Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 5
(Dinah was the cat.)
(Dinah era la gata.)
"I hope they'll remember her saucer of milk at tea-time.
"Espero que recuerden su platillo de leche a la hora del té.
Dinah my dear!
¡Dinah, querida mía!
I wish you were down here with me!
¡Ojalá estuvieras aquí abajo conmigo!
There are no mice in the air, I'm afraid, but you might catch a bat, and that's very like a mouse, you know.
Me temo que no hay ratones en el aire, pero podrías atrapar un murciélago, y eso se parece mucho a un ratón, sabes.
But do cats eat bats, I wonder?"
Pero ¿comen murciélagos los gatos, me pregunto?"
And here Alice began to get rather sleepy, and went on saying to herself, in a dreamy sort of way, "Do cats eat bats?
Y aquí Alicia comenzó a sentir bastante sueño, y siguió diciéndose a sí misma, de una manera soñolienta, "¿Comen murciélagos los gatos?
Do cats eat bats?"
¿Comen murciélagos los gatos?"
and sometimes, "Do bats eat cats?"
y a veces, "¿Comen gatos los murciélagos?"
for, you see, as she couldn't answer either question, it didn't much matter which way she put it.
pues, ya ves, como no podía responder ninguna de las dos preguntas, no importaba mucho de qué manera lo dijera.
She felt that she was dozing off, and had just begun to dream that she was walking hand in hand with Dinah, and saying to her very earnestly, "Now, Dinah, tell me the truth: did you ever eat a bat?"
Sintió que se estaba quedando dormida, y acababa de empezar a soñar que caminaba de la mano con Dinah, y le decía muy seriamente, "Ahora, Dinah, dime la verdad: ¿alguna vez comiste un murciélago?"
when suddenly, thump! thump! down she came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over.
cuando de repente, ¡pum! ¡pum! cayó sobre un montón de palos y hojas secas, y la caída había terminado.
Alice was not a bit hurt, and she jumped up on to her feet in a moment: she looked up, but it was all dark overhead; before her was another long passage, and the White Rabbit was still in sight, hurrying down it.
Alicia no se lastimó ni un poco, y se puso de pie de un salto en un instante: miró hacia arriba, pero todo estaba oscuro en lo alto; ante ella había otro pasaje largo, y el Conejo Blanco todavía estaba a la vista, apresurándose por él.
Vocabulary
- era
- Was, used to be (imperfect tense of ser)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- gata
- Female cat
- Espero
- I hope, I wait (first person present esperar)
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- recuerden
- They/you all remember (present subjunctive of recordar)
- su
- His, her, its, your, their (possessive adjective)
- platillo
- Small plate, saucer, dish
- de
- Of, from (preposition showing possession or origin)
- leche
- Milk
- a
- To, at (preposition indicating direction or location)
- hora
- Hour, time, o'clock
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- té
- Tea (beverage)
- querida
- Dear, beloved (feminine adjective)
- mía
- Mine (feminine possessive pronoun)
- Ojalá
- I hope, if only, hopefully (expressing desire)
- estuvieras
- You were (imperfect subjunctive of estar)
- aquí
- Here (adverb of place)
- abajo
- Down, below, downstairs (adverb of location)
- conmigo
- With me (prepositional pronoun)
- Me
- Me, myself (reflexive or object pronoun)
- temo
- I fear, I'm afraid (first person present temer)
- no
- No, not (negation adverb)
- hay
- There is, there are (impersonal form of haber)
- ratones
- Mice (plural of ratón)
- en
- In, on, at (preposition of location)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- aire
- Air, atmosphere
- pero
- But, however (adversative conjunction)
- podrías
- You could, you might (conditional of poder)
- atrapar
- To catch, to trap
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- murciélago
- Bat (flying mammal)
- y
- And (coordinating conjunction)
- eso
- That (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- se
- Itself, oneself, himself, herself (reflexive pronoun)
- parece
- It seems, appears, resembles (third person parecer)
- mucho
- Much, a lot, very (adverb or adjective)
- ratón
- Mouse (small rodent)
- sabes
- You know (second person present of saber)
- Pero
- But, however (adversative conjunction)
- comen
- They eat, you all eat (third person comer)
- murciélagos
- Bats (plural of murciélago)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- gatos
- Cats (plural of gato)
- me
- Me, myself (object or reflexive pronoun)
- pregunto
- I wonder, I ask (first person preguntar)
- Y
- And (coordinating conjunction)
- comenzó
- Began, started (third person preterite of comenzar)
- sentir
- To feel, to sense
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather (adverb or adjective)
- sueño
- Sleep, sleepiness, dream
- siguió
- Continued, followed (third person preterite of seguir)
- diciéndose
- Saying to herself/himself (gerund with reflexive pronoun)
- sí
- Yes, herself, himself (affirmation or reflexive pronoun)
- misma
- Same, herself (feminine intensive or reflexive pronoun)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- manera
- Way, manner, method
- soñolienta
- Sleepy, drowsy (feminine adjective)
- Comen
- They eat, you all eat (third person comer)
- veces
- Times, occasions (plural of vez)
- pues
- Well, then, since (conjunction or filler)
- ya
- Already, now, anymore (temporal adverb)
- ves
- You see (second person present of ver)
- como
- As, like, how (conjunction or adverb)
- podía
- Could, was able to (imperfect of poder)
- responder
- To answer, to respond
- ninguna
- None, not any (feminine negative adjective)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- dos
- Two (cardinal number)
- preguntas
- Questions (plural of pregunta)
- importaba
- Mattered, was important (imperfect of importar)
- qué
- What, which (interrogative or exclamatory pronoun)
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- dijera
- Said, might say (imperfect subjunctive of decir)
- Sintió
- Felt, sensed (third person preterite of sentir)
- estaba
- Was, was being (imperfect of estar)
- quedando
- Staying, remaining (gerund of quedar)
- dormida
- Asleep, sleeping (feminine past participle of dormir)
- acababa
- Had just, was finishing (imperfect of acabar)
- empezar
- To begin, to start
- soñar
- To dream
- caminaba
- Was walking (imperfect of caminar)
- mano
- Hand
- con
- With (preposition indicating accompaniment)
- le
- To him, to her, to you (indirect object)
- decía
- Said, was saying (imperfect of decir)
- muy
- Very, really (adverb intensifying adjectives)
- seriamente
- Seriously (adverb)
- Ahora
- Now (temporal adverb)
- dime
- Tell me (imperative of decir)
- verdad
- Truth, true
- alguna
- Some, any (feminine indefinite adjective)
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn
- comiste
- You ate (second person preterite of comer)
- cuando
- When (temporal conjunction or adverb)
- repente
- Sudden (usually in phrase 'de repente')
- cayó
- Fell, dropped (third person preterite of caer)
- sobre
- On, over, about (preposition)
- montón
- Heap, pile, lot
- palos
- Sticks, poles (plural of palo)
- hojas
- Leaves, sheets (plural of hoja)
- secas
- Dry (feminine plural adjective)
- caída
- Fall, drop (noun)
- había
- There was, there were, had (imperfect haber)
- terminado
- Finished, ended (past participle of terminar)
- lastimó
- Hurt, injured (third person preterite of lastimar)
- ni
- Nor, not even, neither (negative conjunction)
- poco
- Little, few, a bit (adjective or adverb)
- puso
- Put, placed (third person preterite of poner)
- pie
- Foot
- salto
- Jump, leap
- instante
- Instant, moment
- miró
- Looked, watched (third person preterite of mirar)
- hacia
- Toward, towards (preposition indicating direction)
- arriba
- Up, above, upstairs (adverb of direction)
- todo
- All, everything, whole (adjective or pronoun)
- oscuro
- Dark, obscure (adjective)
- alto
- High, tall, loud (adjective)
- ante
- Before, in front of (preposition)
- ella
- She, her (subject or object pronoun)
- otro
- Other, another (masculine adjective or pronoun)
- pasaje
- Passage, corridor, hallway
- largo
- Long (adjective)
- Conejo
- Rabbit
- Blanco
- White (adjective or proper name here)
- todavía
- Still, yet, even (temporal adverb)
- vista
- Sight, view, vision
- apresurándose
- Hurrying, rushing (gerund with reflexive pronoun)
- por
- By, for, through, along (preposition)
- él
- He, him, it (subject or object pronoun)
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