Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 2
'William the Conqueror, whose cause was favoured by the pope, was soon submitted to by the English, who wanted leaders, and had been of late much accustomed to usurpation and conquest.
'Guillermo el Conquistador, cuya causa fue favorecida por el papa, pronto fue aceptado por los ingleses, quienes carecían de líderes y habían estado últimamente muy acostumbrados a la usurpación y la conquista.
Edwin and Morcar, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria—'
Edwin y Morcar, los condes de Mercia y Northumbria—'
"Ugh!" said the Lory, with a shiver.
"¡Ugh!" dijo el Lori, con un escalofrío.
"I beg your pardon!" said the Mouse, frowning, but very politely: "Did you speak?"
"¡Le ruego me disculpe!" dijo el Ratón, frunciendo el ceño, pero muy cortésmente: "¿Habló usted?"
"Not I!" said the Lory hastily.
"¡Yo no!" dijo el Lori apresuradamente.
"I thought you did," said the Mouse.
"Pensé que sí," dijo el Ratón.
"—I proceed.
"—Continúo.
'Edwin and Morcar, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria, declared for him: and even Stigand, the patriotic archbishop of Canterbury, found it advisable—'
'Edwin y Morcar, los condes de Mercia y Northumbria, se declararon a su favor: y hasta Stigand, el patriótico arzobispo de Canterbury, encontró aconsejable—'
"Found _what_?" said the Duck.
"¿Encontró _qué_?" dijo el Pato.
"Found _it_," the Mouse replied rather crossly: "of course you know what 'it' means."
"Encontró _eso_," respondió el Ratón bastante molesto: "por supuesto que sabes lo que significa 'eso'."
"I know what 'it' means well enough, when _I_ find a thing," said the Duck: "it's generally a frog or a worm.
"Sé bastante bien lo que significa 'eso' cuando _yo_ encuentro algo," dijo el Pato: "generalmente es una rana o un gusano.
The question is, what did the archbishop find?"
La pregunta es, ¿qué encontró el arzobispo?"
The Mouse did not notice this question, but hurriedly went on, "'—found it advisable to go with Edgar Atheling to meet William and offer him the crown.
El Ratón no prestó atención a esta pregunta, sino que continuó apresuradamente, "'—encontró aconsejable ir con Edgar Atheling a encontrarse con Guillermo y ofrecerle la corona.
William's conduct at first was moderate.
La conducta de Guillermo al principio fue moderada.
But the insolence of his Normans—' How are you getting on now, my dear?" it continued, turning to Alice as it spoke.
Pero la insolencia de sus normandos—' ¿Cómo te va ahora, querida?" continuó, volviéndose hacia Alicia mientras hablaba.
"As wet as ever," said Alice in a melancholy tone: "it doesn't seem to dry me at all.
"Tan mojada como siempre," dijo Alicia en tono melancólico: "no parece secarme en absoluto.
Vocabulary
- el
- The, masculine singular definite article
- Conquistador
- Conqueror, one who conquers or subdues
- cuya
- Whose, feminine possessive relative pronoun
- causa
- Cause, reason, or legal case
- fue
- Was, third person singular preterite of ser/ir
- favorecida
- Favored, supported, or given advantage to
- por
- By, for, through, because of
- papa
- Pope, head of the Catholic Church
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, promptly
- aceptado
- Accepted, received, or agreed to
- los
- The, masculine plural definite article
- ingleses
- English people, plural of inglés
- quienes
- Who, plural relative pronoun for people
- carecían
- Lacked, were without, imperfect tense of carecer
- de
- Of, from, about
- líderes
- Leaders, heads, chiefs
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- habían
- Had, third person plural imperfect of haber
- estado
- Been, past participle of estar; also state
- últimamente
- Lately, recently, in recent times
- muy
- Very, quite, extremely
- acostumbrados
- Accustomed, used to, habituated
- a
- To, at, preposition indicating direction or location
- la
- The, feminine singular definite article
- usurpación
- Usurpation, illegal seizure of power or rights
- conquista
- Conquest, act of conquering or defeating
- condes
- Earls, counts, noble titles
- dijo
- Said, third person singular preterite of decir
- con
- With, in the company of
- un
- A, an, masculine singular indefinite article
- escalofrío
- Shiver, chill, shudder
- ¡Le
- You, formal indirect object pronoun with exclamation
- ruego
- Beg, request, first person present of rogar
- me
- Me, myself, first person object pronoun
- disculpe
- Excuse, forgive, formal command of disculpar
- Ratón
- Mouse, small rodent
- frunciendo
- Frowning, wrinkling, present participle of fruncir
- ceño
- Frown, scowl, brow
- pero
- But, however, yet
- cortésmente
- Courteously, politely, with good manners
- ¿Habló
- Did speak, question form of habló
- usted
- You, formal singular subject pronoun
- ¡Yo
- I, first person subject pronoun with exclamation
- no
- No, not, negative particle
- apresuradamente
- Hurriedly, hastily, in a rushed manner
- Pensé
- Thought, first person preterite of pensar
- que
- That, which, than
- sí
- Yes, affirmative response
- —Continúo
- I continue, first person present of continuar
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves
- declararon
- Declared, stated, third person plural preterite
- su
- His, her, your, their, possessive adjective
- favor
- Favor, support, kindness
- hasta
- Until, even, up to
- patriótico
- Patriotic, showing love for one's country
- arzobispo
- Archbishop, high-ranking bishop
- encontró
- Found, encountered, third person preterite of encontrar
- aconsejable
- Advisable, recommended, wise to do
- ¿Encontró
- Did find, question form of encontró
- _qué_
- What, interrogative pronoun in italics
- Pato
- Duck, waterfowl
- _eso_
- That, neuter demonstrative pronoun in italics
- respondió
- Responded, answered, third person preterite
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather
- molesto
- Annoyed, upset, bothered
- supuesto
- Supposed, assumed; also noun meaning supposition
- sabes
- Know, second person singular present of saber
- lo
- It, him, masculine direct object pronoun
- significa
- Means, signifies, third person present of significar
- eso
- That, neuter demonstrative pronoun
- Sé
- Know, first person present of saber; be
- bien
- Well, good, correctly
- cuando
- When, at the time that
- _yo_
- I, first person pronoun emphasized in italics
- encuentro
- Find, encounter, first person present of encontrar
- algo
- Something, somewhat
- generalmente
- Generally, usually, typically
- es
- Is, third person singular present of ser
- una
- A, an, feminine singular indefinite article
- rana
- Frog, amphibian
- o
- Or, conjunction indicating alternative
- gusano
- Worm, caterpillar
- La
- The, feminine singular definite article
- pregunta
- Question, inquiry; also verb form of preguntar
- ¿qué
- What, interrogative pronoun
- El
- The, masculine singular definite article
- prestó
- Paid, lent, third person preterite of prestar
- atención
- Attention, care, focus
- esta
- This, feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- sino
- But rather, except, instead
- continuó
- Continued, third person preterite of continuar
- —encontró
- Found, encountered, with em dash
- ir
- To go, infinitive verb
- encontrarse
- To meet, encounter oneself, reflexive verb
- ofrecerle
- To offer him/her/you, infinitive with pronoun
- corona
- Crown, royal headpiece
- conducta
- Conduct, behavior, demeanor
- al
- To the, contraction of a plus el
- principio
- Beginning, start, principle
- moderada
- Moderate, restrained, temperate
- Pero
- But, however, yet
- insolencia
- Insolence, rudeness, disrespect
- sus
- His, her, your, their, plural possessive
- ¿Cómo
- How, in what way, interrogative adverb
- te
- You, yourself, informal object pronoun
- va
- Goes, third person present of ir
- ahora
- Now, at this time
- querida
- Dear, beloved, darling
- volviéndose
- Turning oneself, present participle of volverse
- hacia
- Toward, in the direction of
- mientras
- While, during the time that
- hablaba
- Was speaking, imperfect tense of hablar
- Tan
- So, as, such, to such degree
- mojada
- Wet, soaked, damp
- como
- As, like, how
- siempre
- Always, forever, all the time
- en
- In, on, at
- tono
- Tone, pitch, manner of speaking
- melancólico
- Melancholic, sad, gloomy
- parece
- Seems, appears, third person present of parecer
- secarme
- To dry myself, infinitive with reflexive pronoun
- absoluto
- Absolute, complete, total
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