Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 2
"And that's the jury-box," thought Alice, "and those twelve creatures," (she was obliged to say "creatures," you see, because some of them were animals, and some were birds,) "I suppose they are the jurors."
"Y esa es la tribuna del jurado," pensó Alicia, "y esas doce criaturas," (se vio obligada a decir "criaturas," ya ven, porque algunas de ellas eran animales, y otras eran pájaros,) "supongo que son los jurados."
She said this last word two or three times over to herself, being rather proud of it: for she thought, and rightly too, that very few little girls of her age knew the meaning of it at all.
Se dijo esta última palabra dos o tres veces para sí misma, estando bastante orgullosa de ello: pues pensaba, y con razón también, que muy pocas niñas de su edad conocían su significado en absoluto.
However, "jury-men" would have done just as well.
Sin embargo, "jurados" hubiera servido igual de bien.
The twelve jurors were all writing very busily on slates.
Los doce jurados estaban todos escribiendo muy ocupadamente en pizarras.
"What are they doing?" Alice whispered to the Gryphon.
"¿Qué están haciendo?" Alicia susurró al Grifo.
"They can't have anything to put down yet, before the trial's begun."
"No pueden tener nada que anotar todavía, antes de que el juicio haya comenzado."
"They're putting down their names," the Gryphon whispered in reply, "for fear they should forget them before the end of the trial."
"Están anotando sus nombres," susurró el Grifo en respuesta, "por temor a que los olviden antes del final del juicio."
"Stupid things!" Alice began in a loud, indignant voice, but she stopped hastily, for the White Rabbit cried out, "Silence in the court!" and the King put on his spectacles and looked anxiously round, to make out who was talking.
"¡Tonterías!" Alicia comenzó con voz alta e indignada, pero se detuvo precipitadamente, pues el Conejo Blanco gritó, "¡Silencio en la corte!" y el Rey se puso sus anteojos y miró ansiosamente alrededor, para descubrir quién estaba hablando.
Alice could see, as well as if she were looking over their shoulders, that all the jurors were writing down "stupid things!" on their slates, and she could even make out that one of them didn't know how to spell "stupid," and that he had to ask his neighbour to tell him.
Alicia podía ver, tan bien como si estuviera mirando por encima de sus hombros, que todos los jurados estaban anotando "¡tonterías!" en sus pizarras, e incluso pudo distinguir que uno de ellos no sabía cómo deletrear "tonterías," y que tuvo que pedirle a su vecino que se lo dijera.
"A nice muddle their slates'll be in before the trial's over!" thought Alice.
"¡Vaya lío tendrán sus pizarras antes de que termine el juicio!" pensó Alicia.
Vocabulary
- Y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- esa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- es
- Is; third person singular of verb ser
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- tribuna
- Tribune, platform, stand for speakers or judges
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- jurado
- Jury; group deciding verdict in legal trial
- pensó
- Thought; third person singular preterite of pensar
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- esas
- Those (feminine plural demonstrative adjective)
- doce
- Twelve; the number 12
- criaturas
- Creatures; living beings, animals or persons
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun, third person
- vio
- Saw; third person singular preterite of ver
- obligada
- Obliged, forced; feminine past participle of obligar
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- decir
- To say, to tell; infinitive verb
- ya
- Already, now; adverb indicating time or emphasis
- ven
- They see; third person plural present indicative
- porque
- Because; conjunction introducing reason or cause
- algunas
- Some; feminine plural indefinite pronoun or adjective
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- ellas
- Them, they; feminine plural personal pronoun
- eran
- Were; third person plural imperfect of ser
- animales
- Animals; plural of animal
- otras
- Others; feminine plural pronoun or adjective
- pájaros
- Birds; plural of pájaro
- supongo
- I suppose; first person singular present indicative
- que
- That, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- son
- Are; third person plural present of ser
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- jurados
- Jurors; members of a jury
- Se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun, third person
- dijo
- Said; third person singular preterite of decir
- esta
- This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- última
- Last, final; feminine singular adjective
- palabra
- Word; unit of language with meaning
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- o
- Or; conjunction presenting alternatives
- tres
- Three; the number 3
- veces
- Times; plural of vez, occasions or instances
- para
- For, to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- sí
- Oneself, yes; reflexive pronoun or affirmative word
- misma
- Same, herself; feminine singular adjective or pronoun
- estando
- Being; gerund of estar
- bastante
- Quite, enough; adverb or adjective of quantity
- orgullosa
- Proud; feminine singular adjective
- ello
- It; neuter pronoun referring to abstract things
- pues
- Well, since; conjunction or discourse marker
- pensaba
- Thought; third person singular imperfect of pensar
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- razón
- Reason; faculty of thinking or being right
- también
- Also, too; adverb indicating addition
- muy
- Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- pocas
- Few; feminine plural adjective of quantity
- niñas
- Girls; young female children
- su
- His, her, their; possessive adjective
- edad
- Age; number of years lived
- conocían
- Knew; third person plural imperfect of conocer
- significado
- Meaning; sense or definition of something
- en
- In, on; preposition indicating location or time
- absoluto
- Absolute; complete, total, at all
- Sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- embargo
- However; conjunction used in sin embargo
- hubiera
- Had, would have; imperfect subjunctive of haber
- servido
- Served; past participle of servir
- igual
- Equal, same; adjective or adverb of similarity
- bien
- Well, good; adverb or noun indicating wellness
- Los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- estaban
- Were; third person plural imperfect of estar
- todos
- All, everyone; masculine plural pronoun or adjective
- escribiendo
- Writing; gerund of escribir
- pizarras
- Slates, blackboards; writing surfaces
- Qué
- What; interrogative pronoun
- están
- Are; third person plural present of estar
- haciendo
- Doing; gerund of hacer
- susurró
- Whispered; third person singular preterite of susurrar
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- No
- No, not; negative adverb
- pueden
- Can, are able; third person plural present
- tener
- To have; infinitive verb
- nada
- Nothing; indefinite pronoun indicating absence
- anotar
- To note down, to write down
- todavía
- Still, yet; adverb indicating continuation or time
- antes
- Before; adverb or preposition indicating earlier time
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- juicio
- Trial, judgment; legal proceeding or opinion
- haya
- Has, have; present subjunctive of haber
- comenzado
- Begun, started; past participle of comenzar
- Están
- Are; third person plural present of estar
- anotando
- Noting down; gerund of anotar
- sus
- Their, his, her; plural possessive adjective
- nombres
- Names; plural of nombre
- respuesta
- Answer, reply; response to a question
- por
- For, by; preposition with multiple meanings
- temor
- Fear; feeling of anxiety or dread
- olviden
- Forget; third person plural present subjunctive
- final
- End, final; conclusion or adjective
- Tonterías
- Nonsense, foolishness; silly things
- comenzó
- Began; third person singular preterite of comenzar
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by speaking
- alta
- Loud, high; feminine singular adjective
- e
- And; variant of y before i- sound
- indignada
- Indignant; feminine singular adjective, feeling anger
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast
- detuvo
- Stopped; third person singular preterite of detener
- Conejo
- Rabbit; small mammal with long ears
- Blanco
- White; color or proper name
- gritó
- Shouted; third person singular preterite of gritar
- Silencio
- Silence; absence of sound or noise
- corte
- Court; legal tribunal or cut
- Rey
- King; male monarch
- puso
- Put; third person singular preterite of poner
- anteojos
- Eyeglasses, spectacles; devices for correcting vision
- miró
- Looked; third person singular preterite of mirar
- ansiosamente
- Anxiously; adverb describing anxious manner
- alrededor
- Around; adverb indicating surrounding area
- descubrir
- To discover; infinitive verb
- quién
- Who; interrogative pronoun
- estaba
- Was; third person singular imperfect of estar
- hablando
- Speaking, talking; gerund of hablar
- podía
- Could; third person singular imperfect of poder
- ver
- To see; infinitive verb
- tan
- So, as; adverb used in comparisons
- como
- As, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- si
- If; conjunction introducing conditional clause
- estuviera
- Were; third person singular imperfect subjunctive estar
- mirando
- Looking; gerund of mirar
- encima
- Above, on top; adverb indicating position
- hombros
- Shoulders; plural of hombro
- tonterías
- Nonsense, foolishness; silly things, plural
- incluso
- Even; adverb indicating inclusion or emphasis
- pudo
- Could; third person singular preterite of poder
- distinguir
- To distinguish; infinitive verb
- uno
- One; the number 1 or indefinite pronoun
- ellos
- They, them; masculine plural personal pronoun
- no
- No, not; negative adverb
- sabía
- Knew; third person singular imperfect of saber
- cómo
- How; interrogative adverb
- deletrear
- To spell; to say letters of word
- tuvo
- Had; third person singular preterite of tener
- pedirle
- To ask him/her; infinitive pedir plus pronoun
- vecino
- Neighbor; person living nearby
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- dijera
- Said; third person singular imperfect subjunctive decir
- Vaya
- Go; present subjunctive of ir or exclamation
- lío
- Mess, tangle; confusion or disorder
- tendrán
- Will have; third person plural future of tener
- termine
- Finish; third person singular present subjunctive terminar
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