must sugar my hair."
Es la voz de la Langosta; le oí declarar, «Me has horneado demasiado, debo azucarar mi cabello.»
As a duck with its eyelids, so he with his nose Trims his belt and his buttons, and turns out his toes.
Como un pato con sus párpados, así él con su nariz arregla su cinturón y sus botones, y saca los dedos de sus pies.
When the sands are all dry, he is gay as a lark, And will talk in contemptuous tones of the Shark, But, when the tide rises and sharks are around, His voice has a timid and tremulous sound.
Cuando las arenas están todas secas, está alegre como una alondra, y hablará en tonos despectivos del Tiburón, pero, cuando sube la marea y los tiburones están alrededor, su voz tiene un sonido tímido y trémulo.
"That's different from what _I_ used to say when I was a child," said the Gryphon.
—Eso es diferente de lo que yo solía decir cuando era niño —dijo el Grifo.
"Well, I never heard it before," said the Mock Turtle; "but it sounds uncommon nonsense."
—Bueno, yo nunca lo había oído antes —dijo la Tortuga Artificial—; pero suena a un disparate poco común.
Alice said nothing; she had sat down with her face in her hands, wondering if anything would _ever_ happen in a natural way again.
Alicia no dijo nada; se había sentado con el rostro entre las manos, preguntándose si algo volvería a suceder alguna vez de manera natural.
"I should like to have it explained," said the Mock Turtle.
—Me gustaría que me lo explicaran —dijo la Tortuga Artificial.
"She can't explain it," said the Gryphon hastily.
—Ella no puede explicarlo —dijo el Grifo apresuradamente.
"Go on with the next verse."
—Continúa con el siguiente verso.
"But about his toes?" the Mock Turtle persisted.
—¿Pero qué hay de sus dedos? —insistió la Tortuga Artificial.
"How _could_ he turn them out with his nose, you know?"
—¿Cómo podría sacarlos con su nariz, sabes?
"It's the first position in dancing." Alice said; but was dreadfully puzzled by the whole thing, and longed to change the subject.
—Es la primera posición en el baile —dijo Alicia; pero estaba terriblemente desconcertada por todo el asunto, y anhelaba cambiar de tema.
Vocabulary
- Sin
- Without; used in phrase 'sin embargo' meaning however
- embargo
- However; used in phrase 'sin embargo' meaning nevertheless
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
- levantó
- He/she/it stood up, got up, rose
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- comenzó
- He/she/it began, started, commenced
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or infinitive marker
- recitarlo
- To recite it; infinitive verb plus object pronoun
- pero
- But; conjunction showing contrast or exception
- su
- His, her, its, their; possessive adjective
- cabeza
- Head; body part above the neck
- estaba
- Was, used to be; imperfect tense of estar
- tan
- So, such, as; adverb indicating degree
- llena
- Full, filled; feminine adjective
- de
- Of, from, about; preposition with multiple meanings
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- Cuadrilla
- Gang, crew, group, squad of people
- Langosta
- Lobster, locust; crustacean or insect
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- apenas
- Barely, hardly, scarcely; adverb indicating minimal degree
- sabía
- He/she knew, was aware of; imperfect tense
- lo
- It, him; masculine direct object pronoun
- diciendo
- Saying, telling; present participle of decir
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- palabras
- Words; units of language or speech
- salieron
- They came out, left, emerged; preterite tense
- muy
- Very, quite; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- extrañas
- Strange, odd, weird; feminine plural adjective
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location
- verdad
- Truth, truly; noun or adverb meaning reality
- Es
- Is, it is; third person singular of ser
- voz
- Voice, sound; vocal expression or speech
- le
- Him, her, you; indirect object pronoun
- oí
- I heard; first person preterite of oír
- declarar
- To declare, state, announce officially
- Me
- Me; first person object pronoun
- has
- You have; second person singular of haber
- horneado
- Baked, roasted; past participle of hornear
- demasiado
- Too much, excessively; adverb indicating excess
- debo
- I must, I should, I owe
- mi
- My; first person possessive adjective
- cabello
- Hair; hair on the head
- Como
- Like, as, how; conjunction or adverb
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- pato
- Duck; waterfowl bird
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- sus
- His, her, its, their; plural possessive adjective
- párpados
- Eyelids; movable folds covering the eyes
- así
- Thus, so, like this; adverb indicating manner
- él
- He, him; masculine third person subject pronoun
- nariz
- Nose; facial organ for smelling
- arregla
- Arranges, fixes, repairs; third person singular verb
- cinturón
- Belt; accessory worn around the waist
- botones
- Buttons; fasteners on clothing
- saca
- Takes out, removes, extracts; third person singular
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- dedos
- Fingers, toes; digits on hands or feet
- pies
- Feet; body parts at end of legs
- Cuando
- When; conjunction indicating time
- arenas
- Sands; plural of sand
- están
- They are, are located; third person plural estar
- todas
- All, every; feminine plural adjective
- secas
- Dry; feminine plural adjective
- está
- Is, he/she/it is; third person singular estar
- alegre
- Happy, cheerful, joyful; adjective describing mood
- como
- Like, as, how; conjunction or adverb
- una
- A, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article
- hablará
- He/she will speak, talk; future tense verb
- tonos
- Tones, shades; vocal or color qualities
- despectivos
- Contemptuous, scornful, derogatory; plural adjective
- del
- Of the; contraction of de plus el
- Tiburón
- Shark; large predatory fish
- cuando
- When; conjunction indicating time
- sube
- Goes up, rises, climbs; third person singular
- marea
- Tide; rising and falling of sea level
- tiburones
- Sharks; plural of shark
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding; adverb or preposition
- tiene
- Has, he/she/it has; third person singular tener
- sonido
- Sound; audible vibration or noise
- tímido
- Timid, shy, bashful; adjective describing personality
- Eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- diferente
- Different; adjective indicating distinction
- yo
- I; first person subject pronoun
- solía
- I used to; imperfect of soler
- decir
- To say, tell, speak
- era
- Was, used to be; imperfect tense ser
- niño
- Boy, child; young male person
- dijo
- Said, told; third person preterite of decir
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- Grifo
- Faucet, tap, griffin; mythical creature or plumbing fixture
- Bueno
- Good, well, okay; adjective or interjection
- nunca
- Never; adverb indicating no occurrence
- había
- There was, had; imperfect of haber
- oído
- Heard; past participle of oír
- antes
- Before, previously; adverb indicating earlier time
- Tortuga
- Turtle, tortoise; shelled reptile
- Artificial
- Artificial, fake, man-made; adjective
- suena
- Sounds, rings; third person singular of sonar
- disparate
- Nonsense, absurdity, foolishness; noun
- poco
- Little, few; adjective or adverb indicating smallness
- común
- Common, usual, ordinary; adjective
- no
- No, not; negative adverb
- nada
- Nothing, anything; pronoun or adverb
- sentado
- Seated, sitting; past participle of sentar
- rostro
- Face, countenance; front of the head
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating position
- manos
- Hands; body parts at end of arms
- preguntándose
- Wondering, asking oneself; reflexive present participle
- si
- If, whether; conjunction introducing condition
- algo
- Something, anything; indefinite pronoun
- volvería
- Would return, would happen again; conditional tense
- suceder
- To happen, occur, take place
- alguna
- Some, any; feminine singular indefinite adjective
- vez
- Time, occasion, once; noun
- manera
- Way, manner, method; noun
- natural
- Natural, normal; adjective describing inherent quality
- gustaría
- Would like; conditional tense of gustar
- me
- Me; first person object pronoun
- explicaran
- They would explain; imperfect subjunctive of explicar
- Ella
- She, her; feminine third person subject pronoun
- puede
- Can, is able to; third person singular poder
- explicarlo
- To explain it; infinitive plus object pronoun
- apresuradamente
- Hurriedly, hastily, quickly; adverb describing rushed manner
- Continúa
- Continue, go on; imperative or third person singular
- siguiente
- Following, next; adjective indicating sequence
- verso
- Verse, line of poetry; poetic line
- Pero
- But; conjunction showing contrast
- qué
- What; interrogative pronoun
- hay
- There is, there are; impersonal form of haber
- insistió
- Insisted, persisted; third person preterite of insistir
- Cómo
- How; interrogative adverb
- podría
- Could, would be able; conditional tense poder
- sacarlos
- To take them out; infinitive plus object pronoun
- sabes
- You know; second person singular of saber
- primera
- First; feminine ordinal number adjective
- posición
- Position, place, stance; noun
- baile
- Dance; noun or subjunctive verb form
- terriblemente
- Terribly, awfully, extremely; adverb
- desconcertada
- Disconcerted, confused, puzzled; feminine past participle
- por
- By, for, through; preposition with multiple meanings
- todo
- All, everything, whole; adjective or pronoun
- asunto
- Matter, affair, subject, issue
- anhelaba
- Yearned, longed for; imperfect tense of anhelar
- cambiar
- To change, alter, switch
- tema
- Topic, subject, theme; noun
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