Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 8
But her sister sat still just as she left her, leaning her head on her hand, watching the setting sun, and thinking of little Alice and all her wonderful Adventures, till she too began dreaming after a fashion, and this was her dream:—
Pero su hermana permaneció quieta tal como ella la dejó, apoyando su cabeza en la mano, observando el sol poniente, y pensando en la pequeña Alicia y todas sus maravillosas Aventuras, hasta que ella también comenzó a soñar a su manera, y este fue su sueño:—
First, she dreamed of little Alice herself, and once again the tiny hands were clasped upon her knee, and the bright eager eyes were looking up into hers—she could hear the very tones of her voice, and see that queer little toss of her head to keep back the wandering hair that _would_ always get into her eyes—and still as she listened, or seemed to listen, the whole place around her became alive with the strange creatures of her little sister's dream.
Primero, soñó con la pequeña Alicia misma, y una vez más las diminutas manos estaban entrelazadas sobre su rodilla, y los brillantes ojos ansiosos la miraban—ella podía oír los mismos tonos de su voz, y ver ese curioso meneo de su cabeza para apartar el cabello errante que siempre se metía en sus ojos—y aún mientras escuchaba, o parecía escuchar, todo el lugar a su alrededor cobró vida con las extrañas criaturas del sueño de su hermanita.
The long grass rustled at her feet as the White Rabbit hurried by—the frightened Mouse splashed his way through the neighbouring pool—she could hear the rattle of the teacups as the March Hare and his friends shared their never-ending meal, and the shrill voice of the Queen ordering off her unfortunate guests to execution—once more the pig-baby was sneezing on the Duchess's knee, while plates and dishes crashed around it—once more the shriek of the Gryphon, the squeaking of the Lizard's slate-pencil, and the choking of the suppressed guinea-pigs, filled the air, mixed up with the distant sobs of the miserable Mock Turtle.
La hierba alta crujió a sus pies mientras el Conejo Blanco pasaba apresuradamente—el asustado Ratón chapoteó su camino a través del estanque vecino—ella podía oír el traqueteo de las tazas de té mientras la Liebre de Marzo y sus amigos compartían su interminable comida, y la voz chillona de la Reina ordenando la ejecución de sus desafortunados invitados—una vez más el bebé-cerdo estornudaba en la rodilla de la Duquesa, mientras platos y fuentes se estrellaban a su alrededor—una vez más el chillido del Grifo, el chirrido del pizarrín de la Lagartija, y la sofocación de los conejillos de Indias reprimidos, llenaban el aire, mezclados con los sollozos distantes de la miserable Falsa Tortuga.
Vocabulary
- Pero
- But, however; conjunction showing contrast
- su
- His, her, its, their; possessive adjective
- hermana
- Sister; female sibling
- permaneció
- Remained, stayed; past tense of permanecer
- quieta
- Still, quiet, motionless; feminine adjective
- tal
- Such, so; used for comparisons
- como
- As, like, how; conjunction or adverb
- ella
- She, her; feminine subject pronoun
- la
- The, her; feminine article or object pronoun
- dejó
- Left, allowed; past tense of dejar
- apoyando
- Resting, leaning, supporting; present participle
- cabeza
- Head; body part
- en
- In, on, at; preposition of location
- mano
- Hand; body part
- observando
- Observing, watching; present participle
- el
- The; masculine definite article
- sol
- Sun; star at center of solar system
- poniente
- Setting, west; where sun sets
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- pensando
- Thinking; present participle of pensar
- pequeña
- Small, little; feminine adjective
- todas
- All, every; feminine plural adjective
- sus
- His, her, their; plural possessive adjective
- maravillosas
- Wonderful, marvelous; feminine plural adjective
- Aventuras
- Adventures; exciting experiences or journeys
- hasta
- Until, up to; preposition of time or place
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
- también
- Also, too, as well; adverb
- comenzó
- Began, started; past tense of comenzar
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- soñar
- To dream; infinitive verb
- manera
- Way, manner, mode; method of doing something
- este
- This; masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- fue
- Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
- sueño
- Dream; images or thoughts during sleep
- Primero
- First, firstly; ordinal number or adverb
- soñó
- Dreamed; past tense of soñar
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- misma
- Same, herself; feminine emphatic adjective
- una
- A, an, one; feminine indefinite article
- vez
- Time, occasion; instance or occurrence
- más
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- diminutas
- Tiny, minute; very small, feminine plural
- manos
- Hands; plural of mano
- estaban
- Were, were being; imperfect tense of estar
- entrelazadas
- Interlaced, intertwined; linked together
- sobre
- Over, on, about; preposition
- rodilla
- Knee; joint in the leg
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- brillantes
- Bright, shining; plural adjective
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight
- ansiosos
- Eager, anxious; full of desire or worry
- miraban
- Looked, were looking; imperfect tense of mirar
- podía
- Could, was able to; imperfect tense of poder
- oír
- To hear; infinitive verb
- mismos
- Same, themselves; masculine plural emphatic adjective
- tonos
- Tones; sounds with specific pitch or quality
- de
- Of, from; preposition showing possession or origin
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by speaking
- ver
- To see; infinitive verb
- ese
- That; masculine demonstrative adjective
- curioso
- Curious, odd; strange or inquisitive
- meneo
- Shake, wiggle; movement back and forth
- para
- For, to, in order to; preposition of purpose
- apartar
- To move away, separate; infinitive verb
- cabello
- Hair; hair on the head
- errante
- Wandering, stray; not in proper place
- siempre
- Always, forever; at all times
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun
- metía
- Got into, put; imperfect tense of meter
- aún
- Still, yet, even; adverb of time
- mientras
- While, whereas; conjunction of time
- escuchaba
- Listened, was listening; imperfect tense of escuchar
- o
- Or; conjunction showing alternatives
- parecía
- Seemed, appeared; imperfect tense of parecer
- escuchar
- To listen; infinitive verb
- todo
- All, everything; entirety or totality
- lugar
- Place, location; specific position or area
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding; in the vicinity
- cobró
- Charged, took on; past tense of cobrar
- vida
- Life; state of being alive
- extrañas
- Strange, odd; unusual or weird, feminine plural
- criaturas
- Creatures; living beings or animals
- del
- Of the, from the; contraction of de+el
- hermanita
- Little sister; affectionate diminutive of hermana
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- hierba
- Grass, herb; green plant covering ground
- alta
- Tall, high; great height, feminine adjective
- crujió
- Creaked, crunched; past tense of crujir
- pies
- Feet; plural of pie
- Conejo
- Rabbit; small furry mammal with long ears
- Blanco
- White; color of snow
- pasaba
- Passed, was passing; imperfect tense of pasar
- apresuradamente
- Hurriedly, hastily; in a rushed manner
- asustado
- Frightened, scared; afraid or startled
- Ratón
- Mouse; small rodent
- chapoteó
- Splashed; past tense of chapotear
- camino
- Path, road, way; route or trail
- través
- Through; used in phrase "a través de"
- estanque
- Pond; small body of water
- vecino
- Neighboring, nearby; adjacent or next to
- traqueteo
- Rattle, clatter; loud rattling sound
- tazas
- Cups; plural of taza
- té
- Tea; hot beverage made from leaves
- Liebre
- Hare; animal similar to large rabbit
- Marzo
- March; third month of the year
- amigos
- Friends; people one has friendly relations with
- compartían
- Shared, were sharing; imperfect tense of compartir
- interminable
- Endless, interminable; never-ending
- comida
- Food, meal; something eaten
- chillona
- Shrill, loud; noisy or strident, feminine
- Reina
- Queen; female monarch
- ordenando
- Ordering, commanding; present participle of ordenar
- ejecución
- Execution; act of carrying out or killing
- desafortunados
- Unfortunate, unlucky; having bad luck, masculine plural
- invitados
- Guests; people invited to an event
- bebé
- Baby; very young child or infant
- cerdo
- Pig, pork; swine animal or meat
- estornudaba
- Sneezed, was sneezing; imperfect tense of estornudar
- platos
- Plates, dishes; plural of plato
- fuentes
- Platters, sources; large dishes or origins
- estrellaban
- Smashed, crashed; imperfect tense of estrellar
- chillido
- Shriek, scream; loud high-pitched cry
- chirrido
- Screech, squeak; high-pitched grating sound
- Lagartija
- Lizard; small reptile
- sofocación
- Suffocation, choking; difficulty breathing
- conejillos
- Guinea pigs; small rodents, diminutive of conejo
- reprimidos
- Suppressed, repressed; held back or restrained
- llenaban
- Filled, were filling; imperfect tense of llenar
- aire
- Air; gas surrounding the earth
- mezclados
- Mixed, blended; combined together
- sollozos
- Sobs; sounds of crying
- distantes
- Distant, far; remote or far away
- miserable
- Miserable, wretched; very unhappy or poor
- Falsa
- False, fake; not genuine, feminine
- Tortuga
- Turtle, tortoise; shelled reptile
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