Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4
However, when they had been running half an hour or so, and were quite dry again, the Dodo suddenly called out "The race is over!" and they all crowded round it, panting, and asking, "But who has won?"
Sin embargo, cuando habían estado corriendo media hora más o menos, y estaban bastante secos de nuevo, el Dodo gritó de repente "¡La carrera ha terminado!" y todos se apiñaron alrededor de él, jadeando, y preguntando, "¿Pero quién ha ganado?"
This question the Dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought, and it sat for a long time with one finger pressed upon its forehead (the position in which you usually see Shakespeare, in the pictures of him), while the rest waited in silence.
Esta pregunta el Dodo no podía responder sin pensar mucho, y se sentó durante largo rato con un dedo apretado contra su frente (la posición en que normalmente se ve a Shakespeare, en los retratos de él), mientras los demás esperaban en silencio.
At last the Dodo said, "_Everybody_ has won, and all must have prizes."
Por fin el Dodo dijo, "_Todos_ han ganado, y todos deben tener premios."
"But who is to give the prizes?" quite a chorus of voices asked.
"¿Pero quién va a dar los premios?" preguntó un coro de voces.
"Why, _she_, of course," said the Dodo, pointing to Alice with one finger; and the whole party at once crowded round her, calling out in a confused way, "Prizes! Prizes!"
"Pues, _ella_, por supuesto," dijo el Dodo, señalando a Alicia con un dedo; y todo el grupo se apiñó inmediatamente alrededor de ella, gritando de manera confusa, "¡Premios! ¡Premios!"
Alice had no idea what to do, and in despair she put her hand in her pocket, and pulled out a box of comfits, (luckily the salt water had not got into it), and handed them round as prizes.
Alicia no tenía idea de qué hacer, y desesperada metió la mano en su bolsillo, y sacó una caja de confites, (afortunadamente el agua salada no había entrado en ella), y los repartió como premios.
There was exactly one a-piece, all round.
Había exactamente uno para cada uno, en total.
"But she must have a prize herself, you know," said the Mouse.
"Pero ella debe tener un premio también, ya sabes," dijo el Ratón.
"Of course," the Dodo replied very gravely.
"Por supuesto," respondió el Dodo muy gravemente.
"What else have you got in your pocket?" he went on, turning to Alice.
"¿Qué más tienes en tu bolsillo?" continuó, volviéndose hacia Alicia.
"Only a thimble," said Alice sadly.
"Sólo un dedal," dijo Alicia tristemente.
"Hand it over here," said the Dodo.
"Entrégalo aquí," dijo el Dodo.
Vocabulary
- Sin
- Without; lacking something
- embargo
- However; nevertheless; nonetheless
- cuando
- When; at the time that
- habían
- They had; third person plural imperfect auxiliary verb
- estado
- Been; past participle of estar; also means state
- corriendo
- Running; present participle of correr
- media
- Half; middle; also stocking or average
- hora
- Hour; time unit of sixty minutes
- más
- More; plus; additional quantity or degree
- o
- Or; conjunction indicating alternative or choice
- menos
- Less; fewer; minus; reduced quantity
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- estaban
- They were; third person plural imperfect of estar
- bastante
- Quite; enough; fairly; sufficiently
- secos
- Dry; plural masculine form of seco
- de
- Of; from; about; common preposition
- nuevo
- New; again; fresh or recent
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- gritó
- Shouted; screamed; third person singular preterite of gritar
- repente
- Suddenly; used in phrase de repente
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- carrera
- Race; career; university degree program
- ha
- Has; third person singular present of haber
- terminado
- Finished; ended; past participle of terminar
- todos
- All; everyone; every one of a group
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; themselves; himself; herself
- alrededor
- Around; surrounding; in the vicinity of
- él
- He; him; masculine singular subject pronoun
- preguntando
- Asking; questioning; present participle of preguntar
- Pero
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast
- quién
- Who; whom; interrogative pronoun for person
- ganado
- Won; gained; past participle of ganar
- Esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- pregunta
- Question; inquiry; noun or verb form
- no
- No; not; negation adverb
- podía
- Could; was able to; imperfect of poder
- responder
- Answer; respond; reply to a question
- sin
- Without; lacking; preposition indicating absence
- pensar
- Think; consider; reflect; to ponder
- mucho
- Much; a lot; very; great quantity
- sentó
- Sat down; third person singular preterite of sentar
- durante
- During; for a period of; throughout
- largo
- Long; lengthy; extended in distance or time
- rato
- While; short time; brief period
- con
- With; accompanied by; using; common preposition
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article
- dedo
- Finger; digit on the hand
- apretado
- Pressed; tight; squeezed; past participle of apretar
- contra
- Against; opposed to; preposition indicating opposition
- su
- His; her; its; your; possessive adjective
- frente
- Forehead; front; facing part or facade
- la
- The; her; it; feminine article or pronoun
- posición
- Position; placement; stance; physical or social location
- en
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun or conjunction
- normalmente
- Normally; usually; typically; in the usual manner
- ve
- Sees; third person singular present of ver
- a
- To; at; personal a before direct objects
- los
- The; them; masculine plural article or pronoun
- retratos
- Portraits; paintings or photographs of people
- mientras
- While; meanwhile; during the same time
- demás
- Others; the rest; remaining people or things
- esperaban
- Waited; hoped; third person plural imperfect of esperar
- silencio
- Silence; quietness; absence of sound
- Por
- For; by; through; per; common preposition
- fin
- End; finish; conclusion; used in phrase
- dijo
- Said; told; third person singular preterite of decir
- Todos
- Everyone; all people; every one of group
- han
- Have; third person plural present of haber
- deben
- Must; should; ought to; third person plural
- tener
- Have; possess; to hold or own
- premios
- Prizes; awards; rewards given for achievement
- va
- Goes; third person singular present of ir
- dar
- Give; provide; to hand over something
- preguntó
- Asked; questioned; third person singular preterite of preguntar
- coro
- Chorus; choir; group singing or speaking together
- voces
- Voices; sounds produced by speaking or singing
- Pues
- Well; then; since; filler word or conjunction
- ella
- She; her; feminine singular subject pronoun
- por
- For; by; through; per; common preposition
- supuesto
- Of course; supposed; assumed; naturally
- señalando
- Pointing; indicating; present participle of señalar
- todo
- All; everything; whole; entire quantity
- grupo
- Group; collection of people or things
- inmediatamente
- Immediately; right away; without delay
- gritando
- Shouting; screaming; present participle of gritar
- manera
- Way; manner; method of doing something
- confusa
- Confused; unclear; feminine form of confuso
- Premios
- Prizes; awards; plural of premio
- tenía
- Had; possessed; imperfect of tener
- idea
- Idea; thought; concept or notion
- qué
- What; which; interrogative pronoun with accent
- hacer
- Do; make; to perform an action
- desesperada
- Desperate; hopeless; feminine form of desesperado
- metió
- Put in; inserted; third person preterite of meter
- mano
- Hand; body part with fingers
- bolsillo
- Pocket; small pouch in clothing
- sacó
- Took out; pulled out; third person preterite
- una
- A; an; one; feminine singular indefinite article
- caja
- Box; case; container for holding things
- afortunadamente
- Fortunately; luckily; by good fortune
- agua
- Water; liquid essential for life
- salada
- Salty; salted; feminine form of salado
- había
- There was; there were; imperfect of haber
- entrado
- Entered; gone in; past participle of entrar
- repartió
- Distributed; handed out; third person preterite of repartir
- como
- Like; as; how; comparison or manner
- Había
- There was; there were; imperfect of haber
- exactamente
- Exactly; precisely; with complete accuracy
- uno
- One; a single unit; number one
- para
- For; in order to; toward; common preposition
- cada
- Each; every; individual one of a group
- total
- Total; complete; entire sum or whole
- debe
- Must; should; ought to; third person singular
- premio
- Prize; award; reward for achievement
- también
- Also; too; as well; in addition
- ya
- Already; now; yet; by this time
- sabes
- You know; second person singular present of saber
- Ratón
- Mouse; small rodent or computer device
- respondió
- Answered; responded; third person preterite of responder
- muy
- Very; quite; extremely; intensifier adverb
- gravemente
- Gravely; seriously; in a solemn manner
- Qué
- What; which; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- tienes
- You have; second person singular present of tener
- tu
- Your; second person singular possessive adjective
- continuó
- Continued; carried on; third person preterite of continuar
- volviéndose
- Turning around; reflexive present participle of volver
- hacia
- Toward; in the direction of; preposition
- Sólo
- Only; just; solely; exclusively
- tristemente
- Sadly; sorrowfully; in a sad manner
- Entrégalo
- Hand it over; give it; imperative with pronoun
- aquí
- Here; in this place; at this location
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