Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3
One of the jurors had a pencil that squeaked.
Uno de los jurados tenía un lápiz que chirriaba.
This of course, Alice could _not_ stand, and she went round the court and got behind him, and very soon found an opportunity of taking it away.
Esto, por supuesto, Alicia no podía soportarlo, y dio la vuelta al tribunal y se colocó detrás de él, y muy pronto encontró una oportunidad de quitárselo.
She did it so quickly that the poor little juror (it was Bill, the Lizard) could not make out at all what had become of it; so, after hunting all about for it, he was obliged to write with one finger for the rest of the day; and this was of very little use, as it left no mark on the slate.
Lo hizo tan rápidamente que el pobre jurado pequeño (era Bill, la Lagartija) no pudo entender en absoluto qué había sido de él; así que, después de buscarlo por todas partes, se vio obligado a escribir con un dedo durante el resto del día; y esto fue de muy poca utilidad, ya que no dejaba marca en la pizarra.
"Herald, read the accusation!" said the King.
"¡Heraldo, lee la acusación!" dijo el Rey.
On this the White Rabbit blew three blasts on the trumpet, and then unrolled the parchment scroll, and read as follows:—
Ante esto, el Conejo Blanco dio tres toques de trompeta, y luego desenrolló el pergamino, y leyó lo siguiente:—
"The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, All on a summer day: The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them quite away!"
"La Reina de Corazones, ella hizo unas tartas, Todo en un día de verano: La Sota de Corazones, él robó esas tartas, ¡Y se las llevó completamente!"
"Consider your verdict," the King said to the jury.
"Consideren su veredicto," dijo el Rey al jurado.
"Not yet, not yet!" the Rabbit hastily interrupted.
"¡Todavía no, todavía no!" interrumpió apresuradamente el Conejo.
"There's a great deal to come before that!"
"¡Hay muchas cosas que vienen antes de eso!"
"Call the first witness," said the King; and the White Rabbit blew three blasts on the trumpet, and called out, "First witness!"
"Llamen al primer testigo," dijo el Rey; y el Conejo Blanco dio tres toques de trompeta, y gritó, "¡Primer testigo!"
The first witness was the Hatter.
El primer testigo fue el Sombrerero.
He came in with a teacup in one hand and a piece of bread-and-butter in the other.
Entró con una taza de té en una mano y un trozo de pan con mantequilla en la otra.
"I beg pardon, your Majesty," he began, "for bringing these in: but I hadn't quite finished my tea when I was sent for.
"Pido perdón, su Majestad," comenzó, "por traer estas cosas: pero no había terminado completamente mi té cuando me mandaron llamar.
Vocabulary
- Uno
- One (number or pronoun)
- de
- Of, from, about
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- jurados
- Jurors, jury members
- tenía
- Had, used to have (imperfect tense)
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- lápiz
- Pencil
- que
- That, which, who, than
- chirriaba
- Squeaked, screeched, creaked
- Esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- por
- For, by, through, because of
- supuesto
- Of course, supposed, assumed
- no
- No, not
- podía
- Could, was able to (imperfect tense)
- soportarlo
- To bear it, to stand it
- y
- And
- dio
- Gave, did give (preterite tense)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- vuelta
- Turn, return, lap, change
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- tribunal
- Court, tribunal, courtroom
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, themselves, oneself (reflexive pronoun)
- colocó
- Placed, positioned, put (preterite tense)
- detrás
- Behind, in back
- él
- He, him (subject or object pronoun)
- muy
- Very, quite, really
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, early
- encontró
- Found, encountered (preterite tense)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- oportunidad
- Opportunity, chance
- quitárselo
- To take it away from him/her
- Lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- hizo
- Did, made (preterite tense of hacer)
- tan
- So, as, such
- rápidamente
- Rapidly, quickly, fast
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate
- jurado
- Juror, jury member
- pequeño
- Small, little, young
- era
- Was, used to be (imperfect tense)
- Lagartija
- Lizard (small)
- pudo
- Could, was able to (preterite tense)
- entender
- To understand, to comprehend
- en
- In, on, at
- absoluto
- Absolute, at all (in negatives)
- qué
- What, which (with accent mark)
- había
- There was/were, had (imperfect tense)
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- así
- So, thus, like this
- después
- After, afterwards, later
- buscarlo
- To look for it, to search for it
- todas
- All, every (feminine plural)
- partes
- Parts, places (everywhere in expression)
- vio
- Saw (preterite tense of ver)
- obligado
- Obliged, forced, required
- a
- To, at, for
- escribir
- To write
- con
- With
- dedo
- Finger, toe
- durante
- During, for (duration)
- resto
- Rest, remainder
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- día
- Day
- esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- fue
- Was, went (preterite tense)
- poca
- Little, not much (feminine)
- utilidad
- Usefulness, utility
- ya
- Already, now, anymore
- dejaba
- Left, allowed, let (imperfect tense)
- marca
- Mark, brand, trace
- pizarra
- Slate, chalkboard, blackboard
- Heraldo
- Herald, messenger
- lee
- Read, reads (present tense command)
- acusación
- Accusation, charge, indictment
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite tense)
- Rey
- King
- Ante
- Before, in front of, facing
- Conejo
- Rabbit
- Blanco
- White
- tres
- Three
- toques
- Touches, taps, blasts (of trumpet)
- trompeta
- Trumpet
- luego
- Then, later, afterwards
- desenrolló
- Unrolled, unwound (preterite tense)
- pergamino
- Parchment, scroll
- leyó
- Read (preterite tense)
- lo
- It, him, the (neuter article or object pronoun)
- siguiente
- Following, next
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- Reina
- Queen
- Corazones
- Hearts
- ella
- She, her (subject or prepositional pronoun)
- unas
- Some, a few (feminine plural)
- tartas
- Tarts, cakes, pies
- Todo
- All, every, whole, everything
- verano
- Summer
- Sota
- Jack, knave (playing card)
- robó
- Stole, robbed (preterite tense)
- esas
- Those (feminine plural demonstrative)
- Y
- And
- las
- The, them (feminine plural)
- llevó
- Took, carried, wore (preterite tense)
- completamente
- Completely, fully, entirely
- Consideren
- Consider (plural formal command)
- su
- His, her, its, your, their (possessive)
- veredicto
- Verdict, judgment
- Todavía
- Still, yet, even
- todavía
- Still, yet, even
- interrumpió
- Interrupted (preterite tense)
- apresuradamente
- Hurriedly, hastily, quickly
- Hay
- There is, there are
- muchas
- Many, a lot of (feminine plural)
- cosas
- Things, stuff
- vienen
- Come, are coming (present tense)
- antes
- Before, earlier, previously
- eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- Llamen
- Call (plural formal command)
- primer
- First (apocopated form before masculine noun)
- testigo
- Witness
- gritó
- Shouted, yelled, screamed (preterite tense)
- Primer
- First (apocopated form)
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- Sombrerero
- Hatter, hat maker
- Entró
- Entered, came in (preterite tense)
- taza
- Cup, mug
- té
- Tea
- mano
- Hand
- trozo
- Piece, chunk, bit
- pan
- Bread
- mantequilla
- Butter
- otra
- Other, another (feminine)
- Pido
- I ask for, I request (present tense)
- perdón
- Pardon, forgiveness, sorry
- Majestad
- Majesty (title)
- comenzó
- Began, started (preterite tense)
- traer
- To bring, to carry
- estas
- These (feminine plural demonstrative)
- pero
- But, however
- terminado
- Finished, ended, completed (past participle)
- mi
- My (possessive adjective)
- cuando
- When
- me
- Me, myself (object or reflexive pronoun)
- mandaron
- Ordered, sent, commanded (preterite tense)
- llamar
- To call, to name, to knock
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