Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 6
"I'm a poor man, your Majesty," the Hatter began, in a trembling voice, "—and I hadn't begun my tea—not above a week or so—and what with the bread-and-butter getting so thin—and the twinkling of the tea—"
"Soy un hombre pobre, su Majestad," comenzó el Sombrerero, con voz temblorosa, "—y no había comenzado mi té—no más de una semana más o menos—y con lo del pan con mantequilla volviéndose tan delgado—y el centelleo del té—"
"The twinkling of the _what?_" said the King.
"¿El centelleo de qué?" dijo el Rey.
"It _began_ with the tea," the Hatter replied.
"Comenzó con el té," replicó el Sombrerero.
"Of course twinkling begins with a T!" said the King sharply.
"¡Por supuesto que centelleo comienza con T!" dijo el Rey bruscamente.
"Do you take me for a dunce? Go on!"
"¿Me tomas por un tonto? ¡Continúa!"
"I'm a poor man," the Hatter went on, "and most things twinkled after that—only the March Hare said—"
"Soy un hombre pobre," continuó el Sombrerero, "y la mayoría de las cosas centellearon después de eso—solo que la Liebre de Marzo dijo—"
"I didn't!" the March Hare interrupted in a great hurry.
"¡Yo no!" interrumpió la Liebre de Marzo con gran prisa.
"You did!" said the Hatter.
"¡Sí lo hiciste!" dijo el Sombrerero.
"I deny it!" said the March Hare.
"¡Lo niego!" dijo la Liebre de Marzo.
"He denies it," said the King: "leave out that part."
"Él lo niega," dijo el Rey: "omite esa parte."
"Well, at any rate, the Dormouse said—" the Hatter went on, looking anxiously round to see if he would deny it too: but the Dormouse denied nothing, being fast asleep.
"Bueno, en todo caso, el Lirón dijo—" continuó el Sombrerero, mirando ansiosamente alrededor para ver si él también lo negaría: pero el Lirón no negó nada, estando profundamente dormido.
"After that," continued the Hatter, "I cut some more bread-and-butter—"
"Después de eso," continuó el Sombrerero, "corté un poco más de pan con mantequilla—"
"But what did the Dormouse say?" one of the jury asked.
"¿Pero qué dijo el Lirón?" preguntó uno del jurado.
"That I can't remember," said the Hatter.
"Eso no puedo recordarlo," dijo el Sombrerero.
"You _must_ remember," remarked the King, "or I'll have you executed."
"Debes recordarlo," observó el Rey, "o te haré ejecutar."
The miserable Hatter dropped his teacup and bread-and-butter, and went down on one knee.
El miserable Sombrerero dejó caer su taza de té y pan con mantequilla, y se arrodilló.
"I'm a poor man, your Majesty," he began.
"Soy un hombre pobre, su Majestad," comenzó.
"You're a _very_ poor _speaker_," said the King.
"Eres un orador muy pobre," dijo el Rey.
Here one of the guinea-pigs cheered, and was immediately suppressed by the officers of the court.
Aquí uno de los conejillos de indias vitoreó, y fue inmediatamente suprimido por los oficiales de la corte.
Vocabulary
- Soy
- I am (first person singular of ser)
- un
- a, an (masculine indefinite article)
- hombre
- man, male human being
- pobre
- poor, lacking money or resources
- su
- his, her, your, their (possessive adjective)
- Majestad
- Majesty, title for royalty
- comenzó
- began, started (third person singular preterite)
- el
- the (masculine definite article)
- Sombrerero
- Hatter, hat maker or seller
- con
- with, accompanying or by means of
- voz
- voice, sound produced by speaking
- temblorosa
- trembling, shaking or quivering
- no
- no, not (negation)
- había
- had, there was/were (imperfect of haber)
- comenzado
- begun, started (past participle of comenzar)
- mi
- my (possessive adjective, first person)
- té
- tea, beverage made from tea leaves
- más
- more, additional quantity or degree
- de
- of, from, about (preposition)
- una
- a, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- semana
- week, period of seven days
- o
- or (conjunction showing alternatives)
- menos
- less, fewer, minus
- lo
- it, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- del
- of the, from the (contraction: de + el)
- pan
- bread, baked food made from flour
- mantequilla
- butter, dairy product made from cream
- volviéndose
- becoming, turning into (reflexive gerund)
- tan
- so, such, as (adverb of degree)
- delgado
- thin, slim, not thick
- El
- the (masculine definite article, capitalized)
- qué
- what, which (interrogative or exclamatory pronoun)
- dijo
- said, told (third person preterite of decir)
- Rey
- King, male monarch
- Comenzó
- began, started (third person preterite, capitalized)
- replicó
- replied, answered back
- Por
- for, by, through (preposition)
- supuesto
- of course, certainly, supposed
- que
- that, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- comienza
- begins, starts (third person present of comenzar)
- bruscamente
- abruptly, brusquely, suddenly
- Me
- me (first person object pronoun)
- tomas
- you take, you consider (second person present)
- por
- for, by, as (preposition)
- tonto
- fool, stupid, silly person
- Continúa
- continue, go on (command or third person present)
- continuó
- continued, went on (third person preterite)
- y
- and (conjunction)
- la
- the (feminine definite article)
- mayoría
- majority, most, greater part
- las
- the (feminine plural definite article)
- cosas
- things, objects, matters
- después
- after, afterwards, later
- eso
- that (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- Liebre
- Hare, rabbit-like animal
- Marzo
- March, third month of the year
- Yo
- I (first person singular subject pronoun)
- interrumpió
- interrupted, broke in (third person preterite)
- gran
- great, big, large (apocopated form of grande)
- prisa
- hurry, haste, rush
- Sí
- yes, affirmative response
- hiciste
- you did, you made (second person preterite)
- Lo
- it, him (masculine object pronoun, capitalized)
- niego
- I deny, I refuse (first person present)
- Él
- he, him (third person masculine pronoun)
- niega
- denies, refuses (third person present of negar)
- omite
- omits, leaves out (third person present)
- esa
- that (feminine demonstrative adjective)
- parte
- part, portion, section
- Bueno
- good, well, okay
- en
- in, on, at (preposition)
- todo
- all, everything, whole
- caso
- case, instance, situation
- mirando
- looking, watching (gerund of mirar)
- ansiosamente
- anxiously, eagerly, nervously
- alrededor
- around, surrounding area
- para
- for, to, in order to (preposition)
- ver
- to see, to watch (infinitive verb)
- si
- if, whether (conjunction)
- él
- he, him (third person masculine pronoun)
- también
- also, too, as well
- negaría
- would deny, would refuse (conditional tense)
- pero
- but, however (conjunction)
- negó
- denied, refused (third person preterite of negar)
- nada
- nothing, anything (pronoun or adverb)
- estando
- being, being in a state (gerund of estar)
- profundamente
- deeply, profoundly, soundly
- dormido
- asleep, sleeping (past participle of dormir)
- Después
- after, afterwards, later (capitalized)
- corté
- I cut, I chopped (first person preterite)
- poco
- little, few, not much
- Pero
- but, however (conjunction, capitalized)
- preguntó
- asked, inquired (third person preterite of preguntar)
- uno
- one, a, somebody (number or pronoun)
- jurado
- jury, juror, sworn (past participle or noun)
- Eso
- that (neuter demonstrative pronoun, capitalized)
- puedo
- I can, I am able to (first person present)
- recordarlo
- to remember it, to recall it (infinitive with pronoun)
- Debes
- you must, you should (second person present of deber)
- observó
- observed, noticed, remarked (third person preterite)
- te
- you, yourself (second person object pronoun)
- haré
- I will do, I will make (first person future)
- ejecutar
- to execute, to carry out, to perform
- miserable
- miserable, wretched, pitiful person
- dejó
- left, dropped, allowed (third person preterite of dejar)
- caer
- to fall, to drop (infinitive verb)
- taza
- cup, mug, teacup
- se
- himself, herself, yourself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- arrodilló
- knelt down, got on knees (third person preterite)
- Eres
- you are (second person singular of ser)
- orador
- speaker, orator, public speaker
- muy
- very, quite, really (adverb of degree)
- Aquí
- here, in this place (adverb)
- los
- the (masculine plural definite article)
- conejillos
- guinea pigs, small rodents (diminutive plural)
- fue
- was, went (third person preterite of ser/ir)
- inmediatamente
- immediately, right away, at once
- suprimido
- suppressed, eliminated (past participle of suprimir)
- oficiales
- officers, officials (plural noun or adjective)
- corte
- court, cut, courtyard
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