Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 8

English → Spanish CHAPTER I. Level 4/10

"No, I'll look first," she said, "and see whether it's marked '_poison_' or not"; for she had read several nice little histories about children who had got burnt, and eaten up by wild beasts and other unpleasant things, all because they _would_ not remember the simple rules their friends had taught them: such as, that a red-hot poker will burn you if you hold it too long; and that if you cut your finger _very_ deeply with a knife, it usually bleeds; and she had never forgotten that, if you drink much from a bottle marked "poison," it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.

"No, miraré primero", dijo, "y veré si está marcada '_veneno_' o no"; porque había leído varias bonitas historietas sobre niños que se habían quemado, y sido devorados por bestias salvajes y otras cosas desagradables, todo porque _no_ querían recordar las reglas simples que sus amigos les habían enseñado: tales como, que un atizador al rojo vivo te quemará si lo sostienes demasiado tiempo; y que si te cortas el dedo _muy_ profundamente con un cuchillo, generalmente sangra; y nunca había olvidado que, si bebes mucho de una botella marcada "veneno", es casi seguro que te sentará mal, tarde o temprano.

However, this bottle was _not_ marked "poison," so Alice ventured to taste it, and finding it very nice, (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast,) she very soon finished it off.

Sin embargo, esta botella _no_ estaba marcada "veneno", así que Alicia se aventuró a probarla, y encontrándola muy agradable, (tenía, de hecho, una especie de sabor mezclado de tarta de cereza, natillas, piña, pavo asado, caramelo y tostada caliente con mantequilla,) muy pronto la terminó.

"What a curious feeling!" said Alice; "I must be shutting up like a telescope."

"¡Qué sensación tan curiosa!" dijo Alicia; "debo estar cerrándome como un telescopio."

And so it was indeed: she was now only ten inches high, and her face brightened up at the thought that she was now the right size for going through the little door into that lovely garden.

Y así era en efecto: ahora medía sólo diez pulgadas de alto, y su rostro se iluminó ante la idea de que ahora tenía el tamaño adecuado para pasar por la puertecita hacia aquel jardín encantador.

Vocabulary

No: No; negation word.
miraré: I will look; future tense of mirar (to look).
primero: First; before anything else in order or time.
dijo: He/she said; preterite tense of decir (to say).
y: And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses.
veré: I will see; future tense of ver (to see).
si: If; conditional conjunction introducing a possibility or condition.
está: It is; third person singular of estar (to be).
marcada: Marked; feminine past participle of marcar (to mark).
_veneno_: Poison; toxic substance harmful to living organisms.
o: Or; conjunction presenting alternatives or choices.
no: No; not; negation adverb.
porque: Because; conjunction explaining reason or cause.
había: There was/were; he/she had; imperfect of haber (to have).
leído: Read; past participle of leer (to read).
varias: Several; various; feminine plural of varios (several).
bonitas: Pretty; beautiful; feminine plural of bonito (pretty).
historietas: Short stories; comic strips; anecdotes.
sobre: About; on; over; preposition indicating topic or position.
niños: Children; boys; plural of niño (child/boy).
que: That; which; who; relative pronoun or conjunction.
se: Oneself; himself/herself; reflexive pronoun.
habían: They had; plural imperfect of haber (to have).
quemado: Burned; past participle of quemar (to burn).
sido: Been; past participle of ser (to be).
devorados: Devoured; eaten; masculine plural past participle of devorar.
por: By; for; through; preposition indicating agent or means.
bestias: Beasts; wild animals; plural of bestia (beast).
salvajes: Wild; savage; plural adjective describing untamed nature.
otras: Other; another; feminine plural of otro (other).
cosas: Things; plural of cosa (thing).
desagradables: Unpleasant; disagreeable; plural adjective meaning not pleasant.
todo: All; everything; whole; adjective or pronoun.
_no_: Not; no; negation adverb, here emphasized with underscores.
querían: They wanted; imperfect tense of querer (to want).
recordar: To remember; to recall; infinitive verb.
las: The; feminine plural definite article.
reglas: Rules; regulations; plural of regla (rule).
simples: Simple; easy; plural adjective meaning not complex.
sus: Their; his/her; plural possessive adjective.
amigos: Friends; plural of amigo (friend).
les: To them; indirect object pronoun for plural.
enseñado: Taught; past participle of enseñar (to teach).
tales: Such; plural adjective indicating similarity or examples.
como: Like; as; how; preposition or adverb of manner.
un: A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
al: To the; contraction of a + el.
rojo: Red; color adjective; also means red-hot.
vivo: Alive; living; bright; adjective describing vitality.
te: You; yourself; object or reflexive pronoun.
quemará: Will burn you; future tense of quemar (to burn).
lo: It; him; masculine direct object pronoun.
sostienes: You hold; second person singular of sostener (to hold).
demasiado: Too much; excessively; adverb indicating excess.
tiempo: Time; duration; weather; noun.
cortas: You cut; short (plural); second person singular of cortar.
el: The; masculine singular definite article.
dedo: Finger; toe; body part noun.
_muy_: Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs, here emphasized.
profundamente: Deeply; profoundly; adverb indicating depth or intensity.
con: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
cuchillo: Knife; cutting tool noun.
generalmente: Generally; usually; adverb indicating frequency or norm.
sangra: Bleeds; third person singular of sangrar (to bleed).
nunca: Never; adverb of negation for all time.
olvidado: Forgotten; past participle of olvidar (to forget).
bebes: You drink; second person singular of beber (to drink).
mucho: Much; a lot; adverb or adjective of quantity.
de: Of; from; about; preposition showing possession or origin.
una: A; an; one; feminine singular indefinite article.
botella: Bottle; container for liquids noun.
veneno: Poison; toxic substance harmful to organisms.
es: Is; third person singular of ser (to be).
casi: Almost; nearly; adverb indicating approximation.
seguro: Sure; safe; certain; adjective or noun meaning secure.
sentará: Will sit; will suit; future tense of sentar.
mal: Bad; badly; poorly; adverb or adjective of negativity.
tarde: Late; afternoon; adverb or noun for time.
temprano: Early; soon; adverb indicating earlier time.
Sin: Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
embargo: However; seizure; noun; part of sin embargo (however).
esta: This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
estaba: Was; he/she/it was; imperfect of estar (to be).
así: Thus; so; like this; adverb of manner.
aventuró: Ventured; dared; preterite of aventurar (to venture).
a: To; at; preposition indicating direction or location.
probarla: To try it/taste it; infinitive probar plus pronoun la.
encontrándola: Finding it; gerund of encontrar plus pronoun la.
muy: Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs.
agradable: Pleasant; agreeable; adjective meaning nice or enjoyable.
tenía: Had; he/she/it had; imperfect of tener (to have).
hecho: Fact; made; done; past participle of hacer.
especie: Species; kind; type; noun indicating category.
sabor: Flavor; taste; noun indicating sensory quality.
mezclado: Mixed; blended; past participle of mezclar (to mix).
tarta: Pie; tart; cake; noun for baked dessert.
cereza: Cherry; fruit noun.
natillas: Custard; creamy dessert plural noun.
piña: Pineapple; pine cone; tropical fruit noun.
pavo: Turkey; bird noun commonly eaten.
asado: Roasted; grilled; past participle of asar (to roast).
caramelo: Candy; caramel; sweet confection noun.
tostada: Toast; toasted; feminine adjective or noun.
caliente: Hot; warm; adjective describing high temperature.
mantequilla: Butter; dairy product noun for spreading or cooking.
pronto: Soon; quickly; adverb indicating near future or speed.
la: The; her; it; feminine singular article or pronoun.
terminó: Finished; ended; preterite of terminar (to finish).
Qué: What; how; exclamatory or interrogative pronoun.
sensación: Sensation; feeling; noun indicating physical or emotional perception.
tan: So; such; adverb intensifying adjectives in comparisons.
curiosa: Curious; strange; feminine adjective meaning odd or inquisitive.
debo: I must; I should; first person of deber.
estar: To be; infinitive verb for temporary states or locations.
cerrándome: Closing myself; gerund of cerrar plus reflexive pronoun me.
telescopio: Telescope; optical instrument for viewing distant objects.
Y: And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses (capitalized).
era: Was; he/she/it was; imperfect of ser (to be).
en: In; on; at; preposition indicating location or time.
efecto: Effect; indeed; noun meaning result or emphasis phrase.
ahora: Now; at this moment; adverb of time.
medía: Measured; was measuring; imperfect of medir (to measure).
sólo: Only; just; adverb indicating limitation or exclusivity.
diez: Ten; cardinal number 10.
pulgadas: Inches; plural unit of length measurement.
alto: High; tall; adjective or noun for height.
su: His; her; its; their; possessive adjective.
rostro: Face; countenance; noun for facial features.
iluminó: Lit up; illuminated; preterite of iluminar (to illuminate).
ante: Before; in front of; preposition indicating position.
idea: Idea; thought; concept; noun for mental conception.
tamaño: Size; dimension; noun indicating magnitude or extent.
adecuado: Adequate; suitable; appropriate; adjective meaning fitting.
para: For; to; in order to; preposition indicating purpose.
pasar: To pass; to happen; infinitive verb for movement.
puertecita: Little door; diminutive of puerta (door).
hacia: Toward; to; preposition indicating direction.
aquel: That; that one over there; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
jardín: Garden; outdoor cultivated space noun.
encantador: Charming; enchanting; delightful; masculine adjective.

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