Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 8

English → Spanish CHAPTER X. Level 4/10

"Go on with the next verse," the Gryphon repeated impatiently: "it begins '_I passed by his garden_.'"

"Continúa con el siguiente verso", repitió el Grifo impacientemente: "comienza '_Pasé por su jardín_'."

Alice did not dare to disobey, though she felt sure it would all come wrong, and she went on in a trembling voice:—

Alicia no se atrevió a desobedecer, aunque estaba segura de que todo saldría mal, y continuó con voz temblorosa:—

"I passed by his garden, and marked, with one eye, How the Owl and the Panther were sharing a pie—"

"Pasé por su jardín, y observé, con un ojo, Cómo el Búho y la Pantera compartían un pastel—"

[later editions continued as follows The Panther took pie-crust, and gravy, and meat, While the Owl had the dish as its share of the treat. When the pie was all finished, the Owl, as a boon, Was kindly permitted to pocket the spoon: While the Panther received knife and fork with a growl, And concluded the banquet—]

[ediciones posteriores continuaron así: La Pantera tomó corteza de pastel, y salsa, y carne, Mientras el Búho tuvo el plato como su parte del festín. Cuando el pastel se terminó, el Búho, como favor, Fue amablemente autorizado a embolsarse la cuchara: Mientras la Pantera recibió cuchillo y tenedor con un gruñido, Y concluyó el banquete—]

"What _is_ the use of repeating all that stuff," the Mock Turtle interrupted, "if you don't explain it as you go on? It's by far the most confusing thing _I_ ever heard!"

"¿De qué _sirve_ repetir todas esas cosas", interrumpió la Tortuga Falsa, "si no lo explicas mientras avanzas? ¡Es por mucho lo más confuso que _yo_ haya escuchado jamás!"

"Yes, I think you'd better leave off," said the Gryphon: and Alice was only too glad to do so.

"Sí, creo que será mejor que lo dejes", dijo el Grifo: y Alicia estuvo más que contenta de hacerlo.

"Shall we try another figure of the Lobster Quadrille?" the Gryphon went on.

"¿Probamos otra figura de la Cuadrilla de la Langosta?", continuó el Grifo.

"Or would you like the Mock Turtle to sing you a song?"

"¿O te gustaría que la Tortuga Falsa te cantara una canción?"

"Oh, a song, please, if the Mock Turtle would be so kind," Alice replied, so eagerly that the Gryphon said, in a rather offended tone, "Hm! No accounting for tastes! Sing her '_Turtle Soup_,' will you, old fellow?

"Oh, una canción, por favor, si la Tortuga Falsa fuera tan amable", respondió Alicia, tan ansiosamente que el Grifo dijo, en un tono algo ofendido, "¡Hm! ¡Sobre gustos no hay nada escrito! Cántale '_Sopa de Tortuga_', ¿quieres, viejo amigo?

Vocabulary

Continúa: Continue (command form)
con: with
el: the (masculine singular)
siguiente: following, next
verso: verse, line of poetry
repitió: repeated (past tense)
impacientemente: impatiently
comienza: begins, starts (command form)
Pasé: I passed, I went by
por: by, through, for
su: his, her, its, their, your (formal)
jardín: garden
no: no, not
se: reflexive pronoun (himself, herself, themselves)
atrevió: dared (past tense)
a: to, at
desobedecer: to disobey
aunque: although, even though
estaba: was (past continuous form of estar)
segura: sure, certain (feminine)
de: of, from
que: that, which
todo: everything, all
saldría: would turn out, would come out
mal: badly, wrong
y: and
continuó: continued (past tense)
voz: voice
temblorosa: trembling, shaky (feminine)
observé: I observed, I noticed
un: a, an (masculine)
ojo: eye
Cómo: how
Búho: owl
la: the (feminine singular), her
Pantera: panther
compartían: shared, were sharing
pastel: cake, pie
ediciones: editions
posteriores: later, subsequent
continuaron: continued (plural past tense)
así: like this, thus
La: the (feminine singular), her
tomó: took (past tense)
corteza: crust, bark
salsa: sauce
carne: meat
Mientras: while, meanwhile
tuvo: had (past tense)
plato: plate, dish
como: as, like
parte: part
del: of the (de + el)
festín: feast, banquet
Cuando: when
terminó: finished, ended (past tense)
favor: favor
Fue: was, went (past tense of ser/ir)
amablemente: kindly, amiably
autorizado: authorized, allowed
cuchara: spoon
recibió: received (past tense)
cuchillo: knife
tenedor: fork
gruñido: growl, grunt
Y: and
concluyó: concluded, ended (past tense)
banquete: banquet, feast
De: of, from
qué: what
sirve: serves, is useful for
repetir: to repeat
todas: all (feminine plural)
esas: those (feminine plural)
cosas: things
interrumpió: interrupted (past tense)
Tortuga: turtle, tortoise
Falsa: false, fake (feminine)
si: if
lo: it, him (direct object pronoun)
explicas: you explain
mientras: while
avanzas: you advance, you move forward
Es: is (from ser)
mucho: much, a lot
más: more, most
confuso: confusing, confused
yo: I
haya: have (subjunctive form)
escuchado: heard, listened (past participle)
jamás: never, ever
Sí: yes
creo: I believe, I think
será: will be (future tense)
mejor: better, best
dejes: you stop, you leave (subjunctive)
dijo: said (past tense)
estuvo: was (past tense of estar)
contenta: happy, content (feminine)
hacerlo: to do it
Probamos: we try, we taste
otra: another, other (feminine)
figura: figure, shape
Cuadrilla: squad, gang, crew
Langosta: lobster
O: or
te: you (object pronoun)
gustaría: you would like (conditional)
cantara: would sing, sang (subjunctive)
una: a, an (feminine)
canción: song
fuera: were, was (subjunctive); outside
tan: so, such
amable: kind, nice
respondió: responded, answered (past tense)
ansiosamente: anxiously, eagerly
en: in, on
tono: tone
algo: something, somewhat
ofendido: offended
Sobre: about, on, over
gustos: tastes, preferences
hay: there is, there are
nada: nothing
escrito: written (past participle)
Cántale: sing to him/her (command)
Sopa: soup
quieres: you want
viejo: old, old man
amigo: friend (masculine)

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