Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 5
" cried Alice, with a sudden burst of tears, "I do wish they _would_ put their heads down!
" exclamó Alicia, con un repentino estallido de lágrimas, "¡Cómo desearía que _bajaran_ sus cabezas!
I am so _very_ tired of being all alone here!"
¡Estoy _tan_ cansada de estar completamente sola aquí!"
As she said this she looked down at her hands, and was surprised to see that she had put on one of the Rabbit's little white kid gloves while she was talking.
Al decir esto miró sus manos, y se sorprendió al ver que se había puesto uno de los pequeños guantes blancos de cabritilla del Conejo mientras hablaba.
"How _can_ I have done that?" she thought.
"¿Cómo _he podido_ hacer eso?" pensó.
"I must be growing small again."
"Debo estar volviéndome pequeña otra vez."
She got up and went to the table to measure herself by it, and found that, as nearly as she could guess, she was now about two feet high, and was going on shrinking rapidly: she soon found out that the cause of this was the fan she was holding, and she dropped it hastily, just in time to avoid shrinking away altogether.
Se levantó y fue a la mesa para medirse con ella, y descubrió que, por lo que podía calcular, ahora medía aproximadamente dos pies de altura, y seguía encogiéndose rápidamente: pronto descubrió que la causa de esto era el abanico que sostenía, y lo dejó caer apresuradamente, justo a tiempo para evitar encogerse por completo.
"That _was_ a narrow escape!" said Alice, a good deal frightened at the sudden change, but very glad to find herself still in existence; "and now for the garden!" and she ran with all speed back to the little door: but, alas!
"¡_Eso sí_ que fue escapar por poco!" dijo Alicia, bastante asustada por el cambio repentino, pero muy contenta de encontrarse todavía existiendo; "¡y ahora al jardín!" y corrió a toda velocidad de vuelta a la pequeña puerta: pero, ¡ay!
the little door was shut again, and the little golden key was lying on the glass table as before, "and things are worse than ever," thought the poor child, "for I never was so small as this before, never!
la pequeña puerta estaba cerrada otra vez, y la pequeña llave dorada estaba sobre la mesa de cristal como antes, "y las cosas están peor que nunca," pensó la pobre niña, "porque nunca había sido tan pequeña como esto antes, ¡nunca!
And I declare it's too bad, that it is!"
Y declaro que es demasiado malo, ¡eso es!"
As she said these words her foot slipped, and in another moment, splash!
Al decir estas palabras su pie resbaló, y en otro momento, ¡splash!
Vocabulary
- exclamó
- He/she exclaimed, shouted out in surprise or emotion
- con
- With, in the company of or by means of
- un
- A, an, indefinite article masculine singular
- repentino
- Sudden, happening quickly without warning
- estallido
- Burst, explosion, sudden outbreak of something
- de
- Of, from, about, indicating possession or origin
- lágrimas
- Tears, drops of liquid from eyes when crying
- Cómo
- How, in what way or manner
- desearía
- I would wish, I would desire, conditional tense
- que
- That, which, relative pronoun or conjunction
- _bajaran_
- They would lower, imperfect subjunctive of bajar
- sus
- Their, his, her, possessive adjective plural
- cabezas
- Heads, plural of cabeza, body part
- Estoy
- I am, first person present tense of estar
- _tan_
- So, such, very, indicating degree or intensity
- cansada
- Tired, fatigued, feminine adjective
- estar
- To be, temporary states or locations, infinitive verb
- completamente
- Completely, entirely, totally, fully
- sola
- Alone, by oneself, feminine adjective
- aquí
- Here, in this place or location
- Al
- On, upon, contraction of a + el
- decir
- To say, to tell, infinitive verb
- esto
- This, demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby
- miró
- He/she looked, past tense of mirar
- manos
- Hands, plural of mano, body parts
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- se
- Reflexive pronoun, himself, herself, themselves
- sorprendió
- He/she was surprised, past tense reflexive verb
- al
- Upon, when, contraction of a + el
- ver
- To see, infinitive verb of seeing
- había
- There was, he/she had, imperfect tense
- puesto
- Put on, placed, past participle of poner
- uno
- One, number or indefinite pronoun masculine
- los
- The, definite article masculine plural
- pequeños
- Small, little, plural masculine adjective
- guantes
- Gloves, hand coverings worn for warmth or protection
- blancos
- White, plural masculine adjective for color
- del
- Of the, from the, contraction of de + el
- Conejo
- Rabbit, small mammal with long ears
- mientras
- While, during, conjunction indicating simultaneous action
- hablaba
- He/she was speaking, imperfect tense of hablar
- _he
- I have, first person present perfect auxiliary verb
- podido_
- Been able, past participle of poder
- hacer
- To do, to make, infinitive verb
- eso
- That, demonstrative pronoun for something distant
- pensó
- He/she thought, past tense of pensar
- Debo
- I must, I should, first person present of deber
- volviéndome
- Becoming myself, reflexive gerund of volver
- pequeña
- Small, little, feminine singular adjective
- otra
- Another, other, feminine singular adjective
- vez
- Time, occasion, instance of something happening
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun, himself, herself, themselves
- levantó
- He/she got up, stood up, past tense reflexive
- fue
- He/she went, was, past tense of ir or ser
- a
- To, at, preposition indicating direction or location
- la
- The, definite article feminine singular
- tabla
- Table, board, flat surface or piece of wood
- para
- For, in order to, preposition of purpose
- medirse
- To measure oneself, reflexive infinitive verb
- ella
- She, her, feminine subject or object pronoun
- descubrió
- He/she discovered, past tense of descubrir
- por
- By, for, through, preposition with multiple meanings
- lo
- It, him, masculine object pronoun
- podía
- He/she could, imperfect tense of poder
- calcular
- To calculate, to estimate, infinitive verb
- ahora
- Now, at the present time
- medía
- He/she measured, imperfect tense of medir
- aproximadamente
- Approximately, roughly, about, more or less
- dos
- Two, number between one and three
- pies
- Feet, plural of pie, body part or measurement
- altura
- Height, vertical measurement or elevation
- seguía
- He/she continued, imperfect tense of seguir
- encogiéndose
- Shrinking, reflexive gerund of encoger
- rápidamente
- Rapidly, quickly, fast, at high speed
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, in a short time
- causa
- Cause, reason, motive for something happening
- era
- Was, he/she/it was, imperfect tense of ser
- el
- The, definite article masculine singular
- abanico
- Fan, handheld device for creating cooling breeze
- sostenía
- He/she was holding, imperfect tense of sostener
- dejó
- He/she left, stopped, past tense of dejar
- caer
- To fall, to drop, infinitive verb
- apresuradamente
- Hastily, hurriedly, in a rushed manner
- justo
- Just, exactly, fair, right, precise
- tiempo
- Time, period, duration, weather
- evitar
- To avoid, to prevent, infinitive verb
- encogerse
- To shrink, to contract, reflexive infinitive verb
- completo
- Complete, whole, entire, fully
- _Eso
- That, demonstrative pronoun with emphasis
- sí_
- Yes, indeed, affirmation or emphasis
- escapar
- To escape, to flee, infinitive verb
- poco
- Little, few, small amount or quantity
- dijo
- He/she said, past tense of decir
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather, fairly, sufficiently
- asustada
- Frightened, scared, feminine past participle adjective
- cambio
- Change, exchange, alteration, modification
- pero
- But, however, conjunction showing contrast
- muy
- Very, quite, adverb intensifying adjectives
- contenta
- Happy, pleased, content, feminine adjective
- encontrarse
- To find oneself, to meet, reflexive infinitive
- todavía
- Still, yet, up to this time
- existiendo
- Existing, present participle of existir
- jardín
- Garden, outdoor area with plants and flowers
- corrió
- He/she ran, past tense of correr
- toda
- All, whole, entire, feminine singular adjective
- velocidad
- Speed, velocity, rate of motion
- vuelta
- Turn, return, lap, revolution
- puerta
- Door, entrance, gateway
- ay
- Oh, alas, exclamation of pain or surprise
- estaba
- He/she/it was, imperfect tense of estar
- cerrada
- Closed, shut, feminine past participle adjective
- llave
- Key, device for opening locks
- dorada
- Golden, gold-colored, feminine adjective
- sobre
- On, about, over, above, preposition
- cristal
- Crystal, glass, transparent material
- como
- As, like, how, conjunction or adverb
- antes
- Before, previously, earlier in time
- las
- The, definite article feminine plural
- cosas
- Things, objects, matters, plural of cosa
- están
- They are, third person plural present of estar
- peor
- Worse, comparative of malo, more bad
- nunca
- Never, not ever, at no time
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate, lacking wealth or resources
- niña
- Girl, young female child
- porque
- Because, for the reason that, conjunction
- sido
- Been, past participle of ser
- tan
- So, such, as, indicating degree
- Y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- declaro
- I declare, I state, first person present of declarar
- es
- Is, he/she/it is, present tense of ser
- demasiado
- Too much, excessive, overly
- malo
- Bad, evil, wicked, masculine adjective
- estas
- These, feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- palabras
- Words, spoken or written units of language
- su
- His, her, their, possessive adjective singular
- pie
- Foot, body part below ankle
- resbaló
- He/she slipped, past tense of resbalar
- en
- In, on, at, preposition of location
- otro
- Other, another, different, masculine singular adjective
- momento
- Moment, instant, brief period of time
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