Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 7
(As that is rather a hard word, I will just explain to you how it was done.
(Como esa es una palabra bastante difícil, les explicaré cómo se hizo.
They had a large canvas bag, which tied up at the mouth with strings: into this they slipped the guinea-pig, head first, and then sat upon it.)
Tenían una gran bolsa de lona, que se ataba en la boca con cuerdas: en esta metieron al conejillo de indias, primero la cabeza, y luego se sentaron encima.)
"I'm glad I've seen that done," thought Alice.
"Me alegro de haber visto cómo se hace eso", pensó Alicia.
"I've so often read in the newspapers, at the end of trials, "There was some attempts at applause, which was immediately suppressed by the officers of the court," and I never understood what it meant till now."
"He leído tantas veces en los periódicos, al final de los juicios, 'Hubo algunos intentos de aplauso, que fueron inmediatamente suprimidos por los oficiales del tribunal', y nunca entendí lo que significaba hasta ahora."
"If that's all you know about it, you may stand down," continued the King.
"Si eso es todo lo que sabes al respecto, puedes retirarte", continuó el Rey.
"I can't go no lower," said the Hatter: "I'm on the floor, as it is."
"No puedo bajar más", dijo el Sombrerero: "Estoy en el suelo, tal como está."
"Then you may _sit_ down," the King replied.
"Entonces puedes sentarte", respondió el Rey.
Here the other guinea-pig cheered, and was suppressed.
Aquí el otro conejillo de indias vitoreó, y fue suprimido.
"Come, that finished the guinea-pigs!" thought Alice.
"¡Vamos, eso acabó con los conejillos de indias!", pensó Alicia.
"Now we shall get on better."
"Ahora nos irá mejor."
"I'd rather finish my tea," said the Hatter, with an anxious look at the Queen, who was reading the list of singers.
"Preferiría terminar mi té", dijo el Sombrerero, con una mirada ansiosa a la Reina, que estaba leyendo la lista de cantantes.
"You may go," said the King, and the Hatter hurriedly left the court, without even waiting to put his shoes on.
"Puedes irte", dijo el Rey, y el Sombrerero salió apresuradamente de la corte, sin siquiera esperar a ponerse los zapatos.
"—and just take his head off outside," the Queen added to one of the officers: but the Hatter was out of sight before the officer could get to the door.
"—y córtenle la cabeza afuera", añadió la Reina a uno de los oficiales: pero el Sombrerero había desaparecido de la vista antes de que el oficial pudiera llegar a la puerta.
"Call the next witness!" said the King.
"¡Llamen al siguiente testigo!", dijo el Rey.
The next witness was the Duchess's cook.
La siguiente testigo era la cocinera de la Duquesa.
Vocabulary
- Como
- As, like, since; conjunction or adverb
- esa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- es
- Is, third person singular of verb ser
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- palabra
- Word, term, or promise
- bastante
- Enough, quite, rather, fairly, sufficiently
- difícil
- Difficult, hard, challenging, tough
- les
- To them, for them; indirect object pronoun
- explicaré
- I will explain, future tense first person
- cómo
- How, in what way or manner
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or passive marker, himself/herself/themselves
- hizo
- Made, did; third person preterite of hacer
- Tenían
- They had, third person plural imperfect tener
- gran
- Great, big, large; apocopated form of grande
- bolsa
- Bag, purse, sack, stock market
- de
- Of, from, about; preposition
- lona
- Canvas, sailcloth, tarp material
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- ataba
- Tied, bound; third person imperfect of atar
- en
- In, on, at; preposition indicating location
- la
- The, feminine singular definite article
- boca
- Mouth, opening, entrance
- con
- With, using, by means of
- cuerdas
- Ropes, cords, strings
- esta
- This, feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- metieron
- They put in, inserted; third person preterite
- al
- To the, contraction of a + el
- conejillo
- Guinea pig, small rabbit
- primero
- First, firstly, in first place
- cabeza
- Head, top part of body
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- luego
- Then, later, afterwards, next
- sentaron
- They sat, third person plural preterite of sentar
- encima
- On top, above, over
- Me
- Me, myself; first person object pronoun
- alegro
- I am glad, first person present of alegrarse
- haber
- To have, auxiliary verb for perfect tenses
- visto
- Seen, past participle of ver
- hace
- Does, makes; third person present hacer; ago
- eso
- That, that thing; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- pensó
- Thought, third person preterite of pensar
- He
- I have, first person present perfect auxiliary
- leído
- Read, past participle of leer
- tantas
- So many, as many; feminine plural
- veces
- Times, occasions, instances
- los
- The, masculine plural definite article
- periódicos
- Newspapers, periodicals, journals
- final
- End, final, conclusion, finish
- juicios
- Trials, judgments, lawsuits, verdicts
- Hubo
- There was, there were; preterite of haber
- algunos
- Some, a few, several
- intentos
- Attempts, tries, efforts
- aplauso
- Applause, clapping, acclaim
- fueron
- They were, went; third person plural preterite
- inmediatamente
- Immediately, at once, right away
- suprimidos
- Suppressed, eliminated, removed, censored
- por
- By, for, through, per; preposition
- oficiales
- Officials, officers, formal or official
- del
- Of the, from the; contraction de + el
- tribunal
- Court, tribunal, court of law
- nunca
- Never, not ever, at no time
- entendí
- I understood, first person preterite of entender
- lo
- It, him; masculine singular object pronoun
- significaba
- Meant, signified; third person imperfect of significar
- hasta
- Until, up to, as far as
- ahora
- Now, at present, currently
- Si
- If, whether; conditional conjunction
- todo
- All, everything, whole, entire
- sabes
- You know, second person present of saber
- respecto
- Regarding, respect, concerning, with regard to
- puedes
- You can, second person present of poder
- retirarte
- To withdraw yourself, leave, retire, go away
- continuó
- Continued, third person preterite of continuar
- el
- The, masculine singular definite article
- Rey
- King, male monarch
- No
- No, not, negation word
- puedo
- I can, first person present of poder
- bajar
- To go down, lower, descend, decrease
- más
- More, most, plus, in addition
- dijo
- Said, told; third person preterite of decir
- Estoy
- I am, first person present of estar
- suelo
- Floor, ground, soil, surface
- tal
- Such, so, like that, similar
- como
- As, like, how, such as
- está
- Is, third person present of estar
- Entonces
- Then, so, at that time, therefore
- sentarte
- To sit down yourself, to sit
- respondió
- Responded, answered, replied; third person preterite
- Aquí
- Here, in this place, over here
- otro
- Other, another, different one
- vitoreó
- Cheered, applauded, shouted approval; third person preterite
- fue
- Was, went; third person preterite ser/ir
- suprimido
- Suppressed, eliminated, removed, silenced
- Vamos
- Let's go, we go, come on
- acabó
- Finished, ended; third person preterite of acabar
- conejillos
- Guinea pigs, small rabbits, diminutive plural
- Ahora
- Now, at present, currently, right now
- nos
- Us, to us; first person plural pronoun
- irá
- Will go, third person future of ir
- mejor
- Better, best, improved, superior
- Preferiría
- Would prefer, first person conditional of preferir
- terminar
- To finish, end, complete, conclude
- mi
- My, possessive adjective first person singular
- té
- Tea, beverage made from tea leaves
- mirada
- Look, gaze, glance, stare
- ansiosa
- Anxious, eager, worried, nervous (feminine)
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction
- Reina
- Queen, female monarch
- estaba
- Was, third person imperfect of estar
- leyendo
- Reading, present participle of leer
- lista
- List, ready, clever, smart
- cantantes
- Singers, vocalists, performers
- Puedes
- You can, second person present of poder
- irte
- To leave yourself, go away, depart
- salió
- Left, went out; third person preterite salir
- apresuradamente
- Hurriedly, hastily, quickly, in a rush
- corte
- Court, cut, cutting, courtyard
- sin
- Without, lacking, not having
- siquiera
- Even, at least, not even
- esperar
- To wait, hope, expect, await
- ponerse
- To put on, become, get, wear
- zapatos
- Shoes, footwear
- córtenle
- Cut it off him/her, imperative command
- afuera
- Outside, outdoors, out there
- añadió
- Added, third person preterite of añadir
- uno
- One, someone, a single unit
- pero
- But, however, yet, nevertheless
- había
- There was, had; third person imperfect haber
- desaparecido
- Disappeared, vanished, gone, missing
- vista
- View, sight, vision, seeing
- antes
- Before, previously, earlier, formerly
- oficial
- Official, officer, formal, authorized
- pudiera
- Could, might; third person imperfect subjunctive poder
- llegar
- To arrive, reach, get to, come
- puerta
- Door, gate, entrance, doorway
- Llamen
- Call, summon; third person plural imperative llamar
- siguiente
- Next, following, subsequent, ensuing
- testigo
- Witness, person who testifies
- La
- The, feminine singular definite article
- era
- Was, third person imperfect of ser; era
- cocinera
- Cook, female chef, kitchen worker
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