Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 5
Then they all crowded round her once more, while the Dodo solemnly presented the thimble, saying "We beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble;" and, when it had finished this short speech, they all cheered.
Entonces todos se apiñaron a su alrededor una vez más, mientras el Dodo solemnemente presentaba el dedal, diciendo "Le rogamos acepte este elegante dedal;" y, cuando hubo terminado este breve discurso, todos vitorearon.
Alice thought the whole thing very absurd, but they all looked so grave that she did not dare to laugh; and, as she could not think of anything to say, she simply bowed, and took the thimble, looking as solemn as she could.
Alicia pensó que todo aquello era muy absurdo, pero todos parecían tan serios que no se atrevió a reír; y, como no podía pensar en nada que decir, simplemente hizo una reverencia y tomó el dedal, poniéndose tan solemne como pudo.
The next thing was to eat the comfits: this caused some noise and confusion, as the large birds complained that they could not taste theirs, and the small ones choked and had to be patted on the back.
Lo siguiente fue comer los confites: esto causó algo de ruido y confusión, ya que los pájaros grandes se quejaban de que no podían saborear los suyos, y los pequeños se atragantaban y había que darles palmadas en la espalda.
However, it was over at last, and they sat down again in a ring, and begged the Mouse to tell them something more.
Sin embargo, por fin terminó, y se sentaron de nuevo en círculo, y le rogaron al Ratón que les contara algo más.
"You promised to tell me your history, you know," said Alice, "and why it is you hate—C and D," she added in a whisper, half afraid that it would be offended again.
"Prometiste contarme tu historia, ya sabes," dijo Alicia, "y por qué odias a—P y G," añadió en un susurro, medio temiendo que se ofendiera de nuevo.
"Mine is a long and a sad tale!" said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing.
"¡La mía es una historia larga y triste!" dijo el Ratón, volviéndose hacia Alicia y suspirando.
"It _is_ a long tail, certainly," said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; "but why do you call it sad?
"Ciertamente _es_ una cola larga," dijo Alicia, mirando con asombro la cola del Ratón; "pero ¿por qué la llamas triste?
Vocabulary
- Entonces
- Then, so, at that time
- todos
- Everyone, all, everybody
- se
- Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, themselves, oneself
- apiñaron
- They crowded together, they huddled, they pressed together
- a
- To, at, toward (preposition)
- su
- His, her, their, your (formal possessive)
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding, about
- una
- A, an, one (feminine article)
- vez
- Time, occasion, turn
- más
- More, most, plus
- mientras
- While, whereas, meanwhile
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- solemnemente
- Solemnly, seriously, formally
- presentaba
- He/she was presenting, introducing, offering
- diciendo
- Saying, telling, speaking (gerund of decir)
- Le
- To him, to her, to you (indirect object pronoun)
- rogamos
- We beg, we request, we implore
- acepte
- Accept, that he/she accepts (subjunctive form)
- este
- This (masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- elegante
- Elegant, stylish, refined
- y
- And (conjunction)
- cuando
- When, whenever
- hubo
- There was, he/she had (preterite of haber)
- terminado
- Finished, ended, completed (past participle)
- breve
- Brief, short, concise
- discurso
- Speech, discourse, address
- vitorearon
- They cheered, they applauded enthusiastically
- pensó
- He/she thought, believed (preterite of pensar)
- que
- That, which, what (conjunction or relative pronoun)
- todo
- All, everything, whole
- aquello
- That, that thing (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- era
- Was, it was (imperfect of ser)
- muy
- Very, quite, really
- absurdo
- Absurd, ridiculous, nonsensical
- pero
- But, however, yet
- parecían
- They seemed, they appeared (imperfect of parecer)
- tan
- So, such, as (adverb of degree)
- serios
- Serious, earnest, solemn (plural adjective)
- no
- No, not (negation adverb)
- atrevió
- He/she dared (preterite of atreverse)
- reír
- To laugh (infinitive verb)
- como
- As, like, how, since
- podía
- He/she could, was able to (imperfect)
- pensar
- To think, to believe (infinitive verb)
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- nada
- Nothing, anything (pronoun or adverb)
- decir
- To say, to tell (infinitive verb)
- simplemente
- Simply, just, merely
- hizo
- He/she did, made (preterite of hacer)
- reverencia
- Bow, curtsy, reverence
- tomó
- He/she took, grabbed (preterite of tomar)
- poniéndose
- Putting on, becoming, getting (reflexive gerund)
- solemne
- Solemn, serious, grave
- pudo
- He/she could, was able to (preterite)
- Lo
- It, him (direct object pronoun)
- siguiente
- Next, following, subsequent
- fue
- Was, it was (preterite of ser)
- comer
- To eat (infinitive verb)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- confites
- Candies, sweets, confections
- esto
- This, this thing (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- causó
- He/she/it caused, produced (preterite of causar)
- algo
- Something, somewhat, a bit
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition)
- ruido
- Noise, sound, racket
- confusión
- Confusion, disorder, bewilderment
- ya
- Already, now, yet, since
- pájaros
- Birds (plural noun)
- grandes
- Big, large, great (plural adjective)
- quejaban
- They were complaining, grumbling (imperfect of quejarse)
- podían
- They could, were able to (imperfect)
- saborear
- To savor, to taste, to enjoy
- suyos
- Theirs, of theirs (masculine plural possessive)
- pequeños
- Small, little, young (plural adjective)
- atragantaban
- They choked, they were choking (imperfect)
- había
- There was, there were (imperfect of haber)
- darles
- To give them (infinitive with pronoun)
- palmadas
- Pats, slaps, claps (plural noun)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- espalda
- Back, spine (body part)
- Sin
- Without, lacking (preposition)
- embargo
- However, nevertheless (used in sin embargo)
- por
- For, by, through, per (preposition)
- fin
- End, finish (used in por fin)
- terminó
- It ended, finished (preterite of terminar)
- sentaron
- They sat down (preterite of sentarse)
- nuevo
- New, another (adjective)
- círculo
- Circle, ring, group
- le
- To him, to her (indirect object pronoun)
- rogaron
- They begged, requested (preterite of rogar)
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- les
- To them, to you all (indirect pronoun)
- contara
- Tell, that he/she would tell (imperfect subjunctive)
- Prometiste
- You promised (preterite of prometer)
- contarme
- To tell me (infinitive with pronoun)
- tu
- Your (informal possessive adjective)
- historia
- Story, history, tale
- sabes
- You know (present of saber)
- dijo
- He/she said (preterite of decir)
- qué
- What, which (interrogative or exclamatory pronoun)
- odias
- You hate (present of odiar)
- añadió
- He/she added (preterite of añadir)
- un
- A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- susurro
- Whisper, murmur (noun)
- medio
- Half, middle, medium
- temiendo
- Fearing, being afraid (gerund of temer)
- ofendiera
- Offend, that it would offend (imperfect subjunctive)
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- mía
- Mine (feminine possessive pronoun)
- es
- Is, it is (present of ser)
- larga
- Long, lengthy (feminine adjective)
- triste
- Sad, sorrowful, unhappy
- volviéndose
- Turning around, turning back (reflexive gerund)
- hacia
- Toward, towards, about (preposition)
- suspirando
- Sighing (gerund of suspirar)
- Ciertamente
- Certainly, surely, indeed
- cola
- Tail, line, queue
- mirando
- Looking, watching (gerund of mirar)
- con
- With (preposition)
- asombro
- Astonishment, amazement, wonder
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction de+el)
- llamas
- You call, flames (verb llamar or noun)
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