Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 9
So she sat on, with closed eyes, and half believed herself in Wonderland, though she knew she had but to open them again, and all would change to dull reality—the grass would be only rustling in the wind, and the pool rippling to the waving of the reeds—the rattling teacups would change to tinkling sheep-bells, and the Queen's shrill cries to the voice of the shepherd boy—and the sneeze of the baby, the shriek of the Gryphon, and all the other queer noises, would change (she knew) to the confused clamour of the busy farm-yard—while the lowing of the cattle in the distance would take the place of the Mock Turtle's heavy sobs.
Así que siguió sentada, con los ojos cerrados, y medio creyéndose en el País de las Maravillas, aunque sabía que sólo tenía que abrirlos de nuevo, y todo cambiaría a una aburrida realidad—la hierba sólo estaría susurrando en el viento, y el estanque ondulándose al vaivén de los juncos—las tazas de té tintineantes se convertirían en cencerros de ovejas, y los gritos estridentes de la Reina en la voz del pastorcillo—y el estornudo del bebé, el chillido del Grifo, y todos los demás ruidos extraños, se convertirían (ella lo sabía) en el confuso clamor del ajetreado corral—mientras que el mugido del ganado en la distancia tomaría el lugar de los pesados sollozos de la Falsa Tortuga.
Lastly, she pictured to herself how this same little sister of hers would, in the after-time, be herself a grown woman; and how she would keep, through all her riper years, the simple and loving heart of her childhood: and how she would gather about her other little children, and make _their_ eyes bright and eager with many a strange tale, perhaps even with the dream of Wonderland of long ago: and how she would feel with all their simple sorrows, and find a pleasure in all their simple joys, remembering her own child-life, and the happy summer days.
Por último, se imaginó cómo esta misma hermanita suya llegaría a ser, con el tiempo, una mujer adulta; y cómo conservaría, a través de todos sus años de madurez, el corazón sencillo y cariñoso de su infancia: y cómo reuniría a su alrededor a otros niños pequeños, y haría brillar sus ojos con entusiasmo con muchos cuentos extraños, quizás incluso con el sueño del País de las Maravillas de hace mucho tiempo: y cómo compartiría todas sus sencillas penas, y encontraría placer en todas sus sencillas alegrías, recordando su propia vida infantil, y los felices días de verano.
Vocabulary
- Así
- Thus, so, in this way
- que
- That, which, who, than
- siguió
- Continued, followed, went on (past tense)
- sentada
- Seated, sitting (feminine)
- con
- With
- los
- The (masculine plural)
- ojos
- Eyes
- cerrados
- Closed, shut
- y
- And
- medio
- Half, middle, medium
- creyéndose
- Believing herself, thinking oneself
- en
- In, on, at
- el
- The (masculine singular)
- País
- Country, nation, land
- de
- Of, from, about
- las
- The (feminine plural)
- Maravillas
- Wonders, marvels
- aunque
- Although, even though, though
- sabía
- Knew, was aware (past imperfect)
- sólo
- Only, just, solely
- tenía
- Had, possessed (past imperfect)
- abrirlos
- To open them
- nuevo
- New, again
- todo
- All, everything, whole
- cambiaría
- Would change, would transform
- a
- To, at, towards
- una
- A, an, one (feminine)
- aburrida
- Boring, dull, tedious
- hierba
- Grass, herb
- estaría
- Would be (conditional tense)
- susurrando
- Whispering, murmuring
- viento
- Wind
- estanque
- Pond, pool
- ondulándose
- Undulating, rippling, waving
- al
- To the, at the (contraction)
- vaivén
- Swaying, back and forth movement
- tazas
- Cups, mugs
- té
- Tea
- se
- Himself, herself, themselves, oneself
- convertirían
- Would convert, would turn into
- ovejas
- Sheep
- gritos
- Shouts, screams, cries
- la
- The (feminine singular)
- Reina
- Queen
- voz
- Voice
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction)
- estornudo
- Sneeze
- bebé
- Baby
- chillido
- Screech, shriek, squeal
- todos
- All, everyone, everybody
- demás
- Others, rest, remaining
- ruidos
- Noises, sounds
- extraños
- Strange, weird, foreign
- ella
- She, her
- lo
- It, him, the (masculine object pronoun)
- confuso
- Confused, confusing, unclear
- ganado
- Cattle, livestock
- distancia
- Distance
- tomaría
- Would take, would drink
- lugar
- Place, location, site
- pesados
- Heavy, weighty, burdensome
- sollozos
- Sobs, sobbing
- Falsa
- False, fake, mock
- Tortuga
- Turtle, tortoise
- Por
- For, by, through, per
- último
- Last, final, ultimate
- imaginó
- Imagined, envisioned (past tense)
- cómo
- How, what way
- esta
- This (feminine)
- misma
- Same, very, self
- hermanita
- Little sister
- suya
- Hers, of hers
- llegaría
- Would arrive, would become
- ser
- To be (permanent state)
- tiempo
- Time, weather
- mujer
- Woman, wife
- adulta
- Adult (feminine)
- conservaría
- Would preserve, would keep, would conserve
- través
- Through, across (used in 'a través')
- sus
- His, her, their, your (plural possessive)
- años
- Years
- madurez
- Maturity, adulthood, ripeness
- corazón
- Heart
- sencillo
- Simple, plain, straightforward
- cariñoso
- Affectionate, loving, caring
- su
- His, her, its, their, your
- infancia
- Childhood, infancy
- reuniría
- Would gather, would bring together
- alrededor
- Around, about, surrounding
- otros
- Others, other (masculine plural)
- niños
- Children, boys
- pequeños
- Small, little, young
- haría
- Would do, would make
- brillar
- To shine, to sparkle, to gleam
- entusiasmo
- Enthusiasm, excitement
- muchos
- Many, much, a lot of
- cuentos
- Stories, tales
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe, possibly
- incluso
- Even, including, inclusive
- sueño
- Dream, sleep, sleepiness
- hace
- Makes, does, ago (time expression)
- mucho
- Much, a lot, very
- compartiría
- Would share
- todas
- All, every (feminine plural)
- sencillas
- Simple, plain (feminine plural)
- penas
- Sorrows, pains, troubles
- encontraría
- Would find, would encounter
- placer
- Pleasure, enjoyment
- alegrías
- Joys, happiness
- recordando
- Remembering, recalling
- propia
- Own, proper, self
- vida
- Life
- infantil
- Childish, infantile, children's
- felices
- Happy, joyful (plural)
- días
- Days
- verano
- Summer
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