Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 7
Everything is so out-of-the-way down here, that I should think very likely it can talk: at any rate, there's no harm in trying."
Todo es tan fuera de lo común aquí abajo, que creo que muy probablemente puede hablar: en cualquier caso, no hay ningún mal en intentarlo."
So she began: "O Mouse, do you know the way out of this pool?
Así que ella comenzó: «¡Oh, Ratón, ¿sabes el camino para salir de este estanque?
I am very tired of swimming about here, O Mouse!"
Estoy muy cansada de nadar por aquí, oh Ratón!»
(Alice thought this must be the right way of speaking to a mouse: she had never done such a thing before, but she remembered having seen in her brother's Latin Grammar, "A mouse—of a mouse—to a mouse—a mouse—O mouse!")
(Alicia pensó que esa debía ser la forma correcta de hablarle a un ratón: nunca había hecho tal cosa antes, pero recordaba haber visto en la Gramática Latina de su hermano: «Un ratón—de un ratón—a un ratón—un ratón—¡oh, ratón!»)
The Mouse looked at her rather inquisitively, and seemed to her to wink with one of its little eyes, but it said nothing.
El Ratón la miró con bastante curiosidad, y le pareció que le guiñaba uno de sus pequeños ojos, pero no dijo nada.
"Perhaps it doesn't understand English," thought Alice; "I daresay it's a French mouse, come over with William the Conqueror."
«Quizás no entiende el inglés», pensó Alicia; «me atrevería a decir que es un ratón francés, que vino con Guillermo el Conquistador».
(For, with all her knowledge of history, Alice had no very clear notion how long ago anything had happened.)
(Pues, con todo su conocimiento de la historia, Alicia no tenía una noción muy clara de cuánto tiempo atrás había ocurrido cualquier cosa.)
So she began again: "Où est ma chatte?" which was the first sentence in her French lesson-book.
Así que comenzó de nuevo: «Où est ma chatte?», que era la primera oración de su libro de lecciones de francés.
The Mouse gave a sudden leap out of the water, and seemed to quiver all over with fright.
El Ratón dio un salto repentino fuera del agua, y pareció estremecerse por completo de miedo.
"Oh, I beg your pardon!" cried Alice hastily, afraid that she had hurt the poor animal's feelings.
«¡Oh, le pido perdón!» exclamó Alicia apresuradamente, temiendo haber herido los sentimientos del pobre animal.
"I quite forgot you didn't like cats."
«Olvidé por completo que no le gustaban los gatos».
"Not like cats!" cried the Mouse, in a shrill, passionate voice.
«¡Que no me gustan los gatos!» exclamó el Ratón con voz estridente y apasionada.
"Would _you_ like cats if you were me?"
«¿A _ti_ te gustarían los gatos si estuvieras en mi lugar?»
"Well, perhaps not," said Alice in a soothing tone: "don't be angry about it.
«Bueno, quizás no», dijo Alicia en tono tranquilizador: «no te enfades por eso.
Vocabulary
- Todo
- Everything; all of something
- es
- Third person singular present of 'to be'
- tan
- So; as; used in comparisons of equality
- fuera
- Outside; beyond; away from a place
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- lo
- It; him; neuter article or direct object pronoun
- común
- Common; ordinary; shared by many people
- aquí
- Here; in this place or location
- abajo
- Below; down; in a lower position
- que
- That; which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- creo
- I believe; I think; first person singular
- muy
- Very; extremely; adverb of intensity
- probablemente
- Probably; likely; with considerable probability
- puede
- Can; is able to; third person singular
- hablar
- To speak; to talk; verbal communication
- en
- In; on; at; preposition of location or time
- cualquier
- Any; whichever; used before singular nouns
- caso
- Case; situation; instance or circumstance
- no
- No; not; negation particle
- hay
- There is; there are; expressing existence
- ningún
- No; none; not any; used before masculine nouns
- mal
- Harm; bad; evil; wrong
- intentarlo
- To try it; to attempt something
- Así
- Thus; so; in this way or manner
- ella
- She; third person singular feminine pronoun
- comenzó
- She/he began; started; past tense of comenzar
- Oh
- Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion
- Ratón
- Mouse; small rodent
- sabes
- You know; second person singular of saber
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- camino
- Way; road; path to a destination
- para
- For; in order to; preposition of purpose
- salir
- To leave; to exit; to go out
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- estanque
- Pond; pool; small body of still water
- Estoy
- I am; first person singular of estar
- cansada
- Tired; exhausted; feminine adjective form
- nadar
- To swim; to move through water
- por
- For; by; through; preposition of various uses
- oh
- Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization
- pensó
- She/he thought; past tense of pensar
- esa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
- debía
- Should; ought to; imperfect tense of deber
- ser
- To be; permanent state infinitive
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- forma
- Form; way; manner of doing something
- correcta
- Correct; right; proper; feminine adjective
- hablarle
- To speak to him/her; talk with someone
- a
- To; at; preposition indicating direction or recipient
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- ratón
- Mouse; small rodent animal
- nunca
- Never; at no time; negative time adverb
- había
- There had been; past auxiliary of haber
- hecho
- Done; made; past participle of hacer
- tal
- Such; such a; of that kind
- cosa
- Thing; object; matter or affair
- antes
- Before; previously; earlier in time
- pero
- But; however; coordinating conjunction of contrast
- recordaba
- She/he remembered; imperfect tense of recordar
- haber
- To have; auxiliary infinitive verb
- visto
- Seen; past participle of ver
- Gramática
- Grammar; the study of language rules
- su
- His; her; their; possessive adjective
- hermano
- Brother; male sibling
- Un
- A; one; masculine singular indefinite article
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- miró
- He/she looked; past tense of mirar
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- bastante
- Quite; enough; rather; considerable amount
- curiosidad
- Curiosity; desire to know or learn something
- y
- And; coordinating conjunction
- le
- To him/her; indirect object pronoun
- pareció
- It seemed; past tense of parecer
- guiñaba
- Was winking; imperfect tense of guiñar
- uno
- One; a single; indefinite numeral
- sus
- His; her; their; plural possessive adjective
- pequeños
- Small; little; tiny; plural masculine adjective
- ojos
- Eyes; the organs of sight
- dijo
- Said; stated; past tense of decir
- nada
- Nothing; not anything; zero amount
- Quizás
- Perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility
- entiende
- Understands; third person singular of entender
- inglés
- English; the language of England
- me
- Me; myself; first person object pronoun
- atrevería
- I would dare; conditional of atreverse
- decir
- To say; to tell; verbal communication
- francés
- French; the language of France
- vino
- Came; past tense of venir
- Conquistador
- Conqueror; one who conquers or subjugates
- Pues
- Well; since; then; filler or causal conjunction
- todo
- All; everything; the whole amount
- conocimiento
- Knowledge; understanding; awareness of information
- historia
- History; story; account of past events
- tenía
- Had; possessed; imperfect tense of tener
- una
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- noción
- Notion; idea; basic concept or understanding
- clara
- Clear; obvious; evident; feminine adjective
- cuánto
- How much; how long; interrogative quantity word
- tiempo
- Time; weather; period or duration
- atrás
- Ago; behind; back; indicating past time
- ocurrido
- Happened; occurred; past participle of ocurrir
- nuevo
- New; fresh; recently made or acquired
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser
- primera
- First; feminine ordinal number adjective
- oración
- Sentence; prayer; grammatical unit of words
- libro
- Book; printed publication with pages
- lecciones
- Lessons; educational sessions or chapters
- dio
- Gave; past tense of dar
- salto
- Jump; leap; sudden upward movement
- repentino
- Sudden; abrupt; happening without warning
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- agua
- Water; clear liquid essential for life
- estremecerse
- To shudder; to tremble from fear or cold
- completo
- Complete; entire; whole; thorough
- miedo
- Fear; fright; feeling of alarm or dread
- pido
- I ask for; I request; first person of pedir
- perdón
- Pardon; forgiveness; I'm sorry
- exclamó
- Exclaimed; cried out; past tense of exclamar
- apresuradamente
- Hastily; hurriedly; in a rushed manner
- temiendo
- Fearing; dreading; present participle of temer
- herido
- Hurt; wounded; injured; past participle of herir
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- sentimientos
- Feelings; emotions; inner emotional states
- pobre
- Poor; unfortunate; lacking resources or pitiful
- animal
- Animal; living creature that is not a plant
- Olvidé
- I forgot; past tense of olvidar
- gustaban
- Were liked; imperfect tense of gustar
- gatos
- Cats; plural of gato
- Que
- That; what; conjunction or relative pronoun
- gustan
- Are liked; third person plural of gustar
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing
- estridente
- Shrill; strident; harsh and piercing in sound
- apasionada
- Passionate; intense; showing strong emotion
- A
- To; at; preposition indicating direction
- _ti_
- You; emphatic second person singular pronoun
- te
- You; yourself; second person object pronoun
- gustarían
- Would be liked; conditional of gustar
- si
- If; conditional conjunction
- estuvieras
- You were; past subjunctive of estar
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- lugar
- Place; location; spot or position
- Bueno
- Well; good; interjection or adjective
- quizás
- Perhaps; maybe; expressing possibility or doubt
- tono
- Tone; manner of speaking; quality of voice
- tranquilizador
- Reassuring; calming; soothing in effect
- enfades
- Get angry; present subjunctive of enfadarse
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun
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